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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2010
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     
Commission file number 1-16671
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   23-3079390
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
1300 Morris Drive, Chesterbrook, PA   19087-5594
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(610) 727-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
             
Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares of common stock of AmerisourceBergen Corporation outstanding as of April 30, 2010 was 282,520,332.
 
 

 

 


 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    March 31,     September 30,  
(in thousands, except share and per share data)   2010     2009  
    (Unaudited)        
 
               
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,199,872     $ 1,009,368  
Accounts receivable, less allowances for returns and doubtful accounts:
               
$350,427 at March 31, 2010 and $370,303 at September 30, 2009
    3,948,478       3,916,509  
Merchandise inventories
    4,980,895       4,972,820  
Prepaid expenses and other
    37,785       55,056  
 
           
Total current assets
    10,167,030       9,953,753  
 
           
Property and equipment, at cost:
               
Land
    36,067       35,665  
Buildings and improvements
    295,685       292,903  
Machinery, equipment and other
    770,014       694,555  
 
           
Total property and equipment
    1,101,766       1,023,123  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (435,965 )     (403,885 )
 
           
Property and equipment, net
    665,801       619,238  
 
           
 
               
Goodwill and other intangible assets
    2,854,637       2,859,064  
Other assets
    134,820       140,685  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 13,822,288     $ 13,572,740  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 8,434,934     $ 8,517,162  
Accrued expenses and other
    312,169       315,657  
Current portion of long-term debt
    503       1,068  
Deferred income taxes
    678,792       645,723  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    9,426,398       9,479,610  
 
           
 
               
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    1,358,505       1,176,933  
Other liabilities
    205,463       199,728  
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock, $0.01 par value — authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 486,662,447 shares and 281,578,939 shares at March 31, 2010, respectively, and 482,941,212 shares and 287,922,263 shares at September 30, 2009, respectively
    4,867       4,829  
Additional paid-in capital
    3,817,201       3,737,835  
Retained earnings
    3,206,322       2,919,760  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (38,293 )     (46,096 )
 
           
 
    6,990,097       6,616,328  
Treasury stock, at cost: 205,083,508 shares at March 31, 2010 and 195,018,949 shares at September 30, 2009
    (4,158,175 )     (3,899,859 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,831,922       2,716,469  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 13,822,288     $ 13,572,740  
 
           
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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands, except per share data)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
 
                               
Revenue
  $ 19,300,627     $ 17,311,651     $ 38,636,486     $ 34,650,028  
Cost of goods sold
    18,688,559       16,759,180       37,461,048       33,607,709  
 
                       
Gross profit
    612,068       552,471       1,175,438       1,042,319  
Operating expenses:
                               
Distribution, selling, and administrative
    279,491       279,209       559,730       551,235  
Depreciation
    16,601       15,607       33,259       30,660  
Amortization
    4,086       3,827       8,225       7,683  
Facility consolidations, employee severance and other
    (37 )     4,262       (85 )     5,291  
Intangible asset impairments
    700       1,300       700       1,300  
 
                       
Operating income
    311,227       248,266       573,609       446,150  
Other loss
    268       504       545       933  
Interest expense, net
    19,279       14,521       36,546       28,704  
 
                       
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
    291,680       233,241       536,518       416,513  
Income taxes
    110,672       89,199       204,203       159,942  
 
                       
Income from continuing operations
    181,008       144,042       332,315       256,571  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
          (655 )           (2,128 )
 
                       
Net income
  $ 181,008     $ 143,387     $ 332,315     $ 254,443  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings per share:
                               
 
                               
Basic earnings per share:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.64     $ 0.48     $ 1.17     $ 0.84  
Discontinued operations
                      (0.01 )
Rounding
          (0.01 )            
 
                       
Total
  $ 0.64     $ 0.47     $ 1.17     $ 0.83  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted earnings per share:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.63     $ 0.47     $ 1.15     $ 0.83  
Discontinued operations
                      (0.01 )
Rounding
                      0.01  
 
                       
Total
  $ 0.63     $ 0.47     $ 1.15     $ 0.83  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
    281,926       302,446       284,478       305,586  
Diluted
    287,162       304,584       289,262       307,446  
 
                               
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock
  $ 0.08     $ 0.05     $ 0.16     $ 0.10  
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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
                 
    Six months ended  
    March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009  
 
               
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income
  $ 332,315     $ 254,443  
Loss from discontinued operations
          2,128  
 
           
Income from continuing operations
    332,315       256,571  
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation, including amounts charged to cost of goods sold
    39,607       36,131  
Amortization, including amounts charged to interest expense
    10,785       9,712  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    16,758       16,359  
Provision for deferred income taxes
    41,475       26,142  
Share-based compensation
    16,791       14,599  
Other
    3,379       (910 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
               
Accounts receivable
    (21,006 )     (290,245 )
Merchandise inventories
    (22,943 )     (385,242 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    23,749       25,855  
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and income taxes
    (94,583 )     322,296  
Other liabilities
    66       2,056  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities-continuing operations
    346,393       33,324  
Net cash used in operating activities-discontinued operations
          (906 )
 
           
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    346,393       32,418  
 
           
 
               
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Capital expenditures
    (88,037 )     (68,587 )
Proceeds from sale of PMSI
          14,936  
Other
    134        
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities-continuing operations
    (87,903 )     (53,651 )
Net cash used in investing activities-discontinued operations
          (1,138 )
 
           
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (87,903 )     (54,789 )
 
           
 
               
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Long-term debt borrowings
    396,696        
Borrowings under revolving and securitization credit facilities
    561,459       1,604,658  
Repayments under revolving and securitization credit facilities
    (780,637 )     (1,596,360 )
Purchases of common stock
    (255,199 )     (179,879 )
Exercises of stock options, including excess tax benefits of $9,454 and $617 in fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively
    64,496       4,415  
Cash dividends on common stock
    (45,754 )     (30,798 )
Debt issuance costs and other
    (9,047 )     (2,450 )
 
           
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (67,986 )     (200,414 )
 
           
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    190,504       (222,785 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,009,368       878,114  
 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 1,199,872     $ 655,329  
 
           
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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements present the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of AmerisourceBergen Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of the dates and for the periods indicated. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals, except as otherwise disclosed herein) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2010 and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 have been included. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but which are not required for interim reporting purposes, have been omitted. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual amounts could differ from these estimated amounts.
The Company has three operating segments, which include the operations of AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (“ABDC”), AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group (“ABSG”), and AmerisourceBergen Packaging Group (“ABPG”). The Company has aggregated the operating results of ABDC, ABSG, and ABPG into one reportable segment, Pharmaceutical Distribution, which represents the consolidated operating results of the Company. The businesses of the Pharmaceutical Distribution operating segments are similar in that they service both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the pharmaceutical supply channel. Prior to October 1, 2009, management considered gains on antitrust litigation settlements and costs related to facility consolidations, employee severance and other, to be reconciling items between the operating results of Pharmaceutical Distribution and the Company.
On June 15, 2009, the Company effected a two-for-one stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock in the form of a 100% stock dividend to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 29, 2009. All applicable share and per-share amounts in the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this stock split.
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year amounts in order to conform to the current year presentation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Effective October 1, 2009, the Company adopted the applicable sections of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, “Business Combinations,” which provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. Additionally, this ASC provides disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of a business combination. The Company also adopted certain other applicable sections that address application issues raised on the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement, and accounting and disclosure of assets and liabilities from contingencies from a business combination. The application of ASC 805 relating to a future acquisition or divestiture may have an impact to the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.

 

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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 2. Discontinued Operations
In October 2008, the Company completed the divestiture of its workers’ compensation business, PMSI, for approximately $31 million, net of a final working capital adjustment, including a $19 million subordinated note due from PMSI on the fifth anniversary of the closing date, of which $4 million may be payable in October 2010 if PMSI achieves certain revenue targets with respect to its largest customer during the twelve months ending September 30, 2010. Interest on the note accrues at an annual rate of LIBOR plus 4% (not to exceed 8%).
PMSI’s revenue and loss before income taxes were $29.0 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for the six months ended March 31, 2009. The Company classified PMSI’s October 2008 operating results and cash flows as discontinued in the consolidated financial statements. Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, for the three and six months ended March 31, 2009 also included a charge of $0.7 million related to a prior period business disposition.
Note 3. Income Taxes
The Company files income tax returns in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions as well as various foreign jurisdictions. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) completed its examination of the Company’s U.S. federal income tax returns for fiscal 2006 and 2007. In Canada, the Company is currently under examination for fiscal years 2007 and 2008.
As of March 31, 2010, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits, defined as the aggregate tax effect of differences between tax return positions and the benefits recognized in the Company’s financial statements, of $55.1 million ($38.1 million net of federal benefit, which, if recognized, would reduce income tax expense). Included in this amount is $18.2 million of interest and penalties, which the Company records in income tax expense. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, unrecognized tax benefits increased by $0.7 million. During the next 12 months, it is reasonably possible that audit resolutions and the expiration of statutes of limitations could result in a reduction of unrecognized tax benefits by approximately $5.4 million.
Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the six months ended March 31, 2010 (in thousands):
         
Goodwill at September 30, 2009
  $ 2,542,352  
Foreign currency translation
    2,768  
Other
    (707 )
 
     
Goodwill at March 31, 2010
  $ 2,544,413  
 
     

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Following is a summary of other intangible assets (in thousands):
                                                 
    March 31, 2010     September 30, 2009  
    Gross             Net     Gross             Net  
    Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying     Carrying     Accumulated     Carrying  
    Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amount     Amortization     Amount  
Indefinite-lived intangibles-trade names
  $ 240,733     $     $ 240,733     $ 241,554     $     $ 241,554  
Finite-lived intangibles:
                                               
Customer relationships
    121,977       (63,142 )     58,835       121,419       (56,679 )     64,740  
Other
    35,442       (24,786 )     10,656       33,100       (22,682 )     10,418  
 
                                   
Total other intangible assets
  $ 398,152     $ (87,928 )   $ 310,224     $ 396,073     $ (79,361 )   $ 316,712  
 
                                   
Amortization expense for other intangible assets was $8.2 million and $7.7 million in the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense for other intangible assets is estimated to be $16.3 million in fiscal 2010, $15.7 million in fiscal 2011, $13.3 million in fiscal 2012, $11.2 million in fiscal 2013, $8.0 million in fiscal 2014, and $13.2 million thereafter.
Note 5. Debt
Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    March 31,     September 30,  
    2010     2009  
 
               
Blanco revolving credit facility at 2.23% and 2.25%, respectively, due 2011
  $ 55,000     $ 55,000  
Receivables securitization facility due 2011
           
Multi-currency revolving credit facility at 2.25% and 0.92%, respectively, due 2011
    8,790       224,026  
$400,000, 5 5/8% senior notes due 2012
    399,206       399,058  
$500,000, 5 7/8% senior notes due 2015
    498,457       498,339  
$400,000, 4 7/8% senior notes due 2019
    396,804        
Other
    751       1,578  
 
           
Total debt
    1,359,008       1,178,001  
Less current portion
    503       1,068  
 
           
Total, net of current portion
  $ 1,358,505     $ 1,176,933  
 
           

 

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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The Company has a $695 million multi-currency senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in November 2011, (the “Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of lenders. Interest on borrowings under the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility accrues at specified rates based on the Company’s debt rating and ranges from 19 basis points to 60 basis points over LIBOR/EURIBOR/Bankers Acceptance Stamping Fee, as applicable (40 basis points over LIBOR/EURIBOR/Bankers Acceptance Stamping Fee at March 31, 2010). Additionally, interest on borrowings denominated in Canadian dollars may accrue at the greater of the Canadian prime rate or the CDOR rate. The Company pays quarterly facility fees to maintain the availability under the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility at specified rates based on the Company’s debt rating, ranging from 6 basis points to 15 basis points of the total commitment (10 basis points at March 31, 2010). The Company may choose to repay or reduce its commitments under the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility at any time. The Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility contains covenants, including compliance with a financial leverage ratio test, as well as others that impose limitations on, among other things, indebtedness of excluded subsidiaries and asset sales.
The Company has a $700 million receivables securitization facility (“Receivables Securitization Facility”). In April 2010, the Company amended this facility, which now expires in April 2011. The Company continues to have available to it an accordion feature whereby the commitment on the Receivables Securitization Facility may be increased by up to $250 million, subject to lender approval, for seasonal needs during the December and March quarters. Interest rates are based on prevailing market rates for short-term commercial paper or LIBOR plus a program fee. The Company pays a commitment fee to maintain the availability under the Receivables Securitization Facility. In connection with the April 2010 amendment, the program fee and the commitment fee were reduced to 125 basis points and 60 basis points, respectively. At March 31, 2010, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Receivables Securitization Facility. The Receivables Securitization Facility contains similar covenants to the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility.
In April 2010, the Company amended the $55 million Blanco revolving credit facility (the “Blanco Credit Facility”) to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the Blanco Credit Facility to April 2011. Borrowings under the Blanco Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company. In connection with the April 2010 amendment, interest on borrowings under this facility continues to be 200 basis points over LIBOR.
In November 2009, the Company issued $400 million of 4 7/8% senior notes due November 15, 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The 2019 Notes were sold at 99.174% of the principal amount and have an effective yield of 4.98%. The interest on the 2019 Notes is payable semiannually, in arrears, commencing May 15, 2010. The 2019 Notes rank pari passu to the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility, the 5 5/8% senior notes due 2012, and the 5 7/8% senior notes due 2015. The Company used the net proceeds of the 2019 Notes to repay substantially all amounts then outstanding under its Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility, and the remaining net proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the 2019 Notes were deferred and are being amortized over the 10-year term of the notes.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Note 6. Stockholders’ Equity and Earnings per Share
The following table illustrates comprehensive income for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Net income
  $ 181,008     $ 143,387     $ 332,315     $ 254,443  
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other
    4,525       (1,175 )     7,803       (11,241 )
 
                       
Comprehensive income
  $ 185,533     $ 142,212     $ 340,118     $ 243,202  
 
                       
In May 2009, the Company declared a two-for-one split of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
In November 2008, the Company’s board of directors increased the quarterly dividend by 33% to $0.05 per common share. In May 2009, the Company’s board of directors increased the quarterly dividend by 20% to $0.06 per common share. In November 2009, the Company’s board of directors authorized another increase in the quarterly dividend by 33% to $0.08 per share.
In November 2008, the Company’s board of directors authorized a program allowing the Company to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the six months ended March 31, 2009, the Company purchased 9.8 million shares under this program for $161.7 million and another 1.2 million shares for $18.1 million to complete its authorization under a prior share repurchase program.
In November 2009, the Company’s board of directors authorized a new program allowing the Company to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Company purchased 2.8 million shares for $68.1 million to complete its authorization under the November 2008 program. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Company purchased 7.2 million shares for $186.9 million under the new program.
Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented plus the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units.
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
(in thousands)   2010     2009     2010     2009  
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic
    281,926       302,446       284,478       305,586  
Effect of dilutive securities: stock options, restricted stock, and restricted stock units
    5,236       2,138       4,784       1,860  
 
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted
    287,162       304,584       289,262       307,446  
 
                       
The potentially dilutive stock options that were antidilutive for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were 1.1 million and 12.2 million, respectively, and for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009 were 0.6 million and 11.5 million, respectively.

 

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(UNAUDITED)
Note 7. Facility Consolidations, Employee Severance and Other
During fiscal 2008, the Company announced a more streamlined organizational structure and introduced an initiative (“cE2”) designed to drive increased customer efficiency and cost effectiveness. In connection with these efforts, the Company reduced various operating costs and terminated certain positions. During the six months ended March 31, 2009, the Company terminated 183 employees and incurred $2.9 million of employee severance costs. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded $2.2 million of additional costs relating to the Bergen Brunswig Matter as described in Note 8. Employees receive their severance benefits over a period of time, generally not in excess of 12 months, or in the form of a lump-sum payment.
The following table displays the activity in accrued expenses and other from September 30, 2009 to March 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                         
    Employee     Lease Cancellation        
    Severance     Costs and Other     Total  
Balance as of September 30, 2009
  $ 7,876     $ 3,549     $ 11,425  
Expense recorded during the period
    (85 )           (85 )
Payments made during the period
    (1,947 )     (411 )     (2,358 )
 
                 
Balance as of March 31, 2010
  $ 5,844     $ 3,138     $ 8,982  
 
                 
The employee severance balance set forth in the above table as of March 31, 2010 includes an accrual for the Bergen Brunswig Matter as described in Note 8. The lease cancellation costs and other balance set forth in the above table as of March 31, 2010 primarily consists of an accrual for information technology transition costs payable to IBM Global Services.
Note 8. Legal Matters and Contingencies
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company becomes involved in lawsuits, administrative proceedings, government subpoenas, and government investigations, including antitrust, commercial, environmental, product liability, intellectual property, regulatory, employment discrimination, and other matters. Significant damages or penalties may be sought from the Company in some matters, and some matters may require years for the Company to resolve. The Company establishes reserves based on its periodic assessment of estimates of probable losses. There can be no assurance that an adverse resolution of one or more matters during any subsequent reporting period will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations for that period or on the Company’s financial condition.

 

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(UNAUDITED)
Bergen Brunswig Matter
A former Bergen Brunswig chief executive officer who was terminated in 1999 filed an action that year in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange (the “Superior Court”) claiming that Bergen Brunswig (predecessor in interest to AmerisourceBergen Corporation) had breached its obligations to him under his employment agreement. Shortly after the filing of the lawsuit, Bergen Brunswig made a California Civil Procedure Code § 998 Offer of Judgment to the executive, which the executive accepted. The resulting judgment awarded the executive damages and the continuation of certain employment benefits. Since then, the Company and the executive have engaged in litigation as to what specific benefits were included in the scope of the Offer of Judgment and the value of those benefits. The Superior Court entered an Order in Implementation of Judgment on June 7, 2001, which identified the specific benefits encompassed by the Offer of Judgment. Following submission by the executive of a claim for benefits pursuant to the Bergen Brunswig Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the “Plan”), the Company followed the administrative procedure set forth in the Plan. This procedure involved separate reviews by two independent parties, the first by the Review Official appointed by the Plan Administrator and second by the Plan Trustee, and resulted in a determination that the executive was entitled to a $1.9 million supplemental retirement benefit and such amount was paid. The executive challenged this award and on July 7, 2006, the Superior Court entered a Second Order in Implementation of Judgment determining that the executive was entitled to a supplemental retirement benefit, net of the $1.9 million previously paid to him, in the amount of $19.4 million, which included interest at the rate of ten percent per annum from August 29, 2001. The Company recorded a charge of $13.9 million in June 2006 to establish the total liability of $19.4 million on its balance sheet. Both the executive and the Company appealed the ruling of the Superior Court. On October 12, 2007, the Court of Appeal for the State of California, Fourth Appellate District (the “Court of Appeal”) made certain rulings, and reversed certain portions of the July 2006 decision of the Superior Court in a manner that was favorable to the Company. As a result, in fiscal 2007, the Company reduced its total liability to the executive by $10.4 million. The parties then entered into a stipulation to remand the calculation of the executive’s supplemental retirement benefit to the Plan Administrator in accordance with the Court of Appeal’s decision of October 12, 2007. On June 10, 2008, the Plan Administrator issued a decision that the executive was entitled to receive approximately $6.9 million in supplemental retirement benefits plus interest, less the $1.9 million already paid to the executive under the Plan. The executive appealed this determination and a hearing on his appeal was held in August 2008 before a Review Official appointed by the Plan Administrator. On October 31, 2008, the Review Official issued a decision affirming in most respects the Plan Administrator’s determination of the executive’s supplemental retirement benefit. On November 17, 2008, the executive filed a motion for a Third Order in Implementation of Judgment with the Superior Court asking the court to overturn the decision of the Review Official. On March 9, 2009, the Company paid the executive approximately $5.6 million, plus interest, for the executive’s supplemental retirement benefit, as determined by the Review Official. On April 9, 2009, the Superior Court affirmed most aspects of the Review Official’s determination of decision, but held that the Review Official had abused his discretion by discounting the executive’s supplemental retirement benefit to its present value. As a result, the Superior Court held that the executive was entitled to an additional supplemental retirement benefit of approximately $6.6 million, plus interest, beyond what has already been paid by the Company. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Company accrued an additional $2.2 million related to this matter. The Company believes that the Superior Court’s holding is inconsistent with the 2007 Court of Appeal decision and on May 4, 2009, filed a Notice of Appeal appealing the Superior Court’s holding. The executive also appealed the Superior Court’s holding. The Court of Appeal will hold argument on the appeal on May 17, 2010.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Civil Rebate Payment Order and Civil Complaint
On April 27, 2009, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (“OMH”) notified the Company’s Canadian subsidiary, AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation (“ABCC”), that it had entered a Rebate Payment Order requiring ABCC to pay C$5.8 million to the Ontario Ministry of Finance. OMH maintains that it has reasonable grounds to believe that ABCC accepted rebates, directly or indirectly, in violation of the Ontario Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act. OMH at the same time announced similar rebate payment orders against other wholesalers, generic manufacturers, pharmacies, and individuals. ABCC was cooperating fully with OMH prior to the entry of the Order by responding fully to requests for information and/or documents and will continue to cooperate. ABCC filed an appeal of the Order pursuant to OMH procedures in May 2009. In addition, on the same day that the Order was issued, OMH notified ABCC that it had filed a civil complaint with Health Canada (department of the Canadian government responsible for national public health) against ABCC for potential violations of the Canadian Food and Drug Act. Health Canada subsequently conducted an audit of ABCC, and ABCC has cooperated fully with Health Canada in the conduct of the audit. The Company has met several times with representatives of OMH to present its position on the Rebate Payment Order. Although the Company believes that ABCC has not violated the relevant statutes and regulations and has conducted its business consistent with widespread industry practices, the Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters.
Qui Tam Matter and Related Shareholder Derivative Action
On October 30, 2009, 14 states (including New York and Florida) and the District of Columbia filed a complaint (the “Intervention Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “Federal District Court”) naming Amgen Inc. as well as two business units of AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, and AmerisourceBergen Corporation as defendants. The Intervention Complaint was filed to intervene in a pending civil case against the defendants filed under the qui tam provisions of the federal and various state civil False Claims Acts (the “Original Qui Tam Complaint”). The qui tam provisions permit a private person, known as a “relator” (i.e. whistleblower), to file civil actions under these statutes on behalf of the federal and state governments. The relator in the Original Complaint is a former Amgen employee. The Office of the New York Attorney General is leading the intervention on behalf of the state governments.
The Original Qui Tam Complaint was initially filed under seal. On January 21, 2009, the Company learned that the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York (the “DOJ”) was investigating allegations in a sealed civil complaint filed in the Federal District Court under the qui tam provisions of the federal civil False Claims Act. In February 2009, the Company received a redacted copy of the then current version of the Original Qui Tam Complaint, pursuant to a court order. However, the Company was never served with the Original Qui Tam Complaint. Based upon the disclosed portions of the redacted complaint, it appears that the relator initially filed the action on or about June 5, 2006 and a first amendment thereto on or about July 2, 2007. On May 18, 2009, the Federal District Court extended the time period for federal and state government authorities to conduct their respective investigations and to decide whether to intervene in the civil action. On September 1, 2009, 14 states and the District of Columbia filed notices of their intent to intervene. The 14 states and the District of Columbia were given leave by the Federal District Court to file a complaint within 60 days, or by October 30, 2009. The DOJ filed a notice that it was not intervening as of September 1, 2009, but stated that its investigation is continuing. The Company has received subpoenas for records issued by the DOJ in connection with its investigation. The Company has been cooperating with the DOJ and is producing records in response to the subpoenas.
Both the Intervention Complaint and the Original Qui Tam Complaint, as amended on October 30, 2009, allege that from 2002 through 2009, Amgen offered remuneration to medical providers in violation of federal and state health laws to increase purchases and prescriptions of Amgen’s anemia drug, Aranesp. Specifically with regard to the Company’s business units, the complaints allege that ASD Specialty Healthcare, Inc., which is a distributor of pharmaceuticals to physician practices (“ASD”), and International Nephrology Network, which was a business name for one of the Company’s subsidiaries and a group purchasing organization for nephrologists and nephrology practices (“INN”), conspired with Amgen to promote Aranesp in violation of federal and state health laws. The complaints further allege that the defendants caused medical providers to submit to state Medicaid programs false certifications and false claims for payment for Aranesp. According to the complaints, the latter conduct allegedly violated state civil False Claims Acts and constituted fraud and unjust enrichment. The Original Qui Tam Complaint, as amended, also alleges that the defendants caused medical providers to submit to other federal health programs, including Medicare, false certifications and false claims for payment for Aranesp.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
On December 17, 2009, the states and the relator both filed amended complaints. The State of Texas, which was not one of the original 14 states intervening in the action, joined in the amended complaint. Between January 20, 2010 and February 23, 2010, the States of Florida, Texas, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Nevada and Delaware filed notices to voluntarily dismiss the Intervention Complaint, leaving 9 states and the District of Columbia as intervenors. On February 1, 2010, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaints. Amgen, Inc. filed a motion to dismiss as well. On April 23, 2010, the Federal District Court issued a written opinion and order dismissing the Original Qui Tam Complaint, as amended, and the Intervention Complaint. The relator and the intervenors may seek to appeal the order of the Federal District Court.
The Company has learned that there are prior filings in another federal district, which are under seal, that contain allegations similar to those in the Federal District Court action, including allegations against the same, additional and/or subsidiaries or businesses of the Company as are defendants in the Federal District Court action. The DOJ investigation of the allegations contained in the Original Qui Tam Complaint appears to include investigation of allegations contained in the prior filings.
The Company intends to continue to defend itself vigorously against the allegations contained in the Original Qui Tam Complaint, as amended, and the Intervention Complaint and against any appeal. The Company cannot predict the outcome of either the Federal District Court action (or any appeal thereof) or the DOJ investigation or the potential outcome of any other action involving similar allegations in which any AmerisourceBergen entity is or may become a defendant.
The Company was named as a nominal defendant in an alleged shareholder derivative action that was filed on March 26, 2010 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Also named as defendants in the action were all of the individuals who were serving as directors of the Company immediately prior to the date of filing of the action and certain current and former officers and directors of the Company. The derivative action alleges breach of fiduciary duty against all the individual defendants arising from the allegations contained in the complaints filed in the Qui Tam Matter described above. The derivative action seeks compensatory damages in favor of the Company, attorneys’ fees and costs, and further relief as may be determined by the court. Although the Company and the other defendants believe that the derivative action is wholly without merit and intend to defend themselves vigorously against the claims raised in this action, the Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter.

 

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(UNAUDITED)
Note 9. Litigation Settlements
Antitrust Settlements
During the last several years, numerous class action lawsuits have been filed against certain brand pharmaceutical manufacturers alleging that the manufacturer, by itself or in concert with others, took improper actions to delay or prevent generic drugs from entering the market. The Company has not been a named plaintiff in any of these class actions, but has been a member of the direct purchasers’ class (i.e., those purchasers who purchase directly from these pharmaceutical manufacturers). None of the class actions has gone to trial, but some have settled in the past with the Company receiving proceeds from the settlement funds. Currently, there are several such class actions pending in which the Company is a class member. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Company recognized a gain of $1.5 million relating to the above-mentioned class action lawsuits. The gain, which was net of attorney fees and estimated payments due to other parties, was recorded as a reduction to cost of goods sold in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
Note 10. Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable at March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009 approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. Included in cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009 are money market fund investments of $1,106.0 million and $928.3 million, respectively, which are reported at fair value. The fair value of these investments was determined by using quoted prices for identical investments in active markets, which are considered Level 1 inputs under ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.”
The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s debt were $1,359.0 million and $1,442.1 million at March 31, 2010 and $1,178.0 million and $1,246.4 million at September 30, 2009. The fair value of the Company’s debt was determined using quoted market prices that were derived from available market information.
Note 11. Subsequent Event
On May 5, 2010, the Company received a cash settlement from a pharmaceutical manufacturer relating to an antitrust litigation settlement and expects to realize a gain of $18.8 million (net of attorney fees and estimated payments due to other parties) in the quarter ending June 30, 2010.
Note 12. Selected Consolidating Financial Statements of Parent, Guarantors and Non-Guarantors
The Company’s 5 5/8% senior notes due September 15, 2012 (the “2012 Notes”), 5 7/8% senior notes due September 15, 2015 (the “2015 Notes”), and 4 7/8% senior notes due November 15, 2019 (the “2019 Notes” and, together with the 2012 Notes and 2015 Notes, the “Notes”) each are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (the subsidiaries of the Company that are guarantors of any of the Notes being referred to collectively as the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The total assets, stockholders’ equity, revenue, earnings, and cash flows from operating activities of the Guarantor Subsidiaries reflect the majority of the consolidated total of such items as of or for the periods reported. The only consolidated subsidiaries of the Company that are not guarantors of the Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are: (a) the receivables securitization special purpose entity, (b) the foreign operating subsidiaries, and (c) certain smaller operating subsidiaries. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial statements including AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Parent”), the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. Such financial statements include balance sheets as of March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009, statements of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, and statements of cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS:
                                         
    March 31, 2010  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,115,717     $ 56,383     $ 27,772     $     $ 1,199,872  
Accounts receivable, net
    128       1,275,592       2,672,758             3,948,478  
Merchandise inventories
          4,863,790       117,105             4,980,895  
Prepaid expenses and other
    180       35,647       1,958             37,785  
 
                             
Total current assets
    1,116,025       6,231,412       2,819,593             10,167,030  
 
                                       
Property and equipment, net
          637,070       28,731             665,801  
Goodwill and other intangible assets
          2,716,667       137,970             2,854,637  
Other assets
    11,848       122,421       551             134,820  
Intercompany investments and advances
    2,723,824       1,953,282       (144,753 )     (4,532,353 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Total assets
  $ 3,851,697     $ 11,660,852     $ 2,842,092     $ (4,532,353 )   $ 13,822,288  
 
                             
 
                                       
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable
  $     $ 8,272,750     $ 162,184     $     $ 8,434,934  
Accrued expenses and other
    (274,692 )     578,683       8,178             312,169  
Current portion of long-term debt
          346       157             503  
Deferred income taxes
          678,792                   678,792  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total current liabilities
    (274,692 )     9,530,571       170,519             9,426,398  
 
                                       
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    1,294,467       249       63,789             1,358,505  
Other liabilities
          203,166       2,297             205,463  
 
                                       
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,831,922       1,926,866       2,605,487       (4,532,353 )     2,831,922  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 3,851,697     $ 11,660,852     $ 2,842,092     $ (4,532,353 )   $ 13,822,288  
 
                             

 

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(UNAUDITED)
SUMMARY CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS:
                                         
    September 30, 2009  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Current assets:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 927,049     $ 58,900     $ 23,419     $     $ 1,009,368  
Accounts receivable, net
    66       1,292,822       2,623,621             3,916,509  
Merchandise inventories
          4,856,637       116,183             4,972,820  
Prepaid expenses and other
    67       52,816       2,173             55,056  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total current assets
    927,182       6,261,175       2,765,396             9,953,753  
 
                                       
Property and equipment, net
          589,838       29,400             619,238  
Goodwill and other intangible assets
          2,719,324       139,740             2,859,064  
Other assets
    9,645       129,817       1,223             140,685  
Intercompany investments and advances
    2,405,087       1,938,742       (152,302 )     (4,191,527 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Total assets
  $ 3,341,914     $ 11,638,896     $ 2,783,457     $ (4,191,527 )   $ 13,572,740  
 
                             
 
                                       
Current liabilities:
                                       
Accounts payable
  $     $ 8,360,776     $ 156,386     $     $ 8,517,162  
Accrued expenses and other
    (271,952 )     581,354       6,255             315,657  
Current portion of long-term debt
          346       722             1,068  
Deferred income taxes
          645,723                   645,723  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total current liabilities
    (271,952 )     9,588,199       163,363             9,479,610  
 
                                       
Long-term debt, net of current portion
    897,397       412       279,124             1,176,933  
Other liabilities
          197,496       2,232             199,728  
 
                                       
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,716,469       1,852,789       2,338,738       (4,191,527 )     2,716,469  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 3,341,914     $ 11,638,896     $ 2,783,457     $ (4,191,527 )   $ 13,572,740  
 
                             

 

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(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS:
                                         
    Three months ended March 31, 2010  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Revenue
  $     $ 18,884,847     $ 446,948     $ (31,168 )   $ 19,300,627  
Cost of goods sold
          18,292,376       396,183             18,688,559  
 
                             
 
                                       
Gross profit
          592,471       50,765       (31,168 )     612,068  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Distribution, selling, and administrative
          300,865       9,794       (31,168 )     279,491  
Depreciation
          15,750       851             16,601  
Amortization
          3,241       845             4,086  
Facility consolidations, employee severance and other
          (37 )                 (37 )
Intangible asset impairments
          700                   700  
 
                             
 
                                       
Operating income
          271,952       39,275             311,227  
Other loss (income)
          271       (3 )           268  
Interest expense, net
    675       15,815       2,789             19,279  
 
                             
 
                                       
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    (675 )     255,866       36,489             291,680  
Income taxes
    (236 )     98,105       12,803             110,672  
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    181,447                   (181,447 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 181,008     $ 157,761     $ 23,686     $ (181,447 )   $ 181,008  
 
                             

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS:
                                         
    Three months ended March 31, 2009  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Revenue
  $     $ 16,974,495     $ 364,649     $ (27,493 )   $ 17,311,651  
Cost of goods sold
          16,437,775       321,405             16,759,180  
 
                             
 
                                       
Gross profit
          536,720       43,244       (27,493 )     552,471  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Distribution, selling, and administrative
          293,287       13,415       (27,493 )     279,209  
Depreciation
          14,922       685             15,607  
Amortization
          3,149       678             3,827  
Facility consolidations, employee severance and other
          4,262                   4,262  
Intangible asset impairments
          1,300                   1,300  
 
                             
 
                                       
Operating income
          219,800       28,466             248,266  
Other loss
          503       1             504  
Interest (income) expense, net
    (890 )     12,389       3,022             14,521  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    890       206,908       25,443             233,241  
Income taxes
    311       80,172       8,716             89,199  
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    142,808                   (142,808 )      
 
                             
Income from continuing operations
    143,387       126,736       16,727       (142,808 )     144,042  
Loss from discontinued operations
          (655 )                 (655 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 143,387     $ 126,081     $ 16,727     $ (142,808 )   $ 143,387  
 
                             

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS:
                                         
    Six months ended March 31, 2010  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Revenue
  $     $ 37,791,819     $ 906,776     $ (62,109 )   $ 38,636,486  
Cost of goods sold
          36,655,488       805,560             37,461,048  
 
                             
 
                                       
Gross profit
          1,136,331       101,216       (62,109 )     1,175,438  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Distribution, selling, and administrative
          594,460       27,379       (62,109 )     559,730  
Depreciation
          31,577       1,682             33,259  
Amortization
          6,501       1,724             8,225  
Facility consolidations, employee severance and other
          (85 )                 (85 )
Intangible asset impairments
          700                   700  
 
                             
 
                                       
Operating income
          503,178       70,431             573,609  
Other loss (income)
          550       (5 )           545  
Interest expense, net
    1,225       29,400       5,921             36,546  
 
                             
 
                                       
(Loss) income before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    (1,225 )     473,228       64,515             536,518  
Income taxes
    (429 )     181,640       22,992             204,203  
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    333,111                   (333,111 )      
 
                             
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 332,315     $ 291,588     $ 41,523     $ (333,111 )   $ 332,315  
 
                             

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS:
                                         
    Six months ended March 31, 2009  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Revenue
  $     $ 33,949,092     $ 755,922     $ (54,986 )   $ 34,650,028  
Cost of goods sold
          32,940,994       666,715             33,607,709  
 
                             
 
                                       
Gross profit
          1,008,098       89,207       (54,986 )     1,042,319  
Operating expenses:
                                       
Distribution, selling, and administrative
          578,133       28,088       (54,986 )     551,235  
Depreciation
          29,271       1,389             30,660  
Amortization
          6,295       1,388             7,683  
Facility consolidations, employee severance and other
          5,291                   5,291  
Intangible asset impairments
          1,300                   1,300  
 
                             
 
                                       
Operating income
          387,808       58,342             446,150  
Other loss
          932       1             933  
Interest (income) expense, net
    (3,061 )     24,843       6,922             28,704  
 
                             
 
                                       
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    3,061       362,033       51,419             416,513  
Income taxes
    1,071       140,873       17,998             159,942  
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
    252,453                   (252,453 )      
 
                             
Income from continuing operations
    254,443       221,160       33,421       (252,453 )     256,571  
Loss from discontinued operations
          (2,128 )                 (2,128 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 254,443     $ 219,032     $ 33,421     $ (252,453 )   $ 254,443  
 
                             

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS:
                                         
    Six months ended March 31, 2010  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 332,315     $ 291,588     $ 41,523     $ (333,111 )   $ 332,315  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (334,544 )     53,515       (38,004 )     333,111       14,078  
 
                             
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (2,229 )     345,103       3,519             346,393  
 
                             
Capital expenditures
          (86,157 )     (1,880 )           (88,037 )
Other
          22       112             134  
 
                             
Net cash used in investing activities
          (86,135 )     (1,768 )           (87,903 )
 
                             
Long-term debt borrowings
    396,696                         396,696  
Net repayments under revolving and securitization credit facilities
                (219,178 )           (219,178 )
Purchases of common stock
    (255,199 )                       (255,199 )
Exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefit
    64,496                         64,496  
Cash dividends on common stock
    (45,754 )                       (45,754 )
Debt issuance costs and other
    (8,687 )     (357 )     (3 )           (9,047 )
Intercompany financing and advances
    39,345       (261,128 )     221,783              
 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    190,897       (261,485 )     2,602             (67,986 )
 
                             
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    188,668       (2,517 )     4,353             190,504  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    927,049       58,900       23,419             1,009,368  
 
                             
 
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,115,717     $ 56,383     $ 27,772     $     $ 1,199,872  
 
                             

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS:
                                         
    Six months ended March 31, 2009  
            Guarantor     Non-Guarantor             Consolidated  
(in thousands)   Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
 
                                       
Net income
  $ 254,443     $ 219,032     $ 33,421     $ (252,453 )   $ 254,443  
Loss from discontinued operations
          2,128                   2,128  
 
                             
Income from continuing operations
    254,443       221,160       33,421       (252,453 )     256,571  
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (188,879 )     11,244       (298,065 )     252,453       (223,247 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities — continuing operations
    65,564       232,404       (264,644 )           33,324  
Net cash used in operating activities — discontinued operations
          (906 )                 (906 )
 
                             
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    65,564       231,498       (264,644 )           32,418  
 
                             
Capital expenditures
          (62,911 )     (5,676 )           (68,587 )
Proceeds from the sale of PMSI
          14,936                   14,936  
 
                             
Net cash used in investing activities — continuing operations
          (47,975 )     (5,676 )           (53,651 )
Net cash used in investing activities — discontinued operations
          (1,138 )                 (1,138 )
 
                             
Net cash used in investing activities
          (49,113 )     (5,676 )           (54,789 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Net borrowings under revolving and securitization credit facilities
                8,298             8,298  
Purchases of common stock
    (179,879 )                       (179,879 )
Debt issuance costs and other
    (2,890 )     601       (161 )           (2,450 )
Exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefit
    4,415                         4,415  
Cash dividends on common stock
    (30,798 )                       (30,798 )
Intercompany financing and advances
    (51,166 )     (203,237 )     254,403              
 
                             
 
                                       
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (260,318 )     (202,636 )     262,540             (200,414 )
 
                             
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (194,754 )     (20,251 )     (7,780 )           (222,785 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    719,570       100,623       57,921             878,114  
 
                             
 
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 524,816     $ 80,372     $ 50,141     $     $ 655,329  
 
                             

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto contained herein and in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.
In May 2009, we declared a two-for-one stock split of our outstanding shares of common stock. The stock split occurred in the form of a 100% stock dividend, whereby each stockholder received one additional share for each share owned. The shares were distributed on June 15, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 29, 2009. All applicable share and per share data in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations have been retroactively adjusted to give effect to this stock split.
We are a pharmaceutical services company providing drug distribution and related healthcare services and solutions to our pharmacy, physician, and manufacturer customers, which are based primarily in the United States and Canada. Substantially all of our operations are located in the United States and Canada. We also have a pharmaceutical packaging operation in the United Kingdom.
We have three operating segments, which include the operations of AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (“ABDC”), AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group (“ABSG”), and AmerisourceBergen Packaging Group (“ABPG”). We have aggregated the operating results of ABDC, ABSG, and ABPG into one reportable segment, Pharmaceutical Distribution, which represents the consolidated operating results of the Company. Servicing both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers in the pharmaceutical supply channel, the Pharmaceutical Distribution segment’s operations provide drug distribution and related services designed to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes.
Prior to October 1, 2009, management considered gains on antitrust litigation settlements and costs related to facility consolidations, employee severance and other, to be reconciling items between the operating results of Pharmaceutical Distribution and the Company.
ABDC distributes a comprehensive offering of brand-name and generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter healthcare products, home healthcare supplies and equipment, and related services to a wide variety of healthcare providers, including acute care hospitals and health systems, independent and chain retail pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, medical clinics, long-term care and other alternate site pharmacies, and other customers. ABDC also provides pharmacy management, staffing and other consulting services; scalable automated pharmacy dispensing equipment; medication and supply dispensing cabinets; and supply management software to a variety of retail and institutional healthcare providers.
ABSG, through a number of individual operating businesses, provides pharmaceutical distribution and other services primarily to physicians who specialize in a variety of disease states, especially oncology, and to other healthcare providers, including dialysis clinics. ABSG also distributes vaccines, other injectables, and plasma and other blood products. In addition, through its specialty services businesses, ABSG provides drug commercialization services, third party logistics, and other services for biotech and other pharmaceutical manufacturers, as well as reimbursement consulting, data analytics, outcomes research, practice management, and group purchasing services for physician practices.
ABPG consists of American Health Packaging, Anderson Packaging (“Anderson”), and Brecon Pharmaceuticals Limited (“Brecon”). American Health Packaging delivers unit dose, punch card, unit-of-use, and other packaging solutions to institutional and retail healthcare providers. American Health Packaging’s largest customer is ABDC and, as a result, its operations are closely aligned with the operations of ABDC. Anderson is a leading provider of contract packaging services for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Brecon is a United Kingdom-based provider of contract packaging and clinical trials materials services for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

 

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Summary Financial Information
                         
    Three months ended March 31,        
(dollars in thousands)   2010     2009     Change  
 
                       
Revenue
  $ 19,300,627     $ 17,311,651       11.5 %
 
                   
 
                       
Gross profit
  $ 612,068     $ 552,471       10.8 %
 
                   
 
                       
Operating income
  $ 311,227     $ 248,266       25.4 %
 
                   
 
                       
Percentages of revenue:
                       
Gross profit
    3.17 %     3.19 %        
Operating expenses
    1.56 %     1.76 %        
Operating income
    1.61 %     1.43 %        
                         
    Six months ended March 31,        
(dollars in thousands)   2010     2009     Change  
 
                       
Revenue
  $ 38,636,486     $ 34,650,028       11.5 %
 
                   
 
                       
Gross profit
  $ 1,175,438     $ 1,042,319       12.8 %
 
                   
 
                       
Operating income
  $ 573,609     $ 446,150       28.6 %
 
                   
 
                       
Percentages of revenue:
                       
Gross profit
    3.04 %     3.01 %        
Operating expenses
    1.56 %     1.72 %        
Operating income
    1.48 %     1.29 %        
Results of Operations
Revenue of $19.3 billion, which included bulk deliveries to customer warehouses of $351.3 million, in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 increased 11.5% from the prior year quarter. The increase in revenue was due to the 13% growth of ABDC and the 5% growth of ABSG. During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, 68% of revenue was from sales to institutional customers and 32% was from sales to retail customers; this compared to a customer mix in the prior year quarter of 67% institutional and 33% retail. Sales to institutional customers increased 13% in the current year quarter due to the above market growth of a few of our largest customers, the April 2009 addition of a new large hospital buying group customer, and overall market growth. Sales to retail customers increased 9% in the current year quarter primarily due to the March 2009 addition of a new large independent retail buying group customer. Revenue of $38.6 billion, which included bulk deliveries to customer warehouses of $776.4 million, in the six months ended March 31, 2010 increased 11.5% from the prior year period as ABDC’s revenue grew 13% and ABSG’s revenue grew 6%.
ABDC’s revenue increased by 13% from the prior year quarter and six month period due to revenue from our new customers, primarily the new buying group customers with which we started doing business in March and April of 2009 (representing approximately 5.5% and 6.4% of ABDC’s revenue growth in the quarter and six month period, respectively), the above market growth of a few of our largest customers, and overall market growth.

 

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ABSG’s revenue of $3.9 billion and $8.0 billion in the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2010 increased 5% and 6%, respectively, from the prior year periods due to growth of its distribution businesses, primarily relating to the distribution of nephrology and blood products and its third party logistics business. The majority of ABSG’s revenue is generated from the distribution of pharmaceuticals to physicians who specialize in a variety of disease states, especially oncology. ABSG also distributes vaccines, plasma, and other blood products. ABSG’s business may be adversely impacted in the future by changes in medical guidelines and the Medicare reimbursement rates for certain pharmaceuticals, including oncology drugs administered by physicians and anemia drugs. Since ABSG provides a number of services to or through physicians, any changes affecting this service channel could result in slower or reduced growth in revenues.
We currently expect to grow our revenues between 7% and 8% in fiscal 2010. As we have reached the anniversary date of the addition of our new significant customers, which we added primarily in March and April of 2009, we expect revenue growth will be lower in the second half of fiscal 2010 than it was in the first half. Our expected growth reflects U.S. pharmaceutical industry conditions, including increases in prescription drug utilization, the introduction of new products, and higher branded pharmaceutical prices, offset, in part, by the increased use of lower-priced generics. Our growth also may be impacted, among other things, by industry competition and changes in customer mix. Industry sales in the United States, as recently estimated by industry data firm IMS Healthcare, Inc. (“IMS”), are expected to grow between 3% and 5% in calendar 2010. IMS expects that certain sectors of the market, such as biotechnology and other specialty and generic pharmaceuticals, will grow faster than the overall market. Additionally, IMS expects the U.S. pharmaceutical industry to grow annually in the low to mid-single digit percentages through 2013. Our future revenue growth will continue to be affected by various factors such as industry growth trends, including the likely increase in the number of generic drugs that will be available over the next few years as a result of the expiration of certain drug patents held by brand-name pharmaceutical manufacturers, general economic conditions in the United States, competition within the industry, customer consolidation, changes in pharmaceutical manufacturer pricing and distribution policies and practices, increased downward pressure on reimbursement rates, and changes in Federal government rules and regulations.
Gross profit of $612.1 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 increased by $59.6 million or 11% from the prior year quarter. Gross profit of $1.2 billion in the six months ended March 31, 2010 increased by $133.1 million or 13% from the prior year period. Slightly more than one-half and approximately two-thirds, respectively, of the gross profit increases for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2010 were derived from new generic product introductions (generic launches). The remaining increases were attributable to the continued strong growth and profitability of our generic programs (with generic revenue increasing by more than 20% in comparison to the prior year periods) and increased contributions from our branded fee-for-service agreements. The amount of gross profit attributable to generic launches can vary significantly depending on the individual characteristics of each new product and, as a result, generic launches can cause significant variability in our quarterly results of operations. In August 2009, a generic oncology drug was launched and ABSG’s gross profit significantly benefited from this generic launch in the six months ended March 31, 2010. The gross profit benefit received from this and other generic launches in the six months ended March 31, 2010 significantly exceeded the typical benefit we have experienced in the past from these product introductions. We expect the gross profit contribution from generic launches in the second half of fiscal 2010 will be significantly less than the benefit received in the first half of fiscal 2010. There can be no assurance that future generic launches will contribute significantly to our gross profit as they did in the six months ended March 31, 2010. Additionally, in the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we completed a reconciliation with one of our generic suppliers relating to rebate incentives owed to us. Our gross profit benefited by approximately $12 million in the current quarter as a result of having completed this reconciliation. Gross profit in the prior year quarter benefited from a settlement of $1.8 million with a former customer.
As a percentage of revenue, our gross profit margin of 3.17% in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 declined by 2 basis points from the prior year quarter as the contributions from the generic launches, the strong growth and profitability of our generic programs, and branded fee-for-service agreements largely offset the above market growth of some of our largest customers, who benefit from our best pricing, and normal competitive pressures on customer margins. As a percentage of revenue, our gross profit margin of 3.04% in the six months ended March 31, 2010 improved by 3 basis points from the prior year period due to generic launches, the strong growth and profitability of our generic programs, and increased contributions from our branded fee-for-service agreements. All of these factors more than offset the above market growth of some of our largest customers and normal competitive pressures on customer margins.

 

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In the current year six-month period, we recognized a gain of $1.5 million from antitrust litigation settlements with pharmaceutical manufacturers. This gain was recorded as a reduction to cost of goods sold. We are unable to estimate future gains, if any, we will recognize as a result of antitrust settlements (see Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).
Our cost of goods sold for interim periods includes a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) provision that is based on our estimated annual LIFO provision. We recorded a LIFO charge of $10.7 million and $11.6 million in the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our LIFO charge was $18.5 million and $16.6 million in the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The annual LIFO provision is affected by changes in inventory quantities, product mix, and manufacturer pricing practices, which may be impacted by market and other external influences.
Operating expenses of $300.8 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 decreased by 1% from the prior year quarter. Operating expenses in the prior year quarter included costs related to facility consolidations and employee severance totaling $4.3 million. Operating expenses in the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 included certain intangible and other asset impairment charges totaling $0.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively. Operating expenses of $601.8 million in the six months ended March 31, 2010 increased by 1% from the prior year period due to an increase in incentive compensation and health benefit costs, both of which were largely offset by a $5.4 million reduction in facility consolidations and employee severance costs and a $3.4 million reduction in asset impairment charges. We expect that our operating expenses will increase in the second half of fiscal 2010 when compared to the first half of the fiscal year primarily due to anticipated increases in employee compensation arising from our annual merit review cycle and expenses related to our Business Transformation project, which includes a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) platform. As a percentage of revenue, operating expenses were 1.56% in the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2010 and represented a significant 20 basis point and 16 basis point decline in our operating expense ratios from the prior year periods, reflecting our strong operating leverage particularly within ABDC as revenue increased by 11.5% from the prior year periods. Our operating leverage has benefited from significant productivity increases achieved from our highly automated distribution facilities and our cE2 initiative, as described below.
In fiscal 2008, we announced a more streamlined organizational structure and introduced an initiative (“cE2”) designed to drive increased customer efficiency and cost effectiveness. In connection with these efforts, we reduced various operating costs and terminated certain positions. During the six months ended March 31, 2009, we terminated 183 employees and incurred $2.9 million of employee severance costs relating to our cE2 initiative. Additionally, during the quarter ended March 31, 2009, we recorded $2.2 million of additional expense relating to the Bergen Brunswig Matter as described in Note 8 (Legal Matters and Contingencies) of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
We paid a total of $2.4 million and $12.3 million for employee severance, lease cancellation and other costs during the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Remaining unpaid amounts of $9.0 million for employee severance, lease cancellation and other costs are included in accrued expenses and other in the accompanying balance sheet at March 31, 2010. Employees receive their severance benefits over a period, generally not in excess of 12 months, or in the form of a lump-sum payment.
Operating income of $311.2 million and $573.6 million in the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2010 increased 25% and 29%, respectively, from the prior year periods primarily due to the increases in our gross profit. As a percentage of revenue, operating income increased 18 basis points to 1.61% and 19 basis points to 1.48% in the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2010, respectively, from the prior year periods primarily due to the decrease in our operating expense ratios.

 

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Interest expense, interest income, and the respective weighted-average interest rates in the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    2010     2009  
            Weighted-Average             Weighted-Average  
    Amount     Interest Rate     Amount     Interest Rate  
Interest expense
  $ 19,598       5.31 %   $ 15,900       4.83 %
Interest income
    (319 )     0.16 %     (1,379 )     1.03 %
 
                           
Interest expense, net
  $ 19,279             $ 14,521          
 
                           
Interest expense increased from the prior year quarter primarily due to an increase of $181.4 million in average borrowings. Interest income decreased from the prior year quarter primarily due to a decline in the weighted-average interest rate, offset in part, by an increase in average invested cash of $543.6 million.
Interest expense, interest income, and the respective weighted-average interest rates in the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    2010     2009  
            Weighted-Average             Weighted-Average  
    Amount     Interest Rate     Amount     Interest Rate  
Interest expense
  $ 37,240       5.04 %   $ 32,262       5.06 %
Interest income
    (694 )     0.17 %     (3,558 )     1.76 %
 
                           
Interest expense, net
  $ 36,546             $ 28,704          
 
                           
Interest expense increased from the prior year six-month period due to an increase of $186.6 million in average borrowings, offset in part, by a decrease in the weighted-average variable interest rate on borrowings under our revolving credit facilities to 1.46% from 2.82% in the prior year period. Interest income decreased from the prior year six-month period primarily due to a decrease in the weighted-average interest rate, offset in part, by an increase in average invested cash of $504.7 million.
Average borrowings increased in the current year quarter and six months ended March 31, 2010 resulting from the issuance of our new 10-year, $400 million senior notes, offset, in part, by the repayment of substantially all amounts then outstanding under our multi-currency revolving credit facility (both described in Liquidity and Capital Resources on the following page). Our interest expense in fiscal 2010 will exceed our interest expense in the prior fiscal year due to the issuance of our new 10-year senior notes. However, our financial position has been improved by extending our debt maturities, increasing our liquidity, and securing attractive long-term debt rates.
Income taxes in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 reflect an effective income tax rate of 37.9%, compared to 38.2% in the prior year quarter. Income taxes in the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 reflect an effective income tax rate of 38.1% and 38.4%, respectively.
Income from continuing operations of $181.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 increased 26% from the prior year quarter primarily due to the increase in operating income. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.63 in the quarter ended March 31, 2010 increased 34% from $0.47 per share in the prior year quarter. Income from continuing operations of $332.3 million in the six months ended March 31, 2010 increased 30% from the prior year period due to the increase in operating income. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.15 in the six months ended March 31, 2010 increased 39% from $0.83 per share in the prior year period. The differences between diluted earnings per share growth and the increase in income from continuing operations for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2010 was primarily due to the 6% reduction in weighted average common shares outstanding in both periods, primarily from purchases of our common stock, net of the impact of stock option exercises.

 

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Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, for the six months ended March 31, 2009 primarily related to the PMSI business, which was sold in October 2008. Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, in the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2009 also included a charge of $0.7 million related to a prior period business disposition.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table illustrates our debt structure at March 31, 2010, including availability under revolving credit facilities and the receivables securitization facility (in thousands):
                 
    Outstanding     Additional  
    Balance     Availability  
 
               
Fixed-Rate Debt:
               
$400,000, 5 5/8% senior notes due 2012
  $ 399,206     $  
$500,000, 5 7/8% senior notes due 2015
    498,457        
$400,000, 4 7/8% senior notes due 2019
    396,804        
Other
    751        
 
           
 
               
Total fixed-rate debt
    1,295,218        
 
           
 
               
Variable-Rate Debt:
               
Blanco revolving credit facility due 2011
    55,000        
Multi-currency revolving credit facility due 2011
    8,790       672,706  
Receivables securitization facility due 2011
          700,000  
Other
          1,518  
 
           
Total variable-rate debt
    63,790       1,374,224  
 
           
 
               
Total debt, including current portion
  $ 1,359,008     $ 1,374,224  
 
           
Along with our cash balances, our aggregate availability under our revolving credit facilities and our receivables securitization facility provides us sufficient sources of capital to fund our working capital requirements.
We have a $695 million multi-currency senior unsecured revolving credit facility, which expires in November 2011, (the “Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of lenders. Interest on borrowings under the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility accrues at specified rates based on our debt rating and ranges from 19 basis points to 60 basis points over LIBOR/EURIBOR/Bankers Acceptance Stamping Fee, as applicable (40 basis points over LIBOR/EURIBOR/Bankers Acceptance Stamping Fee at March 31, 2010). Additionally, interest on borrowings denominated in Canadian dollars may accrue at the greater of the Canadian prime rate or the CDOR rate. We pay quarterly facility fees to maintain the availability under the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility at specified rates based on our debt rating, ranging from 6 basis points to 15 basis points of the total commitment (10 basis points at March 31, 2010). We may choose to repay or reduce our commitments under the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility at any time. The Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility contains covenants, including compliance with a financial leverage ratio test, as well as others that impose limitations on, among other things, indebtedness of excluded subsidiaries and asset sales.

 

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We have a $700 million receivables securitization facility (“Receivables Securitization Facility”). In April 2010, we amended this facility, which now expires in April 2011. We continue to have available to us an accordion feature whereby the commitment on the Receivables Securitization Facility may be increased by up to $250 million, subject to lender approval, for seasonal needs during the December and March quarters. Interest rates are based on prevailing market rates for short-term commercial paper or LIBOR plus a program fee. We pay a commitment fee to maintain the availability under the Receivables Securitization Facility. In connection with the April 2010 amendment, the program fee and commitment fee were reduced to 125 basis points and 60 basis points, respectively. At March 31, 2010, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Receivables Securitization Facility. The Receivables Securitization Facility contains similar covenants to the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility.
In April 2010, we amended the $55 million Blanco revolving credit facility (the “Blanco Credit Facility”) to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the Blanco Credit Facility to April 2011. Borrowings under the Blanco Credit Facility are guaranteed by us. In connection with the April 2010 amendment, interest on borrowings under this facility continues to be 200 basis points over LIBOR.
In November 2009, we issued $400 million of 4 7/8% senior notes due November 15, 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The 2019 Notes were sold at 99.174% of the principal amount and have an effective yield of 4.98%. The interest on the 2019 Notes is payable semiannually, in arrears, commencing May 15, 2010. The 2019 Notes rank pari passu to the Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility, the 5 5/8% senior notes due 2012, and the 5 7/8% senior notes due 2015. We used the net proceeds of the 2019 Notes to repay substantially all amounts then outstanding under our Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility, and the remaining net proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. Costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the 2019 Notes were deferred and are being amortized over the 10-year term of the notes.
Our operating results have generated cash flow, which, together with availability under our debt agreements and credit terms from suppliers, has provided sufficient capital resources to finance working capital and cash operating requirements, and to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions, repayment of debt, the payment of interest on outstanding debt, dividends, and repurchases of shares of our common stock.
Deterioration in general economic conditions could adversely affect the amount of prescriptions that are filled and the amount of pharmaceutical products purchased by consumers and, therefore, reduces purchases by our customers. In addition, volatility in financial markets may also negatively impact our customers’ ability to obtain credit to finance their businesses on acceptable terms. Reduced purchases by our customers or changes in the ability of our customers to remit payments to us could adversely affect our revenue growth, our profitability, and our cash flow from operations.
We monitor the creditworthiness of our lenders and while we do not currently anticipate the failure of any lenders under our revolving credit facilities and/or our receivables securitization facility, the failure of any lender could have an adverse effect on our ability to finance our business operations.
Our primary ongoing cash requirements will be to finance working capital, fund the payment of interest on debt, fund repurchases of our common stock, fund the payment of dividends, finance acquisitions, and fund capital expenditures (including our Business Transformation project, which involves the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning platform) and routine growth and expansion through new business opportunities. In November 2009, our board of directors approved a new program allowing us to purchase up to $500 million of our outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. We expect to purchase approximately $350 million of our common stock in fiscal 2010. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, we purchased $255.0 million of our common stock, of which $68.1 million was purchased to close out our prior November 2008 share repurchase program and $186.9 million was purchased under the current $500 million share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2010, we had $313.1 million of availability remaining on our current $500 million share repurchase program. Future cash flows from operations and borrowings are expected to be sufficient to fund our ongoing cash requirements.

 

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Our most significant market risk historically has been the effect of fluctuations in interest rates related to our debt. We manage interest rate risk by using a combination of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. At March 31, 2010, we had $63.8 million of variable-rate debt outstanding. The amount of variable-rate debt fluctuates during the year based on our working capital requirements. We periodically evaluate financial instruments to manage our exposure to fixed and variable interest rates. However, there are no assurances that such instruments will be available in the combinations we want and on terms acceptable to us. There were no such financial instruments in effect at March 31, 2010.
We also have market risk exposure to interest rate fluctuations relating to our cash and cash equivalents. We had $1.2 billion in cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2010. The unfavorable impact of a hypothetical decrease in interest rates on cash and cash equivalents would be partially offset by the favorable impact of such a decrease on variable-rate debt. For every $100 million of cash invested that is in excess of variable-rate debt, a 10 basis point decrease in interest rates would increase our annual net interest expense by $0.1 million.
We are exposed to foreign currency and exchange rate risk from our non-U.S. operations. Our largest exposure to foreign exchange rates exists primarily with the Canadian Dollar. We may utilize foreign currency denominated forward contracts to hedge against changes in foreign exchange rates. Such contracts generally have durations of less than one year. We had no foreign currency denominated forward contracts at March 31, 2010. We may use derivative instruments to hedge our foreign currency exposure, but not for speculative or trading purposes.
Following is a summary of our contractual obligations for future principal and interest payments on our debt, minimum rental payments on our noncancelable operating leases and minimum payments on our other commitments at March 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
            Within 1                     After 5  
    Total     Year     1-3 Years     4-5 Years     Years  
Debt, including interest payments
  $ 1,777,784     $ 127,171     $ 540,675     $ 97,750     $ 1,012,188  
Operating leases
    242,982       52,071       73,490       37,482       79,939  
Other commitments
    518,319       222,635       240,851       46,912       7,921  
 
                             
Total
  $ 2,539,085     $ 401,877     $ 855,016     $ 182,144     $ 1,100,048  
 
                             
We have commitments to purchase product from influenza vaccine manufacturers for the 2010/2011 flu season. In our current fiscal year, we reduced our purchase commitment to only the 2010/2011 flu season. We are required to purchase doses at prices that we believe will represent market prices. We currently estimate our remaining purchase commitment under these agreements, as amended, will be approximately $70.0 million as of March 31, 2010. These influenza vaccine commitments are included in “Other commitments” in the above table.
We have commitments to purchase blood products from suppliers through December 31, 2012. We are required to purchase quantities at prices that we believe will represent market prices. We currently estimate our remaining purchase commitment under these agreements will be approximately $273.6 million as of March 31, 2010. These blood product commitments are included in “Other commitments” in the above table.
We have outsourced to IBM Global Services (“IBM”) a significant portion of our corporate and ABDC information technology activities, including assistance with the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) platform. The remaining commitment under our 10-year arrangement, as amended, which expires in June 2015, is approximately $154.8 million as of March 31, 2010 and is included in “Other commitments” in the above table.

 

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Our liability for uncertain tax positions was $55.1 million as of March 31, 2010. This liability represents an estimate of tax positions that we have taken in our tax returns, which may ultimately not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Since the amount and timing of any future cash settlements cannot be predicted with reasonable certainty, the estimated liability has been excluded from the above contractual obligations table.
During the six months ended March 31, 2010, our operating activities provided $346.4 million of cash in comparison to cash provided of $32.4 million in the prior year period. Cash provided by operations during the six months ended March 31, 2010 was principally the result of income from continuing operations of $332.3 million and non-cash items of $128.8 million, offset, in part, by a decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and income taxes of $94.6 million, an increase in merchandise inventories of $22.9 million, and an increase in accounts receivable of $21.0 million. Despite the significant increase in revenue in the six months ended March 31, 2010, accounts receivable increased by less than 1% from September 30, 2009 as the average number of days sales outstanding during the current year six-month period decreased by one day to 17.2 days from the prior year period, reflecting improved cash collection efforts and timing of customer receipts. Our accounts payable and inventory balances at September 30, 2009 were higher than normal as we made inventory purchases of approximately $400 million in the month of September 2009, primarily relating to the purchase of generic products due to a recent product launch and purchases made in advance of a manufacturer’s temporary plant shutdown in connection with its facility consolidation efforts. Despite our higher than normal accounts payable balance at September 30, 2009, accounts payable, accrued expenses and income taxes decreased only by 1% from September 30, 2009 to March 31, 2010 due to the growth in our business. Our merchandise inventories at March 31, 2010 remained relatively flat when compared to September 30, 2009 as our strong revenue growth was offset by the reduction in the higher than normal September 30, 2009 inventory balance. The average number of inventory days on hand in the six months ended March 31, 2010 was slightly lower when compared to the prior year period. Operating cash uses during the six months ended March 31, 2010 included $27.4 million in interest payments and $126.4 million of income tax payments, net of refunds.
During the six months ended March 31, 2009, our operating activities provided $32.4 million of cash in comparison to cash provided of $92.3 million in the prior year period. Cash provided by operations during the six months ended March 31, 2009 was principally the result of income from continuing operations of $256.6 million, an increase in accounts payable, accrued expense and income taxes of $322.3 million, and non-cash items of $102.0 million, primarily offset by an increase in merchandise inventories of $385.2 million and an increase in accounts receivable of $290.2 million. Although accounts receivable increased by 7% during the six month period due to a 9% increase in sales in the month of March 2009 compared to sales in the month of September 2008, the average number of days sales outstanding during the six months ended March 31, 2009 decreased by one-half day from the prior year six month period. The decline in average days sales outstanding was primarily due to favorable customer mix within ABDC. Merchandise inventories increased by 9% during the six month period due to timing and normal seasonal increases as the average number of days on hand in the six months ended March 31, 2009 was essentially the same as the prior year period. The increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and income taxes was primarily driven by the increase in merchandise inventories. Operating cash uses during the six months ended March 31, 2009 included $28.9 million in interest payments and $114.3 million of income tax payments, net of refunds.
Capital expenditures for the six months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $88.0 million and $68.6 million, respectively, and related principally to our Business Transformation project, which includes a new ERP platform that will be implemented in ABDC and our corporate office. Capital expenditures in the six months ended March 31, 2010 also included improvements made to our operating facilities and other information technology initiatives. We continue to expect that we will spend approximately $140 million for capital expenditures during fiscal 2010; however, we may spend more than the expected amount depending on the timing of certain expenditures related to our Business Transformation project.
In October 2008, we sold PMSI for approximately $31 million, net of a final working capital adjustment, including a $19 million subordinated note due from PMSI on the fifth anniversary of the closing date.

 

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In November 2009, we issued our 2019 Notes for net proceeds of $396.7 million. We used the net proceeds of the 2019 Notes to repay substantially all amounts then outstanding under our Multi-Currency Revolving Credit Facility and the remaining net proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.
During the six months ended March 31, 2010, we purchased 10.0 million shares of our common stock for a total of $255.2 million. During the six months ended March 31, 2009, we purchased 11.0 million shares of our common stock for a total of $179.9 million.
In November 2008, our board of directors increased the quarterly dividend by 33% to $0.05 per share and in May 2009, our board of directors increased the quarterly cash dividend by 20% to $0.06 per share. On November 12, 2009, our board of directors increased the quarterly cash dividend again by 33% to $0.08 per share. We anticipate that we will continue to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future. However, the payment and amount of future dividends remains within the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our future earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, and other factors.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Effective October 1, 2009, we adopted the applicable sections of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, “Business Combinations,” which provides revised guidance for recognizing and measuring identifiable assets and goodwill acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. Additionally, this ASC provides disclosure requirements to enable users of financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of a business combination. We also adopted certain other applicable sections that address application issues raised on the initial recognition and measurement, subsequent measurement and accounting and disclosure of assets and liabilities from contingencies from a business combination. The application of ASC 805 relating to an acquisition or divestiture subsequent to September 30, 2009 may have an impact to our financial position and/or results of operations.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements contained in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from the expectations contained in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statements: changes in pharmaceutical market growth rates; the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships; changes in customer mix; customer delinquencies, defaults or insolvencies; supplier defaults or insolvencies; changes in pharmaceutical manufacturers’ pricing and distribution policies or practices; adverse resolution of any contract or other dispute with customers or suppliers; federal and state government enforcement initiatives to detect and prevent suspicious orders of controlled substances and the diversion of controlled substances; qui tam litigation for alleged violations of laws and regulations governing the marketing, sale and purchase of pharmaceutical products or any related litigation, including shareholder derivative lawsuits; changes in U.S. legislation or regulatory action affecting pharmaceutical product pricing or reimbursement policies, including under Medicaid and Medicare; changes in regulatory or clinical medical guidelines and/or labeling for the pharmaceuticals we distribute, including certain anemia products; price inflation in branded pharmaceuticals and price deflation in generics; greater or less than anticipated benefit from launches of the generic versions of previously patented pharmaceutical products; significant breakdown or interruption of our information technology systems; our inability to implement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to handle business and financial processes within AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation’s operations and our corporate functions without operating problems and/or cost overruns; success of integration, restructuring or systems initiatives; interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory developments in Canada, the United Kingdom and elsewhere outside of the United States, including potential changes in Canadian provincial legislation affecting pharmaceutical product pricing or service fees or regulatory action by provincial authorities in Canada to lower pharmaceutical product pricing and service fees; the impact of divestitures or the acquisition of businesses that do not perform as we expect or that are difficult for us to integrate or control; our inability to successfully complete any other transaction that we may wish to pursue from time to time; changes in tax legislation or adverse resolution of challenges to our tax positions; increased costs of maintaining, or reductions in our ability to maintain, adequate liquidity and financing sources; volatility and deterioration of the capital and credit markets; and other economic, business, competitive, legal, tax, regulatory and/or operational factors affecting our business generally. Certain additional factors that management believes could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements are set forth (i) elsewhere in this report, (ii) in Item 1A (Risk Factors) in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 and elsewhere in that report and (iii) in other reports filed by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act.

 

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The Company’s most significant market risks are the effects of changing interest rates and foreign currency risk. See the discussion under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 2 on page 30.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are intended to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. These controls and procedures also are intended to ensure that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, with the participation of other members of the Company’s management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a — 15(e) and 15d — 15(e) under the Exchange Act) and have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for their intended purposes as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010 in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, those controls.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
See Note 8 (Legal Matters and Contingencies) of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth under Item 1 of Part I of this report for the Company’s current description of legal proceedings.
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table sets forth the number of shares purchased, the average price paid per share, the total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs, and the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs during each month in the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
                                 
                    Total Number of     Approximate Dollar  
    Total             Shares Purchased     Value of  
    Number of     Average Price     as Part of Publicly     Shares that May Yet Be  
    Shares     Paid per     Announced     Purchased  
Period   Purchased     Share     Programs     Under the Programs  
January 1 to January 31
    1,654,827     $ 25.93       1,654,827     $ 380,658,677  
February 1 to February 28
    2,326,638     $ 27.00       2,213,035     $ 320,950,633  
March 1 to March 31
    282,000     $ 27.92       282,000     $ 313,078,127  
 
                           
Total
    4,263,465               4,149,862          
 
                           
     
a)  
In November 2008, the Company announced a program to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Company purchased 2.8 million shares for $68.1 million to complete its authorization under this program.
 
b)  
In November 2009, the Company announced a new program to purchase up to $500 million of its outstanding shares of common stock, subject to market conditions. During the six months ended March 31, 2010, the Company purchased 7.2 million shares under this program for $186.9 million. There is no expiration date related to this new program.
 
c)  
Employees surrendered 113,603 shares in February 2010 to meet tax-withholding obligations upon vesting of restricted stock.

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits:
The Registrant is filing Exhibits 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to this Report in order to include certain schedules and exhibits to those Exhibits that were not previously filed with the Exhibits.
         
  3.1    
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.
       
 
  3.2    
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2010).
       
 
  ‡10.1    
Registrant’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, dated as of January 1, 2010.
       
 
  10.2    
Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, between AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as Originator, and Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, as Buyer.*
       
 
  10.3    
Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, among Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, as Seller, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as Initial Servicer, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator and various purchaser groups.*
       
 
  10.4    
Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2006, among Registrant, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, The Bank of Nova Scotia and the other financial institutions party thereto.
       
 
  31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
       
 
  31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
       
 
  32.1    
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
       
 
  32.2    
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
       
 
  101    
Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AmerisourceBergen Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Statements tagged as blocks of text.
 
     
 
Each marked exhibit is a management contract or a compensatory plan, contract or arrangement in which a director or executive officer of the Registrant participates or has participated.
 
*  
Portions of certain exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
 
 
May 7, 2010  /s/ R. David Yost    
  R. David Yost   
  President and Chief Executive Officer    
     
May 7, 2010  /s/ Michael D. DiCandilo    
  Michael D. DiCandilo   
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
The Registrant is filing Exhibits 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to this Report in order to include certain schedules and exhibits to those Exhibits that were not previously filed with the Exhibits.
       
 
  3.1    
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.
       
 
  3.2    
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2010).
       
 
  ‡10.1    
Registrant’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended, dated as of January 1, 2010.
       
 
  10.2    
Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, between AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as Originator, and Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, as Buyer.*
       
 
  10.3    
Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, among AmeriSource Receivables Financial Corporation, as Seller, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as Initial Servicer, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator and various purchaser groups.*
       
 
  10.4    
Credit Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2006, among Registrant, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, The Bank of Nova Scotia and the other financial institutions party thereto.
       
 
  31.1    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
       
 
  31.2    
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
       
 
  32.1    
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
       
 
  32.2    
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
       
 
  101    
Financial statements from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of AmerisourceBergen Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Statements tagged as blocks of text.
 
     
 
Each marked exhibit is a management contract or a compensatory plan, contract or arrangement in which a director or executive officer of the Registrant participates or has participated.
 
*  
Portions of certain exhibits to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The name of the corporation is AmerisourceBergen Corporation. The date of filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was March 16, 2001 and the name under which the corporation was originally incorporated is AABB Corporation.
2. Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), and having been duly proposed by the Corporation’s Board of Directors and duly adopted in accordance therewith, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “ Certificate ”) restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AmerisourceBergen Corporation. The amendments contained herein have been duly adopted by the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock of AmerisourceBergen Corporation entitled to vote thereon at the annual meeting of the stockholders of AmerisourceBergen Corporation.
3. The text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AmerisourceBergen Corporation, together with all subsequent amendments, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of the corporation is AmerisourceBergen Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “ Corporation ”).
ARTICLE II
REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT
The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent in charge thereof shall be The Corporation Trust Company.

 

 


 

ARTICLE III
CORPORATE PURPOSE
Section 3.01. Purpose . The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL, as amended from time to time, and to possess and exercise all of the powers and privileges granted by such law and other law of Delaware.
Section 3.02. Term . The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITALIZATION
Section 4.01. Authorized Capital . The aggregate number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 610,000,000 shares, divided into two (2) classes consisting of 600,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”).
Section 4.02. Common Stock . The Common Stock shall be subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Stock.
(a)  Voting . Except as may be provided in this Certificate or in a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation (as defined below), if any, the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes as provided by law, and holders of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meeting of stockholders at which they are not entitled to vote. The election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.
(b)  Dividends . Subject to any other provisions of this Certificate, and to the rights of holders of Preferred Stock, if any, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive ratably on a per share basis such dividends and other distributions in cash, stock or property of the Corporation as may be declared by the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Corporation from time to time out of the assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
(c)  Distribution of Assets . Subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Stock, in the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all of the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders.

 

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Section 4.03. Preferred Stock . (a) The Board is authorized to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL (a “ Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation ”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, with such designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as are stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board (as such resolutions may be amended by a resolution or resolutions subsequently adopted by the Board), and as are not stated and expressed in this Certificate including, but not limited to, determination of any of the following:
(i) the distinctive designation of the series, whether by number, letter or title, and the number of shares which will constitute the series, which number may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding and except where otherwise provided in the applicable Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation) from time to time by action of the Board;
(ii) the dividend rate and the times of payment of dividends, if any, on the shares of the series, whether such dividends will be cumulative, and if so, from what date or dates, and the relation which such dividends, if any, shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or classes of stock;
(iii) the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares of the series may be redeemed at the option of the Corporation;
(iv) whether or not the shares of the series will be entitled to the benefit of a retirement or sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares and, if so entitled, the amount of such fund and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
(v) whether or not the shares of the series will be convertible into, or exchangeable for, any other shares of stock of the Corporation or other securities, and if so convertible or exchangeable, the conversion price or prices, or the rates of exchange, and any adjustments thereof, at which such conversion or exchange may be made, and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(vi) the rights of the shares of the series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation;
(vii) whether or not the shares of the series will have priority over or be on a parity with or be junior to the shares of any other series or class of stock in any respect, or will be entitled to the benefit of limitations restricting the issuance of shares of any other series or class of stock, restricting the payment of dividends on or the making of other distributions in respect of shares of any other series or class of stock ranking junior to the shares of the series as to dividends or assets, or restricting the purchase or redemption of the shares of any such junior series or class, and the terms of any such restriction;

 

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(viii) whether the series will have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may provide, among other things and subject to the other provisions of this Certificate, that each share of such series shall carry one vote or more or less than one vote per share, that the holders of such series shall be entitled to vote on certain matters as a separate class (which for such purpose may be comprised of such series or of such series and one or more other series or classes of stock of the Corporation) and that all the shares of such series entitled to vote on a particular matter shall be deemed to be voted on such matter in the manner that a specified portion of the voting power of the shares of such series or separate class are voted on such matter; and
(ix) any other preferences, qualifications, privileges, options and other relative or special rights and limitations of that series.
(b)  Voting Rights . Except as otherwise required by law, as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise determined by the Board in the applicable Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation as to the shares of any series of Preferred Stock prior to the issuance of any such shares, the holders of Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights and shall not be entitled to any notice of meeting of stockholders.
(c)  Dividends . Holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board, out of funds legally available for the payment thereof, dividends at the rates fixed by the Board for the respective series, and no more, before any dividends shall be declared and paid, or set apart for payment, on Common Stock with respect to the same dividend period.
(d)  Preference on Liquidation . In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, holders of each series of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive the amount fixed for such series plus, in the case of any series on which dividends will have been determined by the Board to be cumulative, an amount equal to all dividends accumulated and unpaid thereon to the date of final distribution whether or not earned or declared before any distribution shall be paid, or set aside for payment, to holders of Common Stock. If the assets of the Corporation are not sufficient to pay such amounts in full, holders of all shares of Preferred Stock will participate in the distribution of assets ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they are entitled or in such order or priority, if any, as will have been fixed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of the series of Preferred Stock. Neither the merger nor consolidation of the Corporation into or with any other corporation, nor a sale, transfer or lease of all or part of its assets, will be deemed a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this paragraph except to the extent specifically provided for herein or in the applicable Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation.
(e)  Redemption . The Corporation, at the option of the Board, may redeem all or part of the shares of any series of Preferred Stock on the terms and conditions fixed in the applicable Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation for such series.
(f)  Certificate of Designations . For all purposes, this Certificate shall include each certificate of designations, if any, setting forth the terms of a series of Preferred Stock.

 

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(g)  Authorized Shares . Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock set forth in a certificate of designations, an amendment of this Certificate to increase or decrease the number of authorized shares of any series of Preferred Stock (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) may be adopted by resolution adopted by the Board of the Corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, and all other outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL or any similar provisions hereafter enacted, with such outstanding shares of Common Stock and other stock considered for this purpose as a single class, and no vote of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, shall be required therefor.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 5.01. Election of Directors . Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide. Except as may be provided in this Certificate or in a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, if any, the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes, and holders of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive notice of any meeting of stockholders at which they are not entitled to vote.
Section 5.02. Number of Directors . The number of directors on the Board shall be fixed from time to time by a bylaw or amendment thereof duly adopted by the Board or the stockholders.
Section 5.03. Classified Board . The Board, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, if any, shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III, which shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders following the annual meeting at which the director was elected; provided , however , that each initial director in Class I shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2002, each initial director in Class II shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2003, and each initial director in Class III shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2004. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.03, each director shall serve until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his death, resignation or removal.
Section 5.04. Nominations . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock or any other class of stock of the Corporation (other than the Common Stock) then outstanding, nominations for the election of directors may be made by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board or by any stockholder of record entitled to vote generally in the election of directors subject to Article VI, Section 6.04.

 

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Section 5.05. Removal . No director who is part of any particular class of directors may be removed except both for cause and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast for and against the removal by the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, considered for this purpose as a single class. In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors, (a) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director of the class of which he is a member until the expiration of his current term, or his earlier resignation, removal from office or death, and (b) the newly created or eliminated directorship resulting from such increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board among the three classes of directors so as to maintain such classes as nearly equal as possible.
Section 5.06. Vacancies . Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock or any other class of stock of the Corporation (other than the Common Stock) then outstanding, any vacancies in the Board for any reason, including by reason of any increase in the number of directors, shall, if occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of the class in which such vacancy occurs, be filled only by the Board, acting by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, although less than a quorum, and any directors so elected shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such directors have been elected and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Section 5.07. Directors’ Meetings, Consents and Elections . Meetings of the Board and of any committee thereof may be held outside the State of Delaware if the Bylaws so provide. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting as provided by statute, if the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide. The elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation so provide.
ARTICLE VI
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 6.01. Cumulative Voting . No stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled to exercise any right of cumulative voting.
Section 6.02. No Preemptive Rights . Except for rights issued pursuant to Article VIII hereof, no stockholder of the Corporation shall have any preemptive or preferential right, nor be entitled to such as a matter of right, to subscribe for or purchase any part of any new or additional issue of stock of the Corporation of any class or series, whether issued for money or for consideration other than money, or of any issue of securities convertible into stock of the Corporation.
Section 6.03. Stockholder Action . Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, and the ability of the stockholders to consent in writing to the taking of any action is specifically denied. Special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by a majority of the members of the Board, and the ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation is specifically denied.

 

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Section 6.04. Notice . Advance notice of new business and stockholder nominations for the election of directors shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
LIMITATION OF DIRECTORS’ LIABILITY;
INDEMNIFICATION BY THE CORPORATION
Section 7.01. Limitation on Liability . The directors of the Corporation shall be entitled to the benefits of all limitations on the liability of directors generally that are now or hereafter become available under the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article VII, Section 7.01 shall be prospective only, and shall not affect, to the detriment of any director, any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
Section 7.02. Indemnification . The Corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, trust or other enterprise, with respect to actions taken or omitted by such person in any capacity in which such person serves the Corporation or such other corporation, trust or other enterprise, to the full extent authorized or permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee, as the case may be, and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives; provided , however , that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized in advance, or unanimously consented to, by the Board of the Corporation. Any person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of a subsidiary of the Corporation shall be deemed to be serving in such capacity at the request of the Corporation for purposes of this Article VII, Section 7.02. Any repeal or modification of this Article VII, Section 7.02, shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification that any person may have at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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Section 7.03. Expenses . Directors and officers of the Corporation shall have the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, advance such expenses to any person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, trust or other enterprise.
Section 7.04. Miscellaneous . (a) The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation and to any person serving at the request of the Corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, trust or other enterprise.
(b) The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this section shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may have or hereafter acquire under this Certificate, the Bylaws, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
(c) Any repeal or modification of this section by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to advancement of expenses that any person may have at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
(d) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation shall have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII. Any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation shall be deemed to be serving in such capacity at the request of the Corporation for purposes of this Article VII, Section 7.04.

 

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ARTICLE VIII
STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS
Section 8.01. Stockholder Rights . The Board is hereby authorized to create and issue, whether or not in connection with the issuance and sale of any of its stock or other securities or property, rights entitling the holders thereof to purchase from the Corporation shares of stock or other securities of the Corporation or any other corporation. The times at which and the terms upon which such rights are to be issued shall be determined by the Board and set forth in the contracts or instruments that evidence such rights. The authority of the Board with respect to such rights shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:
(a) the initial purchase price per share or other unit of the stock or other securities or property to be purchased upon exercise of such rights;
(b) provisions relating to the times at which and the circumstances under which such rights may be exercised or sold or otherwise transferred, either together with or separately from, any other stock or securities of the Corporation;
(c) provisions which adjust the number or exercise price of such rights, or amount or nature of the stock or other securities or property receivable upon exercise of such rights, in the event of a combination, split or recapitalization of any stock of the Corporation, a change in ownership of the Corporation’s stock or other securities or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other occurrence relating to the Corporation or any stock of the Corporation, and provisions restricting the ability of the Corporation to enter into any such transaction absent an assumption by the other party or parties thereof of the obligations of the Corporation under such rights;
(d) provisions which deny the holder of a specified percentage of the outstanding stock or other securities of the Corporation the right to exercise such rights and/or cause the rights held by such holder to become void;
(e) provisions which permit the Corporation to redeem such rights; and
(f) the appointment of a rights agent with respect to such rights.
ARTICLE IX
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Section 9.01. Section 203 of the DGCL . In accordance with Section 203(b) of the DGCL, the Corporation shall be governed by the provisions contained in Section 203(a) of the DGCL regarding restrictions on business combinations with interested stockholders.
ARTICLE X
TRANSACTION WITH DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 10.01. Transaction With Directors and Officers . No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose if (a) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the

 

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Board or the committee, and the Board or the committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum, or (b) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders, or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board, a committee thereof, or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS
Section 11.01. Bylaws . In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation without the assent or vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. The stockholders may, at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, duly called and upon proper notice thereof, make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast for and against the adoption, alteration, amendment or repeal by the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the adoption, alteration, amendment or repeal.
Section 11.02. Certificate . The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal the provisions in this Certificate and in any certificate amendatory hereof in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights conferred in this Certificate on stockholders, directors and officers are subject to this reserved power.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, AmerisourceBergen Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by R. David Yost, its President and Chief Executive Officer, this 4th day of March, 2010.
         
  AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ R. David Yost  
    R. David Yost   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   

 

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Exhibit 10.1
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
2002 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(as amended and restated through January 1, 2010)
I.   PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
This 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan is intended to promote the interests of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (“the Company”) by providing eligible employees with the opportunity to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company through participation in a payroll-deduction based employee stock purchase plan intended to meet the requirements of section 423 of the Code.
This amendment and restatement of the Plan as set forth below, will be effective January 1, 2010 and will apply to any purchase right granted, or stock transferred pursuant to any purchase right granted, on or after January 1, 2010. Any purchase right granted, or stock transferred pursuant to any purchase right granted, prior to January 1, 2010 will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan in effect at the time such purchase right was granted.
Capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Article XII.
II.   ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
The Plan Administrator shall have full authority to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan and to adopt such rules and regulations for administering the Plan as it may deem necessary or appropriate in order to implement the Plan or to comply with the requirements of section 423 of the Code. Decisions of the Plan Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties having an interest in the Plan.
III.   STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN
A. The stock purchasable under the Plan shall be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares of Common Stock purchased on the open market. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued over the term of the Plan shall not exceed 4,000,000 shares as of the original effective date of the Plan.
B. Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Company’s receipt of consideration, appropriate adjustments shall be made to (i) the maximum number and class of securities issuable under the Plan, (ii) the maximum number and class of securities purchasable per Participant on any one Purchase Date and (iii) the number and class of securities and the price per share in effect under each outstanding purchase right in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of benefits thereunder.

 

 


 

IV.   PURCHASE/HOLDING PERIODS
A. Shares of Common Stock shall be offered for purchase under the Plan through a series of successive purchase periods until such time as (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan shall have been purchased or (ii) the Plan shall have been sooner terminated.
B. Except as otherwise provided in Section VII-G or as otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator, each purchase period shall have a duration of six (6) months. The start date and end date for each purchase period shall be established by the Plan Administrator from time to time.
C. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan Administrator, a Participant may not dispose of any share of Common Stock purchased under the Plan prior to six months after the transfer of the share to the Participant.
V.   ELIGIBILITY
A. Each individual who (i) is an Eligible Employee on the start date of any purchase period and (ii) has completed thirty (30) days of service with the Company or any Corporate Affiliate prior to such start date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan for that purchase period on such start date.
B. To participate in the Plan for a particular purchase period, the Eligible Employee must complete the enrollment forms prescribed by the Plan Administrator (including a stock purchase agreement and a payroll deduction authorization form) and file such forms with the Plan Administrator (or its designate) on or before the 30th day preceding the start date of the purchase period.
VI.   PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
A. The payroll deduction authorized by the Participant for purposes of acquiring shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be any multiple of one percent (1%) of the Base Salary paid to the Participant during each purchase period, up to a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%). The deduction rate so authorized shall continue in effect for the entire purchase period. However, the Participant may, at any time during the purchase period, reduce his or her rate of payroll deduction to become effective as soon as possible after filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator. The Participant may not, however, effect more than one such reduction per purchase period.
B. Payroll deductions shall begin on the first pay day following the start date of the purchase period and shall (unless sooner terminated by the Participant) continue through the pay day ending with or immediately prior to the last day of the purchase period. The amounts so collected shall be credited to the Participant’s book account under the Plan, but no interest shall be paid on the balance from time to time outstanding in such account. The amounts collected from the Participant shall not be held in any segregated account or trust fund and may be commingled with the general assets of the Company and used for general corporate purposes.

 

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C. Payroll deductions shall automatically cease upon the termination of the Participant’s purchase right in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
VII.   PURCHASE RIGHTS
A. Grant of Purchase Right. A Participant shall be granted a separate purchase right on the start date of each purchase period in which he or she participates. The purchase right shall provide the Participant with the right to purchase shares of Common Stock on the Purchase Date upon the terms set forth below. The Participant shall execute a stock purchase agreement embodying such terms and such other provisions (not inconsistent with the Plan) as the Plan Administrator may deem advisable.
Under no circumstances shall purchase rights be granted under the Plan to any Eligible Employee if such individual would, immediately after the grant, own (within the meaning of section 424(d) of the Code or hold outstanding options or other rights to purchase, stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any Corporate Affiliate.
B. Exercise of the Purchase Right. Each purchase right shall be automatically exercised on the Purchase Date, and shares of Common Stock shall accordingly be purchased on behalf of each Participant (other than any Participant whose payroll deductions have previously been refunded in accordance with the Termination of Purchase Right provisions below) on such date. The purchase shall be effected by applying the Participant’s payroll deductions for the purchase period ending on such Purchase Date to the purchase of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitation on the maximum number of shares purchasable per Participant on any one Purchase Date) at the purchase price in effect for that purchase period.
C. Purchase Price. The purchase price per share at which Common Stock will be purchased on the Participant’s behalf on each Purchase Date shall be equal to ninety-five percent (95%) of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on that Purchase Date.
D. Number of Purchasable Shares. The number of shares of Common Stock purchasable by a Participant on each Purchase Date shall be the number of shares obtained by dividing the amount collected from the Participant through payroll deductions during the purchase period ending with that Purchase Date by the purchase price in effect for that Purchase Date. In no event shall fractional shares be purchased under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to the limitations described in Article VIII, no participant may purchase more 1,000 shares of Common Stock on a Purchase Date.
E. Excess Payroll Deductions. Any payroll deductions not applied to the purchase of Common Stock by reason of any limitation on the maximum number of shares purchasable by the Participant on the Purchase Date (whether such limitation is pursuant to Section VII-D, Article VIII or otherwise) shall be promptly refunded.

 

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F. Termination of Purchase Right. The following provisions shall govern the termination of outstanding purchase rights:
(i) A Participant may, at any time prior to the last day of the purchase period, terminate his or her outstanding purchase right by filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator (or its designate), and no further payroll deductions shall be collected from the Participant with respect to the terminated purchase right. Any payroll deductions collected during the purchase period in which such termination occurs shall, at the Participant’s election, be immediately refunded or held for the purchase of shares on the next Purchase Date. If no such election is made at the time such purchase right is terminated, then the payroll deductions collected with respect to the terminated right shall be refunded as soon as possible.
(ii) The termination of such purchase right shall be irrevocable, and the Participant may not subsequently rejoin the purchase period for which the terminated purchase right was granted. In order to resume participation in any subsequent purchase period, such individual must re-enroll in the Plan (by making a timely filing of the prescribed enrollment forms) on or before the start date of the new purchase period.
(iii) Should the Participant cease to remain an Eligible Employee for any reason (including death, disability or change in status) while his or her purchase right remains outstanding, then that purchase right shall immediately terminate, and all of the Participant’s payroll deductions for the purchase period in which the purchase right so terminates shall be immediately refunded. However, should the Participant cease to remain in active service by reason of an approved unpaid leave of absence, then the Participant shall have the election, exercisable up until the last business day of the purchase period in which such leave commences, to (a) withdraw all the funds in the Participant’s payroll account at the time of the commencement of such leave or (b) have such funds held for the purchase of shares at the end of such purchase period. In no event, however, shall any further payment deductions be added to the Participant’s account during such leave. Upon the Participant’s return to active service, his or her payroll deductions under the Plan shall automatically resume at the rate in effect at the time the leave began, provided the Participant returns to service prior to the expiration date of the purchase period in which such leave began.
G. Proration of Purchase Rights. Should the total number of shares of Common Stock which are to be purchased pursuant to outstanding purchase rights on any particular date exceed the number of shares then available for issuance under the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall make a pro-rata allocation of the available shares on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis, and the payroll deductions of each Participant, to the extent in excess of the aggregate purchase price payable for the Common Stock pro-rated to such individual, shall be refunded.
H. Assignability. During the Participant’s lifetime, the purchase right shall be exercisable only by the Participant and shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant (other than by will or the laws of descent).

 

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I. Stockholder Rights. A Participant shall have no stockholder rights with respect to the shares subject to his or her outstanding purchase right until the shares are purchased on the Participant’s behalf in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and the Participant has become a holder of record of the purchased shares.
VIII.   ACCRUAL LIMITATIONS
A. No participant shall be entitled to accrue rights to acquire Common Stock pursuant to any purchase right outstanding under this Plan if and to the extent such accrual, when aggregated with (i) rights to purchase Common Stock accrued under any other purchase right granted under this Plan and (ii) similar rights accrued under other employee stock purchase plans (within the meaning of section 423 of the Code) of the Company or any Corporate Affiliate, would otherwise permit such Participant to purchase more than $25,000 worth of stock of the Company or any Corporate Affiliate (determined on the basis of the Fair Market Value of such stock on the date or dates such rights are granted) for each calendar year such rights are at any time outstanding.
B. For purposes of applying such accrual limitations, the following provisions shall be in effect:
(i) The right to acquire Common Stock under each outstanding purchase right shall accrue on the Purchase Date in effect for the purchase period for which such right is granted.
(ii) No right to acquire Common Stock under any outstanding purchase right shall accrue to the extent the Participant has already accrued in the same calendar year the right to acquire Common Stock under one (1) or more other purchase rights at a rate equal to $25,000 worth of Common Stock (determined on the basis of the Fair Market Value of such stock on the date or dates of grant) for each calendar year such rights were at any time outstanding.
C. If by reason of such accrual limitations, any purchase right of a Participant does not accrue for a particular purchase period, then the payroll deductions which the Participant made during that purchase period with respect to such purchase right shall be promptly refunded.
D. In the event there is any conflict between the provisions of this Article and one or more provisions of the Plan or any instrument issued thereunder, the provisions of this Article shall be controlling.
IX.   EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF THE PLAN
A. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board and effective on January 18, 2002. This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall become effective on January 1, 2010.

 

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B. Unless sooner terminated by the Board, the Plan shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) January 1, 2012, (ii) the date on which all shares available for issuance under the Plan have been sold pursuant to purchase rights exercised under the Plan or (iii) the date on which all purchase rights are exercised in connection with a Corporate Transaction. No further purchase rights shall be granted or exercised, and no further payroll deductions shall be collected, under the Plan following its termination.
X.   AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
The Board may alter, amend, suspend or discontinue the Plan at any time. However, the Board may not, without the approval of the Company’s shareowners, increase the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan or the maximum number of shares purchasable per Participant on any one Purchase Date, except for permissible adjustments in the event of certain changes in the Company’s capitalization, (ii) alter the purchase price formula so as to reduce the purchase price payable for the shares of Common Stock purchasable under the Plan, or (iii) materially increase the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan or materially modify the requirements for eligibility to participate in the Plan. In the event that the Plan is terminated prior to the last day of a purchase period, such purchase period shall be deemed to have ended on the effective date of such termination and there shall be no subsequent purchase periods thereafter.
XI.   GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. All costs and expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company.
B. Nothing in the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Corporate Affiliate for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Corporate Affiliate employing such person) or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate such person’s employment at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
C. The provisions of the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without resort to that Commonwealth’s conflict-of-laws rules.
XII.   DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Plan:
A. BASE SALARY shall mean the regular base salary paid to a Participant by one or more Participating Companies during such individual’s period of participation in the Plan, plus any pre-tax contributions made by the Participant to any cash-or-deferred arrangement that meets the requirements of section 401(k) of the Code or any cafeteria benefit program that meets the requirements of section 125 of the Code, now or hereafter established by the Company or any Corporate Affiliate. The following items of compensation shall not be included in Base Salary: (i) all overtime payments, bonuses, commissions (other than those functioning as base salary equivalents), profit-sharing distributions and other incentive-type payments and (ii) any and all contributions (other than contributions subject to sections 401(k) and 125 of the Code) made on the Participant’s behalf by the Company or any Corporate Affiliate under any employee benefit or welfare plan now or hereafter established.

 

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B. BOARD shall mean the Company’s Board of Directors.
C. CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
D. COMMON STOCK shall mean the Company’s common stock.
E. CORPORATE AFFILIATE shall mean any parent or subsidiary of the Company (as determined in accordance with Code Section 424, whether now existing or subsequently established).
F. CORPORATE TRANSACTION shall mean either of the following stockholder-approved transactions to which the Company is a party:
(i) a merger or consolidation in which securities possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to such transaction, or
(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation.
G. COMPANY shall mean AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any corporate successor to all or substantially all of the assets or voting stock of AmerisourceBergen Corporation, which shall, by appropriate action, adopt the Plan.
H. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE shall mean any person who is engaged, on a regularly-scheduled basis of: (i) more than twenty (20) but less than thirty (30) hours per week for more than five (5) months per calendar year or (ii) thirty (30) or more hours per week, in the rendition of personal services to any Participating Company as an employee for earnings considered wages under section 3401(a) of the Code.
I. FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant date shall be the closing selling price per share of Common Stock on the date in question on the stock exchange determined by the Plan Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such exchange. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.
J. 1933 ACT shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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K. PARTICIPANT shall mean any Eligible Employee of a Participating Company who is actively participating in the Plan.
L. PARTICIPATING COMPANY shall mean the Company, Amerisource Corporation and its Subsidiaries, Bergen Brunswig Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of the original effective date of the Plan and such other Corporate Affiliate or Affiliates as may be authorized from time to time by the Board to extend the benefits of the Plan to their Eligible Employees.
M. PLAN shall mean the Corporation’s 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as set forth in this document.
N. PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean a committee of two (2) or more Board members appointed by the Board to administer the Plan. Unless otherwise designated by the Board, the Plan Administrator shall be the Compensation Committee of the Board as constituted by the Board from time to time.
O. PURCHASE DATE shall mean the last business day of each purchase period.
P. SUBSIDIARY shall mean any entity that is a subsidiary of a Corporate Affiliate, within the meaning of section 424(f) of the Code.

 

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PORTIONS OF CERTAIN EXHIBITS TO THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST
EXHIBIT 10.2
RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2003
between
AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION,
as O riginator ,
and
AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
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ARTICLE 1 AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASE
    1  
Section 1.1 Initial Contribution of Receivables
    1  
Section 1.2 Purchase of Receivables
    1  
Section 1.3 Payment for the Purchases
    2  
Section 1.4 Purchase Price Credit Adjustments
    3  
Section 1.5 Payments and Computations, Etc
    4  
Section 1.6 License of Software
    4  
Section 1.7 Characterization
    5  
ARTICLE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    5  
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of Originator
    5  
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of Originator Concerning the Receivables
    8  
ARTICLE 3 CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
    9  
Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Purchase
    9  
Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Payments
    10  
ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS
    10  
Section 4.1 Covenants of Originator
    10  
Section 4.2 Negative Covenants of Originator
    14  
ARTICLE 5 TERMINATION EVENTS
    16  
Section 5.1 Termination Events
    16  
Section 5.2 Remedies
    17  
ARTICLE 6 INDEMNIFICATION
    17  
Section 6.1 Indemnities by Originator
    17  
Section 6.2 Other Costs and Expenses
    19  
ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS
    19  
Section 7.1 Waivers and Amendments
    19  
Section 7.2 Notices
    19  
Section 7.3 Protection of Ownership Interests of Buyer
    19  
Section 7.4 Confidentiality
    20  
Section 7.5 Bankruptcy Petition
    21  
Section 7.6 Limitation of Liability
    21  
Section 7.7 CHOICE OF LAW
    21  
Section 7.8 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
    21  
Section 7.9 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    21  
Section 7.10 Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Terms
    22  
Section 7.11 Counterparts; Severability; Section References
    22  

 

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E xhibits and S chedules
                 
Exhibit I
        Definitions
Exhibit II
        Principal Place of Business; Location(s) of Records; Federal Employer Identification Number; Other Names
Exhibit III
        Lock-Boxes; Collection Accounts; Collection Banks
Exhibit IV
        Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit V
        Copy of Credit and Collection Policy
Exhibit VI
        Form of Subordinated Note
Exhibit VII
        Form of Purchase Report
Exhibit VIII
        Pending or Threatened Actions, Suits, Investigations or Proceedings
Schedule A
          List of Documents to be Delivered to Buyer Prior to the Purchases

 

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RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
THIS RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2003, is by and between AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( “Originator” ), and Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( “Buyer” ). Unless defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit I hereto (or, if not defined in Exhibit I hereto, the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Originator now owns, and from time to time hereafter will own, Receivables. Originator wishes to sell and assign to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from Originator, all of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to its Receivables, together with the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto.
Originator and Buyer intend the transactions contemplated hereby to be true sales to Buyer by Originator of the Receivables originated by it, providing Buyer with the full benefits of ownership of such Receivables, and neither the Originator nor Buyer intends these transactions to be, or for any purpose to be characterized as, loans from Buyer to Originator.
Following the purchase of Receivables from Originator, Buyer will sell undivided interests therein and in the associated Related Security and Collections pursuant to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003 (as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, the “Purchase Agreement” ) among Buyer, Originator, as initial Servicer, the various Purchaser Groups from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Purchasers” ), and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrator for each Purchaser Group, or any successor administrator appointed pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, (in such capacity, the “Administrator” ).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASE
Section 1.1 Initial Contribution of Receivables . On the date hereof, Originator does hereby contribute, assign, transfer, set-over and otherwise convey to Buyer, and Buyer does hereby accept from Originator, Receivables originated by Originator and existing as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to the date hereof (the “Initial Cutoff Date” ) having an aggregate Outstanding Balance of $2,019,745,773 (the “Initial Contributed Receivables” ), together with all Related Security relating thereto and all Collections thereof.
Section 1.2 Purchase of Receivables . (a) Effective on the date hereof, in consideration for the Purchase Price paid to Originator and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Originator does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set-over and otherwise convey to Buyer, without recourse (except to the extent expressly provided herein), and Buyer does hereby purchase from Originator, all of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to all Receivables originated by Originator and existing as of the close of business on the Initial Cutoff Date (other than the Initial Contributed Receivables) and all Receivables thereafter originated by Originator through and including the Termination Date, together, in each case, with all Related Security relating thereto and all Collections thereof. In accordance with the preceding sentence, on the date hereof Buyer shall acquire all of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to all Receivables existing as of the Initial Cutoff Date (other than the Initial Contributed Receivables) and thereafter arising through and including the Termination Date, together with all Related Security relating thereto and all Collections thereof. Buyer shall be obligated to pay the Purchase Price for the Receivables purchased hereunder from Originator in accordance with Section 1.3 .

 

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(b) On the 20 th day of each month hereafter (or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day thereafter, Originator shall (or shall require the Servicer to) deliver to Buyer a report in substantially the form of Exhibit VII hereto (each such report being herein called a “Purchase Report” ) with respect to the Receivables sold by Originator to Buyer during the Settlement Period then most recently ended. In addition to, and not in limitation of, the foregoing, in connection with the payment of the Purchase Price for any Receivables purchased hereunder, Buyer may request that Originator deliver, and Originator shall deliver, such approvals, opinions, information or documents as Buyer may reasonably request.
(c) It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Purchase of Receivables from Originator made hereunder shall constitute a sale, which sale is absolute and irrevocable and provides Buyer with the full benefits of ownership of the Receivables originated by Originator. Except for the Purchase Price Credits owed to Buyer pursuant to Section 1.4 , the sale of Receivables hereunder by Originator is made without recourse to Originator; provided, however, that (i) Originator shall be liable to Buyer for all representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made by Originator pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents to which Originator is a party, and (ii) such sale does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by Buyer or any assignee thereof of any obligation of Originator or any other Person arising in connection with the Receivables, the related Contracts and/or other Related Security or any other obligations of Originator. In view of the intention of the parties hereto that each Purchase of Receivables made hereunder shall constitute a sale of such Receivables rather than loans secured thereby, Originator agrees that it will, on or prior to the date hereof and in accordance with Section 4.1(e)(B)(x) , mark its “Aged Trial Balance” with a legend in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit XVI to the Purchase Agreement, evidencing that Buyer has purchased such Receivables as provided in this Agreement and to note in its financial statements that its Receivables have been sold to Buyer. Upon the request of Buyer or the Administrator (as Buyer’s assignee), Originator will execute and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate to perfect and maintain the perfection of Buyer’s ownership interest in the Receivables originated by Originator and the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, or as Buyer or the Administrator (as Buyer’s assignee) may reasonably request.
Section 1.3 Payment for the Purchases . (a) The Purchase Price for the Purchase from Originator of its Receivables in existence as of the close of business on the Initial Cutoff Date (other than the Initial Contributed Receivables) shall be payable in full by Buyer to Originator on the date hereof, and shall be paid to Originator in the following manner:
(i) by delivery of immediately available funds, to the extent of funds made available to Buyer in connection with its subsequent sale of an interest in such Receivables to the Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement; provided that a portion of such funds shall be offset by amounts owed by Originator to Buyer on account of the issuance of equity having a total value of not less than the Required Capital Amount, and
(ii) the balance, by delivery of the proceeds of a subordinated revolving loan from Originator to Buyer (a “Subordinated Loan” ) in an amount not to exceed the least of (A) the remaining unpaid portion of such Purchase Price, (B) the maximum Subordinated Loan that could be borrowed without rendering Buyer’s Net Worth less than the Required Capital Amount, and (C) fifteen percent (15%) of such Purchase Price. Originator is hereby authorized by Buyer to endorse on the schedule attached to its Subordinated Note an appropriate notation evidencing the date and amount of each advance thereunder, as well as the date of each payment with respect thereto, provided that the failure to make such notation shall not affect any obligation of Buyer thereunder.

 

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The Purchase Price for each Receivable coming into existence after the Initial Cutoff Date shall be due and owing in full by Buyer to Originator or its designee on the date each such Receivable came into existence (except that Buyer may, with respect to any such Purchase Price, offset against such Purchase Price any amounts owed by Originator to Buyer hereunder and which have become due but remain unpaid) and shall be paid to Originator in the manner provided in the following paragraphs (b), (c) and (d).
(b) With respect to any Receivables coming into existence after the Initial Cutoff Date, on each Settlement Date, Buyer shall pay Originator the Purchase Price therefor in accordance with Section 1.3(d) and in the following manner:
first , by delivery to Originator or its designee of immediately available funds, to the extent of funds available to Buyer from its subsequent sale of an interest in all of the Receivables to the Administrator for the benefit of the Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement or other cash on hand;
second , by delivery to Originator or its designee of the proceeds of a Subordinated Loan, provided that the making of any such Subordinated Loan shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 1.3(a)(ii) ; and
third , solely in the case of Receivables originated by Originator, unless the Termination Date has occurred in accordance with this Agreement, by accepting a contribution to its capital in an amount equal to the remaining unpaid balance of such Purchase Price.
Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1.3(a)(ii) , Originator irrevocably agrees to advance each Subordinated Loan requested by Buyer on or prior to the Termination Date. The Subordinated Loans owing to Originator shall be evidenced by, and shall be payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of its Subordinated Note and shall be payable solely from funds which Buyer is not required under the Purchase Agreement to set aside for the benefit of, or otherwise pay over to, the Purchasers.
(c) From and after the Termination Date, (i) Originator shall not be obligated to (but may, at its option) sell Receivables to Buyer, or (ii) Originator shall not be obligated to (but may, at its option) contribute Receivables to Buyer’s capital pursuant to clause third of Section 1.3(b) .
(d) Although the Purchase Price for each Receivable coming into existence after the Initial Cutoff Date shall be due and payable in full by Buyer to Originator on the date such Receivable came into existence, settlement of the Purchase Price between Buyer and Originator shall be effected on a monthly basis on Settlement Dates with respect to all Receivables originated by Originator during the same Calculation Period and based on the information contained in the Purchase Report delivered by Originator for the Calculation Period then most recently ended. Although settlement shall be effected on Settlement Dates, increases or decreases in the amount owing under the Subordinated Note made pursuant to Section 1.3 and any contribution of capital by Originator to Buyer made pursuant to Section 1.3(b) shall be deemed to have occurred and shall be effective as of the last Business Day of the Calculation Period to which such settlement relates.
Section 1.4 Purchase Price Credit Adjustments . If on any day:
(a) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or cancelled as a result of any credit issued for returned or repossessed goods, any shortages, any pricing adjustment, any volume rebate or any other allowance, adjustment or deduction by Originator or any Affiliate thereof, or as a result of any governmental or regulatory action, or

 

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(b) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or canceled as a result of a setoff in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related or an unrelated transaction), or
(c) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced on account of the obligation of Originator or any Affiliate thereof to pay to the related Obligor any rebate or refund, or
(d) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is less than the amount included in calculating the Net Pool Balance for purposes of any Settlement Report (for any reason other than receipt of Collections or such Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable), or
(e) any of the representations or warranties of Originator with respect to any Receivable set forth in Article II were not true when made,
then, in such event, Buyer shall be entitled to a credit (each, a “Purchase Price Credit” ) against the Purchase Price otherwise payable to Originator hereunder equal to the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable (calculated before giving effect to the applicable reduction or cancellation). If such Purchase Price Credit exceeds the Original Balance of the Receivables originated by Originator on any day, Originator shall pay the remaining amount of such Purchase Price Credit in cash immediately, provided that if the Termination Date has not occurred, Originator shall be allowed to deduct the remaining amount of such Purchase Price Credit from any indebtedness owed to it under its Subordinated Note.
Section 1.5 Payments and Computations, Etc . All amounts to be paid or deposited by Buyer hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof on the day when due in immediately available funds to the account of Originator designated from time to time by Originator or as otherwise directed by Originator. In the event that any payment owed by any Person hereunder becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, then such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. If any Person fails to pay any amount hereunder when due, such Person agrees to pay, on demand, the Default Fee in respect thereof until paid in full; provided, however, that such Default Fee shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. All computations of interest payable hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed.
Section 1.6 License of Software . (a) To the extent that any software used by Originator to account for the Receivables originated by it is non-transferable, Originator hereby grants to each of Buyer, the Administrator and the Servicer an irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, without royalty or payment of any kind, all such software used by Originator to account for such Receivables, to the extent necessary to administer such Receivables, whether such software is owned by Originator or is owned by others and used by Originator under license agreements with respect thereto, provided that should the consent of any licensor of such software be required for the grant of the license described herein, to be effective, Originator hereby agrees that upon the request of Buyer (or Buyer’s assignee), Originator will use its reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such third-party licensor. The license granted hereby shall be irrevocable until the later to occur of (i) indefeasible payment in full of the Aggregate Unpaids (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and (ii) the date each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms.
(b) Originator (i) shall take such action requested by Buyer and/or the Administrator (as Buyer’s assignee), from time to time hereafter, that may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that Buyer and its assigns under the Purchase Agreement have an enforceable ownership interest in the Records relating to the Receivables purchased from Originator hereunder, and (ii) shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure that Buyer, the Administrator and the Servicer each has an enforceable right (whether by license or sublicense or otherwise) to use all of the computer software used to account for such Receivables and/or to recreate such Records.

 

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Section 1.7 Characterization . If, notwithstanding the intention of the parties expressed in Section 1.2(c) , any sale or contribution by Originator to Buyer of Receivables hereunder shall be characterized as a secured loan and not a sale or such sale shall for any reason be ineffective or unenforceable, then this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a security agreement under the UCC and other applicable law. For this purpose and without being in derogation of the parties’ intention that the sale of Receivables by Originator hereunder shall constitute a true sale thereof, Originator hereby grants to Buyer a duly perfected security interest in all of Originator’s right, title and interest in, to and under all Receivables of Originator which are now existing or hereafter arising, all Collections and Related Security with respect thereto, each Lock-Box and Collection Account, all other rights and payments relating to such Receivables and all proceeds of the foregoing to secure the prompt and complete payment of a loan deemed to have been made in an amount equal to the Purchase Price of the Receivables purchased from Originator together with all other obligations of Originator hereunder, which security interest shall be prior to all other Adverse Claims thereto. Buyer and its assigns shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which they may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC and other applicable law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of Originator . Originator hereby represents and warrants to Buyer on the date hereof, on the date of the Purchase from Originator hereunder and on each date that any Receivable is originated by Originator or on or after the date of such Purchase, that:
(a)  Organization and Qualification . Originator is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of Delaware. Originator is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties or the nature of its activities (including transactions giving rise to Receivables), or both, requires it to be so qualified or, if not so qualified, the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations or any Receivables.
(b)  Authority . Originator has the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, to make the sales provided for herein and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(c)  Execution and Binding Effect . Each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which Originator is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Originator and (assuming the due and valid execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto), constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Originator, enforceable against Originator in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity and will vest absolutely and unconditionally in the Buyer, a valid undivided ownership interest in the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and the related Proceeds (the “ Purchased Assets ”) purported to be assigned thereby, subject to no Liens whatsoever. Upon the filing of the necessary financing statements under the UCC as in effect in the jurisdiction whose Law governs the perfection of the Buyer’s ownership interests in the Purchased Assets, the Buyer’s ownership interests in the Purchased Assets will be perfected under Article Nine of such UCC, prior to and enforceable against all creditors of and purchasers from Originator and all other Persons whatsoever (other than the Buyer and its successors and assigns).

 

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(d)  Authorizations and Filings . No authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption or other action by, and no registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any Official Body is or will be necessary or, in the opinion of Originator, advisable in connection with the execution and delivery by Originator of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which Originator is a party, the consummation by Originator of the transactions herein or therein contemplated or the performance by Originator of or the compliance by Originator with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, to ensure the legality, validity or enforceability hereof or thereof, or to ensure that the Buyer will have a valid undivided ownership interest in and to the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and the related Proceeds which is perfected and prior to all other Liens (including competing ownership interests), other than the filing of financing statements under the UCC in the jurisdiction of Originator’s Location.
(e)  Location of Chief Executive Office, etc . As of the date hereof: (i) Originator’s Chief Executive Office is located at the address for notices set forth on the signature page hereof; (ii) Originator has only the Subsidiaries and divisions listed on Exhibit II hereto; (iii) the offices where Originator keeps all of its Records with respect to any Receivables are listed on Exhibit II hereto; and (iv) Originator has, within the last 5 years, operated only under the trade names identified in Exhibit II hereto, and, within the last 5 years, has not changed its name, merged or consolidated with any other corporation or been the subject of any proceeding under Title 11, United States Code (Bankruptcy), except as disclosed in Exhibit II hereto.
(f)  Perfection . This Agreement, together with the filing of the financing statements contemplated hereby, is effective to transfer to Buyer (and Buyer shall acquire from Originator) (i) legal and equitable title to, with the right to sell and encumber each Receivable, its Related Security, Collections and related Proceeds originated by Originator, whether now existing and hereafter arising, together with the Collections with respect thereto, and (ii) all of Originator’s right, title and interest in the Related Security associated with each such Receivable, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claim, except as created by the Transactions Documents. There have been duly filed all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Buyer’s ownership interest in such Receivables, the Related Security, Collections and Proceeds. Originator’s jurisdiction of organization is a jurisdiction whose law generally requires information concerning the existence of a nonpossessory security interest to be made generally available in a filing, record or registration system as a condition or result of such a security interest’s obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor which respect to collateral.
(g)  Absence of Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery by Originator of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, nor the consummation by Originator of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor the performance by Originator of or the compliance by Originator with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, will (i) violate any Law or (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of or a default under (A) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Originator or (B) any agreement or instrument, including, without limitation, any and all indentures, debentures, loans or other agreements to which Originator is a party or by which it or any of its properties (now owned or hereafter acquired) may be subject or bound, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of Originator or result in rendering any debt evidenced thereby due and payable prior to its maturity or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien pursuant to the terms of any such instrument or agreement upon any property (now owned or hereafter acquired) of Originator. Originator has not entered into any agreement with any Obligor prohibiting, restricting or conditioning the assignment of any portion of the Receivables.
(h)  Accurate and Complete Disclosure . No information furnished in writing by a Responsible Officer of Originator pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is false or misleading in any material respect as of the date of which such information was furnished (including by omission of material information necessary to make such information not misleading).

 

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(i)  No Proceedings . Except as set forth in Exhibit VIII, there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of Originator, threatened, against or affecting Originator or its properties in or before any Official Body which (i) seeks any determination or ruling that might materially adversely affect (A) the performance by Originator of its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents or (B) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Contracts or any material amount of the Receivables, (ii) asserts the invalidity of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or (iii) seeks to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(j)  Bulk Sales Act . No transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(k)  Litigation . No injunction, decree or other decision has been issued or made by any Official Body that prevents, and to the knowledge of Originator, no threat by any Person has been made to attempt to obtain any such decision that would have a material adverse impact on, the conduct by Originator of a significant portion of Originator’s business operations or any portion of its business operations affecting the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and the related Proceeds, and no litigation, investigation or proceeding exists asserting the invalidity of the Transaction Documents, seeking to prevent the consummation of any transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect (A) the performance by Originator of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or (B) the validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the Contracts or a material amount of the Receivables. Originator has paid on a timely basis all of its obligations arising out of judgments, proceedings or investigations except those which it is appealing in good faith.
(l)  Margin Regulations . The use of all funds acquired by Originator under this Agreement will not conflict with or contravene any of Regulations T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
(m)  Taxes . Originator has timely filed all United States federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns and paid or contested any assessment received by Originator related to such returns.
(n)  Books and Records . Originator has indicated on its books and records (including any computer files) that the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and the related Proceeds are the property of the Buyer. Originator maintains at, or shall cause the Servicer to maintain at, one or more of their respective offices listed on Exhibit II hereto the complete records for the Receivables.
(o)  Creditor Approval . Originator has obtained from its creditors (i) all approvals necessary to sell and assign the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and the related Proceeds and (ii) releases of any security interests in the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and the related Proceeds.
(p)  Financial Condition . Originator is not insolvent or the subject of any Event of Bankruptcy and the sale of the Receivables on such day will not be made in contemplation of the occurrence thereof.
(q)  Financial Information . If and when produced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the consolidated balance sheet of Originator as of the most recent Fiscal Year end and the related statements of income of Originator for the Fiscal Year then ended, fairly present the consolidated financial position of Originator as of such date and the consolidated results of the operations, all in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(r)  Investment Company . Originator is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Originator is not a “holding company” or a “subsidiary holding company” of a “holding company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, or any successor statute.
(s)  ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operations or properties of the Originator and ERISA Affiliates taken as a whole. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $25,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $25,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans.
(t)  Separate Corporate Existence . Originator is entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in reliance on the Buyer’s identity as a separate legal entity from Originator and each of its Affiliates, and acknowledges that the Buyer and the other parties to the Transaction Documents are similarly entering into the transactions contemplated by the other Transaction Documents in reliance on the Buyer’s identity as a separate legal entity from Originator and each such other Affiliate. Originator has at all times complied with Section 4.1(r).
(u)  No Fraudulent Conveyance . The transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by each of the Facility Documents are being consummated by Originator in furtherance of Originator’s ordinary business, with no contemplation of insolvency and with no intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its present or future creditors. By its receipt of the Purchase Price hereunder and its ownership of the capital stock of the Buyer, Originator shall have received reasonably equivalent value for the Purchased Assets sold or otherwise conveyed to the Buyer under this Agreement. No transfer hereunder by Originator of any Receivable originated by Originator is or may be voidable under any section of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. ), as amended.
(v)  Ownership of Buyer . Originator owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Buyer. Such equity interests are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and there are no options, warrants or other rights to acquire securities of Buyer.
(w)  Compliance with Law . Originator has complied in all respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations or any Receivables.
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of Originator Concerning the Receivables . By selling Receivables to the Buyer on each Purchase Date, Originator hereby represents and warrants to Buyer on the date hereof, on the date of the Purchase from Originator hereunder and on each date that any Receivable is originated by Originator or on or after the date of such Purchase, that:
(a)  Assignment . This Agreement vests in the Buyer all the right, title and interest of Originator in and to the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and Proceeds, and constitutes a valid sale of the Receivables, enforceable against, and creating an interest prior in right to, all creditors of and purchasers from Originator.

 

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(b)  No Liens . Each Receivable, together with the related Contract and all purchase orders and other agreements related to such Receivable, is owned by Originator free and clear of any Lien. When the Buyer makes a purchase of a Receivable it shall have acquired and shall continue to have maintained an ownership interest in such Receivable and in the Related Security, the Collections and Proceeds with respect thereto free and clear of any Lien (other than the Lien arising in connection with this Agreement). Originator has not and will not prior to the time of the sale of any such interest to the Buyer have sold, pledged, assigned, transferred or subjected to a Lien any of the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections, and Proceeds other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c)  Filings . On or prior to each Purchase Date, all financing statements and other documents required to be recorded or filed in order to perfect and protect the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections, and Proceeds against all creditors of and purchasers from Originator and all other Persons whatsoever have been duly filed in each filing office necessary for such purpose and all filing fees and taxes, if any, payable in connection with such filings have been paid in full.
(d)  Credit and Collection Policy . Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy has been complied with in all material respects in regard to each Receivable and related Contract. Neither Originator nor any other Person has extended or modified the terms of any Receivable or the related Contract except in accordance with Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy.
(e)  Nature of Receivables . Each Receivable is, or will be, an eligible asset within the meaning of Rule 3a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.
(f)  Bona Fide Receivables . Each Receivable is an obligation of an Obligor arising out of a past, current or future sale or performance by Originator, in accordance with the terms of the Contract giving rise to such Receivable. Originator has no knowledge of any fact that should have led it to expect at the time of the initial creation of an interest in any Receivable hereunder that such Receivable would not be paid in full when due except with respect to any Dilution. Each Receivable classified as an “Eligible Receivable” by Originator in any document or report delivered hereunder satisfies the requirements of eligibility contained in the definition of Eligible Receivable at the time such document or report was delivered.
(g)  Collections . The conditions and requirements set forth in Section 4.1(x) have at all times been satisfied and duly performed. The names and addresses of all Collection Banks, together with the account numbers of the Collection Accounts of Originator at each Collection Bank and the post office box number of each Lock-Box, are listed on Exhibit III . Originator has not granted any Person, other than Buyer (and its assigns) dominion and control of any Lock-Box or Collection Account, or the right to take dominion and control of any such Lock-Box or Collection Account at a future time or upon the occurrence of a future event.
(h)  Eligible Receivables . Each Receivable reflected in any Purchase Report as an Eligible Receivable was an Eligible Receivable on the date of its acquisition by Buyer hereunder.
ARTICLE 3
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Purchase . The Purchases under this Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that (a) Buyer shall have been capitalized with the Initial Contributed Receivables, (b) Buyer shall have received on or before the date of such purchase those documents listed on Schedule A and (c) all of the conditions to the initial purchase under the Purchase Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Payments . Buyer’s obligation to pay for Receivables coming into existence after the Initial Cutoff Date shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that: (a) the Facility Termination Date shall not have occurred under the Purchase Agreement; (b) Buyer (or its assigns) shall have received such other approvals, opinions or documents as it may reasonably request and (c) on the date such Receivable came into existence, the following statements shall be true (and acceptance of the proceeds of any payment for such Receivable shall be deemed a representation and warranty by Originator that such statements are then true):
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article II are true and correct on and as of the date such Receivable came into existence as though made on and as of such date; and
(ii) no event has occurred and is continuing that will constitute a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event.
Notwithstanding the foregoing conditions precedent, upon payment of the Purchase Price for any Receivable (whether by payment of cash, through an increase in the amounts outstanding under the Subordinated Note, by offset of amounts owed to Buyer and/or by offset of capital contributions), title to such Receivable and the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto shall vest in Buyer, whether or not the conditions precedent to Buyer’s obligation to pay for such Receivable were in fact satisfied. The failure of Originator to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent, however, shall give rise to a right of Buyer to rescind the related purchase and direct Originator to pay to Buyer an amount equal to the Purchase Price payment that shall have been made with respect to any Receivables related thereto.
ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS
Section 4.1 Covenants of Originator . Until the date on which this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, Originator hereby covenants as set forth below:
(a)  Notice of Material Adverse Change . Promptly upon becoming aware thereof, Originator shall give the Buyer notice of any material adverse change in the business, operations or financial condition of Originator which reasonably could affect adversely the collectibility of the Receivables.
(b)  Preservation of Corporate Existence . Originator shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification would materially adversely affect (i) the interests of the Buyer hereunder or (ii) the ability of Originator to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(c)  Compliance with Laws . Originator shall comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable to Originator, its business and properties, and all Receivables.
(d)  Enforceability of Obligations . Originator shall take such actions as are reasonable and within its power to ensure that, with respect to each Receivable, the obligation of any related Obligor to pay the unpaid balance of such Receivable in accordance with the terms of the related Contract remains legal, valid, binding and enforceable against such Obligor.

 

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(e)  Books and Records . Originator shall, to the extent practicable, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing Receivables in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain or obtain, as and when required, all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation, records adequate to permit the daily identification of all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable). Originator will (A) on or prior to the date hereof, mark its “Aged Trial Balance” with a legend in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit XVI to the Purchase Agreement and (B) upon the request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent following the occurrence of a Termination Event: (x) mark each Contract with a legend describing the Administrator’s security interest and (y) deliver to the Administrator all Contracts (including, without limitation, all multiple originals of any such Contract constituting an instrument, a certificated security or chattel paper) relating to the Receivables.
(f)  Obligor List . Originator shall at all times maintain a current list (which may be stored on magnetic tapes or disks) of all Obligors under Contracts related to Receivables, including the name, address and account number of each such Obligor.
(g)  Litigation . As soon as possible, and in any event within ten Business Days of Originator’s knowledge thereof, Originator shall give the Buyer notice of (i) any litigation, investigation or proceeding against Originator which may exist at any time which could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of Originator, materially impair the ability of Originator to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or materially adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables and (ii) any material adverse development in any such previously disclosed litigation.
(h)  Notice of Relocation . Originator shall give the Buyer and the Administrator 45 days’ prior written notice of any relocation of its Chief Executive Office or any office where records are kept; provided that such 45 day notice need not be given by Originator in connection with the relocation of Originator’s Chief Executive Office to 1300 Morris Drive, Chesterbrook, PA 19087. Originator will at all times maintain its Chief Executive Office within a jurisdiction in the United States in which Article Nine of the UCC (1972 or later version) is in effect as of the date hereof or the date of any such relocation and in the event it moves its Chief Executive Office to a location which may charge taxes, fees, costs, expenses or other charges to perfect the interests of the Buyer in the Receivables, it shall pay all taxes, fees, costs, expenses and other charges associated with perfecting the interests of the Buyer in the Receivables and any other costs and expenses incurred in order to maintain the enforceability of this Agreement and the interest of the Buyer in the Receivables.
(i)  Further Information . Originator shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Buyer such other information as promptly as practicable, and in such form and detail, as the Buyer may reasonably request.
(j)  Fees, Taxes and Expenses . Originator shall pay all filing fees, stamp taxes, other taxes (other than taxes imposed directly on the overall net income of the Buyer) and expenses, including the fees and expenses set forth in Section 6.2 hereof, if any, which are incurred or assessed on account of or arise out of this Agreement and the documents and transactions entered into pursuant to this Agreement.
(k)  Subordinated Note . Originator shall not transfer its Subordinated Note to any Person.
(l)  Fulfillment of Obligations . Originator shall duly observe and perform, or cause to be observed or performed, all material obligations and undertakings on its part to be observed and performed under or in connection with this Agreement and the Receivables, shall duly observe and perform all material provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Receivables, shall do nothing to materially impair the rights, title and interest of the Buyer in and to the Receivables, and shall pay when due (or contest in good faith) any taxes, including without limitation any sales tax, excise tax or other similar tax or charge, payable in connection with the Receivables and their creation and satisfaction.

 

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(m)  Copies of Reports, Filings, Etc . Originator shall furnish to the Buyer, upon written request, as soon as practicable after the issuance, sending or filing thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements, reports and other communications which Originator sends to its security holders generally, and, if Originator is required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, copies of all regular, periodic and special reports which Originator files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or with any securities exchange on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K or any successor forms thereto. Originator agrees that the Buyer may furnish any such reports to the Administrator and the Buyer agrees that it shall, promptly upon receipt of such reports, deliver such reports to the Administrator.
(n)  Compliance with Credit and Collection Policy . The Credit and Collection Policy shall be complied with in all material respects with respect to each Receivable and related Contract.
(o)  Insurance . Originator shall keep insured all property of a character usually insured by corporations engaged in the same or similar business similarly situated against loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts customarily insured against by such corporations and carry such other insurance as is usually carried by such corporations.
(p)  Audits . At any reasonable time, and from time to time at the Buyer’s reasonable request upon notice Originator shall permit the Buyer, or its agents or representatives, (i) to examine and make copies of and extracts from all books, records and documents (including, without limitation, computer tapes and disks) in the possession or under the control of Originator relating to the Receivables, including, without limitation, the related Contracts and Related Security, and (ii) to visit the offices and properties of Originator for the purpose of examining the materials described in clause (i) above, and to discuss matters relating to the Receivables, and Originator’s performance under this Agreement with any of the officers, employees, or independent accountants of Originator having knowledge of such matters. Following the occurrence of a Amortization Event (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), Originator shall reimburse the Buyer for all reasonable fees, costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Buyer promptly upon receipt of a written notice therefor.
(q)  ERISA Events .
Promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence or likely occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Originator and its ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000. Originator shall give the Buyer a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action Originator or any ERISA Affiliate has taken and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto.
(r)  Separate Identity . Originator acknowledges that the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers are entering into the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement in reliance upon Buyer’s identity as a legal entity that is separate from Originator and any Affiliates thereof. Originator shall take all actions required to maintain the Buyer’s status as a separate legal entity, including, without limitation,
(i) not anticipating any need for its having to extend advances to Buyer except for those described in the Transaction Documents, if any;
(ii) not conducting its business in the name of Buyer;
(iii) having a telephone number, stationery and business forms separate from those of Buyer;
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(v) notwithstanding certain limited liabilities of Buyer to Administrator, which are indemnified by an affiliate of Originator, not being liable for the payment of any liability of Buyer;
(vi) holding out either the assets or the creditworthiness of itself as being available for the payment of any liability of Buyer;
(vii) maintaining an arm’s-length relationship with Buyer; and
(viii) not transferring assets from itself to Buyer without fair consideration or with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud the creditors of either itself or Buyer.
(s)  Software . Originator shall use its reasonable efforts to enable each of the Buyer, any agent of the Buyer and the Servicer (whether by license, sublicense, assignment or otherwise) to use all of the computer software used to account for the Receivables to the extent necessary to administer the Receivables.
(t) [Intentionally Omitted.]
(u)  Financial Reporting . Originator will maintain, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and cause AmerisourceBergen to make its balance sheet and statement of income and cash flows publicly available as described in Section 5.3(k) of the Purchase Agreement and furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Buyer (or its assigns):
(i) Accounting Certificate . The certificate described in Section 5.3(k) of the Purchase Agreement.
(ii) [Intentionally Omitted.]
(iii) Compliance Certificate . On the date of public filing (or the next succeeding Business Day) of the financial statements described above, a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit IV signed by an Authorized Officer of Originator and dated the date of such annual financial statement or such quarterly financial statement, as the case may be.
(iv) S.E.C. Filings . Promptly upon the written request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which Originator files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(v) Copies of Notices . Promptly upon its receipt of any notice under or in connection with any Transaction Document from any Person other than Buyer, the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser, copies of the same.
(vi) Other Information . Promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, records or reports relating to the Receivables originated by Originator as Buyer (or its assigns) may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of Buyer (and its assigns) under or as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(v)  Notices . Originator will notify Buyer (or its assigns) in writing of any of the following promptly upon learning of the occurrence thereof, describing the same and, if applicable, the steps being taken with respect thereto:
(i) Termination Events or Unmatured Termination Events . The occurrence of each Termination Event and each Unmatured Termination Event, by a statement of an Authorized Officer of Originator.
(ii) Judgment and Proceedings . (1) The entry of any judgment or decree against Originator or any of its Subsidiaries if the aggregate amount of all judgments and decrees then outstanding against Originator and its Subsidiaries exceeds $25,000,000 after deducting (a) the amount with respect to which Originator or Subsidiary is insured and with respect to which the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing, and (b) the amount for which Originator or Subsidiary is otherwise indemnified if the terms of such indemnification are satisfactory to Buyer (or its assigns), and (2) the institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against Originator which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations or any Receivables.
(iii) Defaults Under Other Agreements . The occurrence of a default or an event of default under any other financing arrangement for an aggregate principal amount exceeding $25,000,000 pursuant to which Originator is a debtor or an obligor.
(w)  Ownership . Originator will establish and maintain, irrevocably in Buyer, (A) legal and equitable title to the Receivables originated by Originator and the Collections and (B) all of Originator’s right, title and interest in the Related Security, Collections and Proceeds associated with the Receivables originated by Originator, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claims other than Adverse Claims in favor of Buyer (and its assigns) ( including , without limitation , the filing of all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Buyer’s interest in such Receivables, Related Security, Collections and Proceeds and such other action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of Buyer as Buyer (or its assigns) may reasonably request).
(x)  Collections . Originator will cause (1) all proceeds from all Lock-Boxes to be directly deposited by a Collection Bank into a Collection Account and (2) each Lock-Box and Collection Account to be subject at all times to a Collection Account Agreement that is in full force and effect. In the event any payments relating to Receivables are remitted directly to Originator or any Affiliate of Originator, Originator will remit (or will cause all such payments to be remitted) directly to a Collection Bank and deposited into a Collection Account within two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof and, at all times prior to such remittance, Originator will itself hold or, if applicable, will cause such payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of Buyer and its assigns. Originator will transfer exclusive ownership, dominion and control of each Lock-Box and Collection Account to Buyer and, will not grant the right to take dominion and control of any Lock-Box or Collection Account at a future time or upon the occurrence of a future event to any Person, except to Buyer (or its assigns) as contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.
Section 4.2 Negative Covenants of Originator . Until the date on which this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, Originator hereby covenants that:
(a)  Statement for and Treatment of Sales . Originator shall not prepare any financial statements for financial accounting or reporting purposes which shall account for the transactions contemplated herein in any manner other than as a sale of the Receivables to the Buyer.

 

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(b)  No Rescissions or Modifications . Originator shall not rescind or cancel any Receivable or related Contract or modify any terms or provisions thereof, or grant any Dilution to an Obligor except in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, unless such Receivable has been deemed collected pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or repurchased by Originator.
(c)  No Change in Name, Identity or Corporate Structure . Originator shall not change its name, identity or corporate structure (within the meaning of Section 9-507(c) of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction) in any manner which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-507(c) of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Laws unless it shall have (i) given the Buyer at least 45 days’ prior written notice thereof and (ii) delivered to the Buyer all financing statements, instruments and other documents requested by the Buyer in connection with such change.
(d)  No Liens . Originator shall not cause any of the Receivables or related Contracts, or any inventory or goods the sale of which may give rise to a Receivable, or any Collection Account or any right to receive any payments received therein or deposited thereto, to be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred or to be subject to a Lien, other than the sale and assignment of the Receivables to the Buyer and the Liens created in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)  Liens on Inventory . Originator shall not cause or permit any Lien to be placed upon inventory or goods the sale of which may give rise to a Receivable unless (x) (i) any related security agreement, financing statements and any other related documents specifically exclude from such Lien the proceeds of the sale of such inventory or goods and (ii) the Buyer or any assignee or transferee thereof has reviewed such security agreement, financing statements and related documents or (y) the entity for whose benefit such Lien is granted or arises releases or has released the Lien at or prior to the time an invoice is sent for payment upon the sale of such inventory or goods.
(f)  Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets . Originator shall not (i) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, or (ii) sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; provided that Originator may merge or consolidate with another Person if Originator is the corporation surviving such merger.
(g)  Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors . Originator shall not make any change in its instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made with respect to the Receivables (other than changes with respect to the mailing addresses for remittances) unless the Buyer and the Administrator shall have received, at least ten (10) days before the proposed effective date therefor, written notice of such change and the Administrator shall have consented thereto; provided, however, that Originator may make changes in instructions to Obligors regarding payments if such new instructions require such Obligor to make payments to another existing Collection Account. Originator will not add or terminate any bank as a Collection Bank, unless Buyer (or its assigns) shall have received, at least ten (10) days before the proposed effective date therefor, (i) written notice of such addition or termination and (ii) with respect to the addition of a Collection Bank or a Collection Account or Lock-Box, an executed Collection Account Agreement with respect to the new Collection Account or Lock-Box.
(h)  ERISA Matters . Originator shall not permit any event or condition which is described in Section 5.1(h) to occur or exist with respect to any Pension Plan.
(i)  Modifications to Credit and Collection Policy . Originator will not make any material change to the Credit and Collection Policy without prior written consent of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent (and the Originator shall provide notice of any such change (unless de minimis) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such change).

 

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(j)  No Adverse Selection . To the extent that Originator has retained Receivables that would be Eligible Receivables but which have not been transferred to Buyer hereunder, Originator will not select those Receivables to be transferred hereunder in any manner that materially adversely affects Buyer.
ARTICLE 5
TERMINATION EVENTS
Section 5.1 Termination Events . The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a Termination Event:
(a) Originator shall fail to make any payment or deposit required hereunder when due and such failure goes unremedied for two (2) Business Days after the date when such amount became due.
(b) Originator shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement hereunder (other than as referred to in clause (a) of this Section 5.1 ) or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party and such failure shall continue for ten (10) consecutive Business Days after either (i) any Responsible Officer of Originator becomes aware thereof or (ii) notice thereof to Originator by the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser.
(c) Any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by Originator in this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or in any other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made and which continues to be false or misleading in any material respect for a period of ten (10) Business Days after either (i) any Responsible Officer of Originator becomes aware thereof or (ii) notice thereof to Originator by the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser; provided that the materiality threshold in the preceding clause shall not be applicable with respect to any representation or warranty which itself contains a materiality threshold and provided further, that any misrepresentation or certification for which Buyer has actually received a Purchase Price Credit shall not constitute a Termination Event hereunder.
(d) Failure of Originator to pay any Indebtedness when due in excess of $25,000,000 and such failure shall continue beyond the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or the default by Originator in the performance of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any such Indebtedness was created or is governed (and such default shall continue for the applicable grace period, if any, under the applicable agreement), the effect of which is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any such Indebtedness of Originator shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the date of maturity thereof.
(e) (i) An Event of Bankruptcy shall occur with respect to Originator.
(f) AmerisourceBergen shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 100% of Originator.
(g) One or more final judgments for the payment of money in an amount in excess of $25,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, shall be entered against Originator on claims not covered by insurance or as to which the insurance carrier has denied its responsibility, and such judgment shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for fifteen (15) consecutive days without a stay of execution.
(h) An ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Buyer, Originator or any ERISA Affiliates under the Internal Revenue Code or Title IV of ERISA to such Pension Plan, such Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000.

 

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(i) An Amortization Event shall have occurred.
(j) Originator becomes unable for any reason to convey or reconvey Receivables in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
(k) The Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Internal Revenue Code with regard to any of the Receivables, or any assets of Buyer, Originator or any Affiliate and the lien shall not have been released within seven (7) days.
Section 5.2 Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Termination Event, Buyer may take any of the following actions: (i) declare the Termination Date to have occurred, whereupon the Termination Date shall forthwith occur, without demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Originator; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of a Termination Event described in Section 5.1(e) , or of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to Originator under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, the Termination Date shall automatically occur, without demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Originator and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, declare that the Default Fee shall accrue with respect to any amounts then due and owing by Originator to Buyer. The aforementioned rights and remedies shall be without limitation and shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies of Buyer and its assigns otherwise available under any other provision of this Agreement, by operation of law, at equity or otherwise, all of which are hereby expressly preserved, including, without limitation, all rights and remedies provided under the UCC, all of which rights shall be cumulative.
ARTICLE 6
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1 Indemnities by Originator . Without limiting any other rights that Buyer may have hereunder or under applicable law, Originator hereby agrees to indemnify (and pay upon demand to) Buyer and its assigns, officers, directors, agents and employees (each an “Indemnified Party” ) from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, taxes, liabilities, costs, expenses and for all other amounts payable, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (which attorneys may be employees of Buyer or any such assign) and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts” ) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the acquisition, either directly or indirectly, by Buyer of an interest in the Receivables originated by Originator, excluding, however:
(a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Indemnified Amounts resulted from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Party seeking indemnification;
(b) Indemnified Amounts to the extent the same includes losses in respect of Receivables originated by Originator that are uncollectible on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy or lack of creditworthiness of the related Obligor; or
(c) taxes imposed by the jurisdiction in which such Indemnified Party’s principal executive office is located, on or measured by the overall net income of such Indemnified Party to the extent that the computation of such taxes is consistent with the characterization for income tax purposes of the acquisition by the Purchasers of Receivable Interests under the Purchase Agreement as a loan or loans by the Purchasers to Buyer secured by, among other things, the Receivables originated by Originator, the Related Security and the Collections;

 

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provided, however, that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the liability of Originator or limit the recourse of Buyer to Originator for amounts otherwise specifically provided to be paid by Originator under the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing indemnification, but subject in each case to clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, Originator shall indemnify Buyer for Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from:
(i) any representation or warranty made by Originator (or any officers of Originator) under or in connection with any Purchase Report, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other information or report delivered by Originator pursuant hereto or thereto for which Buyer has not received a Purchase Price Credit that shall have been false or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(ii) the failure by Originator, to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Receivable or Contract related thereto, or the nonconformity of any Receivable or Contract included therein with any such applicable law, rule or regulation or any failure of Originator to keep or perform any of its obligations, express or implied, with respect to any Contract;
(iii) any failure of Originator to perform its duties, covenants or other obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(iv) any products liability, personal injury or damage, suit or other similar claim arising out of or in connection with merchandise, insurance or services that are the subject of any Contract or any Receivable;
(v) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable (including, without limitation, a defense based on such Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the sale of the merchandise or service related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such merchandise or services;
(vi) the commingling of Collections of Receivables at any time with other funds;
(vii) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to or arising from this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated hereby, Originator’s use of the proceeds of the Purchase from it hereunder, the ownership of the Receivables originated by Originator or any other investigation, litigation or proceeding relating to Originator in which any Indemnified Party becomes involved as a result of any of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(viii) any inability to litigate any claim against any Obligor in respect of any Receivable as a result of such Obligor being immune from civil and commercial law and suit on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise from any legal action, suit or proceeding;
(ix) any Termination Event described in Section 5.1(b) ;
(x) any failure to vest and maintain vested in Buyer, or to transfer to Buyer, legal and equitable title to, and ownership of, the Receivables originated by Originator and the associated Collections, and all of Originator’s right, title and interest in the Related Security associated with such Receivables, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(xi) the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to any Receivable originated by Originator, the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, and the proceeds of any thereof, whether at the time of the Purchase from Originator hereunder or at any subsequent time;

 

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(xii) any action or omission by Originator which reduces or impairs the rights of Buyer with respect to any Receivable or the value of any such Receivable;
(xiii) any attempt by any Person to void the Purchase from Originator hereunder under statutory provisions or common law or equitable action; and
(xiv) the failure of any Receivable reflected as an Eligible Receivable on any Purchase Report prepared by Originator to be an Eligible Receivable at the time acquired by Buyer.
Section 6.2 Other Costs and Expenses . Originator shall pay to Buyer on demand all reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby and the other documents to be delivered hereunder. Originator shall pay to Buyer on demand any and all reasonable costs and expenses of Buyer, if any, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents delivered hereunder and in connection with any restructuring or workout of this Agreement or such documents, or the administration of this Agreement following a Termination Event.
ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 7.1 Waivers and Amendments .
(a) No failure or delay on the part of Buyer (or its assigns) in exercising any power, right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. Any waiver of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
(b) No provision of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented, modified or waived except in writing signed by Originator and Buyer and, to the extent required under the Purchase Agreement, the Administrator, the Required Purchaser Agents and the Liquidity Banks or the Required Liquidity Banks. Any material amendment, supplement, modification of waiver will required satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.
Section 7.2 Notices . All communications and notices provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including bank wire, telecopy or electronic facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to the other parties hereto at their respective addresses or telecopy numbers set forth on the signature pages hereof or at such other address or telecopy number as such Person may hereafter specify for the purpose of notice to each of the other parties hereto. Each such notice or other communication shall be effective (a) if given by telecopy, upon the receipt thereof, (b) if sent via U.S. certified or registered mail, five (5) Business Days after the time such communication is deposited in the mail with first class postage prepaid or (c) if given by any other means, when received at the address specified in this Section 7.2 .
Section 7.3 Protection of Ownership Interests of Buyer .
(a) Originator agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all instruments and documents, and take all actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that Buyer (or its assigns) may request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the interest of Buyer hereunder and the Receivable Interests, or to enable Buyer (or its assigns) to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder. At any time after the occurrence of a Termination Event, Buyer (or its assigns) may, at Originator’s sole cost and expense, direct Originator to notify the Obligors of Receivables of the ownership interests of Buyer under this Agreement and may also direct that payments of all amounts due or that become due under any or all Receivables be made directly to Buyer or its designee.

 

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(b) If Originator fails to perform any of its obligations under Section 13.3(a) of the Purchase Agreement and notice of such failure is given to Originator, Buyer (or its assigns) may (but shall not be required to) perform, or cause performance of, such obligations, and Buyer’s (or such assigns’) costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Originator as provided in Section 6.2 . Originator irrevocably authorizes Buyer (and its assigns) at any time and from time to time in the sole discretion of Buyer (or its assigns), and appoints Buyer (and its assigns) as its attorney(ies)-in-fact, to act on behalf of Originator (i) to execute on behalf of Originator as debtor and to file financing statements necessary or desirable in Buyer’s (or its assigns’) sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of Buyer in the Receivables originated by Originator and the associated Related Security and Collections and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement with respect to the Receivables as a financing statement in such offices as Buyer (or its assigns) in their sole discretion deem necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of Buyer’s interests in such Receivables. Buyer shall provide Originator with copies of any such filings. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. If Originator fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder: (A) Originator hereby authorizes Buyer (or its assigns) to file financing statements and other filing or recording documents with respect to the Receivables and Related Security (including any amendments thereto, or continuation or termination statements thereof), without the signature or other authorization of Originator, in such form and in such offices as Buyer (or any of its assigns) reasonably determines appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the ownership or security interests of Buyer (or its assigns) hereunder, (B) Originator acknowledges and agrees that it is not authorized to, and will not, file financing statements or other filing or recording documents with respect to the Receivables or Related Security (including any amendments thereto, or continuation or termination statements thereof), without the express prior written approval by the Administrator (as Buyer’s assignee), consenting to the form and substance of such filing or recording document, and (C) Originator approves, authorizes and ratifies any filings or recordings made by or on behalf of the Administrator (as Buyer’s assign) in connection with the perfection of the ownership or security interests in favor of Buyer or the Administrator (as Buyer’s assign).
Section 7.4 Confidentiality .
(a) Originator and Buyer shall maintain and shall cause each of its employees and officers to maintain the confidentiality of the Fee Letter and the other confidential or proprietary information with respect to the Administrator and the Purchasers and their respective businesses obtained by it or them in connection with the structuring, negotiating and execution of the transactions contemplated herein, except that Originator and its officers and employees may disclose such information to Originator’s external accountants, attorneys and other advisors and as required by any applicable law, rule, regulation, direction, request or order of any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or proceeding (whether or not having the force or effect of law).
(b) Originator hereby consents to the disclosure of any nonpublic information with respect to it in connection with the transactions contemplated herein (i) to Buyer, the Administrator, the Liquidity Banks, the Purchasers or the Purchaser Agents by each other, (ii) to any prospective or actual assignee or participant of any of the Persons described in clause (i), and (iii) to any rating agency, Commercial Paper dealer or provider of a surety, guaranty or credit or liquidity enhancement to any Purchaser or any entity organized for the purpose of purchasing, or making loans secured by, financial assets for which Wachovia acts as the administrative agent and to any officers, directors, employees, outside accountants and attorneys of any of the foregoing, provided each such Person described in the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) is informed of the confidential nature of such information. In addition, the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents and the Administrator may disclose any such nonpublic information pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, direction, request or order of any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or proceedings (whether or not having the force or effect of law).

 

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Section 7.5 Bankruptcy Petition .
(a) Originator and Buyer each hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding senior indebtedness of the Conduit Purchasers, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Conduit Purchaser any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States.
(b) Originator covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding obligations of Buyer under the Purchase Agreement, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, Buyer any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States.
Section 7.6 Limitation of Liability . Except with respect to any claim arising out of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Originator, Buyer, any Purchaser, the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Liquidity Bank, no claim may be made by any such Person (or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents) against any such other Person (or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents) for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each of the parties hereto, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, successors and assigns, hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
Section 7.7 CHOICE OF LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AND NOT THE LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 7.8 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION . ORIGINATOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY ORIGINATOR PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ORIGINATOR 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 AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF BUYER (OR ITS ASSIGNS) TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ORIGINATOR IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY ORIGINATOR AGAINST BUYER (OR ITS ASSIGNS) OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY ORIGINATOR PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
Section 7.9 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES 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 THIS AGREEMENT, ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY ORIGINATOR PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.

 

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Section 7.10 Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Terms .
(a) This Agreement and each other Transaction Document contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Originator, Buyer and their respective successors and permitted assigns (including any trustee in bankruptcy). Originator may not assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of Buyer. Buyer may assign at any time its rights and obligations hereunder and interests herein to any other Person without the consent of Originator. Without limiting the foregoing, Originator acknowledges that Buyer, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, may assign to the Administrator, for the benefit of the Purchasers, its rights, remedies, powers and privileges hereunder and that the Administrator may further assign such rights, remedies, powers and privileges to the extent permitted in the Purchase Agreement. Originator agrees that the Administrator, as the assignee of Buyer, shall, subject to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, have the right to enforce this Agreement and to exercise directly all of Buyer’s rights and remedies under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the right to give or withhold any consents or approvals of Buyer to be given or withheld hereunder) and Originator agrees to cooperate fully with the Administrator in the exercise of such rights and remedies. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that the rights and remedies with respect to (i) any breach of any representation and warranty made by Originator pursuant to Article II ; (ii) the indemnification and payment provisions of Article VI ; and (iii) Section 7.5 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Section 7.11 Counterparts; Severability; Section References . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references herein to Article, ” “ Section, ” “ Schedule or Exhibit shall mean articles and sections of, and schedules and exhibits to, this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date hereof.
         
  AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ J.F. Quinn  
    Name:   J.F. Quinn  
    Title:   Vice President & Corporate Treasurer
         
    Address: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
1300 Morris Drive
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Attention: Jack Quinn
Telephone: (610) 727-7116
Facsimile: (610) 727-3639 
 
 
  AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ J.F. Quinn  
    Name:   J.F. Quinn  
    Title:   Vice President & Corporate Treasurer
         
    Address:  Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
P. O. Box 1735
Southeastern, PA 19399
Attention: Jack Quinn
Telephone: (610) 727-7453
Facsimile: (610) 727-3639 
 
Receivables Sale Agreement

 

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Exhibit I
Definitions
This is Exhibit I to the Agreement (as hereinafter defined). As used in the Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules thereto, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in this Exhibit I (such meanings to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof). If a capitalized term is used in the Agreement, or any Exhibit or Schedule thereto, and is not otherwise defined therein or in this Exhibit I, such term shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement (hereinafter defined).
“Administrator” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements to the Agreement.
“Agreement” means the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, between Originator and Buyer, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified.
“AmerisourceBergen” shall mean AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“Calculation Period” means each calendar month or portion thereof which elapses during the term of the Agreement. The first Calculation Period shall commence on the date of the Purchases hereunder and the final Calculation Period shall terminate on the Termination Date.
“Credit and Collection Policy” means the Originator’ credit and collection policies and practices relating to Contracts and Receivables existing on the date hereof and summarized in Exhibit V , as modified from time to time in accordance with the Agreement.
“Default Fee” means a per annum rate of interest equal to the sum of (i) the Prime Rate, plus (ii) 2% per annum.
“Discount Factor” means a percentage calculated to provide Buyer with a reasonable return on its investment in the Receivables originated by Originator after taking account of (i) the time value of money based upon the anticipated dates of collection of such Receivables and the cost to Buyer of financing its investment in such Receivables during such period and (ii) the risk of nonpayment by the Obligors. Originator and Buyer may agree from time to time to change the Discount Factor based on changes in one or more of the items affecting the calculation thereof, provided that any change to the Discount Factor shall take effect as of the commencement of a Calculation Period, shall apply only prospectively and shall not affect the Purchase Price payment made prior to the Calculation Period during which Originator and Buyer agree to make such change. As of the date hereof, the Discount Factor is 0.2%.
“Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), of capital of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and 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 of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the date hereof or issued after the date of this Agreement.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.

 

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“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with Originator within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).
“ERISA Event” means a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan that would result in liability to the Originator or any ERISA Affiliate, or the receipt or delivery by Originator or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice with respect to any Multiemployer Plan concerning the imposition of liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA; (c) a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (d) the filing pursuant to Code Section 412 or ERISA Section 302 of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard, or the grant of same, with respect to a Pension Plan; (e) the PBGC or a plan administrator shall, or shall indicate its intention in writing to the Buyer, Originator or any ERISA Affiliate to, terminate any Pension Plan or appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) the Originator or any ERISA Affiliate incurs liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; or (g) the existence of an accumulated funding deficiency with respect to any Pension Plan (as defined in Section 302(a) of ERISA and Section 412(a) of the Internal Revenue Code), whether or not waived.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 .
“Initial Contributed Receivables” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
“Initial Cutoff Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 .
Law ” shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree or award of any Official Body.
Lien ”, in respect of the property of any Person, shall mean any ownership interest of any other Person, any mortgage, deed of trust, hypothecation, pledge, lien, security interest, filing of any financing statement, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement, consignment or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001 (a) (3) of ERISA, to which Originator or any ERISA Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions or, during the preceding three calendar years, has made, or been obligated to make, contributions.
“Net Worth” means as of the last Business Day of each Calculation Period preceding any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of the Receivables at such time, over (b) the sum of (i) the Aggregate Invested Amount outstanding at such time, plus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Subordinated Loans (including any Subordinated Loan proposed to be made on the date of determination).
Official Body ” shall mean any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic.
“Organizational Documents” means, for any Person, the documents for its formation and organization, which, for example, (a) for a corporation are its corporate charter and bylaws, (b) for a partnership are its certificate of partnership (if applicable) and partnership agreement, (c) for a limited liability company are its certificate of formation or organization and its operating agreement, regulations or the like and (d) for a trust is the trust agreement, declaration of trust, indenture or bylaws under which it is created.

 

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“Original Balance” means, with respect to any Receivable coming into existence after the Initial Cutoff Date, the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable on the date it was created.
“Originator” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to the Agreement.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, subject to Title IV of ERISA which Originator or any ERISA Affiliate of Originator sponsors or maintains, or to which Originator or any of its ERISA Affiliates makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which Originator or any of its ERISA Affiliates sponsors or maintains or to which Originator or any of its ERISA Affiliates makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions and includes any Pension Plan, other than a Plan maintained outside the United States primarily for the benefit of Persons who are not U.S. residents.
“Purchase” means the purchase by Buyer from Originator pursuant to Section 1.2(a) of the Agreement of the Receivables originated by Originator and the Related Security and Collections related thereto, together with all related rights in connection therewith.
“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements to the Agreement.
“Purchase Price” means, with respect to the Purchase from Originator, the aggregate price to be paid by Buyer to Originator for such Purchase in accordance with Section 1.3 of the Agreement for the Receivables originated by Originator and the associated Collections and Related Security being sold to Buyer, which price shall equal on any date (i) the product of (x) the Outstanding Balance of such Receivables on such date, multiplied by (y) one minus the Discount Factor in effect on such date, minus (ii) any Purchase Price Credits to be credited against the Purchase Price otherwise payable in accordance with Section 1.4 of the Agreement.
“Purchase Price Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4 of the Agreement.
“Purchase Report” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(b) of the Agreement.
“Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c) of the Agreement.
“Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statements to the Agreement.
“Receivable” means all indebtedness and other obligations owed to Originator (at the times it arises, and before giving effect to any transfer or conveyance under the Agreement) or to Buyer (after giving effect to the transfers under the Agreement) (including, without limitation, any indebtedness, obligation or interest constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or general intangible) arising in connection with the sale of goods or the rendering of services by Originator, and further includes, without limitation, the obligation to pay any Finance Charges with respect thereto. Indebtedness and other rights and obligations arising from any one transaction, including, without limitation, indebtedness and other rights and obligations represented by an individual invoice, shall constitute a Receivable separate from a Receivable consisting of the indebtedness and other rights and obligations arising from any other transaction; provided , further , that any indebtedness, rights or obligations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be a Receivable regardless or whether the account debtor or Originator treats such indebtedness, rights or obligations as a separate payment obligation.

 

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“Related Security” means, with respect to any Receivable:
(i) all of Originator’s interest in the Related Equipment or other inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory or goods), if any, the sale, financing or lease of which by Originator gave rise to such Receivable, and all insurance contracts with respect thereto,
(ii) all other security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time, if any, purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all financing statements and security agreements describing any collateral securing such Receivable,
(iii) all guaranties, letters of credit, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise,
(iv) all service contracts and other contracts and agreements associated with such Receivable,
(v) all Records related to such Receivable,
(vi) all of Originator’s right, title and interest in each Lock-Box and each Collection Account, and
(vii) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by the PBGC.
“Required Capital Amount” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the greater of (a) 3% of the Purchase Limit under the Purchase Agreement, and (b) the product of (i) 2.0 times the product of the Default Ratio times the Default Horizon Ratio, each as determined from the most recent Monthly Report received from the Servicer under the Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the Outstanding Balance of all Receivables as of such date, as determined from the most recent Monthly Report received from the Servicer under the Purchase Agreement.
“Settlement Date” means the second Business Day after each Settlement Reporting Date.
“Subordinated Loan” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(a) of the Agreement.
“Subordinated Note” means a promissory note in substantially the form of Exhibit VI hereto as more fully described in Section 1.3 of the Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the Facility Termination Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), (ii) the Business Day immediately prior to the occurrence of a Termination Event set forth in Section 5.1(b) , (iii) the Business Day specified in a written notice from Buyer to the Originator following the occurrence of any other Termination Event, and (iv) the date which is 10 Business Days after Buyer’s receipt of written notice from Originator that it wishes to terminate the facility evidenced by this Agreement.

 

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“Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of the Agreement.
“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Collection Account Agreement, the Subordinated Note, and all other instruments, documents and agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith by Originator or Buyer.
“Unmatured Termination Event” means an event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a Termination Event.
All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.

 

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Exhibit II
Places of Business; Locations of Records;
Federal Employer Identification Number(s); Other Names

Exhibit II to Receivables Sale Agreement

Locations of Records, Federal Employer Identification Numbers, Other Names

Name of Originator:

AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation

Subsidiaries and Divisions:

Subsidiaries of Originator:
AmeriSource Health Services Corporation
AmeriSource Heritage Corporation
AmeriSource Sales Corporation
AmeriSource Receivables Financial Corporation
Anderson Packaging, Inc.
ASD Specialty Healthcare, Inc.
Blue Hill, Inc.
Bridge Medical, Inc.
Committed Provider Services, LLC
General Drug Company
Health Services Capital Corporation
Home Medical Equipment Health Company
Inteplex, Inc.
Interfill, LLC
J.M. Blanco, Inc.
M.D.P. Properties, Inc.
Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, Ltd.
Southwestern Drug Corporation
Telepharmacy Solutions, Inc.
Value Apothecaries, Inc.

Divisions of Originator:

The Diabetes Shoppe
Family Pharmacy
Good Neighbor Pharmacy
MedAssess
Rita Ann
Pharmabuy

Location of Books and Records:

         
Name of Location   Address/Location of Records
Chesterbrook
  1300 Morris Drive, Suite 100, Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Orange
  4000 Metropolitan Drive, Orange, CA 92868
 
       
Atlanta
  1085 Satellite Blvd., Suwanee, GA 30024
Birmingham
  172 Cahaba Valley Pkwy., Pelham, AL 35124
Boston
  101 Norfolk Street, Mansfield, MA 02048
Chicago
  980 Lombard Road, Lombard, IL 60148
Columbus
  1200 E. 5 th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43219
Corona
  1851 California Avenue, Corona, CA 92881
Dallas
  1229 Avenue R, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Dallas
  1841 Monetary Lane, Carrollton, TX 75006
Denver
  501 W. 44th Avenue, Denver, CO 80216
Honolulu
  238 Sand Island Access Rd. #M1, Honolulu, HI 96819
Houston
  12727 W. Airport Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478
Johnson City
  410 Princeton Road, Johnson City, TN 37601
Kansas City
  1501 Southern Road, Kansas City, MO 64120
Louisville (Pharmabuy)
  7841 National Turnpike, Louisville, KY 40214
Louisville
  244 E. Woodlawn Ave., Louisville, KY 40214
Meridian
  6300 St. Louis Street, Meridian, MS 39301
Minneapolis
  6810 Shady Oak Rd., Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Mishawaka
  1655 E. 12th Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544
Mobile
  85 Sidney Phillips Drive, Mobile, AL 36607
Montgomery
  2061 W. Fairview Ave., Montgomery, AL 36108
Nashville
  12980 Old Hickory Rd., Antioch, TN 37013
Orlando
  2100 Directors Row, Orlando, FL 32809-6234
Orlando
  2702 Directors Row, Orlando, FL 32809
Paducah
  322 North 3rd Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Phoenix
  1825 S. 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009
Pinebrook
  Rte. 80 @ Hook Mountain Rd., Pine Brook, NJ 07058
Raleigh
  8605 Ebenezer Church Rd., Raleigh, NC 27613
Richmond
  9900 J.E.B. Stuart Pkwy., Glen Allen, VA 23060
Rita Ann
  8410 B Kelso Drive, Baltimore, MD 21221
Sacramento Admin Office
  2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 140, Sacramento, CA 95833
Salt Lake City
  1765 Fremont Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84104
San Antonio
  1949 Hormel Drive, San Antonio, TX 78219
San Jose
  450 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131
Seattle
  19220 64th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032
St. Joseph
  3907 S. 48th Terrace, St. Joseph, MO 64503
St. Louis
  8190 Lackland Road, St. Louis, MO 63114-4524
Tulsa
  9401 E. 54th Street, Tulsa, OK 74145
Thorofare
  100 Friars Lane, Thorofare, NJ 08086
Toledo
  3145 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo, OH 43607
Valencia
  24903 Avenue Kearny, Valencia, CA 91355
Williamston
  One Industrial Park, Williamston, MI 48895

Legal, Trade and Assumed Names:

AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
AmeriSource Corporation
Bergen Brunswig Drug Company
C.D. Smith Healthcare, Inc.
Durr-Fillauer Medical, Inc.
HealthCare Purchasing Agency
Impact Distribution Company
Intelligent Drug Information
James Brudnick Company, Inc.
MedNet, MPC Corp.
Pharmabuy
Rita Ann

Mergers:

Effective on or about May 24, 2001, AmeriSource Medical Supply, Inc., a Tennessee corporation, merged into AmeriSource Corporation.

Effective on or about August 30, 2001, MedNet, MPC Corp. merged into Bergen Brunswig Drug Company.

Effective as of October 1, 2002, Durr-Fillauer Medical, Inc., a Delaware corporation, merged into Bergen Brunswig Drug Company, a California corporation; Bergen Brunswig Drug Company merged into AmeriSource Corporation (and was renamed AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation), and C.D. Smith Healthcare, Inc., a Missouri corporation; merged into AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation.

Corporate Information Regarding the Originator

Federal Tax Identification Number: 23-2353106
Delaware Corporate Organization Number: 2564484

 

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Exhibit III
Lock-boxes; Collection Accounts; Collection Banks
(attached)

 

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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
EXHIBIT A
                                     
Company   Division   Bank   Account #     Account Name   Type     Lockbox(es)     Status
Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
                       
 
                             
ARFC
  Rita Ann- Baltimore, MD   Allfirst Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation — Rita Ann   Depository     1596     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook, PA   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Birmingham, AL   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     403279     Open
ARFC
  Columbus, OH   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     12581     Open
 
  Toledo/Louisville                                
ARFC
  Dallas, TX   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     8410046     Open
ARFC
  Mishawaka, IN   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     12571     Open
ARFC
  Orlando, FL   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     502978/403163     Open
ARFC
  Johnson City, TN   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     502964     Open
ARFC
  Minneapolis, MN   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     502620     Open
ARFC
  Paducah, KY   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     503270     Open
ARFC
  Columbus, OH   Bank One           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     0813     Open
 
  Toledo, OH                                
ARFC
  St. Joseph, MO   Commerce Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     802240     Open
ARFC
  Mishawaka, IN   First Source Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     4181     TBC March 2003
ARFC
  Thorofare, NJ   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     52598     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook, PA   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     NA     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook, PA   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Thorofare, NJ   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     8500-41950     Open
ARFC
  Springfield, MA   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     54873     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     NA     Open
ARFC
  Hawaii   Bank of Hawaii           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     31000-5356     Open
ARFC
  Chicago, IL   Bank One           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     21978, 100708,     Open
 
  Corona, CA                         22016, 22103,      
 
  Denver, CO                         100459, 100741,      
 
  Kansas City, MO                         21983, 100801,      
 
  Phoenix, AZ                         100491, 24900,      
 
  Sacramento, CA                         730034, 100806,      
 
  Salt Lake City, UT                         27550      
 
  San Jose, CA                                
 
  Seattle, WA                                
 
  St. Louis, MO                                
 
  Tulsa, OK                                
 
  Valencia, CA                                
 
  Williamston, MI                                
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   Chase Manhattan Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Atlanta, GA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     530431, 642723,     Open
 
  Boston, MA                         676337, 676380,      
 
  Dallas, TX                         530439, 530448,      
 
  Houston, TX                         530456, 530463,      
 
  Meridian, MS                         530477, 642755.      
 
  Mobile, AL                         530494, 642800,      
 
  Montgomery, AL                         676405      
 
  Nashville, TN                                
 
  Orlando, FL                                
 
  Pine Brook, NJ                                
 
  Raleigh, NC                                
 
  Richmond, VA                                
 
  San Antonio, TX                                
ARFC
  Kansas City, KS   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     771732     Open
ARFC
  Tulsa, OK   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     667604     Open
ARFC
  Mansfield, MA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     643393     Open
ARFC
  Raleigh, NC   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     643364     Open
ARFC
  Richmond, VA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     643376     Open
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     NA     Open
ARFC
  PharmaBuy   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     771530     Open
 
  Louisville, KY                                
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   Wells Fargo Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     77825     Open

 


 

Exhibit IV
Form of Compliance Certificate
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003, among AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation and Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation (the “Agreement” ). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed thereto in the Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1. I am the duly elected                      of                      ( “Originator” ).
2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of Originator and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event, as each such term is defined under the Agreement, during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate [ , except as set forth below ] .
4.  [ Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which Originator has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:                                           ] .
The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto, are made and delivered this  _____  day of  _____, 200_____.
     
 
   
 
  [ Name ]

 

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Exhibit V
Credit and Collection Policy
[attach copy]

 

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[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Credit and Collections Policy and Procedure Guidelines March 2003
1.0  
APPLICABILITY
 
   
AmerisourceBergen Drug Company
 
2.0  
PURPOSE
 
   
To formalize policies and procedures pertaining to the extension of credit, quality control of trading assets (accounts and notes receivable) and support of both internal and external customers.
 
3.0  
OBJECTIVES
 
3.1  
To provide for the development and retention of a broad and financially viable customer base.
 
3.2  
To promote sales of product and services.
 
3.3  
To maximize cash flow
 
3.4  
To enhance profitability through reduction of Bad Debt Expense and optimization of the investment in Accounts/Notes Receivable.
 
4.0  
AUTHORITY
 
4.1  
The Vice President, Finance and the Chief Financial Officer, with the concurrence of the Vice President of Financial Services and Corporate Director of Credit shall have the responsibility and authority for the establishment, revision and implementation of Corporate Credit & Collections Policies & Procedures.
 
4.2  
Approval Limits: The grid below identifies authority requirements for the approval and administration of new accounts and increases to existing total accounts receivable exposure. Total accounts receivable exposure is defined as the sum of trade receivables, including future dated sales, and notes receivable.

 

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Setting New Credit Limits or
Increasing Existing Credit Limits
         
    Level of  
Position   Authority  
Corporate or Regional Directors of Credit
  $ [*****]  
Regional Vice President
    [*****]  
Vice President Financial Services
    [*****]  
VP Finance Drug Co.
    [*****]  
CFO and COO
    >[*****]  
5.0  
TRADE ACCOUNT APPLICATION AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES
 
5.1  
Documentation requirements
  a.  
Original Applications, Purchase Agreements, Guarantees and Loan Agreements are to be retained by the Regional Director of Credit (RDC) or designee.
 
  b.  
Original note documents are to be retained where the note is being serviced.
5.1.1  
All new account applications and requests to increase credit limits must include:
  a.  
Application, completed, signed and dated original ABC form, (see Exhibit A, ABC Credit Application)
   
Must be signed by authorized signed
 
   
Chains with multiple locations under same legal entity may attach a statement certified by authorized signer showing multiple delivery addresses and attach to one Application
  b.  
Purchase Agreement or approved National Contract. (See Exhibit B, Sales Agreement and Guaranty).
   
National contracts are approved by the Corporate Director of Credit or above (see section 4.2)
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  c.  
ID – Verification of legal name
   
Corporations – obtain Articles of Incorporation
 
   
Partnerships – obtain copy of Partnership Agreement
 
   
Obtain copies of any fictitious name statements (doing business as filings “dba”)
5.1.2  
Purchase Accounts, Independent Pharmacies – in addition to the above (see requirements stated in 5.1 to 5.1.1), obtain:
  a.  
Continuing Guarantee of stockholders/partners
 
  b.  
Any other documentation deemed necessary by the Regional Director of Credit or designee including but not limited to the three most recent current supplier statements
The following are guidelines for documenting the review of a customer, but are not required in the customer files.
5.1.3  
Start-up non-public companies
 
   
For purposes of this section, a business is no longer considered a start-up after two consecutive years of positive cash flow with all trade payments current.
  a.  
Cash flow projections prepared on a monthly basis covering the first operating year. Must be signed and dated by borrowers.
 
  b.  
Cash verifications – three most recent months’ bank/brokerage statements verifying source of down payment and starting cash.
 
  c.  
Opening Balance Sheet.
 
  d.  
Other possible documents (At the discretion of the RDC or designee):
   
Resume
 
   
Board of Pharmacy Application copy
 
   
Loss payee endorsement – hazard insurance
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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Assignment of life/disability insurance [*****]
 
   
Asset verifications
 
   
Landlord waiver
 
   
Own use certification (closed door)
5.2  
Credit Request Processing Procedure – Supplemental Information:
 
   
The RDC or designee shall supplement the information required above by obtaining and reviewing the following:
  a.  
Credit Agency Reports – D&B, Experlan Business and personal profiles (public companies exempt from personal profiles)
 
  b.  
Trade References where possible and/or review of three most recent supplier statements
 
  c.  
Verify the legal name, state of formation, business form and good standing of the legal entity. This may include obtaining Good Standing Certificates, Statement by Domestic Stock Company, Secretary of State verifications or other documents deemed necessary by the RDC or designee.
 
  d.  
Where applicable, verifying major assets (real estate, business ownership)
 
  e.  
Other – Any other credit information including bank references, UCC-1 lien searches, business filings, judgments, other public record information, or other information that in the judgment of the Credit Executive is applicable to the credit evaluation process.
5.3  
Responsibility for tracking new account applications
 
5.3.1  
The RDC or designee will monitor the progress of new account applications to assure timely processing and respond to inquiries regarding the status of the request. (For samples of tracking tools, see Exhibit C, Credit Request Checklist and Exhibit D, Credit Request Processing log.)
 
5.4  
Trade Account Evaluation Guidelines
 
5.4.1  
The RDC or designee will, if necessary, contact the applicant to obtain clarification of information in addition to that required above and evaluate the application based on the following criteria:
  a.  
Character – Character of the borrower(s) as evidenced by their credit history and previous experience.
 
  b.  
Capacity – Does management have the experience and talents to successfully manage this business plan? – Tested management.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  c.  
Cash flow – Ability of the business to service the proposed debt.
 
  d.  
Collateral – Adequacy of secondary support.
 
  e.  
Any other legal, financial or operational factor in the judgment of the Credit Executive that affects the quality of the credit.
5.4.2  
If review of the above disqualifies the applicant from open credit terms, it is recommended that sales be secured using one of the following alternatives:
  a.  
Letters of Credit
   
A standby Letter of Credit guarantees financial performance by the initiating bank and are preferred to conventional L/Cs. Standby L/Cs have a specific time period during which the issuing bank is obligated to pay in the event of a customer’s default.
 
   
All fees (issuing, negotiating, confirming and wire) should be paid by the purchaser (customer) or including in the cost of goods.
 
   
All letters of credit are to be irrevocable and provide for partial draws.
 
   
All accounts supported by letters of credit should have a “switch on” credit line no larger than the stated amount.
 
   
Purchasing accounts must be calendared to expire at a time prior to L/C expiration so that if payment is not made, ABC has at least two weeks remaining to submit a draft for payment on all balances. The last purchase must be resolved at least two weeks prior to expiration of the L/C.
 
   
All L/Cs must be payable to the beneficiary (AmerisourceBergen) in U.S. dollars.
 
   
All non-USA sales are to be via letters of credit.
 
   
The Treasury Department is to be advised of proposed letters of credit to assure the issuing bank is of acceptable quality and reliability. No letter of credit can be drawn on a Liberian Bank, for example, and the Treasury Department is aware of any government or political restrictions.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  d.  
Depository accounts
 
     
All accounts approved based on depository balances due to credit risk should be supported by ABC standard Security Agreement. The Security Agreement, incorporated into the Application for Credit and Purchase Agreement, provides ABC with appropriate collateral rights to deposits.
5.5  
Secondary Account to an Existing Customer:
 
5.5.1  
In the event an existing customer requests a secondary account, it is not necessary to request a completed new account application if a fully-approved application is in the customer file. The customer is requested instead to submit a signed first page of the Application for Credit (Exhibit A) that identifies the ownership of the secondary account. In addition, the customer must submit a Payment Terms confirmation (Exhibit E, Additional Account Confirmation) that asks for acknowledgement that the obligations of the secondary account are the responsibility of the primary account owner. The signed copy of the Application for Credit and the Payment Terms form are to be retained in the customer’s credit file.
 
5.6  
PROMISSORY NOTE APPLICATION AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES
 
5.6.1  
Applications for House Notes (see Exhibit F):
  a.  
All new money promissory note applications, regardless of dollar value or purpose, are to be initiated by the Regional Directors of Credit. Approvals from the VP DCM and the RVP are required prior to sending the request to the Corporate Director of Credit for processing. Final review of the note application will be completed by the Note Review Committee, consisting of V.P. of Financial Services, V.P. Finance, and CFO. Any approved applications will then be processed for funding by the Corporate Director of Credit, who will retain the original copies of the application and supporting documentation. The Corporate Director of Credit will also provide notification of approval/disapproval and copies of the documentation to the initiating RDC for loan maintenance. Original promissory notes will be drafted, executed, and filed centrally in the Legal Department.
 
  b.  
The recommended interest rate will be [*****]%. The term of the loan should not exceed [*****] years.
 
  c.  
All notes are to have collateral that is valued at [*****] times the amount of the Note. The Note Application should include a calculation of the collateral with the following limitations:
 
     
[*****]
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  d.  
Personal Guarantees are required, and must be validated with personal financial statements of the owners (Exhibit G, Individual Financial Statement). The guarantees must be signed as individuals, not as officers of the company.
 
  e.  
Mortgages on real estate are preferred collateral, and are valued through a licensed appraisal service.
 
  f.  
Life insurance policies on the corporate officers, partners and/or individual owners are also valid collateral with AmerisourceBergen as the assigned beneficiary. The insurance carrier should notify ABC of delinquency or non-payment of premiums.
 
  g.  
UCC-1 filings are necessary to perfect our priority position, and value our collateral. Attach copies of UCC-1s to the note application.
 
  h.  
Any additional documentation that the RDC or designee deems appropriate to support the approval of the loan application.
 
  i.  
Applications for all Promissory Notes are to be approved by Regional Director of Credit, and Regional Vice President. Forward to Corporate for review and approval by VP of Finance and CFO.
5.6.2  
Supplemental New Money Loan Criteria:
 
   
All new money loans should have an identifiable and dependable primary and secondary source of repayment. If the secondary source of payment is a life insurance policy, the policy should be assigned to the Company. Simply being named as a beneficiary on the policy is not full security. Conforming Loan Parameters should include the following:
  a.  
[*****]
 
  b.  
Tangible net worth (aggregate business and guarantor(s)) should be at least [*****]% of the requested loan amount.
 
  c.  
Acceptable collateral valuations should be supported by real estate appraisals from a qualified appraiser and physical inventory reports.
 
  d.  
Sufficient liquidity ([*****]) to meet immediate requirements.
 
  e.  
Positive cash flow as evidence by two most recent, consecutive financial statements (balance sheets and P&L).
 
  f.  
Positive working capital with positive trends.
 
  g.  
Financial statement trends which if continued for the term of the loan would not endanger repayment.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  h.  
No split borrowings with other suppliers.
 
  i.  
ABC collateral position senior to other suppliers.
 
  j.  
[*****]
 
  k.  
Letter of Credit should be reviewed by our Treasury Department or Bank to verify the acceptability of the issuing bank. If the issuing bank is not of sufficient reliability, the negotiating bank should confirm the L/C. Standby letters of credit are preferred (see letters of credit section 5.4.2.a.).
5.6.3  
[*****]
 
6.0  
TRADE ACCOUNT TERMS OF SALE
 
6.1  
Standard terms of sale are shown in Exhibit H1, Payment Terms.
 
6.2  
Letter of Credit should be reviewed by our Treasury Department or Bank to verify the acceptability of the issuing bank. If the issuing bank is not of sufficient reliability, the negotiating bank should confirm the L/C. Standby letters of credit are preferred (see letters of credit section 5.4.2).
 
6.3  
Other terms of sale are to be approved in advance by the RDC or Designee and the Director of Accounts Receivable after confirming systems capability.
 
6.4  
All prepay deposits are to be recorded in the current or future due aging buckets.
 
6.5  
A terms code letter should be sent to the customer confirming the terms of sale, payment requirements, and late charge parameters. (See Exhibit H, Terms of Sale and Late Fee Confirmation).
 
6.6  
Customers which have been placed on COD terms may request open credit terms, the granting of which is subject to review and approval of the RDC or Designee, per Credit & Collections Policies & Procedures $10, Collection Procedures. If open terms are reinstated, a letter confirming the change in terms should be sent to the customer. This acknowledgement letter should be kept in the customer’s file. In addition, reinstatement of open terms must be periodically reviewed to assure compliance.
 
7.0  
CREDIT LIMITS
 
   
The RDC or Designee will have the authority to set credit limits according to 4.2.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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7.1  
Trade account credit limits are to be based on:
  a.  
Anticipated normal purchases including dating. (Dating increase in credit limit is only during the dating period. Once the dating period has expired, the credit limit should be decreased to normal purchases.)
 
  b.  
Approved payment terms.
 
  c.  
Financial strength of the account, if financial statement information is available to the RDC.
 
  d.  
Type of credit line (hard/soft) at the election of the Regional Director of Credit or Designee.
7.2  
The Regional Director of Credit or Designee can establish alternative maximum credit limits not to exceed amounts based on the following criteria:
  a.  
[*****]
 
  b.  
[*****]
 
  c.  
The Regional Director of Credit or Designee is to review Regional aging reports, delinquency reports and other accounts receivable tools that are available on a periodic basis, at least monthly, and revise customer credit limits as necessary.
 
  d.  
If an account is less than 3 days beyond due date, resulting from delays in receiving payment, the Regional Accounts Receivable Manager will have the authority to exceed the credit limit on a temporary basis up to a maximum of [*****]% ([*****] percent) of the established limit.
 
  e.  
The Regional Director of Credit or Designee will have the authority to exceed the credit limit on a temporary basis up to a maximum of [*****]% ([*****] percent) of the established limit, if reevaluation of the credit line occurs within 3 days of exceeding the established limit. This authority is not limited to circumstances resulting from delays in receiving payment.
  7.3.1  
The credit limit either determined by the procedure outlined in 7.1 or 7.2 will be made by the Regional Director of Credit or Designee and reflect normal requirements including:
  a.  
Dependability of cash flow as a source of repayment for anticipated outstanding balance, which includes orders that are dated but not yet due.
 
  b.  
Adequacy of collateral and our perfected position
 
  c.  
Trade payment history
 
  d.  
Strength of the guarantors
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  e.  
Any other factor which in the judgment of the Regional Director of Credit or Designee might be appropriate
   
If a basis for the establishment of a credit limit other than the normal requirements is to be utilized, it will be so indicated in the customer’s credit file.
 
8.  
DATING
 
   
Dating is to be used for inventory build-up only.
  a.  
Accounts on non-voluntary COD or other restrictive terms are not eligible for Dating.
 
  b.  
Legal and “Watch” accounts are not eligible for Dating.
8.1  
Manufacturer Promotion – Participation in all manufacturer’s promotions require validation of Dating Terms offered by the manufacturer and the Customer Credit Approval per Accounting and Finance Policy. The decision process is, however, subject to the authorization grid defined in 4.2.
 
8.2  
Trade Show – The RDC or Designee will determine which customers are eligible for Trade Show Dating and the maximum amount of dating for each customer.
 
8.2.1  
Other Dating
  a.  
A request for Dating (Exhibit I) is to be submitted to and approved by the appropriate RDC or Designee prior to the offering of dating terms.
 
  b.  
The RDC or Designee has approval authority for dating for amounts per section 4.2 with consideration that the total exposure is within the established authority limits.
 
  c.  
Approval limits for all original datings or extension of dating which term is longer than six months requires the approval of the RDC or Designee.
 
  d.  
A Personal Guaranty and Security Agreement, as required in the Application for Credit & Purchase Agreement, must be provided by customers seeking extended payment terms.
8.3  
Dating Terms:
  a.  
Total amount due in 90 days, or
 
  b.  
1/3rd payable monthly for three months, or
 
  c.  
1/6th monthly for six months
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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8.4  
Customer Notification – Trade Show and Other Dating
 
   
Declination, or change of dating status is to be communicated to the customer by the RDC or Designee. Written documentation of the communication with the customer is not required, however. A copy of the approved Request for Dating is to be forwarded to the appropriate Sales associate and Accounts Receivable Supervisor with a copy retained in the customer credit file.
 
9.0  
DROP SHIP ACCOUNTS
  a.  
The RDC or Designee is responsible for the communication of drop ship issues to the customer service and procurement departments. The customer service department must be educated to identify those customers that are restricted, and to decline the entry of orders to those customers.
 
  b.  
Manufacturers are required to obtain credit approval prior to shipping goods to an account. If credit approval is not obtained, the RDC or Designee has the responsibility to decline the manufacturer’s invoice.
 
  c.  
Drop ships can only be initiated by the receiving customer via a P.O. This P.O. should then be included as part of the drop ship documentation.
 
  d.  
Vendor agreements should include verbiage that drop ships require approval by the credit department prior to shipment. This will provide AmerisourceBergen with recourse should a shipment be sent to a customer not deemed creditworthy.
 
  e.  
Under no circumstances should the RDC or Designee or the customer service department sign a drop ship authorization form that states a wholesaler agrees to pay the distributor (or manufacturer) for purchases of the customer, or that the wholesaler agrees to accept and pay all customer purchase orders or shipments. The distributor (or manufacturer) must present the wholesaler with an invoice for goods shipped within a reasonable time frame to allow AmerisourceBergen to collect from the customer. Inordinate delays should be returned to the distributor (or manufacturer) if we are unable to present a valid proof of delivery for the transaction.
10.0  
COLLECTION PROCEDURES
 
10.1  
Delinquency
  a.  
An account is considered delinquent when any portion of a balance due is not paid within the invoiced terms. A short payment is a delinquent payment.
 
  b.  
Payments remitted with dishonored tender are considered delinquent.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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10.2  
Notes on Collection Activities
  a.  
The RDC or Designee will maintain a record of all communications with all accounts.
 
  b.  
The note is to include information on who was called, the date of the call, who was contacted and any relevant information as to repayment or facts related to the delinquency or business.
The following are recommended collections procedures; the RDC or Designee has the discretion to deviate from these suggestions:
10.3  
“Plus” payments
 
   
Provided the account has not indicated the intent to file bankruptcy, the collector may negotiate a plus payment schedule with a duration not to exceed 3 months, if the balance is below $50,000. Otherwise, the negotiation should be the responsibility of the RDC or Designee.
  a.  
The agreement for a plus payment must be confirmed in writing with the account. This agreement is to contain language indicating that the Plus is in consideration for continued service. (See Exhibit J).
 
  b.  
Plus payments must be sufficient to repay all delinquent balances with lost discounts and late charges in no longer than 6 months. Any exceptions must be documents and approved by RVP.
 
  c.  
If dishonored checks are received, if invoices are not paid in full when due or if required plus payment is missed, the account is to be placed on credit hold. See Policy #12, Returned items (NSF Checks) for additional guidance on handling dishonored checks.
 
  d.  
It is recommended that a file be maintained to include all accounts on plus payment status, and an amortization schedule to eliminate the delinquency by account. The RDC or Designee has responsibility for monitoring the progress and identifying missed payments.
10.4  
First delinquent payment
  a.  
Within one day of the first missed payment, the appropriate customer contact person is to be called to arrange payment.
 
  b.  
Short payments are considered missed payments.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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10.5  
Second delinquent payments
  a.  
All accounts will be placed on COD or credit hold. The choice between the two is at the discretion of the RDC or Designee.
10.6  
Severe Delinquencies
  a.  
All accounts delinquent three or more payments are the direct responsibility of the Corporate Director, RDC or Designee, as appropriate.
 
  b.  
All customers who carry a delinquent balance that exceeds $[*****] greater than 60 days past due must have authorization from the Regional VP to continue service. The authorization signature of the RVP is to be recorded on the Division bad debt reserve analysis, and forwarded to Corporate for record keeping. See Item #16.1.f, Reports.
 
  c.  
[*****]
 
  d.  
Should the customer fail to comply with the terms of the work out agreement, the account is to be referred to outside legal counsel or a collections agency immediately after the 2nd payment default. The decision to place with an attorney or collection agency is the responsibility of the RDC or Designee. Each situation is unique, and the RDC or Designee has the discretion to determine what is appropriate. If the decision is made to refer the matter to an attorney, it is required that the Senior Litigation Counsel at the Corporate Legal Department is consulted to select the firm to represent our company. [*****]
 
  e.  
Cases placed with a collection service or assigned to an attorney remain the responsibility of the Corporate Director of Credit or RDC, as appropriate, until the case is fully resolved.
 
  f.  
All accounts that threaten to file complaints or counter-suits against ABC must be referred to ABC Legal Department.
10.7  
Bankruptcy
  a.  
All accounts that have filed for bankruptcy protection are to be placed on credit hold upon notification.
 
  b.  
The account is to be immediately referred to the RDC or Designee, and all penalty accruals are to immediately terminate.
 
  c.  
Future shipments must be approved by the RDC or Designee and should be made through a separate Debtor in Possession (DIP) account number to isolate pre-petition sales from post-petition sales activity on prepayment or COD terms at the discretion of the Regional Director of Credit or Designee. The account’s pre-petition invoice summary, invoice copies, and Proofs of Delivery will provide substantiation of our Proof of Claim (POC) with the Bankruptcy Court through the ABC Legal Department. The POC is to be processed immediately upon receipt from the Bankruptcy Court.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  d.  
Collection efforts on the pre-filing balance must stop.
 
  e.  
A special statement as of the filing date of the bankruptcy should be requested immediately and forwarded as soon as possible to the RDC or Designee. Generally, a reclamation claim letter is prepared by the litigation paralegal at the AmerisourceBergen Legal Department immediately upon receipt of the bankruptcy notification. The original reclamation letter is faxed or sent overnight to the customer to recover goods received within the ten days immediately preceding the bankruptcy filing date. (See Exhibit K). Alternatively, if timing issues prohibit the use of the ABC Legal Department for the letter preparation, the RDC may elect to prepare the reclamation letter. Copies of all RDC-prepared reclamation letters must be forwarded to the litigation paralegal at the ABC Legal Department on the date of the letter distribution to the customer.
 
  f.  
The bad debt reserve is to be increased to [*****]% of the total A/R, unless otherwise authorized by both the Regional Director of Credit and the Corporate Director of Credit.
10.8  
Denied Chargebacks
  a.  
Denied chargebacks are the responsibility of the customer.
 
  b.  
All contract pricing accounts must sign our Application for Credit and Purchase Agreement (see Exhibit A & B) or National Contract that are to include language that “Penalties on contract accounts are subject to terms in their particular contracts. I/we agree to promptly pay when invoiced all chargebacks for disallowed/ineligible contract pricing, and to look solely to the relevant manufacturer(s) and/or buying group(s) for redress.”
 
  c.  
Denied chargebacks are to be paid within the cycle on which they are invoiced.
11.0  
LATE FEES AND PRICE ADJUSTMENT
 
11.1  
Late Fees:
 
   
For all accounts that have not paid within the agreed upon terms, a late fee, charged at a rate of [*****]% per month, or the maximum percentage permitted by applicable State and Federal laws, as well as purchase contract provisions, will be assessed.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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11.2  
Price Adjustment:
 
   
To the extent permitted by applicable State and Federal laws, as well as purchase contract provisions, all accounts that have not paid within the agreed upon terms will lose their reduction in cost of goods, if any.
 
12.0  
RETURNED PAYMENTS
 
   
This policy is applicable to NSF, UCF, stop payments on any form of tender.
 
12.1  
The Treasury Department shall arrange with the depository banks to advice the RDC or Designee within 24 hours of any dishonored payments. The RDC or Designee may authorize the re-deposit of the returned item.
 
12.2  
Immediately upon final notification of a non-payment or second return of a re-deposited check, the RDC or Designee will place the account on credit hold, and request from the customer a cashier’s check or wire transfer of funds to replace the returned item. Deviations are at the discretion of the RDC or Designee.
 
12.3  
The RDC or Designee shall change the customer’s account a minimum of $[*****] for each time an item is returned.
 
12.4  
[*****]
 
12.5  
The RDC or Designee should take every caution to assure the customer is not habitually sending NSF payments before reinstalling open payment items. Copies of 3 consecutive bank statements, which show no evidence of NSF charges, will provide adequate support for reinstating open payment items.
 
13.0  
CREDIT WATCH
 
13.1  
Purpose
  a.  
Identify higher risk accounts
 
  b.  
Direct ownership to the appropriate associate
 
  c.  
Identify an appropriate bad debt reserve
 
  d.  
Restrict handling authority and options
13.2  
Credit Watch Customer Characteristics
  a.  
Three or more delinquent payments in the past six months
 
  b.  
Three or more returned payments in the previous six months
 
  c.  
Operating losses with insufficient working capital
 
  d.  
Any other financial, operational or legal factor that in the opinion of the Regional Director of Credit sufficiently impairs or might impair the customer’s solvency or liquidity so as to create an unwarranted credit risk
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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13.3  
Credit Watch Procedures
  a.  
The RDC or Designee will notify the appropriate Sales Directors of the change of designation of each Credit Watch Account.
 
  b.  
The RDC or Designee is to review the status of Credit Watch accounts on a monthly basis and change payment terms as justified with a written memo outlining the reasons for any changes or removal from Credit Watch included in the customer’s credit file.
 
  c.  
Watch accounts require RDC or Designee approval to change payment terms, pricing, rebates, dating, special promotional offers, new programs or any other change in which monetary exposure of ABC might increase.
 
  d.  
Once current, the account is to remain on the Watch list for an additional three months to monitor continued performance.
 
  e.  
If a customer requested COD as payment terms, it is NOT necessary to place the customer on Credit Watch.
14.1  
Specific Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
   
A Specific Allowance for Doubtful Accounts must be created for 100% of the balance greater than 60 days past due for intercompany accounts and accounts in bankruptcy. For all other accounts, a Specific Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is to be created for each account, which, in the judgments of the RDC or Designee, demonstrates higher than acceptable risk. Characteristics of such accounts include, but are not limited to:
  a.  
Continuing delinquent payments
 
  b.  
Dishonored payments
 
  c.  
Filing of, or the stated intent to file for bankruptcy protection
 
  d.  
Debt balances which cannot be supported
 
  e.  
Suits, liens or judgments which could adversely affect the ongoing operations
 
  f.  
Any financial condition which could threaten the ongoing business
 
  g.  
Any other factor that in the judgments of the RDC or Designee might create a loss
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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The amount of the specific reserve, for non-intercompany and bankruptcy accounts, is to be based on the available information, as well as the judgment and experience of the RDC or Designee. This reserve is an estimate of the probability the account will deteriorate and the likely amount recoverable.
 
14.2  
General Reserve
 
   
A General Allowance for Doubtful Accounts shall be maintained for all accounts, including Intercompany accounts and notes receivable accounts, for which no specific allowance is provided. [*****]
 
14.3  
Monthly Division Allowances for Doubtful Accounts
 
   
The Regional Director of Credit or Designee shall submit to the VP of Financial Services, a monthly analysis of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts in the Corporate-provided format. The submission shall occur at least one working day prior to the deadline for submission to the Accounting Department.
 
14.4  
The Allowances for Doubtful Accounts are to be reviewed at least monthly by the RDC or Designee. The review is to be conducted to ensure that all un-collectable and/or potential loss accounts are adequately reserved, and to ensure that there are sufficient reserves related to other expenses.
 
15.0  
BAD DEBT WRITE OFFS
 
15.1  
Bankruptcies and Termination of Sales Agreements:
 
   
Balances of Accounts Receivable and Notes that are un-collectable due to bankruptcy or termination of Sales Agreements are to be written off as bad debt as determined by the RDC or Designee.
  a.  
Documentation: All requests for Bad Debt Write Offs and Receivables are to be submitted by the RDC or Designee on Request for Write Off Form (Exhibit L) with the following documentation attached as soon as an account is determined to be un-collectable:
   
Photocopy of Accounts Receivable Statement indicating the balance to be written off
 
   
Correspondence from attorney or collections agency indicating that the account is to be closed
 
   
In the case of bankruptcy, include a copy of the final distributions made
 
   
Any other data that would aid in the verification that the data provided on the Request for Write-Off Form is valid
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  b.  
Processing: All Bad Debt Write Off requests are to be properly authorized before submitting to the VP of Financial Services for further processing. The appropriate authorization levels are as follows:
Bad Debt Write Off Authorization Levels
                 
 
  Corporate     Regional  
Regional or Corporate Director of Credit and Vice President Distribution Center Managers
    [*****]       [*****]  
Corporate Director of Credit and VP Financial Services
    [*****]       [*****]  
Regional Vice President and VP Financial Services
    [*****]       [*****]  
VP Finance
    [*****]       [*****]  
CFO and COO
    [*****]       [*****]  
CEO
    [*****]       [*****]  
Executive Management Committee (any 4 signatures of the following: CFO, COO, CEO, Pres. Drug Co., Pres. Pharmerica, Pres. ABSG)
    [*****]       [*****]  
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
    >[*****]       >[*****]  
15.2  
Service Charges:
 
   
Service charges, including those charged against accounts written off per 15.1, are to be charged against the customer relations account, not bad debt expense.
 
15.3  
Disputes:
 
   
Overdue balances resulting from customer disputes that are deemed to be uncollectible are to be written off to bad debt expense only after all reasonable collections efforts have been exhausted. If the customer is inactive or no longer purchasing from ABC, the account is to be referred to a collections agency or to an attorney for further action.
  a.  
Delivery Documentation – Uncollectable balances due to lack of proof of delivery are to be charged to Returns and Allowances, not bad debt expense.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  b.  
Other Irreconcilable Differences – Overdue balances resulting from irreconcilable differences can be written off only with concurrence of the RVP in the interest of maintaining positive account relations.
16.0  
REPORTS
 
   
The following table illustrates the minimum reports that are required to be reviewed or prepared by Credit & Collections and Accounts Receivable personnel:
                 
Report   Preparer   Reviewer   Due To   Frequency
Aged A/R Trial
Balance
  System   RDC   N/A   Semi-monthly
 
               
Reserve Analysis and Override Summary
  Divisional or
Regional Personnel,
as determined by
RDC
  RDC   VP of Financial Services   Monthly, on Day 4 of the Close
 
      VP of Financial Services   Accounting   Monthly, on Day 5 of the Close
 
               
Legal Update
  Divisional or
Regional Personnel,
as determined by
RDC
  RDC   VP of Financial Services   Monthly
 
      VP of Financial Services   Executive Team   Quarterly, during
Month 2
 
               
Approaching Credit Limit
  System   RDC   N/A   When Available
 
               
Exceeding Credit Limit
  System   RDC   N/A   Daily
16.1  
A monthly executive management report package will be prepared for review by the corporate officers (CFO, VP of Financial Services, Sales, COO, and CEO). The package will include the following report formats and topics:
  a.  
Accounts Receivable Aging by Distribution Center, summarized by Region
 
  b.  
Accounts Receivable Aging Trend by Region
 
  c.  
Top Customers by total sales volume year to date, with A/R aging summary for each customer
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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  d.  
Division Held Noted Receivable, summarized by Region
 
  e.  
Corporate Held Notes Receivable
 
  f.  
Reserve Analysis, including Collection Plans for customers with delinquent balances exceeding $[*****] beyond 60 days delinquent.
17.0  
CREDIT REFERENCES
 
17.1  
The company is often contacted to provide credit reference experience with existing customers to potential suppliers.
 
17.2  
Verbal references can be provided to suppliers who are within the National Association of Credit Management (NACM) membership, or who have affiliation with other regional credit information exchange groups common with AmerisourceBergen. Otherwise, the requests for credit references must always be in writing.
 
17.3  
The reference is to be factual, historical information. No opinions or statements of future actions can be shared with the requestor.
 
17.4  
Written information must be limited to the list provided:
   
Sold since                                          
 
   
High Credit $ amount                                          
 
   
Current total amount owed                                          
 
   
Total amount now past due                                          
 
   
Experience with NSF or returned payments                                          
 
   
Payment patterns such as prompt, slow (# of days past due)
17.5  
No written credit reference can include discussion relating to price of products or terms of sale.
 
17.6  
Only copies of written credit references are required to be maintained in the customer’s credit files, although it is encouraged that verbal referencing also be noted.
 
18.0  
INACTIVE ACCOUNTS
 
18.1  
Run a query at each month end to determine which accounts have not purchased during the month.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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18.2  
Review the list and eliminate any accounts that should not be placed on credit hold (example: intercompany accounts).
 
18.3  
Change the status of the remaining accounts to credit hold.
 
18.4  
Review the customer file, pay history, etc. before allowing future purchases.
 
19.0  
EXCEPTIONS
 
   
Any exceptions to these policies are to be approved in writing per the levels of authority outlined in section 4.2
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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Exhibit VI
Form of Subordinated Note
SUBORDINATED NOTE
                     , 200____
1.  Note . FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( “SPV” ), hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of [ ORIGINATOR NAME ] , a(n)                      ***[ corporation ] [ limited liability company ] [ partnership ]*** ( “Originator” ), in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on or before the date following the Termination Date which is one year and one day after the date on which (i) the Outstanding Balance of all Receivables sold by Originator under the Sale Agreement referred to below has been reduced to zero and (ii) Originator has paid to Buyer all indemnities, adjustments and other amounts which may be owed thereunder in connection with the Purchase thereunder (the “Collection Date” ), the aggregate unpaid principal sum outstanding of all Subordinated Loans made from time to time by Originator to SPV pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of that certain Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003 among Originator and certain of its affiliates, as sellers, and SPV, as buyer (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale Agreement” ). Reference to Section 1.3 of the Sale Agreement is hereby made for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the loans evidenced hereby have been and will be made. All terms which are capitalized and used herein and which are not otherwise specifically defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Sale Agreement.
2.  Interest . SPV further promises to pay interest on the outstanding unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof until payment in full hereof at a rate equal to the 1-month LIBOR rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the first Business Day of each month (or portion thereof) during the term of this Subordinated Note, computed for actual days elapsed on the basis of a year consisting of 360 days and changing on the first business day of each month hereafter ( “LIBOR” ); provided, however, that if SPV shall default in the payment of any principal hereof, SPV promises to pay, on demand, interest at the rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.00% per annum on any such unpaid amounts, from the date such payment is due to the date of actual payment. Interest shall be payable on the first Business Day of each month in arrears; provided, however, that SPV may elect on the date any interest payment is due hereunder to defer such payment and upon such election the amount of interest due but unpaid on such date shall constitute principal under this Subordinated Note. The outstanding principal of any loan made under this Subordinated Note shall be due and payable on the Collection Date and may be repaid or prepaid at any time without premium or penalty.
3.  Principal Payments . Originator is authorized and directed by SPV to enter on the grid attached hereto, or, at its option, in its books and records, the date and amount of each loan made by it which is evidenced by this Subordinated Note and the amount of each payment of principal made by SPV, and absent manifest error, such entries shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information so entered; provided that neither the failure of Originator to make any such entry or any error therein shall expand, limit or affect the obligations of SPV hereunder.

 

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4.  Subordination . Originator shall have the right to receive, and SPV shall make, any and all payments and prepayments relating to the loans made under this Subordinated Note provided that , after giving effect to any such payment or prepayment, the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Receivables (as each such term is defined in the Purchase Agreement hereinafter referred to) owned by SPV at such time exceeds the sum of (a) the Aggregate Unpaids (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) outstanding at such time under the Purchase Agreement, plus (b) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all loans made under this Subordinated Note. Originator hereby agrees that at any time during which the conditions set forth in the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence shall not be satisfied, Originator shall be subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment of any indebtedness or obligation of SPV owing to the Administrator or any Purchaser under that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003 by and among SPV, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as initial Servicer (the “Servicer” ), various Purchaser Groups from time to time party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, N.A., as the Administrator (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement” ). The subordination provisions contained herein are for the direct benefit of, and may be enforced by, the Administrator and the Purchasers and/or any of their respective assignees (collectively, the “Senior Claimants” ) under the Purchase Agreement. Until the date on which the “Aggregate Invested Amount” outstanding under the Purchase Agreement has been repaid in full and all other obligations of SPV and/or the Servicer thereunder and under the Fee Letter referenced therein (all such obligations, collectively, the “Senior Claim” ) have been indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full, Originator shall not institute against SPV any proceeding of the type described in Section 5.1(b) of the Sale Agreement unless and until the Collection Date has occurred. Should any payment, distribution or security or proceeds thereof be received by Originator in violation of this Section 4, Originator agrees that such payment shall be segregated, received and held in trust for the benefit of, and deemed to be the property of, and shall be immediately paid over and delivered to the Administrator for the benefit of the Senior Claimants.
5.  Bankruptcy; Insolvency . Upon the occurrence of any proceeding of the type described in Section 5.1(b) of the Sale Agreement involving SPV as debtor, then and in any such event the Senior Claimants shall receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become due on or in respect of the Aggregate Invested Amount and the Senior Claim (including Yield as defined and as accruing under the Purchase Agreement after the commencement of any such proceeding, whether or not any or all of such Yield is an allowable claim in any such proceeding) before Originator is entitled to receive payment on account of this Subordinated Note, and to that end, any payment or distribution of assets of SPV of any kind or character, whether in cash, securities or other property, in any applicable insolvency proceeding, which would otherwise be payable to or deliverable upon or with respect to any or all indebtedness under this Subordinated Note, is hereby assigned to and shall be paid or delivered by the Person making such payment or delivery (whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver, custodian or liquidating trustee or otherwise) directly to the Administrator for application to, or as collateral for the payment of, the Senior Claim until such Senior Claim shall have been paid in full and satisfied.
6.  Amendments . This Subordinated Note shall not be amended or modified except in accordance with Section 7.1 of the Sale Agreement. The terms of this Subordinated Note may not be amended or otherwise modified without the prior written consent of the Administrator for the benefit of the Purchasers.

 

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7.  GOVERNING LAW . THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE HAS BEEN MADE AND DELIVERED AT NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. WHEREVER POSSIBLE EACH PROVISION OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED IN SUCH MANNER AS TO BE EFFECTIVE AND VALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, BUT IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE SHALL BE PROHIBITED BY OR INVALID UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH PROVISION SHALL BE INEFFECTIVE TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH PROHIBITION OR INVALIDITY, WITHOUT INVALIDATING THE REMAINDER OF SUCH PROVISION OR THE REMAINING PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBORDINATED NOTE.
8.  Waivers . All parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, severally waive presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of dishonor. Originator additionally expressly waives all notice of the acceptance by any Senior Claimant of the subordination and other provisions of this Subordinated Note and expressly waives reliance by any Senior Claimant upon the subordination and other provisions herein provided.
9.  Assignment . This Subordinated Note may not be assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred to any party other than Originator without the prior written consent of the Administrator, and any such attempted transfer shall be void.
         
  AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Title:   
       

 

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Schedule
to
SUBORDINATED NOTE
SUBORDINATED LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
                 
    AMOUNT OF   AMOUNT OF   UNPAID    
    SUBORDINATED   PRINCIPAL   PRINCIPAL   NOTATION MADE
DATE   LOAN   PAID   BALANCE   BY (INITIALS)
 
               

 

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Exhibit VII
[Form of] Purchase Report
For the Calculation Period beginning [date] and ending [date]
 
TO: BUYER AND THE ADMINISTRATOR (AS BUYER’S ASSIGNEE)
                 
Aggregate Receivables generated and sold during the period:
  $         A  
Less: Purchase Price discount during the Period:
  $  ( )     (B )
Equals: Gross Purchase Price payable during the period (A - B)
          $ =C  
Less: Total Purchase Price Credits arising during the period:
  $  ( )     (D )
Equals: Net Purchase Price payable during the period (C - D):
          $ =E  
Cash Purchase Price Paid to Originator during the period:
  $         F  
Subordinated Loans made during the period:
  $         G  
Less: Repayments of Subordinated Loans received during the period:
  $  ( )     (H )
Equals: Purchase Price paid in cash or Subordinated Loans during the period (F + G - H):
          $ =I  
Aggregate Outstanding Balance of Receivables contributed during the period:
  $         J  

 

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Exhibit VIII
Pending or Threatened Actions, Suits, Investigations of Proceedings
None.

 

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Schedule A
DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED TO BUYER
ON OR PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE
1.   Executed copies of the Receivables Sale Agreement, duly executed by the parties thereto.
 
2.   Copy of the Credit and Collection Policy to attach to the Receivables Sale Agreement as an Exhibit.
 
3.   A certificate of Originator’s Secretary certifying:
(a) A copy of the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of Originator, authorizing Originator’s execution, delivery and performance of the Receivables Sale Agreement and the other documents to be delivered by it thereunder;
(b) A copy of the Organizational Documents of Originator (also certified, to the extent that such documents are filed with any governmental authority, by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of organization of Originator on or within thirty (30) days prior to closing);
(c) Good Standing Certificates for Originator issued by the Secretary of State of its state of incorporation and each jurisdiction where it has material operations; and
(d) The names and signatures of the officers authorized on its behalf to execute the Receivables Sale Agreement and any other documents to be delivered by it thereunder.
4.   Pre-filing state and federal tax lien, judgment lien and UCC lien searches against Originator from the following jurisdictions:
(a) California
(b) Delaware
(c) Massachusetts
(d) Missouri
(e) Nevada
(f) Pennsylvania
(g) Tennessee
5.   Time stamped receipt copies of proper financing statements, duly filed under the UCC on or before the date of the initial Purchase (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement) in all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the opinion of Buyer (or its assigns), desirable, under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any comparable law in order to perfect the ownership interests contemplated by the Receivables Sale Agreement.

 

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6.   Time stamped receipt copies of proper UCC termination statements, if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in the Receivables, Contracts or Related Security previously granted by Originator.
 
7.   Executed Collection Account Agreements for each Lock-Box and Collection Account.
8.   A favorable opinion of legal counsel for Originator licensed to give opinions under New York law reasonably acceptable to Buyer (and the Administrator, as Buyer’s assignee) as to the following:
(a) Originator is a Delaware corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware.
(b) Originator has all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction where failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on Originator’s business.
(c) The execution and delivery by Originator of the Receivables Sale Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and its performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action and proceedings on the part of Originator and will not:
(i) require any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official (other than the filing of UCC financing statements);
(ii) contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon Originator; or
(iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim on assets of Originator or any of its Subsidiaries (except as contemplated by the Receivables Sale Agreement).
(d) The Receivables Sale Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by Originator and constitutes the legally valid, and binding obligation of Originator enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject also to the availability of equitable remedies if equitable remedies are sought.
(e) In the event that the receivables Sale Agreement is held to create a transfer for security purposes rather than a true sale or other outright assignment, the provisions of the Receivables Sale Agreement are effective to create valid security interests in favor of Buyer in all of Originator’s right, title and interest in and to the Receivables and Related Security described therein which constitute “accounts,” “chattel paper” or “general intangibles” (each as defined in the UCC) (collectively, the “Opinion Collateral” ), as security for the payment of a loan deemed to have been made by Buyer to Originator in an amount equal to the Purchase Price (as defined therein) of the Receivables (as defined therein) acquired from Originator, together with all other obligations of Originator thereunder.
(f) Each of the UCC-1 Financing Statements naming Originator as debtor, Buyer, as secured party, and Administrator, as assignee of secured party to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, is in appropriate form for filing therein. Upon filing of such UCC-1 Financing Statements in such filing offices and payment of the required filing fees, the security interest in favor of Buyer in the Opinion Collateral will be perfected and assigned of record to the Administrator.

 

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(g) Based solely on our review of the UCC Search Reports described in Paragraph 4 to this Schedule A, and assuming (i) the filing of the Financing Statements and payment of the required filing fees in accordance with paragraph (f) and (ii) the absence of any intervening filings between the date and time of the Search Reports and the date and time of the filing of the Financing Statements, the security interest of Buyer in the Opinion Collateral is prior to any security interest granted in the Opinion Collateral by Originator, the priority of which is determined solely by the filing of a financing statement in the appropriate filing offices.
(h) To the best of the opinion giver’s knowledge, there is no action, suit or other proceeding against Originator or any Affiliate of Originator, which would materially adversely affect the business or financial condition of Originator and its Affiliates taken as a whole or which would materially adversely affect the ability of Originator to perform its obligations under the Receivables Sale Agreement.
(i) Originator is not an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
9.   A “true sale” opinion and “substantive consolidation” opinion of counsel for Originator with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Receivables Sale Agreement.
10.   A Certificate of Originator’s Vice President and Corporate Treasurer certifying that, as of the closing date, no Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event exists and is continuing.
11.   Executed copies of (i) all consents from and authorizations by any Persons and (ii) all waivers and amendments to existing credit facilities, that are necessary in connection with the Receivables Sale Agreement.
12.   Executed Subordinated Note by Buyer in favor of Originator.
13.   If applicable, a direction letter executed by Originator authorizing Buyer (and the Administrator, as its assignee) and directing warehousemen to allow Buyer (and the Administrator, as its assignee) to inspect and make copies from Originator’s books and records maintained at off-site data processing or storage facilities.

 

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PORTIONS OF CERTAIN EXHIBITS TO THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN OMITTED AND WILL BE FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST
EXHIBIT 10.3
RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2003
AMONG
AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION, AS SELLER,
AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, AS INITIAL SERVICER,
THE VARIOUS PURCHASERS GROUPS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO
AND
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATOR

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
    Page  
ARTICLE I. PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS
    1  
Section 1.1 Purchase Facility
    1  
Section 1.2 Incremental Purchases
    2  
Section 1.3 Decreases
    2  
Section 1.4 Deemed Collections; Purchase Limit
    3  
Section 1.5 Payment Requirements and Computations
    4  
Section 1.6 Extension of Termination Date
    4  
Section 1.7 Sharing of Payments, etc
    5  
ARTICLE II. PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS
    5  
Section 2.1 Payments of Recourse Obligations
    5  
Section 2.2 Collections Prior to the Final Facility Termination Date; Repayment of Certain Demand Advances
    5  
Section 2.3 Repayment of Demand Advances on the Final Facility Termination Date; Collections
    6  
Section 2.4 Payment Recission
    7  
Section 2.5 Clean Up Call
    7  
ARTICLE III. COMMERCIAL PAPER FUNDING
    7  
Section 3.1 CP Costs
    7  
Section 3.2 Calculation of CP Costs
    8  
Section 3.3 CP Costs Payments
    8  
Section 3.4 Default Rate
    8  
ARTICLE IV. BANK RATE FUNDINGS
    8  
Section 4.1 Bank Rate Fundings
    8  
Section 4.2 Yield Payments
    8  
Section 4.3 Bank Rate Funding Yield Rates
    8  
Section 4.4 Suspension of the LIBO Rate
    9  
Section 4.5 Default Rate
    9  
ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    9  
Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller
    9  
Section 5.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller With Respect to Each Sale of Receivables
    12  
Section 5.3 Representations and Warranties of Servicer
    13  
ARTICLE VI. CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
    16  

 

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Section 6.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Incremental Purchase
    16  
Section 6.2 Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments
    17  
ARTICLE VII. COVENANTS
    17  
Section 7.1 Affirmative Covenants of the Seller
    17  
Section 7.2 Negative Covenants of the Seller
    23  
Section 7.3 Affirmative Covenants of the Servicer
    25  
Section 7.4 Negative Covenants of the Servicer
    29  
ARTICLE VIII. ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
    30  
Section 8.1 Designation of Servicer
    30  
Section 8.2 Duties of Servicer
    31  
Section 8.3 Collection Notices
    32  
Section 8.4 Responsibilities of Seller
    33  
Section 8.5 Settlement Reports
    33  
Section 8.6 Servicing Fee
    33  
ARTICLE IX. AMORTIZATION EVENTS
    34  
Section 9.1 Amortization Events
    34  
Section 9.2 Remedies
    37  
ARTICLE X. INDEMNIFICATION
    38  
Section 10.1 Indemnities by the Seller Parties
    38  
Section 10.2 Increased Cost and Reduced Return
    40  
Section 10.3 Other Costs and Expenses
    41  
ARTICLE XI. THE AGENTS
    41  
Section 11.1 Appointment and Authorization
    41  
Section 11.2 Delegation of Duties
    42  
Section 11.3 Exculpatory Provisions
    42  
Section 11.4 Reliance by Agents
    42  
Section 11.5 Notice of Amortization Events
    43  
Section 11.6 Non-Reliance on Administrator, Purchaser Agents and Other Purchasers
    44  
Section 11.7 Administrators and Affiliates
    44  
Section 11.8 Indemnification
    44  
Section 11.9 Successor Administrator
    45  
ARTICLE XII. ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS
    45  
Section 12.1 Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments
    45  

 

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ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS
    47  
Section 13.1 Waivers and Amendments
    47  
Section 13.2 Notices
    47  
Section 13.3 Protection of Administrator’s Security Interest
    48  
Section 13.4 Confidentiality
    49  
Section 13.5 Bankruptcy Petition
    49  
Section 13.6 Limitation of Liability
    50  
Section 13.7 CHOICE OF LAW
    50  
Section 13.8 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION
    50  
Section 13.9 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    50  
Section 13.10 Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Terms
    51  
Section 13.11 Counterparts; Severability; Section References
    51  
Section 13.12 Characterization
    51  

 

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Exhibits and Schedules
   
Exhibit I Definitions
 
Exhibit II Form of Purchase Notice
 
Exhibit III Places of Business of the Seller Parties; Locations of Records; Federal Employer Identification Number(s)
 
Exhibit IV Names of Collection Banks; Collection Accounts
 
Exhibit V Form of Compliance Certificate
 
Exhibit VI Form of Collection Account Agreement
 
Exhibit VII Credit and Collection Policy
 
Exhibit VIII Form of Settlement Report
 
Exhibit IX Form of Assumption Agreement
 
Exhibit X Form of Transfer Supplement
 
Exhibit XI Form of Contract(s)
 
Exhibit XII Form of Performance Undertaking
 
Exhibit XIII List of Responsible Officers
 
Exhibit XIV Form of Interim Settlement Report
 
Exhibit XV Form of Reduction Notice
 
Exhibit XVI Form of Legend
 
Exhibit XVII Form of Collection Account Amendment and Assignment
 
Schedule A Closing Documents
 

 

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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 10, 2003 is entered into by and among:
(a) Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( “Seller” ),
(b) AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( “ABDC” ), as initial Servicer (the Servicer together with Seller, the “Seller Parties” and each, a “Seller Party” ),
(c) the various Purchaser Groups from time to time party hereto, and
(d) Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrator for each Purchaser Group (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrator” ).
Unless defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Exhibit I.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
Seller desires to transfer and assign Receivable Interests from time to time.
The Purchasers desire to purchase Receivable Interests from Seller from time to time.
Wachovia Bank, National Association has been requested and is willing to act as Administrator on behalf of the Purchasers and their assigns in accordance with the terms hereof.
ARTICLE I.
PURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS
Section 1.1 Purchase Facility .
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Article VI), from time to time prior to the applicable Facility Termination Date, Seller may request that the Conduit Purchasers, or, if a Conduit Purchaser (in its sole discretion) denies such request or is unable to fund (in which case it shall provide notice of such denial or inability to the Seller, the Administrator and its Purchaser Agent), request that the Related Committed Purchasers, purchase from Seller undivided ownership interests in the Receivables and the associated Related Security and Collections (which interest shall be held by the Administrator on behalf of the applicable Purchasers). Each Conduit Purchaser may (in its sole discretion), and each Related Committed Purchaser severally hereby agrees to, make Incremental Purchases, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof before the applicable Facility Termination Date, ratably based on the applicable Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of each Incremental Purchase requested pursuant to Section 1.2 (and, in the case of each Related

 

 


 

Committed Purchaser, its Commitment Percentage of its Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of such Purchase); provided that no Purchase shall be made by any Purchaser if, after giving effect thereto, either (i) if such Purchaser is a Related Committed Purchaser, such Purchaser’s aggregate Invested Amount would exceed its Available Commitment, (ii) the Group Invested Amount would exceed the Group Commitment for such Purchaser’s Purchaser Group, or (iii) the aggregate of the Receivable Interests would exceed 100%. It is the intent of the Conduit Purchasers to fund any Purchases thereby through the issuance of Commercial Paper. If for any reason any Conduit Purchaser is unable, or determines that it is undesirable, to issue Commercial Paper to fund or maintain its investment in the Receivable Interests, or is unable for any reason to repay such Commercial Paper upon the maturity thereof, such Conduit Purchaser may avail itself of a Bank Rate Funding to the extent available. If any Purchaser funds or refinances its investment in a Receivable Interest through any means other than the issuance of Commercial Paper, in lieu of paying CP Costs on the Invested Amount pursuant to Article III hereof, Seller will pay Yield thereon at the Alternate Base Rate or the LIBO Rate, selected in accordance with Article IV hereof. Nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute a commitment of any Conduit Purchaser to issue Commercial Paper.
(b) Seller may, upon at least 30 days’ notice to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent), terminate in whole or reduce in part, the unused portion of the Purchase Limit (but not below the amount which would cause the Group Investment of any Purchaser Group to exceed its Group Commitment (after giving effect to such reduction) and, unless terminated in whole, not below $100,000,000); provided that each partial reduction of the Purchase Limit shall be in an amount equal to $10,000,000 (or a larger integral multiple of $1,000,000 if in excess thereof). Such reduction shall, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent be applied ratably to reduce the Group Commitment of each Purchaser Group.
Section 1.2 Incremental Purchases . Seller shall provide the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent with at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice in a form set forth as Exhibit II hereto of each Incremental Purchase (each, a “Purchase Notice” ) by 12:00 noon (New York time) on the Business Day prior to the Purchase Date. Each Purchase Notice shall be subject to Section 6.2 hereof and, except as set forth below, shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested Purchase Price (which shall not be less than $500,000, or a larger integral multiple of $100,000, with respect to each Purchaser Group) and the Purchase Date. Following receipt of a Purchase Notice, the applicable Purchaser Agent will determine whether the related Conduit Purchaser will fund the requested Incremental Purchase. If such Conduit Purchaser (in its sole discretion) elects not to fund an Incremental Purchase, the Incremental Purchase shall be funded ratably by its Related Committed Purchasers (in accordance with such Related Committed Purchasers’ Available Commitments). On each Purchase Date, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI, each applicable Purchaser shall deposit to the Facility Account, in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time), an amount equal to such Purchaser’s portion (based on each Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share and, if applicable, such Purchaser’s Available Commitment) of the requested Purchase Price.
Section 1.3 Decreases . Seller shall provide the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent with prior written irrevocable notice in the form set forth as Exhibit XV hereto (a “Reduction Notice” ) of any proposed reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount at least two Business Days (or three Business Days if the proposed reduction to be made to Purchasers in the

 

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Market Street Funding Corporation Purchaser Group is $50,000,000 or more) prior to any such proposed reduction. Such Reduction Notice shall designate (i) the date (the “Proposed Reduction Date” ) upon which any such reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount shall occur, and (ii) the amount of Aggregate Invested Amount to be reduced (the “Aggregate Reduction” ) which shall be applied to all Receivable Interests (ratably, according to each Purchaser’s aggregate Invested Amount).
Section 1.4 Deemed Collections; Purchase Limit .
(a) If on any day:
(i) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or cancelled as a result of any credit issued for returned or repossessed goods, any shortages, any pricing adjustment, any volume rebate or any other allowance, adjustment or deduction by Originator or any Affiliate thereof, or as a result of any governmental or regulatory action, or
(ii) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced or canceled as a result of a setoff or disputed item in respect of any claim by the Obligor thereof (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related or an unrelated transaction), or
(iii) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is reduced on account of the obligation of Originator or any Affiliate thereof to pay to the related Obligor any rebate or refund, or
(iv) the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable is less than the amount included in calculating the Net Pool Balance for purposes of any Settlement Report (for any reason other than receipt of Collections or such Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable), or
(v) any of the representations or warranties of Seller with respect to any Receivable set forth in Article V were not true when made,
then, on such day, Seller shall be deemed to have received a Collection of such Receivable (A) in the case of clauses (i)-(iv) above, in the amount of such reduction or cancellation or the difference between the actual Outstanding Balance and the amount included in calculating such Net Pool Balance, as applicable; and (B) in the case of clause (v) above, in the amount of the Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and, not later than one (1) Business Day thereafter shall pay to the Collection Account the amount of any such Collection deemed to have been received in the same manner as actual cash collections are distributed under the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Seller shall ensure that the Aggregate Invested Amount at no time exceeds the Purchase Limit. If at any time the Aggregate Invested Amount exceeds the Purchase Limit, Seller shall pay to each Purchaser Agent for the benefit of the related Purchasers immediately an amount to be applied to reduce the Aggregate Invested Amount (ratably, according to each Purchaser’s aggregate Invested Amount), such that after giving effect to such payment the Aggregate Invested Amount is less than or equal to the Purchase Limit.

 

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(c) Seller shall also ensure that the aggregate of the Receivable Interests shall at no time exceed 100%. If the aggregate of the Receivable Interests exceeds 100%, Seller shall pay to each Purchaser Agent for the benefit of the related Purchasers on or before the next Business Day an amount to be applied to reduce the Aggregate Invested Amount (ratably, according to each Purchaser’s aggregate Invested Amount), such that after giving effect to such payment the aggregate of the Receivable Interests equals or is less than 100%.
Section 1.5 Payment Requirements and Computations . All amounts to be paid or deposited by any Seller Party pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on the day when due in immediately available funds, and if not received before 2:00 p.m. (New York time) shall be deemed to be received on the next succeeding Business Day. If such amounts are payable to or for the account of any Purchaser, such amounts shall be paid to the account from time to time specified by the related Purchaser Agent to the Seller and the Servicer. All computations of CP Costs, Yield, per annum fees calculated as part of any CP Costs, per annum fees hereunder and per annum fees under the Fee Letters shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed. If any amount hereunder shall be payable on a day which is not a Business Day, such amount shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 1.6 Extension of Termination Date . The Seller may advise the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) in writing of its desire to extend the Scheduled Facility Termination Date for each Group Commitment (or portion thereof), provided such request is made not more than 90 days (or such other number of days as to which the applicable Purchaser Agent shall consent) prior to, and not less than 60 days prior to, the next Scheduled Facility Termination Date. In the event that the Purchasers in such Purchaser Group are all agreeable to such extension, the related Purchaser Agent shall so notify the Seller and the Administrator in writing (it being understood that the Purchasers may accept or decline such a request in their sole discretion and on such terms as they may elect) not less than 30 days prior to such next Scheduled Facility Termination Date and the Seller, the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers shall enter into such documents as the Purchasers may deem necessary or appropriate to reflect such extension, and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Purchasers, the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) shall be paid by the Seller. In the event any Purchaser in a Purchaser Group declines the request for such extension, such Purchaser shall so notify the related Purchaser Agent and the Purchaser Agent shall so notify the Seller and the Administrator of such determination (it being understood that if any such Purchaser Group does not extend its Group Commitment hereunder or assign its obligations to new Purchasers (willing to extend such Facility Termination Date) in accordance with Section 12.1, then the Purchase Limit shall be reduced by an amount equal to that portion of the Commitment of such Exiting Purchasers with respect to which the Scheduled Facility Termination Date has occurred and the Commitment Percentages and Group Commitments of the Purchasers within each Purchaser Group shall be appropriately adjusted); provided that, the failure of such Purchaser to notify the Purchaser Agent or of the Purchaser Agent to notify the Seller or the Administrator of the determination to decline such extension shall not affect the understanding and agreement that the applicable Purchasers shall be deemed to have refused to grant the requested extension in the event such Purchaser Agent fails to affirmatively notify the Seller, in writing, of their agreement to accept the requested extension.

 

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Section 1.7 Sharing of Payments, etc . If any Conduit Purchaser or any Related Committed Purchaser (for purpose of this Section 1.7 only, a “Recipient” ) shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of any interest in the Receivable Interest owned by it in excess of its ratable share thereof, such Recipient shall forthwith purchase from the Conduit Purchasers and/or the Related Committed Purchasers entitled to a share of such amount participations in the percentage interests owned by such Persons as shall be necessary to cause such Recipient to share the excess payment ratably with each such other Person entitled thereto; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such Recipient, such purchase from each such other Person shall be rescinded and each such other Person shall repay to the Recipient the purchase price paid by such Recipient for such participation to the extent of such recovery, together with an amount equal to such other Person’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such other Person’s required payment to (b) the total amount so recovered from the Recipient) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the Recipient in respect of the total amount so recovered.
ARTICLE II.
PAYMENTS AND COLLECTIONS
Section 2.1 Payments of Recourse Obligations . Seller hereby promises to pay the following (collectively, the “Recourse Obligations” ):
(a) all amounts due and owing under Section 1.3 or 1.4 on the dates specified therein;
(b) the fees set forth in the Fee Letters on the dates specified therein;
(c) all accrued and unpaid Yield on the Receivable Interests accruing Yield at the Alternate Base Rate or the Default Rate on each Settlement Date applicable thereto;
(d) all accrued and unpaid Yield on the Receivable Interests accruing Yield at the LIBO Rate on each Settlement Date applicable thereto;
(e) all accrued and unpaid CP Costs on the Receivable Interests funded with Commercial Paper on each Settlement Date; and
(f) all Broken Funding Costs and Indemnified Amounts upon demand.
Section 2.2 Collections Prior to the Final Facility Termination Date; Repayment of Certain Demand Advances .
(a) Prior to the Final Facility Termination Date, any Deemed Collections received by the Servicer and the Purchasers’ Portion of any Collections received by the Servicer shall be set aside and held in trust by the Servicer for the payment of any accrued and unpaid Aggregate Unpaids or for a Reinvestment as provided in this Section 2.2. If at any time any Collections are received by the Servicer prior to the Final Facility Termination Date, Seller hereby requests and each Purchaser (other than any Exiting Purchasers) hereby agrees to make, simultaneously with such receipt, a reinvestment (each, a “Reinvestment” ) with the Purchasers’

 

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Portion of the balance of each and every Collection received by the Servicer such that after giving effect to such Reinvestment, the Invested Amount of the Receivable Interests of each Purchaser (other than an Exiting Purchaser) immediately after such receipt and corresponding Reinvestment shall be equal to the amount of such Invested Amounts immediately prior to such receipt.
(b) On each Settlement Date prior to the Final Facility Termination Date, the Servicer shall remit to each Purchaser Agent for the benefit of its Purchaser Group (or, if applicable, to the Administrator for its own benefit) the amounts set aside during the preceding Calculation Period that have not been subject to a Reinvestment and (after deduction of its Servicing Fee) apply such amounts (if not previously paid in accordance with Section 2.1) to the Aggregate Unpaids in the order specified:
first, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid CP Costs, Yield and Broken Funding Costs (if any) that are then due and owing,
second, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid fees under the Fee Letters (if any) that are then due and owing,
third, to the ratable reduction of the aggregate Invested Amount of each Exiting Purchaser,
fourth, if required under Section 1.3 or 1.4, to the ratable reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount (less the amount, if any, distributed pursuant to clause third above),
fifth, for the ratable payment of all other unpaid Recourse Obligations, if any, that are then due and owing, and
sixth, the balance, if any, to Seller or otherwise in accordance with Seller’s instructions.
(c) If the Collections are insufficient to pay the Servicing Fee and the amounts specified in clauses first through fifth above on any Settlement Date, Seller shall make demand upon ABDC for repayment of any outstanding Demand Advances in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of such shortfall in Collections, and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Demand Advances, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and ABDC hereby agrees to pay such amount to the Collection Account for distribution on such Settlement Date in accordance with the priorities above.
Section 2.3 Repayment of Demand Advances on the Final Facility Termination Date; Collections
(a) On the Final Facility Termination Date, ABDC hereby agrees to repay the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Demand Advances, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Collection Account, without demand or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by ABDC.
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such day. On and after the Final Facility Termination Date, the Servicer shall, on each Settlement Date and on each other Business Day specified by the Administrator (after deduction of any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fee as of such date): (i) remit to each Purchaser Agent for the benefit of its Purchaser Group (or, if applicable, to the Administrator for its own benefit) the amounts set aside pursuant to the preceding two sentences, and (ii) apply such amounts to reduce the Aggregate Unpaids as follows:
first, to the reimbursement of the Administrator’s and each Purchaser Agent’s costs of collection and enforcement of this Agreement,
second, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid CP Costs, Yield and Broken Funding Costs,
third, ratably to the payment of all accrued and unpaid fees under the Fee Letters,
fourth, to the ratable reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount,
fifth, for the ratable payment of all other Aggregate Unpaids, and
sixth, after the Final Payout Date, to Seller.
Section 2.4 Payment Recission . No payment of any of the Aggregate Unpaids shall be considered paid or applied hereunder to the extent that, at any time, all or any portion of such payment or application is rescinded by application of law or judicial authority, or must otherwise be returned or refunded for any reason. Seller shall remain obligated for the amount of any payment or application so rescinded, returned or refunded, and shall promptly pay to the applicable Purchaser Agent (for application to the Person or Persons who suffered such recission, return or refund) the full amount thereof, plus interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date of any such recission, return or refunding.
Section 2.5 Clean Up Call . In addition to Seller’s rights pursuant to Section 1.3, Seller shall have the right (after providing the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent with at least two (2) Business Days prior notice), at any time following the reduction of the Aggregate Invested Amount to a level that is less than 10.0% of the original Purchase Limit, to repurchase all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding Receivable Interests plus any Broken Funding Costs. The purchase price in respect thereof shall be an amount equal to the Aggregate Unpaids through the date of such repurchase, payable in immediately available funds in accordance with Section 2.3(b). Such repurchase shall be without representation, warranty or recourse of any kind by, on the part of, or against any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or the Administrator.
ARTICLE III.
COMMERCIAL PAPER FUNDING
Section 3.1 CP Costs . Seller shall pay CP Costs with respect to the Invested Amount of all Receivable Interests funded through the issuance of Commercial Paper. With respect to Commercial Paper issued by EagleFunding Capital Corporation or Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp., Seller may from time to time request the duration of the next tranche of Commercial Paper. Notice of such request shall be provided to the applicable Purchaser Agent by 2:00 p.m.

 

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(New York time) on the Business day prior to the issuance of such Commercial Paper. The Purchaser Agent shall use reasonable efforts to accommodate such request but shall have the right to select the duration of the Commercial Paper whether or not the Seller has made a request.
Section 3.2 Calculation of CP Costs . On each Business Day, each Purchaser (or the applicable Purchaser Agent on its behalf) shall calculate the aggregate amount of CP Costs applicable to its Receivable Interests accrued through the end of the preceding Business Day and shall notify Seller of such aggregate amount; provided, however, if any Purchaser is unable or unwilling to make such daily calculation, such Purchaser (or the applicable Purchaser Agent on its behalf) shall only be required to notify the Seller on the first Business Day of each calendar week with respect to the applicable CP Costs for each Business day in the preceding week.
Section 3.3 CP Costs Payments . On each Settlement Date, Seller shall pay to the applicable Purchaser Agent (for the benefit of the related Conduit Purchaser) an aggregate amount equal to all accrued and unpaid CP Costs in respect of the portion of the Invested Amounts of all Receivable Interests funded by such Conduit Purchaser with Commercial Paper for the Calculation Period then most recently ended in accordance with Article II.
Section 3.4 Default Rate . From and after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, all Receivable Interests shall accrue Yield at the Default Rate.
ARTICLE IV.
BANK RATE FUNDINGS
Section 4.1 Bank Rate Fundings . Prior to the occurrence of an Amortization Event, the portion of outstanding Invested Amount of each Receivable Interest funded with Bank Rate Fundings shall accrue Yield for each day during its Interest Period at either the LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Until Seller gives the required notice to the Administrator and the applicable Purchaser Agent of another Yield Rate in accordance with Section 4.3, the initial Yield Rate for any Receivable Interest funded with a Bank Rate Funding shall be the Alternate Base Rate (unless the Default Rate is then applicable). If any undivided interest in a Receivable Interest initially funded with Commercial Paper is sold (or otherwise participated) to the Liquidity Providers pursuant to a Liquidity Agreement, such undivided interest in such Receivable Interest shall be deemed to have an Interest Period commencing on the date of such sale.
Section 4.2 Yield Payments . On the Settlement Date for each Receivable Interest that is funded with a Bank Rate Funding, Seller shall pay to each applicable Purchaser Agent (for the benefit of its Purchaser Group) an aggregate amount equal to the accrued and unpaid Yield thereon for the entire Interest Period of each related Bank Rate Funding in accordance with Article II.
Section 4.3 Bank Rate Funding Yield Rates . Seller may select the LIBO Rate (subject to Section 4.4 below) or the Alternate Base Rate for each Bank Rate Funding. Seller shall by 12:00 noon (New York time): (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period with respect to which the LIBO Rate is being requested as a new Yield Rate and (ii) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the commencement of any Interest Period with

 

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respect to which the Alternate Base Rate is being requested as a new Yield Rate, give the applicable Purchaser Agent irrevocable notice of the new Yield Rate for the Bank Rate Funding associated with such new Interest Period. Unless Seller gives sufficient notice to the applicable Purchaser Agent of another Yield Rate (in accordance with the preceding sentence), the initial Yield Rate for any Bank Rate Funding shall be the Alternate Base Rate (unless the Default Rate is then applicable).
Section 4.4 Suspension of the LIBO Rate . If any Related Committed Purchaser or Liquidity Provider notifies the related Purchaser Agent that it has determined that funding its ratable share of the Bank Rate Fundings at a LIBO Rate would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, or directive of any governmental or regulatory authority, whether or not having the force of law, or that (i) deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund its Bank Rate Funding at such LIBO Rate are not available or (ii) such LIBO Rate does not accurately reflect the cost of acquiring or maintaining a Bank Rate Funding at such LIBO Rate, then such Purchaser Agent shall suspend the availability of such LIBO Rate and require Seller to select the Alternate Base Rate for any Bank Rate Funding accruing Yield at such LIBO Rate.
Section 4.5 Default Rate . From and after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, all Bank Rate Fundings shall accrue Yield at the Default Rate.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller . The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser, as to itself, as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Incremental Purchase and the date of each Reinvestment that:
(a)  Organization and Qualification . The Seller’s only jurisdiction of organization is correctly set forth in the preamble of this Agreement. The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. The Seller is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties or the nature of its activities (including transactions giving rise to Receivables), or both, requires it to be so qualified or, if not so qualified, the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.
(b)  Authority . The Seller has the legal power and authority to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents, to make the sales provided for herein and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(c)  Execution and Binding Effect . Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and (assuming the due and valid execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto), constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Laws of general application relating to or affecting the

 

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enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general principles of equity, and will vest absolutely and unconditionally in the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) a valid undivided security interest in the Receivables purported to be assigned thereby, subject to no Liens whatsoever. Upon the filing of the necessary financing statements under the UCC as in effect in the jurisdiction whose Law governs the perfection of the Administrator’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) ownership and security interests in the Receivables, such interests will be perfected under Article 9 of such UCC, prior to and enforceable against all creditors of and purchasers from the Seller and all other Persons whatsoever (other than the Administrator, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and their successors and assigns).
(d)  Authorizations and Filings . No authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption or other action by, and no registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any Official Body is or will be necessary or, in the opinion of the Seller, advisable in connection with the execution and delivery by the Seller of each of the Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party, the consummation by the Seller of the transactions herein or therein contemplated or the performance by the Seller of or the compliance by the Seller with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, to ensure the legality, validity or enforceability hereof or thereof, or to ensure that the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) will have an ownership and security interest in and to the Receivables which is perfected and prior to all other Liens (including competing ownership or security interests), other than the filing of financing statements under the UCC in the jurisdiction of the Seller’s Location and of the Originator’s Location.
(e)  Location of Chief Executive Office, etc . As of the date hereof: (i) the Seller’s chief executive office is located at the address for notices set forth on the signature page hereof; (ii) the offices where the Seller keeps all of its Records are listed on Exhibit III hereto; and (iii) since its incorporation, the Seller has operated only under the names identified in Exhibit III hereto, and has not changed its name, merged or consolidated with any other corporation or been the subject of any proceeding under Title 11, United States Code (Bankruptcy), except as disclosed in Exhibit III hereto.
(f)  Perfection . This Agreement is effective to create a valid security interest in favor of the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Purchased Assets to secure payment of the Aggregate Unpaids, free and clear of any Lien except as created by the Transaction Documents. There have been duly filed all financing statements or other similar instruments or documents necessary under the UCC (or any comparable law) of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect the Administrator’s (on behalf of the Secured Parties) security interest in the Purchased Assets. Such Seller’s only jurisdiction of organization is Delaware.
(g)  Absence of Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery by the Seller of each of the Transaction Documents to which the Seller is a party, nor the consummation by the Seller of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor the performance by the Seller of or the compliance by the Seller with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, will (i) violate any Law or (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of or a default under (A) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller or (B) any agreement or instrument, including, without limitation, any and all indentures, debentures, loans or other agreements to which the Seller is a party or by which it or any of its properties (now owned or hereafter acquired) may be subject or bound, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of

 

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operations of the Seller or result in rendering any indebtedness evidenced thereby due and payable prior to its maturity or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien pursuant to the terms of any such instrument or agreement upon any property (now owned or hereafter acquired) of the Seller. The Seller has not entered into any agreement with any Obligor prohibiting, restricting or conditioning the assignment of any portion of the Receivables.
(h)  No Amortization Event . No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists which constitutes an Amortization Event.
(i)  Accurate and Complete Disclosure . No information furnished by the Seller to the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is false or misleading in any material respect as of the date as of which such information was furnished (including by omission of material information necessary to make such information not misleading).
(j)  No Proceedings . There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened, before any Official Body (A) asserting the invalidity of the Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect (i) the performance by either the Seller or the Servicer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or (ii) the validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the Contracts or any material amount of the Receivables.
(k)  Bulk Sales Act . No transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(l)  Litigation . No injunction, decree or other decision has been issued or made by any Official Body that prevents, and to the knowledge of the Seller, no threat by any Person has been made to attempt to obtain any such decision that would have a material adverse effect on, the conduct by the Seller of a significant portion of the Seller’s business operations or any portion of its business operations affecting the Receivables, and no litigation, investigation or proceeding exists asserting the invalidity of the Transaction Documents, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect (A) the performance by either the Seller or the Servicer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents or (B) the validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the Contracts or any material amount of the Receivables.
(m)  Margin Regulations . The use of all funds acquired by the Seller under this Agreement will not conflict with or contravene any of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.
(n)  Taxes . The Seller has timely filed all United States Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns and paid or contested any assessment received by the Seller related to such returns.

 

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(o)  Books and Records . The Seller has indicated on its books and records (including any computer files), that the Receivable Interest in the Receivables sold by the Seller hereunder is the property of Purchasers. The Seller maintains at, or shall cause the Servicer to maintain at, one or more of their respective offices listed in Exhibit III hereto the complete Records for the Receivables.
(p)  Creditor Approval . The Seller has obtained from its creditors (i) all approvals necessary to sell and assign the Receivables and (ii) releases of any security interests in the Receivables.
(q)  Financial Condition . The Seller is not insolvent or the subject of any Event of Bankruptcy and the sale of Receivables on such day will not be made in contemplation of the occurrence thereof.
(r)  Financial Information . If and when produced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the consolidated balance sheet of the Seller as at the most recent Fiscal Year end and the related statements of income of the Seller for the Fiscal Year then ended, fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Seller as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations, all in accordance with GAAP.
(s)  Investment Company . The Seller is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled by an investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Seller is not a “holding company” or a “subsidiary holding company” of a “holding company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, or any successor statute.
(t)  Payments to Applicable Originator . With respect to each Receivable transferred to Seller under the Receivables Sale Agreement, Seller has given reasonably equivalent value to the applicable Originator in consideration therefor and such transfer was not made for or on account of an antecedent debt. No transfer by any Originator of any Receivable under the Receivables Sale Agreement is or may be voidable under any section of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.), as amended.
Section 5.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller With Respect to Each Sale of Receivables . By selling undivided ownership interests in Receivables to the Purchasers, either by Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, the Seller represents and warrants to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser as of the date of such sale of an Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment (in addition to its other representations and warranties contained herein or made pursuant hereto) that:
(a)  Purchase Notice . If such sale relates to an Incremental Purchase, all information set forth on the related Purchase Notice is true and correct as of the date of such Incremental Purchase.
(b)  Assignment . This Agreement vests in the Administrator, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all the right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Receivable Interest in the Receivables, and the Related Security and Collections with respect thereto, and constitutes a valid sale of or grant of a security interest in the Receivable Interest, enforceable against all creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.

 

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(c)  No Liens . Each Receivable, together with the related Contract and all purchase orders and other agreements related to such Receivable, is owned by the Seller free and clear of any Lien, except as provided herein, and is not subject to any Dispute, except as provided herein. When each of the Purchasers makes a purchase of a Receivable Interest in such Receivable, it shall have acquired and shall continue to have maintained an undivided percentage ownership interest to the extent of its percentage of the Receivable Interest in such Receivable and in the Related Security and the Collections with respect thereto free and clear of any Lien, except as provided herein. The Seller has not and will not prior to the time of the sale of any such interest to the Purchasers have sold, pledged, assigned, transferred or subjected, and will not thereafter sell, pledge, assign, transfer or subject, to a Lien any of the Receivables, the Related Security or the Collections, other than the assignment of Receivable Interests therein to the Administrator, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(d)  Filings . On or prior to each Purchase and each recomputation of the Receivable Interest, all financing statements and other documents required to be recorded or filed in order to perfect and protect the Receivable Interest against all creditors of and purchasers from the Seller and all other Persons whatsoever will have been duly filed in each filing office necessary for such purpose and all filing fees and taxes, if any, payable in connection with such filings shall have been paid in full.
(e)  Credit and Collection Policy . The Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy of the applicable Originator has been complied with in all material respects in regard to each Receivable and related Contract.
(f)  Collection Banks, Collection Accounts and Lock-Boxes . The names and addresses of all Collection Banks, together with the numbers of all Collection Accounts and Lock-Boxes at such Collection Banks and the addresses of all related Collection Accounts and Lock-Boxes, are specified in Exhibit IV (or such other Collection Banks, Collection Accounts and Lock Boxes that have been changed or established in accordance with Section 7.2(g)).
(g)  Nature of Receivables . Each Receivable is, or will be, an eligible asset within the meaning of Rule 3a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.
(h)  Bona Fide Receivables . Each Receivable is an obligation of an Obligor arising out of a past, current or future sale or performance by the applicable Originator, in accordance with the terms of the Contract giving rise to such Receivable. The Seller has no knowledge of any fact that should have led it to expect at the time of the initial creation of an interest in any Receivable hereunder that such Receivable would not be paid in full when due except with respect to any Dilution. Each Receivable classified as an “Eligible Receivable” by the Seller in any document or report delivered hereunder satisfies the requirements of eligibility contained in the definition of Eligible Receivable.
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(a)  Organization and Qualification . The Servicer’s only jurisdiction of organization is in Delaware. The Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties or the nature of its activities, or both, requires it to be so qualified or, if not so qualified, the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.
(b)  Authority . The Servicer has the legal power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(c)  Execution and Binding Effect . This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Servicer and (assuming the due and valid execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto), constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general principles of equity, and will vest absolutely and unconditionally in the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) an ownership or security interest in the Receivables purported to be assigned thereby, subject to no Liens whatsoever. Upon the filing of the necessary financing statements under the UCC as in effect in the jurisdiction whose Law governs the perfection of the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) ownership or security interests in the Receivables, such interests will be perfected under Article 9 of such UCC, prior to and enforceable against all creditors of and purchasers from the Seller and all other Persons whatsoever (other than for the Administrator, for benefit of the Secured Parties, and their successors and assigns).
(d)  Authorizations and Filings . No authorization, consent, approval, license, exemption or other action by, and no registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any Official Body is or will be necessary or, in the opinion of the Servicer, advisable in connection with the execution and delivery by the Servicer of this Agreement, the consummation by the Servicer of the transactions herein or therein contemplated or the performance by the Servicer of or the compliance by the Servicer with the terms and conditions hereof or thereof, to ensure the legality, validity or enforceability hereof, or to ensure that the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) will have an ownership and security interest in and to the Receivables which is perfected and prior to all other Liens (including competing ownership or security interests), other than the filing of financing statements under the UCC in the jurisdictions of each Originator’s Location and of the Seller’s Location.
(e)  Absence of Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery by the Servicer of this Agreement, nor the consummation by the Servicer of the transactions herein contemplated, nor the performance by the Servicer of or the compliance by the Servicer with the terms and conditions hereof, will (i) violate any Law or (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of or a default under (A) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Servicer or (B) any agreement or instrument, including, without limitation, any and all indentures, debentures, loans or other agreements to which the Servicer is a party or by which it or any of its properties (now owned or hereafter acquired) may be subject or bound, which would have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Servicer or result in rendering any debt in excess of $10,000,000 evidenced thereby due and payable prior to its maturity or result in

 

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the creation or imposition of any Lien pursuant to the terms of any such instrument or agreement upon any property (now owned or hereafter acquired) of the Servicer. The Servicer has not entered into any agreement with any Obligor prohibiting, restricting or conditioning the assignment of any portion of the Receivables.
(f)  No Amortization Event . No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists which constitutes a Amortization Event.
(g)  Accurate and Complete Disclosure . No information furnished by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer to the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is false or misleading in any material respect as of the date as of which such information was furnished (including by omission of material information necessary to make such information not misleading).
(h)  No Proceedings . There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened, before any Official Body (A) asserting the invalidity of the Transaction Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or (C) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect (i) the performance by either the Seller or the Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) the validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents, the Contracts or any material amount of the Receivables.
(i)  No Change in Ability to Perform . Since the date on which the Servicer accepted its duties hereunder, there has been no material adverse change in the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.
(j)  Credit and Collection Policy . The Credit and Collection Policy has been complied with in all material respects in regard to each Receivable and related Contract.
(k)  Financial Condition . The consolidated balance sheet of the AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (which shall include the Servicer) as at the most recent Fiscal Year end and the related statements of income and cash flows of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year then ended, certified by Ernst & Young LLP, independent accountants, or another nationally recognized firm of independent accountants, are available as a matter of public record. The Servicer will cause AmerisourceBergen to provide on the date of such public filing or the next succeeding Business Day a certificate to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent), that such balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows fairly present the consolidated financial position of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of and consolidated cash flows of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at most recent fiscal quarter end and the related unaudited statements of income and cash flows of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods then ended are available as a matter of public record. The Servicer will cause AmerisourceBergen to provide on the date of such public filing or the next succeeding Business Day a certificate to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser

 

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Agent), that such balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows fairly present the consolidated financial position of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated results of the operations of and consolidated cash flows of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.
(l)  Litigation . No injunction, decree or other decision has been issued or made by any Official Body that prevents, and to the knowledge of the Servicer, no threat by any Person has been made to attempt to obtain any such decision that would have a material adverse effect on, the conduct by the Servicer of a significant portion of its business operations or any portion of its business operations affecting the Receivables, and no litigation, investigation or proceeding asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect (A) the performance of the Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, or (B) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Contracts or any material amount of the Receivables.
(m)  Insurance . The Servicer currently maintains insurance with respect to its properties and businesses and causes its Subsidiaries to maintain insurance with respect to their properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by corporations engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other corporations including, without limitation, workers’ compensation insurance.
(n)  ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operations or properties of Performance Guarantor and ERISA Affiliates taken as a whole. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Pension Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $25,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Pension Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Pension Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $25,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Pension Plans.
ARTICLE VI.
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
Section 6.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Incremental Purchase . The initial Incremental Purchase of a Receivable Interest under this Agreement is subject to the conditions precedent that (a) the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent shall have received on or before the date of such Purchase those documents listed on Schedule A and (b) the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent shall have received all fees and expenses required to be paid on such date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Fee Letter.

 

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Section 6.2 Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments . Each Incremental Purchase and each Reinvestment shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that (a) in the case of each such Purchase: (i) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent on or prior to the date of such Purchase, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, all Settlement Reports as and when due under Section 8.5 and (ii) upon the Administrator’s or any Purchaser Agent’s request, the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to such Purchase an interim settlement report in substantially the form of Exhibit XIV; (b) the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent shall have received such other documents as it may reasonably request and (c) on each Purchase Date, the following statements shall be true (and acceptance of the proceeds of such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment shall be deemed a representation and warranty by Seller that such statements are then true):
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article V are true and correct on and as of the date of such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment as though made on and as of such Purchase Date;
(ii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, that will constitute an Amortization Event, and no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, that would constitute an Unmatured Amortization Event; and
(iii) after giving effect to such Incremental Purchase or Reinvestment, the Aggregate Invested Amount will not exceed the Purchase Limit and the aggregate Receivable Interests will not exceed 100%.
It is expressly understood that each Reinvestment shall, unless otherwise directed by the Administrator, occur automatically on each day that the Servicer shall receive any Collections without the requirement that any further action be taken on the part of any Person and notwithstanding the failure of Seller to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent in respect of such Reinvestment. The failure of Seller to satisfy any of the foregoing conditions precedent in respect of any Reinvestment shall give rise to a right of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, which right may be exercised at any time on demand of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, to rescind the related purchase and direct Seller to pay to the Purchaser Agents, for the benefit of Purchasers (ratably, according to each Purchaser’s aggregate Invested Amount), an amount equal to the Collections that shall have been applied to the affected Reinvestment (but not in excess of the Aggregate Unpaids).
ARTICLE VII.
COVENANTS
Section 7.1 Affirmative Covenants of the Seller . In addition to its other covenants contained herein or made pursuant hereto, the Seller covenants with the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser as follows:

 

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(a)  Notice of Amortization Event . Promptly upon becoming aware of, but in any event no later than the next Business Day, any Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event, the Seller shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) notice thereof, together with a written statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details thereof and any action with respect thereto taken or contemplated to be taken by the Seller.
(b)  Notice of Material Adverse Change . Promptly upon becoming aware thereof, the Seller shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) notice of any material adverse change in the business, operations or financial condition of the Seller, which reasonably could affect adversely the collectibility of the Receivables.
(c)  Preservation of Corporate Existence . The Seller shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification would materially adversely affect (i) the interests of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser hereunder or (ii) the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(d)  Compliance with Laws . The Seller shall comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Seller, its business and properties, and all Receivables related to the Receivable Interests.
(e)  Enforceability of Obligations . The Seller shall take such actions as are reasonable and within its power to ensure that, with respect to each Receivable, the obligation of any related Obligor to pay the unpaid balance of such Receivable in accordance with the terms of the related Contract remains legal, valid, binding and enforceable against such Obligor except as otherwise permitted by Section 8.2(d).
(f)  Books and Records . (i) The Seller shall, to the extent practicable, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, the ability to recreate Records evidencing the Receivables in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, Records and other information, reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables (including, without limitation, Records adequate to permit the identification of all Related Security and Collections and adjustments to each existing Receivable).
(ii) The Seller will (and will cause each Originator to): (A) on or prior to the date hereof, mark its “Aged Trial Balance” with a legend in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit XVI hereto and (B) upon the request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent following the occurrence of an Amortization Event: (x) mark each Contract with a legend describing the Administrator’s security interest and (y) deliver to the Administrator all Contracts (including, without limitation, all multiple originals of any such Contract constituting an instrument, a certificated security or chattel paper) relating to the Receivables.

 

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(g)  Fulfillment of Obligations . The Seller shall do nothing to impair the rights, title and interest of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser in and to the Receivable Interests and shall pay when due any taxes, including without limitation any sales tax, excise tax or other similar tax or charge, payable in connection with the Receivables and their creation and satisfaction.
(h)  Obligor List . The Seller shall at all times maintain (or cause the Servicer to maintain) a current list (which may be stored on computer systems, magnetic tapes or disks) of all Obligors under Contracts related to Receivables, including the name, address, telephone number and account number of each such Obligor. The list shall be updated as provided in Section 8.5(b), and the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered a copy of such list to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) as soon as practicable following the Administrator’s request (but not more frequently than once each calendar quarter unless an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing).
(i)  Litigation . As soon as possible, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of the Seller’s knowledge thereof, the Seller shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) notice of (i) any litigation, investigation or proceeding against the Seller which may exist at any time which, in the reasonable judgment of the Seller, could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Seller, impair the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement, or materially adversely affect the collectibility of the Receivables, and (ii) any material adverse development in any such previously disclosed litigation.
(j)  Notice of Relocation . The Seller shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) 45 days’ prior written notice of any relocation of its Location. The Seller will at all times maintain its Location within a jurisdiction in the United States in which Article 9 of the UCC is in effect as of the date hereof or the date of any such relocation.
(k)  Further Information . The Seller shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent such other information as promptly as practicable, and in such form and detail, as the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may reasonably request.
(l)  Fees, Taxes and Expenses . The Seller shall pay all filing fees, stamp taxes and other similar taxes and expenses, including the fees and expenses set forth in Section 10.3, if any, which may be incurred on account of or arise out of this Agreement and the documents and transactions entered into pursuant to this Agreement.
(m)  Compliance with Receivables Sale Agreement . The Seller will enforce all material obligations and undertakings on the part of each Originator to be observed and performed under the Receivables Sale Agreement. Seller will take all actions to perfect and enforce its rights and interests (and the rights and interests of the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), as Seller’s assignee) under the Receivables Sale Agreement as the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time reasonably request, including, without limitation, making claims to which it may be entitled under any indemnity, reimbursement or similar provision contained in the Receivables Sale Agreement.

 

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(n)  Audits . At any time, upon reasonable notice to the Seller (but not more than twice per calendar year unless an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred), the Seller shall permit the Administrator, together with each Purchaser Agent that wants to participate, or such Person as the Administrator or such Purchaser Agents may designate, during business hours, to conduct audits or visit and inspect any of the properties of the Seller to examine the Records, internal controls and procedures maintained by the Seller and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss the Seller’s affairs with its officers, employees and independent accountants. The Seller hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, or such Person they may designate, the affairs of the Seller. The Seller shall reimburse the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent for all reasonable fees, costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent in connection with up to two (2) such audits and visits for each per calendar year promptly upon receipt of a written invoice therefor; provided that , following the occurrence of an Amortization Event or an Unmatured Amortization Event, the Seller shall reimburse the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent for all reasonable fees, costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent in connection with the foregoing actions promptly upon receipt of written invoice therefor regardless of the number of audits or visits in such year. Subject to the requirements of applicable laws, the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent agrees to use commercially reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in accordance with its respective customary procedures for handling confidential information, any non-public information supplied to it by the Seller pursuant to any such audit or visit which is identified by the Seller as being confidential at the time the same is delivered to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent.
(o) Separate Corporate Existence . The Seller shall:
(i) Maintain in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement and each Transaction Document and each other instrument or agreement necessary or appropriate to proper administration hereof and permit and effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii) Maintain its own deposit account or accounts, separate from those of any of its Affiliates, with commercial banking institutions. The funds of the Seller will not be diverted to any other Person or for other than the corporate use of the Seller and, except as may be expressly permitted by this Agreement, the funds of the Seller shall not be commingled with those of any of its Affiliates.
(iii) To the extent that the Seller contracts or does business with vendors or service providers where the goods and services provided are partially for the benefit of any other Person, the costs incurred in so doing shall be fairly allocated to or among the Seller and such entities for whose benefit the goods and services are provided, and the

 

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Seller and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. All material transactions between the Seller and any of its Affiliates shall be only on an arm’s-length basis.
(iv) Maintain a principal executive and administrative office through which its business is conducted and a telephone number separate from those of its stockholders and Affiliates. At all times have a Board of Directors consisting of three members, at least one member of which is an Independent Director.
(v) Conduct its affairs strictly in accordance with its certificate of incorporation and observe all necessary, appropriate and customary corporate formalities, including, but not limited to, holding all regular and special stockholders’ and directors’ meetings appropriate to authorize all corporate action, keeping separate and accurate minutes of such meetings, passing all resolutions or consents necessary to authorize actions taken or to be taken, and maintaining accurate and separate books, records and accounts, including, but not limited to, intercompany transaction accounts. Regular stockholders’ and directors’ meetings (or unanimous written consents in lieu thereof) shall be held at least annually.
(vi) Ensure that decisions with respect to its business and daily operations shall be independently made by the Seller (although the officer making any particular decision may also be an employee, officer or director of an Affiliate of the Seller) and shall not be dictated by an Affiliate of the Seller.
(vii) Act solely in its own corporate name and through its own authorized officers and agents, and no Affiliate of the Seller shall be appointed to act as its agent, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller shall at all times use its own stationery.
(viii) Ensure that no Affiliate of the Seller shall advance funds to the Seller, other than (i) capital contributions from ABDC, made to enable the Seller to pay the purchase price of Receivables or (ii) as is otherwise provided herein or in any Transaction Document, and no Affiliate of the Seller will otherwise supply funds to, or guaranty debts of, the Seller; provided that an Affiliate of the Seller may provide funds to the Seller in connection with the capitalization of the Seller, including the provision of capital necessary to assure that the Seller has “substantial assets” as described in Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-2(d)(2).
(ix) Other than organizational expenses and as expressly provided herein, pay all expenses, indebtedness and other obligations incurred by it.
(x) Not enter into any guaranty, or otherwise become liable, with respect to any obligation of any of its Affiliates.
(xi) Ensure that any financial reports required of the Seller shall comply with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be issued separately from, but may be consolidated with, any reports prepared for any of its Affiliates.

 

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(xii) Ensure that at all times it is adequately capitalized to engage in the transactions contemplated in its certificate of incorporation, the Transaction Documents and this Agreement.
(xiii) Take such action to ensure that: (A) the Seller is solvent, including, without limitation, that it has not been rendered insolvent by the actions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; (B) the Seller intends to and reasonably expects to survive as a stand-alone entity, independent of financial assistance of any entity not contemplated by the Transaction Documents; (C) the Seller shall at all times have its own telephone number separate from that of ABDC; (D) neither the assets nor the creditworthiness of the Seller is held out as being available for the payment of any liability of ABDC; (E) each of ABDC and the Seller operates as a separate legal entity and not as a division or department thereof; (F) the Seller does not engage in or expect to engage in business for which its remaining property represents an unreasonably small capitalization; and (G) the Seller does not intend to incur nor does it believe it will incur indebtedness that it will not be able to repay at its maturity.
(p)  Information . The Seller shall provide the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) with the following:
(i) as soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days following the close of each fiscal quarter, excluding the last fiscal quarter, of each Fiscal Year of the Seller during the term of this Agreement, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Seller as of the end of such quarter and unaudited consolidated statements of income of the Seller for such quarter and for the Fiscal Year through such quarter, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding quarter of the preceding Fiscal Year (provided that such comparison will not be available until the report provided for the December, 2004 quarter), all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer of the Seller, subject to adjustments of the type which would occur as a result of a year-end audit, as having been prepared in accordance with GAAP; and
(ii) as soon as practicable and in any event within 120 days after the close of each Fiscal Year of the Seller during the term of this Agreement, a consolidated balance sheet of the Seller as at the close of such Fiscal Year and consolidated statements of income of the Seller for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year (provided that such comparison will not be available until the report provided for the September, 2004 Fiscal Year end), all in reasonable detail; provided that following an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event, the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may require that such information be certified (with respect to the consolidated financial statements) by independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing selected by the Seller whose certificate or opinion accompanying such financial statements shall not contain any qualification, exception or scope limitation not satisfactory to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, and accompanied by any management letter prepared by such accountants.

 

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(iii) Compliance Certificate . Together with the financial statements required pursuant to this Section 7.1(p), a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit V signed by an Authorized Officer of the Seller and dated the date of such annual financial statement or such quarterly financial statement, as the case may be.
Section 7.2 Negative Covenants of the Seller . Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, the Seller hereby covenants, as to itself, that it will not:
(a)  No Rescissions or Modifications . Rescind or cancel any Receivable or related Contract or modify any terms or provisions thereof or grant any Dilution to an Obligor, except in accordance with the applicable Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy or otherwise with the prior written consent of the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents, unless such Receivable has been deemed collected pursuant to Section 1.4(a) or repurchased pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement.
(b)  No Liens . Cause any of the Receivables or related Contracts, or any inventory or goods the sale of which give rise to a Receivable, or any Lock-Box or Collection Account or any right to receive any payments received therein or deposited thereto, to be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred or to be subject to a Lien, other than the sale and assignment of the Receivable Interest therein to the Administrator, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and the Liens created in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c)  Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets . (i) Consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or (ii) sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person.
(d)  No Changes . Make any change in the character of its business, which change would materially impair the collectibility of any Receivable, without prior written consent of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, or change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-507(c) of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Laws unless it shall have given the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) at least 45 days’ prior written notice thereof and unless prior thereto it shall have caused such financing statement or continuation statement to be amended or a new financing statement to be filed such that such financing statement or continuation statement would not be seriously misleading.
(e)  Capital Stock . Issue any capital stock except to ABDC. The Seller shall not pay any dividends to ABDC if such payment would be prohibited under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(f)  No Indebtedness . Incur any Indebtedness other than as permitted under this Agreement.
(g)  Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors . Except as may be required by the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) pursuant to Section 8.2(b), the Seller will not add or terminate any bank as a Collection Bank, or make any

 

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change in the instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to any Lock-Box or Collection Account, unless (i) the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) shall have received, at least ten (10) days before the proposed effective date therefor, (A) written notice of such addition, termination or change and (B) with respect to the addition of a Collection Bank or a Collection Account or Lock-Box, an executed Collection Account Agreement (which is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator) with respect to the new Collection Account or Lock-Box, (ii) with respect to the termination of a Collection Bank or a Collection Account or Lock-Box, the Administrator shall have consented thereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and will be provided or withheld within 10 days of request) and (iii) with respect to any changes in instructions to Obligors regarding payments, the Administrator shall have consented thereto; provided that the Servicer may make changes in instructions to Obligors regarding payments if such new instructions require such Obligor to make payments to another existing Lock-Box or Collection Account.
(h)  Use of Proceeds . Seller will not use the proceeds of the Purchases for any purpose other than (i) paying for Receivables and Related Security under and in accordance with the Receivables Sale Agreement, including without limitation, making payments on the Subordinated Notes (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement) to the extent permitted thereunder and under the Receivables Sale Agreement, (ii) making Demand Advances to ABDC at any time prior to the Final Facility Termination Date while it is acting as Servicer and no Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event exists and is continuing, (iii) paying its ordinary and necessary operating expenses when and as due, and (iv) making Restricted Junior Payments to the extent permitted under this Agreement.
(i)  Termination Date Determination . Seller will not designate the Termination Date (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement), or send any written notice to any Originator in respect thereof, without the prior written consent of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, except with respect to the occurrence of such Termination Date arising pursuant to Section 5.1(e) of the Receivables Sale Agreement.
(j)  Restricted Junior Payments . Seller will not make any Restricted Junior Payment if after giving effect thereto, Seller’s Net Worth (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement) would be less than the Required Capital Amount (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement).
(k)  Seller Indebtedness . Seller will not incur or permit to exist any Indebtedness or liability on account of deposits except: (i) the Aggregate Unpaids, (ii) the Subordinated Loans, and (iii) other current accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business and not overdue.
(l)  Prohibition on Additional Negative Pledges . The Seller shall not enter into or assume any agreement (other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon the Purchased Assets except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or otherwise prohibiting or restricting any transaction contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents, and the Seller shall not enter into or assume any agreement creating any Lien upon the Subordinated Notes.

 

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Section 7.3 Affirmative Covenants of the Servicer . In addition to its other covenants contained herein or made pursuant hereto, the Servicer covenants with the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser as follows:
(a)  Notice of Amortization Event . Promptly upon becoming aware of any Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event, the Servicer shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) notice thereof, together with a written statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details thereof and any action with respect thereto taken or contemplated to be taken by such Servicer.
(b)  Notice of Material Adverse Change . Promptly upon any Responsible Officer of the Servicer becoming aware thereof, the Servicer shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) notice of any material adverse change in the business, operations or financial condition of the Servicer which reasonably could affect adversely the collectibility of the Receivables or the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c)  Preservation of Corporate Existence . The Servicer shall preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification would materially adversely affect (i) the interests of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser hereunder or (ii) the ability of such Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(d)  Compliance with Laws . The Servicer shall comply in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Servicer, its business and properties, and all Receivables related to the Receivable Interests.
(e)  Enforceability of Obligations . The Servicer shall take such actions as are reasonable and within its power to ensure that, with respect to an applicable Receivable, the obligation of any related Obligor to pay the unpaid balance of such Receivable in accordance with the terms of the related Contract remains legal, valid, binding and enforceable against such Obligor except as otherwise permitted by Section 8.2(d).
(f)  Books and Records . The Servicer shall, to the extent practicable, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, the ability to recreate Records evidencing the Receivables in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, Records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all applicable Receivables (including, without limitation, Records adequate to permit the identification of all Related Security and Collections and adjustments to each existing Receivable). Upon the request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, following the occurrence of an Amortization Event or an Unmatured Amortization Event, the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrator all Contracts (including, without limitation, all multiple originals of any such Contract constituting an instrument, a certificated security or chattel paper) relating to the Receivables.

 

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(g)  Fulfillment of Obligations . The Servicer will duly observe and perform, or cause to be observed or performed, all material obligations and undertakings on its part or on the part of any subservicer to be observed and performed under or in connection with the Receivables, will duly observe and perform all material provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Receivables, will do nothing to impair the rights, title and interest of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser in and to the Receivable Interests and will pay when due any taxes, including without limitation any sales tax, excise tax or other similar tax or charge, payable in connection with such Receivables and their creation and satisfaction.
(h)  Obligor List . The Servicer shall at all times maintain a current list (which may be stored on magnetic tapes, computer systems or disks) of all Obligors under Contracts related to the applicable Receivables, including the name, address, telephone number and account number of each such Obligor. The list shall be updated as provided in Section 8.5(b) and, the Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered a copy of such list to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) as soon as practicable following the Administrator’s request (but not more frequently than once each calendar quarter unless an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing).
(i)  Total Systems Failure . The Servicer shall promptly notify the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) of any total systems failure and shall advise the Administrator of the estimated time required to remedy such total systems failure and of the estimated date on which a Settlement Report can be delivered. Until a total systems failure is remedied, the Servicer (i) will furnish to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) such periodic status reports and other information relating to such total systems failure as the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may reasonably request and (ii) will promptly notify the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) if the Servicer believes that such total systems failure cannot be remedied by the estimated date, which notice shall include a description of the circumstances which gave rise to such delay, the action proposed to be taken in response thereto, and a revised estimate of the date on which the information required for a Settlement Report can be delivered. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) when a total systems failure has been remedied.
(j)  Notice of Relocation . The Servicer shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) 45 days’ prior written notice of any relocation of its Location. The Servicer will at all times maintain its Location within a jurisdiction in the United States in which Article 9 of the UCC is in effect as of the date hereof or the date of any such relocation.
(k)  Administrative and Operating Procedures . The Servicer shall maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures adequate to permit the identification of the applicable Receivables and all collections and adjustments attributable thereto and shall comply in all material respects with the Applicable Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each applicable Receivable and related Contract.
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systems (in respect of hardware or software) used to perform its services as Servicer or to make any calculations or reports hereunder, to give notice of any such replacement or modification to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent).
(m)  Litigation . As soon as possible, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days of the Servicer’s knowledge thereof, the Servicer shall give the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) notice of (i) any litigation, investigation or proceeding against the Servicer which may exist at any time which, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer could materially impair the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement and (ii) any material adverse development in any such previously disclosed litigation.
(n)  ERISA Events . Promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence or likely occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Performance Guarantor and its ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000. Performance Guarantor shall give the Seller a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action Performance Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate has taken and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto.
(o)  Separate Corporate Existence . As long as ABDC is the Servicer hereunder, the Servicer shall maintain its legal identity separate from the Seller and take such action to ensure that: (A) the management of the Servicer does not anticipate any need for its having to extend advances to the Seller except for those described in the Transaction Documents, if any; (B) the Servicer does not conduct its business in the name of the Seller; (C) the Servicer has a telephone number, stationery and business forms separate from those of the Seller; (D) the Servicer does not provide for its expenses and liabilities from the funds of the Seller; (E) the Servicer is not liable for the payment of any liability of the Seller; (F) neither the assets nor the creditworthiness of the Servicer is held out as being available for the payment of any liability of the Seller; (G) the Servicer maintains an arm’s-length relationship with the Seller; and (H) assets are not transferred from the Servicer to the Seller without fair consideration or with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud the creditors of either company.
(p)  Audits . At any time, upon reasonable notice to the Servicer (but not more than twice per calendar year unless an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred), the Servicer shall permit the Administrator, together with each Purchaser Agent that wants to participate, or such Person as they may designate, during business hours, to conduct audits or visit and inspect any of the properties of the Servicer to examine the Records, internal controls and procedures maintained by the Servicer and take copies and extracts therefrom, and to discuss the Servicer’s affairs with its officers, employees and independent accountants. The Servicer hereby authorizes such officers, employees and independent accountants to discuss with the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, or such Person as they may designate, the affairs of the Servicer. The Seller shall reimburse the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent for all reasonable fees, costs and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent in connection with up to two (2) such audits and visits for each per calendar year promptly upon receipt of a written invoice therefor; provided that , following the occurrence of an Amortization Event or an Unmatured Amortization Event, the Seller shall reimburse the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent for all reasonable fees, costs and out of

 

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pocket expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent in connection with the foregoing actions promptly upon receipt of written invoice therefor regardless of the number of audits or visits in such year. Subject to the requirements of applicable laws, the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent agrees to use commercially reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in accordance with its respective customary procedures for handling confidential information, any non-public information supplied to it by the Servicer pursuant to any such audit or visit which is identified by the Servicer as being confidential at the time the same is delivered to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent.
(q)  S.E.C. Filings . Promptly upon the written request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, provide to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which Seller or Servicer files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(r)  Notices . Servicer will notify the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) in writing of any of the following promptly upon learning of the occurrence thereof, describing the same and, if applicable, the steps being taken with respect thereto:
(i) Judgments and Proceedings . (A) (1) The entry of any judgment or decree against Performance Guarantor, the Servicer or any of their respective Subsidiaries if the aggregate amount of all judgments and decrees then outstanding against Performance Guarantor, the Servicer and their respective Subsidiaries exceeds $25,000,000 after deducting (a) the amount with respect to which Performance Guarantor, the Servicer or any such Subsidiary, as the case may be, is insured and with respect to which the insurer has assumed responsibility in writing, and (b) the amount for which Performance Guarantor, the Servicer or any such Subsidiary is otherwise indemnified if the terms of such indemnification are satisfactory to the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents, and (2) the institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against Performance Guarantor or the Servicer; and (B) the entry of any judgment or decree or the institution of any litigation, arbitration proceeding or governmental proceeding against Seller.
(ii) Termination Date . The occurrence of the “Termination Date” under and as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement.
(iii) Defaults Under Other Agreements . For the Servicer, the occurrence of a default or an event of default in respect of a financing arrangement for an aggregate principal amount exceeding $25,000,000. For the Seller, the occurrence of a default or an event of default in respect of a financing arrangement for an aggregate principal amount exceeding $11,625.
(iv) Notices under Receivables Sale Agreement . Copies of all notices to be delivered under the Receivables Sale Agreement.
(s)  Rebate Reserves . Servicer shall determine the Rebate Reserve in accordance with the definition thereof and in a manner consistent with its practice in effect on the date hereof and report the Rebate Reserve in each Settlement Report.

 

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(t)  Accounting Certificate . The Servicer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the certificate described in Section 5.3(k).
(u)  Financial Statements . In the event that (i) the balance sheet and/or the statements of income and cash flow (as described in Section 5.3(k)) of AmerisourceBergen and its Consolidated Subsidiaries are no longer publicly available or (ii) the Credit Agreement has been terminated, AmerisourceBergen shall, within 90 or 120 days of the end of the applicable quarter or Fiscal Year, respectively, provide copies of such balance sheet and/or statements of income and cash flow to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent).
Section 7.4 Negative Covenants of the Servicer . Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, the Servicer hereby covenants, as to itself, that it will not:
(a)  No Rescissions or Modifications . Rescind or cancel any Receivable or related Contract or modify any terms or provisions thereof or grant any Dilution to an Obligor, except in accordance with the applicable Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy or otherwise with the prior written consent of the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents, unless such Receivable has been deemed collected pursuant to Section 1.4(a) or repurchased pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement.
(b)  No Liens . Cause any of the applicable Receivables or related Contracts, or any inventory or goods the sale of which may give rise to a Receivable or any Collection Account or any right to receive any payments received therein or deposited thereto, to be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred or to be subject to a Lien, other than (i) the sale and assignment of the Receivables Interest to the Administrator, for the benefit of Secured Parties, (ii) the Liens created in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) Liens in respect of a Receivable which has been deemed collected pursuant to Section 1.4(a) or repurchased pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement, and for which payment has been received.
(c)  No Changes . Make any material change in its Credit and Collection Policy, allow any material change to be made in the Applicable Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy or consent to any material change in the Applicable Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy without prior written consent of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent (and the Servicer shall provide notice of any change (unless de minimis ) in its or any Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such change), or change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9.507(c) of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable Laws unless it shall have given the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) at least 45 days’ prior written notice thereof and unless prior thereto it shall have caused such financing statement or continuation statement to be amended or a new financing statement to be filed such that such financing statement or continuation statement would not be seriously misleading.

 

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(d)  Consolidations, Mergers and Sales of Assets . (i) Consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or (ii) sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person; provided that the Servicer may merge with another Person if (A) the Servicer is the corporation surviving such merger and (B) immediately after giving effect to such merger, no Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event shall have occurred and be continuing.
(e)  Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors . Except as may be required by the Administrator pursuant to Section 8.2(b), the Servicer will not add or terminate any bank as a Collection Bank, or make any change in the instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to any Lock-Box or Collection Account, unless (i) the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) shall have received, at least ten (10) days before the proposed effective date therefor, (A) written notice of such addition, termination or change and (B) with respect to the addition of a Collection Bank or a Collection Account or Lock-Box, an executed Collection Account Agreement (which is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrator) with respect to the new Collection Account or Lock-Box, (ii) with respect to the termination of a Collection Bank or a Collection Account or Lock-Box, the Administrator shall have consented thereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and will be provided or withheld within 10 days of request) and (iii) with respect to any changes in instructions to Obligors regarding payments, the Administrator shall have consented thereto; provided that the Servicer may make changes in instructions to Obligors regarding payments if such new instructions require such Obligor to make payments to another existing Lock-Box or Collection Account.
(f)  Prohibition on Additional Negative Pledges . The Servicer shall not enter into or assume any agreement (other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) prohibiting the creation or assumption of any Lien upon the Purchased Assets or otherwise prohibiting or restricting any transaction contemplated hereby or by the other Transaction Documents, and the Servicer shall not enter into or assume any agreement creating any Lien upon the Subordinated Notes.
ARTICLE VIII.
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
Section 8.1 Designation of Servicer .
(a) The servicing, administration and collection of the Receivables shall be conducted by such Person (the “Servicer”) so designated from time to time in accordance with this Section 8.1. ABDC is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Required Purchaser Agents may at any time following the occurrence of an Amortization Event designate as Servicer any Person to succeed ABDC or any successor Servicer; provided that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied.
(b) ABDC may delegate, and ABDC hereby advises the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser that it has delegated, to the other Originators, as sub-servicers of the Servicer, certain of its duties and responsibilities as Servicer hereunder in respect

 

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of the Receivables originated by such other Originator. Without the prior written consent of the Required Purchaser Agents (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), ABDC shall not be permitted to delegate any of its duties or responsibilities as Servicer to any Person other than (i) Seller, (ii) the other Originators, and (iii) with respect to certain Defaulted Receivables, outside collection agencies in accordance with its customary practices. Neither Seller nor any Originator shall be permitted to further delegate to any other Person any of the duties or responsibilities of the Servicer delegated to it by ABDC. If at any time the Required Purchaser Agents shall designate as Servicer any Person other than ABDC, all duties and responsibilities theretofore delegated by ABDC to Seller or the other Originators may, at the discretion of the Required Purchaser Agents, be terminated forthwith on notice given by the Required Purchaser Agents to ABDC and to Seller and the other Originators.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection (b): (i) ABDC shall be and remain primarily liable to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser for the full and prompt performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder and (ii) the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser shall be entitled to deal exclusively with ABDC in matters relating to the discharge by the Servicer of its duties and responsibilities hereunder. The Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser shall not be required to give notice, demand or other communication to any Person other than ABDC in order for communication to the Servicer and its sub-servicer or other delegate with respect thereto to be accomplished. ABDC, at all times that it is the Servicer, shall be responsible for providing any sub-servicer or other delegate of the Servicer with any notice given to the Servicer under this Agreement.
Section 8.2 Duties of Servicer .
(a) The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to collect each Receivable from time to time, all in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, with reasonable care and diligence, and in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy.
(b) The Servicer will instruct all Obligors to pay all Collections directly to a Lock-Box or Collection Account. The Servicer shall (on or prior to September 30, 2003 with respect to each Collection Account listed on Exhibit IV on the date hereof) effect a Collection Account Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit VI, or if an existing collection account agreement is in place, an amendment and assignment in the form of Exhibit XVII (in each case, with such other changes as the Administrator may otherwise consent), with each bank party to a Collection Account at any time. In the case of any remittances received in any Lock-Box or Collection Account that shall have been identified, to the satisfaction of the Servicer, to not constitute Collections or other proceeds of the Receivables or the Related Security, the Servicer shall promptly remit such items to the Person identified to it as being the owner of such remittances. From and after the date the Administrator delivers to any Collection Bank a Collection Notice pursuant to Section 8.3, the Administrator may request that the Servicer, and the Servicer thereupon promptly shall instruct all Obligors with respect to the Receivables, to remit all payments thereon to a new depositary account specified by the Administrator and, at all times thereafter, Seller and the Servicer shall not deposit or otherwise credit, and shall not permit any other Person to deposit or otherwise credit to such new depositary account any cash or payment item other than Collections.

 

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(c) The Servicer shall administer the Collections in accordance with the procedures described herein. The Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the account of Seller and each Purchaser their respective shares of the Collections in accordance with Article II. The Servicer shall, upon the request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent and after an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event, segregate, in a manner acceptable to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, all cash, checks and other instruments received by it from time to time constituting Collections from the general funds of the Servicer or Seller prior to the remittance thereof in accordance with Article II. If the Servicer shall be required to segregate Collections pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Servicer shall segregate and deposit with a bank designated by the Administrator such allocable share of Collections of Receivables set aside for each Purchaser on the first Business Day following receipt by the Servicer of such Collections, duly endorsed or with duly executed instruments of transfer.
(d) The Servicer may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, extend the maturity of any Receivable or adjust the Outstanding Balance of any Receivable as the Servicer determines to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof; provided that such extension or adjustment shall not alter the status of such Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or Defaulted Receivable or limit the rights of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Required Purchaser Agents shall have the absolute and unlimited right to direct the Servicer to commence or settle any legal action with respect to any Receivable or to foreclose upon or repossess any Related Security.
(e) The Servicer shall hold in trust for Seller and the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser all Records that (i) evidence or relate to the Receivables, the related Contracts and Related Security or (ii) are otherwise necessary or desirable to collect the Receivables and shall, as soon as practicable upon demand of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, deliver or make available to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent all such Records, at a place selected by the Administrator. The Servicer shall, as soon as practicable following receipt thereof turn over to Seller any cash collections or other cash proceeds received with respect to Indebtedness not constituting Receivables. The Servicer shall, from time to time at the request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, furnish to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent (promptly after any such request) a calculation of the amounts set aside for each Purchaser pursuant to Article II.
(f) Any payment by an Obligor in respect of any indebtedness owed by it to Originator or Seller shall, except as otherwise specified by such Obligor or otherwise required by contract or law and unless otherwise instructed by the Required Purchaser Agents, be applied as a Collection of any Receivable of such Obligor (starting with the oldest such Receivable) to the extent of any amounts then due and payable thereunder before being applied to any other receivable or other obligation of such Obligor.
Section 8.3 Collection Notices . The Administrator is authorized at any time after the occurrence of an Amortization Event or an Unmatured Amortization Event to date and to deliver to the Collection Banks the Collection Notices. Seller hereby transfers to the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties, effective when the Administrator delivers such notice, the exclusive ownership and control of each Lock-Box and the Collection Accounts and, in connection therewith, agrees to cause each Collection Bank to modify the name on each Lock-

 

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Box and Collection Account as requested by the Administrator. In case any authorized signatory of Seller whose signature appears on a Collection Account Agreement shall cease to have such authority before the delivery of such notice, such Collection Notice shall nevertheless be valid as if such authority had remained in force. Seller hereby authorizes the Administrator, and agrees that the Administrator shall be entitled (i) at any time after delivery of the Collection Notices, to endorse Seller’s name on checks and other instruments representing Collections, (ii) at any time after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, to enforce the Receivables, the related Contracts and the Related Security, and (iii) at any time after the occurrence of an Amortization Event, to take such action as shall be reasonably necessary or desirable to cause all cash, checks and other instruments constituting Collections of Receivables to come into the possession of the Administrator rather than Seller.
Section 8.4 Responsibilities of Seller . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the exercise by the Administrator, on behalf of Secured Parties, of the Administrator’s rights hereunder shall not release the Servicer, any Originator or Seller from any of their duties or obligations with respect to any Receivables or under the related Contracts. The Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser shall have no obligation or liability with respect to any Receivables or related Contracts, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform the obligations of Seller or any Originator thereunder.
Section 8.5 Settlement Reports .
(a) The Servicer shall prepare and forward to the Administrator (with an electronic copy to each Purchaser Agent) (i) on each Settlement Reporting Date, a Settlement Report (certified by an Authorized Officer of the Servicer) and an electronic file of the data contained therein and (ii) at such times as the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent shall request, a listing by Obligor of all Receivables together with an aging of such Receivables; provided that , if an Amortization Event or an Unmatured Amortization Event shall exist and be continuing, the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may request that the Servicer deliver a Settlement Report more frequently than monthly but not more frequently than weekly unless an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing.
(b) Upon the request of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent (but not more frequently than every quarter), the Servicer shall provide in writing to the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent) the list of Obligors under Contracts related to the Receivables including, for each Obligor added to the list, the name, address, telephone number and account number of such Obligor and if there have been changes in the name, address, telephone number or account number of any existing Obligor, the revisions shall be provided.
Section 8.6 Servicing Fee . As compensation for the Servicer’s servicing activities on their behalf, the Servicer shall be paid the Servicing Fee in arrears on each Settlement Date out of Collections.

 

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ARTICLE IX.
AMORTIZATION EVENTS
Section 9.1 Amortization Events . The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Amortization Event:
(a) the Seller or the Servicer shall fail to remit or fail to cause to be remitted to the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser on any day any Collections, including any amounts to be remitted to reduce the Invested Amount or any portion thereof, or interest or fees set forth in any Fee Letter and required to be remitted to the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser on such day, and with respect to failure to remit interest or any such fees, such failure shall continue for two Business Days after the date on which such interest or fees becomes due; or
(b) the Seller or the Servicer shall fail to deposit, or pay or fail to cause to be deposited or paid when due any other amount due hereunder or shall fail to deliver any Settlement Report and such failure shall continue for two (2) Business Days after the date when such amount or Settlement Report became due; or
(c) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Seller or the Servicer under this Agreement or in any agreement, certificate, report, appendix, schedule or document furnished by the Seller or the Servicer to the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall prove to have been false or misleading in any respect material to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby as of the time made or deemed made (including by omission of material information necessary to make such representation, warranty, certification or statement not misleading) and which continues to be false or misleading in any material respect for a period of ten (10) Business Days after either (i) any Responsible Officer of the Seller or the Servicer becomes aware thereof or (ii) notice thereof to such Person by the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser; or
(d) a Change in Control shall occur with respect to the Performance Guarantor; or
(e) except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.1, the Seller or the Servicer shall default or fail in the performance or observance of any other covenant, agreement or duty applicable to it contained herein and such default or failure shall continue for ten (10) Business Days after either (i) any Responsible Officer of the Seller or the Servicer becomes aware thereof or (ii) notice thereof to such Person by the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser; or
(f) the Seller shall fail to pay any Indebtedness when due and such failure shall continue beyond the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or AmerisourceBergen or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries (other than the Seller, if applicable) shall fail to pay any Indebtedness in excess of $25,000,000 of AmerisourceBergen or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or any interest or premium on such Indebtedness, in either case, when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure shall

 

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continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness or any other event, shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or a final court decision of $25,000,000 or more shall be rendered against AmerisourceBergen or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries and (i) such amount remains unpaid and (ii) AmerisourceBergen or the relevant Consolidated Subsidiary does not, in good faith, contest such decision within the relevant statutory period; or
(g) the average of the Default Ratios, computed for each of the immediately preceding three months, shall exceed 0.50%; or the average of the Dilution Ratios, computed for each of the immediately preceding three months, shall exceed 5.25%; or the average of the Delinquency Ratios, computed for each of the immediately preceding three months, shall exceed 2.50%; or the Days Sales Outstanding for any month shall exceed 30 days; or
(h) (i) a Collection Bank shall default or fail in the performance or observance of any agreement or duty applicable to it in respect of any Collection Account, and (A) the Servicer has not notified the Administrator (which shall promptly forward a copy to each Purchaser Agent), within two (2) Business Days after becoming aware of such continuing default or failure, of the action it intends to take to cure such default or failure or (B) if so requested by the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser, the Seller has not established, within fifteen (15) Business Days of such default or failure, another Collection Account with a Collection Bank agreed upon by the Seller and the Administrator, or (ii) the Seller or the Servicer shall default or fail in the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement or duty set forth in Sections 8.2 or 8.3 hereof which is within the control of the Seller or the Servicer, as the case may be, and such default or failure shall continue for two (2) Business Days after notice thereof; or
(i) there shall be pending any litigation, investigation or proceeding, or any material adverse development in any such litigation shall have occurred, which the Seller or the Servicer is required to disclose pursuant to Section 7.1(i) or Section 7.3(m), respectively, hereof, which in the reasonable opinion of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser is likely to materially adversely affect the financial position or results of operations of the Seller or the Servicer or impair the ability of the Seller or the Servicer to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement; or
(j) there shall have occurred any event which could have a material adverse effect on (i) the ability of any Seller Party, any Originator or the Performance Guarantor to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document, (ii) the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (iii) the Administrator’s security interest in the Receivables generally or in any significant portion of the Receivables or the proceeds thereof, or (iv) the collectibility of the Receivables generally or of any material portion of the Receivables; or
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(l) the Aggregate Invested Amount shall exceed the Purchase Limit; or
(m) the Net Pool Balance shall at any time be less than an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Aggregate Invested Amount plus (ii) the Required Reserve; or
(n) ABDC is replaced as Servicer pursuant to Section 8.1(a) or otherwise resigns as Servicer; or
(o) AmerisourceBergen shall default or fail in the performance or observance of any of the covenants set forth in Section 6.12, 6.13. 6.14 or 6.15 of the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (without giving effect to any amendment, waiver, termination, supplement or other modification thereof unless consented to by the Required Purchaser Agents); or
(p) a final court decision for $11,625 or more shall be rendered against the Seller; or
(q) ABDC shall cease to own 100% of the capital stock of the Seller or the Performance Guarantor shall cease to own (directly or indirectly) 100% of the capital stock of each Originator; or
(r) ABDC shall (i) consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or (ii) sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any other Person unless ABDC is the survivor of such transaction; or
(s) (i) the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” (clause (b)(ii) thereof), “Excluded Subsidiary” (clause (c) thereof), “Loan Party,” “Proceeds,” “Securitization,” “Securitization Entity,” or “Subsidiary Loan Party” contained in the Credit Agreement is amended, modified or waived without the prior written consent of the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents; (ii) Section 6.01(a)(iv), 6.01(a)(v), 6.01(a)(viii), 6.02(f), 6.02(g), 6.04(d), 6.04(e), 6.04(f), 6.05(b), 6.05(c), 6.08(a)(ii), 6.08(b)(ii), 6.09(b), 6.09(c), 6.09(d), 6.10 (clause (i) of the first proviso thereto) or 6.11 (clause (b) of the first sentence hereof) of the Credit Agreement is amended, modified or waived without the prior written consent of the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents; (iii) Section 1 (clause (ii) of the proviso to clause (a) thereof and the parenthetical phrases in clause (b)(ii) thereof) of the Pledge Agreement is amended, modified or waived without the prior written consent of the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents; (iv) the definition of “Collateral” (the proviso thereto), “General Intangibles” (the first parenthetical thereof), “Inventory,” “Investment Property,” “New York UCC,” “Proceeds” or “Securities” contained in the Security Agreement is amended, modified or waived without the prior written consent of the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents; or (v) any other provision of (including by the addition of a provision) the Credit Agreement, the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement is amended, modified or waived without the prior written consent of the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents in any way which could materially and adversely impair the interests of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser in the Receivables, Related Security or Collections or could result in the creation of a Lien thereon; or
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(u) the “ Termination Date ” under and as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement shall occur under the Receivables Sale Agreement or any Originator shall for any reason cease to transfer, or cease to have the legal capacity to transfer, or otherwise be incapable of transferring Receivables to Seller under the Receivables Sale Agreement; or
(v) this Agreement shall terminate in whole or in part (except in accordance with its terms), or shall cease to be effective or to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Seller, or any Obligor shall directly or indirectly contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability, or the Administrator (for the benefit of Secured Parties) shall cease to have a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Purchased Assets; or
(w) the Performance Undertaking shall cease to be effective or to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Performance Guarantor, or Performance Guarantor shall directly or indirectly contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of its obligations thereunder; or
(x) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Internal Revenue Code with regard to any of the Purchased Assets or any assets of the Seller, Performance Guarantor or any Affiliate and such lien shall not have been released within seven (7) days, or the PBGC shall, or shall indicate its intention to, file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the Purchased Assets; or
(y) An ERISA Event shall occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of Performance Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates under the Internal Revenue Code or Title IV of ERISA to such Pension Plan, such Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000.
Section 9.2 Remedies . Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Amortization Event, the Administrator may, or upon the direction of any Purchaser Agent shall, take any of the following actions: (i) replace the Person then acting as Servicer (ii) declare the Facility Termination Date for all Purchaser Groups to have occurred, whereupon Reinvestments shall immediately terminate and the Final Facility Termination Date shall forthwith occur, all without demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Seller Party; provided that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to any Seller Party, the Facility Termination Date for all Purchaser Groups shall automatically occur, without demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Seller Party, (iii) deliver the Collection Notices to the Collection Banks, (iv) exercise all rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC and other applicable laws, and (v) notify Obligors of the Administrator’s security interest in the Receivables and other Purchased Assets. The aforementioned rights and remedies shall be without limitation, and shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies of the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser otherwise available under any other provision of this Agreement, by operation of law, at equity or otherwise, all of which are hereby expressly preserved, including, without limitation, all rights and remedies provided under the UCC, all of which rights shall be cumulative.

 

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ARTICLE X.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 10.1 Indemnities by the Seller Parties . Without limiting any other rights that the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser or any Funding Source may have hereunder or under applicable law, (A) Seller hereby agrees to indemnify (and pay upon demand to) the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent, each Purchaser, each Funding Source and each of the respective assigns, officers, directors, Administrators and employees of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Party” ) from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, taxes, liabilities, costs, expenses and for all other amounts payable, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (which attorneys may be employees of any Indemnified Party) and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts” ) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of or as a result of this Agreement or the acquisition, either directly or indirectly, by any Indemnified Party of an interest in the Receivables, and (B) the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify (and pay upon demand to) each Indemnified Party for Indemnified Amounts awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of the Servicer’s activities as Servicer hereunder; excluding, however, in all of the foregoing instances under the preceding clauses (A) and (B):
(a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Indemnified Amounts resulted from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Party seeking indemnification;
(b) Indemnified Amounts to the extent the same results from losses in respect of Receivables that are uncollectible on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy or lack of creditworthiness of the related Obligor; or
(c) taxes imposed by the jurisdiction in which such Indemnified Party’s principal executive office is located, on or measured by the overall net income of such Indemnified Party to the extent that the computation of such taxes is consistent with the characterization for income tax purposes of the acquisition by any Purchaser of Receivables as a loan or loans by any Purchaser to Seller secured by the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collection Accounts and the Collections;
provided that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the liability of any Seller Party or limit the recourse of any Indemnified Party to any Seller Party for amounts otherwise specifically provided to be paid by such Seller Party under the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing indemnification, Seller shall indemnify the Indemnified Parties for Indemnified Amounts (including, without limitation, losses in respect of uncollectible receivables, regardless of whether reimbursement therefor would constitute recourse to Seller or the Servicer) relating to or resulting from:
(i) any representation or warranty made by any Seller Party or any Originator (or any officers of any such Person) under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other information or report delivered by any such Person pursuant hereto or thereto, which shall have been false or incorrect when made or deemed made;

 

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(ii) the failure by Seller, the Servicer or any Originator to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation with respect to any Receivable or Contract related thereto, or the nonconformity of any Receivable or Contract included therein with any such applicable law, rule or regulation or any failure of any Originator to keep or perform any of its obligations, express or implied, with respect to any Contract;
(iii) any failure of Seller, the Servicer or any Originator to perform its duties, covenants or other obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(iv) any products liability, personal injury or damage suit, or other similar claim arising out of or in connection with merchandise, insurance or services that are the subject of any Contract or any Receivable;
(v) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable (including, without limitation, a defense based on such Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the sale of the merchandise or service related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such merchandise or services;
(vi) the commingling of Collections of Receivables at any time with other funds;
(vii) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to or arising from this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated hereby, the use of the proceeds of any Purchase, the Purchased Assets or any other investigation, litigation or proceeding relating to Seller, the Servicer or any Originator in which any Indemnified Party becomes involved as a result of any of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(viii) any inability to litigate any claim against any Obligor in respect of any Receivable as a result of such Obligor being immune from civil and commercial law and suit on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise from any legal action, suit or proceeding;
(ix) any Amortization Event of the type described in Section 9.1(k);
(x) any failure of Seller to acquire and maintain legal and equitable title to, and ownership of any of the Purchased Assets from the applicable Originator, free and clear of any Lien (other than as created hereunder); or any failure of Seller to give reasonably equivalent value to any Originator under the Receivables Sale Agreement in consideration of the transfer by such Originator of any Receivable, or any attempt by any Person to void such transfer under statutory provisions or common law or equitable action;

 

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(xi) any failure to vest and maintain vested in the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or to transfer to the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid first priority perfected security interests in the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any Lien (except as created by the Transaction Documents);
(xii) the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to any Purchased Assets, and the proceeds thereof, whether at the time of any Purchase or at any subsequent time;
(xiii) any action or omission by any Seller Party which reduces or impairs the rights of any Indemnified Party Portion with respect to any Purchased Assets or the value of any Purchased Assets;
(xiv) any attempt by any Person to void any Purchase or the Administrator’s security interest in the Purchased Assets under statutory provisions or common law or equitable action; and
(xv) the failure of any Receivable included in the calculation of the Net Pool Balance as an Eligible Receivable to be an Eligible Receivable at the time so included.
Section 10.2 Increased Cost and Reduced Return . If after the date hereof, any Regulatory Change shall occur: (i) that subjects any Funding Source to any charge or withholding on or with respect to any Funding Agreement or a Funding Source’s obligations under a Funding Agreement, or on or with respect to the Receivables, or changes the basis of taxation of payments to any Funding Source of any amounts payable under any Funding Agreement (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of a Funding Source or taxes excluded by Section 10.1) or (ii) that imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, insurance charge, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of a Funding Source, or credit extended by a Funding Source pursuant to a Funding Agreement or (iii) that imposes any other condition the result of which is to increase the cost to a Funding Source of performing its obligations under a Funding Agreement, or to reduce the rate of return on a Funding Source’s capital as a consequence of its obligations under a Funding Agreement, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by a Funding Source under a Funding Agreement or to require any payment calculated by reference to the amount of interests or loans held or interest received by it, then, upon demand by the applicable Purchaser Agent, Seller shall pay to such Purchaser Agent, for the benefit of the relevant Funding Source, such amounts charged to such Funding Source or such amounts to otherwise compensate such Funding Source for such increased cost or such reduction (subject to any limitations specifically with respect to this Section 10.2 set forth in the Fee Letters). For the avoidance of doubt, if the issuance of FASB Interpretation No. 46, or any other change in accounting standards or the issuance of any other pronouncement, release or interpretation, causes or requires the consolidation of all or a portion of the assets and liabilities of the Seller or any Conduit Purchaser with the assets and liabilities of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any other Funding Source, such event shall constitute a circumstance on which such Funding Source may base a claim for reimbursement under this Section 10.2.

 

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Section 10.3 Other Costs and Expenses . Seller shall pay to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser on demand all reasonable costs and out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby and the other documents to be delivered hereunder, including without limitation, the cost of its auditors auditing the books, records and procedures of Seller, reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of independent legal counsel with respect thereto and with respect to providing advice as to their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement but excluding salaries and similar overhead costs of each Purchaser Group and the Administrator (it being understood that, unless otherwise consented to by the Seller, the Administrator and each Purchaser Group shall endeavor to utilize the same counsel to the extent reasonably feasible). Seller shall pay to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser on demand any and all costs and expenses thereof, if any, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents delivered hereunder and in connection with any restructuring or workout of this Agreement or such documents, or the administration of this Agreement following an Amortization Event.
ARTICLE XI.
THE AGENTS
Section 11.1 Appointment and Authorization .
(a) Each Purchaser and Purchaser Agent hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Wachovia Bank, National Association, as the “Administrator” hereunder and authorizes the Administrator to take such actions and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrator hereby and to exercise such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrator shall hold, in its name, for the benefit of each Purchaser, ratably, the Receivable Interests. The Administrator shall not have any duties other than those expressly set forth herein or any fiduciary relationship with any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent, and no implied obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, or otherwise exist, against the Administrator. The Administrator does not assume, nor shall it be deemed to have assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with, the Seller or Servicer. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary, in no event shall the Administrator ever be required to take any action which exposes the Administrator to personal liability or which is contrary to the provision of any Transaction Document or applicable law.
(b) Each Purchaser hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the respective institution identified as the Purchaser Agent for such Purchaser’s Purchaser Group on the signature pages hereto or in the Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement pursuant to which such Purchaser becomes a party hereto, and each authorizes such Purchaser Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the terms of this Agreement, if any, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, no Purchaser Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Purchaser or other Purchaser Agent or the Administrator, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on the part of such Purchaser Agent shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against such Purchaser Agent.

 

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(c) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Article XI are solely for the benefit of the Purchaser Agents, the Administrator and the Purchasers, and none of the Seller or Servicer shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise under any of the provisions of this Article XI, except that this Article XI shall not affect any obligations which any Purchaser Agent, the Administrator or any Purchaser may have to the Seller or the Servicer under the other provisions of this Agreement. Furthermore, no Purchaser shall have any rights as a third-party beneficiary or otherwise under any of the provisions hereof in respect of a Purchaser Agent which is not the Purchaser Agent for such Purchaser.
(d) In performing its functions and duties hereunder, the Administrator shall act solely as the agent of the Purchasers and the Purchaser Agents and does not assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for the Seller or Servicer or any of their successors and assigns. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Purchaser Agent shall act solely as the agent of its respective Purchaser and does not assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for the Seller, the Servicer, any other Purchaser, any other Purchaser Agent or the Administrator, or any of their respective successors and assigns.
Section 11.2 Delegation of Duties . The Administrator may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrator shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
Section 11.3 Exculpatory Provisions . None of the Purchaser Agents, the Administrator or any of their directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted (i) with the consent or at the direction of the Required Purchaser Agents (or in the case of any Purchaser Agent, the Purchasers within its Purchaser Group that have a majority of the aggregate Commitment of such Purchaser Group) or (ii) in the absence of such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrator shall not be responsible to any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent or other Person for (i) any recitals, representations, warranties or other statements made by the Seller, Servicer, or any of their Affiliates, (ii) the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of any Transaction Document, (iii) any failure of the Seller, the Servicer, any Originator or any of their Affiliates to perform any obligation hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party (or under any Contract), or (iv) the satisfaction of any condition specified in any Transaction Document. The Administrator shall not have any obligation to any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent to ascertain or inquire about the observance or performance of any agreement contained in any Transaction Document or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Seller, Servicer, Originator or any of their Affiliates.
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conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Seller), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrator. Each Purchaser Agent and the Administrator shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Purchaser Agents (or in the case of any Purchaser Agent, the Purchasers within its Purchaser Group that have a majority of the aggregate Commitment of such Purchaser Group), and assurance of its indemnification, as it deems appropriate.
(b) The Administrator shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Purchaser Agents or the Purchaser Agents, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all Purchasers, the Administrator and Purchaser Agents.
(c) The Purchasers within each Purchaser Group with a majority of the Commitment of such Purchaser Group shall be entitled to request or direct the related Purchaser Agent to take action, or refrain from taking action, under this Agreement on behalf of such Purchasers. Such Purchaser Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of such majority Purchasers, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of such Purchaser Agent’s Purchasers.
(d) Unless otherwise advised in writing by a Purchaser Agent or by any Purchaser on whose behalf such Purchaser Agent is purportedly acting, each party to this Agreement may assume that (i) such Purchaser Agent is acting for the benefit of each of the Purchasers in respect of which such Purchaser Agent is identified as being the “Purchaser Agent” in the definition of “Purchaser Agent” hereto, as well as for the benefit of each assignee or other transferee from any such Person, and (ii) each action taken by such Purchaser Agent has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of the Purchasers on whose behalf it is purportedly acting. Each Purchaser Agent and its Purchaser(s) shall agree amongst themselves as to the circumstances and procedures for removal, resignation and replacement of such Purchaser Agent.
Section 11.5 Notice of Amortization Events . Neither any Purchaser Agent nor the Administrator shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event unless such Purchaser Agent or Administrator has received notice from any Purchaser, Purchaser Agent, the Servicer or the Seller stating that an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event. In the event that the Administrator receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to each Purchaser Agent whereupon each such Purchaser Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to its Purchasers. In the event that a Purchaser Agent receives such a notice (other than from the Administrator), it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Administrator. The Administrator shall take such action concerning an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event as may be directed by the Required Purchaser Agents (unless such action otherwise requires the consent of all Purchaser Agents), but until the Administrator receives such directions, the Administrator may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as the Administrator deems advisable and in the best interests of the Purchasers and Purchaser Agents.

 

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Section 11.6 Non-Reliance on Administrator, Purchaser Agents and Other Purchasers . Each Purchaser expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrator, or any Purchaser Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Seller, Servicer or any Originator, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrator or such Purchaser Agent, as applicable. Each Purchaser represents and warrants to the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents that, independently and without reliance upon the Administrator, Purchaser Agents or any other Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Seller, Servicer or the Originators, and the Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items specifically required to be delivered hereunder, the Administrator shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Purchaser Agent with any information concerning the Seller, Servicer or the Originators or any of their Affiliates that comes into the possession of the Administrator or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
Section 11.7 Administrators and Affiliates . Each of the Purchasers and the Administrator and their Affiliates may extend credit to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, debt, entity or other business with the Seller, Servicer or any Originator or any of their Affiliates. With respect to the acquisition of the Eligible Receivables pursuant to this Agreement, each of the Purchaser Agents and the Administrator shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any Purchaser and may exercise the same as though it were not such an agent, and the terms “Purchaser” and “Purchasers” shall include, to the extent applicable, each of the Purchaser Agents and the Administrator in their individual capacities.
Section 11.8 Indemnification . Each Related Committed Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrator (but solely in its capacity as Administrator) and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by the Seller, the Servicer or any Originator and without limiting the obligation of the Seller, the Servicer, or any Originator to do so), ratably (based on its Commitment) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind whatsoever (including in connection with any investigative or threatened proceeding, whether or not the Administrator or such Person shall be designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrator or such Person as a result of, or related to, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection therewith (but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator or such Person as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).

 

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Section 11.9 Successor Administrator . The Administrator may, upon at least five (5) days notice to the Seller and each Purchaser and Purchaser Agent, resign as Administrator. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor agent is appointed by the Required Purchasers and has accepted such appointment. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Administrator hereunder by a successor Administrator, such successor Administrator shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the retiring Administrator, and the retiring Administrator shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any retiring Administrator’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of Article X and this Article XI shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrator.
ARTICLE XII.
ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS
Section 12.1 Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments .
(a)  Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, no Seller Party may assign or transfer any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder or under any Transaction Document without the prior consent of the Administrator and the Purchaser Agents.
(b)  Participations . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any Purchaser may sell to one or more Persons (each a “Participant” ) participating interests in the interests of such Purchaser hereunder; provided that, no Purchaser shall grant any participation under which the Participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Such Purchaser shall remain solely responsible for performing its obligations hereunder, and the Seller, each Purchaser Agent and the Administrator shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Purchaser in connection with such Purchaser’s rights and obligations hereunder. A Purchaser shall not agree with a Participant to restrict such Purchaser’s right to agree to any amendment hereto, except amendments that require the consent of all Purchasers.
(c)  Assignments by Certain Related Committed Purchasers . Any Related Committed Purchaser may assign to one or more Persons (each a “Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser” ), reasonably acceptable to the related Purchaser Agent, any portion of its Commitment pursuant to a supplement hereto, substantially in the form of Exhibit X with any changes as have been approved by the parties thereto (each, a “Transfer Supplement” ), executed by each such Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser, such selling Related Committed Purchaser, such related Purchaser Agent and the Administrator and so long as no Amortization Event has occurred with the consent of Seller (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). Any such assignment by Related Committed Purchaser cannot be for an amount less than $10,000,000. Upon (i) the execution of the Transfer Supplement, (ii) delivery of an executed copy thereof to the Seller, such related Purchaser Agent and the Administrator and (iii) payment by the Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser to the selling Related Committed Purchaser of the agreed purchase price, if any, such selling Related Committed Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder to the extent of such assignment and such Purchasing

 

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Related Committed Purchaser shall for all purposes be a Related Committed Purchaser party hereto and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Related Committed Purchaser hereunder to the same extent as if it were an original party hereto. The amount of the Commitment of the selling Related Committed Purchaser allocable to such Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser shall be equal to the amount of the Commitment of the selling Related Committed Purchaser transferred regardless of the purchase price, if any, paid therefor. The Transfer Supplement shall be an amendment hereof only to the extent necessary to reflect the addition of such Purchasing Related Committed Purchaser as a “Related Committed Purchaser” and any resulting adjustment of the selling Related Committed Purchaser’s Commitment.
(d)  Assignments to Liquidity Providers and other Funding Source Providers . Any Conduit Purchaser may at any time grant to one or more of its Liquidity Providers or other Funding Source, participating interests in its portion of the Receivable Interests. In the event of any such grant by such Conduit Purchaser of a participating interest to a Liquidity Provider or other Funding Source, such Conduit Purchaser shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder. The Seller agrees that each Liquidity Provider and Funding Source of any Conduit Purchaser hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 1.7.
(e)  Other Assignment by Conduit Purchasers . Each party hereto agrees and consents (i) to any Conduit Purchaser’s assignment, participation, grant of security interests in or other transfers of any portion of, or any of its beneficial interest in, the Purchased Interest (or portion thereof), including without limitation to any collateral agent in connection with its commercial paper program and (ii) to the complete assignment by any Conduit Purchaser of all of its rights and obligations hereunder to any other Person with prior notice to the other parties hereto, and upon such assignment such Conduit Purchaser shall be released from all obligations and duties, if any, hereunder; provided that, such Conduit Purchaser may not, without the prior consent of its Related Committed Purchasers, make any such transfer of its rights hereunder unless the assignee (i) is principally engaged in the purchase of assets similar to the assets being purchased hereunder, (ii) has as its Purchaser Agent the Purchaser Agent of the assigning Conduit Purchaser and (iii) issues commercial paper with credit ratings substantially comparable to the ratings of the assigning Conduit Purchaser. Any assigning Conduit Purchaser shall deliver to any assignee a Transfer Supplement with any changes as have been approved by the parties thereto, duly executed by such Conduit Purchaser, assigning any portion of its interest in the Receivable Interests to its assignee. Such Conduit Purchaser shall promptly (i) notify each of the other parties hereto of such assignment and (ii) take all further action that the assignee reasonably requests in order to evidence the assignee’s right, title and interest in such interest in the Receivable Interests and to enable the assignee to exercise or enforce any rights of such Conduit Purchaser hereunder. Upon the assignment of any portion of its interest in the Receivable Interests, the assignee shall have all of the rights hereunder with respect to such interest (except that the CP Costs therefor shall thereafter accrue at the rate, determined with respect to the assigning Conduit Purchaser unless the Seller, the related Purchaser Agent and the assignee shall have agreed upon a different CP Costs).
(f)  Opinions of Counsel . If required by the Administrator or the applicable Purchaser Agent or to maintain the ratings of any Conduit Purchaser, each Transfer Supplement must be accompanied by an opinion of counsel of the assignee as to such matters as the Administrator or such Purchaser Agent may reasonably request.

 

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ARTICLE XIII.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 13.1 Waivers and Amendments .
(a) No failure or delay on the part of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser in exercising any power, right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and nonexclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law. Any waiver of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
(b) No provision of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented, modified or waived except in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.1(b). Seller and the Administrator, with the consent of the Required Purchaser Agents, may enter into written modifications or waivers of any provisions of this Agreement; provided that, no such modification or waiver shall:
(i) without the consent of each Purchaser affected thereby, (A) extend the Facility Termination Date for the related Purchaser Group or the date of any payment or deposit of Collections by Seller or the Servicer, (B) reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of Yield or any CP Costs (or any component of Yield or CP Costs), (C) reduce any fee payable to such Purchaser, (D) change the Invested Amount of any Receivable Interest, (E) amend, modify or waive any provision of the definition of Required Purchaser Agents, Section 9.1 or this Section 13.1(b), (F) consent to or permit the assignment or transfer by Seller of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, (G) change the definition of “Eligible Receivable,” “Available Commitment,” “Loss Reserve,” “Dilution Reserve,” “Obligor Concentration Limit,” “Yield Reserve,” “Purchase Limit,” “Commitment,” “Purchase Price,” “Servicing Reserve,” “Servicing Fee Rate,” “Required Reserve” or “Required Reserve Factor Floor” or (H) amend or modify any defined term (or any defined term used directly or indirectly in such defined term) used in clauses (A) through (G) above in a manner that would circumvent the intention of the restrictions set forth in such clauses; or
(ii) without the written consent of the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement if the effect thereof is to affect the rights (including, without limitation, fees and indemnities) or duties of such Administrator or Purchaser Agent,
and any material amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement shall require satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.
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respective addresses or telecopy numbers set forth on the signature pages hereof or at such other address or telecopy number as such Person may hereafter specify for the purpose of notice to each of the other parties hereto. Each such notice or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telecopy, upon the receipt thereof, (ii) if sent via U.S. certified or registered mail, three (3) Business Days after the time such communication is deposited in the mail with first class postage prepaid or (iii) if given by any other means, when received at the address specified in this Section 13.2. Seller hereby authorizes the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent to effect Purchases and Interest Period and Yield Rate selections based on telephonic notices made by any Person whom such Administrator or Purchaser Agent in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of Seller. Seller agrees to deliver promptly to such Administrator or Purchaser Agent a written confirmation of each telephonic notice signed by an authorized officer of Seller; provided that, the absence of such confirmation shall not affect the validity of such notice. If the written confirmation differs from the action taken by the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, the records of such Administrator or Purchaser Agent shall govern absent manifest error.
Section 13.3 Protection of Administrator’s Security Interest .
(a) Seller agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all instruments and documents, and take all actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Administrator’s security interest in the Purchased Assets, or to enable the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder. At any time after the occurrence of an Amortization Event the Administrator may, or the Administrator may direct Seller or the Servicer to, notify the Obligors of Receivables, at Seller’s expense, of the ownership or security interests of the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) under this Agreement and may also direct that payments of all amounts due or that become due under any or all Receivables be made directly to the Administrator or its designee. Seller or the Servicer (as applicable) shall, at the Administrator’s request, withhold the identities of the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser in any such notification.
(b) If any Seller Party fails to perform any of its obligations under Section 13.3(a) and notice of such failure is given to the Seller Party, the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser may (but shall not be required to) perform, or cause performance of, such obligations, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Seller as provided in Section 10.3. Each Seller Party irrevocably authorizes the Administrator at any time and from time to time in the sole discretion of the Administrator, and appoints the Administrator as its attorney-in-fact, to act on behalf of such Seller Party (i) to execute on behalf of Seller as debtor and to file financing statements necessary or desirable in the Administrator’s sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the Administrator for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Receivables and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement with respect to the Receivables as a financing statement in such offices as the Administrator in its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the Administrator’s security interest in the Purchased Assets, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Administrator shall provide the Seller with copies of any such filings. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. Each of the Seller Parties (A) hereby authorizes the Administrator to file financing statements and other filing or recording documents with respect

 

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to the Receivables and Related Security (including any amendments thereto, or continuation or termination statements thereof), without the signature or other authorization of such Seller Party, in such form and in such offices as the Administrator reasonably determines appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest of the Administrator hereunder, (B) acknowledges and agrees that it is not authorized to, and will not, file financing statements or other filing or recording documents with respect to the Receivables or Related Security (including any amendments thereto, or continuation or termination statements thereof), without the express prior written approval by the Administrator, consenting to the form and substance of such filing or recording document, and (C) approves, authorizes and ratifies any filings or recordings made by or on behalf of the Administrator in connection with the perfection of the security interests in favor of Seller or the Administrator.
Section 13.4 Confidentiality .
(a) Each of the Seller Parties shall maintain and shall cause each of its employees and officers to maintain the confidentiality of the Fee Letters and the other confidential or proprietary information with respect to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser and their respective businesses obtained by it or them in connection with the structuring, negotiating and execution of the transactions contemplated herein, except that such Seller Party and its officers and employees may disclose such information to such Seller Party’s auditors and attorneys, employees, financial advisors or rating agencies and as required by any applicable law, rule, regulation, direction, request or order of any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or proceeding (whether or not having the force or effect of law).
(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Seller Party hereby consents to the disclosure of any nonpublic information with respect to it in connection with the transactions contemplated herein (i) to the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser or any other Funding Source by each other, (ii) by any such Person to any prospective or actual assignee or participant of any of them, (iii) by any such Person to any rating agency or Commercial Paper dealer and (iv) to any officers, directors, employees, outside accountants, financial advisors, and attorneys of any of the foregoing; provided that each such Person is informed of the confidential nature of such information. In addition, any such Person may disclose any such nonpublic information pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, direction, request or order of any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or proceedings (whether or not having the force or effect of law).
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent not inconsistent with applicable securities laws, each party hereto (and each of its employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction (as defined in Section 1.6011-4 of the Treasury Regulations) and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) to the extent relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.
Section 13.5 Bankruptcy Petition . Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Related Committed Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding senior indebtedness of each Conduit Purchaser, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, each Conduit Purchaser any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States.

 

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Section 13.6 Limitation of Liability . No claim may be made by any Seller Party or any other Person against the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser or any other Funding Source or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agent for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each Seller Party hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
Section 13.7 CHOICE OF LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW (EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, TO THE EXTENT OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED THEREIN) AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION OF THE OWNERSHIP INTEREST OF SELLER OR THE OWNERSHIP OR SECURITY INTEREST OF THE ADMINISTRATOR (FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECURED PARTIES) IN ANY OF THE COLLATERAL IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 13.8 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK OR ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SUCH PERSON PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH SUCH PARTY 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 AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, ANY PURCHASER AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY SELLER PARTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BY ANY SELLER PARTY AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATOR , ANY PURCHASER AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, ANY PURCHASER AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY SUCH SELLER PARTY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
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OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY ANY SELLER PARTY PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.
Section 13.10 Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Terms .
(a) This Agreement and each other Transaction Document contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns (including any trustee in bankruptcy). This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with its terms; provided that the rights and remedies with respect to (i) any breach of any representation and warranty made by any Seller Party pursuant to Article V, (ii) the indemnification and payment provisions of Article X, and Sections 13.4 and 13.5 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
(c) Each of the Seller Parties, and the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Funding Sources are hereby made express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents as in effect from time to time.
Section 13.11 Counterparts; Severability; Section References . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references herein to “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” shall mean articles and sections of, and schedules and exhibits to, this Agreement.
Section 13.12 Characterization .
(a) It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Purchase hereunder shall constitute and be treated as an absolute and irrevocable sale, which Purchase shall provide the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) with the full benefits of ownership of the applicable Receivable Interest. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, each sale of a Receivable Interest hereunder is made without recourse to Seller; provided that (i) Seller shall be liable to the Administrator, the Purchaser Agents and the Purchasers for all representations,

 

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warranties, covenants and indemnities made by Seller pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) such sale does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser or any assignee thereof of any obligation of Seller or any Originator or any other person arising in connection with the Receivables, the Related Security, or the related Contracts, or any other obligations of Seller or any Originator.
(b) In addition to any ownership interest which the Administrator or any Purchaser may from time to time acquire pursuant hereto, Seller hereby grants to the Administrator for the benefit of Secured Parties a valid and perfected security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under all Receivables now existing or hereafter arising, the Collections, each Lock-Box, each Collection Account, all Related Security, all other rights and payments relating to such Receivables, and all proceeds of any thereof prior to all other liens on and security interests therein to secure the prompt and complete payment of the Aggregate Unpaids. The Administrator, on behalf of Secured Parties, shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies that it may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC and other applicable law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers or attorneys-in-fact as of the date hereof.
         
AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION    
 
       
By:
  /s/ J.F. Quinn    
 
 
 
Name:  J.F. Quinn
Title:   Vice President and Corporate Treasurer
   
     
Address:
  Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
P. O. Box 1735
Southeastern, PA 19399
Attention:
  Jack Quinn
Telephone:
  (610) 727-7453
Facsimile:
  (610) 727-3639
         
AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION,
as Servicer
   
 
       
By:
  /s/ J.F. Quinn    
 
 
 
Name:  J.F. Quinn
Title:   Vice President and Corporate Treasurer
   
     
Address:
  AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
1300 Morris Drive
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Attention:
  Jack Quinn
Telephone:
  (610) 727-7116
Facsimile:
  (610) 727-3639
         
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BLUE RIDGE ASSET FUNDING CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Purchaser
         
BY:
  WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,    
ITS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Douglas R. Wilson, Sr.    
 
 
 
Name: Douglas R. Wilson, Sr.
Title:   Vice President
   
     
Address:
  Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
301 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 28288
Attention:
  Doug Wilson
Telephone:
  (704) 374-2520
Facsimile:
  (704) 383-9579
With a copy to:

Blue Ridge Asset Funding Corporation
c/o AMACAR Group, L.L.C.
6525 Morrison Boulevard,
Suite 318
Charlotte, NC 28211

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator and as Purchaser Agent and
Related Committed Purchaser for
Blue Ridge Asset Funding Corporation
         
By:
  /s/ Victoria A. Dudley    
 
 
 
Name: Victoria A. Dudley
Title:   Managing Director
   
     
Address:
  Wachovia Bank, National Association
191 Peachtree Street, NE
22 nd Floor
Mail Code GA8047
Atlanta, GA 30303
Attention:
  Cecil Noble
Telephone:
  (404) 332-4209
Facsimile:
  (404) 332-5152
Commitment: $250,000,000
Scheduled Facility Termination Date: July 6, 2006 with respect to $250,000,000 of the Commitment.
         
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EAGLEFUNDING CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Purchaser
         
By:
  FLEET SECURITIES, INC., as attorney-in-fact    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Jolin T. Hackett III    
 
 
 
Name: Jolin T. Hackett III
Title:   Managing Director
   
Fleet Securities, Inc.
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attention: John T. Hackett III
Telephone: (617) 434-4702
Telecopy: (617) 434-5719

FLEET NATIONAL BANK, as a Related Committed Purchaser
for EagleFunding Capital Corporation
         
By:
  FLEET SECURITIES, INC.    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Thomas M. Callhoun    
 
 
 
As agent for Fleet National Bank
Name: Thomas M. Callhoun
Title:   Managing Director
   
Fleet Securities, Inc.
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attention: Peter M. Benham
Telephone: (617) 434-5241
Telecopy: (617) 434-5719
Commitment: $250,000,000
         
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FLEET SECURITIES, INC., as Purchaser Agent for
EagleFunding Capital Corporation and its Related Committed Purchasers
         
By:
  /s/ John T. Hackett III    
 
 
 
Name: John T. Hackett III
Title:   Managing Director
   
Fleet Securities, Inc.
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attention: John T. Hackett III
Telephone: (617) 434-4702
Telecopy: (617) 434-5719
Scheduled Facility Termination Date: July 6, 2006 with respect to $125,000,000 of the Commitment and July 8, 2004 with respect to the remaining $125,000,000 of the Commitment.
         
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LIBERTY STREET FUNDING CORP., as a Conduit Purchaser
         
By:
  /s/ Andrew L. Stidd    
 
 
 
Name: Andrew L. Stidd
Title:   President
   
Address:

Liberty Street Funding Corp.
c/o Global Securitization Services, LLC
114 West 47 th Street, Suite 1715
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Andrew L. Stidd
Telephone No.: (212) 302-5151
Facsimile No.: (212) 302-8767

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrator
and as Purchaser Agent and Related Committed Purchaser
for Liberty Street Funding Corp.
         
By:
  /s/ Michael Eden    
 
 
 
Name: Michael Eden
Title:   Director
   
Address:
The Bank of Nova Scotia
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Attention: Michael Eden
Telephone No.: (212) 225-5237
Facsimile No.: (212) 225-5274

Commitment: $250,000,000
Scheduled Facility Termination Date: July 6, 2006 with respect to $125,000,000 of the Commitment and July 8, 2004 with respect to the remaining $125,000,000 of the Commitment.
         
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ATLANTIC ASSET SECURITIZATION CORP.,
as a Conduit Purchaser
         
By:
  CREDIT LYONNAIS, its attorney-in-fact    
 
       
By:
  /s/ Conrad Meyer    
 
 
 
Name: Conrad Meyer
Title:   Director
   
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6022
Attn: Conrad A. Meyer
Telephone: (212) 261-7609
Telecopy: (212) 459-3258

CREDIT LYONNAIS, as Administrator
and as Purchaser Agent and Related Committed Purchaser
for Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp.
         
By:
  /s/ Conrad Meyer    
 
 
 
Name: Conrad Meyer
Title:   Director
   
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6022
Attn: Conrad A. Meyer
Telephone: (212) 261-7609
Telecopy: (212) 459-3258

Commitment: $200,000,000
Scheduled Facility Termination Date: July 8, 2004 with respect to $200,000,000 of the Commitment.
         
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MARKET STREET FUNDING CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Purchaser
   
 
       
By:
  /s/ Douglas K. Johnson    
 
 
 
Name: Douglas K. Johnson
Title:   President
   
c/o AMACAR Group, L.L.C.
6525 Morrison Boulevard,
Suite 318
Charlotte, NC 28211
United States of America

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrator
and as Purchaser Agent and Related Committed Purchaser
for Market Street Funding Corporation
         
By:
  /s/ John T. Smathers    
 
 
 
Name: John T. Smathers
Title:   Vice President
   
One PNC Plaza, 26 th Floor
249 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Attention: John Smathers
Telephone: (412) 762-6440
Telecopy: (412) 762-9184

Commitment: $100,000,000
Scheduled Facility Termination Date: July 6, 2006 with respect to $50,000,000 of the Commitment and July 8, 2004 with respect to the remaining $50,000,000 of the Commitment.
         
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EXHIBIT I
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Adjusted Dilution Ratio” means, at any time, the rolling average of the Dilution Ratio for the 12 Calculation Periods then most recently ended.
“Administrator” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to a Person, any other Person, which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Invested Amount” means, on any date of determination, the aggregate Invested Amount of all Receivable Interests of all Purchasers outstanding on such date.
“Aggregate Reduction” has the meaning specified in Section 1.3.
“Aggregate Unpaids” means, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Aggregate Invested Amount, plus (ii) all Recourse Obligations (whether due or accrued) at such time.
“Agreement” means this Receivables Purchase Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day for any Purchaser (a) the rate per annum equal to the higher as of such day of (i) the Prime Rate, or (ii) one-half of one percent (0.50%) above the Federal Funds Rate or (b) any other rate designated as the “Alternate Base Rate” for such Purchaser in an Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement pursuant to which such Purchaser becomes a party (as a Purchaser) to the Agreement, or any other written agreement among such Purchaser to the Seller, the Servicer, the related Purchaser Agent and the Administrator from time to time. For purposes of determining the Alternate Base Rate for any day, changes in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the date of each such change.
“AmerisourceBergen” shall mean AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Amortization Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the day on which any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.2 are not satisfied, (ii) the Business Day immediately prior to the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to any Seller Party, (iii) the Business Day specified in a written notice from the Administrator following the

 

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occurrence of any other Amortization Event, and (iv) the date which is 30 days after the Administrator’s receipt of written notice from Seller that it wishes to terminate the facility evidenced by this Agreement.
“Amortization Event” has the meaning specified in Article IX.
“Applicable Originator” shall mean the Originator which generated a specific Receivable (or Receivables).
“Assumption Agreement ” means an agreement substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit IX to the Agreement.
“Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, its president, corporate controller, treasurer or chief financial officer.
“Available Commitment” means, with respect to each Related Committed Purchaser the excess, if any, of such Related Committed Purchaser’s Commitment over the amount funded as of such date by such Related Committed Purchaser with respect to outstanding principal of the Receivable Interests under the Liquidity Agreement for the Conduit Purchaser in the related Purchaser Group.
“Bank Rate Funding” means a purchase by any Liquidity Provider pursuant to its Liquidity Commitment of all or any portion of, or any undivided interest in, a Receivable Interest or any funding of a Receivable Interest hereunder by a Related Committed Purchaser other than through the issuance of Commercial Paper.
“Broken Funding Costs” means for any Receivable Interest which: (i) has its Invested Amount reduced (I) if funded with Commercial Paper (a) with respect to the Blue Ridge Asset Funding Corporation, Liberty Street Funding Corp. and Market Street Funding Corporation, without compliance by Seller with the notice requirements hereunder or (b) with respect to EagleFunding Capital Corporation or Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp., on any date other than a Settlement Date or (II) if funded by reference to the LIBO Rate, on any date other than the Settlement Date or (ii) does not become subject to an Aggregate Reduction following the delivery of any Reduction Notice or (iii) is assigned by any Conduit Purchaser to the Liquidity Providers under the related Liquidity Agreement or terminated prior to the date on which it was originally scheduled to end; an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the CP Costs or Yield (as applicable) that would have accrued during the remainder of the Interest Periods or the tranche periods for Commercial Paper determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent to relate to such Receivable Interest (as applicable) subsequent to the date of such reduction, assignment or termination (or in respect of clause (ii) above, the date such Aggregate Reduction was designated to occur pursuant to the Reduction Notice) of the Invested Amount of such Receivable Interest if such reduction, assignment or termination had not occurred or such Reduction Notice had not been delivered, over (B) the sum of (x) to the extent all or a portion of such Invested Amount is allocated to another Receivable Interest, the amount of CP Costs or Yield actually accrued during the remainder of such period on such Invested Amount for the new Receivable Interest, and (y) to the extent such Invested Amount is not allocated to another Receivable Interest, the income, if any, actually received during the remainder of such period by the holder of such Receivable Interest from investing the portion of such Invested Amount not so

 

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allocated. In the event that the amount referred to in clause (B) exceeds the amount referred to in clause (A), the relevant Purchaser or Purchasers agree to pay to Seller the amount of such excess (net of any amounts due to such Purchasers). All Broken Funding Costs shall be due and payable hereunder upon written demand.
“Business Day” means any day on which banks are not authorized or required to close in New York, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or Atlanta, Georgia, and The Depository Trust Company of New York is open for business, and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any computation or payment to be made with respect to the LIBO Rate, any day on which dealings in dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank market.
“Calculation Period” means a calendar month.
“Capitalized Lease” of a Person shall mean any lease of property by such Person as lessee which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Change of Control” means the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Performance Guarantor.
“Collection Account” means each concentration account, depositary account, lock-box account or similar account in which any Collections are collected or deposited and which is listed on Exhibit IV.
“Collection Account Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit VI among an Originator, Servicer, Seller, the Administrator and a Collection Bank.
“Collection Bank” means, at any time, any of the banks holding one or more Collection Accounts.
“Collection Notice” means a notice, in substantially the form of Annex A to Exhibit VI, from the Administrator to a Collection Bank.
“Collections” means, with respect to any Receivable, all cash collections and other cash proceeds in respect of such Receivable, including, without limitation, all Finance Charges or other related amounts accruing in respect thereof and all cash proceeds of Related Security with respect to such Receivable.
“Commercial Paper” means promissory notes of a Conduit Purchaser issued by such Conduit Purchaser in the commercial paper market.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Related Committed Purchaser, the aggregate maximum amount which such Purchaser is obligated to pay hereunder on account of all Purchases, as set forth below its signature to this Agreement or in the Assumption Agreement or other agreement pursuant to which it became a Purchaser, as such amount may be modified in connection with any subsequent assignment pursuant to Section 12.1 or in connection with a reduction in the Purchase Limit pursuant to Section 1.1(b).

 

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“Commitment Percentage” means, for each Related Committed Purchaser in a Purchaser Group, such Related Committed Purchaser’s Available Commitment divided by the total of all Available Commitments of all Related Committed Purchasers in such Purchaser Group.
“Conduit Purchasers” means each commercial paper conduit that is a party to the Agreement, as a purchaser, or that becomes a party to the Agreement, as a “Conduit Purchaser” pursuant to an Assumption Agreement or otherwise.
“Consolidated Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date, for any Person, any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated under GAAP with those of such Person in its consolidated financial statements as of such date.
“Contingent Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement, take-or-pay contract or application for a letter of credit.
“Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, any and all instruments, agreements, invoices or other writings pursuant to which such Receivable arises or which evidences such Receivable.
“CP Costs” means, for each day for any Conduit Purchaser (a) the “weighted average cost” (as defined below) for such day related to the issuance of Commercial Paper by such Conduit Purchaser that is allocated, in whole or in part by such Conduit Purchaser, to fund all or part of its Purchases (and which may also be allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Purchaser) or (b) any other amount designated as the “CP Costs” for such Conduit Purchaser in an Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement pursuant to which such Conduit Purchaser becomes a party (as a Conduit Purchaser) to the Agreement, or any other written agreement among such Conduit Purchaser, the Seller, the Servicer, the related Purchaser Agent and the Administrator from time to time. As used in this definition, the “weighted average cost” shall consist of (A) the actual interest rate (or discount) paid to purchasers of Commercial Paper issued by such Conduit Purchaser, together with the commissions of placement agents and dealers in respect of such Commercial Paper, to the extent such commissions are allocated, in whole or in part, to such Commercial Paper (B) the costs associated with the issuance of such Commercial Paper, including without limitation, issuing and paying agent fees incurred with respect to such Commercial Paper, (C) any incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Commercial Paper maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Purchaser under this Agreement and (D) interest on other borrowing or funding sources by such Conduit Purchaser, including to fund small or odd dollar amounts that are not easily accommodated in the commercial paper market and interest under any voluntary advance agreement. In addition to the foregoing costs, if Seller shall request any Incremental Purchase during any period of time determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent in its sole discretion to result in incrementally higher CP Costs applicable to such Incremental Purchase, the Invested Amount associated with any such Incremental Purchase shall, during such period,

 

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be deemed to be funded by such Conduit Purchaser in a special pool (which may include capital associated with other receivable purchase facilities) for purposes of determining such additional CP Costs applicable only to such special pool and charged each day during such period to the Seller.
“Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement dated as of August 29, 2001, among AmerisourceBergen, the lenders named therein and The Chase Manhattan Bank (including its successors and assigns), as Administrative Agent, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.
“Credit and Collection Policy” means, as applicable, each of the Servicer’s or the Applicable Originator’s credit and collection policies and practices relating to Contracts and Receivables existing on the date hereof and summarized in Exhibit VII hereto, as modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Cut-Off Date” means the last day of a Calculation Period.
“Days Sales Outstanding” means, as of any day, an amount equal to the product of (x) 91, multiplied by (y) the amount obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate outstanding balance of Receivables as of the most recent Cut-Off Date, by (ii) the aggregate amount of Receivables created during the three (3) Calculation Periods including and immediately preceding such Cut-Off Date.
“Deemed Collections” means Collections deemed received by Seller under Section 1.4(a).
“Default Horizon Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the ratio (expressed as a decimal) computed by dividing (i) the aggregate amount of Receivables originated by the Originators during the four Calculation Periods ending on such Cut-Off Date, by (ii) the Net Pool Balance as of such Cut-off Date.
“Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the Alternate Base Rate plus (ii) 2.00%, changing when and as the Alternate Base Rate changes.
“Default Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) computed by dividing (x) the total amount of Receivables which became Defaulted Receivables during the Calculation Period that includes such Cut-Off Date, by (y) the aggregate amount of receivables originated by the Originators during the Calculation Period occurring five months prior to the Calculation Period ending on such Cut-Off Date.
“Defaulted Receivable” means a Receivable (without duplication): (i) as to which the Obligor thereof has suffered an Event of Bankruptcy; (ii) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, should be written off Seller’s books as uncollectible; or (iii) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for 121 days or more from the original due date for such payment (determined without regard to any extension of the due date pursuant to Section 8.2(d)). The Outstanding Balance of any Defaulted Receivable shall be determined without regard to any credit memos or credit balances.

 

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“Delinquency Ratio” means, at any time, a percentage equal to (i) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables that were Delinquent Receivables at such time divided by (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables at such time.
“Delinquent Receivable” means a Receivable as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for 61-120 days from the original due date for such payment (determined without regard to any extension of the due date pursuant to Section 8.2(d)). The Outstanding Balance of any Delinquent Receivable shall be determined without regard to any credit memos or credit balances.
“Demand Advance” means any advance made by Seller to ABDC at any time while it is acting as the Servicer, which advance (a) is payable upon demand, (b) is not evidenced by an instrument, chattel paper or a certificated security, (c) bears interest at a market rate determined by Seller and the Servicer from time to time, (d) is not subordinated to any other Indebtedness or obligation of the Servicer, and (e) may not be offset by ABDC against amounts due and owing from Seller to it under its Subordinated Note; provided that no Demand Advance may be made after the Final Facility Termination Date or on any date prior to the Final Facility Termination Date on which an Amortization Event or an Unmatured Amortization Event exists and is continuing.
“Dilution” means the amount of any reduction or cancellation of the Outstanding Balance of a Receivable as described in Section 1.4(a).
“Dilution Horizon Ratio” means, as of any Cut-off Date, a ratio (expressed as a decimal), computed by dividing (i) the aggregate amount of receivables originated by the Originators during the Calculation Period ending on such Cut-Off Date, by (ii) the Net Pool Balance as of such Cut-Off Date.
“Dilution Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, a ratio (expressed as a percentage), computed by dividing (i) the total amount of decreases in Outstanding Balances due to Dilutions during the Calculation Period ending on such Cut-Off Date, by (ii) the aggregate sales generated by the Originators during the Calculation Period prior to the Calculation Period ending on such Cut-Off Date.
“Dilution Reserve” means, for any Calculation Period, the product (expressed as a percentage) of:
(a) the sum of (i) two (2) times the Adjusted Dilution Ratio as of the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date, plus (ii) the Dilution Volatility Component as of the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date, times
(b) the Dilution Horizon Ratio as of the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date.
“Dilution Volatility Component” means the product (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the difference between (a) the highest three (3)-month rolling average Dilution Ratio over the past 12 Calculation Periods and (b) the Adjusted Dilution Ratio, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount calculated in (i)(a) of this definition and the denominator of which is equal to the amount calculated in (i)(b) of this definition.

 

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“Dispute” shall mean any dispute, deduction, claim, offset, defense, counterclaim, set-off or obligation of any kind, contingent or otherwise, relating to a Receivable, including, without limitation, any dispute relating to goods or services already paid for.
“Dollar” and “$” shall mean lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Eligible Assignee” means a commercial bank having a combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000 with a rating of its (or its parent holding company’s) short-term securities equal to or higher than (i) A-1 by S&P and (ii) P-1 by Moody’s (or such other criteria as the applicable Purchaser Agent shall specify to the Administrator and the Seller from time to time).
“Eligible Receivable” means, at any time, a Receivable:
(a) which complies with all applicable Laws and other legal requirements, whether Federal, state or local, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, usury laws, the Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
(b) which constitutes an “account”, “chattel paper” or a “general intangible” as defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York and the jurisdiction whose Law governs the perfection of the Administrator’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) ownership and security interest therein, and is not evidenced by an “instrument,” as defined in the UCC as so in effect;
(c) which was originated in connection with a sale of goods or the provision of services by the Applicable Originator in the ordinary course of its business to an Obligor who was approved by the Applicable Originator in accordance with its Credit and Collection Policy, and which Obligor is not an Affiliate of the Seller or the Applicable Originator;
(d) which (i) arises from a Contract and has been billed, or in respect of which the related Obligor is otherwise liable, in accordance with the terms of such Contract and (ii) arises from a Contract that (A) does not require the Obligor under such Contract to consent to the transfer, sale or assignment of the rights and duties of the Applicable Originator or the Seller under such Contract and (B) does not contain any provision that restricts the ability of the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser to exercise its rights under this Agreement (or the Receivables Sale Agreement), including, without limitation, the right to review the Contract;
(e) which is genuine and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and irrevocable payment obligation of the related Obligor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and which is not subject to any Disputes or other offsets, counterclaims, defenses or contra accounts;
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(g) which directs payment thereof to be sent to a Lock-Box or the Collection Account;
(h) which has not been repurchased by any Originator pursuant to the repurchase provisions of the Receivables Sale Agreement;
(i) which is not a Defaulted Receivable or Delinquent Receivable;
(j) which has a related Obligor who (i) is not more than 60 days past due on greater than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of such Receivable and other receivables generated by the Applicable Originator and (ii) is not the subject of a current Event of Bankruptcy and has not been the subject of an Event of Bankruptcy during the prior 24 months unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents;
(k) which has a related Obligor that is a Person domiciled in the United States of America;
(l) which was not originated in or subject to the Laws of a jurisdiction whose Laws would make such Receivable, the related Contract or the sale of the Receivable Interests to the Purchasers, or the pledge of the security interest to the Administrator (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), hereunder unlawful, invalid or unenforceable and which is not subject to any legal limitation on transfer;
(m) which is owned solely by the Seller free and clear of all Liens, except for the Lien arising in connection with this Agreement;
(n) for which all goods, services, and other products and transactions in connection with such Receivable have been finally performed or delivered to and accepted by the Obligor without Dispute;
(o) which does not provide the Obligor with the right to obtain any cash advance thereunder;
(p) which has not been selected in a manner materially adverse to any Purchaser;
(q) which by its terms requires payment in respect thereof to be made no later than 30 days after the date of the original invoice with respect thereto; provided that up to 5% of the Receivables may have payment terms between 31 and 60 days and up to 5% of the Receivables may have payment terms between 61 and 90 days;
(r) which is an eligible asset within the meaning of Rule 3a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time;
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(t) which is not payable in installments (except for Receivables related to opening orders);
(u) which is not evidenced by a promissory note;
(v) which has terms which have not been modified, impaired, waived, altered, extended or renegotiated since the initial sale or provision of service to an Obligor in any way not provided for in this Agreement; and
(w) which is not a Government Receivable.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with Performance Guarantor or ABDC within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code).
“ERISA Event” means a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan that would result in liability to Performance Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate, or the receipt or delivery by Performance Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice with respect to any Multiemployer Plan concerning the imposition of liability as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA; (c) a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (d) the filing pursuant to Code Section 412 or ERISA Section 302 of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard, or the grant of same, with respect to a Pension Plan; (e) the PBGC or a plan administrator shall, or shall indicate its intention in writing to the Seller, Performance Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate to, terminate any Pension Plan or appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) Performance Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate incurs liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; or (g) the existence of an accumulated funding deficiency with respect to any Pension Plan (as defined in Section 302(a) of ERISA and Section 412(a) of the Internal Revenue Code), whether or not waived.
“Event of Bankruptcy” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(a) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of 60 consecutive days; or an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect; or

 

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(b) such Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee (other than a trustee under a deed of trust, indenture or similar instrument), custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for, such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall be adjudicated insolvent, or admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.
“Exiting Purchaser” means each Purchaser in a Purchaser Group for which the Facility Termination Date has occurred, including, without limitation, because such Purchaser Group declined to extend the Facility Termination Date in accordance with Section 1.6 (it being understood that if an Exiting Purchaser has multiple Scheduled Facility Termination Dates for its Commitment, then such Purchaser shall only be considered an Exiting Purchaser to the extent its Invested Amount exceeds the portion of its Commitment with respect to which the Scheduled Facility Termination Date has not yet occurred).
“Facility Account” means Seller’s account no. 323185460 at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.
“Facility Termination Date” means, for any Group Commitment (or portion thereof), the earliest to occur of: (a) the Scheduled Facility Termination Date for such Group Commitment (or portion thereof), (b) the Amortization Date and (c) the date the Purchase Limit reduces to zero pursuant to Section 1.1(b) of the Agreement.
“Federal Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as amended and any successor statute thereto.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any period for any Purchaser, a fluctuating interest rate per annum for each day during such period equal to (i) the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Composite Closing Quotations for U.S. Government Securities; or (ii) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 11:30 a.m. (New York time) for such day on such transactions received by the related Purchaser Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Fee Letter” means each fee letter with respect to this Agreement among Seller, ABDC and the applicable Purchaser Agent, as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
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“Final Payout Date” means the date on which all Aggregate Unpaids have been paid in full and the Purchase Limit has been reduced to zero.
“Finance Charges” means, with respect to a Contract, any finance, interest, late payment charges or similar charges owing by an Obligor pursuant to such Contract.
“Fiscal Year” shall mean each year ending September 30, which is the fiscal year of the Seller and the Servicer for accounting purposes.
“Funding Agreement” means (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Liquidity Agreement and (iii) any other agreement or instrument executed by any Funding Source with or for the benefit of any Conduit Purchaser.
“Funding Source” means (i) the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Liquidity Provider or (ii) any insurance company, bank or other funding entity providing liquidity, credit enhancement or back-up purchase support or facilities to any Conduit Purchaser.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States of America as of the date of this Agreement.
“Government Receivables” shall mean, at the time, any Receivables for which the related Obligor is the United States of America, any State or local government or any Federal or state agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof.
“Group Commitment” means with respect to any Purchaser Group the aggregate of the Commitments of each Purchaser within such Purchaser Group.
“Group Invested Amount” means with respect to any Purchaser Group, an amount equal to the aggregate Invested Amount of all the Purchasers within such Purchaser Group.
“Guarantee” shall mean, as applied to any Indebtedness, (i) a guarantee (other than by endorsement for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner, of any part or all of such Indebtedness or (ii) an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, providing assurance of the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of non-performance) of any part or all of such Indebtedness, including, without limiting the foregoing, the payment of amounts drawn down by letters of credit. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be the maximum amount of the Indebtedness guaranteed for which the guarantor could be held liable under such Guarantee.
“Incremental Purchase” means a purchase of one or more Receivable Interests which increases the total outstanding Aggregate Invested Amount hereunder.
“Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (iii) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (iv) all

 

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obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services purchased by such Person (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business and due within twelve months of the incurrence thereof) which would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person, (v) all obligations of such Person under take-or-pay or similar arrangements or under commodities agreements, (vi) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, provided that for purposes hereof the amount of such Indebtedness shall be limited to the greater of (A) the amount of such Indebtedness as to which there is recourse to such Person and (B) the fair market value of the property which is subject to the Lien, (vii) all Guarantees of such Person, (viii) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases, (ix) all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements, commodity purchase or option agreements or other interest or exchange rate or commodity price hedging agreements, (x) the maximum amount of all standby letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptances facilities created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), (xi) all preferred stock issued by such Person and required by the terms thereof to be redeemed, or for which mandatory sinking fund payments are due by a fixed date, (xii) the principal balance outstanding under any securitization transaction and (xiii) the principal balance outstanding under any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product to which such Person is a party, where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, but only to the extent to which there is recourse to such Person for payment of such Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.
“Independent Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors of Seller who is not at such time, and has not been at any time during the preceding five (5) years: (A) a director, officer, employee or affiliate of Performance Guarantor, any Originator or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates (other than Seller), or (B) the beneficial owner (at the time of such individual’s appointment as an Independent Director or at any time thereafter while serving as an Independent Director) of any of the outstanding common shares of Seller, any Originator, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, having general voting rights.
“Interest Period” means with respect to any Receivable Interest funded through a Bank Rate Funding:
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(b) thereafter, each period commencing on, and including, the Business Day immediately preceding a Settlement Date and ending on, but excluding, the Business Day immediately preceding the next following Settlement Date.
“Internal Revenue Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and any successor thereto, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“Invested Amount” of any Receivable Interest means, at any time, (A) the Purchase Price of such Receivable Interest paid by the Purchasers, minus (B) the sum of the aggregate amount of Collections and other payments received by the applicable Purchaser Agent which in each case are applied to reduce such Invested Amount in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided that such Invested Amount shall be restored (in accordance with Section 2.5) in the amount of any Collections or other payments so received and applied if at any time the distribution of such Collections or payments are rescinded, returned or refunded for any reason.
“Law” shall mean any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree or award of any Official Body.
“LIBO Rate” means, for any Interest Period for any Purchaser (a) (i) the rate per annum determined on the basis of the offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars of amounts equal or comparable to the Invested Amount offered for a term comparable to such Interest Period, which rates appear on a Bloomberg L.P. terminal, displayed under the address “US0001M < Index > Q < Go > effective as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided that if no such offered rates appear on such page, the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will be the arithmetic average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next higher 1/100th of 1%) of rates quoted by not less than two major banks in New York, New York, selected by the Administrator, at approximately 10:00 a.m.(New York time), two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, for deposits in U.S. dollars offered by leading European banks for a period comparable to such Interest Period in an amount comparable to the Invested Amount, divided by one minus the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal or other reserves) which is imposed against the Administrator in respect of Eurocurrency liabilities, as defined in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as in effect from time to time (expressed as a decimal), applicable to such Interest Period plus (ii) the LIBOR Margin (set forth in the applicable Fee Letter) or (b) any other rate designated as the “LIBO Rate” for such Purchaser in an Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement pursuant to which such Purchaser becomes a party (as a Purchaser) to the Agreement, or any other written agreement among such Purchaser to the Seller, the Servicer, the related Purchaser Agent and the Administrator from time to time. The LIBO Rate shall be rounded, if necessary, to the next higher 1/16 of 1%.
“Lien” means, in respect of the property of any Person, any ownership interest of any other Person, any mortgage, deed of trust, hypothecation, pledge, lien, security interest, filing of any financing statement, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement, consignment or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security.

 

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“Liquidity Agent” means each of the banks acting as agent for the various Liquidity Providers under each Liquidity Agreement.
“Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make purchases or advances to, or purchase assets from, any Conduit Purchaser in order to provide liquidity for such Conduit Purchaser’s Purchases.
“Liquidity Commitment” means, as to each Liquidity Provider, its commitment under the Liquidity Agreement (which generally will equal 102% of its Commitment hereunder).
“Liquidity Provider” means each bank or other financial institution that provides liquidity support to any Conduit Purchaser pursuant to the terms of a Liquidity Agreement.
“Location” shall mean, with respect to the Seller, any Originator or the Servicer, the place where the Seller, such Originator or the Servicer, as the case may be, is “located” (within the meaning of Section 9-103(3)(d), or any analogous provision, of the UCC, in effect in the jurisdiction whose Law governs the perfection of the Administrator’s (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) interests in any Purchased Assets.
“Lock-Box” means each locked postal box with respect to which a bank who has executed a Collection Account Agreement has been granted exclusive access for the purpose of retrieving and processing payments made on the Receivables and which is listed on Exhibit IV.
“Loss Reserve” means, for any Calculation Period, the product (expressed as a percentage) of (a) 2.0, times (b) the highest three-month rolling average Default Ratio during the 12 Calculation Periods ending on the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date, times (c) the Default Horizon Ratio as of the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan”, within the meaning of Section 4001 (a) (3) of ERISA, to which Performance Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions or, during the preceding three calendar years, has made, or been obligated to make, contributions.
“Net Pool Balance” means, at any time, the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables at such time reduced by (i) the aggregate amount by which the Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables of each Obligor and its Affiliates exceeds the Obligor Concentration Limit for such Obligor and (ii) the Rebate Reserve.
“Obligor” shall mean, for any Receivable, each and every Person who purchased goods or services on credit under a Contract and who is obligated to make payments to an Originator or the Seller as assignee thereof pursuant to such Contract.
“Obligor Concentration Limit” means, at any time, in relation to the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Receivables owed by any single Obligor and its Affiliates (if any), the applicable concentration limit shall be determined as follows for Obligors who have short term unsecured debt ratings currently assigned to them by S&P and Moody’s (or in the absence thereof, the equivalent long term unsecured senior debt ratings), the applicable concentration limit shall be determined according to the following table:

 

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        Allowable % of
        Eligible
S&P Rating   Moody’s Rating   Receivables
A-1   P-1   11.00%
         
A-2   P-2   6.00%
         
A-3   P-3   3.00%
         
Below A-3 or not rated
by either S&P or
Moody’s
  Below P-3 or not rated
by either S&P or
Moody’s
  2.50%
; provided that, (a) if any Obligor has a split rating, the applicable rating will be the lower of the two, (b) if any Obligor is not rated by either S&P or Moody’s, the applicable Obligor Concentration Limit shall be the one set forth in the last line of the table above, and (c) subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and an increase in the percentage set forth in clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Required Reserve,” upon Seller’s request from time to time, the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent may agree to a higher percentage of Eligible Receivables for a particular Obligor and its Affiliates (each such higher percentage, a “Special Concentration Limit” ), it being understood that any Special Concentration Limit may be cancelled by the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Seller. As of the date hereof, Longs Drug Stores Corporation and AdvancePCS, Inc. shall have a Special Concentration Limit of 8.0% and 5.5%, respectively.
“Official Body” shall mean any government or political subdivision or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of either, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic.
“Originator” means each of ABDC and the other Persons, if any, party to the Receivables Purchase Agreement from time to time as a seller.
“Outstanding Balance” of any Receivable at any time means the then outstanding principal balance thereof.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA which Performance Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of Performance Guarantor sponsors or maintains, or to which Performance Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer plan (as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
“Performance Guarantor” means AmerisourceBergen.

 

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“Performance Undertaking” means that certain Performance Undertaking, dated as of July 10, 2003 by Performance Guarantor in favor of Seller, substantially in the form of Exhibit XII, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government or any political subdivision or agency thereof.
“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which Performance Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates sponsors or maintains or to which Performance Guarantor or any of its ERISA Affiliates makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions and includes any Pension Plan, other than a Plan maintained outside the United States primarily for the benefit of Persons who are not U.S. residents.
“Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Pledge Agreement dated as of August 29, 2001, among AmerisourceBergen, each Subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen party thereto from time to time and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Collateral Agent, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.
“Prime Rate” means, for any day for any Purchaser, a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest announced from time to time by the related Purchaser Agent (which is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer), changing when and as said prime rate changes.
“Proposed Reduction Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Purchase” means an Incremental Purchase or a Reinvestment.
“Purchase Date” means each Business Day on which a Purchase is made hereunder.
“Purchase Limit” means $1,050,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 1.1(b) of the Agreement or otherwise in connection with any Exiting Purchaser. References to the unused portion of the Purchase Limit shall mean, at any time, the Purchase Limit minus the then outstanding Aggregate Investment.
“Purchase Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.
“Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Incremental Purchase of a Receivable Interest, the amount paid to Seller for such Receivable Interest which shall not exceed the least of (i) the amount requested by Seller in the applicable Purchase Notice, (ii) the unused portion of the Purchase Limit on the applicable purchase date and (iii) the excess, if any, of the Net Pool Balance less the Required Reserve on the applicable purchase date over the aggregate outstanding amount of Aggregate Invested Amount determined as of the date of the most recent Settlement Report, without taking into account such proposed Incremental Purchase.
“Purchased Assets” means all of Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned and existing or hereafter arising in and to all of the Receivables, the Related Security, the Collections and all proceeds of the foregoing.

 

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“Purchaser” means each Conduit Purchaser and/or each Related Committed Purchaser, as applicable.
“Purchaser Agent” means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a Purchaser Group and designated as a Purchaser Agent for such Purchaser Group on the signature pages to the Agreement or any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement as a Purchaser Agent pursuant to an Assumption Agreement or a Transfer Supplement.
“Purchaser Group” means, for each Conduit Purchaser (or Purchaser Agent), such Conduit Purchaser, its Related Committed Purchasers (if any) and its related Purchaser Agent (and, to the extent applicable, its related Funding Sources and Indemnified Parties).
“Purchasers’ Portion” means, on any date of determination, the sum of the percentages represented by the Receivable Interests of the Purchasers (other than any Exiting Purchasers).
“Ratable Share” means, for each Purchaser Group (other than those comprised of Exiting Purchasers), such Purchaser Group’s Group Commitments divided by the aggregate Group Commitments of all Purchaser Groups (other than those comprised of Exiting Purchasers).
“Rating Agency Condition” means that each Conduit Purchaser has received written notice from the rating agencies then rating its Commercial Paper that an amendment, a change or a waiver will not result in a withdrawal or downgrade of the then current ratings of such Commercial Paper; provided that, if the applicable Purchaser Agent notifies the Seller, the Servicer and the Administrator that such Conduit Purchaser is not required to obtain such notice prior to the effectiveness of such amendment, change or waiver, the “Rating Agency Condition” with respect to such Conduit Purchaser shall mean the consent of such Purchaser Agent (which consent shall only be withheld if such Purchaser Agent reasonably believes that such amendment, change or waiver would result in a withdrawal or downgrade of the then current ratings of such Commercial Paper).
“Rebate Reserve” means an amount equal to the accounting reserve for rebates on the Receivables determined in the ordinary course of business in accordance with GAAP according to policies consistently applied (and consistent with the Originators’ practices in effect on the date hereof) and reported on the Settlement Report related to, or in anticipation of, rebates affecting the Receivables.
“Receivable” means all indebtedness and other obligations owed to Seller or any Originator (at the time it arises, and before giving effect to any transfer or conveyance under the Receivables Sale Agreement) or in which Seller or an Originator has a security interest or other interest, including, without limitation, any indebtedness, obligation or interest constituting an account, chattel paper, instrument or general intangible, arising in connection with the sale of goods or the rendering of services by an Originator, and further includes, without limitation, the obligation to pay any Finance Charges with respect thereto. Indebtedness and other rights and obligations arising from any one transaction, including, without limitation, indebtedness and other rights and obligations represented by an individual invoice, shall constitute a Receivable separate from a Receivable consisting of the indebtedness and other rights and obligations

 

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arising from any other transaction; provided that any indebtedness, rights or obligations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be a Receivable regardless of whether the account debtor or Seller treats such indebtedness, rights or obligations as a separate payment obligation.
“Receivable Interest” means, at any time, an undivided percentage ownership interest (computed as set forth below) associated with a designated amount of Invested Amount, selected pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof in (i) each Receivable arising prior to the time of the most recent computation or recomputation of such undivided interest, (ii) all Related Security with respect to each such Receivable, and (iii) all Collections with respect to, and other proceeds of, each such Receivable. Each such undivided percentage interest shall equal:
                     
 
      RR            
 
  IA x (1 +   ___   )      
 
      AIA            
 
                   
        NPB  
where:
             
 
  IA   =   the Invested Amount of such Receivable Interest.
 
  AIA   =   the Aggregate Invested Amount.
 
  NPB   =   the Net Pool Balance.
 
  RR   =   the Required Reserve.
Such undivided percentage ownership interest shall be initially computed on its date of purchase. Thereafter, until the Final Facility Termination Date, each Receivable Interest shall be automatically recomputed (or deemed to be recomputed) on each day prior to the Final Facility Termination Date. The variable percentage represented by any Receivable Interest as computed (or deemed recomputed) as of the close of the business day immediately preceding the Final Facility Termination Date shall remain constant at all times thereafter.
“Receivables Sale Agreement” means that certain Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, among each Originator and Seller, as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Records” means, with respect to any Receivable, all Contracts and other documents, books, records and other information (including, without limitation, computer programs, tapes, disks, punch cards, data processing software and related property and rights) relating to such Receivable, any Related Security therefor and the related Obligor.
“Recourse Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Reduction Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Regulatory Change” means any change after the date of this Agreement in United States (federal, state or municipal) or foreign laws, regulations (including Regulation D) or accounting principles or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretations,

 

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directives or requests applying to a class of banks (including the Liquidity Providers) of or under any United States (federal, state or municipal) or foreign laws, regulations (whether or not having the force of law) or accounting principles by any court, governmental or monetary authority, or accounting board or authority (whether or not part of government) charged with the establishment, interpretation or administration thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, any interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51 by the Financial Accounting Standards Board shall constitute a Regulatory Change.
“Reinvestment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Related Committed Purchaser” means each Person listed as such (and its respective Commitment) for each Conduit Purchaser as set forth on the signature pages of the Agreement or in any Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement.
“Related Security” means, with respect to any Receivable:
(i) all of Seller’s interest in the inventory and goods (including returned or repossessed inventory or goods), if any, the sale of which by an Originator gave rise to such Receivable, and all insurance contracts with respect thereto,
(ii) all other security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time, if any, purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all financing statements and security agreements describing any collateral securing such Receivable,
(iii) all guaranties, letters of credit, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise,
(iv) all service contracts and other contracts and agreements associated with such Receivable,
(v) all Records related to such Receivable,
(vi) all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables Sale Agreement in respect of such Receivable and all of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Performance Undertaking,
(vii) all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Demand Advances, and
(viii) all proceeds of any of the foregoing.
“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by the PBGC.

 

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“Required Purchaser Agents” means, at any time, two or more Purchaser Agents representing Purchasers whose Commitments aggregate more than 50% of the aggregate of the Commitments of all Purchasers.
“Required Reserve” means, on any day during a Calculation Period, the product of (a) the greater of (i) the Required Reserve Factor Floor and (ii) the sum of the Loss Reserve, the Yield Reserve, the Dilution Reserve and the Servicing Reserve, times (b) the Net Pool Balance as of the Cut-Off Date immediately preceding such Calculation Period.
“Required Reserve Factor Floor” means, for any Calculation Period, the sum (expressed as a percentage) of (a) 18.5% plus (b) the product of the Adjusted Dilution Ratio and the Dilution Horizon Ratio, in each case, as of the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to the Seller, the Servicer, any Originator or the Performance Guarantor, the chief executive officer, president, principal financial officer or treasurer of such Person and any other Person identified on the List of Responsible Officers attached as Exhibit XIII hereto (as such list may be amended and supplemented from time to time) and agreed to by the Administrator.
Restricted Junior Payment” means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any shares of any class of capital stock of Seller now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock or in any junior class of stock of Seller, (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of any class of capital stock of Seller now or hereafter outstanding, (iii) any payment or prepayment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, fees or other charges on or with respect to, and any redemption, purchase, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment and any claim for rescission with respect to the Subordinated Loans (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement), (iv) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares of any class of capital stock of Seller now or hereafter outstanding, and (v) any payment of management fees by Seller (except for reasonable management fees to any Originator or its Affiliates in reimbursement of actual management services performed).
“S&P” means Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
Scheduled Facility Termination Date” means, for any Group Commitment (or portion thereof), the “Scheduled Facility Termination Date” set forth therefor on the signature page hereof (or in the applicable Assumption Agreement or Transfer Supplement), subject to any extension thereof pursuant to Section 1.6 of the Agreement.
“Secured Parties” means the Indemnified Parties.
“Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement dated as of August 29, 2001, among ABDC Bergen, each Subsidiary of ABDC Bergen party thereto from time to time and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Collateral Agent, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

 

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“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Seller Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Servicer” means at any time the Person (which may be the Administrator) then authorized pursuant to Article VIII to service, administer and collect Receivables.
“Servicing Fee” means, for each day in a Calculation Period:
(a) an amount equal to (i) the Servicing Fee Rate times (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Receivables at the close of business on the Cut-Off Date immediately preceding such Calculation Period, times (iii) 1/360; or
(b) on and after the Servicer’s reasonable request made at any time when ABDC or one of its Affiliates is no longer acting as Servicer hereunder, an alternative amount specified by the successor Servicer not exceeding (i) 110% of such Servicer’s reasonable costs and expenses of performing its obligations under this Agreement during the preceding Calculation Period, divided by (ii) the number of days in the current Calculation Period.
“Servicing Fee Rate” means 1.0% per annum ; provided that if ABDC or one of its Affiliates is the Servicer, such rate shall mean 0.125% per annum.
“Servicing Reserve” means, for any Calculation Period, the product (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate (determined assuming ABDC is not the Servicer), times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the highest Days Sales Outstanding for the most recent 12 Calculation Periods and the denominator of which is 360.
“Settlement Date” means the 2 nd Business Day after each Settlement Reporting Date.
“Settlement Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit VIII hereto (appropriately completed), together with the electronic backup data which is part of the spreadsheet that creates such report, furnished by the Servicer to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent pursuant to Section 8.5.
“Settlement Reporting Date” means the last day of each month immediately following the Cut-Off Date (or if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day thereafter) or such other days of any month as Administrator or any Purchaser Agent may request in connection with Section 8.5.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, association, limited liability company, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled.

 

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“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, each Purchase Notice, the Receivables Sale Agreement, each Collection Account Agreement, the Performance Undertaking, the Fee Letters, each Subordinated Note (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement) and all other instruments, documents and agreements executed and delivered in connection herewith by any of the Seller Parties.
“Transfer Supplement” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1(c).
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the specified jurisdiction.
“Unmatured Amortization Event” means an event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Amortization Event.
“Wachovia” means Wachovia Bank, National Association in its individual capacity and its successors.
“Yield” means for each Interest Period relating to a Receivable Interest funded through a Bank Rate Funding, an amount equal to the product of the applicable Yield Rate for such Receivable Interest multiplied by the Invested Amount of such Receivable Interest for each day elapsed during such Interest Period, annualized on a 360 day basis.
“Yield Rate” means, with respect to each Receivable Interest funded through a Bank Rate Funding, the LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or the Default Rate, as applicable.
“Yield Reserve” means, for any Calculation Period, the product (expressed as a percentage) of (i) 1.5 times (ii) the Alternate Base Rate as of the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the highest Days Sales Outstanding for the most recent 12 Calculation Periods and the denominator of which is 360.
All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.

 

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EXHIBIT II
FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE

 
Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
PURCHASE NOTICE
dated
_____ , 20 ___
for Purchase on _____ , 20 ___
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., GA-8047
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Attention: Cecil Noble, Fax No. (404) 332-5152

[Address to each Purchaser Agent]

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement” ) among Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation (the “Seller” ), AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as initial Servicer, the various Purchaser Groups from time to time party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.
1. The [ Servicer, on behalf of the ] Seller hereby certifies, represents and warrants to the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser that on and as of the Purchase Date (as hereinafter defined):
(a) all applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article VI of the Agreement have been satisfied;
(b) each of its representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Agreement will be true and correct, in all material respects, as if made on and as of the Purchase Date;
(c) no event will have occurred and is continuing, or would result from the requested Purchase, that constitutes an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event;
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(e) after giving effect to the Purchase requested below, does not exceed the limits set forth in Section 1.1(a) of the Agreement.
2. The [Servicer, on behalf of the] Seller hereby requests that the Purchasers make a Purchase on _____, 20___ (the “Purchase Date” ) as follows:
(a) Purchase Price: $_____
(b) Ratable Share:
         
(i) Blue Ridge Asset Funding Corporation’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
         
(ii) EagleFunding Capital Corporation’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
         
(iii) Liberty Street Funding Corp.’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
         
(iv) Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp.’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
         
(v) Market Street Funding Corporation’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
(c) If the Purchase is funded with a Bank Rate Funding, [ Servicer on behalf of the ] Seller requests that the Invested Amount (which will initially accrue Yield at the Alternate Base Rate) begin to accrued Yield at a LIBO Rate for an Interest Period of months on the third Business Day after the Purchase Date).
3. Please disburse the proceeds of the Purchase as follows:
[Apply $_____ to payment of Aggregate Unpaids due on the Purchase Date]. [Wire transfer $_____ to the Facility Account.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer, on behalf of the Seller has caused this Purchase Request to be executed and delivered as of this _____ day of _____, _____.
         
  [AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as Servicer, on behalf of:]
Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, as Seller
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 

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EXHIBIT III
PLACES OF BUSINESS OF THE SELLER PARTIES; LOCATIONS OF RECORDS;
FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER(S)
Name of Seller :
Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
Location of Books and Records :
     
Name of Location   Address/Location of Records
 
   
Chesterbrook
  1300 Morris Drive, Suite 100, Chesterbrook, PA 19087
Orange
  4000 Metropolitan Drive, Orange, CA 92868
 
   
Atlanta
  1085 Satellite Blvd., Suwanee, GA 30024
Birmingham
  172 Cahaba Valley Pkwy., Pelham, AL 35124
Boston
  101 Norfolk Street, Mansfield, MA 02048
Chicago
  980 Lombard Road, Lombard, IL 60148
Columbus
  1200 E. 5 th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43219
Corona
  1851 California Avenue, Corona, CA 92881
Dallas
  1229 Avenue R, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Dallas
  1841 Monetary Lane, Carrollton, TX 75006
Denver
  501 W. 44th Avenue, Denver, CO 80216
Honolulu
  238 Sand Island Access Rd. #M1, Honolulu, HI 96819
Houston
  12727 W. Airport Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77478
Johnson City
  410 Princeton Road, Johnson City, TN 37601
Kansas City
  1501 Southern Road, Kansas City, MO 64120
Louisville (Pharmabuy)
  7841 National Turnpike, Louisville, KY 40214
Louisville
  244 E. Woodlawn Ave., Louisville, KY 40214
Meridian
  6300 St. Louis Street, Meridian, MS 39301
Minneapolis
  6810 Shady Oak Rd., Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Mishawaka
  1655 E. 12th Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544
Mobile
  85 Sidney Phillips Drive, Mobile, AL 36607
Montgomery
  2061 W. Fairview Ave., Montgomery, AL 36108
Nashville
  12980 Old Hickory Rd., Antioch, TN 37013
Orlando
  2100 Directors Row, Orlando, FL 32809-6234
Orlando
  2702 Directors Row, Orlando, FL 32809
Paducah
  322 North 3rd Street, Paducah, KY 42001
Phoenix
  1825 S. 43rd Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009
Pinebrook
  Rte. 80 @ Hook Mountain Rd., Pine Brook, NJ 07058
Raleigh
  8605 Ebenezer Church Rd., Raleigh, NC 27613
Richmond
  9900 J.E.B. Stuart Pkwy., Glen Allen, VA 23060
Rita Ann
  8410 B Kelso Drive, Baltimore, MD 21221
Sacramento Admin Office
  2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 140, Sacramento, CA 95833
Salt Lake City
  1765 Fremont Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84104
San Antonio
  1949 Hormel Drive, San Antonio, TX 78219
San Jose
  450 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131
Seattle
  19220 64th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032
St. Joseph
  3907 S. 48th Terrace, St. Joseph, MO 64503
St. Louis
  8190 Lackland Road, St. Louis, MO 63114-4524
Tulsa
  9401 E. 54th Street, Tulsa, OK 74145
Thorofare
  100 Friars Lane, Thorofare, NJ 08086
Toledo
  3145 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo, OH 43607
Valencia
  24903 Avenue Kearny, Valencia, CA 91355
Williamston
  One Industrial Park, Williamston, MI 48895
Legal, Trade and Assumed Names :

AmeriSource Receivables Financial Corporation
Corporate Information Regarding the Seller
         
Federal Tax Identification Number: 23-2999097
       
Delaware Corporation Organization Number: 3031303
       

 

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EXHIBIT IV
NAMES OF COLLECTION BANKS; LOCK-BOXES & COLLECTION ACCOUNTS
[SEE ATTACHED]

 

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AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
EXHIBIT A
                                     
Company   Division   Bank   Account #     Account Name   Type     Lockbox(es)     Status
Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
                       
 
                           
ARFC
  Rita Ann- Baltimore, MD   Allfirst Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation — Rita Ann   Depository     1596     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook, PA   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Birmingham, AL   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     403279     Open
ARFC
  Columbus, OH   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     12581     Open
 
  Toledo/Louisville                                
ARFC
  Dallas, TX   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     8410046     Open
ARFC
  Mishawaka, IN   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     12571     Open
ARFC
  Orlando, FL   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     502978/403163     Open
ARFC
  Johnson City, TN   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     502964     Open
ARFC
  Minneapolis, MN   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     502620     Open
ARFC
  Paducah, KY   Bank of America           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     503270     Open
ARFC
  Columbus, OH   Bank One           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     0813     Open
 
  Toledo, OH                                
ARFC
  St. Joseph, MO   Commerce Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     802240     Open
ARFC
  Mishawaka, IN   First Source Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     4181     TBC March 2003
ARFC
  Thorofare, NJ   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     52598     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook, PA   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     NA     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook, PA   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Thorofare, NJ   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     8500-41950     Open
ARFC
  Springfield, MA   First Union Nat’l Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     54873     Open
ARFC
  Corp- Chesterbrook   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     NA     Open
ARFC
  Hawaii   Bank of Hawaii           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     31000-5356     Open
ARFC
  Chicago, IL   Bank One           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     21978, 100708,     Open
 
  Corona, CA                         22016, 22103,      
 
  Denver, CO                         100459, 100741,      
 
  Kansas City, MO                         21983, 100801,      
 
  Phoenix, AZ                         100491, 24900,      
 
  Sacramento, CA                         730034, 100806,      
 
  Salt Lake City, UT                         27550      
 
  San Jose, CA                                
 
  Seattle, WA                                
 
  St. Louis, MO                                
 
  Tulsa, OK                                
 
  Valencia, CA                                
 
  Williamston, MI                                
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   Chase Manhattan Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Master     NA     Open
ARFC
  Atlanta, GA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     530431, 642723,     Open
 
  Boston, MA                         676337, 676380,      
 
  Dallas, TX                         530439, 530448,      
 
  Houston, TX                         530456, 530463,      
 
  Meridian, MS                         530477, 642755.      
 
  Mobile, AL                         530494, 642800,      
 
  Montgomery, AL                         676405      
 
  Nashville, TN                                
 
  Orlando, FL                                
 
  Pine Brook, NJ                                
 
  Raleigh, NC                                
 
  Richmond, VA                                
 
  San Antonio, TX                                
ARFC
  Kansas City, KS   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     771732     Open
ARFC
  Tulsa, OK   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     667604     Open
ARFC
  Mansfield, MA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     643393     Open
ARFC
  Raleigh, NC   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     643364     Open
ARFC
  Richmond, VA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     643376     Open
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     NA     Open
ARFC
  PharmaBuy   PNC Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     771530     Open
 
  Louisville, KY                                
ARFC
  Corp-Orange, CA   Wells Fargo Bank           Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation   Depository     77825     Open

 


 

EXHIBIT V
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To: Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003 among Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation (the “Seller” ), AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (the “Servicer” ), the various Purchaser Groups from time to time party thereto and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator (the “Agreement” ).
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1. I am the duly elected _____ of Seller.
2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of Seller and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event, as each such term is defined under the Agreement, during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate [ , except as set forth in paragraph 5 below ] .
4. Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing the compliance with Section 9.1(o) and certain covenants of the Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct.
[ 5. Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which Seller has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event: _____ ]
The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered as of _____, 20___.
         
     
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 

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SCHEDULE I TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
A. Schedule of Compliance as of _____, _____ with Section _____ of the Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
This schedule relates to the month ended: _____

 

Sch. I


 

EXHIBIT VI
FORM OF COLLECTION ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
COLLECTION ACCOUNT AGREEMENT
_______, 2003
[ Collection Bank Name ]
[
Collection Bank Address ]

Attn: _____
Fax No. (_____) ____
Re: [ Name of current Lock-Box owner]/Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to each of the [ departmental ] post office boxes listed on Schedule 1 hereto (each, a “ Lock-Box ”) of which [ Collection Bank Name ] , a _____ banking association (hereinafter “ you ”), has exclusive control for the purpose of receiving mail and processing payments therefrom pursuant to the [ Lock-Box Service Agreement ] dated _____, originally by and between Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation (the “ Company ”) and you (the “ Service Agreement ”).
1. You hereby confirm your agreement to perform the services described therein. Among the services you have agreed to perform therein, is to endorse all checks and other evidences of payment received in each of the Lock-Boxes, and credit such payments to account no. _____ (the “ Lock-Box Account ”).
2. The Company hereby informs you that it has transferred to its affiliate, Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Seller ”) all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the items from time to time received in the Lock-Boxes and/or deposited in the Lock-Box Account, but that the Company has agreed to continue to service the receivables giving rise to such items. Accordingly, the Company and Seller hereby request that the name of the Lock-Box Account be changed to “Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation.” Seller hereby further advises you that it has pledged the receivables giving rise to such items to Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator for various parties (in such capacity, the “ Administrator ”) and has granted a security interest to the Administrator in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Lock-Box Account and the funds therein.
3. Each of the Company and Seller hereby irrevocably instructs you, and you hereby agree, that upon receiving notice from the Administrator in the form attached hereto as Annex A :

 

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(i) the name of the Lock-Box Account will be changed to “Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator” (or any designee of the Administrator), and the Administrator will have exclusive ownership of and access to the Lock-Boxes and the Lock-Box Account, and none of the Company, Seller, nor any of their respective affiliates will have any control of the Lock-Boxes or the Lock-Box Account or any access thereto, (ii) you will either continue to send the funds from the Lock-Boxes to the Lock-Box Account, or will redirect the funds as the Administrator may otherwise request, (iii) you will transfer monies on deposit in the Lock-Box Account to the following account:
         
 
  Bank Name:   Wachovia Bank, National Association
 
  Location:   Charlotte, North Carolina
 
  ABA Routing No.:   ABA # 053000219
 
  Credit Account No.:   For credit to Blue Ridge Asset Funding Account #2000010384921
 
  Account Name:   CP Liability Account
 
  Reference:   Blue Ridge/Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
 
  Attention:   Sherry McInturf, tel. (704) 715-1125
or to such other account as the Administrator may specify, (iv) all services to be performed by you under the Service Agreement will be performed on behalf of the Administrator, and (v) all correspondence or other mail which you have agreed to send to the Company or Seller will be sent to the Administrator at the following address:
     
 
  Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator
191 Peachtree Street
Mail Stop GA-8047
Atlanta, GA 30303
Attn: Cecil Noble,
Asset-Backed Finance
FAX: (404) 332- 5152
Moreover, upon such notice, the Administrator will have all rights and remedies given to the Company (and Seller, as the Company’s assignee) under the Service Agreement. The Company agrees, however, to continue to pay all fees and other assessments due thereunder at any time.
4. In addition, as collateral security for Seller’s obligations to the Administrator and certain other persons in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, Seller hereby grants to the Administrator a present and continuing security interest in (a) the Lock-Box Account, (b) all general intangibles and privileges in respect of the Lock-Box Account, and (c) all cash, checks, money orders and other items of value of Seller now or hereafter paid, deposited, credited, held (whether for collection, provisionally or otherwise) or otherwise, in your possession, under your control, or in transit to you or any of your agents, bailees or custodians in respect of the Lock-Box Account, and all proceeds of the foregoing (collectively, “ Receipts” ). You hereby acknowledge and agree that (i) the Administrator has “Control” (as contemplated in §9-104 of the applicable UCC) of the Lock-Box Account and you are required to comply with the instructions of the Administrator directing disposition of the funds in the Lock-Box Account without further consent by AmeriSource Corporation, the

 

VI-2


 

Servicer, Seller or any affiliate thereof and (ii) you shall at all times maintain the Lock-Box Account as a “Deposit Account” (as defined in §9-102 of the applicable UCC). The Administrator hereby appoints you as the Administrator’s bailee for the Lock-Box Account and all Receipts for the purpose of perfecting the Administrator’s security interest in such collateral, and you hereby accept such appointment and agree to be bound by the terms of this letter agreement. Seller hereby agrees to such appointment and further agrees that you, on behalf of the Administrator, shall be entitled to exercise, as directed in accordance with the terms of this letter agreement, any and all rights which the Administrator may have in connection with the transactions referenced in the first paragraph of this letter agreement or under applicable law with respect to the Lock-Box Account, all Receipts and all other collateral described in this paragraph.
5. You hereby agree not to institute or join any other person or entity in instituting, any suit pursuant to Title 11, United States Code, or any similar suit or proceeding under then applicable state or federal law providing for the relief of debtors or the protection of creditors, against Seller prior to the date which is one year and one day after payment of all obligations of Seller to the Administrator (and the parties for which it is acting as agent) are paid in full. This section shall survive any termination of this letter agreement.
6. You hereby acknowledge that monies deposited in the Lock-Box Account or any other account established with you by the Administrator for the purpose of receiving funds from the Lock-Boxes are subject to the liens of the Administrator, and will not be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien or any other right you or any other party may have against the Company or Seller except that you may debit the Lock-Box Account for any items deposited therein that are returned or otherwise not collected and for all charges, fees, commissions and expenses incurred by you in providing services hereunder, all in accordance with your customary practices for the charge back of returned items and expenses.
7. You will be liable only for direct damages in the event you fail to exercise ordinary care. You shall be deemed to have exercised ordinary care if your action or failure to act is in conformity with general banking usages or is otherwise a commercially reasonable practice of the banking industry. You shall not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages, even if you have been advised of the possibility of these damages.
8. The parties acknowledge that you may assign or transfer your rights and obligations hereunder solely to a wholly-owned subsidiary of [ insert name of Collection Bank’s holding company ] .
9. Seller agrees to indemnify you for, and hold you harmless from, all claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses, including legal fees and expenses, resulting from or with respect to this letter agreement and the administration and maintenance of the Lock-Box Account and the services provided hereunder, including, without limitation: (a) any action taken, or not taken, by you in regard thereto in accordance with the terms of this letter agreement, (b) the breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller pursuant to this letter agreement, (c) any item, including, without limitation, any automated clearinghouse transaction, which is returned for any reason, and (d) any failure of Seller to pay any invoice or charge to you for services in respect to this letter agreement and the Lock-Box Account or any amount owing to you from Seller with respect thereto or to the service provided hereunder.

 

VI-3


 

10. THIS LETTER AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF _____, WHICH STATE SHALL BE YOUR “LOCATION” FOR PURPOSES OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE FROM AND AFTER JULY 1, 2002. This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together will be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
11. This letter agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties, and may not be altered, modified, terminated or amended in any respect, nor may any right, power or privilege of any party hereunder be waived or released or discharged, except upon execution by all parties hereto of a written instrument so providing. In the event that any provision in this letter agreement is in conflict with, or is inconsistent with, any provision of the Service Agreement, this letter agreement will exclusively govern and control. Each party agrees to take all actions reasonably requested by any other party to carry out the purposes of this letter agreement or to preserve and protect the rights of each party hereunder.

 

VI-4


 

Please indicate your agreement to the terms of this letter agreement by signing in the space provided below. This letter agreement will become effective immediately upon execution of a counterpart of this letter agreement by all parties hereto.
         
  Very truly yours,

[NAME OF CURRENT LOCK-BOX OWNER]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 

VI-5


 

         
Acknowledged and agreed to as of the date first above written:    
 
       
[COLLECTION BANK]
   
 
       
By:
       
 
 
 
Name:
Title:
   
 
       
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrator
   
 
       
By:
       
 
 
 
Name:
Title:
   

 

VI-6


 

ANNEX A
FORM OF NOTICE
[On letterhead of the Administrator]
[ Date ]
[Collection Bank Name]
[Collection Bank Address]

Attn: _____
Fax No. (_____) _____
Re: [ Name of current Lock-Box owner]/Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby notify you that we are exercising our rights pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated _____, 2003 (the “ Letter Agreement ”) among [Name of current Lock-Box Owner], Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, you and us, to have the name of, and to have exclusive ownership and control of, account no. _____ identified in the Letter Agreement (the “ Lock-Box Account ”) maintained with you, transferred to us. The Lock-Box Account will henceforth be a zero-balance account, and funds deposited in the Lock-Box Account should be sent at the end of each day to the account specified in Section 3(i) of the Letter Agreement, or as otherwise directed by the undersigned. You have further agreed to perform all other services you are performing under the “Service Agreement” (as defined in the Letter Agreement) on our behalf.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
         
  Very truly yours,

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Administrator
 
 
  By:      
    Title:   

 

Annex A


 

SCHEDULE 1
Lock-Box Post Office Address

 

Sch. 1


 

EXHIBIT VII
CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY
See Exhibit V to Receivables Sale Agreement

 

VII-1


 

EXHIBIT VIII
FORM OF SETTLEMENT REPORT

 

VIII-1


 

Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
for the Month Ended:
(Page 1)
($)
I. Portfolio Information
                 
1. Beginning of Month Balance: (Total A/R Outstanding
               
 
             
 
               
2. Gross Sales (Domestic & Foreign):
               
 
             
 
               
3. Deduct
               
a. Total collections:
               
 
             
b. Dilution
               
 
             
c. Net Write Offs
               
 
             
 
               
d. Misc. Non-Dilutive Adj.
               
 
             
 
               
4.
               
a. Calculated Ending A/R Balance[(1) + (2) - (3 a,b,c)+3d)]:
               
 
             
b. Reported Ending A/R Balance
               
 
             
c. Difference (if any)
               
 
             
 
               
5. Deduct
               
 
               
a. Delinquent Receivables
               
 
             
b. Defaulted Receivables
               
 
             
c. Bankrupt Customers < 60 DPD
               
 
             
d. Intercompany/affiliate Receivables < 60 DPD
               
 
             
e. Foreign Receivables < 60 DPD
               
 
             
f. Total Government
               
 
             
g. Contra Relationships
               
 
             
h. Cross Age Test 50% > 60 DPD
               
 
             
i. Excess Receivables with terms 31-60 Days
               
 
             
j. Excess Receivables with terms 61-90 Days
               
 
             
k. Notes Receivables
               
 
             
l. Unapplied Cash (if not excluded from aging)
               
 
             
m. Excess Futures (>3.5% of Total AR)
               
 
             
n. Other Ineligibles
               
 
             
 
               
o. Total Ineligibles
               
 
             
 
               
6. Eligible Receivables [(4 b) - (5.o)]:
               
 
             
 
               
7. Deduct Excess Concentration:
               
 
             
8. Deduct Rebate Reserve
               
 
             
9. Net Pool Balance [(6) - (7)]:
               
 
             
                                                 
            Current             One Month     Two Months     Three Months  
10.   Aging Schedule:     Month     %     Prior     Prior     Prior  
a
  Futures                                        
b
  Current                                        
c
  1-30 Days Past Due                                        
d
  31-60 Days Past Due                                        
e
  Gross Balance 61-90 DPD                                        
f
  Gross Balance 91-120 DPD                                        
g
  Gross Balance 121-150 DPD                                        
h
  Gross Balance 151 + DPD                                        
i
  Bergen Credit Balances 61 + DPD                                        
 
                                   
 
  Total                                        
 
                                   

 

 


 

Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
For the Month Ended:
(Page 2)
($)
II. Calculations Reflecting Current Activity
                 
11. CP Outstanding
               
 
             
12. Required Reserve %
               
 
             
13. Required Reserve [(8) x (11)]:
               
 
             
14. Funding Available
               
 
             
15. Additional Availability or (Required Paydown)
               
 
             
 
III. Compliance
               
 
18. Asset Interest [(10) + (12)/(8)] < 100%:
  In Compliance        
 
             
17. 3M Avg. Delinquency Ratio
  In Compliance        
 
             
18. 3M Avg. Default Ratio
  In Compliance        
 
             
19. 3M Avg. Dilution Ratio
  In Compliance        
 
             
20. 1M DSO Ratio
  In Compliance        
 
             
21. Facility Limit [(12)<= $1,050,000,000
  In Compliance        
 
             

 

 


 

Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
For the Month Ended:
(Page 3)
($)
IV. Excess Concentration: (Calculation)
Eligible Receivables
                     
Allowable Percentage     Max. Allowable Balance     Credit Rating  
  5.50 %   $ 0     Advance PCS  
  8.00 %   $ 0     Long’s  
  2.50 %   $ 0     NR/NR  
  3.00 %   $ 0     A3/P3  
  6.00 %   $ 0     A2/P2  
  11.00 %   $ 0     A1/P1  
  11.00 %   $ 0     A1+/P1  
                                                 
    Largest     Short-Term     Allowable     Total     Allowable     Excess  
    Obligors     Debt Rating     Percentage     Receivables     Receivables     Receivables  
1
                                               
2
                                               
3
                                               
4
                                               
5
                                               
6
                                               
7
                                               
8
                                               
9
                                               
10
                                               
11
                                               
12
                                               
13
                                               
14
                                               
15
                                               
 
                                   
 
 
 
  Total                                        
 
                                   
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the foregoing is a true and accurate accounting with respect to outstanding receivables as of                      accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated                      and that all representations and warranties related to such Agreement are restated and reaffirmed.
                 
Signed: 
    Date:        
 
Title:
             

 

 


 

EXHIBIT IX
FORM OF ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [                       _____, 20___], is among AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION (the “Seller”), [                      ], as purchaser (the “[                      ] Conduit Purchaser”), [                      ], as the related committed purchaser (the “[                      ] Related Committed Purchaser” and together with the Conduit Purchaser, the “[                      ] Purchasers”), and [                      ], as agent for the Purchasers (the “[                      ] Funding Agent” and together with the Purchasers, the “[                      ] Purchaser Group”).
BACKGROUND
The Seller and various others are parties to a certain Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meaning assigned to such terms in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. This letter constitutes an Assumption Agreement as defined in the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Seller desires [the [                      ] Purchasers] [the [                      ] Related Committed Purchaser] to [become Purchasers under] [increase its existing Commitment under] the Receivables Purchase Agreement and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the [                      ] Purchasers agree to [become Purchasers thereunder] [increase its Commitment in an amount equal to the amount set forth as the “Commitment” under the signature of such [                      ] Related Committed Purchaser hereto].
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the [                      ] Purchasers as of the date hereof, as follows:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 5.1 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are correct on and as of such dates as though made on and as of such dates and shall be deemed to have been made on such dates;
(ii) no Amortization Event or Unmatured Amortization Event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such transfer; and
(iii) the Facility Termination Date shall not have occurred.

 

 


 

SECTION 2. Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and each member of the [                      ] Purchaser Group, satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment specified in the Receivables Purchase Agreement and receipt by the Administrator of counterparts of this Agreement (whether by facsimile or otherwise) executed by each of the parties hereto, [the [                      ] Purchasers shall become a party to, and have the rights and obligations of Purchasers under, the Receivables Purchase Agreement] [the [                      ] Related Committed Purchaser shall increase its Commitment in the amount set forth as the “Commitment” under the signature of the [                      ] Related Committed Purchaser, hereto].
[Insert Alternate Base Rate, CP Costs, LIBO Rate and Schedule Facility Termination Date as appropriate.]
SECTION 3. Each party hereto hereby covenants and agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Conduit Purchaser, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the latest maturing Commercial Paper notes issued by such Conduit Purchaser is paid in full. The covenant contained in this paragraph shall survive any termination of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 4. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or waived except pursuant to a writing signed by the party to be charged. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by the different parties on different counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
(continued on following page)

 

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
         
  [                      ], as a Conduit Purchaser
 
 
  By:      
    Name Printed:     
    Title:      
 
  [Address]

[                      ], as a Related Committed Purchaser
 
 
  By:      
    Name Printed:     
    Title:      
 
  [Address]
[Commitment]

[                      ], as Funding Agent for [                      ]
 
 
  By:      
    Name Printed:     
    Title:      
 
  [Address]
 
 

 

 


 

         
AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES
FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as Seller
 
 
By:      
  Name Printed:     
  Title:        
         
Consented and Agreed:

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as administrator
 
   
By:        
  Name Printed:       
  Title:        
     
By:        
  Name Printed:       
  Title:        
 
 
Consented and Agreed:

[THE PURCHASERS]
 
   

 

 


 

Exhibit X
Form of Transfer Supplement
with respect to
Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
Receivables Purchase Agreement
Dated as of [________ __, 20____]
Section 1 .
         
Commitment assigned:
  $ __________  
Assignor’s remaining Commitment:
  $ __________  
Invested Amount allocable to Commitment assigned:
  $ __________  
Assignor’s remaining Invested Amount:
  $ __________  
Discount (if any) allocable to Invested Amount Assigned:
  $ __________  
Discount (if any) allocable to Assignor’s Remaining Invested Amount:
  $ __________  
Section 2 .
         
Effective Date of this Transfer Supplement:
    [________ __, 20, ____]  
Upon execution and delivery of this Transfer Supplement by transferee and transferor and the satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment specified in Section 12.1 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as defined below), from and after the effective date specified above, the transferee shall become a party to, and have the rights and obligations of a Related Committed Purchaser under, the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of July [10], 2003 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified through the date hereof, the “ Receivables Purchase Agreement ”), among Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, as Seller, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as initial Servicer, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator, and the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto.
[Insert Alternate Base Rate, CP Costs, LIBO Rate and Scheduled Facility Termination Date as appropriate.]

 

 


 

         
ASSIGNOR   [__________],
    as a Related Committed Purchaser
 
       
 
  By:     
 
     
 
    Name:   
 
       
 
    Title:   
 
       
ASSIGNEE:   [__________],
    as a Related Committed Purchaser
 
       
 
  By:     
 
     
 
    Name:   
 
       
 
    Title:   
 
       
    [Address]
Accepted as of date first above
written:
[_____],
As Funding Agent for the
[_____] Purchaser Group
         
By: 
     
 
Name: 
     
 
Title:
 
   
 
 
 
   

 

 


 

EXHIBIT XI
FORM OF CONTRACT(S)
[ See Attached ]

 

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[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
PRIME VENDOR AGREEMENT
This Prime Vendor Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of                      (“Effective Date”) by AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Distributor”), and                                                                , a                                           corporation (“Customer”).
A. Distributor is a national distributor of pharmaceutical and other products and services, including prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals, nutritional, health and beauty care (HBC) and home health care (DME) products (collectively, “Products”);
B. Customer owns and operates one or more health system pharmacies (“Facilities”); and
C. The parties intend by this Agreement to set forth their obligations to each other for an arrangement under which Distributor will provide Products and services to Customer (“Program”).
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. PRICING AND PAYMENT TERMS
Distributor will be the Primary Vendor of all requirements of Customer’s Facilities for Products. Customer will pay, within terms, Product costs and Program fees pursuant to payment terms in Exhibit “1” (“Pricing/Payment Terms”). “Primary Vendor” means Customer purchases from Distributor no less than [*****] % of all prescription pharmaceutical Products it purchases, as verified quarterly, and meets minimum periodic purchase levels in Paragraph 3(A) of the Pricing/Payment Terms. Orders for Products will be electronically transmitted (other than Schedule II controlled substances) and will describe Products that Distributor will provide to Customer, the quantity and designated delivery location. All payment plans (except pre-pay) must be by electronic funds transfer (EFT).
2. GENERICS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
Customer may elect to participate in Distributor’s preferred generic formulary program, “Preferred Rx Options (PRO Generics)”, pursuant to requirements as amended from time to time by Distributor. If Customer elects to participate, Customer will order generic pharmaceutical Products from Distributor. Customer authorizes Distributor as its sole agent to develop and implement a generic pharmaceutical Product list for the Term. Customer will purchase from Distributor each calendar quarter no less than the minimum Net Purchase volume of generic pharmaceutical Products in Paragraph 3(A) of the Pricing/Payment Terms.
3. CUSTOMER LOCATIONS & DELIVERIES
Distributor will deliver Products to each Facility five days a week (Monday — Friday), once a day except holidays. Additionally, Customer will be entitled to one emergency delivery per calendar quarter at no additional charge. Customer may be charged for each additional emergency order. Customer’s current Facilities are located:                                                                . Facility means each of Customer’s health system pharmacies, together with any other facility Customer acquires, is affiliated with or operates during the Term in the United States. Newly acquired facilities with existing agreements with other distributors will become Facilities under this Agreement upon the earlier of expiration of such existing agreement or the date Customer may terminate such agreement, with or without cause, without breaching it or paying a material termination penalty; provided, however, service to Facilities outside Distributor’s normal service area may be subject to a delivery surcharge.

 

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4. RETURNED GOODS POLICY
Customer will only return goods to Distributor in accordance with Distributor’s standard policy for returned goods (“Returned Goods Policy”), as amended from time to time by Distributor.
5. ADDITIONAL SERVICES & PROVISIONS.
Services are listed in Exhibit “2” . Terms, conditions and other provisions are set forth in Exhibit “3” (“Provisions”). Distributor may, from time to time, develop policies and procedures related to new or existing Services offered to customers, on an interim or as-needed basis. If Distributor develops such policies or procedures or changes current ones, Distributor will provide Customer with written notice at least thirty (30) days before such changes are effective.
6. TERM OF AGREEMENT
Subject to Paragraph 5 of the Provisions, the Term will be from the Effective Date until                      . The Term will, thereafter, be extended on a month-to-month basis until either party gives at least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the other of its intention to not extend this Agreement.
7. NOTICES
Subject to Paragraph 9.3 of the Provisions, notices to Customer will be sent to:
         
 
 
 
Attn: President
   
 
  Fax:    
8. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated by this reference.
  1  
Pricing/Payment Terms
 
  2  
Value-Added Services
 
  3  
Provisions
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have had a duly authorized officer, partner or principal execute this Prime Vendor Agreement as of its Effective Date.
                             
CUSTOMER:       DISTRIBUTOR:    
                AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation    
                     
 
                           
By:
              By:            
                     
 
  Name:               Name:        
 
  Title:  
 
          Title:  
 
   
 
     
 
             
 
   
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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EXHIBIT 1 TO
PRIME VENDOR AGREEMENT

PRICING / PAYMENT TERMS
In addition to payment for Products, Customer will pay Distributor the following Program and other fees for Distributor’s Product distribution and Services for Customer and its Facilities. Except as otherwise provided, payments are due within ten (10) days from Distributor’s invoice date. Pricing does not reflect any administrative or other fees to a group purchasing organization or buying group (“GPO”). If Customer contracts with a GPO, Customer will pay any such fees to the applicable GPO.
1. PROGRAM FEES
A.  Distribution Fee (Price of Goods). Customer will pay the following Price of Goods based, which includes Distributor’s fees for distributor, subject to the following adjustments for Average Per-Facility Monthly Net Purchase volume and payment terms. For Products other than SuperNet Products, Customer’s Price of Goods will be based upon Distributor’s “Cost” (as defined below). Distributor will add to the billed amount any applicable sales, use, business and occupation or similar tax. Price of Goods will begin at Tier No. 1 and may be adjusted quarterly based upon Customer’s Average Per-Facility Monthly Net Purchase volume over the prior three (3) months.
                             
Pricing Tiers   Price of Goods*
Average Per-Facility Monthly Net Purchase Volume           Weekly
No.   Branded Rx Pharmaceutical Products   Semi-Monthly   Weekly   Pre-Pay
1
          to       [*****]   [*****]   [*****]
2
  $ 0.01     to       [*****]   [*****]   [*****]
3
  $ 0.01     to       [*****]   [*****]   [*****]
4
  $ 0.01     to       [*****]   [*****]   [*****]
5
  $ 0.01     to       [*****]   [*****]   [*****]
6
  $ 0.01     &   Above   [*****]   [*****]   [*****]
HBC/OTC Products
                  [*****]   [*****]   [*****]
PRO Generics, repackaged branded Rx, drop shipments, supplies (bottles & vials), home healthcare (DME), private label, food, nutritionals, gift items, school and office supplies, fragrance, cosmetics, slow-moving items, bulk/case goods, etc.   SuperNet**
     
*  
“Cost” means (i) the price on a manufacturer/supplier’s current price list on the date Product is shipped to Customer, or (ii) any applicable Customer/GPO contract price authorized by a supplier and maintained in a Distributor bid file. “Cost” is subject to Distributor’s receiving from all suppliers (x) a two percent (2%) or greater cash discount and 30 days or better terms; and (y) Product delivered to Distributor FOB its facilities; Cost will be adjusted accordingly if discounts and terms are less favorable or Distributor pays transportation and related costs to receive Products. No other adjustments to Cost are made for cash discounts or purchase or performance rebates.
 
**  
“SuperNet” applies to Products sold at a special net cost quoted to Customer by Distributor. SuperNet Products are not subject to Cost-plus prices or to additional discounts. SuperNet Products include products deemed operationally difficult to manage (e.g., bulky and high-cube products). SuperNet purchases qualify towards total monthly purchase volume.
B.  Additional Value-Added Services . The additional value-added services in Exhibit “2” will be provided to Customer by Distributor for $ [*****] per month per Facility for Facilities that meet minimum Net Purchase levels.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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C.  Ordering Hardware/Software . In addition to the foregoing value-added Services fee, Customer will pay the per-month fees in Exhibit “2” for ordering and reporting software and hardware selected by Customer for each installation on system hardware at Customer’s Facilities and other locations.
D.  Set-Up Fee. A one-time set-up fee of will be paid to Distributor within five days after execution of this Agreement.
E.  Security Deposit. Within five days of execution, Customer will deposit with Distributor the sum of $ [*****] as a deposit for Customer’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Upon request, Distributor will return such deposit within 30 days if Customer has performed fully its obligations under this Agreement, including having no late payments, for a period of 36 months prior to such request. Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Distributor may deduct from such deposit any unpaid amount, including payment for Products and services. Distributor will return to Customer any balance remaining within 30 days of the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
F.  Contract Administration . In administering Customer’s GPO/supplier contracts, Customer must (i) provide a copy of new contracts, (ii) comply with supplier’s terms, (iii) use all products for its “own use” (as defined in judicial and legislative interpretations), (iv) notify Distributor at least 45 days before it changes suppliers, and (v) upon changing suppliers, assist Distributor in disposing of any excess inventory acquired for Customer. When invoiced, Customer will promptly reimburse Distributor for any unpaid chargebacks that are (x) denied by a GPO or manufacturer/supplier; or (y) not paid within 45 days and, in either case, Customer will look solely to such GPO or manufacturer/supplier for redress.
2. PAYMENT TERMS
Customer agrees to the following payment terms for Product purchases. ( Check only one box below ):
     
[*****]
  [*****]
 
   
 
  [*****]
All payments must be received by EFT for deposit to Distributor’s account by the due date. Distributor may change available payment plans from time to time. Payment term changes may affect Price of Goods. If Customer does not select an option or the option selected is not available, Distributor will bill Customer on Semi-Monthly terms until otherwise notified by Customer. Subject to credit approval, Customer may change payment terms upon thirty (30) days’ written notice prior to the beginning of a calendar month. Price of Goods adjustments for payment terms changes are subject to changes from time to time by Distributor to reflect Distributor’s cost of money and any resulting credit risk.
3. MINIMUM ORDER VOLUME
A. Annual Purchases. Customer’s minimum annual Net Purchase (total purchases less returns, credits, rebates, late payment fees and similar items) volume during Year 1 is . Year 1 is from the Effective Date to . Subsequent contract Years are the following 12-month periods. Customer’s Net Purchases during subsequent years are projected to increase at a rate of [*****] % per Year during each Year of the Term. Customer’s aggregate Net Purchases over the life of this Agreement will be no less than . Additionally, total PRO Generics Net Purchases from all Facilities will be at least [*****] % of total Rx purchases from all Facilities.
B. Small Order Charge. If Customer purchases less than $ [*****] per month, a delivery charge of $ [*****] per delivery will be assessed for each order that is less than$ [*****] Distributor may adjust the per-delivery charge from time to time to reflect Distributor’s shipping and handling costs.
C. Price of Goods Adjustments. Customer acknowledges that Price of Goods and Program fees available under this Agreement are based upon Customer’s meeting such minimum annual, aggregate and PRO Generics Net Purchases and, if Customer fails to do so, in addition to any other remedies, Distributor may reasonably adjust Price of Goods and Program fees on 10 days’ notice to reflect lower than expected volume of purchases.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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EXHIBIT 2 TO
PRIME VENDOR AGREEMENT

ADDITIONAL VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
The following Services are offered to Customer by Distributor for monthly fees in Paragraph 1(B) of Exhibit “1” (Pricing/Payment Terms).
   
Bar-Coded Shelf Labels
 
   
DEA Scheduled Rx Products Purchased Report
 
   
Monthly Usage and 80/20 Report
 
   
Price stickers — Rx and OTC
Distributor reserves the right to discontinue any Services as it deems appropriate, in which case Distributor will make a reasonable proportionate reduction in the monthly fee based upon the value of the discontinued Services. In addition, from time to time Distributor may offer such new Services, at such additional fees as it determines.
Ordering & Reporting Software and Hardware
 
InterLinx reporting software for $ [*****] per month per installation. (Note: InterLinx is subject to a separate software license agreement).
 
Internet ordering software (iBergen Catalog and Order Entry (COE), iECHO or similar software, as appropriate) for $ [*****] per month per installation.
 
AccuSource for $ [*****] per month per installation (plus $ [*****] per month for monthly CD-ROM updates).
 
UltraPhase/Telxon handheld electronic order entry terminal (two per pharmacy) for no additional charge per month per installation.
 
No hardware will be included for Customer at a cost of $ [*****] per month per installation. Any such hardware may be used solely with Distributor’s ordering and reporting software.
Distributor retains title to all ordering and reporting hardware and software and, pursuant to Provisions Paragraph 5.2, Customer must return them upon termination of this Agreement.
Computer consulting and related services will be offered at Distributor’s then-current standard charges for such services.
Recalls
Distributor will notify Customer of all recalls as instructed in the supplier’s notification.
Drop Ship Service
Distributor provides drop ship service when Customer’s needs dictate this approach and the supplier meets Distributor’s liability insurance and other requirements. Drop shipments may be subject to an additional charge.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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EXHIBIT 3 TO
PRIME VENDOR AGREEMENT

PROVISIONS
1. DUTIES OF ABDC
1.1 Orders . Orders may be subject to minimum order size requirements. Other than back-ordered Products, Distributor will make reasonable efforts to (i) deliver orders placed by Distributor’s normal order cut-off time by the next delivery day; and (ii) ship out-of-stock Products promptly after their receipt from the supplier.
1.2 Emergency Orders . Distributor will use commercially reasonable efforts to meet a requested delivery time for emergency orders, which may be subject to an additional charge. If Distributor cannot do so, Customer may fill emergency orders outside the Program on such occasions using another provider notwithstanding minimum purchase commitments in this Agreement.
1.3 Records, Audits . Distributor will maintain records of transactions for one year during the Term or after. Customer’s employees may audit such records only pursuant to Distributor’s audit policies, as modified from time to time. Such audits may be conducted no more than once in any 12-month period, only during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice and may only cover 12 months prior to the request. All costs will be borne by Customer, including costs to produce records. If an audit shows net overcharges or undercharges and Distributor agrees with such findings, Distributor will credit or charge Customer within 30 days of receipt of written notice of the net overcharge (or, if later, within 30 days of receiving an applicable supplier’s credit) or undercharge.
2. DUTIES OF CUSTOMER
2.1 Primary Vendor Orders . For Products required by Facilities, Customer will submit an electronic order for all required Products for Facilities. If allowed, non-electronic orders may by subject to additional charges.
2.2 Disclosure . Customer will comply with all laws, including reporting or reflecting discounts, rebates and other price reductions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7b(b)(3)(A) on cost reports or claims submitted to federal or state healthcare programs, retaining invoices and related pricing documentation and making them available on request to healthcare program representatives.
2.3 Notice of Changes . Customer will promptly notify Distributor of changes in ownership, name, business form (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation) or any intent to sell, close, move or modify its operations.
2.4 No Set-Off . Customer’s obligation to pay for Products will be absolute, unconditional and not subject to reduction, set-off, counterclaim or delay.
2.5 Billing Statements . Billing disputes must be brought promptly to attention of Distributor’s accounts receivable department within 12 months after receipt of the first statement containing the amount in dispute or, otherwise, Customer will be deemed to accept the accuracy of such statements and to waive its right to dispute the amount.
2.6 Late Payment . All payments must be received in Distributor’s account during normal business hours on the date due. Drivers and other Distributor employees cannot accept cash. Price of Goods reflects a prompt payment discount. If payment is not received by the due date, Distributor will invoice Customer such unearned discount at [*****] effective as of the due date. Thereafter, if payment is delinquent, Distributor may withhold any payments to Customer and will assess a per-day late payment fee of the lower of [*****]% ([*****]) or the maximum rate permitted by law on the outstanding balance until paid, beginning on the first (1 st ) business day after such due date. Additionally, Distributor may adjust future Price of Goods to reflect Customer’s payment history. Such rights are in addition to Distributor’s other remedies and will not relieve Customer of its obligation to make prompt payment in accordance with this Agreement.
2.7 Title And Risk Of Loss . All goods are F.O.B. Customer’s location, with freight prepaid. Title and risk of loss passes upon delivery to Customer.
2.8 Extension Of Credit . Payment terms are an extension of credit based upon an evaluation of Customer’s financial condition upon commencement of this Agreement as reflected in written information from Customer. Customer will abide by Distributor’s standard credit terms as amended from time to time by Distributor. Customer will promptly notify Distributor in writing of any Claim that, with an unfavorable result, would have a material adverse effect on Customer’s financial condition or operation. Upon request, Customer will furnish Distributor complete annual and quarterly financial statements and other evidence of its financial condition necessary to establish, in Distributor’s opinion, Customer’s ability to perform its obligations. If Distributor reasonably believes Customer’s ability to make payments is impaired or its financial condition has materially deteriorated, Distributor may from time to time amend Customer’s payment terms and require posting of adequate security or such other documents as Distributor may require. Pending their receipt, Distributor may withhold delivery of goods and providing Services; place Customer on a C.O.D. basis if Distributor has not received payment when due after giving notice by 10:00 a.m. and giving Customer until 2:00 p.m. the same day for Distributor to receive payment; and/or require Customer to pay part or all of any past due amount as a condition to continued service.
3. NO WARRANTIES
Customer acknowledges that Distributor is not the manufacturer of any Products and DISTRIBUTOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. No oral or written information provided by Distributor, its employees or other representatives will create any such warranty. In no event will Distributor be liable for any special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with Products, hardware, Software, including ordering software, or Services.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY
Each party and its employees or representatives (“Receiving Party”) will protect all proprietary and confidential information (“Confidential Information”) disclosed by the other (“Disclosing Party”) and not use or disclose it except in connection with the Program or as otherwise agreed. Confidential Information does not include information (i) available on a non-confidential basis, (ii) known or able to be formulated by Receiving Party, or (iii) required to be disclosed by law. Pricing and payment terms are confidential. Customer will remove Exhibit “1” (or request confidential treatment) if it discloses this Agreement for any reason, including in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
5. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
5.1 Default . In addition to other available remedies, either party may immediately terminate this Agreement for cause upon written notice to the other party upon the other party’s:
(a) (i) filing an application for or consenting to appointment of a trustee, receiver or custodian of its assets; (ii) having an order for relief entered in Bankruptcy Code proceedings; (iii) making a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (iv) having a trustee, receiver or custodian of its assets appointed unless proceedings and the person appointed are dismissed within 30 days; (v) insolvency within the meaning of Uniform Commercial Code Section 1-201 or failing generally to pay its debts as they become due within the meaning of Bankruptcy Section 303(h)(1), as amended; or (vi) certification in writing of its inability to pay its debts as they become due (and either party may periodically require the other to certify its ability to pay its debts as they become due) (collectively, “Bankruptcy”);
(b) Failure to pay any amount due and such failure continues five days after written notice; or
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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(c) Failure to perform any other material obligation and such failure continues for 30 days after it receives notice of such breach from the non-breaching party; provided, however, if the other party has commenced to cure such breach within such 30 days, but such cure is not completed within such 30 days, it will have a reasonable time to complete its cure if it diligently pursues the cure until completion; and further provided that if such breach occurs more than three times during any 12-month period, the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement upon 30 days’ written notice. “For cause” does not include Customer’s receiving a more favorable offer from a competitor.
5.2 Survival Upon Termination . Within five days of expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement for any reason, Customer will (i) pay Distributor any amount owed and (ii) return to Distributor all hardware, Software and other equipment, including ordering devices and totes, or pay to Distributor the replacement cost of such items that are not returned. Obligations in Provisions Paragraphs 4, 5.2, 6 and 9 and any provision the context of which shows the parties intended it to survive will remain in effect after the Term.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
Each party (“Indemnifying Party”) will indemnify and defend the other, its employees and representatives (“Indemnified Party”) against all claims and damages (including expenses and attorneys’ fees) (“Claim”) to the extent arising out of performance of Indemnifying Party’s obligations under this Agreement. Failure to give prompt written notice of a Claim will not relieve Indemnifying Party of liability except to the extent caused by such failure. Indemnifying Party will defend a Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnified Party and Indemnified Party will cooperate fully in such defense.
7. CUSTOMER’S INSURANCE
Customer will maintain sufficient insurance to cover all unpaid inventory in its possession. Customer will maintain professional liability insurance with limits of no less than $2,000,000 per incident and $10,000,000 aggregate. Distributor will be named on such policies as an additional insured. Distributor may reasonably increase such required limits from time to time.
8. SOFTWARE LICENSE
8.1 License . Distributor grants Customer a non-exclusive, nontransferable and revocable license to use software and related documentation Distributor provides for use in the Program (“Software”). Customer may not make, or allow others to make, copies except one backup copy. Customer must include all proprietary notices in permitted copies. Customer may not modify Software or create derivative works and may not translate, reverse engineer, disassemble or decompile Software.
8.2 Limited Warranty . Distributor warrants that, for 90 days from the Effective Date, (i) Software will perform substantially in accordance with its documentation if operated as directed and (ii) hardware provided by Distributor and diskettes, CD-ROMs or other media on which Software is provided will be free from defects under normal use. DISTRIBUTOR DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FOR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. No oral or written information provided by Distributor, its employees or other representatives will create any warranty.
8.3 Remedy . Distributor’s liability and Customer’s exclusive remedy for breach of warranties in Paragraph 8.2 will be, at Distributor’s option, to (i) repair or replace Software or hardware so it performs substantially in accordance with its documentation; (ii) advise Customer how to achieve substantially the same functionality using different procedures, or (iii) replace defective media returned within 90 days of the Effective Date. Such replacement will not extend such 90-day period.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Force Majeure . If Distributor’s performance is prevented or delayed by labor disputes, fire, terrorism, acts of God, or any other cause beyond its control, including unavailability of Products, transportation, materials or fuel, delays by suppliers, loss of facilities, voluntary foregoing a right in order to comply with or accommodate government orders or requests, compliance with any law, or any other cause beyond its control (“Force Majeure”), Distributor may reduce or eliminate Products without liability or obligation during the Force Majeure period. In addition, if Force Majeure affects Distributor’s cost of operations, Distributor may, at its discretion, add to the cost of Products its increased fuel costs, including taxes, and other costs associated with Product transportation so long as Force Majeure affects its costs.
9.2 Security Interest . Customer hereby grants to Distributor a security interest which may be a purchase money security interest in Products that Customer has not paid for and in Customer’s or any third party’s proceeds from Products until all amounts are paid. Distributor may do such things as are necessary to achieve the purposes of this Paragraph.
9.3 Notices . Notices must be in writing and sent certified mail, prepaid, return receipt requested, or sent by facsimile as follows. Parties may change this information by written notice.
Customer:
To the address in Agreement Section 7.
Distributor:
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
1300 Morris Drive, Suite 100
Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania 19087-5594
Attn: Vice President, Health Systems
Fax: (610) 727-3601
With a copy to:
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
1300 Morris Drive, Suite 100
Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania 19087-5594
Attn: General Counsel
Fax: (610) 727-3612
9.4 Assignment. Customer may only assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement upon written consent of Distributor. Customer hereby consents to Distributor’s assigning part or all of its obligations to any affiliate and to assigning or granting a security interest in this Agreement in connection with any financing or securitization by Distributor or any affiliate.
9.5 Miscellaneous . The successful party in any legal action, including in a Bankruptcy proceeding, may recover all costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. Internal Pennsylvania law will govern this Agreement. Any waiver or delay in enforcing this Agreement will not deprive a party of the right to act at another time or due to another breach. All provisions are severable. This Agreement supersedes prior oral or written representations by the parties that relate to its subject matter. Captions are intended for convenience of reference only. The parties may not modify this Agreement other than by a subsequent writing signed by each party. This Agreement will be interpreted as if written jointly by the parties. The parties are independent contractors. Time is of the essence in the performance of all obligations.
[*****] INDICATES OMITTED MATERIAL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THE OMITTED MATERIAL HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

 

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EXHIBIT XII
FORM OF PERFORMANCE UNDERTAKING
THIS PERFORMANCE UNDERTAKING (this “Undertaking” ), dated as of July 10, 2003, is executed by AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Performance Guarantor” ), in favor of Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, “Recipient” ).
RECITALS
1. AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (the “Originator” ) and Recipient have entered into a Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003 (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale Agreement” ), pursuant to which Originator, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, is selling and/or contributing its right, title and interest in its accounts receivable to Recipient.
2. Performance Guarantor owns one hundred percent (100%) of the capital stock of the Originator and Recipient, and Originator, and accordingly, Performance Guarantor, is expected to receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from its sale or contribution of receivables to Recipient pursuant to the Sale Agreement (which benefits are hereby acknowledged).
3. As an inducement for Recipient to acquire Originator’s accounts receivable pursuant to the Sale Agreement, Performance Guarantor has agreed to guaranty the due and punctual performance by Originator of its obligations under the Sale Agreement, as well as the Servicing Related Obligations (as hereinafter defined).
4. Performance Guarantor wishes to guaranty the due and punctual performance by Originator of its obligations to Recipient under or in respect of the Sale Agreement and the Servicing Related Obligations (as hereinafter defined), as provided herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, Performance Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:
Section 1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Sale Agreement or the Receivables Purchase Agreement (as hereinafter defined). In addition:
“Guaranteed Obligations” means, collectively: (a) all covenants, agreements, terms, conditions and indemnities to be performed and observed by Originator under and pursuant to the Sale Agreement and each other document executed and delivered by Originator pursuant to the Sale Agreement, including, without limitation, the due and punctual payment of all sums which are or may become due and owing by Originator under the Sale Agreement, whether for fees, expenses (including counsel fees), indemnified amounts or otherwise, whether upon any termination or for any other reason and (b) all obligations of Originator (i) as Servicer under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003 by and among Recipient, as Seller, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as Servicer, the various Purchaser Groups from time to time party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator (as amended, restated or otherwise modified, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement” and, together

 

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with the Sale Agreement, the “Agreements” ) or (ii) which arise pursuant to Sections 8.2, 8.3 or 13.3(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement as a result of its termination as Servicer (all such obligations under this clause (b), collectively, the “Servicing Related Obligations” ).
Section 2. Guaranty of Performance of Guaranteed Obligations . Performance Guarantor hereby guarantees to Recipient, the full and punctual payment and performance by Originator of its Guaranteed Obligations. This Undertaking is an absolute, unconditional and continuing guaranty of the full and punctual performance of all Guaranteed Obligations of Originator under the Agreements and each other document executed and delivered by Originator pursuant to the Agreements and is in no way conditioned upon any requirement that Recipient first attempt to collect any amounts owing by Originator to Recipient, the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser from any other Person or resort to any collateral security, any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of Recipient, the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser in favor of Originator or any other Person or other means of obtaining payment. Should Originator default in the payment or performance of any of its Guaranteed Obligations, Recipient (or its assigns) may cause the immediate performance by Performance Guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations and cause any payment Guaranteed Obligations to become forthwith due and payable to Recipient (or its assigns), without demand or notice of any nature (other than as expressly provided herein), all of which are hereby expressly waived by Performance Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Undertaking is not a guarantee of the collection of any of the Receivables and Performance Guarantor shall not be responsible for any Guaranteed Obligations to the extent the failure to perform such Guaranteed Obligations by Originator results from Receivables being uncollectible on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy or lack of creditworthiness of the related Obligor; provided that nothing herein shall relieve Originator from performing in full its Guaranteed Obligations under the Agreements or Performance Guarantor of its undertaking hereunder with respect to the full performance of such duties.
Section 3. Performance Guarantor’s Further Agreements to Pay . Performance Guarantor further agrees, as the principal obligor and not as a guarantor only, to pay to Recipient (and its assigns), forthwith upon demand in funds immediately available to Recipient, all reasonable costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable legal expenses) incurred or expended by Recipient in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, this Undertaking and the enforcement thereof, together with interest on amounts recoverable under this Undertaking from the time when such amounts become due until payment, at a rate of interest (computed for the actual number of days elapsed based on a 360 day year) equal to the Prime Rate of Wachovia plus 2% per annum , such rate of interest changing when and as such Prime Rate changes.
Section 4. Waivers by Performance Guarantor . Performance Guarantor waives notice of acceptance of this Undertaking, notice of any action taken or omitted by Recipient (or its assigns) in reliance on this Undertaking, and any requirement that Recipient (or its assigns) be diligent or prompt in making demands under this Undertaking, giving notice of any Amortization Event, other default or omission by Originator or asserting any other rights of Recipient under this Undertaking. Performance Guarantor warrants that it has adequate means to obtain from Originator, on a continuing basis, information concerning the financial condition of Originator, and that it is not relying on Recipient to provide such information, now or in the future. Performance Guarantor also irrevocably waives all defenses (i) that at any time may be available in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations by virtue of any statute of limitations, valuation, stay,

 

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moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) that arise under the law of suretyship, including impairment of collateral. Recipient (and its assigns) shall be at liberty, without giving notice to or obtaining the assent of Performance Guarantor and without relieving Performance Guarantor of any liability under this Undertaking, to deal with Originator and with each other party who now is or after the date hereof becomes liable in any manner for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, in such manner as Recipient in its sole discretion deems fit, and to this end Performance Guarantor agrees that the validity and enforceability of this Undertaking, including without limitation, the provisions of Section 7 hereof, shall not be impaired or affected by any of the following: (a) any extension, modification or renewal of, or indulgence with respect to, or substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto at any time; (b) any failure or omission to enforce any right, power or remedy with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto, or any collateral securing the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof; (c) any waiver of any right, power or remedy or of any Termination Event (as defined in the Receivables Sale Agreement), Amortization Event, or default with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto; (d) any release, surrender, compromise, settlement, waiver, subordination or modification, with or without consideration, of any other obligation of any person or entity with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof; (e) the enforceability or validity of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof or the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof; (f) the application of payments received from any source to the payment of any payment obligations of Originator or any part thereof or amounts which are not covered by this Undertaking even though Recipient (or its assigns) might lawfully have elected to apply such payments to any part or all of the payment obligations of Originator or to amounts which are not covered by this Undertaking; (g) the existence of any claim, setoff or other rights which Performance Guarantor may have at any time against Originator in connection herewith or any unrelated transaction; (h) any assignment or transfer of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof; or (i) any failure on the part of Originator to perform or comply with any term of the Agreements or any other document executed in connection therewith or delivered thereunder, all whether or not Performance Guarantor shall have had notice or knowledge of any act or omission referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (i) of this Section 4.
Section 5. Unenforceability of Guaranteed Obligations Against Originator . Notwithstanding (a) any change of ownership of Originator or the insolvency, bankruptcy or any other change in the legal status of Originator; (b) the change in or the imposition of any law, decree, regulation or other governmental act which does or might impair, delay or in any way affect the validity, enforceability or the payment when due of the Guaranteed Obligations; (c) the failure of Originator or Performance Guarantor to maintain in full force, validity or effect or to obtain or renew when required all governmental and other approvals, licenses or consents required in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations or this Undertaking, or to take any other action required in connection with the performance of all obligations pursuant to the Guaranteed Obligations or this Undertaking; or (d) if any of the moneys included in the Guaranteed Obligations have become irrecoverable from Originator for any other reason other than final payment in full of the payment obligations in accordance with their terms, this Undertaking shall nevertheless be binding on Performance Guarantor. This Undertaking shall be in addition to any other guaranty or other security for the Guaranteed Obligations, and it shall not be rendered unenforceable by the invalidity of any such other guaranty or security. In the event that

 

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acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Originator or for any other reason with respect to Originator, all such amounts then due and owing with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations under the terms of the Agreements, or any other agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, shall be immediately due and payable by Performance Guarantor.
Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Covenants . Performance Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, Recipient that:
(a)  Existence and Standing . Performance Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation. Performance Guarantor is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, and has and holds all corporate power and all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted except where the failure to so qualify or so hold could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial conditions or results of operations.
(b)  Authorization, Execution and Delivery; Binding Effect . The execution and delivery by Performance Guarantor of this Undertaking, and the performance of its obligations hereunder, are within its corporate powers and authority and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part. This Undertaking has been duly executed and delivered by Performance Guarantor. This Undertaking constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Performance Guarantor enforceable against Performance Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c)  No Conflict; Government Consent . The execution and delivery by Performance Guarantor of this Undertaking, and the performance of its obligations hereunder, do not contravene or violate (i) its certificate or articles of incorporation or by-laws, (ii) any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, (iii) any restrictions under any agreement, contract or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, or (iv) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or its property, and do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on assets of Performance Guarantor or its Subsidiaries (except as created hereunder) except, in any case, where such contravention or violation could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial conditions or results of operations or result in rendering any indebtedness evidenced thereby due and payable prior to its maturity or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien pursuant to the terms of any such instrument or agreement upon any property (now owned or hereafter acquired).
(d)  Financial Statements . The consolidated financial statements of Performance Guarantor and its consolidated Subsidiaries dated as of December 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003 heretofore delivered to Recipient have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Performance Guarantor

 

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and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for the periods ended on such dates. Since the later of (i) March 31, 2003 and (ii) the last time this representation was made or deemed made, no event has occurred which would or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial conditions or results of operations.
(e)  Taxes . Performance Guarantor has filed all United States federal tax returns and all other tax returns which are required to be filed and have paid all taxes due pursuant to said returns or pursuant to any assessment received by Performance Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries, except such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The United States income tax returns of Performance Guarantor have been audited by the Internal Revenue Service through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. No federal or state tax liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted with respect to any such taxes. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of Performance Guarantor in respect of any taxes or other governmental charges are adequate.
(f)  Litigation and Contingent Obligations . Except as disclosed in the filings made by Performance Guarantor with the Securities and Exchange Commission, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of Performance Guarantor’s knowledge threatened against or affecting Performance Guarantor or any of its properties, in or before any court, arbitrator or other body, that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Performance Guarantor and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of Performance Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Undertaking, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of this Undertaking or the rights or remedies of Recipient hereunder. Performance Guarantor does not have any material Contingent Obligations not provided for or disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 6(d).
(g)  Financial Covenants . Performance Guarantor shall comply at all time with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.12, 6.13. 6.14 and 6.15 of the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (without giving effect to any amendment, waiver, termination, supplement or other modification thereof unless consented to by the Administrator and the Required Purchaser Agents).
Section 7. Subrogation; Subordination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, until the Guaranteed Obligations are paid in full Performance Guarantor: (a) will not enforce or otherwise exercise any right of subrogation to any of the rights of Recipient, the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser against Originator, (b) hereby waives all rights of subrogation (whether contractual, under Section 509 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, at law or in equity or otherwise) to the claims of Recipient, the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser against Originator and all contractual, statutory or legal or equitable rights of contribution, reimbursement, indemnification and similar rights and “claims” (as that term is defined in the Federal Bankruptcy Code) which Performance Guarantor might now have or hereafter acquire against Originator that arise from the existence or performance of Performance Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, (c) will not claim any setoff, recoupment or counterclaim against Originator in respect of any liability of Performance Guarantor to Originator and (d) waives any benefit of and any right to participate in any collateral security which may be held by Recipient, the Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser. The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of Originator now or hereafter

 

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owed to Performance Guarantor is hereby subordinated to the prior payment in full of all of the Guaranteed Obligations. Performance Guarantor agrees that, after the occurrence of any default in the payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, Performance Guarantor will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any such indebtedness of Originator to Performance Guarantor until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Performance Guarantor shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness while any obligations are still unperformed or outstanding, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by Performance Guarantor as trustee for Recipient (and its assigns) and be paid over to Recipient (or its assigns) on account of the Guaranteed Obligations without affecting in any manner the liability of Performance Guarantor under the other provisions of this Undertaking. The provisions of this Section 7 shall be supplemental to and not in derogation of any rights and remedies of Recipient under any separate subordination agreement which Recipient may at any time and from time to time enter into with Performance Guarantor.
Section 8. Termination of Performance Undertaking . Performance Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall continue in full force and effect until all Aggregate Unpaids are finally paid and satisfied in full and the Receivables Purchase Agreement is terminated; provided that this Undertaking shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment or other satisfaction of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization of Originator or otherwise, as though such payment had not been made or other satisfaction occurred, whether or not Recipient (or its assigns) is in possession of this Undertaking. No invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability by reason of the federal bankruptcy code or any insolvency or other similar law, or any law or order of any government or agency thereof purporting to reduce, amend or otherwise affect the Guaranteed Obligations shall impair, affect, be a defense to or claim against the obligations of Performance Guarantor under this Undertaking.
Section 9. Effect of Bankruptcy . This Performance Undertaking shall survive the insolvency of Originator and the commencement of any case or proceeding by or against Originator under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or other federal, state or other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statutes. No automatic stay under the Federal Bankruptcy Code with respect to Originator or other federal, state or other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statutes to which Originator is subject shall postpone the obligations of Performance Guarantor under this Undertaking.
Section 10. Setoff . Regardless of the other means of obtaining payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, Recipient (and its assigns) is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, without notice to Performance Guarantor (any such notice being expressly waived by Performance Guarantor) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any deposits and other sums against the obligations of Performance Guarantor under this Undertaking, whether or not Recipient (or any such assign) shall have made any demand under this Undertaking and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured.
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otherwise from any such payment, the sum due from it in respect of such payment shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, Recipient receive a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no deduction or withholding been made.
Section 12. Further Assurances . Performance Guarantor agrees that it will from time to time, at the request of Recipient (or its assigns), provide information relating to the business and affairs of Performance Guarantor as Recipient may reasonably request. Performance Guarantor also agrees to do all such things and execute all such documents as Recipient (or its assigns) may reasonably consider necessary or desirable to give full effect to this Undertaking and to perfect and preserve the rights and powers of Recipient hereunder.
Section 13. Successors and Assigns . This Performance Undertaking shall be binding upon Performance Guarantor, its successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Recipient and its successors and assigns. Performance Guarantor may not assign or transfer any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each of Recipient, the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, Recipient may assign or otherwise transfer the Agreements, any other documents executed in connection therewith or delivered thereunder or any other agreement or note held by them evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, or sell participations in any interest therein, to any other entity or other Person, and such other entity or other Person shall thereupon become vested, to the extent set forth in the agreement evidencing such assignment, transfer or participation, with all the rights in respect thereof granted to the beneficiaries herein.
Section 14. Amendments and Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Undertaking nor consent to any departure by Performance Guarantor therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Recipient, the Administrator, each Purchaser Agent and Performance Guarantor. No failure on the part of Recipient to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
Section 15. Notices . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be addressed as follows: if to Performance Guarantor, at the address set forth beneath its signature hereto, and if to Recipient, at the addresses set forth beneath its signature hereto, or at such other addresses as each of Performance Guarantor or any Recipient may designate in writing to the other. Each such notice or other communication shall be effective (1) if given by telecopy, upon the receipt thereof, (2) if given by mail, three (3) Business Days after the time such communication is deposited in the mail with first class postage prepaid or (3) if given by any other means, when received at the address specified in this Section 15.
Section 16. GOVERNING LAW . THIS UNDERTAKING SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AND NOT THE LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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Section 17. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION . EACH OF PERFORMANCE GUARANTOR AND RECIPIENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS UNDERTAKING, THE AGREEMENTS OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR DELIVERED THEREUNDER AND EACH OF PERFORMANCE GUARANTOR AND RECIPIENT 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 AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
Section 18. Bankruptcy Petition . Performance Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding senior Indebtedness of Conduit Purchaser, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, Conduit Purchaser any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any state of the United States.
Section 19. Miscellaneous . This Undertaking constitutes the entire agreement of Performance Guarantor with respect to the matters set forth herein. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law or any other agreement, and this Undertaking shall be in addition to any other guaranty of or collateral security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The provisions of this Undertaking are severable, and in any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of Performance Guarantor hereunder would otherwise be held or determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable on account of the amount of Performance Guarantor’s liability under this Undertaking, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Undertaking to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by Performance Guarantor or Recipient, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding. Any provisions of this Undertaking which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Unless otherwise specified, references herein to “Section” shall mean a reference to sections of this Undertaking.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Performance Guarantor has caused this Undertaking to be executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
                     
    AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION    
 
                   
 
  By:                
             
 
      Name:            
                 
 
      Title:            
                 
 
                   
    Address for Notices:    
                 

 

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Exhibit XIII
Responsible Officers
     
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
  R. David Yost, Chief Executive Officer
Kurt J. Hilzinger, President & Chief Operating Officer
Michael D. DiCandilo, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Terrance P. Haas, Senior Vice President, Operations
William D. Sprague, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Tim G. Guttman, Vice President & Corporate Controller
J.F. Quinn, Vice President & Corporate Treasurer
Vicki L. Bausinger, Assistant Secretary
Daniel T. Hirst, Assistant Secretary
 
   
AmeriSource Receivables Financial Corporation
  R. David Yost, President
Michael D. DiCandilo, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
William D. Sprague, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Tim G. Guttman, Vice President & Corporate Controller
J.F. Quinn, Vice President & Corporate Treasurer
Julie Frantz, Assistant Treasurer
James T. Rizol, Assistant Treasurer
Vicki L. Bausinger, Assistant Secretary
Daniel T. Hirst, Assistant Secretary

 


 

Exhibit XIV
Form of Interim Settlement Report

 

 


 

Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation
For the Period Ended:
1/00/00
I. Portfolio Information
                 
1. Reported Ending Weekly A/R Balance
          $ 0  
 
               
2. Deduct: Ineligibles Receivables
  From most recent monthly report     $ 0  
 
               
3. Eligible Receivables [(1 - 2)]:
          $ 0  
 
               
4. Deduct: Excess Concentrations
          $ 0  
 
               
5. Net Pool Balance [(3) - (4)]:
          $ 0  
 
               
6. Required Reserve %
  From most recent monthly report       0.0 %
 
               
7. Required Reserve $ [(5) x (6)]:
          $ 0  
 
               
8. Borrowing Availability [(5) - (7)]
          $ 0  
 
               
9. CP Outstanding:
          $ 0  
 
               
10. Asset Interest [(9 + 7) / (5)] < 100%:
          $ 0  
 
               
11. Additional Availability or (Required Paydown)
          $ 0  
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the foregoing is a true and accurate accounting with respect to outstanding receivables as of                      accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated                      and that all representations and warranties related to such Agreement are restated and reaffirmed.
                 
Signed: 
    Date:        
 
Title:
             

 

 


 

EXHIBIT XV
FORM OF REDUCTION NOTICE
___________, _____
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator
191 Peachtree Street, N.E., GA-8047
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Attention: Cecil Noble, Fax No. (404) 332-5152

[Address to each Purchaser Agent]

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “ Receivables Purchase Agreement ”), among Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, as Seller, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as Servicer, the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrator. Capitalized terms used in this Reduction Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Reduction Notice pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Seller desires to reduce the Aggregate Invested Amount on _____, _____ 1 by the application of cash to pay Aggregate Invested Amount and Yield to accrue (until such cash can be used to pay commercial paper notes) with respect to such Aggregate Invested Amount, together with all costs related to such reduction of Aggregate Invested Amount, as follows:
(a) Reduction Amount: $_____
(b) Ratable Share:
         
(i) Blue Ridge Asset Funding Corporation’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
 
     
1   Notice must be given at least two Business Days prior to the requested reduction date (or three Business Days if the reduction to be made to Purchasers in the Market Street Funding Corporation Purchaser Group is $50,000,000 or more).

 

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(ii) EagleFunding Capital Corporation’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
 
       
(iii) Liberty Street Funding Corp.’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
 
       
(iv) Atlantic Asset Securitization Corp.’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       
 
       
(v) Market Street Funding Corporation’s Purchaser Group:
  $                       

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Reduction Notice to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
                 
    AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION    
 
               
 
  By:            
             
 
      Name:        
 
      Title:  
 
   
 
         
 
   

 

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EXHIBIT XVI
Form of Legend
“THE RECEIVABLES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE BEEN SOLD PURSUANT TO A RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2003, AS THE SAME MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED, BETWEEN AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, AS ORIGINATOR, AND AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION, AS BUYER; AND UNDIVIDED, FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN THE RECEIVABLES DESCRIBED HEREIN HAVE BEEN SOLD TO VARIOUS PURCHASERS PURSUANT TO A RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JULY 10, 2003, AS THE SAME MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED, AMONG AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION, AS SELLER, AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, AS INITIAL SERVICER, THE VARIOUS PURCHASER GROUPS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO, AND WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATOR.”

 


 

EXHIBIT XVII
Form of Collection Account Amendment and Assignment
July 10, 2003
[Name of Lockbox Bank]
[Address]
Attention:
Re: Amendment and Assignment of Lockbox Letter Agreements
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to those certain Lockbox Letter Agreements dated [_____] (the “ Agreements ”) for lockbox numbers [_____] (the “ Lockboxes ”) and the corresponding demand deposit account numbers [_____] (the “ Lockbox Accounts ”), among [_____], as Lockbox bank (“[ Name of Lockbox Bank ]”), AmeriSource Receivables Financial Corporation (“ ARFC ”) and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York (now known as JPMorgan Chase Bank) (“ Morgan ”) under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 14, 1999, among ARFC, as seller, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation (f/k/a AmeriSource Corporation) (“ ABDC ”), as servicer, AmeriSource Health Corporation (now known as AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation), as guarantor, Delaware Funding Corporation, as buyer, and Morgan, as administrative agent (the “ Morgan Transaction ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreements.
1. Assignment of Agreement .
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, between AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as originator (in such capacity, the “ Originator ”), and ARFC (the “ Receivables Sale Agreement ”), and the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2003, among ABDC, as servicer (in such capacity, the “ Servicer ”), the various purchaser groups from time to time party thereto and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrator (the “ Administrator ”) (the “ Receivables Purchase Agreement ” and together with the Receivables Sale Agreement, the “ Wachovia Transaction ”), Morgan hereby transfers and assigns to the Administrator all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Agreements, the Lockboxes and the Lockbox Accounts.
From and after the date hereof, (i) the Administrator shall have all the rights, and be subject to all of the obligations of Morgan with respect to the Agreements, the Lockboxes and the Lockbox Accounts, and (ii) all references in the Agreements to the “Administrative Agent”, “AmeriSource Corporation”, the “Servicer” and the “Receivables Purchase Agreement” shall refer to the Administrator, ABDC, the Servicer and the Receivables Purchase Agreement (each as defined herein), respectively.

 

 


 

2.  Amendments to Agreement .
(a) Each of the Agreements is hereby amended and restated by adding the following language after the fourth paragraph thereto:
In addition, as collateral security for ARFC’s obligations to the Administrator and certain other persons in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, ARFC hereby grants to the Administrator a present and continuing security interest in (a) the Lockboxes and the Lockbox Accounts, (b) all general intangibles and privileges in respect of the Lockboxes or the Lockbox Accounts, and (c) all cash, checks, money orders and other items of value of ARFC now or hereafter paid, deposited, credited, held (whether for collection, provisionally or otherwise) or otherwise, in the possession or under the control of, or in transit to [Name of Lockbox Bank] or any agent, bailee or custodian thereof in respect of the Lockboxes or the Lockbox Accounts, and all proceeds of the foregoing (collectively, “ Receipts ”). [Name of Lockbox Bank] acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Administrator has “Control” (as contemplated in §9-104 of the applicable UCC) of the Lockbox Accounts and [Name of Lockbox Bank] is required to comply with the instructions of the Administrator directing disposition of the funds in the Lockbox Accounts without further consent by AmeriSource Corporation, the Servicer, ARFC or any affiliate thereof and (ii) [Name of Lockbox Bank] shall at all times maintain the Lockbox Accounts as “Deposit Accounts” (as defined in §9-102 of the applicable UCC). The Administrator hereby appoints [Name of Lockbox Bank] as the Administrator’s bailee for the Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts and all Receipts for the purpose of perfecting the Administrator’s security interest in such collateral, and [Name of Lockbox Bank] hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to be bound by the terms of this letter agreement. ARFC hereby agrees to such appointment and further agrees that [Name of Lockbox Bank], on behalf of the Administrator, shall be entitled to exercise, as directed in accordance with the terms of this letter agreement, any and all rights which the Administrator may have in connection with the transactions referenced in the first paragraph of this letter agreement or under applicable law with respect to the Lockboxes, Lockbox Accounts, all Receipts and all other collateral described in this paragraph.
[Name of Lockbox Bank] hereby agrees not to institute or join any other person or entity in instituting, any suit pursuant to Title 11, United States Code, or any similar suit or proceeding under then applicable state or federal law providing for the relief of debtors or the protection of creditors, against ARFC prior to the date which is one year and one day after payment of all obligations of ARFC to the Administrator (and the parties for which it is acting as agent) are paid in full. This section shall survive any termination of this letter agreement.

 

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(b) The eleventh paragraph each of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated by deleting such paragraph and replacing it with the following:
[Name of Lockbox Bank] may terminate this letter agreement upon 60 days’ prior written notice to ARFC, the Servicer and the Administrator. Neither ARFC nor the Servicer may terminate this letter agreement, except with the written consent of the Administrator and upon 10 days’ prior written notice to [Name of Lockbox Bank] and the Administrator. AmeriSource Corporation may not terminate this letter agreement. Incoming mail addressed to the Lockboxes or Lockbox Accounts (including, without limitation, any direct funds transfer to the Lockbox Accounts) received after any such termination shall be forwarded in accordance with the Administrator’s instructions (or if the Administrator has not delivered the Administrator’s Notice, the Servicer’s instructions).
[Name of Lockbox Bank] shall not assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder (other than to the Administrator) without the prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) of the Administrator and ARFC. AmeriSource Corporation (except to the extent of its limited capacity as Servicer) shall not assign or transfer its rights and obligations hereunder without the consent of [Name of Lockbox Bank] and the consent of the Administrator. Neither ARFC nor the Servicer shall assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the consent of the Administrator. The Administrator may at any time assign its rights and obligations hereunder upon notice to the other parties hereto. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement shall be binding upon each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Administrator, each of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(c) The sentence comprising the fifteenth paragraph of each of the Agreements (before taking into account this Amendment and Assignment) is hereby replaced with the following language:
This letter agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Virginia. ARFC, the Administrator and [Name of Lockbox Bank] agree that [_____] is [Name of Lockbox Bank]’s “jurisdiction” for purposes of §9-304 of the applicable UCC.
[Signatures begin on the following page]

 

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This Amendment and Assignment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the signature pages of this Assignment by telecopier shall be equally effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.
             
    Very truly yours,    
 
           
    JP MORGAN CHASE BANK (F/K/A MORGAN
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK)
   
 
           
 
  BY:       
 
    NAME:       
 
    TITLE:       
 
           
    WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATOR
   
 
           
 
  BY:       
 
    NAME:      
 
    TITLE:       

 

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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:    
 
       
AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG
CORPORATION (F/K/A AMERISOURCE CORPORATION)
   
 
       
BY: 
 
 
NAME: 
 
TITLE:
 
 
       
AMERISOURCE RECEIVABLES
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
   
 
       
BY: 
 
 
NAME:
 
TITLE:
 
 
       
[NAME OF LOCKBOX BANK]    
 
       
BY: 
 
 
NAME:
 
TITLE:
 

 

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SCHEDULE A
DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED
ON OR PRIOR TO THE INITIAL PURCHASE
1. Executed copies of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, duly executed by the parties thereto.
2. Copy of the Resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Seller Party and Performance Guarantor certified by its Secretary authorizing such Person’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered by it hereunder.
3. Articles or Certificate of Incorporation of each Seller Party and Performance Guarantor certified by the Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of incorporation on or within thirty (30) days prior to the initial Purchase.
4. Good Standing Certificate for each Seller Party and Performance Guarantor issued by the Secretaries of State of its state of incorporation and each jurisdiction where it has material operations, each of which is listed below:
a. Seller: Delaware
b. Servicer: Delaware
c. Performance Guarantor: Delaware
5. A certificate of the Secretary of each Seller Party and Performance Guarantor certifying (i) the names and signatures of the officers authorized on its behalf to execute this Agreement and any other documents to be delivered by it hereunder and (ii) a copy of such Person’s By-Laws.
6. Pre-filing state and federal tax lien, judgment lien and UCC lien searches against each Seller Party from the following jurisdictions:
a. Seller: Pennsylvania, Delaware
b. Servicer: Pennsylvania, Delaware, California, Missouri, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Nevada
7. Time stamped receipt copies of proper financing statements, duly filed under the UCC on or before the date of the initial Purchase in all jurisdictions as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrator or any Purchaser Agent, desirable, under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any comparable law in order to perfect the ownership interests contemplated by this Agreement.
8. Time stamped receipt copies of proper UCC termination statements, if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in the Receivables, Contracts or Related Security previously granted by Seller.

 

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9. Executed copies of Collection Account Agreements for each Lock-Box and Collection Account.
10. A favorable opinion of legal counsel for the Seller Parties and Performance Guarantor reasonably acceptable to the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent which addresses the following matters and such other matters as the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent may reasonably request:
(a) Each of the Seller Parties and Performance Guarantor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware.
(b) Each of the Seller Parties and Performance Guarantor has all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction where failure to be so qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect on such entity’s business.
(c) The execution and delivery by each of the Seller Parties and Performance Guarantor of the Transaction Document to which it is a party and its performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary organizational action and proceedings on the part of such entity and will not:
(i) require any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official (other than the filing of UCC financing statements);
(ii) contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon such entity; or
(iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on assets of such entity or any of its Subsidiaries (except as contemplated by the Transaction Documents).
(d) Each of the Transaction Documents to which each of the Seller Parties and Performance Guarantor is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such entity and constitutes the legally valid, and binding obligation of such entity enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject also to the availability of equitable remedies if equitable remedies are sought.
(e) The provisions of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are effective to create valid security interests in favor of the Administrator, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Receivables and Related Security described therein which constitute “accounts,” “chattel paper” or “general intangibles” (each as defined in the UCC) (collectively, the “Opinion Collateral” ), as security for the payment of the Aggregate Unpaids.
(f) Each of the UCC-1 Financing Statements naming Seller as debtor, and Administrator, as secured party, to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, is in appropriate form for filing therein. Upon filing of such UCC-1 Financing Statements in such filing offices and payment of the required filing fees, the security interest in favor of the Administrator, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Opinion Collateral will be perfected.

 

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(g) Based solely on our review of the UCC Search Reports described in Paragraph 4 to this Schedule A, and assuming (i) the filing of the Financing Statements and payment of the required filing fees in accordance with paragraph (f) and (ii) the absence of any intervening filings between the date and time of the Search Reports and the date and time of the filing of the Financing Statements, the security interest of the Administrator in the Opinion Collateral is prior to any security interest granted in the Opinion Collateral by Seller, the priority of which is determined solely by the filing of a financing statement in the applicable filing office.
(h) Neither of the Seller Parties is a “holding company” or a “subsidiary holding company” of a “holding company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended, or an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
11. A Compliance Certificate.
12. The Fee Letter.
13. A Settlement Report as of _____, 2003.
14. Executed copies of (i) all consents from and authorizations by any Persons and (ii) all waivers and amendments to existing credit facilities, that are necessary in connection with this Agreement.
15. If applicable, a direction letter executed by each of the Seller Parties authorizing the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent, and directing warehousemen to allow the Administrator and each Purchaser Agent to inspect and make copies from such Seller Party’s books and records maintained at off-site data processing or storage facilities.
16. The Liquidity Agreement, duly executed by each of the parties thereto.
17. If applicable, for each Purchaser that is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, or a state thereof, two duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as applicable, certifying in either case that such Purchaser is entitled to receive payments under the Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes.

 

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Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION VERSION
 
(JPMORGAN LOGO)
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of November 14, 2006,
among
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
The Borrowing Subsidiaries Party Hereto
The Lenders Party Hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
J. P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED,
as London Agent
and
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
as Canadian Agent
 
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.
and
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
as Co-Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent
and
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
and
LEHMAN BROTHERS COMMERCIAL BANK,
as Documentation Agents
 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
         
ARTICLE I
 
       
Definitions
 
       
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms
    2  
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings
    29  
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally
    29  
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Computations
    30  
SECTION 1.05. Currency Translation
    30  
 
       
ARTICLE II
 
       
The Credits
 
       
SECTION 2.01. Commitments
    31  
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings
    32  
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings
    33  
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans
    34  
SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit
    35  
SECTION 2.06. Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances
    40  
SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings and B/A Drawings
    43  
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections
    44  
SECTION 2.09. Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments
    46  
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans and B/As; Evidence of Debt
    48  
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans
    49  
SECTION 2.12. Fees
    49  
SECTION 2.13. Interest
    51  
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest
    52  
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs
    52  
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments
    53  
SECTION 2.17. Taxes
    54  
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
    56  
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
    57  
SECTION 2.20. Foreign Subsidiary Costs
    58  
SECTION 2.21. Designation of Borrowing Subsidiaries
    58  
 
       
ARTICLE III
 
       
Representations and Warranties
 
       
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers
    59  
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability
    59  
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
    60  
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change
    60  
SECTION 3.05. Properties
    60  
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters
    60  

 

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SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements
    61  
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status
    61  
SECTION 3.09. Taxes
    61  
SECTION 3.10. ERISA
    61  
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure
    61  
SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries
    62  
SECTION 3.13. Insurance
    62  
SECTION 3.14. Labor Matters
    62  
SECTION 3.15. Senior Indebtedness
    62  
 
       
ARTICLE IV
 
       
Conditions
 
       
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date
    62  
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event
    63  
SECTION 4.03. Initial Credit Event for each Additional Borrowing Subsidiary
    64  
 
       
ARTICLE V
 
       
Affirmative Covenants
 
       
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information
    65  
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events
    66  
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business
    66  
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations
    66  
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
    67  
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights
    67  
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws
    67  
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit
    67  
SECTION 5.09. Additional Subsidiaries
    67  
SECTION 5.10. Senior Debt Status
    67  
 
       
ARTICLE VI
 
       
Negative Covenants
 
       
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness
    68  
SECTION 6.02. Liens
    68  
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes
    69  
SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions
    70  
SECTION 6.05. Asset Sales
    70  
SECTION 6.06. Hedging Agreements
    71  
SECTION 6.07. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness
    71  
SECTION 6.08. Transactions with Affiliates
    71  
SECTION 6.09. Restrictive Agreements
    72  
SECTION 6.10. Material Documents
    72  
SECTION 6.11. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
    72  
SECTION 6.12. Leverage Ratio
    72  

 

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SECTION 6.13. Fiscal Quarters
    73  
 
       
ARTICLE VII
 
       
Events of Default
 
       
ARTICLE VIII
 
       
The Agents
 
       
ARTICLE IX
 
       
Collection Allocation Mechanism
 
ARTICLE X
 
       
Guarantee
 
       
ARTICLE XI
 
       
Miscellaneous
 
       
SECTION 11.01. Notices
    79  
SECTION 11.02. Waivers; Amendments
    80  
SECTION 11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
    81  
SECTION 11.04. Successors and Assigns
    82  
SECTION 11.05. Survival
    85  
SECTION 11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
    86  
SECTION 11.07. Severability
    86  
SECTION 11.08. Right of Setoff
    86  
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
    86  
SECTION 11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    87  
SECTION 11.11. Headings
    87  
SECTION 11.12. Confidentiality
    87  
SECTION 11.13. Interest Rate Limitation
    88  
SECTION 11.14. Releases of Guarantors
    88  
SECTION 11.15. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act
    89  
SECTION 11.16. Termination of Guarantee Agreement
    89  
SECTION 11.17. Non-Public Information
    89  
SECTION 11.18. No Fiduciary Duty
    89  
SECTION 11.19. Conversion of Currencies
    90  
SECTION 11.20. Waiver of Notice Period in connection with Termination of the Existing US Credit Agreement
    90  

 

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Schedules
         
Schedule 1.01 Applicable Funding Account
       
Schedule 2.01 Commitments
       
Schedule 2.05 Existing Letters of Credit
       
Schedule 3.12 Subsidiaries
       
Schedule 3.13 Insurance
       
Schedule 6.02 Existing Liens
       
Schedule 6.09 Existing Restrictions
       
Exhibits
         
Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Assumption
       
Exhibit B-1 Form of Borrower Joinder Agreement
       
Exhibit B-2 Form of Borrower Termination Agreement
       
Exhibit C Form of Borrowing Request
       
Exhibit D Form of Guarantee Agreement
       
Exhibit E Mandatory Costs Rate
       
Exhibit F-1 Form of Opinion of Dechert LLP, Counsel for the Company
       
Exhibit F-2 Form of Opinion of John G. Chou, Deputy General Counsel of the Company
       
Exhibit F-3 Form of Opinion of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
       
Exhibit F-4 Form of Opinion of Dechert LLP, Counsel for the UK Borrowing Subsidiary
       

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of November 14, 2006 (this “Agreement”) , among AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION (the “ Company ”); the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party hereto; the LENDERS from time to time party hereto; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent; J.P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED, as London Agent; and THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Canadian Agent.
The Borrowers (such term and each other capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in Article I) have requested the Lenders to extend, and the Lenders are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, to extend, credit in the form of:
(a) Global Tranche Commitments under which (i) the Global Tranche Borrowers may obtain Revolving Loans in US Dollars, Sterling, Euro, Designated Currencies and, in the case of Global Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries, Canadian Dollars, (ii) the Company and other Global Tranche Borrowers that are US Subsidiaries or Canadian Subsidiaries may obtain Swingline Loans in US Dollars, (iii) Global Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries may obtain Swingline Loans in Canadian Dollars, (iv) the Global Tranche Borrowers may obtain Letters of Credit in US Dollars, Sterling, Euro, Designated Currencies and, in the case of Global Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries, Canadian Dollars and (v) Global Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries may issue and sell Global Tranche B/As.
(b) US/UK Tranche Commitments under which the US/UK Tranche Borrowers may obtain Revolving Loans in US Dollars, Sterling, Euro and Designated Currencies.
(c) US/Canadian Tranche Commitments under which (i) the US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers may obtain Revolving Loans in US Dollars and Designated Currencies, (ii) US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries may obtain Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars, (iii) US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries may issue and sell US/Canadian Tranche B/As, (iv) the Company and other US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers that are US Subsidiaries or Canadian Subsidiaries may obtain Swingline Loans in US Dollars and (v) US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries may obtain Swingline Loans in Canadian Dollars.
(d) US Tranche Commitments under which the US Tranche Borrowers may obtain Revolving Loans in US Dollars.
The proceeds of Loans made, and B/As accepted and purchased, under the Global Tranche and Loans made under the US Tranche will be used (a) on the Effective Date, to repay the loans and other amounts outstanding or payable under the Existing US Credit Agreement and (b) on and after the Effective Date, for general corporate purposes of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The proceeds of the Loans made under the US/UK Tranche will be used (a) on the Effective Date, to repay the loans and other amounts outstanding or payable under the Existing UK Credit Agreement and (b) on and after the Effective Date, for general corporate purposes of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The proceeds of the Loans made, and B/As accepted and purchased, under the US/Canadian Tranche will be used (a) on the Effective Date, to repay the loans and other amounts outstanding or payable under the Existing Canadian Credit Agreement and (b) on and after the Effective Date, for general corporate purposes of the Company and the Subsidiaries. Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans will be used by the Company and the Subsidiaries for general corporate purposes.

 

 


 

Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
Accession Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(d).
Adjusted EURIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any EURIBOR Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) the EURIBO Rate for such Interest Period and (b) the Mandatory Costs Rate.
Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means (a) with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing denominated in US Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the product of (i) the LIBO Rate for US Dollars for such Interest Period multiplied by (ii) the Statutory Reserve Rate and (b) with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing denominated in Sterling or any Designated Currency for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the LIBO Rate for such currency and such Interest Period plus (y) the Mandatory Costs Rate.
Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor appointed in accordance with Article VIII.
Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
Agents” means the Administrative Agent, the London Agent and the Canadian Agent.
Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1 /2 of 1%. 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, as the case may be.
Alternative Currency ” means any currency other than US Dollars, Sterling, Euros or Canadian Dollars.
Applicable Agent ” means (a) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in US Dollars (other than any such Loan or Borrowing of a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary) or any Letter of Credit, and with respect to any payment hereunder that does not relate to a particular Loan,

 

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Borrowing, B/A or Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent, (b) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing of a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary denominated in US Dollars, a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars or a B/A, the Canadian Agent and (c) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in a currency other than US Dollars or Canadian Dollars, the London Agent.
Applicable Funding Account ” means, as to each Borrower, the applicable account with the Applicable Agent (or one of its Affiliates) specified on Schedule 1.01 hereto or set forth in such Borrower’s Borrower Joinder Agreement entered pursuant to Section 2.21, or any other account with the Applicable Agent (or one of its Affiliates) that shall be specified in a written notice signed by a Financial Officer and delivered to and approved by such Applicable Agent.
Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “Facility Fee Rate” or “LIBOR/EURIBOR Spread and B/A Stamping Fee”, as the case may be, based upon the ratings established by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch for the Index Debt as of the most recent determination date:
                     
                LIBOR/EURIBOR  
                Spread and B/A  
    Ratings   Facility Fee Rate     Stamping Fee  
Category   (S&P/Moody’s/Fitch)   (basis points per annum)     (basis points per annum)  
Category 1
  A/A2/A or higher     6.0       19.0  
Category 2
  A-/A3/A-     7.0       23.0  
Category 3
  BBB+/Baa1/BBB+     8.0       32.0  
Category 4
  BBB/Baa2/BBB     10.0       40.0  
Category 5
  BBB-/Baa3/BBB-     12.5       50.0  
Category 6
  BB+/Ba1/BB+ or lower     15.0       60.0  
For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch shall not have in effect a rating for the Index Debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then such rating agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 6; (ii) if the ratings established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s, S&P and Fitch for the Index Debt shall fall within different Categories, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the Category in which two of such ratings shall fall or, if there shall be no such Category, on the Category in which the second highest of the three ratings shall fall; and (iii) if the rating established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s, S&P or Fitch for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch shall change, or if any such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the ratings of the other rating agencies (or, if the circumstances referred to in this sentence shall affect all such rating agencies, the ratings most recently in effect prior to such changes or cessations).

 

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Applicable Swingline Lender ” means (a) with respect to any Swingline Loan denominated in US Dollars (other than any such Swingline Loan to a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and (b) with respect to any Swingline Loan to a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, The Bank of Nova Scotia.
Approved Fund ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.04.
Arrangers ” means J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC.
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 11.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Authorized Non-Canadian Bank ” has the meaning assigned to the term “Authorized Foreign Bank” in subsection 248(1) of the ITA and, by reference therein, the meaning assigned to the term “Authorized Foreign Bank” in section 2 of the Bank Act (Canada), as amended, and any successor thereto.
Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.
B/A ” means a bill of exchange, including a depository bill issued in accordance with the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada), denominated in Canadian Dollars, drawn by a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary and accepted by a Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
B/A Drawing ” means Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As accepted and purchased (and any B/A Equivalent Loans made in lieu of such acceptance and purchase) on the same date and as to which a single Contract Period is in effect.
B/A Equivalent Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.06(k).
Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
Borrower ” means any Global Tranche Borrower, US/UK Tranche Borrower, US/Canadian Tranche Borrower or US Tranche Borrower.
Borrower Joinder Agreement ” means a Borrower Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 .
Borrower Termination Agreement ” means a Borrower Termination Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 .
Borrowing ” means (a) Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (b) a Swingline Loan.
Borrowing Minimum ” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$5,000,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £3,000,000, (c) in

 

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the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euros, €3,000,000, (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn.$5,000,000 and (e) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in any Alternative Currency, the smallest amount of such Alternative Currency that is an integral multiple of 1,000,000 units of such currency and that has a US Dollar Equivalent in excess of US$5,000,000.
Borrowing Multiple ” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$100,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £50,000, (c) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euros, €50,000, (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, Cdn.$100,000 and (e) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in any Alternative Currency, 100,000 units of such currency.
Borrowing Request ” means a request by a Borrower for a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
Borrowing Subsidiary ” means (a) Brecon Holdings Limited, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales, (b) AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Canada and (c) any other Subsidiary that has become a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in Section 2.21 and has not ceased to be a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in such Section.
Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided , that (a) when used in connection with a LIBOR Loan in any currency, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in such currency in the London interbank market, (b) when used in connection with a EURIBOR Loan, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which the TARGET payment system is not open for the settlement of payments in Euros, (c) when used in connection with a Canadian Prime Rate Loan (including any Swingline Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars) or a B/A, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for business in Toronto and (d) when used in connection with a Loan to any Borrower organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, the United Kingdom or Canada, the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which commercial banks in the jurisdiction of organization of such Borrower are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
CAM ” means the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in the Tranches and the collections thereunder established under Article IX.
CAM Exchange ” means the exchange of the Lenders’ interests provided for in Article IX.
CAM Exchange Date ” means the date on which any event referred to in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII shall occur with respect to the Company.
CAM Percentage ” means, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents (determined on the basis of Exchange Rates prevailing on the CAM Exchange Date) of the Designated Obligations owed to such Lender (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange and (b) the denominator shall be the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents (as so determined) of the Designated Obligations owed to all the Lenders (whether or not at the time due and payable) immediately prior to the CAM Exchange. For purposes of determining the CAM Percentages, the amount payable in respect of any B/A shall be deemed to be the face amount

 

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thereof, reduced by the unaccreted portion of the discount at which such B/A shall have been purchased (taking into account the applicable Discount Rates and acceptance fees), as determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with accepted financial practice.
Canadian Agent ” means The Bank of Nova Scotia, in its capacity as Canadian agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor appointed in accordance with Article VIII.
Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary ” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a Canadian Subsidiary.
Canadian Banking Business ” has the meaning assigned to such term in subsection 248(1) of the ITA.
Canadian Banking Business Asset ” means an amount receivable the interest on which is, or would be, an amount paid or credited to an Authorized Non-Canadian Bank in respect of its Canadian Banking Business.
Canadian Dollars ” or “ Cdn.$ ” means the lawful money of Canada.
Canadian Prime Rate ” means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the interest rate per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Canadian Agent as its reference rate in effect on such day at its principal office in Toronto for determining interest rates applicable to commercial loans denominated in Canadian Dollars and made by it in Canada (each change in such reference rate being effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective) and (b) the interest rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the CDOR Rate on such day (or, if such rate is not so reported on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page, the average of the rate quotes for bankers’ acceptances denominated in Canadian Dollars with a one month term received by the Canadian Agent at approximately 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day) from the Schedule I Reference Lenders) and (ii) 0.50% per annum.
Canadian Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof.
Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
CDOR Rate ” means, on any date, an interest rate per annum equal to the stated average discount rate applicable to bankers’ acceptances denominated in Canadian Dollars with a term of one month (for purposes of the definition of “ Canadian Prime Rate ”) or with a term equal to the Contract Period of the relevant B/As (for purposes of the definition of “ Discount Rate ”) appearing on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such Screen, or any successor to or substitute for such Screen, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such Screen, as determined by the Canadian Agent from time to time) at approximately 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such date (or, if such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day).

 

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Change in Control ” means (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder as in effect on the date hereof), of Equity Interests representing more than 30% of either the aggregate ordinary voting power or the aggregate equity value represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Company; (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by Persons who were not (i) directors of the Company on the date of this Agreement, (ii) nominated by the board of directors of the Company or (iii) appointed by directors referred to in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii); or (c) the occurrence of a “Change of Control” (or other similar event or condition however denominated) under any Material Indebtedness.
Change in Law ” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or Issuing Bank or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date.
Claims ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18(c).
Class ”, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Global Tranche Revolving Loans, US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans, US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans, US Tranche Revolving Loans, Global Tranche Swingline Loans or US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loans, and (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Global Tranche Commitment, a US/UK Tranche Commitment, a US/Canadian Tranche Commitment or a US Tranche Commitment.
Closing Date ” means the date of this Agreement.
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Commitments” means the Global Tranche Commitments, the US/UK Tranche Commitments, the US/Canadian Tranche Commitments and the US Tranche Commitments, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of the Commitments as of the Closing Date is US$750,000,000.
Commitment Increase ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(e).
Consolidated Cash Interest Expense ” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the cash interest expense of the Company and the Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding premiums, transaction expenses, discounts and other amounts required to be amortized and (ii) all discount, interest, fees, premiums and other charges in respect of all Securitizations for such period.
Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum, without duplication, of (i) consolidated interest expense for such period, (ii) consolidated income tax expense for such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period, (iv) any special one-time or extraordinary charges

 

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or extraordinary losses for such period, in each case to the extent not involving cash payments by the Company or any Subsidiary in such period or any future period, and (vi) any LIFO adjustment (if negative) or charge for such period and minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, any extraordinary non-cash gains for such period and any LIFO adjustment (if positive) or credit, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. In the event that the Company or any Subsidiary shall have completed an acquisition or disposition of any material Person, division or business unit since the beginning of the relevant period, Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined for such period on a pro forma basis as if such acquisition or disposition, and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, had occurred at the beginning of such period.
Consolidated EBITDAR ” means, for any period, Consolidated EBITDA for such period plus rental payments by the Company and the Subsidiaries for such period (other than under capital leases), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income or loss of the Company and the Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded (a) the income or loss of any Person (other than the Company) that is not a Subsidiary, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries during such period, and (b) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into, amalgamated with or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary or the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary.
Consolidated Tangible Assets ” means the book value of the total consolidated assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries less the book value of all intangible assets, including goodwill, trademarks, non-compete agreements, customer relationships, patents, unamortized deferred financing fees, and other rights or nonphysical resources that are presumed to represent an advantage to the Company in the marketplace, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Contract Period ” means, with respect to any B/A, the period commencing on the date such B/A is issued, accepted and purchased and ending on the date that is seven, 14, 30, 60, 90 or 180 days thereafter, as the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary may elect or, to the extent agreed to by each Lender of the applicable Tranche, such other number of days (not in excess of 180) as shall be requested by the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary; provided that if such Contract Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Contract Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.
Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
Designated Currency ” means, in relation to any Tranche, any currency (a) that is freely transferable and convertible into US Dollars in the London market, (b) for which LIBO Rates can be determined by reference to the Telerate screen as provided in the definition of “ LIBO Rate ” and (c) that has been designated by the Administrative Agent as a Designated Currency

 

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under such Tranche at the request of the Company and with the consent of each Lender with a Commitment or a Revolving Credit Exposure under such Tranche. If the applicable Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall so elect, the designation of a currency as a Designated Currency in relation to any Tranche may be limited to one or more of the Borrowers entitled to borrow under such Tranche.
Designated Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Borrowers with respect to (a) principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans, (b) participations in Swingline Loans funded by the Global Tranche Lenders or the US/Canadian Tranche Lenders, (c) amounts payable to the Lenders in respect of B/As, (d) unreimbursed L/C Disbursements and interest thereon and (c) all facility fees and Letter of Credit participation fees.
Designated Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary.
Discount Proceeds ” means, with respect to any B/A, an amount (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest Cdn.$.01) calculated by multiplying (a) the face amount of such B/A by (b) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) one by (ii) the sum of (A) one and (B) the product of (x) the Discount Rate (expressed as a decimal) applicable to such B/A and (y) a fraction of which the numerator is the Contract Period applicable to such B/A and the denominator is 365, with such quotient being rounded upward or downward to the fifth decimal place and .000005 being rounded upward.
Discount Rate ” means, with respect to a B/A being accepted and purchased on any day, (a) for a Lender which is a Schedule I Lender, (i) the CDOR Rate applicable to such B/A or (ii) if the discount rate for a particular Contract Period is not quoted on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page, the arithmetic average (as determined by the Canadian Agent) of the percentage discount rates (expressed as a decimal and rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) quoted to the Canadian Agent by the Schedule I Reference Lenders as the percentage discount rate at which each such bank would, in accordance with its normal practices, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such day, be prepared to purchase bankers’ acceptances accepted by such bank having a face amount and term comparable to the face amount and Contract Period of such B/A and (b) for a lender which is a Non-Schedule I Lender, the lesser of (i) the CDOR Rate applicable to such B/A referred to in clause (a) above as if such Non-Schedule I Lender were a Schedule I Lender plus 0.10% per annum and (ii) the arithmetic average (as determined by the Canadian Agent) of the percentage discount rates (expressed as a decimal and rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) quoted to the Canadian Agent by the Non-Schedule I Reference Lenders as the percentage discount rate at which each such bank would, in accordance with its normal practices, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, on such day, be prepared to purchase bankers’ acceptances accepted by such bank having a face amount and term comparable to the face amount and Contract Period of such B/A.
Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.
Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02).
Environmental Laws ” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

 

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Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
EURIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any EURIBOR Borrowing for any Interest Period, (a) the applicable Screen Rate or (b) if no Screen Rate is available for such Interest Period, the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the Banking Federation of the European Union for the offering of deposits in Euros and for a period comparable to such Interest Period, in each case as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day.
EURIBOR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted EURIBO Rate.
Euro ” or “ ” means the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.

 

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Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
Exchange Rate ” means on any day, for purposes of determining the US Dollar Equivalent of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into US Dollars at the time of determination on such day as set forth on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Applicable Agent and the Company, or, in the absence of such an agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Applicable Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about such time as the Applicable Agent shall elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on such date for the purchase of US Dollars for delivery two Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Applicable Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Excluded Subsidiary ” means (a) Foreign Subsidiaries, (b) Securitization Entities, (c) Subsidiaries that are less than 100% owned by the Company to the extent such Subsidiaries are prohibited by shareholders agreements, joint venture agreements or other similar organizational documents from guaranteeing the Obligations, (d) Subsidiaries that have assets (including Equity Interests in other Subsidiaries) of less than $10,000,000 for any such Subsidiary ( provided that all such Subsidiaries’ assets shall not be in excess of $100,000,000 in the aggregate) and (e) JM Blanco, Inc.
Excluded Taxes” means (a) with respect to any Lender, (i) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender is organized, in which its principal office is located or in which its applicable lending office is located (or taxes on capital, in the case of any Lender located in Canada), (ii) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a)(i) above and (iii) any withholding tax that is attributable to the failure of such Lender to comply with Section 2.17(e), (b) with respect to any Global Tranche Lender (other than a Lender that becomes a Global Tranche Lender through an assignment under Section 2.19(b) or by operation of the CAM), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a Global Tranche Borrower organized in the United States of America, the United Kingdom or Canada by any taxation authority of such Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization (including country) on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s Global Tranche Lending Office designated for Global Tranche Borrowers organized in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower and such Lender of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Global Tranche Lending Office for Global Tranche Borrowers organized in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17, (c) with respect to any US/UK Tranche Lender (other than a Lender that becomes a US/UK Tranche Lender through an assignment under Section 2.19(b) or by operation of the CAM), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a US/UK Tranche Borrower organized in the United States of America or the United Kingdom by any taxation authority of such Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization (including country) on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s US/UK Tranche Lending Office designated for US/UK Tranche Borrowers

 

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organized in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower and such Lender of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new US/UK Tranche Lending Office for US/UK Tranche Borrowers organized in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17, (d) with respect to any US/Canadian Tranche Lender (other than a Lender that becomes a US/Canadian Tranche Lender through an assignment under Section 2.19(b) or by operation of the CAM), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a US/Canadian Tranche Borrower organized in the United States of America or Canada by any taxation authority of such Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization (including country) on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s US/Canadian Tranche Lending Office designated for US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers organized in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower and such Lender of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new US/Canadian Tranche Lending Office for US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers organized in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17 and (e) with respect to any US Tranche Lender (other than a Lender that becomes a US Tranche Lender through an assignment under Section 2.19 or by operation of the CAM), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable by a US Tranche Borrower organized in the United States of America by such Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization on amounts payable from locations within such jurisdiction to such Lender’s US Tranche Lending Office designated for US Tranche Borrowers organized in such jurisdiction, to the extent such tax is in effect and applicable (assuming the taking by such Borrower and such Lender of all actions required in order for available exemptions from such tax to be effective) at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new US Tranche Lending Office for US Tranche Borrowers organized in such jurisdiction), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17.
Existing Canadian Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2005, as amended, among the Company, AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent.
Existing US Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement dated as of December 2, 2004, as amended, among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
Existing UK Credit Agreement ” means the Facility Agreement dated as of March 1, 2006, as amended, among the Company, Brecon Holdings Limited and Barclays Bank PLC.
Existing Letters of Credit ” means each letter of credit previously issued for the account of the Company pursuant to the Existing US Credit Agreement that (a) is outstanding on the Effective Date and (b) listed on Schedule 2.05 .
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

 

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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.
Financed Amount ” means, at any time, with respect to any Securitization, (a) if such Securitization involves any transfer of interests in accounts receivable or inventory (i) to a trust, partnership, corporation or other entity (other than a Subsidiary) or (ii) in the case of a Securitization of accounts receivable, directly to one or more investors or other purchasers (other than any Subsidiary), the aggregate amount of the interests in accounts receivable so transferred, net of collections applied to such interests and net of any such interests that have been written off as uncollectible, or the aggregate book value of the interests in inventory transferred pursuant to such Securitization and not sold or otherwise disposed of by the purchaser or purchasers, or (b) if such Securitization involves a transaction in which a Subsidiary incurs Indebtedness secured by Liens on accounts receivable, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by Liens on accounts receivable incurred pursuant to such Securitization.
Financial Officer ” means (a) with respect to the Company, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller, assistant treasurer or director of treasury of the Company and (b) with respect to any Borrowing Subsidiary, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller, assistant treasurer or director of treasury of the Company or such Borrowing Subsidiary.
Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc.
Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
Global Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
Global Tranche B/As ” means a B/As accepted and purchased pursuant to the Global Tranche Commitments.
Global Tranche Borrower ” means (a) the Company, (b) any US Borrowing Subsidiary, (c) any UK Borrowing Subsidiary, (d) any Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary and (e) any Borrowing Subsidiary that is not a US Borrowing Subsidiary, a UK Borrowing Subsidiary or a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary and that has been designated by the Administrative Agent as a Global Tranche Borrower at the request of the Company and with the consent of each Global Tranche Lender.
Global Tranche Commitment ” means, with respect to each Global Tranche Lender, the commitment of such Global Tranche Lender to make Global Tranche Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a), to accept and purchase Global Tranche B/As pursuant to Section 2.06 and to acquire participations in Global Tranche Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Global Tranche Lender’s Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or assignments by or to such

 

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Global Tranche Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each Global Tranche Lender’s Global Tranche Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Global Tranche Lender shall have assumed its Global Tranche Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of Global Tranche Commitments on the Closing Date is US$260,000,000.
Global Tranche Lender ” means a Lender with a Global Tranche Commitment or a Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure.
Global Tranche Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Global Tranche Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “Global Tranche Lending Office(s)” on Schedule 2.01 or, as to any Person that becomes a Global Tranche Lender after the Closing Date, in the Assignment and Assumption executed by such Person, or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “Global Tranche Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent. A Global Tranche Lender may designate different Global Tranche Lending Offices for Loans to Global Tranche Borrowers in different jurisdictions.
Global Tranche Percentage ” means, with respect to any Global Tranche Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate Global Tranche Commitments represented by such Global Tranche Lender’s Global Tranche Commitment at such time; provided that if the Global Tranche Commitments have expired or been terminated, the Global Tranche Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the Global Tranche Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Global Tranche Lender at any time, the aggregate amount of (a) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such Global Tranche Lender’s outstanding Global Tranche Revolving Loans, (b) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents at such time of the face amounts of the Global Tranche B/As accepted by such Global Tranche Lender and outstanding at such time, (c) such Global Tranche Lender’s LC Exposure and (d) such Global Tranche Lender’s Global Tranche Swingline Exposure.
Global Tranche Revolving Loans ” means Loans made by the Global Tranche Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a). Each Global Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in US Dollars shall be a LIBOR Loan or, solely in the case of a Global Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in US Dollars and made to the Company, a US Borrowing Subsidiary or a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, an ABR Loan. Each Global Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in Sterling or a Designated Currency (other than Euros) shall be a LIBOR Loan. Each Global Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in Euros shall be a EURIBOR Loan. Each Global Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be a Canadian Prime Rate Loan.
Global Tranche Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the outstanding Global Tranche Swingline Loans at such time. The Global Tranche Swingline Exposure of any Global Tranche Lender at any time shall be its Global Tranche Percentage of the total Global Tranche Swingline Exposure at such time.
Global Tranche Swingline Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04 and designated in the notice delivered by the applicable Borrower pursuant to paragraph (b) of such Section as a Global Tranche Swingline Loan.
Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any

 

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agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided , that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
Guarantee Agreement ” means the Guarantee Agreement among the Designated Subsidiaries and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D .
Guarantee Agreement Termination Date ” means any date on which the Guarantee Agreement shall be terminated as provided in Section 11.16.
Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that the Administrative Agent shall have received from each Designated Subsidiary either (i) a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Designated Subsidiary or (ii) in the case of any Person that becomes a Designated Subsidiary after the Effective Date, a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Designated Subsidiary; provided that a Designated Subsidiary shall not be required to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement if the Company shall have advised the Administrative Agent that it would be a violation of applicable law for such Designated Subsidiary to take such action or if, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, the expense, tax or regulatory consequences or difficulty of taking such action would not, in light of the benefits to accrue to the Lenders, justify taking such action.
Guarantor ” means each Subsidiary required to enter into the Guarantee Agreement as a guarantor.
Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity price protection agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangement or any credit default swap agreement.
Increase Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(e).

 

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Increasing Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(d).
Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits (other than customer deposits in respect of accounts receivable maintained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid (excluding trade accounts payable and obligations to pay salary or benefits under deferred compensation, executive compensation or other benefit programs), (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances and (k) all obligations of such Person incurred under or in connection with a Securitization. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Indemnitee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b).
Index Debt ” means the Company’s senior, unsecured, non-credit-enhanced long-term Indebtedness for borrowed money.
Information Memorandum ” means the Confidential Information Memorandum dated October 2006 relating to the Company and the Transactions.
Initial Borrowings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(e).
Interest Election Request ” means a request by a Borrower to convert or continue a Revolving Borrowing or B/A Drawing in accordance with Section 2.08.
Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the first day of each January, April, July and October, (b) with respect to any LIBOR Loan or EURIBOR Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
Interest Period ” means, with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing or EURIBOR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months (or, with consent of

 

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each Lender under the applicable Tranche, nine or 12 months) thereafter, as the applicable Borrower may elect; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
Issuing Bank ” means (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., (b) The Bank of Nova Scotia and (c) each other Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section 2.05(j) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.05(k)), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “ Issuing Bank ” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
Issuing Bank Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(j).
ITA ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended, and any successor thereto, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
LC Commitment ” shall mean, as to each Issuing Bank, the commitment of such Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.05 or in such Issuing Bank’s Issuing Bank Agreement.
LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
LC Exposure ” means, at any time, (a) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the undrawn amounts of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the amounts of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrowers at such time. The LC Exposure of any Global Tranche Lender at any time shall be its Global Tranche Percentage of the aggregate LC Exposure at such time.
Lenders ” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or Section 2.09(d), other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “ Lenders ” includes each Swingline Lender.
Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall prohibit any Lender from issuing letters of credit for the account of the Company and the Subsidiaries in addition to those issued under this Agreement.
Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Total Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the

 

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Company ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, ended on the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended prior to such date); provided that for purposes of determining the Leverage Ratio at any time, the outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans and B/As and all other revolving Indebtedness, and the Financed Amount of all Securitizations, included in Total Indebtedness shall be deemed to equal the average of (i) the outstanding amounts of the Revolving Loans and B/As and other revolving Indebtedness, and (ii) the Financed Amount of all Securitizations, in each case on the last day of each of the four most recently ended fiscal quarters, net of Permitted Investments not to exceed $50,000,000 on the last day of each such quarter.
LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any LIBOR Borrowing denominated in any currency for any Interest Period, (a) the applicable Screen Rate or (b) if no Screen Rate is available for such currency or for such Interest Period, the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by the Reference Banks to leading banks in the London interbank market for the offering of deposits in such currency and for a period comparable to such Interest Period, in each case as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day.
LIBOR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.
Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each promissory note issued hereunder, the Guarantee Agreement and any other guarantee agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.01(a).
Loan Parties ” means, at any time, the Company, each other Borrower and each Subsidiary that at such time is, or is required to be, a party to the Guarantee Agreement or any other guarantee agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.01(a).
Loans ” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.
Local Time ” means (a) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in US Dollars (other than any such Loan to or Borrowing of a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary) or any Letter of Credit, New York City time, (b) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Sterling, Euros or an Alternative Currency, London time and (c) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, any B/A or any Loan or Borrowing denominated in US Dollars of a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, Toronto time.
London Agent ” means J. P. Morgan Europe Limited, in its capacity as London agent for the Lenders hereunder, or any successor appointed in accordance with Article VIII.
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Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party (other than any Subsidiaries that are not Significant Subsidiaries) to perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under any Loan Document.
Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans, B/As and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding US$25,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Hedging Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time.
Maturity Date ” means November 14, 2011.
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
New Bonds ” means the Company’s (a) 5 5 /8% Senior Notes due 2012 in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 and (b) 5 7 /8% Senior Notes due 2015 in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000.
Non-Canadian Issuing Bank ” means any Issuing Bank that is a “non-resident” of Canada for purposes of Part I of the ITA.
Non-Canadian Lender ” means any Lender that is a “non-resident” of Canada for purposes of Part I of the ITA.
Non-Schedule I Lender ” means any Lender named on Schedule II or Schedule III to the Bank Act (Canada).
Non-Schedule I Reference Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch and The Bank of Nova Scotia.
Obligations ” means (a) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, (b) all reimbursement obligations of any Borrower in respect of B/As accepted hereunder, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (c) each payment required to be made by any Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of reasonable disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral, (c) all other monetary obligations, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (d) the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries under any Hedging Agreement and cash

 

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management arrangement or agreement (i) existing on the date hereof and with a Person that is a Lender on the date hereof (or an Affiliate of such a Lender) or (ii) with a Person that shall have been a Lender at the time such Hedging Agreement or cash management arrangement or agreement was entered into (or an Affiliate of such a Lender).
Other Taxes ” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
Participant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04.
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
Permitted Encumbrances ” means:
(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 days or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;
(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;
(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;
(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (k) of Article VII; and
(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Subsidiary;
provided that the term “ Permitted Encumbrances ” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.
Permitted Investments ” means:
(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
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agency, as follows: Federal Farm Credit Bank; Federal Intermediate Credit Bank; Federal Financings Bank; Federal Home Loan Bank System; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Federal National Mortgage Association; Tennessee Valley Authority; Student Loan Marketing Association; Export-Import Bank of the United States; Farmers Home Administration; Small Business Administration; Inter-American Development Bank; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Federal Land Banks; and Government National Mortgage Association;
(c) direct and general obligations of any state of the United States of America or any municipality or political subdivision of such state, including auction rate securities (“ Auctions ”), variable demand notes (“ VRDNs ”) and non rated pre-funded debt, or obligations of any corporation, maturing (or, in the case of Auctions and VRDNs, having their next reset date) within 24 months if such obligations, except pre-refunded debt, are rated at least (i) in the case of Auctions or VRDNs, A2 by Moody’s or A by S&P or (ii) in all other cases, VMIG-1 by Moody’s or A by S&P;
(d) obligations (including asset-backed obligations) maturing within 24 months of any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity which are rated at least P1 by Moody’s or A1 by S&P (short term rating) or A2 by Moody’s or A by S&P (long term rating);
(e) investments in commercial paper maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof and rated, at such date of acquisition, at least P1 by Moody’s or A1 by S&P, and investments in master notes that are rated (or that have been issued by an issuer that is rated with respect to a class of short-term debt obligations, or any security within that class, that is comparable in priority and security with said master note) at least P1 by Moody’s or A1 by S&P;
(f) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;
(g) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above (or subsidiaries or Affiliates of such financial institutions); and
(h) money market funds.
Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Pharmerica Spin-Off ” means the transactions provided for in the Master Transaction Agreement dated October 25, 2006, by and among the Company, PharMerica, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ PharMerica ”), Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Kindred Pharmacy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Safari Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Newco ”), Hippo Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Newco (“ Hippo Merger Sub ”), and Rhino Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Newco, including (a) the transfer by Pharmacy Corporation of America, a California corporation and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, of the capital stock of each of PMSI, Inc., a Florida corporation and

 

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Tmesys, Inc., a Florida corporation, to the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company, (b) the borrowing by PharMerica of approximately $150,000,000 from certain financial institutions (the “ PharMerica Borrowing ”), (c) the distribution of the proceeds of the PharMerica Borrowing by way of dividend, inter-company payment or return of capital to the Company, (d) the distribution of all the capital stock of PharMerica to the stockholders of the Company by way of dividend, (e) the merger of PharMerica with Hippo Merger Sub and (f) the provision of certain transitional services between Newco and the Company and certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries.
Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
Prime Rate ” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing in US Dollars by the Company or a US Borrowing Subsidiary, 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 principal office in New York City, and (b) in the case of any Borrowing in US Dollars by a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by The Bank of Nova Scotia as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in Toronto for loans made in Canada and denominated in US Dollars. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.
Quotation Day ” means (a) with respect to any currency (other than Sterling) for any Interest Period, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period and (b) with respect to Sterling for any Interest Period, the first day of such Interest Period, in each case unless market practice differs in the Relevant Interbank Market for any currency, in which case the Quotation Day for such currency shall be determined by the Applicable Agent in accordance with market practice in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks in the Relevant Interbank Market on more than one day, the Quotation Day shall be the last of those days).
Ratings Agency ” means S&P, Moody’s or Fitch.
Reference Banks ” means with respect to the LIBO Rate or the EURIBO Rate, the principal London offices of J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, The Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of America, N.A. or such other banks as may be appointed by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Company.
Register ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.04.
Related Fund ” means, with respect to any Lender that is a fund or trust that makes, buys or invests in commercial loans, any other fund or trust that makes, buys or invests in commercial loans and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender.
Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

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Relevant Interbank Market ” means (a) with respect to any currency (other than Euros), the London interbank market and (b) with respect to Euros, the European interbank market.
Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.
Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that no such dividend, distribution or payment shall constitute a “ Restricted Payment ” to the extent made solely with common stock of the Company.
Revolving Credit Exposure ” means a Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure, a US/UK Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure, a US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure or a US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure.
Revolving Loan ” means any Global Tranche Revolving Loan, US/UK Tranche Revolving Loan, US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan or US Tranche Revolving Loan, as applicable.
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.
Schedule I Lender ” means any Lender named on Schedule I to the Bank Act (Canada).
Schedule I Reference Lenders ” means The Bank of Nova Scotia and any other Schedule I Lender agreed upon by the Company and the Canadian Agent from time to time.
Screen Rate ” means (a) in respect of the LIBO Rate for any currency for any Interest Period, the British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for such currency and such Interest Period as set forth on the applicable page of the Telerate Service (and if such page is replaced or such service ceases to be available, another page or service displaying the appropriate rate designated by the Applicable Agent) and (b) in respect of the EURIBO Rate for any Interest Period, the percentage per annum determined by the Banking Federation of the European Union for such Interest Period as set forth on the applicable page of the Telerate Service (and if such page is replaced or such service ceases to be available, another page or service displaying the appropriate rate designated by the Applicable Agent).
Securitization ” means any transfer or pledge of accounts receivable, inventory and/or Proceeds thereof or interests therein (a) to a special purpose trust, partnership or corporation or other special purpose entity (which may but need not be a Subsidiary), which transfer or pledge is funded by such entity in whole or in part by (i) the issuance to one or more lenders or investors of indebtedness or other securities that are to receive payments principally from the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable, inventory and/or Proceeds thereof or interests therein or (ii) the transfer or pledge of such accounts, inventory and/or Proceeds thereof (or interests therein) to

 

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one or more investors or other purchasers, or (b) in the case of accounts receivable, directly to one or more investors or other purchasers.
Securitization Entity ” means AmeriSource Receivables Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any other wholly owned limited purpose Subsidiary that purchases accounts receivable or inventory of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to a Securitization.
Significant Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary other than any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that individually or in the aggregate did not account for more than 1% of the assets or revenues of the Company and the Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at the end of or for the most recent four fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have been delivered under Section 5.01(a) or (b).
Specified Time ” means (a) with respect to the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., London time and (b) with respect to the EURIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., Frankfurt time.
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 reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. LIBOR 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.
Sterling ” or “ £ ” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
Subsequent Borrowings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(e).
subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company.
Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of the Global Tranche Swingline Exposure and the US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Exposure at such time.
Swingline Lender ” means each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.04.

 

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Swingline Loan ” means a Global Tranche Swingline Loan or a Canadian Tranche Swingline Loan.
Synthetic Lease ” means a lease of property or assets designed to permit the lessees (i) to claim depreciation on such property or assets under US tax law and (ii) to treat such lease as an operating lease or not to reflect the leased property or assets on the lessee’s balance sheet under GAAP.
Synthetic Lease Obligations ” shall mean, with respect to any Synthetic Lease, at any time, an amount equal to the higher of (x) the aggregate termination value or purchase price or similar payments in the nature of principal payable thereunder and (y) the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of the notes or other instruments issued by, and the amount of the equity investment, if any, in the lessor under such Synthetic Lease.
2003 Securitization ” means the receivables Securitization as contemplated by the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of July 10, 2003, among Amerisource Receivables Financial Corporation, as seller, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation, as initial servicer, various purchaser groups from time to time and Wachovia Bank National Association, as administrator.
Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
Total Indebtedness ” means, as of any date, the sum, without duplication of (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date, in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared as of such date on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (b) the aggregate amount of the Financed Amounts of all Securitizations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, and (c) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiaries outstanding as of such date that is not required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, determined on a consolidated basis.
Tranche ” means a category of Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder. For purposes hereof, each of the following shall comprise a separate Tranche: (a) the Global Tranche Commitments, the Global Tranche Revolving Loans, the Global Tranche B/As, the Letters of Credit and the Global Tranche Swingline Loans (the “ Global Tranche ”), (b) the US/UK Tranche Commitments and the US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans (the “ US/UK Tranche ”), (c) the US/Canadian Tranche Commitments, the US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans, the US/Canadian Tranche B/As and the US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loans (the “ US/Canadian Tranche ”) and (d) the US Tranche Commitments and the US Tranche Revolving Loans (the “ US Tranche ”).
Tranche Percentage ” means a Global Tranche Percentage, a US/UK Tranche Percentage, a US/Canadian Tranche Percentage or a US Tranche Percentage, as the case may be.
Transactions ” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party, the making of Loans, the acceptance and purchase of B/As, the use of the proceeds thereof, the issuance of the Letters of Credit, the creation of the Guarantees provided for herein and in the other Loan Documents and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
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reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Adjusted EURIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate.
UK Borrowing Subsidiary ” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a UK Subsidiary.
UK Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or otherwise organized under the laws of the United Kingdom or any political subdivision thereof.
US Borrowing Subsidiary ” means any Borrowing Subsidiary that is a US Subsidiary.
US/Canadian Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
US/Canadian Tranche B/As ” means a B/As accepted and purchased pursuant to the US/Canadian Tranche Commitments.
US/Canadian Tranche Borrower ” means (a) the Company, (b) any US Borrowing Subsidiary and (c) any Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary.
US/Canadian Tranche Commitment ” means, with respect to each US/Canadian Tranche Lender, the commitment of such US/Canadian Tranche Lender to make US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(c) and to accept and purchase US/Canadian Tranche B/As pursuant to Section 2.06, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such US/Canadian Tranche Lender’s US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or assignments by or to such US/Canadian Tranche Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each US/Canadian Tranche Lender’s US/Canadian Tranche Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such US/Canadian Tranche Lender shall have assumed its US/Canadian Tranche Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of US/Canadian Tranche Commitments on the Closing Date is US$200,000,000.
US/Canadian Tranche Lender ” means a Lender with a US/Canadian Tranche Commitment or a US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure.
US/Canadian Tranche Lending Office ” means, with respect to any US/Canadian Tranche Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “US/Canadian Tranche Lending Office(s)” on Schedule 2.01 or, as to any Person that becomes a US/Canadian Tranche Lender after the Closing Date, in the Assignment and Assumption executed by such Person, or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “US/Canadian Tranche Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent. A US/Canadian Tranche Lender may designate different US/Canadian Tranche Lending Offices for Loans to US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers in different jurisdictions.
US/Canadian Tranche Percentage ” means, with respect to any US/Canadian Tranche Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate US/Canadian Tranche Commitments represented by such US/Canadian Tranche Lender’s US/Canadian Tranche Commitment at such time; provided that if the US/Canadian Tranche Commitments have expired or been terminated, the US/Canadian Tranche Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the US/Canadian Tranche Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

 

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US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any US/Canadian Tranche Lender at any time, the aggregate amount of (a) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such US/Canadian Tranche Lender’s outstanding US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans, (b) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents at such time of the face amounts of the US/Canadian Tranche B/As accepted by such US/Canadian Tranche Lender and outstanding at such time and (c) such US/Canadian Tranche Lender’s US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Exposure.
US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans ” means Loans made by the US/Canadian Tranche Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(c). Each US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in US Dollars shall be a LIBOR Loan or an ABR Loan. Each US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be a Canadian Prime Rate Loan. Each US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in a Designated Currency shall be a LIBOR Loan (or, in the case of a US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in Euros, if the Euro shall be designated as an Designated Currency for the US/Canadian Tranche, a EURIBOR Loan).
US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the outstanding US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loans at such time. The US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Exposure of any US/Canadian Tranche Lender at any time shall be its US/Canadian Tranche Percentage of the total US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Exposure at such time.
US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.04 and designated in the notice delivered by the applicable Borrower pursuant to paragraph (b) of such Section as a US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loan.
US Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount in US Dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount in any currency other than US Dollars, the equivalent in US Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.05 using the Exchange Rate with respect to such currency at the time in effect under the provisions of such Section.
US Dollars ” or “ US$ ” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
US/UK Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
US/UK Tranche Borrower ” means (a) the Company, (b) any US Borrowing Subsidiary, (c) any UK Borrowing Subsidiary and (d) any Borrowing Subsidiary that is not a US Borrowing Subsidiary or a UK Borrowing Subsidiary that has been designated by the Administrative Agent as a US/UK Tranche Borrower at the request of the Company and with the consent of each US/UK Tranche Lender.
US/UK Tranche Commitment ” means, with respect to each US/UK Tranche Lender, the commitment of such US/UK Tranche Lender to make US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(b), expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such US/UK Tranche Lender’s US/UK Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or assignments by or to such US/UK Tranche Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each US/UK Tranche Lender’s US/UK Tranche Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such US/UK Tranche Lender shall have

 

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assumed its US/UK Tranche Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of US/UK Tranche Commitments on the Closing Date is US$70,000,000.
US/UK Tranche Lender ” means a Lender with a US/UK Tranche Commitment or a US/UK Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure.
US/UK Tranche Lending Office ” means, with respect to any US/UK Tranche Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “US/UK Tranche Lending Office(s)” on Schedule 2.01 or, as to any Person that becomes a US/UK Tranche Lender after the Closing Date, in the Assignment and Assumption executed by such Person, or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “US/UK Tranche Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent. A US/UK Tranche Lender may designate different US/UK Tranche Lending Offices for Loans to US/UK Tranche Borrowers in different jurisdictions.
US/UK Tranche Percentage ” means, with respect to any US/UK Tranche Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate US/UK Tranche Commitments represented by such US/UK Tranche Lender’s US/UK Tranche Commitment at such time; provided , that if the US/UK Tranche Commitments have expired or been terminated, the US/UK Tranche Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the US/UK Tranche Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
US/UK Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any US/UK Tranche Lender at any time, the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of such US/UK Tranche Lender’s outstanding US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans.
US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans ” means Loans made by the US/UK Tranche Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b). Each US/UK Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in US Dollars shall be a LIBOR Loan or, solely in the case of a US/UK Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in US Dollars and made to the Company or a US Borrowing Subsidiary, an ABR Loan. Each US/UK Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in Sterling or a Designated Currency shall be a LIBOR Loan. Each US/UK Tranche Revolving Loan denominated in Euros shall be a EURIBOR Loan.
US Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
US Tranche ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tranche”.
US Tranche Borrower ” means (a) the Company and (b) any US Borrowing Subsidiary.
US Tranche Commitment ” means, with respect to each US Tranche Lender, the commitment of such US Tranche Lender to make US Tranche Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(d), expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such US Tranche Lender’s US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 or assignments by or to such US Tranche Lender pursuant to Section 11.04. The initial amount of each US Tranche Lender’s US Tranche Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such US Tranche Lender shall have assumed its US Tranche Commitment, as the case may be. The aggregate amount of US Tranche Commitments on the Closing Date is US$220,000,000.

 

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US Tranche Lender ” means a Lender with a US Tranche Commitment or a US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure.
US Tranche Lending Office ” means, with respect to any US Tranche Lender, the office(s) of such Lender (or any Affiliate of such Lender) specified as its “US Tranche Lending Office(s)” on Schedule 2.01 or, as to any Person that becomes a US Tranche Lender after the Closing Date, in the Assignment and Assumption executed by such Person, or such other office(s) of such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may hereafter designate from time to time as its “US Tranche Lending Office(s)” by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent.
US Tranche Percentage ” means, with respect to any US Tranche Lender at any time, the percentage of the aggregate US Tranche Commitments represented by such US Tranche Lender’s US Tranche Commitment at such time; provided that if the US Tranche Commitments have expired or been terminated, the US Tranche Percentages shall be determined on the basis of the US Tranche Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any US Tranche Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount of such US Tranche Lender’s outstanding US Tranche Revolving Loans.
US Tranche Revolving Loans ” means Loans made by the US Tranche Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(d). Each US Tranche Revolving Loan shall be a LIBOR Loan or an ABR Loan.
wholly owned ” means, as to any Subsidiary, that all the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.
Withdrawal Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “Global Tranche Revolving Loan”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “LIBOR Revolving Loan”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “Global Tranche LIBOR Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “Global Tranche Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “LIBOR Revolving Borrowing”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “Global Tranche LIBOR Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, regulation or other law herein shall be construed (i) as referring to such statute, regulation or other law as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor statutes, regulations or other

 

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laws) and (ii) to include all official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (d) 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, (e) 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 (f) 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 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Computations . (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.
(b) All pro forma computations required to be made hereunder giving effect to any acquisition, investment, sale, disposition, merger, amalgamation or similar event shall reflect on a pro forma basis such event as if it occurred on the first day of the relevant period and, to the extent applicable, the historical earnings and cash flows associated with the assets acquired or disposed of for such relevant period and any related incurrence or reduction of Indebtedness for such relevant period, but shall not take into account any projected synergies or similar benefits expected to be realized as a result of such event other than cost savings permitted to be included under Regulation S-X.
SECTION 1.05. Currency Translation . The Administrative Agent shall determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing denominated in a currency other than US Dollars, other than a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, as of the date of the commencement of the initial Interest Period therefor and as of the date of the commencement of each subsequent Interest Period therefor, in each case using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to US Dollars in effect on the date that is three Business Days prior to the date on which the applicable Interest Period shall commence, and each such amount shall, except as provided in the last two sentences of this Section, be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this sentence. The Administrative Agent shall determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than US Dollars as of the date such Letter of Credit is issued, amended to increase its face amount, extended or renewed and as of the last Business Day of each subsequent calendar quarter, in each case using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to US Dollars in effect on the date that is three Business Days prior to the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, amended to increase its face amount, extended or renewed and as of the last Business Day of such subsequent calendar quarter, as the case may be, and each such amount shall, except as provided in the last two sentences of this Section, be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Letter of Credit until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this sentence. The Administrative Agent shall determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing or B/A denominated in a currency other than US Dollars as of the date on which such Borrowing is made or such B/A is accepted and

 

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purchased and as of the last Business Day of each subsequent calendar quarter, in each case using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to US Dollars in effect on the last Business Day of the calendar quarter preceding the date of such Borrowing or acceptance and purchase (or, if such Borrowing or acceptance and purchase occurs on the last Business Day of a calendar quarter, on such Business Day) and as of the last Business Day of such subsequent calendar quarter, as the case may be, and each such amount shall, except as provided in the last two sentences of this Section, be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing or B/A until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this sentence. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of each calculation of the US Dollar Equivalent of each Borrowing, B/A or Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination of the CAM Percentages, any determination under Article V, Article VI (other than Sections 6.11 and 6.12) or Article VII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at currency exchange rates in effect on the date of such determination. For purposes of Section 6.11 and 6.12, amounts in currencies other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the Company’s annual and quarterly financial statements.
ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01. Commitments . (a) Global Tranche Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Global Tranche Lender agrees (i) to make Global Tranche Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars, Sterling, Euro or Designated Currencies to the Global Tranche Borrowers, (ii) to make Global Tranche Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars to the Global Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries and (iii) to accept and purchase drafts drawn by Global Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries in Canadian Dollars as B/As, in each case from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal or face amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (A) the aggregate Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Global Tranche Commitments or (B) the Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender exceeding its Global Tranche Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Global Tranche Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Global Tranche Revolving Loans and sell and pay drafts drawn as B/As.
(b)  US/UK Tranche Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each US/UK Tranche Lender agrees to make US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars, Sterling, Euro or Designated Currencies to the US/UK Tranche Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate US/UK Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate US/UK Tranche Commitments or (ii) the US/UK Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender exceeding its US/UK Tranche Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the US/UK Tranche Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans.
(c)  US/Canadian Tranche Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each US/Canadian Tranche Lender agrees (i) to make US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars or Designated Currencies to the US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers, (ii) to make US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars to the US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries and (iii) to accept

 

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and purchase drafts drawn by US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers that are Canadian Subsidiaries in Canadian Dollars as B/As, in each case from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal or face amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (A) the aggregate US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate US/Canadian Tranche Commitments or (B) the US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender exceeding its US/Canadian Tranche Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the US/Canadian Tranche Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans and sell and pay drafts drawn as B/As.
(d)  US Tranche Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each US Tranche Lender agrees to make US Tranche Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars to the US Tranche Borrowers from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (A) the aggregate US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate US Tranche Commitments or (B) the US Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender exceeding its US Tranche Commitment. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the US Tranche Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow US Tranche Revolving Loans.
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings . (a) Each Global Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Global Tranche Revolving Borrowing consisting of Global Tranche Revolving Loans of the same Type and currency made by the Global Tranche Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Global Tranche Commitments. Each US/UK Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a US/UK Tranche Revolving Borrowing consisting of US/UK Tranche Revolving Loans of the same Type and currency made by the US/UK Tranche Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective US/UK Tranche Commitments. Each US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Borrowing consisting of US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Loans of the same Type and currency made by the US/Canadian Tranche Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective US/Canadian Tranche Commitments. Each US Tranche Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a US Tranche Revolving Borrowing consisting of US Tranche Revolving Loans of the same Type made by the US Tranche Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective US Tranche Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Subject to Section 2.14, (i) each Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars shall be comprised entirely of (A) LIBOR Loans or (B) solely in the case of any such Borrowing by the Company, a US Borrowing Subsidiary or a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, ABR Loans, (ii) each Revolving Borrowing denominated in Sterling or any Alternative Currency shall be comprised entirely of LIBOR Loans, (iii) each Revolving Borrowing denominated in Euros shall be comprised entirely of EURIBOR Loans and (iv) each Revolving Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be comprised entirely of Canadian Prime Rate Loans. Each Swingline Loan denominated in US Dollars shall be an ABR Loan and each Swingline Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be a Canadian Prime Rate Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan, accept and purchase any B/A or issue any Letter of Credit by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan, accept and purchase such B/A or issue such Letter of Credit; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any LIBOR Revolving Borrowing or EURIBOR Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$100,000 and not less than US$1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving Borrowing under any Tranche may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the Commitments under such Tranche or, in the case of a Global Tranche Borrowing, that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(e). At the time that each Canadian Prime Rate Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of Cdn.$100,000 and not less than Cdn.$1,000,000. Each Swingline Loan denominated in US Dollars shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of US$100,000 and not less than US$500,000. Each Swingline Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of Cdn.$100,000 and not less than Cdn.$500,000. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 15 LIBOR Revolving Borrowings and EURIBOR Revolving Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings . To request a Borrowing, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent by telephone confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to such Applicable Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent if such Applicable Agent shall be the Canadian Agent) of a written Borrowing Request in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Financial Officer of the Company) (a) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing denominated in Sterling or an Alternative Currency or a EURIBOR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (c) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, the date of the proposed Borrowing and (d) in the case of a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrower requesting such Borrowing;
(ii) the Tranche under which such Borrowing is to be made;
(iii) the currency and the principal amount of such Borrowing;
(iv) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(v) the Type of such Borrowing;
(vi) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;
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(viii) in the case of a Borrowing by a Borrowing Subsidiary that is not a US Borrowing Subsidiary, a UK Borrowing Subsidiary or a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, the jurisdiction from which payments of the principal and interest on such Borrowing will be made.
Any Borrowing Request that shall fail to specify any of the information required by the preceding provisions of this paragraph may be rejected by the Applicable Agent if such failure is not corrected promptly after the Applicable Agent shall give written or telephonic notice thereof to the applicable Borrower, and, if so rejected, will be of no force or effect. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Applicable Agent shall advise each Lender that will make a Loan as part of the requested Borrowing of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
SECTION 2.04. Swingline Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Applicable Swingline Lender agrees to make Global Tranche Swingline Loans and US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loans to the Company, any US Borrowing Subsidiary or any Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary denominated in US Dollars or, in the case of Swingline Loans to Canadian Borrowing Subsidiaries, Canadian Dollars from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the principal amounts of the outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding US$150,000,000, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars exceeding Cdn.$100,000,000, (iii) the aggregate Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate Global Tranche Commitments, (iv) the Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender exceeding its Global Tranche Commitment, (v) the aggregate US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the aggregate US/Canadian Tranche Commitments or (vi) the US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender exceeding its US/Canadian Tranche Commitment; provided that no Swingline Lender shall be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company, the US Borrowing Subsidiaries and the Canadian Borrowing Subsidiaries may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent if the Applicable Agent shall be the Canadian Agent) and the Applicable Swingline Lender of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy signed by a Financial Officer on behalf of the applicable Borrower), not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time, on the day of such proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan and whether such Swingline Loan is to be a Global Tranche Swingline Loan or a US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loan. The Applicable Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the applicable Borrower by means of a credit to the Applicable Funding Account (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., Local Time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c) Either Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day (i) require the Global Tranche Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Global Tranche Swingline Loans of such Swingline Lender outstanding or (ii) require the US/Canadian Tranche Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the US/Canadian Tranche Swingline Loans of such Swingline Lender outstanding. Such notice shall

 

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specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which the Global Tranche Lenders or US/Canadian Tranche Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender, as the case may be, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Global Tranche Percentage or US/Canadian Tranche Percentage, as applicable, of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Applicable Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Global Tranche Percentage or US/Canadian Tranche Percentage, as applicable, of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Global Tranche Commitments or US/Canadian Tranche Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender shall comply with its obligations under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Global Tranche Lenders and US/Canadian Tranche Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Applicable Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Global Tranche Lenders or US/Canadian Tranche Lenders, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Applicable Agent and not to the applicable Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by either Swingline Lender from or on behalf of the applicable Borrower in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the such Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Applicable Agent; any such amounts received by the Applicable Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Applicable Agent to the Global Tranche Lenders or US/Canadian Tranche Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Applicable Agent, as the case may be, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to a Loan Party for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve any Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.05. Letters of Credit . (a) General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, any Global Tranche Borrower may request any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit (or to amend, renew or extend outstanding Letters of Credit) denominated in US Dollars, Sterling, Euro, any Designated Currency available under the Global Tranche or, in the case of a Global Tranche Borrower that is a Canadian Subsidiary, Canadian Dollars, for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period; provided that (i) unless JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the Company shall otherwise agree, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. will not issue Letters of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars, (ii) unless The Bank of Nova Scotia and the Company shall otherwise agree, The Bank of Nova Scotia will not issue Letters of Credit denominated in currencies other than Canadian Dollars and (iii) any other Issuing Bank will not be required to issue Letters of Credit denominated in any currency not set forth in such Issuing Bank’s Issuing Bank Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by a Borrower to, or entered into by a Borrower with, an Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall

 

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control. From and after the Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a Letter of Credit for all purposes hereof and shall be deemed to have been issued hereunder on the Effective Date.
(b)  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), a Borrower shall deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to an Issuing Bank 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 (c) of this Section), the amount and currency of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to enable the applicable Issuing Bank to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s 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 Company shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed US$150,000,000, (ii) the amount of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by the applicable Issuing Bank will not exceed the LC Commitment of such Issuing Bank, (iii) the aggregate Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Global Tranche Commitments and (iv) the Global Tranche Revolving Credit Exposure of each Lender will not exceed the Global Tranche Commitment of such Lender. If the Required Lenders notify the Issuing Banks that a Default exists and instruct the Issuing Banks to suspend the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of Letters of Credit, no Issuing Bank shall issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit without the consent of the Required Lenders until such notice is withdrawn by the Required Lenders (and each Lender that shall have delivered such a notice agrees promptly to withdraw it at such time as it determines that no Default exists).
(c)  Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date. A Letter of Credit may provide for automatic renewals for additional periods of up to one year subject to a right on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank to prevent any such renewal from occurring by giving notice to the beneficiary during a specified period in advance of any such renewal, and the failure of such Issuing Bank to give such notice by the end of such period shall for all purposes hereof be deemed an extension of such Letter of Credit; provided that in no event shall any Letter of Credit, as extended from time to time, expire after the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.
(d)  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 applicable Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the applicable Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Global Tranche Lender, and each Global Tranche Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Global Tranche Percentage from time to time of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Global Tranche Lender hereby absolutely

 

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and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Global Tranche Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the applicable Borrower for any reason. Each Global Tranche 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 Global Tranche Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(e)  Reimbursement . If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement, in the currency of such LC Disbursement, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement; provided that, in the case of an LC Disbursement in US Dollars or Canadian Dollars the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Borrowing or a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, as applicable, in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Borrowing or Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing. If such Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Global Tranche Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the amount and currency of the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Global Tranche Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Global Tranche Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Global Tranche Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Global Tranche Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Global Tranche Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Global Tranche 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 such Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Global Tranche Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Global Tranche Lenders and such Issuing Bank, as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Global Tranche Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f)  Obligations Absolute . Each Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) 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 (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or any term or provision therein, (ii) 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, (iii) payment by the applicable Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (iv) 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

 

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against, the applicable Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, any Issuing Bank or 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 such Issuing Bank; provided that nothing in this Section shall be construed to excuse an Issuing Bank from liability to the applicable Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by such Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s 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 or wilful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank 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, an Issuing Bank 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.
(g)  Disbursement Procedures . The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank 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 applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.
(h)  Interim Interest . If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the applicable 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 to but excluding the date that such Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement at (i) in the case of any LC Disbursement denominated in US Dollars, the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars and made to the Company, (ii) in the case of any LC Disbursement denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum then applicable to Canadian Prime Rate Revolving Loans and (iii) in the case of an LC Disbursement denominated in any other currency, a rate per annum determined by the applicable Issuing Bank (which determination will be conclusive absent manifest error) to represent its cost of funds plus the Applicable Rate used to determine interest applicable to LIBOR or EURIBOR Revolving Loans; provided that, if such Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(e) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Global Tranche Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Global Tranche Lender to the extent of such payment.

 

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(i)  Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Company receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Global Tranche Lenders with LC Exposures representing more than 50% of the aggregate amount of LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, each applicable Borrower shall deposit (“ Cash Collateralize ”) in respect of each outstanding Letter of Credit issued for such Borrower’s account, in an account with the Applicable Agent, in the name of the Applicable Agent and for the benefit of the Global Tranche Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank, an amount in cash and in the currency of such Letter of Credit equal to the portion of the LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to Cash Collateralize 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 Event of Default with respect to the Company or any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Article VII. Each such deposit shall be held by the Applicable Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement. The Applicable 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 Applicable Agent (which will use reasonable efforts to obtain a return at market rates on any such investments) 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. Monies in such account shall be applied by the Applicable Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Global Tranche Lenders with LC Exposures representing more than 50% of the aggregate amount of LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents. If the Borrowers are required to provide cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such cash collateral (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrowers within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.
(j)  Designation of Additional Issuing Banks. From time to time, the Company may by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Global Tranche Lenders designate as additional Issuing Banks one or more Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below. The acceptance by a Lender of any appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement (an “ Issuing Bank Agreement ”), which shall be in a form satisfactory to the Company and the Administrative Agent, shall set forth the LC Commitment of such Lender and shall be executed by such Lender, the Company and the Administrative Agent and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i) such Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to include such Lender in its capacity as an Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank Agreement of any Issuing Bank may limit the currencies in which and the Borrowers for the accounts of which such Issuing Bank will issue Letters of Credit, and any such limitations will, as to such Issuing Bank, be deemed to be incorporated in this Agreement.
(k)  Replacement of an Issuing Bank . An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Company shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank

 

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pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank 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.
(l)  Issuing Bank Reports . Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall report in writing to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide notice to the Global Tranche Lenders of the contents thereof) (i) on or prior to each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the currencies and face amounts of the Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed), it being understood that such Issuing Bank shall not effect any issuance, renewal, extension or amendment resulting in an increase in the aggregate amount of the Letters of Credit issued by it without first obtaining written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that such increase is then permitted under this Agreement, (ii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement, the date, currency and amount of such LC Disbursement, (iii) on any Business Day on which the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and the currency and amount of such LC Disbursement and (iv) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.
SECTION 2.06. Canadian Bankers’ Acceptances . (a) Each acceptance and purchase of Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As of a single Contract Period pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or (c) and this Section shall be made ratably by the Lenders in accordance with the amounts of their Global Tranche Commitments or US/Canadian Tranche Commitments, respectively. The failure of any Lender to accept any B/A required to be accepted by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to accept B/As as required. Each Lender at its option may accept and purchase any B/A by causing any Canadian lending office or Affiliate of such Lender to accept and purchase such B/A.
(b) The Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As of a single Contract Period accepted and purchased on any date shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of Cdn.$1,000,000 and not less than Cdn.$5,000,000. If any Lender’s ratable share of the Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As of any Contract Period to be accepted on any date would not be an integral multiple of Cdn.$100,000, the face amount of the B/As accepted by such Lender may be increased or reduced to the nearest integral multiple of Cdn.$100,000 by the Canadian Agent in its sole discretion. Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As of more than one Contract Period may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten B/A Drawings outstanding at any time.
(c) To request an acceptance and purchase of Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As, a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary shall notify the Canadian Agent of such request by telephone or by telecopy not later than 12:00 noon., Local Time, two Business Days before the date of such acceptance and purchase. Each such request shall be irrevocable and,

 

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if telephonic, shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Canadian Agent of a written request in a form approved by the Canadian Agent and signed by such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary. Each such telephonic and written request shall specify the following information:
(i) the aggregate face amount of the B/As to be accepted and purchased;
(ii) whether such B/As are to be Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As;
(iii) the date of such acceptance and purchase, which shall be a Business Day;
(iv) the Contract Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Contract Period” (and which shall in no event end after the Maturity Date); and
(v) the location and number of the Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary’s account to which the proceeds of such B/As are to be disbursed.
Any request for an acceptance and purchase of B/As that shall fail to specify any of the information required by the preceding provisions of this paragraph may be rejected by the Canadian Agent if such failure is not corrected promptly after the Canadian Agent shall give written or telephonic notice thereof to the applicable Borrower and, if so rejected, will be of no force or effect. Promptly following receipt of a request in accordance with this paragraph, the Canadian Agent shall advise each Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender, as the case may be, of the details thereof and of the amount of B/As to be accepted and purchased by such Lender.
(d) Each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary hereby appoints each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender as its attorney to sign and endorse on its behalf, manually or by facsimile or mechanical signature, as and when deemed necessary by such Lender, blank forms of B/As, each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender hereby agreeing that it will not sign or endorse B/As in excess of those required in connection with B/A Drawings that have been requested by the Canadian Borrowing Subsidiaries hereunder. It shall be the responsibility of each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender to maintain an adequate supply of blank forms of B/As for acceptance under this Agreement. Each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary recognizes and agrees that all B/As signed and/or endorsed on its behalf by any Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender in accordance with such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary’s written request shall bind such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary as fully and effectually as if manually signed and duly issued by authorized officers of such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary. Each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender is hereby authorized to issue such B/As endorsed in blank in such face amounts as may be determined by such Lender; provided that the aggregate face amount thereof is equal to the aggregate face amount of B/As required to be accepted by such Lender in accordance with such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary’s written request. No Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender shall be liable for any damage, loss or claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such instrument unless such loss or improper use results from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Lender. Each Global Tranche Lender and

 

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US/Canadian Tranche Lender shall maintain a record with respect to B/As (i) received by it from the Canadian Agent in blank hereunder, (ii) voided by it for any reason, (iii) accepted and purchased by it hereunder and (iv) canceled at their respective maturities. Each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender further agrees to retain such records in the manner and for the periods provided in applicable provincial or federal statutes and regulations of Canada and to provide such records to each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary upon its request and at its expense. Upon request by any Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary, a Lender shall cancel all forms of B/A that have been pre-signed or pre-endorsed on behalf of such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary and that are held by such Lender and are not required to be issued pursuant to this Agreement.
(e) Drafts of each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary to be accepted as B/As hereunder shall be signed as set forth in paragraph (d) above. Notwithstanding that any Person whose signature appears on any B/A may no longer be an authorized signatory for any of the Lenders or such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary at the date of issuance of such B/A, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such authority had remained in force at the time of such issuance and any such B/A so signed and properly completed shall be binding on such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary.
(f) Upon acceptance of a B/A by a Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender, such Lender shall purchase such B/A from the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary at the Discount Rate for such Lender applicable to such B/A accepted by it and provide to the Canadian Agent the Discount Proceeds for the account of such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in Section 2.07. The acceptance fee payable by the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary to a Lender under Section 2.12 in respect of each B/A accepted by such Lender shall be set off against the Discount Proceeds payable by such Lender under this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any B/A Drawing resulting from the conversion or continuation of a B/A Drawing or Revolving Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.08, the net amount that would otherwise be payable to such Borrower by each Lender pursuant to this paragraph will be applied as provided in Section 2.08(f).
(g) Each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender may at any time and from time to time hold, sell, rediscount or otherwise dispose of any or all B/A’s accepted and purchased by it (it being understood that no such sale, rediscount or disposition shall constitute an assignment or participation of any Commitment hereunder).
(h) Each B/A accepted and purchased hereunder shall mature at the end of the Contract Period applicable thereto.
(i) Subject to applicable law, each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary waives presentment for payment and any other defense to payment of any amounts due to a Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender in respect of a B/A accepted and purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement that might exist solely by reason of such B/A being held, at the maturity thereof, by such Lender in its own right, and each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary agrees not to claim any days of grace if such Lender as holder sues such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary on the B/A for payment of the amounts payable by such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary thereunder. On the last day of the Contract Period of a B/A, or such earlier date as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary shall pay the Lender that has accepted and purchased such B/A the full face amount of such B/A, and after such payment such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary shall have no further liability in respect of such B/A and such Lender shall be entitled to all benefits of, and be responsible for all payments due to third parties under, such B/A.
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and Notes Act (Canada). All depository bills so issued shall be governed by the provisions of this Section.
(k) If a Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender is not a chartered bank under the Bank Act (Canada) or if a Global Tranche Lender or US/Canadian Tranche Lender notifies the Canadian Agent in writing that it is otherwise unable to accept B/As, such Lender will, instead of accepting and purchasing any B/As, make a Loan (a “ B/A Equivalent Loan ”) to the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary in the amount and for the same term as each draft which such Lender would otherwise have been required to accept and purchase hereunder. Each such Lender will provide to the Canadian Agent the Discount Proceeds of such B/A Equivalent Loan for the account of the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary in the same manner as such Lender would have provided the Discount Proceeds in respect of the draft which such Lender would otherwise have been required to accept and purchase hereunder. Each such B/A Equivalent Loan will bear interest at the same rate that would result if such Lender had accepted (and been paid an acceptance fee) and purchased (on a discounted basis) a B/A for the relevant Contract Period (it being the intention of the parties that each such B/A Equivalent Loan shall have the same economic consequences for the Lenders and the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary as the B/A that such B/A Equivalent Loan replaces). All such interest shall be paid in advance on the date such B/A Equivalent Loan is made, and will be deducted from the principal amount of such B/A Equivalent Loan in the same manner in which the Discount Proceeds of a B/A would be deducted from the face amount of the B/A. Subject to the repayment requirements of this Agreement, on the last day of the relevant Contract Period for such B/A Equivalent Loan, the applicable Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary shall be entitled to convert each such B/A Equivalent Loan into another type of Loan, or to roll over each such B/A Equivalent Loan into another B/A Equivalent Loan, all in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
(l) Notwithstanding any provision hereof but subject to Section 2.11(b), the Borrowers may not prepay any B/A Drawing other than on the last day of its Contract Period.
(m) For greater certainty, all provisions of this Agreement that are applicable to B/As shall also be applicable, mutatis mutandis , to B/A Equivalent Loans.
SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings and B/A Drawings . (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder and disburse the Discount Proceeds (net of applicable acceptance fees) of each B/A to be accepted and purchased by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the applicable currency by 2:00 p.m., Local Time, to the account of the Applicable Agent most recently designated by such Applicable Agent for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.04. The Applicable Agent will make such Loan proceeds or Discount Proceeds available to the applicable Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to the Applicable Funding Account of such Borrower; provided that ABR Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank.
(b) Unless the Applicable Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing or acceptance and purchase of B/As that such Lender will not make available to the Applicable Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing or the applicable Discount Proceeds (net of applicable acceptance fees), the Applicable Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a

 

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corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing or the applicable Discount Proceeds (net of applicable acceptance fees) available to the Applicable Agent, then the applicable Lender and such Borrower severally agree to pay to the Applicable Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Applicable Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the rate reasonably determined by the Applicable Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the subject Loan or the applicable Discount Rate and pro-rated acceptance fee, as the case may be.
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections . (a) Each Revolving Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Each B/A Drawing shall have a Contract Period as specified in the applicable request therefor. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing or B/A Drawing to a Borrowing of a different Type or, in the case of a Borrowing in Canadian Dollars, a B/A Drawing, or to continue such Borrowing or B/A Drawing and, in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section and on terms consistent with the other provisions of this Agreement, it being understood that no B/A Drawing may be converted or continued other than at the end of the Contract Period applicable thereto. A Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of an affected Borrowing or B/A Drawing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing or accepting the B/As comprising such B/A Drawing, as the case may be, and the Loans or B/As resulting from an election made with respect to any such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing or B/A Drawing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, a Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent of such election by telephone (i) in the case of an election that would result in a Borrowing, by the time and date that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election, and (ii) in the case of an election that would result in a B/A Drawing or the continuation of a B/A Drawing, by the time and date that a request would be required under Section 2.06 if such Borrower were requesting an acceptance and purchase of B/As to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Applicable Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent if such Applicable Agent shall be the Canadian Agent) of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Financial Officer on behalf of the applicable Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a Borrower shall not be permitted to (i) change the currency of any Borrowing or B/A Drawing, (ii) elect an Interest Period for LIBOR Loans or EURIBOR Loans that does not comply with Section 2.02(d) or any Contract Period for a B/A Drawing that does not comply with Section 2.06 or (iii) convert any Borrowing or B/A Drawing to a Borrowing or B/A Drawing not available to such Borrower under the Class of Commitments pursuant to which such Borrowing or B/A Drawing was made.
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(i) the Borrowing or B/A Drawing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing or B/A Drawing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing or B/A Drawing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) in the case of an election resulting in a Borrowing, the Type of the resulting Borrowing; and
(iv) in the case of an election resulting in a Borrowing, if the resulting Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”, and in the case of an election resulting in a B/A Drawing, the Contract Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Contract Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a LIBOR or EURIBOR Borrowing or a B/A Drawing but does not specify an Interest Period or Contract Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration or a Contract Period of 30 days’ duration.
(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Applicable Agent shall advise each affected Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing or B/A Drawing.
(e) If the applicable Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a LIBOR Borrowing, EURIBOR Borrowing or B/A Drawing prior to the end of the Interest Period or Contract Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing or B/A Drawing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period or Contract Period, (i) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing made to the Company, a US Borrowing Subsidiary or a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary and denominated in US Dollars, such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing, (ii) in the case of a Borrowing or B/A Drawing denominated in Canadian Dollars, such Borrowing or B/A Drawing shall be converted to a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, and (iii) in the case of any other LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing such Borrowing shall become due and payable on the last day of such Interest Period.
(f) Upon the conversion of any Borrowing (or portion thereof), or the continuation of any B/A Drawing (or portion thereof), to or as a B/A Drawing, the net amount that would otherwise be payable to a Borrower by each Lender pursuant to Section 2.06(f) in respect of such new B/A Drawing shall be applied against the principal of such Borrowing (in the case of a conversion) or the reimbursement obligation owed to such Lender under Section 2.06(i) in respect of the B/As accepted by such Lender as part of such maturing B/A Drawing (in the case of a continuation), and such Borrower shall pay to such Lender an amount equal to the difference between the principal amount of such Loan or the aggregate face amount of such maturing B/As, as the case may be, and such net amount.
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Borrowing denominated in US Dollars to the Company, a US Subsidiary or a Canadian Subsidiary may be converted to or continued as a LIBOR Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each LIBOR Borrowing denominated in US Dollars to the Company, a US Subsidiary or a Canadian Subsidiary shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.
SECTION 2.09. Termination, Reduction and Increase of Commitments . (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.
(b) The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Tranche; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments of any Tranche shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum, in each case for Borrowings denominated in US Dollars and (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments of any Tranche if, after giving effect to such termination or reduction and to any concurrent payment or prepayment of Loans, B/As or LC Disbursements, the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Exposures under such Tranche would exceed the aggregate amount of Commitments of such Tranche.
(c) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under any Tranche under paragraph (b) of this Section at least two Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the other Agents and the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments under any Tranche may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked or extended by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied or the effectiveness of such other credit facilities is delayed. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments under any Tranche shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments under any Tranche shall be made ratably among the applicable Lenders in accordance with their Commitments under such Tranche.
(d) The Company may at any time and from time to time, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the other Agents and the applicable Lenders) executed by the Company and one or more financial institutions (any such financial institution referred to in this Section being called an “ Increasing Lender ”), which may include any Lender, cause Global Tranche Commitments, US/UK Tranche Commitments, US/Canadian Tranche Commitments or US Tranche Commitments to be increased or extended by the Increasing Lenders (or cause the Commitments of the Increasing Lenders to be increased, as the case may be) in an amount for each Increasing Lender (which shall not be less than $5,000,000) set forth in such notice; provided , that (i) the new Commitments and increases in existing Commitments pursuant to this paragraph shall not be greater than US$250,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement and shall not be less than US$25,000,000 (or any portion of such US$250,000,000 aggregate amount remaining unused) for any such increase, (ii) each Increasing Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder, shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) and (iii) each Increasing Lender, if not already a Lender hereunder, shall become a party to this Agreement by completing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a duly executed accession agreement in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “ Accession Agreement ”). New Commitments and increases in Commitments shall become effective on the date specified in the applicable notices delivered pursuant to this paragraph. Upon the effectiveness of any Accession

 

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Agreement to which any Increasing Lender is a party, (i) such Increasing Lender shall thereafter be deemed to be a party to this Agreement and shall be entitled to all rights, benefits and privileges accorded a Lender hereunder and subject to all obligations of a Lender hereunder and (ii) Schedule 2.01 shall be deemed to have been amended to reflect the Commitment or Commitments of such Increasing Lender as provided in such Accession Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) pursuant to this paragraph shall become effective unless (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents consistent with those delivered under Section 4.01(b) and (c), giving effect to such increase and (ii) on the effective date of such increase, the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a) and (b) shall be satisfied (with all references in such paragraphs to a Borrowing being deemed to be references to such increase) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Company.
(e) On the effective date (the “ Increase Effective Date ”) of any increase in the Commitments of any Tranche pursuant to paragraph (d) above (a “ Commitment Increase ”), (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Borrowings of such Tranche outstanding (the “ Initial Borrowings ”) immediately prior to the Commitment Increase on the Increase Effective Date shall be deemed to be paid, (ii) each Increasing Lender that shall have had a Commitment under such Tranche prior to the Commitment Increase shall pay to the Administrative Agent in same day funds (in the applicable currencies), an amount equal to the difference between (A) the product of (1) such Lender’s applicable Tranche Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Subsequent Borrowing (as hereinafter defined) and (B) the product of (1) such Lender’s applicable Tranche Percentage (calculated without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Initial Borrowing, (iii) each Increasing Lender that shall not have had a Commitment under such Tranche prior to the Commitment Increase shall pay to Administrative Agent in same day funds (in the applicable currencies) an amount equal to the product of (1) such Increasing Lender’s applicable Tranche Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Subsequent Borrowing, (iv) after the Administrative Agent receives the funds specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender (in the applicable currencies) the portion of such funds that is equal to the difference between (A) the product of (1) such Lender’s applicable Tranche Percentage (calculated without giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Initial Borrowing, and (B) the product of (1) such Lender’s applicable Tranche Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the amount of each Subsequent Borrowing, (v) after the effectiveness of the Commitment Increase, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have made new Borrowings (the “ Subsequent Borrowings ”) in amounts (in the currencies of the Initial Borrowings) equal to the amounts of the Initial Borrowings and of the Types and for the Interest Periods specified in a Borrowing Request delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.03, (vi) each Lender shall be deemed to hold its applicable Tranche Percentage of each Subsequent Borrowing (calculated after giving effect to the Commitment Increase) and (vii) the Borrower shall pay each Lender any and all accrued but unpaid interest on its Loans comprising the Initial Borrowings. The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (i) above shall be subject to compensation by the applicable Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 if the Increase Effective Date occurs other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto. On the Increase Effective Date of any increase in the Global Tranche Commitments or the US/Canadian Tranche Commitments pursuant to paragraph (d) above, the applicable Borrowers and Lenders shall take such actions (including making and receiving payments), if any, as the Administrative Agent shall specify in order that the extensions of credit represented by any outstanding Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As may be held by the Global Tranche Lenders or the US/Canadian Tranche Lenders ratably in proportion to their Global

 

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Tranche Commitments or US/Canadian Tranche Commitments; provided , that if the Administrative Agent does not specify any such actions, such outstanding B/As will continue outstanding for the duration of the applicable Contract Periods and the applicable Borrowers’ reimbursement obligations under Section 2.06(i) will continue to be owed to the Lenders that accepted and purchased such B/As.
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans and B/As; Evidence of Debt . (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Applicable Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Borrower on the Maturity Date and the face amount of each B/A, if any, accepted by such Lender as provided in Section 2.06 and (ii) to the Applicable Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan (A) if denominated in US Dollars on the earlier of the Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least three Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made and (B) if denominated in Cdn$ on the Maturity Date; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing denominated in US Dollars or Canadian Dollars (including any ABR Borrowing) is made to a Borrower that shall have borrowed Swingline Loans, such Borrower shall repay all its outstanding Swingline Loans denominated in such currency. Each Borrower will pay the principal amount of each Loan or B/A made to or drawn by such Borrower and the accrued interest on such Loan in the currency of such Loan or B/A.
(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made or B/A accepted and purchased by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made and B/A accepted and purchased hereunder, the Class and Type of each such Loan and, in the case of any LIBOR or EURIBOR Loan, the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by any Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders or any of them and each Lender’s share thereof. The London Agent and the Canadian Agent shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, promptly after the making of any Loan or Borrowing or the acceptance and purchase of any B/As with respect to which it is the Applicable Agent or the receipt of any payment of principal or interest with respect to any such Loan or Borrowing or any such B/As, information with respect thereto that will enable the Administrative Agent to maintain the accounts referred to in the preceding sentence.
(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of any Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it to any Borrower be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Revolving Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 11.04) be

 

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represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans . (a) Any Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing of such Borrower in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.
(b) If the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures under any Tranche shall exceed the aggregate Commitments under such Tranche, then (i) on the last day of any Interest Period for any LIBOR Borrowing or EURIBOR Borrowing, and the last day of any Contract Period for any B/A Drawing, under such Tranche and (ii) on each other date on which any ABR Revolving Borrowing, Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing or Swingline Loan shall be outstanding under such Tranche, the applicable Borrowers shall prepay Loans under such Tranche in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount necessary to eliminate such excess (after giving effect to any other prepayment of Loans or payment of B/As on such day) and (B) the amount of the applicable Revolving Borrowings, B/A Drawings or Swingline Loans referred to in clause (i) or (ii), as applicable. If the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Exposures under any Tranche on the last day of any month (or on any other date specified by Lenders representing more than 50% of the Commitments under such Tranche) shall exceed 105% of the aggregate Commitments under such Tranche, then the applicable Borrowers shall, not later than the next Business Day, prepay one or more Borrowings under such Tranche in an aggregate principal amount sufficient to eliminate such excess.
(c) Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the applicable Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section.
(d) The applicable Borrower shall notify the Applicable Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Applicable Swingline Lender) by a telecopy notice signed by a Financial Officer on behalf of the applicable Borrower of any prepayment of a Borrowing hereunder (i) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, three Business Days before the date of such prepayment (or, in the case of a prepayment under paragraph (b) above, as soon thereafter as practicable), (ii) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing denominated in Sterling or an Alternative Currency or a EURIBOR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, three Business days before the date of such prepayment (or, in the case of a prepayment under paragraph (b) above, as soon thereafter as practicable), (iii) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, the date of such prepayment and (d) in the case of a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of optional prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09(c), then such notice of prepayment may be revoked or extended if such notice of termination is revoked or extended in accordance with Section 2.09(c). Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Applicable Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing.
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Applicable Rate on the daily amount of each Commitment of such Lender, whether used or unused, during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates; provided , that if any Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure under any Tranche after its Commitment of such Tranche terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure under such Tranche from and including the date on which such Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure under such Tranche. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in arrears on the first day of January, April, July and October of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof, and, with respect to the Commitments of any Tranche, on the date on which the Commitments of such Tranche shall terminate; provided that any facility fees accruing on the Revolving Credit Exposure under any Tranche after the date on which the Commitments of such Tranche terminate shall be payable on demand. All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b) The Company agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Global Tranche Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Global Tranche LIBOR Revolving Loans, on the daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (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 on which such Lender’s Global Tranche Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.125% per annum on the portion of the daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Global Tranche Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as each Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued or becoming payable in respect of Letters of Credit issued 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 Global Tranche Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Global Tranche Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Banks pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation 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).
(c) Each Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary agrees to pay to the Canadian Agent, for the account of each Global Tranche Lender and US/Canadian Tranche Lender, on each date on which Global Tranche B/As or US/Canadian Tranche B/As, respectively, drawn by such Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary are accepted and purchased hereunder, in Canadian Dollars, an acceptance fee computed by multiplying the aggregate face amount of the B/As accepted by such Lender on such date by the product of (i) the Applicable Rate (being the applicable “B/A Stamping Fee” set forth in the definition of such term) on such date and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Contract Period applicable to such B/As and the denominator of which is 365.

 

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(d) The Company agrees to pay to the Agents, for their own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Agents.
(e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent, to the Issuing Banks (in the case of fees payable to them) or to the Canadian Agent (in the case of fees referred to in paragraph (c) of this Section) for distribution (i) in the case of facility fees, to the Lenders, (ii) in the case of the participation fees, to the Global Tranche Lenders and (iii) in the case of acceptance fees, to the Global Tranche Lenders or the US/Canadian Tranche Lenders, as the case may be. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 2.13. Interest . (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan denominated in US Dollars) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate.
(b) The Revolving Loans comprising each LIBOR Revolving Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) The Revolving Loans comprising each EURIBOR Revolving Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted EURIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(d) The Loans comprising each Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars) shall bear interest at the Canadian Prime Rate.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan, B/A or LC Disbursement, any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, B/A or LC Disbursement, 2% plus the interest rate or discount rate otherwise applicable to such Loan, B/A or LC Disbursement as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans made to the Company as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(f) Accrued interest on each Loan under any Tranche shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon the termination of the Commitments of such Tranche; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan or a Canadian Prime Rate Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any LIBOR Revolving Loan or EURIBOR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion. All interest shall be payable in the currency in which the applicable Loan is denominated.
(g) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that (i) interest on Borrowings denominated in Sterling, (ii) interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate and (iii) interest on Canadian Prime Rate Borrowings and acceptance fees shall each be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or, in the case of ABR Borrowings, 366 days in a leap year), and in

 

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each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Adjusted LIBO Rate, Adjusted EURIBO Rate, Alternate Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate shall be determined by the Applicable Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing:
(a) the Applicable Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Adjusted EURIBO Rate, as the case may be, for such Interest Period; or
(b) the Applicable Agent is advised by a majority in interest of the Lenders that would make Loans as part of such Borrowing that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted EURIBO Rate, as the case may be, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining the Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;
then the Applicable Agent shall give notice thereof to the applicable Borrower and the applicable Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Applicable Agent notifies the applicable Borrower and the applicable Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, an affected LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing, as the case may be, shall be ineffective, (ii) any affected LIBOR Borrowing or EURIBOR Borrowing that is requested to be continued shall (A) if denominated in US Dollars, be continued as an ABR Borrowing, or (B) otherwise, be repaid on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto and (iii) any Borrowing Request for an affected LIBOR Borrowing or a EURIBOR Borrowing shall (A) if denominated in US Dollars, be deemed a request for an ABR Borrowing, or (B) otherwise, be ineffective.
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs . (a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Adjusted EURIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank; or
(ii) impose on any Lender, any Issuing Bank or the London, European or Canadian interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or LIBOR Loans or EURIBOR Loans made by or any acceptance and purchase of B/As by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participations therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any LIBOR Loan or EURIBOR Loan or accepting and purchasing any B/As (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to accept and purchase any such B/As) or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

 

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(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines in good faith that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made or B/As accepted and purchased by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the applicable Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, and the manner in which such amount or amounts have been calculated, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay or cause the applicable Borrower to pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the applicable Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e) The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not apply to Taxes, which shall be governed solely by Section 2.17.
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any LIBOR Loan or any EURIBOR Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any LIBOR Loan or any EURIBOR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Loan or any EURIBOR Loan or to make any B/A Drawing on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether any such notice may be revoked or extended under Section 2.11(d) and is revoked or extended in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any LIBOR Loan or any EURIBOR Loan or the right to receive payment in respect of a B/A other than on the last day of the Interest Period or Contract Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the applicable Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or the CAM Exchange, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense (but not for any lost profit) attributable to such event. Such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) (A) with respect to a LIBOR Loan or EURIBOR Loan, the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Adjusted

 

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EURIBO Rate, as the case may be, that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan) or (B) with respect to a B/A, (x) in the case of an event described in clause (c) above, the face amount of such B/A minus the Discount Proceeds of such B/A and (y) in the case of an event described in clause (d) above, the face amount of such B/A minus amounts received as a result of such assignment over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount or the Discount Proceeds applicable to such B/A for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the applicable currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the London, European or Canadian interbank market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth in reasonable detail any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. Any payments by the applicable Borrowers in respect of B/As under this section shall be made without duplication of any payment made by any Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary under Section 2.06(i).
SECTION 2.17. Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if any Loan Party shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) each Agent, Lender and Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b) In addition, the Loan Parties shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c) Each Loan Party shall indemnify each Agent, Lender and Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by such Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of such Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by an Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(e) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Borrower to which such Lender may be required to make Loans hereunder is resident or located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Company (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 or reasonably requested by the Company as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate; provided that such Lender has received written notice from the Company advising it of the availability of such exemption or reduction and containing all applicable documentation. Each Lender shall promptly notify the Company at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any such previously delivered documentation to the Company.
(f) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Borrower or with respect to which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay over such refund to such Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided , that such Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to any Borrower or other Person.
(g) With respect to amounts advanced to, or otherwise made available to, a Canadian Subsidiary by a Global Tranche Lender or a US/Canadian Tranche Lender, any Non-Canadian Lender or Non-Canadian Issuing Bank: (i) either (I)(A) shall designate, for the purpose and throughout the term of such Loan, an office of such Person in Canada as its applicable lending office; (B) severally represent and warrant that, as of the date such Person becomes a party to this Agreement, it is an Authorized Non-Canadian Bank; (C) covenant and agree that all material times other than by reason of a change in treaty, law, rule or regulation occurring after the date of this Agreement (1) such Person will continue to be an Authorized Non-Canadian Bank, (2) such Loan will be a Canadian Banking Business Asset and (3) such Person will record such Canadian Banking Business Asset and any income thereon in all financing statements for its Canadian Banking Business that are filed (or are required to be filed) with the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, and will include in its income for a taxation year from the Canadian Banking Business any income in respect of that Canadian Banking Business Asset or (II) if such Person becomes a Non-Canadian Lender or Non-Canadian Issuing Bank pursuant to an assignment under Section 11.04, shall represent to the Borrower, at any time prior to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h), (i) or (j) of Article VII, that it is entitled to receive payments of interest hereunder without imposition of Canadian withholding tax or subject to Canadian withholding tax at no greater rate than applied to the transferor; and (ii) shall, upon request, provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with such documentation as may be reasonably necessary to establish the Lender’s entitlement to an exemption from Canadian withholding tax on payments hereunder (but only so long as such Person is or remains lawfully entitled to do so). Each affected Non-Canadian Lender or Non-Canadian Issuing Bank shall

 

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promptly notify the Borrower in writing upon becoming aware at any time that it is not in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph (g).
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs . (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 1:00 p.m., Local Time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Applicable Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Applicable Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders to such account as the Applicable Agent shall from time to time specify in one or more notices delivered to the Company, except that payments to be made directly to an Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein shall be made directly to such parties and payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.20 and 11.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Applicable Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder of principal or interest in respect of any Loan, B/A or LC Disbursement shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be made in the currency of such Loan, B/A or LC Disbursement; all other payments hereunder and under each other Loan Document shall be made in US Dollars. Any payment required to be made by any Agent hereunder shall be deemed to have been made by the time required if such Agent shall, at or before such time, have taken the necessary steps to make such payment in accordance with the regulations or operating procedures of the clearing or settlement system used by such Agent to make such payment.
(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by the Agents from any Borrower (or from the Company as guarantor of the Obligations of such Borrower pursuant to Article X) and available to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due from such Borrower hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first , towards payment of interest and fees then due from such Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second , towards payment of principal of the Loans and B/As and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due from such Borrower hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of such principal then due to such parties.
(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of its Loans, B/As, participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans or accrued interest on any of the foregoing (collectively “ Claims ”) under any Tranche resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Claims under such Tranche than the proportion received by any other Lender with Claims under such Tranche, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Claims of the other Lenders under such Tranche to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders with Claims under such Tranche ratably in accordance with the aggregate amounts of their respective Claims under such Tranche; 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

 

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provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Claims to any assignee or participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Company and each Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Company or such Borrower in the amount of such participation.
(d) Unless an Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to such Agent for the account of any Lenders or Issuing Bank hereunder that the such Borrower will not make such payment, such Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the applicable Lenders or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each applicable Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to such Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to such Agent, at a rate determined by such Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(c), 2.05(d) or (e), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 11.03(c) then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), and each other Agent, at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall, apply any amounts thereafter received by it for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders . (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or 2.20, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its affected Loans or other extensions of credit hereunder or to assign its affected rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.17 or 2.20, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or 2.20, (ii) any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or (iii) any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Revolving Loans or to accept and purchase B/As hereunder, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 11.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (x) such Borrower shall have received the prior written

 

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consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Global Tranche Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank), which consent, in each case, shall not unreasonably be withheld, (y) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and B/As and funded participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal, funded participations and accrued interest and fees) or such Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (z) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or 2.20 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
SECTION 2.20. Foreign Subsidiary Costs . (a) If the cost to any Lender of making or maintaining any Loan to, or accepting and purchasing any B/A of, or participating in any Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan issued for the account of or made to, any Borrower is increased (or the amount of any sum received or receivable by any Lender (or its applicable lending office) is reduced) by an amount deemed in good faith by such Lender to be material, by reason of the fact that such Borrower is incorporated in, or conducts business in, a jurisdiction outside the United States of America, the United Kingdom or Canada, such Borrower shall indemnify such Lender for such increased cost or reduction within 15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent). A certificate of such Lender claiming compensation under this paragraph and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder (and the basis for the calculation of such amount or amounts) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
(b) Each Lender will promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge that will entitle such Lender to additional interest or payments pursuant to paragraph (a) above, but in any event within 45 days after such Lender obtains actual knowledge thereof; provided that (i) if any Lender fails to give such notice within 45 days after it obtains actual knowledge of such an event, such Lender shall, with respect to compensation payable pursuant to this Section in respect of any costs resulting from such event, only be entitled to payment under this Section for costs incurred from and after the date 45 days prior to the date that such Lender does give such notice and (ii) each Lender will designate a different applicable lending office, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be entitled to compensation under this Section to the extent the increased costs for which such Lender is claiming compensation have been or are being incurred at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such Lender’s assignor was entitled immediately prior to the assignment to such Lender to receive compensation with respect to such increased costs pursuant to this Section.
(d) The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not apply to Taxes, which shall be governed solely by Section 2.17.
SECTION 2.21. Designation of Borrowing Subsidiaries . The Company may at any time and from time to time designate (a) any US Subsidiary, UK Subsidiary or Canadian Subsidiary, or, with the prior written consent of each Global Tranche Lender, any other

 

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Subsidiary, as a Global Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, (b) any US Subsidiary or UK Subsidiary, or, with the prior written consent of each US/UK Tranche Lender, any other Subsidiary, as a US/UK Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, (c) any US Subsidiary or Canadian Subsidiary as a US/Canadian Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary or (d) any US Subsidiary as a US Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, in each case by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrower Joinder Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and by the Company, and upon such delivery such Subsidiary shall for all purposes of this Agreement be a Global Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, a US/UK Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, a US/Canadian Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary or a US Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, as the case may be, and a party to this Agreement. Any Borrowing Subsidiary shall continue to be a Global Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, a US/UK Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, a US/Canadian Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary or a US Tranche Borrowing Subsidiary, as the case may be, until the Company shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrower Termination Agreement with respect to such Subsidiary, whereupon such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, (a) no Borrower Joinder Agreement shall become effective as to any Subsidiary if it shall be unlawful for such Subsidiary to become a Borrower hereunder or for any Lender participating in a Tranche under which such Subsidiary may borrow to make Loans or otherwise extend credit to such Subsidiary as provided herein and (b) no Borrower Termination Agreement will become effective as to any Borrowing Subsidiary until all Loans made to and B/As drawn by such Borrowing Subsidiary shall have been repaid, all Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrowing Subsidiary have been drawn in full or have expired and all amounts payable by such Borrowing Subsidiary in respect of LC Disbursements, interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement by such Borrowing Subsidiary) shall have been paid in full; provided that such Borrower Termination Agreement shall be effective to terminate the right of such Borrowing Subsidiary to request or receive further extensions of credit under this Agreement. As soon as practicable upon receipt of a Borrower Joinder Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall send a copy thereof to each Global Tranche Lender, US/UK Tranche Lender, US/Canadian Tranche Lender or US Tranche Lender, as the case may be.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties
The Company represents and warrants, and each Borrower represents and warrants as to itself and its subsidiaries, to the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers . Each Loan Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability . The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate, partnership or other applicable powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other applicable and, if required, stockholder or other equityholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower or Loan Party (as the case may be),

 

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enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . (a) The Transactions (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, (ii) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Loan Party or any order of any Governmental Authority, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, material agreement or other material instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party and (iv) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party (other than Liens created hereunder).
(b) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board). No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that would entail a violation of such Regulation U.
SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change . (a) The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, audited and reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, independent public accountants and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarters and the portions of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006, and June 30, 2006, certified by its chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
(b) Since September 30, 2005, there has been no material adverse change in the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
SECTION 3.05. Properties . (a) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.
(b) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Company and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters . (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority (including the United States Food and Drug Administration and the corresponding Governmental Authorities in Canada and the United Kingdom) pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be

 

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expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve any of the Loan Documents or the Transactions.
(b) Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.
SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status . Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECTION 3.09. Taxes . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) any Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $25,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $25,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.
SECTION 3.11. Disclosure . The Company has disclosed to the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to any of them, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial

 

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information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.
SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of the Company in, each Subsidiary and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Designated Subsidiary, in each case as of the Effective Date.
SECTION 3.13. Insurance. Schedule 3.13 sets forth a description of all insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, all premiums in respect of such insurance have been paid to the extent due. The Company believes that the insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries is adequate.
SECTION 3.14. Labor Matters. As of the Effective Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Company or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been in violation in any material respect of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, local or foreign law dealing with such matters. All payments due from the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against the Company or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Company or such Subsidiary. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound.
SECTION 3.15. Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute, and have been designated as, “Senior Indebtedness”, “Designated Senior Debt”, “Designated Guarantor Senior Debt” or any equivalent term, however defined, under and as defined in each document or instrument governing subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary.
ARTICLE IV
Conditions
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and accept and purchase B/As and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of (i) Dechert LLP, counsel for the Borrowers, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 , (ii) John G. Chou, Deputy General Counsel of the Company, in substantially the form of Exhibit F-2 , (iii) McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP, counsel for the Canadian

 

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Borrowing Subsidiaries on the date hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit F-3 , and (iv) Dechert LLP, counsel for the UK Borrowing Subsidiaries on the date hereof, in substantially the form of Exhibit F-4 and, in each case, covering such other matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Transactions as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall reasonably request. The Company hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Loan Party, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Loan Parties, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 and in paragraph (f) of this Section.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.
(f) The Guarantee Requirement shall be satisfied.
(g) The commitments under the Existing US Credit Agreement, the Existing UK Credit Agreement and the Existing Canadian Credit Agreement shall have been terminated, the loans and other amounts outstanding or accrued thereunder, whether or not at the time due and payable, shall have been paid in full, all letters of credit outstanding thereunder shall have expired or been terminated or shall be Existing Letters of Credit, and all Liens securing such loans and other amounts shall have been released.
(h) The Agents and Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information requested by them for purposes of ensuring compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Criminal Code (Canada), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the Anti-terrorism Act (Canada), not fewer than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and accept and purchase B/As and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 11.02) at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 30, 2006 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing or to accept and purchase B/As on the occasion of any B/A Drawing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is

 

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subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or B/A Drawing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable.
(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or B/A Drawing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing or B/A Drawing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
SECTION 4.03. Initial Credit Event for each Additional Borrowing Subsidiary. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans to and accept and purchase B/As issued by, and the obligations of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit for the account of any Borrowing Subsidiary that becomes a Borrowing Subsidiary after the Closing Date in accordance with Section 2.21 are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received such Borrower’s Borrower Joinder Agreement duly executed by all parties thereto.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents (including such legal opinions) as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the formation, existence and good standing of such Borrower, the authorization and legality of the Transactions insofar as they relate to such Borrower and any other legal matters relating to such Borrower, its Borrower Joinder Agreement or such Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(c) The Agents and Lenders shall have received, at least five Business Days prior to the making of such Loans, acceptance and purchase of such B/As or issuance of such Letters of Credit, all documentation and other information relating to such Borrower requested by them for purposes of ensuring compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
ARTICLE V
Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and each B/A and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees, and each Borrower covenants and agrees, as to itself and its subsidiaries, with the Lenders that:

 

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SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information . The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent, which will make available by means of electronic posting to each Lender:
(a) as soon as available, and in any event within 95 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b) as soon as available, and in any event within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Company as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.11 (unless the Company shall no longer be required to comply with such Section by reason of the last sentence thereof) and 6.12 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the Company’s audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;
(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, the Company will provide to each Lender copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;
(e) promptly following a request therefor, any documentation or other information that a Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act; and
(f) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs, assets and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably request, it being understood that the Company

 

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may require any Lender receiving such information to confirm in writing its confidentiality obligations under Section 11.12.
Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which the Company provides notice to the Administrative Agent that such information has been posted on the Company’s website on the Internet at http://www.amerisourcebergen.com or at the appropriate Borrower designated website at http://www.sec.gov or http://intralinks.com ; provided that the Company shall deliver paper copies of the information referred to in this Section after the date delivery is required thereunder to any Lender that requests such delivery within five Business Days after such request.
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events . The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
(a) the occurrence of any Default;
(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Affiliate thereof that is reasonably likely to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000;
(d) the amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of any agreement or instrument relating to any Securitization in effect on the date hereof or to the 2003 Securitization to (i) add any termination event or other similar event, however denominated, or to make any existing such event more onerous to the Company, any Subsidiary or any Securitization Entity, (ii) advance the stated date on which such Securitization terminates, (iii) reduce the Financed Amount of such Securitization or (iv) materially reduce the advance rate of such Securitization; and
(e) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business . The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or (b) the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations . The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, pay its Indebtedness and other obligations, including Tax liabilities, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company or the applicable

 

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Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, (c) such contest effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation and (d) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights . The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested, subject to such reasonable notice requirements and other procedures as shall from time to time be agreed upon by the Company and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws . The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit . The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for the purposes set forth in the preamble of this Agreement. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations U and X. Letters of Credit will be issued only for general corporate purposes.
SECTION 5.09. Additional Subsidiaries . If any additional Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Effective Date, the Company will, within 45 days after such Subsidiary is formed or acquired, notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof and cause the Guarantee Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary (if it is not an Excluded Subsidiary). Subject to Section 11.16, the Company will cause the Guarantee Requirement to remain satisfied at all times.
SECTION 5.10. Senior Debt Status . In the event that the Company or any Designated Subsidiary shall at any time issue or have outstanding any Indebtedness that by its terms is subordinated to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, the Company shall take or cause such Subsidiary to take all such actions as shall be necessary to cause the Obligations to constitute senior indebtedness (however denominated) in respect of such subordinated Indebtedness and to enable the Lenders to have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such subordinated Indebtedness. Without limiting the foregoing, the Obligations are hereby designated as “senior indebtedness” and, if relevant, as “designated senior indebtedness” in respect of all such subordinated Indebtedness and are further given all such other designations as

 

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shall be required under the terms of any such subordinated Indebtedness in order that the Lenders may have and exercise any payment blockage or other remedies available or potentially available to holders of senior indebtedness under the terms of such subordinated indebtedness.
ARTICLE VI
Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and each B/A and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements have been reimbursed, the Company covenants and agrees, and each Borrower covenants and agrees, as to itself and its subsidiaries, with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. (a) The Company will not permit any Subsidiary to be liable for the New Bonds or any other Material Indebtedness (other than (x) Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (b) below, (y) Guarantees by Foreign Subsidiaries of Material Indebtedness of other Foreign Subsidiaries and (z) Material Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries and which Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Domestic Subsidiary), whether as a primary obligor or under any Guarantee, unless such Subsidiary (i) shall be a party to and a Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement or (ii) if the Guarantee Agreement shall have been terminated as provided in Section 11.16, shall have executed and delivered a Guarantee of the Obligations satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent. The Company will not permit any such Material Indebtedness to contain any provision requiring, contingently or otherwise, that any Subsidiary guarantee any obligations thereunder (other than any provision requiring Guarantees by Foreign Subsidiaries of Material Indebtedness of other Foreign Subsidiaries) unless this Agreement shall have been amended to incorporate such provision, mutatis mutandis , into the appropriate Article herein.
(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness under any Securitization, or any Indebtedness of an Excluded Subsidiary, other than:
(i) Indebtedness under the 2003 Securitization or any other receivables Securitization;
(ii) Indebtedness of Excluded Subsidiaries (other than any Securitization Entity) in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $400,000,000 at any time outstanding;
(iii) Indebtedness incurred by Pharmerica and its subsidiaries in connection with the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:
(a) Permitted Encumbrances;
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not apply to any other property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(c) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens secure only Indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including any Capital Lease Obligations or other Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof or result in an earlier maturity date or decreased weighted average life thereof, (ii) such security interests and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such security interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(e) Liens on accounts receivable and the Proceeds thereof existing or deemed to exist in connection with any Securitization permitted pursuant to Section 6.01;
(f) other Liens securing obligations not greater than US$50,000,000 in the aggregate; and
(g) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred by Pharmerica or its subsidiaries in connection with the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes . (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, merge into, amalgamate with or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into, amalgamate with or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) any Subsidiary may merge into the Company in a transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation, (ii) any Subsidiary may merge into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary (and (A) if any party to such merger is a Designated Subsidiary, the surviving entity is a Designated Subsidiary and (B) if any party to such merger is a Borrower, the surviving entity is a Borrower), (iii) any acquisition permitted under Section 6.04 may be accomplished by a merger of one or more Subsidiaries in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary (and (A) if any party to such merger is a Designated Subsidiary, the surviving entity is a Designated Subsidiary and (B) if any party to such merger is a Borrower, the surviving entity is a Borrower), (iv) any Subsidiary (other than a

 

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Designated Subsidiary or a Borrower) may liquidate or dissolve if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (v) the Company and the Subsidiaries may complete the Pharmerica Spin-Off; provided that any such merger or amalgamation involving a Person that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger or amalgamation shall not be permitted unless also permitted by Section 6.04.
(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Company and the Subsidiaries on the Closing Date and businesses reasonably related thereto or to the healthcare industry or such other business as shall have been approved by the Required Lenders.
SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, purchase or acquire (including pursuant to any merger or amalgamation with any Person that was not a wholly owned Subsidiary prior to such merger or amalgamation) any Equity Interests in or evidences of indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make any loans or advances to, Guarantee any obligations of, or make any investment or any other interest in, any other Person, or purchase or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit, if (a) a Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of any such transaction and any related incurrence of Indebtedness or (b) the Company shall not be in compliance with Sections 6.11 (unless the Company shall no longer be required to comply with such Section by reason of the last sentence thereof) and 6.12 (determined on a pro forma basis as if such transaction and any related incurrence of Indebtedness had occurred on the first day of the most recent period of four fiscal quarters for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b)). The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not prohibit (a) investments, loans, advances, guarantees or acquisitions made pursuant to or in connection with the 2003 Securitization or any other Securitization of accounts receivable or (b) the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
SECTION 6.05. Asset Sales . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, except:
(a) sales of inventory, obsolete or surplus equipment and Permitted Investments in the ordinary course of business;
(b) sales, transfers and dispositions to the Company or a Subsidiary; provided that any such sales, transfers or dispositions involving a Subsidiary that is not a Designated Subsidiary shall be made in compliance with Section 6.08;
(c) sales of accounts receivable and the Proceeds thereof under any Securitization;
(d) the sale, transfer or other disposition of Pharmerica and its subsidiaries, or their assets, in the Pharmerica Spin-Off; and
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disposed of in reliance upon this clause (d) shall not exceed, at any time, 20% of the Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, as reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements shall have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) and (b); provided that, in the event the Pharmerica Spin-Off is consummated and only for purposes of the preceding calculation, the Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the Pharmerica Spin-Off shall be calculated on a pro forma basis for the consummation of the Pharmerica Spin-Off as if it had occurred on the last day of such fiscal quarter immediately preceding the quarter in which the Pharmerica Spin-Off is consummated.
SECTION 6.06. Hedging Agreements . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedging Agreement, other than Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Subsidiary is exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities and not for any speculative purpose.
SECTION 6.07. Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness . (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of making such Restricted Payment and any related incurrence of Indebtedness; provided that (i) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests and (ii) the Company may pay any cash dividend declared by it not more than 60 days prior to such payment if the payment of such dividend on the date on which it was declared would have been permitted under this paragraph and (iii) the Company and the Subsidiaries may complete the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, make or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancelation or termination of any Indebtedness, if a Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a result of making such payment and any related incurrence of Indebtedness; provided that the Company or any Subsidiary may pay Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents and make regularly scheduled interest payments and scheduled or mandatory principal payments as and when due in respect of any Indebtedness.
SECTION 6.08. Transactions with Affiliates . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any material amount of property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any material amount of property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other material transactions with, any Affiliate of the Company or such Subsidiary, except (a) transactions that are at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Company and the Designated Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate, (c) transactions between the Company or any Subsidiary and any Securitization Entity pursuant to any Securitization, (d) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.07 and (e) the Pharmerica Spin-Off.

 

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SECTION 6.09. Restrictive Agreements . The Company will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets (including, without limitation, negative pledges, but other than negative pledges that do not prohibit, restrict or impose any condition upon Liens securing this Agreement or the Obligations) or (b) the ability of any Domestic Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document or by any agreement, document or instrument relating to any Securitization or any indenture, agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness, in each case, as in effect on the date hereof or as modified in accordance herewith, or relating to the 2003 Securitization as modified in accordance herewith, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 6.09 (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, (iv) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if such Indebtedness is incurred in accordance with Section 6.01 and such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets financed with such Indebtedness, (v) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to customary provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof, (vi) the Company may enter into agreements limiting Guarantees by Subsidiaries, provided that any such agreements do not limit or impair the Guarantees issued or required to be issued in connection with this Agreement and (viii) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions contained in agreements governing Indebtedness incurred by Pharmerica and its subsidiaries in connection with the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
SECTION 6.10. Material Documents . The Company will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, amend, modify or waive in any manner that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Lenders any of its rights under (i) any indenture, material agreement or material instrument evidencing or governing Indebtedness or (ii) its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents; provided that the foregoing shall not restrict the amendment, modification or waiver of any Indebtedness of Pharmerica or its subsidiaries in connection with the Pharmerica Spin-Off.
SECTION 6.11. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . The Company will not permit the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDAR to (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense, (ii) cash dividends on Equity Interests in the Company and (iii) rental payments of the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than under capital leases), determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, in each case for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on any date that is the last day of a fiscal quarter, to be less than 3.00 to 1.00 on the last day of such period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to comply with the covenant contained in this Section after any date on which the Index Debt shall have been rated at least BBB- by S&P, at least Baa3 by Moody’s and at least BBB- by Fitch.
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SECTION 6.13. Fiscal Quarters . The Company will not change, and will not permit any Subsidiary to change, the fiscal quarter ends of the Company or any Subsidiary to any date other than March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31.
ARTICLE VII
Events of Default
If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:
(a) any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any B/A or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b) any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(d) the Company or any Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to the existence of any Borrower), 5.06, 5.08 or 5.09 or in Article VI;
(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);
(f) the Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable prior to the expiration of any grace period applicable to such payment;
(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, or there shall occur any default, event of default, event of termination or other event that results in, or entitles any person other than the Company or a Subsidiary to cause, the acceleration of any Indebtedness, or the termination of the purchase of accounts receivable or inventory, under any Securitization; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured

 

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Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(i) any Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(j) any Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(k) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$25,000,000 which is not paid or fully covered by insurance shall be rendered against any Borrower, any other Significant Subsidiary, any Designated Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any other Significant Subsidiary or any Designated Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrowers, the Significant Subsidiaries and the Designated Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding US$25,000,000;
(m) except as provided in Section 11.14 or 11.16, any Guarantee under any Loan Document or any other guarantee agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.01(a) shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or the applicable Designated Subsidiary;
(n) a Change in Control shall occur;
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continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately and (ii) declare the Loans and all payment obligations of the Borrowers in respect of B/As then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans and all payment obligations of the Borrowers in respect of B/As so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers; and in case of any event with respect to any Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans and all payment obligations of the Borrowers in respect of B/As then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers.
ARTICLE VIII
The Agents
Each of the Lenders and Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the Agents as its agents and authorizes the Agents to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agents by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Any Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder.
The Agents shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Agents shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Agents shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Agents are required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.02) and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Agents shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by them or any of their Affiliates in any capacity. The Agents shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by them with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 11.02) or in the absence of their own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. Each Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to such Agent by the Company or a Lender, and the Agents shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the

 

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contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.
Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for any Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Each Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through its respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs and the provisions of Section 11.03 shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided in this paragraph, each Agent may resign at any time by notifying the other Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders (in the case of a resignation by the Administrative Agent) or the Administrative Agent (in the case of a resignation by any other Agent) shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor. If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, that is reasonably acceptable to the Company. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Company to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After an Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Agent.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

 

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The parties agree that none of the Co-Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, the Syndication Agent or the Documentation Agents named on the cover page of this Agreement shall, in such capacities, have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
ARTICLE IX
Collection Allocation Mechanism
On the CAM Exchange Date, (a) the Commitments shall automatically and without further act be terminated as provided in Article VII and (b) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that, in lieu of the interests of each Lender in the particular Designated Obligations that it shall own as of such date and immediately prior to the CAM Exchange, such Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each Designated Obligation. It is understood and agreed that Lenders holding interests in B/As immediately prior to the CAM Exchange shall discharge their obligations with respect to the payment of such B/As at the maturity thereof in exchange for the interests acquired by such Lenders in funded Loans in the CAM Exchange. Each Lender, each person acquiring a participation from any Lender as contemplated by Section 11.04 and each Borrower hereby consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange. Each Borrower and each Lender agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Agents all such promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the respective interests and obligations of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it hereunder to the Administrative Agent against delivery of any promissory notes so executed and delivered; provided that the failure of any Borrower to execute or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.
As a result of the CAM Exchange, on and after the CAM Exchange Date, each payment received by an Agent pursuant to any Loan Document in respect of the Designated Obligations shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective CAM Percentages (to be redetermined as of each such date of payment or distribution to the extent required by the next paragraph).
In the event that, after the CAM Exchange, the aggregate amount of the Designated Obligations shall change as a result of the making of an LC Disbursement by an Issuing Bank that is not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower, then (a) each Global Tranche Lender shall, in accordance with Section 2.05(d), promptly purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such LC Disbursement in the amount of such Lender’s Global Tranche Percentage of such LC Disbursement (without giving effect to the CAM Exchange), (b) the Administrative Agent shall redetermine the CAM Percentages after giving effect to such LC Disbursement and the purchase of participations therein by the applicable Lenders, and the Lenders shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have made reciprocal purchases of interests in the Designated Obligations such that each Lender shall own an interest equal to such Lender’s CAM Percentage in each of the Designated Obligations and (c) in the event distributions shall have been made in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Lenders shall make such payments to one another as shall be necessary in order that the amounts received by them shall be equal to the amounts they would have received had each LC Disbursement been outstanding immediately prior to the CAM Exchange. Each such redetermination shall be binding on each of the Lenders and their successors and assigns and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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ARTICLE X
Guarantee
In order to induce the Lenders to extend credit to the other Borrowers hereunder, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of the Obligations of such other Borrowers. The Company further agrees that the due and punctual payment of such Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any such Obligation.
The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrower of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any Agent or Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Loan Party under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from, any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or agreement, (d) any default, failure or delay, wilful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Obligations, (e) any decree or order, or any law or regulation of any jurisdiction or event affecting any term of an Obligation or (f) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Company or otherwise operate as a discharge of a guarantor as a matter of law or equity or which would impair or eliminate any right of the Company to subrogation or any other circumstance that might constitute a defense of the Company or any other Borrower.
The Company further agrees that its agreement hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Agent or Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Agent or Lender in favor of any Borrower or any other Person.
The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than the indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations), and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Obligations or otherwise (other than for the indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations).
The Company further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Agent or Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower or otherwise.
In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right any Agent or Lender may have at law or in equity against the Company by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any other Borrower to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, the Company hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by any Agent or Lender, forthwith pay, or cause to be

 

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paid, to the Applicable Agent or Lender in cash an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Obligations then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The Company further agrees that if payment in respect of any Obligation shall be due in a currency other than US Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other event, payment of such Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of any Agent or Lender, not consistent with the protection of its rights or interests, then, at the election of the Administrative Agent, the Company shall make payment of such Obligation in US Dollars (based upon the applicable Exchange Rate in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, and shall indemnify each Agent and Lender against any losses or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment.
Upon payment by the Company of any sums as provided above, all rights of the Company against any Borrower arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of all the Obligations owed by such Borrower to the Agents, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders.
ARTICLE XI
Miscellaneous
SECTION 11.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, 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 telecopy, as follows:
(i) if to the Company, to it at 1300 Morris Drive, Suite 100, Chesterbrook, PA 19087, Attention of J.F. Quinn (Telecopy (610) 727-3639), with a copy to the Company, Attention of General Counsel;
(ii) if to any Borrower (other than the Company), to it in care of the Company as provided in clause (i) above;
(iii) if to the Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as a Swingline Lender or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Issuing Bank, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 1111 Fannin, Floor 10, Houston, TX 77002, Attention of Claudia Correa, with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention of Dawn Lee Lum (Telecopy No. (212) 270-3279);
(iv) if to the London Agent, to J. P. Morgan Europe Limited, 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ, Attention of Agency Department (Telecopy No. 44-207-777-2360), with a copy to the Administrative Agent as provided under clause (iii) above;
(v) if to the Canadian Agent, in its capacity as a Swingline Lender, to The Bank of Nova Scotia, Wholesale Banking Operations, Loans Administration and Agency Services, 720 King Street West, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5V 2T3, Attention of Andrew Yiu, with a copy to the Administrative Agent as provided under clause (iii) above; and

 

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(vi) if to any other Issuing Bank or Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Agents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Applicable Agent and the applicable Lender. Any Agent or Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
SECTION 11.02. Waivers; Amendments . (a) No failure or delay by any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan, acceptance and purchase of a B/A or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) None of this Agreement, any Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase any Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan, payment obligation in respect of a B/A or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) postpone the maturity of any Loan or B/A, or the required date of reimbursement of any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be), (vi) release the Company from its

 

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Guarantee under Article X, or release any Subsidiary from its Guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement or any other guarantee agreement entered into pursuant to Section 6.01(a) (except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Guarantee Agreement), or limit the liability of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any such Guarantee, without the written consent of each Lender or (vii) change any provision of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments or prepayments due to Lenders with Commitments or Obligations of any Class differently than those with Commitments or Obligations of any other Class, without the written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the Commitments and outstanding Loans and B/As of the adversely affected Class; provided further that (i) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender without the prior written consent of such Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be and (ii) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of one or more Tranches (but not of one or more other Tranches) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and requisite percentage in interest of the affected Lenders under the applicable Tranches. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent (and, if their rights or obligations are affected thereby, the other Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lenders) if (i) by the terms of such agreement the Commitments of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (ii) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made and B/A accepted by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.
SECTION 11.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver . (a) The Company shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel for the Agents, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, in connection with the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Banks in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent, Arranger, Issuing Bank or Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any outside counsel for such Agent, Arranger, Issuing Bank or Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made, the B/As accepted and purchased or the Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans, B/As or Letters of Credit.
(b) The Company shall indemnify each Agent, Arranger, Issuing Bank and Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any outside counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the structuring, arrangement and syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, (ii) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of

 

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the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) any Loan, B/A or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iv) any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (v) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether initiated by any Indemnitee or a third party or whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (i) the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (ii) the breach by such Indemnitee of its obligations under the Loan Documents.
(c) To the extent that the Company fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to any Agent or Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent, Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “ pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at the time.
(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrowers shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan, B/A or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.
(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.
SECTION 11.04. Successors and Assigns . (a) 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 any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that the Borrowers may not assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments under any Tranche and the Loans and other amounts at the time owing to it under any Tranche) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

 

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(A) the Company; provided that no consent of the Company shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee;
(B) the Administrative Agent; and
(C) each Issuing Bank.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
(A) 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 any Commitment of the assigning Lender, the amount of each Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than US$5,000,000 unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(B) each partial assignment of a Commitment and extensions of credit under a Tranche shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under such Tranche;
(C) 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
(D) 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 the Borrower and its Related Parties or their securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal, State and foreign securities laws.
For purposes of this Section, 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 a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
(c) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and 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 Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue

 

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to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 11.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph 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 (f) of this Section.
(d) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks 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 any Borrower, Issuing Bank and 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 assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph. Following the effectiveness of any assignment, the Administrative Agent shall, if so requested, cause promissory notes reflecting such assignment to be issued to the Assignee and, if applicable, to the Assignor, upon cancellation of any existing promissory notes originally issued to the Assignor.
(f) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Company, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or any other Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and its Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 11.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.
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the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Company’s prior written consent. A Participant shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Company is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrowers, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as though it were a Lender.
(h) 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 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.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “ Granting Bank ”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “ SPC ”) of such Granting Bank, identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Bank to the Administrative Agent and the Company, the option to provide to any Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Bank would otherwise be obligated to make to such Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01, provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment to make any Loan by any SPC, (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Bank shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof, (iii) all amounts payable by any Borrower to any SPC hereunder in respect of any Loan and the applicability of the cost protection provisions contained in Section 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 shall be determined as if the Granting Bank had made such Loan and (iv) any notices given by the Agents, the Borrowers and the other Lenders with respect to any Loan provided by an SPC may be given to the Granting Bank and the Granting Bank shall have the authority to act on behalf of the SPC with respect to such Loans and/or notices. The making of Loans and other extensions of credit by an SPC hereunder shall be deemed to utilize the Commitments of the Granting Bank to the same extent, and as if, such Loans and other extensions of credit were made by the Granting Bank. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any payment under this Agreement for which a Lender would otherwise be liable, for so long as, and to the extent, the related Granting Bank makes such payment. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or similar proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, any SPC may assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans and other extensions of credit to its Granting Bank or to any financial institutions providing liquidity and/or credit facilities to or for the account of such SPC to fund the Loans and other extensions of credit made by such SPC or to support the securities (if any) issued by such SPC to fund such Loans and other extensions of credit.
SECTION 11.05. Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans, the acceptance and purchase of any B/As and the issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at

 

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the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 11.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and B/As, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 11.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Agents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Agents and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other 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 facsimile or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 11.07. Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 11.08. Right of Setoff . If an Event of 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 any Borrower against any of and all the obligations of such Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process . (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by

 

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law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.01. Nothing in the Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 11.11. Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 11.12. Confidentiality . Each Agent, Issuing Bank and Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), and will not use such confidential Information for any purpose or in any manner except in connection with this Agreement, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any governmental, supervisory or regulatory authority (it being understood that it will to the extent reasonably practicable provide the Company with an opportunity to request confidential treatment from such authority), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this

 

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Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company or any Subsidiary and its obligations, (g) with the written consent of the Company or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or any other confidentiality agreement to which it is party with the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) becomes available to such Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all confidential information received from the Company relating to the Company or its businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company. 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 furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower and its Related Parties or its or their 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 the procedures and applicable law, including Federal, State and foreign 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 the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and its and their Related Parties or 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, including Federal, State and foreign securities laws.
SECTION 11.13. Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any extension of credit hereunder, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such extension of credit under applicable law (collectively the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender that made such extension of credit in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such extension of credit hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such extension of credit but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other extensions of credit or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 11.14. Releases of Guarantors . (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein or in any other Loan Document, if the Company shall request the release under the Guarantee Agreement of any Guarantor that shall have been sold in or disposed of (or will, simultaneously with such release, be sold or disposed of) to a Person or Persons (other than the Company and the Subsidiaries) pursuant to the Pharmerica Spin-Off or any other transaction

 

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permitted hereby and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate to the effect that such sale complied or will comply with the terms of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent, if satisfied in its reasonable judgment that the applicable certificate is correct, shall, without the consent of any Lender, execute and deliver all such releases and other instruments, and take all such further actions, as shall be necessary to effect the release of such Guarantor.
(b) Without limiting the provisions of Section 11.03, the Company shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees and disbursements, incurred by any of them in connection with any action contemplated by this Section.
SECTION 11.15. U.S.A. PATRIOT Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the names and addresses of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Act.
SECTION 11.16. Termination of Guarantee Agreement . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if at any time (a) no Subsidiary shall be liable for the New Bonds or any other Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in the first parenthetical in Section 6.01(a) or in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 6.01(b)), whether as a primary obligor or as a Guarantor and (b) the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate confirming that the condition set forth in the preceding clause (a) shall be satisfied simultaneously with the termination of the Guarantee Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement shall automatically terminate without any further action or consent by any party hereto or to the Guarantee Agreement.
SECTION 11.17. Non-Public Information . (a) Each Lender acknowledges that all information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement by the Company or on its behalf and relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or their businesses may include material non-public information concerning the Company and the Subsidiaries or their 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 the procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.
(b) All such information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Company 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 the Company and the Subsidiaries and their securities. Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Company 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, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.
SECTION 11.18. No Fiduciary Duty . The Company agrees that in connection with all aspects of the Transactions and any communications in connection therewith, the Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such Transactions or communications.

 

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SECTION 11.19. Conversion of Currencies . (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.
(b) The obligations of each party hereto in respect of any sum due to any other party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “ Applicable Creditor ”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of each party hereto contained in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.
SECTION 11.20. Waiver of Notice Period in connection with Termination of the Existing US Credit Agreement . Each Lender that is a party to the Existing US Credit Agreement hereby waives the prior notice required for the termination of the commitments under the Existing US Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
                 
    AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION,
 
               
    by   /s/ J.F. Quinn    
             
 
      Name:   J.F. Quinn    
 
      Title:   Vice President & Corporate Treasurer    
                 
    AMERISOURCEBERGEN CANADA CORPORATION,
 
               
    by   /s/ J.F. Quinn    
             
 
      Name:   J.F. Quinn    
 
      Title:   Vice President & Corporate Treasurer    
                 
    BRECON HOLDINGS LIMITED,
 
               
    by   /s/ J.F. Quinn    
             
 
      Name:   J.F. Quinn    
 
      Title:   Vice President & Corporate Treasurer    
                 
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender,    
 
               
    by   /s/ Dawn Lee Lum    
             
 
      Name:   Dawn Lee Lum    
 
      Title:   Vice President    
                 
    J. P. MORGAN EUROPE LIMITED, individually and as London Agent,    
 
               
    by   /s/ Stephen Clarke    
             
 
      Name:   Stephen Clarke    
 
      Title:   Vice President    

 

 


 

                 
    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, individually and as Canadian Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank,    
 
               
    by   /s/ John Hun    
             
 
      Name:   John Hun    
 
      Title:   Director    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:
 
           
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch    
     
 
           
by   /s/ Christine Chan    
         
 
  Name:   Christine Chan    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Bank of America, N.A.    
     
 
           
by   /s/ Richard C. Harlison    
         
 
  Name:   Richard C. Harlison    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Bank of America, N.A., Canada Branch    
     
 
           
by   /s/ Nelson Lam    
         
 
  Name:   Nelson Lam    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch    
     
 
           
by   /s/ Lillian Kim    
         
 
  Name:   Lillian Kim    
 
  Title:   Authorized Signatory    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Citibank, N.A.    
 
           
by   /s/ Juan Carlos Lorenzo    
         
 
  Name:   Juan Carlos Lorenzo    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Citibank, N.A., Canadian branch    
 
           
by   /s/ Niyousha Zarinpour    
         
 
  Name:   Niyousha Zarinpour    
 
  Title:   Authorized Signer    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Citibank, N.A., London branch    
 
           
by   /s/ Mark Chabrel    
         
 
  Name:   Mark Chabrel    
 
  Title:   Director    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch    
 
           
by   /s/ Brian T. Caldwell    
         
 
  Name:   Brian T. Caldwell    
 
  Title:   Director    
 
           
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:
 
           
by   /s/ Karim Blasetti    
         
 
  Name:   Karim Blasetti    
 
  Title:   Associate    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Credit Suisse, Toronto Branch    
 
           
by   /s/ Alain Daoust    
         
 
  Name:   Alain Daoust    
 
  Title:   Director    
 
           
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:    
 
           
by   /s/ Steve W. Fuh    
         
 
  Name:   Steve W. Fuh    
 
  Title:   Vice-President    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:
 
           
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch    
 
           
by   /s/ Frederick Laird    
         
 
  Name:   Frederick Laird    
 
  Title:   Managing Director    
 
           
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:    
 
           
by   /s/ Vincent Wong    
         
 
  Name:   Vincent Wong    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Fifth Third Bank    
 
           
by   /s/ Michael R. Zaksheske    
         
 
  Name:   Michael R. Zaksheske    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
LaSalle Bank National Association    
 
           
by   /s/ Nick Lotz    
         
 
  Name:   Nick Lotz    
 
  Title:   Assistant Vice President    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:    
 
           
LaSalle Commercial Lending    
A division of ABN Amro Bank N.V.    
 
           
by   /s/ L. Geoffrey Morphy    
         
 
  Name:   L. Geoffrey Morphy    
 
  Title:   First Vice President    
 
           
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:    
 
           
by   /s/ J. Wright    
         
 
  Name:   J. Wright    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Bank of Nova Scotia    
 
           
by   /s/ Anastasia Kotsidis    
         
 
  Name:   Anastasia Kotsidis    
 
  Title:   Director    
 
           
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:    
 
           
by   /s/ Gitesh Goyal    
         
 
  Name:   Gitesh Goyal    
 
  Title:   Associate Director    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:
 
           
The Bank of Nova Scotia    
 
           
by   /s/ V. Gibson    
         
 
  Name:   V. Gibson    
 
  Title:   Assistant Agent    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation    
 
           
by   /s/ Shigeru Tsuru    
         
 
  Name:   Shigeru Tsuru    
 
  Title:   Joint General Manager    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation of Canada    
 
           
by   /s/ Elwood Langley    
         
 
  Name:   Elwood Langley    
 
  Title:   Vice President    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:
 
           
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited    
 
           
by   /s/ Timothy O’Donovan    
         
 
  Name:   Timothy O’Donovan    
 
  Title:   Managing Director    
 
           
For any Lender requiring a second signature line:    
 
           
by   /s/ Ciaran Bolger    
         
 
  Name:   Ciaran Bolger    
 
  Title:   Manager — Benefits Promotion    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Barclays Bank PLC    
 
           
by   /s/ Nicholas Bell    
         
 
  Name:   Nicholas Bell    
 
  Title:   Director    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.    
 
           
by   /s/ Janine M. Shugan    
         
 
  Name:   Janine M. Shugan    
 
  Title:   Authorized Signatory    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:
 
           
The Bank of New York    
 
           
by   /s/ Robert J. Joyce    
         
 
  Name:   Robert J. Joyce    
 
  Title:   Managing Director and Division Head    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.    
 
           
by   /s/ Raymond Ventura    
         
 
  Name:   Raymond Ventura    
 
  Title:   Deputy General Manager    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.    
 
           
by   /s/ Don Schwartz    
         
 
  Name:   Don Schwartz    
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:
 
           
William Street Commitment Corporation    
(Recourse only to assets of William Street Commitment Corporation)    
 
           
by   /s/ Mark Walton    
         
 
  Name:   Mark Walton    
 
  Title:   Assistant Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
PNC Bank, National Association    
 
           
by   /s/ Denise D. Killen    
         
 
  Name:   Denise D. Killen    
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
KeyBank National Association    
 
           
by   /s/ J.T. Taylor    
         
 
  Name:   J.T. Taylor    
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President    

 

 


 

Lender Signature Page to
the AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Credit Agreement
             
Name of Institution:
 
           
U.S. Bank, N.A.    
 
           
by   /s/ Patrick H. McGraw, Jr.    
         
 
  Name:   Patrick H. McGraw, Jr.    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Union Bank of California, N.A.    
 
           
by   /s/ Michael Tschida    
         
 
  Name:   Michael Tschida    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Wachovia Bank, National Association    
 
           
by   /s/ Kirk Tesch    
         
 
  Name:   Kirk Tesch    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
Name of Institution:    
 
           
Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Canada)    
 
           
by   /s/ Enza Agosta    
         
 
  Name:   Enza Agosta    
 
  Title:   Vice President    

 

 


 

Schedule 1.01
Applicable Funding Account
     
BANK NAME:
  J.P. Morgan Chase
BANK ADDRESS:
  New York, NY
BANK ABA #
  021000021
ACCOUNT NAME:
  AmerisourceBergen Corporation
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
  XXXXXXXXX
REFERENCE:
  Attention: Treasury
 
   
BANK NAME:
  Royal Bank of Canada
BANK ADDRESS:
  65 Princess Street
 
  Kingston, Ontario
 
  Canada K7L 1A6
TRANSIT #:
  02382
ACCOUNT NAME:
  AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
  XXX-XXXX
DESTINATION #:
  003
SWIFT #:
  ROYCCAT2
 
   
BANK NAME:
  The Toronto Dominion Bank
BANK ADDRESS:
  7085 Woodbine Avenue
 
  Markham, Ontario
 
  Canada L3R 1A3
TRANSIT #:
  12772
ACCOUNT NAME:
  Rep-Pharm Inc.
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
  XXX-XXXXXXX
DESTINATION #:
  004
SWIFT # :
  TDOMCATTTOR
 
   
BANK NAME:
  Barclays Bank PLC
BANK ADDRESS:
  Hereford
 
  HR1 2XX
SORT CODE
  20-39-64
ACCOUNT NAME:
  Brecon Holdings Limited
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
  XXXXXXXX

 

 


 

Schedule 2.01
Commitments
Global Tranche
         
Lender   Commitment  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  $ 42,500,000  
Bank of America, N.A.
  $ 42,500,000  
Wachovia Bank, National Association
  $ 40,000,000  
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
  $ 25,000,000  
Citibank, N.A.
  $ 20,000,000  
Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch
  $ 20,000,000  
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
  $ 20,000,000  
Fifth Third Bank
  $ 15,000,000  
LaSalle Bank National Association
  $ 15,000,000  
The Bank of Nova Scotia
  $ 15,000,000  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  $ 5,000,000  
 
     
Total
  $ 260,000,000  
 
     
US/UK Tranche
         
Lender   Commitment  
Barclays Bank PLC
  $ 35,000,000  
Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank
  $ 20,000,000  
The Bank of New York
  $ 15,000,000  
 
     
Total
  $ 70,000,000  
 
     
US/Canadian Tranche
         
Lender   Commitment  
J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  $ 25,000,000  
Bank of America, N.A.
  $ 25,000,000  
The Bank of Nova Scotia
  $ 40,000,000  
Citibank, N.A.
  $ 15,000,000  
Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch
  $ 15,000,000  
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
  $ 15,000,000  
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
  $ 15,000,000  
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
  $ 15,000,000  
Wachovia Bank, National Association
  $ 15,000,000  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  $ 10,000,000  
Union Bank of California, N.A.
  $ 10,000,000  
 
     
Total
  $ 200,000,000  
 
     

 

 


 

US Tranche
         
Lender   Commitment  
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
  $ 50,000,000  
Lehman Brothers Commercial Bank
  $ 35,000,000  
PNC Bank, National Association
  $ 35,000,000  
William Street Commitment Corporation
  $ 35,000,000  
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
  $ 20,000,000  
KeyBank National Association
  $ 15,000,000  
US Bank, N.A.
  $ 15,000,000  
The Bank of Tokyo — Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
  $ 10,000,000  
Union Bank of California, N.A.
  $ 5,000,000  
 
     
Total
  $ 220,000,000  
 
     

 

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Schedule 2.05
Existing Letters of Credit
                 
        Expiry      
L/C Number   Beneficiary   Date   Outstanding  
 
  Letter of Credit-Hartford   03/22/07   $ 6,500,000  
 
  Letter of Credit-Hartford   03/22/07   $ 6,500,000  
 
  Letter of Credit-Travelers   05/05/07   $ 500,000  
 
  Letter of Credit-Liberty Mutual   05/05/07   $ 536,000  
 
  Letter of Credit-Royal Indemnity   09/24/06   $ 1,000,000  
 
  Letter of Credit-Royal Bank of Canada   03/31/07   $ 1,049,203  
 
  Letter of Credit-St. Paul Fire and Marine   05/01/07   $ 400,000  
 
               
 
  Letter of Credit-Columbia Casualty Co.   05/01/07   $ 750,000  
 
             
 
               
 
          $ 10,735,203  
 
             

 

 


 

Schedule 3.12
Subsidiaries
ABSG Cap, Inc.*
Ambulatory Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation*
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
AmerisourceBergen Holding Corporation
AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group Canada Acquisition Corporation*
AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group Canada Corporation*
AmeriSource Health Services Corporation
AmeriSource Heritage Corporation
AmeriSource Receivables Financial Corporation*
Anderson Packaging, Inc.
APS Enterprises Holding Company
ASD Specialty Healthcare, Inc.
AutoMed Technologies, Inc.
AutoMed Technologies (Canada) Inc.*
Brecon Holdings Limited*
Brecon Pharmaceuticals Holdings Limited*
Brecon Pharmaceuticals Limited*
Brownstone Pharmacy, Inc.
Capstone Med, Inc.
Capstone Pharmacy of Delaware, Inc.
Century Advertising, Inc.*
Chapin Drug Company*
CliniCare Concepts, Inc.
Compuscript, Inc.
Computran Systems, Inc.
Dunnington Rx Services of Massachusetts, Inc.
Dunnington Rx Services of Rhode Island, Inc.
Express Pharmacy Services, Inc.
Family Center Pharmacy, Inc.
Goot Nursing Home Pharmacy, Inc.
Health Services Capital Corporation
I.G.G. of America, Inc.
IHS Acquisition XXX, Inc.
Imedex, Inc.
Insta-Care Pharmacy Services Corporation
Integrated Commercialization Solutions, Inc.
International Physician Networks, L.L.C.
J.M. Blanco, Inc.*
Leading Educational Research Network, LLC
Managed Care Network, Inc.
Medical Initiatives, Inc.
Network for Medical Communication & Research Analytics, LLC
New Jersey Medical Corporation*
NMCR Holdings, Inc.
Pharm Plus Acquisition, Inc.
Pharmacy Corporation of America
Pharmacy Corporation of America-Massachusetts, Inc.
Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions, Ltd.
Pharmacy Review Services, Inc.
PharMerica, Inc.
PharMerica Drug Systems, Inc.
PharMerica Technology Solutions, LLC
PMSI, Inc.
PMSI MSA Services, Inc.
Premier Pharmacy, Inc.
Reimbursement Education Network, LLC
Rombro’s Drug Center, Inc.
Solana Beach, Inc.
Southwest Pharmacies, Inc.
Specialty Pharmacy, Inc.
Specialty Pharmacy of California, Inc.
Taylor & Manno Asset Recovery, Inc.
Telepharmacy Solutions, Inc.
The Lash Group, Inc.
Tmesys(TM), Inc.
US Bioservices Corporation
Value Apothecaries, Inc.
All the subsidiaries listed above are owned directly or indirectly 100% by the Borrower.
     
*   Not a Designated Subsidiary

 

 


 

Schedule 3.13
Insurance

 

 


 

Schedule of Insurance
                                     
GL/Products/Auto/Med-                                    
Ma/Excess                                    
 
General Liability
  St. Paul Fire &
Marine Ins. Co.
  TEO6100918   5/1/06 – 07   $997,873   $5MM General Total Limit   $3.5MM Basket Aggregate (GL, Prod, Auto, E&O)   Occurrence   Marsh    
 
                  $4MM Products/Comp. Ops.   $1MM SIR Each Event            
 
                  $4MM Personal Injury   $1MM Ded Each Person            
 
                  $4MM Advertising Injury   $1MM Ded Each Person            
 
                  $4MM Each Event   $1MM Ded Each Event            
 
                  $1MM Premises Damages   $1MM Ded Each Event            
 
                  $10K Medical Expenses   $10,000 Ded Each Person            
 
Employee Benefits Liability
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6100918   5/1/06 – 07   Included   $3MM Total   $1,000 Ded Each Wrongful Act   Claims Made   Marsh    
 
  Marine Ins. Co.               $1MM Each Wrongful Act                
 
Errors & Omissions
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6100918   5/1/06 – 07   $276,902   $2MM General Total   $250,000 Ded Each Error   Claims Made   Marsh    
 
  Marine Ins. Co.               $1MM Each Error                
 
Automobile (AOS)
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6100918   5/1/06 – 07   $191,043   $1MM Combined Single Limit   $100,000 Ded Each Accident   Occurrence   Marsh    
 
  Marine Ins. Co.               $500K Garagekeepers   $1,000 Ded Comp & Coll.            
 
                      $1,000 Ded GK Comp & Coll.            
 
Automobile (VA)
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6101590   5/1/06 – 07   Included   $1MM Combined Singled Limit   $100,000 Ded Each Accident   Occurrence   Marsh    
 
  Marine Ins. Co.                   $1,000 Ded Comp & Coll.            
 
Automobile (MA)
  St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.   MA06100016   5/1/06 – 07   Included   $1MM Combined Single Limit   $100,000 Ded Each Accident
$1,000 Ded Comb & Coll.
  Occurrence   Marsh    
 
International General Liability
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6101122   5/1/06 – 07   $5,368   $5MM Total Limit   NIL   Occurrence   Marsh   Products coverage is
 
  Marine Ins.               Excluded Products/Comp. Ops.               provided under
 
  Co. Company               $4MM Personal Injury               Domestic GL
 
                  $4MM Advertising Injury                
 
                  $4MM Each Occurrence                
 
                  $1MM Premises Damage                
 
                  $10K Medical Expense                
 
International Auto Liability
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6101122   5/1/06 – 07   $5,000   $1MM Total Limit   NIL   Occurrence   Marsh   DIC and Excess to
 
  Marine Ins. Co.                               locally required coverage
         
Risk Management Department   Confidental   11/9/2006

 

1


 

                                     
GL/Products/Auto/Med-                                    
Ma/Excess                                    
 
International Workers’ Compensation
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6101122   5/1/06 – 07   $14,217   $5MM Total Limit   NIL   Occurrence   Marsh    
 
  Marine Ins. Co.               $1MM Total Limit                
 
                  $1MM Total Limit                
 
                  $250K Transit Expenses               Each Employee
 
              $1,490,403   $500K Transit Expenses               Total Limit
 
Canadian Liability (GL/EL)
  St. Paul Fire &   UXCPC0070535   5/1/06 – 07   $8,131   $5MM General Total Limit   $1,000,000 Deductible   Occurrence   Marsh   Limits, Deductibles and
 
  Marine of Canada               Incld in Limit Limited Pollution               Premiums in US Dollars
 
 
                  $4MM Personal Injury                
 
                  Not Covered Products/Comp. Ops.                
 
                  $4MM Advertising Injury                
 
                  $4MM Each Event                
 
                  $1MM Tenant Legal Liab                
 
                  $10K Medical Expenses                
 
                  $1MM Employer’s Liab                
 
Canadian Auto Liability
  St. Paul Fire &   UXCPC0070535   5/1/06 – 07   $20,599   $1MM Total Limit   $500 Ded Comp/Coll.   Occurrence   Marsh   Limits, Deductibles and
 
  Marine of Canada                   $1,500 Ded on 2003 Infinity           Premiums in Canadian Dollars
 
Umbrella Liability
  St. Paul Fire &   TEO6100918   5/1/06 – 07   $276,950   $5MM General Aggregate   $10,000 Deductible   Occurrence   Marsh   AL, EL, Foreign AL & EL
 
  Marine Ins. Co.                       Claims Made       E&O and EBL
 
Medical Professional Liability
  Arch Specialty Insurance Co.   UFL001489500   5/1/06 – 07   $455,624   $10MM Aggregate   $1,000,000 SIR Each Claim   Claims Made   Marsh    
 
                  $10MM Each Claim                
 
Excess Medical Professional Liability
  Steadfast Insurance Co.   HPC9137557 00   5/1/06 – 07   $737,701   $25MM xs $11MM Med Prof Total Limit       Claims Made   Marsh    
 
Excess Tech E&O (1st Excess)
  National Union (AIG)   6269980   5/1/06 – 07   $252,450   $15MM xs $6MM total Limit       Claims Made   Marsh    
         
Risk Management Department   Confidental   11/9/2006

 

2


 

                                 
GL/Products/Auto/Med-                                
Ma/Excess                                
 
Excess Tech E&O (2nd Excess)
  ACE American Insurance Co. (ACE)   XEOG216841070-01   5/1/06 – 07   $109,390   $10MM xs $21MM Total Limit   Claims Made   Marsh    
 
Excess Tech E&O (3rd Excess)
  General Security Ind. Co. of AZ (Scor)   QF016706-1   5/1/06 – 07   $153,287   $20MM xs $31MM Total Limit   Claims Made   Marsh UK    
 
Excess Liability (1st Excess)
  American Guarantee (Zurich)   AEC9279783-05   5/1/06 – 07   $1,118,070   $25MM xs $5MM GL/AL/EL Total Limit   Occurrence   Marsh   Excludes E&O and Med Mal
 
Excess Liability (2nd Excess)
  SR International (Swiss Re)   MH353203   5/1/06 – 07   $460,161   $20MM xs $30MM GL/AL/EL Total Limit   Occurrence   Marsh Zurich   Excludes E&O
 
                  $20MM xs $36MM Med Prof Total Limit   Claims Made        
 
Excess Liability
  American World   C000391/005   5/1/06 – 07   $564,000   $25MM xs $50MM GL/AL/EL Total Limit   Occurrence   Marsh Bermuda    
                                 
(3rd Excess)
  Assurance               $25MM xs $51MM E&O Total Limit   Claims Made   Marsh Bermuda    
                                 
 
  Company (AWAC)               $25MM xs $56MM Med Prof Total Limit   Claims Made   Marsh Bermuda    
 
                               
 
                               
 
                               
 
Excess Liability (4th Excess)
  Arch Insurance Company   TBD   5/1/06 – 07   $427,000   $25MM xs $75MM GL/AL/EL Total Limit   Occurrence       (Excludes Tech
 
                  $20MM xs $81MM Med Prof Total Limit   Claims Made       E&O)
 
Excess Liability (5th Excess)
  Starr Excess International   307865   5/1/06 – 07   $900,000   $150MM xs $100MM Total Limit   Occurrence   Marsh Bermuda   Excludes Tech
 
                              E&O and Med Mal
 
Excess Liability (6th Excess)
  XL Europe Ltd.   B0509DL469206-1   5/1/06 – 07   $225,000   $50MM xs $250MM Total Limit   Occurrence   Marsh UK   Excludes Tech E&O and Med Mal
Punitive Damages
  TBD                       Bermuda Marsh    
 
                               
         
Risk Management Department   Confidental   11/9/2006

 

3


 

                             
GL/Products/Auto/Med-                            
Ma/Excess                            
 
Employed Lawyers
                           
 
Employed Lawyers
  Executive Risk   8171-8653   8/29/05 – 06   $50,667   $3MM Per Claim/Aggregate   $0 (A)   Marsh
 
                  $200K Defense Sub-limit   $50,000 (B)    
 
Fiduciary Liability
                           
 
Fiduciary Liability
  National Union Fire Ins Co of PA   493-64-72   8/29/05 – 06   $100,000   $15MM Total Limit       Marsh
 
Excess Fiduciary Liability
  Continental Casualty   DOX169838900   8/29/05 – 06   $25,000   $5MM xs $15MM Total Limit       Marsh
 
Property
                           
 
Real and Personal (Excess)
                           
BI/Extra Expense
  FM Global   LR503 (USA)   7/15/06 – 07   $2,746,214   $6,000,000,000 Total Limit       ABC
 
      LR503 (CN)   7/15/06 – 07   $45,181 CN            
 
      UK 060928   7/15/06 – 07   13,848 GB   $27,459,000 Primary Limit   $100,000 per occurrence Occurrence  
 
                US Policy in excess   $200,000 inventory    
 
                  $10,000,000 MUL      
 
                  $100,000,000 Extra Expense/Expediting        
 
                  $10,000,000 Data/Serv Intrup.   2 Day or $100,000 Min.    
 
                  $20,000,000 Dependent TE        
 
                  $250,000,000 EQ Non Rated        
 
                  $100,000,000 Zone A & B   1% of TIV    
 
                  $20,000,000 EQ CA., HI, PR   5% of TIV at location    
 
                  $100,000,000 Flood        
 
                  $15,000,000 Flood MS        
 
                  $40,000,000 Sacramento        
 
Inventory
  Lloyd’s of London   QPC000545000   7/15/06 – 07   $1,896,077   $35,000,000 Primary Limit ex TRIA   $100/200,000 per occurrence Occurrence Lloyd and Partners
 
Excess Inventory
  Lloyd’s of London       7/15/06 – 07   $1,014,750   $65M X $35M Inc. TRIA     Occurrence Lloyd and Partners
 
Excess Inventory
  Lloyd’s of London       7/15/06 – 07   $310,250   $50M X $100M Inc TRIA     Occurrence Lloyd and Partners
         
Risk Management Department   Confidental   11/9/2006

 

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GL/Products/Auto/Med-                                
Ma/Excess                                
 
Excess Inventory
  Lloyd’s of London       7/15/06 – 07   $327,250   $50M X $150M Inc. TRIA       Occurrence   Lloyd and Partners
 
Stand Alone Terrorism
  Lloyd’s of London       7/15/06 – 07   $176,809.80   $35,000,000 Primary Terr.       Occurrence   Lloyd and Partners
 
DIC EQ/Flood/Excess
  United F&C   UIM 466568   7/15/06 – 07   $60,250 $5Mp/o $10M xFM   EQ/Flood CA. HI. PR.   5% TIV   Occurrence   HRH
 
  Greenwich   WRG702027       $18,000 $1.5M p/o $10M xFM                
 
  Arch   ESP0016986-00       $24,762 $2M p/o $10M x FM                
 
  Essex   TBD       $18,572 $1.5M p/o $10M xFM                
 
DIC EQ/Flood/Excess
  Continental Casualty   RMP2083562262   7/15/06 – 07   $50,000 $5M x$10Mx FM   EQ/Flood CA. HI. PR.   5% TIV   Occurrence   HRH
 
DIC EQ/Flood/Excess
  Lloyd’s of London   NSM26253   7/15/06 – 07   $39,001 $5Mx$15Mx FM   EQ/Flood CA. HI. PR.   5% TIV   Occurrence   HRH
 
DIC EQ/Flood/Excess
  Axis Surplus   AXS100210   7/15/06 – 07   $31,210 $5mx$20MxFM   EQ/CA. HI. PR.   5% TIV   Occurrence   HRH
 
DIC EQ/Flood Excess
  Westchester   I20636245 004   7/15/06 – 07   $77,381.25 $5Mx$25MxFM   EQ/Flood CA. HI. PR.   5% TIV   Occurrence   HRH
 
DIC/Flood Excess
  RSUI   TBD   7/15/06 – 07   $20,000 $5x$25MXFM   Flood   5% TIV   Occurrence   HRH
 
Directors and Officers
                               
 
Directors and Officers
  AIG       8/29/06 – 07   $900,000   $15,000,000 Directors & Officers   5M Corporate Reimbursement   Claims Made   Graham
 
                      $5M Security Claims        
 
Excess D&O
  Zurich       8/29/06 – 07   $720,000   $15Mx$15M Excess D&O       Claims Made   Graham
 
Excess D&O
  Platte River       8/29/06 – 07   $400,000   $10Mx30M Excess D&O       Claims Made   Graham
 
Excess D&O
  RSUI       8/29/06 – 07   $315,000   $10Mx$40M Excess D&O       Claims Made   Graham
 
Excess D&O
  SR       8/29/06 – 07   $419,225   $15Mx$50M Excess D&O       Claims Made   Graham
         
Risk Management Department   Confidental   11/9/2006

 

5


 

                                     
GL/Products/Auto/Med-                                    
Ma/Excess                                    
 
Excess D&O
  Avis RE       8/29/06 – 07   $247,100   $10Mx$65M Excess D&O       Claims Made   Graham    
 
Excess D&O
  Starr EX       8/29/06 – 07   $537,675   $25Mx$75M Excess D&O       Claims Made   Graham    
 
Side A DIC
  XL       8/29/06 – 07   $150,000   $10,000,000 DIC Side A       Claims Made   Graham    
 
Employment Practices
                                   
 
Employment Practices
  AIG       8/29/06 – 07   $340,000   $15,000,000       Claims Made   Graham    
 
Excess EPLI
  Chubb       8/29/06 – 07   $147,220   $10Mx$15M       Claims Made   Graham    
 
Credit/Insolvency
                                   
 
Credit/Insolvency
  AIG       7/1/05 – 10/1/06   $1,266,660   $65,000,000 Total Aggregate/Annual   $10,000,000 Annual DCL Buyers   Claims Made   Aon   Important Warranties exist for this Cover: policy review necessary for Buyer level endorsements
 
                  $25,000,000 DCL Buyers
Various Endorsed Buyer Limits
  $1,000,000 NQ Loss Amount       Canada    
 
                  95% Named Buyers   Varies per Buyer Endorsement            
 
                  85% DCL                
 
                                 
 
K&R
                                   
 
Kidnapp Ransom
  AIG   647-9377   5/31/06 – 07   $14,134   $25,000,000 Covered Loss A-E   Nil            
 
                  $500,000 Covered Loss F                
 
                  $1,500,000 Death/Dismemberment                
 
Crime
                                   
 
Crime
  AIG   494-62-33   11/1/05 – 06   $161,045   $15,000,000 $15,000,000 Total Agg.   $1,000,000   Claims Made   Aon    
 
Excess Crime
  Zurich   FID 9004604 03   11/1/05 – 06   $65,000   $10Mx$15M       Claims Made   Aon    
 
Excess Crime
  Quanta   CCR400035305   11/1/05 – 06   $35,000   $10Mx$25M       Claims Made   Aon    
         
Risk Management Department   Confidental   11/9/2006

 

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GL/Products/Auto/Med-                                    
Ma/Excess                                    
 
Workers Compensation
                                   
 
Workers Compensation
Paid Loss Retro
  Hartford   39 WBR C73200   5/1/06 – 07   $10,125 Statutory   $10,000,000 Each Accident   $500,000 per Accident Loss Limit       Aon   WI
 
 
                  $10,000,000 Policy Limit by Disease                
 
                  $10,000,000 Each Employee       Occurrence        
 
Workers Compensation Deductible Program
  Hartford   39 WN C73201   5/1/06 – 07   $1,076,143   Statutory           Aon   AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI,
 
                  $10,000,000 Each Accident   $500,000 per Accident Loss   Occurrence       IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS,
 
 
                  $10,000,000 Policy Limit by Disease               MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK,
 
 
                  $10,000,000 Each Employee               OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, WV, WY
 
Workers Compensation
SIR Program
  Hartford   39 XWE C73202 (CA)   5/1/06 – 07   $248,097 Statutory                    
 
      39 XWE C73204 (OH/WA)           $10,000,000 Each Accident

$10,000,000 Policy Limit by Disease
  $500,000 per Accident Loss    Occurrence   Aon   CA: OH/WA
 
Workers Compensation
  Brick Sleet   WC10004369-01   7/1/06 – 07   $640               ABC    
 
Aviation
                                   
 
Aviation
  Net Jets Program   SIHL1-609E       2873.25 See Schedule   See Schedule   See Schedule   Occurrence   NetJets    
 
Underground Storage Tank
                                   
 
UST Liability
  Zurich   USC533500502   7/1/06 – 07   3963 $1M/$2M   Each Aggregate   $10,000 Each claim   Claims Made   Aon    
         
Risk Management Department   Confidental   11/9/2006

 

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Schedule 6.04
Existing Liens
1.   PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY ACT (ONTARIO) REGISTRATIONS
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation
Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
The certified PPSA enquiry responses each with a file currency of November 5, 2006, which we obtained with respect to the above-noted entities, disclosed no registrations made under the Corporation Securities Registration Act (the “ CSRA ”) and no financing statements or financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect the above-noted entities.
Rep-Pharm Inc.
The certified PPSA enquiry response with a file currency of November 5, 2006, which we obtained with respect to Rep-Pharm Inc., disclosed no registrations made under the CSRA and the following financing statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect Rep-Pharm (Note: For ease of reference, we have listed the registrations in reverse chronological order, being the order in which they appear on the certificate. This is not indicative of the order of priority.):
                 
Secured   Collateral   General Collateral   Reference File No. &    
Party(ies)   Classification   Description   Registration Number(s)   Comments
Ford Credit Canada
Leasing Company
  Equipment, Other, Motor Vehicles

2005 Ford Escape
V.I.N.
1FMYU03175KA64247
      612161559 - 20050121 1453 1530 5988 (3 years)    
 
               
Ford Credit Canada
Leasing Company
  Equipment, Other, Motor Vehicles

2005 Ford Focus
V.I.N.
3FAFP37N25R126494
      610199928 - 20041029
1453 1530 6040 (3 years)
   
 
               
Xerox Canada Ltd
  Equipment, Other       878440797 - 20011130 1432 1715 8651 (5 years)    

 

 


 

Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd.
The certified PPSA enquiry response with a file currency of November 6, 2006, which we obtained with respect to Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd., disclosed no registrations made under the CSRA and the following financing statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd. (Note: For ease of reference, we have listed the registrations in reverse chronological order, being the order in which they appear on the certificate. This is not indicative of the order of priority.):
                 
            Reference File No. &    
Secured   Collateral   General Collateral   Registration    
Party(ies)   Classification   Description   Number(s)   Comments
De Lage Landen Financial Services Canada Inc.
  Equipment, Other       611604909 - 20041223 1503 7029
1264 (5 years)
  Debtor name is listed as Trent Drugs
(Wholesale) Ltd
 
               
Nissan Canada
Finance Inc.
  Consumer Goods,
Equipment, Motor
Vehicles
      896136435 - 20030708 1452 1530 0780 (4 years)   Debtor name is listed as Trent Drugs
(Wholesale) Ltd
 
               
 
  Amount Secured:            
 
  $80,261            
 
               
 
  Date of Maturity:            
 
  July 4, 2006            
 
               
 
  2003 Infiniti            
 
  FX45            
 
  V.I.N.            
 
  JNRBS08WX3X403085            
 
               
Onset Capital
Corporation
  Equipment, Other
No Fixed Maturity Date
  Folder-inserter(s), reading base(s) together with all attachments accessories accessions replacements substitutions additions and improvements thereto and all proceeds in any form derived directly or indirectly from any sale and or dealings with the collateral and a right to an insurance payment or other payment that indemnifies or compensates for loss or damage to the collateral or proceeds of the collateral   894096072 - 20030507 1220 8022 4053 (6 years)   Debtor name is listed as Trent Drugs
(Wholesale) Ltd

 

 


 

                 
            Reference File No. &    
Secured   Collateral   General Collateral   Registration    
Party(ies)   Classification   Description   Number(s)   Comments
National Leasing Group Inc. L# 2209773
  Equipment   All photocopiers/printers/faxes of every nature or kind described in lease number 2209773 dated May 2, 2003 between the secured party, as lessor and the debtor as lessee, as amended from time to time, together with all attachments, accessories and substitutions.   893992536 - 20030505 1127 6005 5147 (5 years)    
2.   PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY ACT (ALBERTA) REGISTRATIONS
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation
Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
Rep-Pharm Inc.
The certified PPSA enquiry responses each with a file currency of November 6, 2006, which we obtained with respect to the above-noted entities, disclosed no financing statements or financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect the above-noted entities.
Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd .
The certified PPSA enquiry response with a file currency of November 7, 2006, which we obtained with respect to Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd., disclosed no financing statements or financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd.
3.   PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA) REGISTRATIONS
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation
Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
Rep-Pharm Inc.
The certified PPSA enquiry responses each with a file currency of November 6, 2006, which we obtained with respect to the above-noted entities, disclosed no financing statements or financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect the above-noted entities.

 

 


 

Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd.
The certified PPSA enquiry response with a file currency of November 7, 2006, which we obtained with respect to Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd., disclosed no financing statements or financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd.
4.   PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY ACT (NEWFOUNDLAND) REGISTRATIONS
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation
Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
Rep-Pharm Inc.
The certified PPSA enquiry responses each with a file currency of November 7, 2006, which we obtained with respect to the above-noted entities, disclosed no financing statements or financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect the above-noted entities.
Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd.
The certified PPSA enquiry response with a file currency of November 7, 2006, which we obtained with respect to Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd., disclosed the following financing statements and financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd.:
             
        Registration    
        Number(s),    
Secured   Collateral   Registration Date and    
Party(ies)   Classification/General Collateral Description   Expiry Date   Comments
GMAC Leaseco
Corporation
  And all proceeds therefrom

2004 Buick Century VIN
2G4WS52J441197445
  3177378 (amended by 3180168 and 3726613)

February 5, 2004
February 5, 2008
   

 

 


 

             
        Registration    
        Number(s),    
Secured   Collateral   Registration Date and    
Party(ies)   Classification/General Collateral Description   Expiry Date   Comments
De Lage Landen Financial Services Canada Inc.
  All goods supplied by the Secured Party pursuant to a Lease between the Debtor and the Secured Party, together with all parts and accessories thereto and accession thereto and all replacements or substitutions for such goods and proceeds thereof (proceeds as defined in the Personal Property Security Act (NL)) and any insurance proceeds resulting there from.   4016344

March 21, 2005

March 21, 2010
   
5.   PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITY ACT (NOVA SCOTIA) REGISTRATIONS
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation
Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
AmerisourceBergen Canada Corporation Corporation AmerisourceBergen Canada
Rep-Pharm Inc.
Trent Drugs (Wholesale) Ltd.
The certified PPSA enquiry responses each with a file currency of November 7, 2006, which we obtained with respect to the above-noted entities, disclosed no financing statements or financing change statements filed under the PPSA, which appear to affect the above-noted entities.

 

 


 

Schedule 6.09
Existing Restrictions
The transaction provided for in, and the restrictions contained in, the Master Transaction Agreement dated October 25, 2006, by and among the Company, PharMerica, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ PharMerica ”), Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Kindred Healthcare Operating, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Kindred Pharmacy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Safari Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Newco ”), Hippo Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Newco (“ Hippo Merger Sub ”), and Rhino Merger Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Newco, including (a) the transfer by Pharmacy Corporation of America, a California corporation and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, of the capital stock of each of PMSI, Inc., a Florida corporation and Tmesys, Inc., a Florida corporation, to the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company, (b) the borrowing by PharMerica of approximately $ 150,000,000 from certain financial institutions (the “ PharMerica Borrowing ”), (c) the distribution of the proceeds of the PharMerica Borrowing by way of dividend, inter-company payment or return of capital to the Company, (d) the distribution of all the capital stock of PharMerica to the stockholders of the Company by way of dividend, (e) the merger of PharMerica with Hippo Merger Sub and (f) the provision of certain transitional services between Newco and the Company and certain of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

 


 

EXHIBIT A
Form of Assignment and Assumption
This Assignment and Assumption (this “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] (the “ Assignor ”) and [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (a) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including any letters of credit, guarantees, and swingline loans included in such facilities) and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
     
1. Assignor:
                                                    
 
   
2. Assignee:
                                                    
 
  [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] 1 ]
 
   
3. Company:
  AmerisourceBergen Corporation
 
   
4. Borrowers:
  The Company, the US Borrowing Subsidiaries, the UK Borrowing Subsidiaries, the Canadian Borrowing Subsidiaries and any Borrowing Subsidiary that is not a US Borrowing Subsidiary, a UK Borrowing Subsidiary or a Canadian Borrowing Subsidiary and that has been designated by the Administrative Agent as a Borrowing Subsidiary at the request of the Company and with the consent of each Lender under the applicable Tranche
 
   
5. Administrative Agent:
  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders
 
     
1   Select as applicable.
Form of Assignment and Assumption

 

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6. Credit Agreement:
  The US$750,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of November [ ], 2006, among AmerisourceBergen Corporation, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders, J. P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent for the Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Canadian agent for the Lenders
 
   
7. Assigned Interest:
   
                         
                    Percentage Assigned of  
    Aggregate Amount of     Amount of     Aggregate Amount of  
    Commitments/Loans of     Commitments/Loans     Commitments/Loans  
    all Lenders     Assigned     of all Lenders 2  
Global Tranche
  $ 260,000,000     $           %
US/UK Tranche
  $ 70,000,000     $           %
US/Canadian Tranche
  $ 200,000,000     $           %
US Tranche
  $ 220,000,000     $           %
Effective Date:                      , 200       [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The Assignee agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed 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 the Company, the other Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.
 
     
2   Set forth, to at least nine decimals.
Form of Assignment and Assumption

 

A-2


 

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
         
  [NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor,
 
 
  by      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  [NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee,
 
 
  by      
    Name:      
    Title:      
[Consented to and] 3 Accepted:
         
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent,    
 
       
by
       
 
 
 
Name:
   
 
  Title:    
 
       
[Consented to:] 4
   
 
       
[NAME OF ISSUING BANK], as an
Issuing Bank,
   
 
       
by
       
 
 
 
Name:
   
 
  Title:    
 
     
3   To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required under Section 11.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.
 
4   To be added only if the consent of each Issuing Bank is required by Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.
Form of Assignment and Assumption

 

A-3


 

[Consented to:] 5
         
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION,    
 
       
by
       
 
 
 
Name:
   
 
  Title:    
 
     
5   To be added only if the consent of the Company is required by Section 9.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.
Form of Assignment and Assumption

 

A-4


 

ANNEX 1
to Form of Assignment and Assumption
US$750,000,000 AmerisourceBergen Corporation Credit Agreement
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties .
1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received and/or had the opportunity to review a copy of the Credit Agreement to the extent it has in its sole discretion deemed necessary, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has in its sole discretion deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender[, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to this Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (b) agrees that it will (i) independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the London Agent or the Canadian Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.] 6
2.  Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Applicable Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
 
     
6   Subject to CS&M tax review.
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3.  General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
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EXHIBIT B-1
Form of Borrower Joinder Agreement
BORROWER JOINDER AGREEMENT dated as of [ ] (this “ Agreement ”), among AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), [NAME OF NEW BORROWING SUBSIDIARY], a [JURISDICTION] [ORGANIZATIONAL FORM] (the “ New Borrower ”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders.
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November [ ], 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent, J. P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent for the Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Canadian agent for the Lenders. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement.
Under the Credit Agreement, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, to make Loans to, accept and purchase B/As issued by, and issue Letters of Credit for the account of, the Borrowers, and the Company and the New Borrower desire that the New Borrower becomes a “Borrower” and a [“Global Tranche Borrower”][ “US/UK Tranche Borrower”][ “US/Canadian Tranche Borrower”][ “US Tranche Borrower”] under the Credit Agreement. Each of the Company and the New Borrower represent and warrant that the representations and warranties of the Company in the Credit Agreement relating to the New Borrower and this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof. The Company agrees that the guarantee of the Company contained in the Credit Agreement, and the guarantee of each Designated Subsidiary contained in the Guaranty Agreement, will apply to the Obligations of the New Borrower.
Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement (and of any other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) by each of the Company, the New Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in Section 4.03 of the Credit Agreement, the New Borrower shall become a party to the Credit Agreement and a “Borrower” and a [“Global Tranche Borrower”][“US/UK Tranche Borrower”] [“US/Canadian Tranche Borrower”] [“US Tranche Borrower”] for all purposes thereof; provided that this Agreement shall not become effective if it shall be unlawful for the New Borrower to become a “Borrower” thereunder or for any Lender participating in a Tranche under which the New Borrower may borrow to make Loans or otherwise extend credit to the New Borrower as provided therein.
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The New Borrower hereby agrees to be bound by all provisions of the Credit Agreement. The Applicable Funding Account for the New Borrower shall be:
                 
Bank   Swift   Acct #   ABA   IBAN/ Routing Code
                 
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
         
  AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION,
 
 
  by      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  [NAME OF NEW BORROWER],
 
 
  by      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent,
 
 
  by      
    Name:      
    Title:      
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EXHIBIT B-2
Form of Borrower Termination Agreement
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below,
c/o Loan and Agency Services Group
1111 Fannin, 10th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Claudia Correa (Telecopy No. [ ])
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below,
270 Park Avenue, NY 10017
Attention: Dawn Lee Lum (Telecopy No. (212) 270-3279)
[DATE]
Re: Borrower Termination Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November [ ], 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “ Company ”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders, J. P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent for the Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Canadian agent for the Lenders. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement.
The Company hereby terminates the status of [NAME OF TERMINATED BORROWING SUBSIDIARY] (the “ Terminated Borrower ”) as a “Borrower” and a [“Global Tranche Borrower”][ “US/UK Tranche Borrower”][ “US/Canadian Tranche Borrower”][ “US Tranche Borrower”] under the Credit Agreement. [The Company represents and warrants that all Loans made to and B/As drawn by the Terminated Borrower have been repaid, all Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Terminated Borrower have been drawn in full or have expired and all amounts payable by the Terminated Borrower in respect of LC Disbursements, interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement by the Terminated Borrower have been paid in full on or prior to the date hereof.][The Company and the Terminated Borrower acknowledge that the Terminated Borrower shall continue to be a Borrower until such time as all Loans made to and B/As drawn by the Terminated Borrower have been repaid, all Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Terminated Borrower have been drawn in full or have expired and all amounts payable by the Terminated Borrower in respect of LC Disbursements, interest and/or fees (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement by the Terminated Borrower) have been paid in full; provided that the Terminated Borrower shall not have the right to request or receive further extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement.]
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THIS INSTRUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
         
  Very truly yours,

AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION,
 
 
  by      
    Name:      
    Title:      
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EXHIBIT C
Form of Borrowing Request
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below,
c/o Loan and Agency Services Group
1111 Fannin, 10th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Claudia Correa (Telecopy No. [ ])
J.P. Morgan Europe Limited,
  as London agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below,
25 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AJ
Attention: Agency Department (Telecopy No. 44-207-777-2360)
The Bank of Nova Scotia,
  as Canadian agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below,
[ADDRESS]
[ADDRESS]
Attention: [ ] (Telecopy No. [ ])
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
  as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement referred to below,
270 Park Avenue, NY 10017
Attention: Dawn Lee Lum (Telecopy No. (212) 270-3279)
[DATE]
Re: Borrowing Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November [ ], 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “ Company ”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders, J. P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent for the Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Canadian agent for the Lenders. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement.
[NAME OF BORROWER] hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that it requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the terms on which such Borrowing is requested to be made:
(a) such Borrowing shall be a [Global Tranche Revolving Borrowing][US/UK Tranche Revolving Borrowing][US/Canadian Tranche Revolving Borrowing][US Tranche Revolving Borrowing];
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(b) such Borrowing shall be denominated in [CURRENCY] and shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to US$[ ] 7 ;
(c) the date of such Borrowing shall be [ ] 8 ;
(d) such Borrowing shall be [an ABR Borrowing][a LIBOR Borrowing][a EURIBOR Borrowing][a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing];
(e)  [if such Borrowing is a LIBOR Borrowing or EURIBOR Borrowing,] the initial Interest Period for such Borrowing shall have a [one][two][three][six] 9 months’ duration;
(f) the Applicable Funding Account for such Borrowing shall be [ ]; and
(g)  [if such Borrowing Subsidiary is organized in a jurisdiction other than the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada,] payments of the principal and interest on such Borrowing will be made from [JURISDICTION].
[Each of the][The] Company [and the [BORROWER]] hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, on the date of this Borrowing Request and on the date of the related Borrowing, the conditions to lending specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.
         
  Very truly yours,

AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION,
 
 
  by      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
 
     
7   The aggregate principal amount of any LIBOR or EURIBOR Borrowing must be an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. The aggregate principal amount of any ABR Borrowing must be an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $1,000,000. The aggregate principal amount of any Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing must be an integral multiple of Cdn.$ 100,000 and not less than $1,000,000.
 
8   The date of any Borrowing must be a Business Day and (a) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, three Business Days after the date of this Borrowing Request if this request is submitted by 12:00 noon, Local Time, and the next Business Day thereafter if this request is submitted after 12:00 noon, Local Time, (b) in the case of a LIBOR Borrowing denominated in Sterling or an Alternative Currency or a EURIBOR Borrowing, three Business Days after the date of this Borrowing Request if this request is submitted by 12:00 noon, Local Time, and the next Business Day thereafter if this request is submitted after 12:00 noon, Local Time, (c) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, the date of this Borrowing Request if this request is submitted by 12:00 noon, Local Time, and the next Business Day thereafter if this request is submitted after 12:00 noon, Local Time and (d) in the case of a Canadian Prime Rate Borrowing, the date of this Borrowing Request if this request is submitted by 12:00 noon, Local Time, and the next Business Day thereafter if this request is submitted after 12:00 noon, Local Time.
 
9   With the consent of each Lender with Commitments under the Tranche under which such Borrowing is to be made, the Interest Period may other than those set forth in this clause.
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EXHIBIT D
Form of Guarantee Agreement
Form of Guarantee Agreement

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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT, dated as of [  ] (this “Agreement”), between the subsidiary of the Company listed on Schedule I hereto (the “Guarantor”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders.
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November [  ], 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among AmerisourceBergen Corporation, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent for the Lenders and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Canadian agent for the Lenders. Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement. The Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Each Guarantor will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to extend such credit.
Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Guarantee . Each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the due and punctual payment and performance of the Obligations. Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its Guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal of any Obligation. Each Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any Guarantor of any of the Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its Guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment.
SECTION 2. No Limitations . Except for termination of any Guarantor’s obligations hereunder as expressly provided in Section 8 of this Agreement and Sections 11.14 and 11.16 of the Credit Agreement, the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration, or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of the Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each of the Guarantors hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise any right or remedy under the provisions of the Credit Agreement, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any of the Obligations, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or release from any of the terms or provisions of, the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (d) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations or (e) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of such Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations) or which would impair or eliminate any right of such Guarantor to subrogation. Each Guarantor expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to release or substitute any one or more other guarantors or obligors upon or in respect of the Obligations, all without affecting the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

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SECTION 3. Guarantee of Payment . Each Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender in favor of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party, any other Guarantor or any other Person.
SECTION 4. Defenses Waived . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Guarantor or the unenforceability of the Obligations or any part hereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Guarantor, other than the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations. The Administrative Agent and the other Lenders may, at their election, compromise or adjust any part of the Obligations, make any other accommodation with the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any Guarantor or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent all the Obligations have been fully and indefeasibly paid in cash. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Guarantor, as the case may be, or any security.
SECTION 5. Agreement to Pay; Subordination . In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that any Agent or any other Lenders may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Borrowers any other Loan Party or any Guarantor to pay any Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by the Applicable Agent, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Applicable Agent for distribution to the applicable Lenders in cash the amount of such unpaid Obligation. Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Applicable Agent as provided above, all rights of such Guarantor against the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other Guarantor arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations. In addition, any Indebtedness of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any Guarantor now or hereafter held by any Guarantor is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full in cash of all the Obligations. If any amount shall erroneously be paid to any Guarantor on account of (a) such subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or similar right or (b) any such Indebtedness of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any Guarantor, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Applicable Agent to be credited against the payment of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.
SECTION 6. Information . Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of each Borrower’s, each other Loan Party’s and each Guarantor’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder and agrees that none of the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders will have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.
SECTION 7. Taxes . Each Guarantor agrees that the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement shall apply equally to such Guarantor with respect to payments made by it hereunder.

 

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SECTION 8. Termination .
(a) Each of the Guarantees made hereunder shall (i) subject to clause (ii) below, terminate when all the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Lenders have no further commitment to lend under the Credit Agreement and (ii) continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any Guarantor, or otherwise.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall release any Guarantor that ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of transactions permitted under the Credit Agreement from its obligations hereunder on the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in Section 11.14 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 9. Effectiveness; Binding Agreement; Assignments . This Agreement shall become effective when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of each Guarantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, except that none of the Guarantors shall have the right to assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein, and any such attempted assignment or transfer shall be null and void. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party permitted hereby.
SECTION 10. Waivers; Amendment .
(a) No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders hereunder or under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle such Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and each Guarantor, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement.
SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 12. Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the Guarantors shall be given to it at 1300 Morris Drive, Suite 100, Chesterbrook, PA 19087, Attention of J.F. Quinn (Telecopy (610) 727-3639), with a copy to the Company, Attention of General Counsel.

 

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SECTION 13. Survival of Agreement; Severability .
(a) All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantors herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans, the acceptance and purchase of any B/As and the issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any of them or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any other Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and as long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated.
(b) In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 14. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 15. Rules of Interpretation . The rules of interpretation specified in Sections 1.03, 1.04 and 1.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Agreement.
SECTION 16. Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .
(a) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any other Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Guarantor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fully extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

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(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 17. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER; AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 18. Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, each other Lender and each of their 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 Indebtedness at any time owing by such Person to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any or all the obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Person, irrespective of whether or not such Person shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of the Administrative Agent, each other Lender and each of their Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Person may have.
SECTION 19. No Fiduciary Relationship . Each Guarantor, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, such Guarantor and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the other Lenders or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized Officers as of the day and year first above written.
         
  [NAME OF GUARANTORS]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      

 

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Schedule I
to Form of Guarantee Agreement
Guarantors

 

 


 

EXHIBIT E
Mandatory Costs Rate
1.   The Mandatory Costs Rate is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.
2.   On the first day of each Interest Period (or as soon as possible thereafter) the London Agent shall calculate a rate (the “Additional Costs Rate”), expressed as a percentage, for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below. The Mandatory Costs Rate will be calculated by the London Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Costs Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the applicable Borrowing) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.
3.   The Additional Costs Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office located in a Participating Member State will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the London Agent. This percentage will be certified by that Lender in its notice to the London Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender’s participation in all Loans made from such Lending Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of Loans made from such Lending Office.
4.   The Additional Costs Rate for any Lender lending from a Lending Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the London Agent as follows:
(a) with respect to any Loan denominated in Sterling:
     
AB+C(B-D)+E ×0.01
 
  percent per annum 
100- (A+C)
   
(b) with respect to any Loan denominated in any currency (other than Sterling):
     
0.01
 
  percent per annum 
300
   
Where:
A ” means the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which that Lender is from time to time required to maintain as an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.
B ” means the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Rate and the Mandatory Costs Rate and, if the Loan was not paid when due, the additional rate of interest specified in Section 2.13(e)) payable for the applicable Interest Period on the Loan.
C ” means the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which that Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.
D ” means the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the London Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.
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E ” is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by the London Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge supplied by the Reference Banks to the London Agent pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in Sterling per £1,000,000.
5.   For the purposes of this Schedule:
  (a)   “Eligible Liabilities” and “Special Deposits” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England.
  (b)   “Fees Rules” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the Financial Services Authority Supervision Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits.
  (c)   “Fee Tariffs” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate).
  (d)   “Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Communities that adopts or has adopted the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Community relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
  (e)   “Tariff Base” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules.
6.   In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5% will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05). A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero. The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.
7.   If requested by the London Agent, each Reference Bank shall, as soon as practicable after publication by the Financial Services Authority, supply to the London Agent, the rate of charge payable by that Reference Bank to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose by that Reference Bank as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to that Reference Bank for that financial year) and expressed in Sterling per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of that Reference Bank.
8.   Each Lender shall supply any information required by the London Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Costs Rate. In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:
  (a)   the jurisdiction of its applicable Lending Office; and
  (b)   any other information that the London Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.
Each Lender shall promptly notify the London Agent of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.
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9.   The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rates of charge of each Reference Bank for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the London Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the London Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with a Lending Office in the same jurisdiction as its applicable Lending Office.
10.   The London Agent shall have no liability to any person if such determination results in an Additional Costs Rate which over or under compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender or Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.
11.   The London Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the Mandatory Costs Rate to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Costs Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and each Reference Bank pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.
12.   Any determination by the London Agent pursuant to this Schedule in relation to a formula, the Mandatory Costs Rate, an Additional Costs Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding.
13.   The London Agent may from time to time, after consultation with the Borrower and the Lenders, determine and notify to all parties any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding.
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EXHIBIT F-1
Form of Opinion of Dechert LLP, Counsel for the Company
From of Opinion of Dechert LLP, Counsel for the Company

 

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EXHIBIT F-2
Form of Opinion of John G. Chou, Deputy General Counsel of the Company
From of Opinion of John G. Chou, Deputy General Counsel for the Company

 

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EXHIBIT F-3
Form of Opinion of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP
Form of Opinion of McMillan Binch Mendelsohn LLP

 

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EXHIBIT F-4
Form of Opinion of Dechert LLP, Counsel for the UK Borrowing Subsidiaries
Form of Opinion of Dechert LLP, Counsel for the UK Borrowing Subsidiaries

 

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Exhibit 31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
I, R. David Yost, certify that:
1.  
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Registrant”);
2.  
Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;
3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;
4.  
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
  (a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;
  (b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
  (c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and
  (d)  
Disclosed in this Report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.  
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of Registrant’s board of directors:
  (a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  (b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 7, 2010
     
/s/ R. David Yost
 
   
R. David Yost
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   

 

 

Exhibit 31.2
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
I, Michael D. DiCandilo, certify that:
1.  
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Registrant”);
2.  
Based on my knowledge, this Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this Report;
3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report;
4.  
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
  (a)  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Report is being prepared;
  (b)  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
  (c)  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Report based on such evaluation; and
  (d)  
Disclosed in this Report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.  
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of Registrant’s board of directors:
  (a)  
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  (b)  
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 7, 2010
     
/s/ Michael D. DiCandilo
 
Michael D. DiCandilo
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer
   

 

 

Exhibit 32.1
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
In connection with the Quarterly Report of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, R. David Yost, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
     
/s/ R. David Yost
 
R. David Yost
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
May 7, 2010

 

 

Exhibit 32.2
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
In connection with the Quarterly Report of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael D. DiCandilo, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
     
/s/ Michael D. DiCandilo
 
Michael D. DiCandilo
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer
   
May 7, 2010