UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


 
Form 8-K
 


CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT – September 29, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)

 
ADVANSIX INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-37774
(Commission File
Number)
81-2525089
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)

115 TABOR ROAD,
MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY
07950
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 455-2000


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
Site Sharing and Services Agreements

On October 1, 2016, in connection with the previously announced spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of AdvanSix Inc. (the “Company”) from Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”), AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into several agreements with Honeywell that set forth the actions taken or to be taken in connection with the Spin-Off and that govern the relationship of the parties following the Spin-Off, including the following:

 
a Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement;
 
 
 
 
a Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement; and
 
 
 
 
a Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement.

A description of the material terms and conditions of these agreements can be found in the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” of the Company’s Information Statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement, Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement and  Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement, Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement and  Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement , which are attached as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Credit Agreement

In connection with the Spin-Off, on September 30, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the lenders party thereto, the swing line lenders party thereto, the L/C issuers party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.  The credit facilities under the Credit Agreement consist of a senior secured term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $270 million (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a senior secured revolving credit facility in a principal amount of $155 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”).  In connection with the Spin-Off, the Company used the proceeds of the Term Loan Facility to pay a $270 million dividend to Honeywell.

The Credit Facilities have a scheduled maturity date of September 30, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”).  The Term Loan Facility is subject to quarterly principal payments of (i) 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility on the Closing Date, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017, through and including September 30, 2018, and (ii) in the case of each fiscal quarter ending thereafter, 2.50% of the aggregate principal amount of all loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility on the Closing Date.

The Credit Agreement permits the Company to utilize up to $25 million of the Revolving Credit Facility for the issuance of letters of credit and up to $20 million for swing line loans.  The Company has the option to incur additional term loans and/or increase the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount for all such incremental term loans and increases of the Revolving Credit Facility of up to the sum of (x) $150 million plus (y) an amount such that the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) would not be greater than 1.75 to 1.00, in each case, to the extent that any one or more lenders, whether or not currently party to the Credit Agreement, commits to be a lender for such amount.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to either the sum of a base rate plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% or the sum of a Eurodollar rate plus a margin ranging from 2.25% to 3.00%, with either such margin varying according to the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement).  The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee in respect of unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility, if any, at a rate ranging from 0.25% to 0.40% per annum depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  The initial margin under the Credit Agreement is 1.50% for base rate loans and 2.50% for Eurodollar rate loans and the initial commitment fee rate is 0.30% per annum.

 

 
Substantially all domestic tangible and intangible assets of the Company and its subsidiaries are pledged as collateral to secure the obligations under the Credit Agreement.

As of the Closing Date, the Company has borrowed $40 million under the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Company expects to use the Revolving Credit Facility to meet any ongoing cash needs in excess of internally generated or available cash flows and to issue letters of credit in the ordinary course of its business.  Future borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility will be subject to customary borrowing conditions.

The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, pay cash dividends, incur debt or liens, redeem or repurchase stock of the Company, enter into transactions with affiliates, make investments, make capital expenditures, merge or consolidate with others or dispose of assets.  The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of not less than 3:00 to 1:00 and to maintain a Consolidated Leverage Ratio of (i) 3:00 to 1:00 or less for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016, through and including the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, (ii) 2:75 to 1:00 or less for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018, through and including the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019, and (iii) 2:50 to 1:00 or less for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019, and each fiscal quarter thereafter (subject to the Company’s option to elect a consolidated leverage ratio increase in connection with certain acquisitions).  If the Company does not comply with the covenants in the Credit Agreement, the lenders may, subject to customary cure rights, require the immediate payment of all amounts outstanding under the Credit Facilities.

The foregoing description of the Credit Facilities does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under the heading “Credit Agreement” in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
 
The information set forth under Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Certain Directors; Election of Directors
On September 29, 2016, in anticipation of the Spin-Off, Mr. Jeffrey N. Neuman, Ms. Alison Zoellner and Ms. Anne T. Madden each tendered his or her resignation as a member of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective concurrently with the consummation of the Spin-Off at 11:59 p.m. New York City time (the “Effective Time”) on October 1, 2016 (the “Distribution Date”). At the time of their resignations, Ms. Alison Zoellner and Ms. Anne T. Madden each served on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees of the Board.

On September 29, 2016, Honeywell, the sole stockholder of the Company, elected Ms. Erin N. Kane, Mr. Paul E. Huck, Mr. Darrell K. Hughes, Ms. Sharon S. Spurlin, Mr. Todd D. Karran and Mr. Daniel F. Sansone to serve as directors of the Company along with Mr. Michael L. Marberry, effective at the Effective Time. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Karran were elected as Class I directors, whose terms expire at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Huck, Mr. Sansone and Ms. Spurlin were elected as Class II directors, whose terms expire at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Kane and Mr. Marberry were elected as Class III directors, whose terms expire at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders.

Mr. Marberry will serve as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Huck, Mr. Karran and Mr. Sansone will serve as members of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Huck will serve as Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board.  Mr. Karran, Mr. Sansone and Ms. Spurlin will serve as members of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Sansone will serve as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee of the Board. Ms. Spurlin, Mr. Huck and Mr. Hughes will serve as members of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. Ms. Spurlin will serve as Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
 


Also, on September 8, 2016, the Board appointed Mr. Christopher Gramm to serve as vice president, controller of the Company.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gramm was vice president and controller of the aerospace and corporate government compliance divisions at Honeywell International Inc.  From August 2014 to November 2015, Mr. Gramm served as vice president of finance for the integrated supply chain of the aerospace division at Honeywell International Inc.  Prior to this, beginning in March 2011, he was vice president and controller of the aerospace division at Honeywell International Inc.  Over the course of the period from 1997 to March 2011, Mr. Gramm held several positions at Honeywell International Inc., including controller and chief financial officer of various divisions focused on areas including specialty materials and resins and chemicals. He joined Honeywell International Inc. in 1997 as a senior staff accountant. Before joining Honeywell International Inc., Mr. Gramm was a manager at Corning Life Sciences.

Mr. Gramm entered into a letter agreement with the Company (the “Offer Letter”), under the terms of which he is entitled to a cash salary of $270,000 to be adjusted by the Board from time to time, a grant of Company restricted stock units, other incentive and equity compensation and other executive benefits.  The Offer Letter is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Adoption of the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan

On September 29, 2016, in connection with the Spin-Off, the Board adopted, and Honeywell, as our sole stockholder, approved, the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates (the “Equity Plan”).  The following summary describes the material terms of the Equity Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Equity Plan, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Purpose of the Equity Plan

The purpose of the Equity Plan is to aid the Company in recruiting and retaining highly qualified non-employee directors, employees and consultants who are capable of assuring the future success of the Company and to provide incentives to the Company’s non-employee directors, employees and consultants to exert their best efforts for the success of the Company’s business and thereby align their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders.

Shares Available for Awards

The maximum aggregate number of shares of Company common stock (“Shares”) that may be issued under all stock-based awards granted under the Equity Plan is 3,350,000, all of which are available for grant in the form of incentive stock options. Of those Shares, only 1,750,000 may be subject, on a one-for-one basis, to awards granted under the Equity Plan that are not stock options or stock appreciation rights (“full-value awards”). After the number of Shares subject to full-value awards exceed such limit, each Share subject to future full-value awards (other than awards granted to non-employee directors) would reduce the number of Shares available for grant under the Equity Plan by four Shares. In addition, the Equity Plan  contains certain additional limitations on the number and type of awards that may be granted, including:

 
no non-employee director may be granted awards in the aggregate relating to more than 20,000 Shares or awards in cash or other property with a fair market value greater than $400,000 in any fiscal year
     
 
 no participant may be granted awards (“Section 162(m) Awards”) that are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), relating to more than 835,000 Shares or cash and other property with a fair market value greater than $5,000,000; and
     
 
a limit of 165,000 Shares relating to awards (other than performance awards and awards to nonemployee directors) available for grant that vest in full in fewer than three years.

In the event of a change in corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares or the value thereof (e.g., a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off, merger, reorganization, etc.), the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) is required to make appropriate equitable adjustments to the Share limits described above, the number and type of shares subject to outstanding awards, and the purchase or exercise price of outstanding awards. In the case of certain other corporate transactions or events that occur, the Compensation Committee may make equitable adjustments to outstanding awards in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits intended to be provided under the Equity Plan.


 



Shares that are subject to awards that are paid in cash, terminate, lapse or are canceled or forfeited are available again for grant under the Equity Plan and will not be counted for purposes of the limits above, other than the annual limits. However, the Company may not add back Shares to the number of Shares authorized under the Equity Plan or to any of the other limits above if the Company reacquires Shares as a result of a tender or withholding of Shares in payment of the purchase or exercise price or the tax withholding amount relating to an award. In addition, if stock appreciation rights are settled in Shares upon exercise, the total number of Shares actually used to determine the settlement value rather than the number of Shares subject to the award is counted against the number of Shares authorized under the Equity Plan.

Eligibility

Non-employee directors, employees and consultants of the Company or its affiliates are eligible to receive awards under the Equity Plan.

Administration

The Compensation Committee has the authority to administer the Equity Plan, including the authority to interpret the Equity Plan, establish rules for the administration of the Equity Plan, select the persons who receive awards, determine the number of Shares subject to the awards, and establish the terms and conditions of the awards, consistent with the terms of the Equity Plan. Among other things, and subject to the provisions of the Equity Plan, the Compensation Committee may also waive or amend the terms of an award, specify the circumstances under which the exercisability or vesting of awards may be accelerated or whether awards or amounts payable under awards may be deferred. However, the Compensation Committee may not reprice a stock option or stock appreciation right, whether through amendment, cancelation and replacement, or exchange for cash or any other awards. The Compensation Committee may delegate its powers and duties under the Equity Plan to one or more subcommittees of the Compensation Committee or to the CEO or any other individual as the Compensation Committee deems to be advisable, except that only the Compensation Committee or the Board would have authority to grant and administer awards to non-employee directors, executive officers and delegates of the Compensation Committee.

The Board may also exercise the powers of the Compensation Committee with respect to the Equity Plan and awards granted thereunder at any time.

Section 162(m)

The Equity Plan is designed to permit certain awards granted under the Equity Plan to qualify for exemptions from the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code regarding the deductibility of executive compensation. Section 162(m) of the Code does not currently restrict the Company’s ability to take any federal income tax deductions for compensation paid to its executives.  The Company expects that it will be eligible for exemptions from the limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code for certain grants made under the Equity Plan until the date of the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders that occurs more than 12 months following the Spin-Off. Following the Spin-Off, the Compensation Committee will consider Section 162(m) of the Code when designing and implementing its compensation programs, but will maintain flexibility to authorize payments that might not be deductible.

Types and Terms of Awards

The Equity Plan permits the granting of:

 
stock options (including both incentive and non-qualified stock options),
     
 
stock appreciation rights,
     
 
restricted stock and restricted stock units,
     
 
dividend equivalents,
     
 
performance awards, which may be payable in cash or in Shares and may be “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, and
     
 
other stock-based awards.

Under the terms of the Equity Plan, the exercise price per Share under any stock option or the base price of any stock appreciation right may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a Share on the date of grant, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Equity Plan.


Unless otherwise provided by the Compensation Committee in an award agreement, under the Equity Plan, the fair market value of Shares on a given date is generally the average (mean) of the highest and lowest sales prices of a Share, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on such date.  Awards may be granted to participants for no cash consideration or for cash or other consideration as required by the Compensation Committee or applicable law. Awards may generally provide that upon the grant or exercise thereof the holder would receive Shares, cash, other securities or property, or any combination thereof, as the Compensation Committee determines.

The Compensation Committee may provide in an award agreement that awards granted under the Equity Plan will be forfeited if the participant violates a non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disclosure covenant or agreement, otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the Company or any affiliate or otherwise violates any clawback or recoupment policies or other applicable policies that are implemented by the Company from time to time. In addition, the Compensation Committee may provide in an award agreement that a participant will forfeit any gain realized on the vesting or exercise of an award if a participant engages in the foregoing acts, or a participant is required to repay to the Company the gain realized under a previously paid award subject to performance requirements if a financial restatement reduces the amount that would have been earned under such award.

Stock Options . Under the terms of the Equity Plan, the holder of a stock option is entitled to purchase a number of Shares at a specified exercise price during a specified time period, not to exceed ten years, all as determined by the Compensation Committee. The exercise price may be payable either in cash or, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, by delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly the proceeds from the sale of Shares, by tendering Shares previously acquired, by withholding Shares that would otherwise be issued having a fair market value on the exercise date equal to the exercise price or through a combination of the foregoing.

Stock Appreciation Rights. Under the terms of the Equity Plan, the holder of a stock appreciation right is entitled to receive the excess of the fair market value of one Share on the date of exercise over the base price of the stock appreciation right. Stock appreciation rights would vest and become exercisable in accordance with a vesting schedule established by the Compensation Committee, and the term of any stock appreciate right cannot exceed ten years.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units . Under the terms of the Equity Plan, the holder of restricted stock would own Shares subject to restrictions imposed for a time period, as specified by the Compensation Committee. The holder of restricted stock units would have the right, subject to any restrictions imposed by the Compensation Committee, to receive at some future date determined by the Compensation Committee, Shares, a cash payment equal to the fair market value of those Shares or any combination of the foregoing.

Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Under the terms of the Equity Plan,   at the discretion of the Compensation Committee and as described in the award agreement, dividends issued on restricted stock may be paid immediately or withheld and deferred in the participant’s account. In the event of a payment of dividends on Shares, the Compensation Committee may credit restricted stock units with dividend equivalents. Except as otherwise described in an award agreement or determined by the Compensation Committee, dividend equivalents may be withheld and deferred in the participant’s account subject to a vesting schedule, or used to credit additional restricted stock units that vest on the same schedule as the underlying restricted stock units. No dividend equivalents may be credited on stock options or stock appreciation rights.

Performance Awards and Performance Measures . Under the terms of the Equity Plan, the Compensation Committee may grant awards payable in Shares or cash that are conditioned on the achievement of performance goals established by the Compensation Committee. To the extent such awards are intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, they will be conditioned on the holder’s continued service and achievement of one or more objective performance goals set forth in the Equity Plan and established by the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee will determine the length of the performance period, the amounts subject to the awards and any other terms and conditions of the awards, in each case, no later than 90 days after the beginning of the performance period. The objective performance goals permitted under the Equity Plan are: (a) sales (or any component of sales); (b) operating income; (c) net income; (d) earnings per Share (or proforma EPS); (e) return on equity; (f) cash flow (including operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow yield and/or cash flow conversion); (g) cash flow per Share; (h) return on invested capital; (i) return on investments (or ROI expansion); (j) return on assets; (k) economic value added (or an equivalent metric, as determined by the Compensation Committee); (l) Share price; (m) total shareholder return; (n) cost and expense reduction; (o) working capital (or working capital turns or days); (p) revenues (including specified types or categories thereof); (q) product volume; (r) gross or net profitability/profit margins (including profitability of an identifiable business unit or product); (s) objective measures of productivity or operating efficiency; (t) implementation or completion of critical projects; and (u) safety and accident rates, in each case, determined in accordance with GAAP (to the extent applicable).

Each performance goal may measure the level of performance of the Company and/or a business unit, segment, division or subsidiary of the Company or an affiliate. Performance awards could be granted subject to one or more of the foregoing measures, separately or in relation to each other, or relative to a selected comparator group. Performance goals may be defined and measured before or after taking into consideration taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization, pension-related expense or income, and/or any pension mark to market adjustment, the determination of which shall be at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
 


In determining attainment of performance goals, unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, the negative impact of the following will be excluded: unusual or infrequently occurring items and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting treatment, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact of acquisitions or divestitures, discontinued operations and charges for restructurings (employee severance liabilities, asset impairment costs, and exit costs), each determined in accordance with GAAP (to the extent applicable) and as identified in the financial statements, notes to the financial statements or discussion and analysis of management, as applicable.

Under the terms of the Equity Plan, the Compensation Committee  (or a delegate thereof, with respect to awards that are not Section 162(m) Awards) is required to certify that the applicable performance measures have been met prior to payment of any performance awards.

Other Stock-Based Awards . Under the  terms of the Equity Plan, the Compensation Committee is authorized to grant other types of awards that are denominated or payable in or otherwise related to Shares, subject to terms and conditions determined by the Compensation Committee.

Change in Control.   One or more awards may be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a participant providing for different terms or provisions with respect to such awards upon a “Change in Control” (as defined below). Unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, if the successor company assumes or substitutes for an outstanding award, then such award will be continued in accordance with its applicable terms and vesting will not be accelerated unless the applicable participant experiences an involuntary termination without “cause”  or a voluntary termination for “good reason” (each, as defined in the Equity Plan) within the two-year period following the Change in Control. If an award is not assumed or substituted for, generally it will vest and become free of all restrictions and limitations as of immediately prior to the date of the Change in Control, and if the award is a performance award then all performance criteria will be deemed achieved at the greater of (i) target performance and (ii) actual performance as determined by the Compensation Committee as of the date of the Change in Control.

For the purposes of the Equity Plan, a “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 
during any consecutive 24-month period, a change in the composition of a majority of the Board, as constituted on the first day of such period, that was not supported by a majority of the members of the incumbent Board;
     
 
consummation of certain mergers, consolidations or statutory share exchanges or similar forms of corporate transaction of the Company (or any of its subsidiaries, if voting securities are issuable) or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets to an unaffiliated entity, following which the Company’s stockholders hold 50% or less of the combined voting power of the surviving entity;
     
 
stockholder approval of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or
     
 
the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (other than the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate and certain individuals or groups as provided in the Equity Plan) of beneficial ownership of more than 30% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
Termination and Amendment

The Equity Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Equity Plan, unless terminated before then by the Board. Awards are not able to be granted after the termination of the Equity Plan, but the Equity Plan will remain in effect as long as awards are outstanding under it. Our Board generally is able to amend or terminate the Equity Plan at any time, except that prior stockholder approval is required for any amendment to the Equity Plan that would:

 
require stockholder approval under the rules or regulations of the New York Stock Exchange;
     
 
increase the number of Shares authorized under the Equity Plan (except in the case of certain corporate transactions, as described above);
     
 
increase the number of Shares subject to the award limitations described above under “Shares Available for Awards” (except in the case of certain corporate transactions, as described above);
     
 
permit repricing of outstanding stock options or stock appreciation rights (except in the case of certain corporate transactions, as described above); or
     
 
permit the award of stock options or stock appreciation rights with an exercise price less than 100% of the fair market value of a Share.



Subject to the provisions of the Equity Plan, the Compensation Committee may not amend any outstanding award without the participant’s consent if the action would adversely affect such participant’s rights, unless required by law.  In addition, the Equity Plan may not be amended in any manner adverse to any participant (unless required to comply with applicable law) during a “Potential Change in Control Period” (as defined in the Equity Plan) or for two years following a Change in Control.

Equity Grants

On September 29, 2016, the Board approved the grant of restricted stock units under the Equity Plan on October 3, 2016 to executive officers and non-employee directors of the Company.   The restricted stock units are subject to service-based vesting conditions and are scheduled to cliff-vest on the third anniversary of the grant date (October 3, 2019). The restricted stock units are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan as well as an award agreement entered into by each executive officer or non-employee director and the Company substantially in the form of Exhibit 10.7 to this Current Report on Form 8-K   (each, an “Officer Award Agreement”) or Exhibit 10.8 to this Current Report on Form 8-K   (each, a “Director Award Agreement”).

The terms of the Officer Award Agreements with respect to a Change in Control are consistent with the terms described above.  The terms of the Director Award Agreements provide that, in the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Equity Plan), the restricted stock units will automatically vest in full and the service-based conditions will lapse as of the date of the Change in Control.

The Company’s executive officers received the following grants of restricted stock units:  Erin Kane, 407,288; Michael Preston, 139,001;  John M. Quitmeyer,  145,461;  Jonathan Bellamy, 56,369; and Christopher Gramm, 35,040.  Each non-employee director received a grant of 6,094 restricted stock units.   In each case, the number of restricted stock units granted was determined by dividing the applicable grant value by the closing price of a Share on the grant date.

The foregoing description of the terms of the Officer Award Agreements and the Director Award Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Officer Award Agreement and the Director Award Agreement, attached as Exhibit 10.7 and Exhibit 10.8, respectively,  to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference .
 
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
 
At the Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”) of the Company and the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (the “Restated By-laws”) became effective. The Restated Certificate was approved by the Board and Honeywell, in its capacity as sole stockholder of the Company, and the Restated By-laws were approved by the Board, in each case on September 29, 2016.

A summary of the material provisions of the Restated Certificate and Restated By-laws can be found in the section titled “Description of Our Capital Stock” of the Information Statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated Certificate and Restated By-laws, attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On October 1, 2016, the Spin-Off was completed. A copy of the press release announcing the completion of the Spin-Off is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 


 
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)         Exhibits.
 
Exhibit 3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AdvanSix Inc.
     
Exhibit 3.2
 
Amended and Restated By-laws of AdvanSix Inc.
     
Exhibit 10.1
 
Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement , dated as of October 1, 2016, between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC .
     
Exhibit 10.2
 
Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement , dated as of October 1, 2016, between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC .
     
Exhibit 10.3
 
Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement , dated as of October 1, 2016, between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC .
     
Exhibit 10.4
 
Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, among AdvanSix Inc., each lender from time to time party thereto, each swing line lender party thereto, each L/C issuer party thereto and Bank of America, N.A. as the administrative agent.*
     
Exhibit 10.5
 
Offer Letter between AdvanSix Inc. and Christopher Gramm, dated as of August 19, 2016.
     
Exhibit 10.6
 
2016 Stock Incentive Plan of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates.
     
Exhibit 10.7
 
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Officers under the AdvanSix Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.
     
Exhibit 10.8
 
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors under the AdvanSix Inc. 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.
     
Exhibit 99.1
 
Information Statement of AdvanSix Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Amendment No. 5 to  the Registration Statement of AdvanSix Inc. on Form 10 dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7, 2016 and effective as of September 8, 2016).
     
Exhibit 99.2
 
Press Release, issued October 3, 2016.

*
AdvanSix Inc. hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule, appendix or exhibit to such agreement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
 
 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date:  October 3, 2016
AdvanSix Inc.
 
       
 
By:
/s/ John M. Quitmeyer  
    John M. Quitmeyer  
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary  
       

Exhibit 3.1
 
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
ADVANSIX INC.

ADVANSIX INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

1.  The name of the corporation is AdvanSix Inc.  The original Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 4, 2016 (as amended and in effect immediately prior to the adoption and effectiveness hereof, the “ Original Certificate of Incorporation ”).

2.  This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and by the written consent of its sole stockholder in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and shall be effective as of 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 1, 2016.

3.  The Original Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “ Corporation ”) is AdvanSix Inc.

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware 19808.  The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

ARTICLE IV

SECTION 1.  The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 250,000,000 shares, consisting of (1) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”), and (2) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”).  The number of authorized shares of either the Preferred Stock or the Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote




thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of either the Preferred Stock or the Common Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.

SECTION 2.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of   Directors ”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series.  The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

SECTION 3.  (a)  Each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided , however , that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

(b)  Except as otherwise required by law, holders of a series of Preferred Stock, as such, shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted to such holders by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to such series).

(c)  Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine.

(d)  Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, the holders of the Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to receive the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them.

ARTICLE V

SECTION 1.  (a)  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.  Except as otherwise fixed pursuant to the terms of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to such series of

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Preferred Stock), the number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.  In no event shall a decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

(b)  The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock voting separately pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock), shall be elected by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon at each annual meeting of the stockholders.  From the effective date of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation until the election of the directors at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, the directors of the Corporation shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. If the number of directors has changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class.  The initial assignment of directors to each such class shall be made by the Board of Directors. The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the initial Class II directors shall expire at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and the term of office of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders.  Each director elected at the 2017, 2018 or 2019 annual meeting of stockholders shall belong to the same class as the director whose term shall have then expired and who is being succeeded by such director. Each Class I director elected at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, each Class II director elected at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders and each Class III director elected at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders shall hold office until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and, in each case, until his or her respective successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.  Commencing with the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, each director shall be elected annually and shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her respective successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.  Pursuant to such procedures, effective as of the conclusion of the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors will no longer be classified under Section 141(d) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and directors shall no longer be divided into three classes.  The election of directors need not be by written ballot.

SECTION 2.  Advance notice of nominations for the election of directors shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the By-laws of the Corporation.

SECTION 3.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided for or fixed by or pursuant to the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation relating to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock (including any Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock), newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or other cause shall only be filled by the Board of Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining director, or if not so filled, by the

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stockholders at the next annual meeting thereof.  Any director elected in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 3 shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of the class such director is elected to and until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

(b)  From the effective date of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation until the election of directors at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, any director or the entire Board of Directors may only be removed for cause, such removal to require the affirmative vote of shares representing at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the then outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Corporation entitled generally to vote on the election of directors of the Corporation.  From and after the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed with or without cause, and, in either case, such removal shall require the affirmative vote of shares representing at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the then outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Corporation entitled generally to vote on the election of directors of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever holders of outstanding shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock voting separately are entitled to elect directors of the Corporation pursuant to the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to such series of Preferred Stock), any such director of the Corporation so elected may be removed in accordance with this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including such Certificate of Designation).

ARTICLE VI

Subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, 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 stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.  Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors or as otherwise provided in the By-laws of the Corporation.

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ARTICLE VII

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, repeal, alter or amend the By-laws of the Corporation by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.  In addition to any requirements of law and any other provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Corporation entitled generally to vote in the election of directors of the Corporation, voting together as a single class, shall be required for stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal any provision of the By-laws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are subject to this reservation.

ARTICLE IX

SECTION 1. To the fullest extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other law of the State of Delaware as it exists or as it may hereafter be amended permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, 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.

SECTION 2. To the fullest extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other law of the State of Delaware as it exists or as it may hereafter be amended permits, the Corporation may provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) its current and former directors, officers and agents (and any other persons to which the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits the Corporation to provide indemnification) through By-law provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, votes of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

SECTION 3. No amendment to or repeal of any Section of this Article IX, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article IX, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article IX in respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE X

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative  forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the

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Corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or any successor provision thereto) or as to which the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or any successor provision thereto) confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, any other state or federal court located within the State of Delaware.  Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article X.
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Exhibit 3.2
 
ADVANSIX INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

Effective as of October 1, 2016

ARTICLE I

Offices

SECTION 1.      Registered Office.   The registered office of AdvanSix Inc. (hereinafter, the “ Corporation ”) in the State of Delaware shall be at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808, and the registered agent shall be Corporation Service Company, or such other office or agent as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) shall from time to time select.

SECTION 2.      Other Offices.   The Corporation may also have an office or offices, and keep the books and records of the Corporation, except as may otherwise be required by law, at such other place or places, either within or outside of the State of Delaware, as the Board may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

Meetings of Stockholders

SECTION 1.      Place of Meeting.   All meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation (the “ stockholders ”) shall be at a place, either within or outside of the State of Delaware, to be determined by the Board.

SECTION 2.      Annual Meetings.   The annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held on such date and at such hour as shall from time to time be fixed by the Board.  Any previously scheduled annual meeting of the stockholders may be postponed by action of the Board taken prior to the time previously scheduled for such annual meeting of the stockholders.

SECTION 3.      Special Meetings.   Except as otherwise required by law or the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Certificate ”), and subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called only by the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of the entire Board.  Only such business as is specified in the Corporation’s notice of any special meeting of stockholders shall come before such meeting.  A special meeting shall be held at such place, on such date and at such time as shall be fixed by the Board.

SECTION 4.      Notice of Meetings.   Except as otherwise provided by law, notice of each meeting of the stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given by the Corporation not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to notice of the meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed given when


deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.  Each such notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  Notice of any meeting of the stockholders shall not be required to be given to any stockholder who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy without protesting, prior to or at the commencement of the meeting, the lack of proper notice to such stockholder, or who shall waive notice thereof as provided in Article X of these By-laws.  Notice of adjournment of a meeting of the stockholders need not be given if the time and place to which it is adjourned are announced at such meeting, unless the adjournment is for more than 30 days or, after adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting.

SECTION 5.      Quorum.   Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate, the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders entitled to vote generally, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the stockholders; provided , however , that in the case of any vote to be taken by classes or series, the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders of a particular class or series, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum of such class or series.

SECTION 6.      Adjournments.   The chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders who are present in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time whether or not a quorum is present.  In the event that a quorum does not exist with respect to any vote to be taken by a particular class or series, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders of such class or series who are present in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting with respect to the vote(s) to be taken by such class or series.  At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum may be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

SECTION 7.      Order of Business.   (a)  At each meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the Board or, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, such person as shall be selected by the Board, shall act as chairman of the meeting.  The order of business at each such meeting shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting.  The chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts and things as are necessary or desirable for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, the establishment of procedures for the maintenance of order and safety, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments on the affairs of the Corporation, restrictions on entry to such meeting after the time prescribed for the commencement thereof and the opening and closing of the voting polls.

(b)              At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the annual meeting (i) by or at the direction of the chairman of the meeting or (ii) by any stockholder who is a holder of record at the time of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 7, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 7.

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(c)              For business properly to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation (the “ Secretary ”).  To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier or more than 60 days later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered or received not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; provided , further , that for the purpose of calculating the timeliness of stockholder notices for the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting shall be deemed to be April 25, 2016.  To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth in writing as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including, without limitation, the complete text of any resolutions proposed for consideration or any amendment to any Corporation document intended to be presented at the annual meeting) and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the name and address of the stockholder proposing such business, as they appear on the Corporation’s books; (iii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the business is proposed, and any of their respective affiliates or associates or other parties with whom they are acting in concert, as well as any derivative instrument or similar contract or agreement the value of or return on which is based on or linked to the value of or return of any of the Corporation’s securities; (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business; and (v) if the stockholder intends to solicit proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal, a representation to that effect.  The foregoing notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by management of the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting; provided , however , that if such stockholder does not appear or send a qualified representative to present such proposal at such annual meeting, the Corporation need not present such proposal for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation; and provided , further , that the foregoing shall not imply any obligation beyond that required by applicable law to include a stockholder’s proposal in a proxy statement prepared by management of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding anything in these By-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 7.  The chairman of an annual meeting may refuse to permit any business to be brought before an annual meeting which fails to comply with the foregoing procedures or, in the case of a stockholder proposal, if the stockholder solicits proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal without having made the representation required by clause (v) of the third preceding sentence.

SECTION 8.      List of Stockholders.   It shall be the duty of the Secretary or other officer who has charge of the stock ledger to prepare and make, at least 10 days before each meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, arranged

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in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in such stockholder’s name.  Such list shall be produced and kept available at the times and places required by law.

SECTION 9.      Voting.   (a)  Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate, each stockholder of record of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled at each meeting of the stockholders to such number of votes, if any, for each share of such stock as may be fixed in the Certificate or in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance of such stock, and each stockholder of record of Common Stock shall be entitled at each meeting of the stockholders to one vote for each share of such stock, in each case, registered in such stockholder’s name on the books of the Corporation:

(i)              on the date fixed pursuant to Section 6 of Article VII of these By-laws as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting; or

(ii)              if no such record date shall have been so fixed, then at the close of business on the day before the day on which notice of such meeting is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day before the day on which the meeting is held.

(b)              Each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders may authorize not in excess of three persons to act for such stockholder by proxy.  Any such proxy shall be delivered to the secretary of such meeting at or prior to the time designated for holding such meeting, but in any event not later than the time designated in the order of business for so delivering such proxies.  No such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

(c)              Except as otherwise required by law and except as otherwise provided in the Certificate or these By-laws, at each meeting of the stockholders, all corporate actions to be taken by vote of the stockholders shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon who are present in person or represented by proxy, and where a separate vote by class or series is required, a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders of such class or series who are present in person or represented by proxy shall be the act of such class or series.

(d)              Unless required by law or determined by the chairman of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any matter, including, without limitation, the election of directors, need not be by written ballot.

SECTION 10.      Inspectors.   The chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at any meeting of the stockholders.  Such inspectors shall perform such duties as shall be required by law or specified by the chairman of the meeting.  Inspectors need not be stockholders.  No director or nominee for the office of director shall be appointed such inspector.

SECTION 11.      Public Announcements.   For the purpose of Section 7 of this Article II and Section 2(d) of Article III, “ public announcement ” shall mean disclosure (i) in a press release reported by the Dow Jones Newswire, Business Wire, Reuters Information Service

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or any similar or successor news wire service or (ii) in a communication distributed generally to stockholders and in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provisions thereto.

ARTICLE III

Board of Directors

SECTION 1.      General Powers.   The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law or by the Certificate directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

SECTION 2.      Number, Qualification and Election.   (a)  The number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall be determined in accordance with the Certificate.  The term “ Whole Board ” shall mean the total number of authorized directors, whether or not there exist any vacancies or unfilled previously authorized directorships.  The terms of office of directors shall be governed by the Certificate.

(b)              Each director shall be at least 21 years of age.  Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.  No person shall qualify for service as a director of the Corporation if he or she is a party to any compensatory, payment, indemnification or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation, or has received any such compensation or other payment from any person or entity other than the Corporation, in each case in connection with candidacy or service as a director of the Corporation, unless he or she discloses such compensatory, payment or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding, or receipt of any such compensation or other payment, to the Corporation pursuant to the requirements and procedures set forth in Section 16(a) of this Article III as if such person were a Stockholder Nominee thereunder.

(c)              In any uncontested election of directors, each person receiving a majority of the votes cast shall be deemed elected.  For purposes of this paragraph, a “majority of the votes cast” shall mean that the number of votes cast “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director (with “abstentions” and “broker non-votes” not counted as a vote cast with respect to that director).  In any contested election of directors, the persons receiving a plurality of the votes cast, up to the number of directors to be elected in such election, shall be deemed elected.  Any incumbent director who fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an uncontested election shall submit an offer to resign from the Board no later than two weeks after the certification by the Corporation of the voting results.  An uncontested election is one in which the number of individuals who have been nominated for election as a director is equal to, or less than, the number of directors constituting the Whole Board.  A contested election is one in which the number of persons nominated exceeds the number of directors to be elected as of the date that is 10 days prior to the date that the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders.

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(d)              The Board shall consider the resignation offer and may either (i) accept the offer of resignation or (ii) reject the offer and seek to address the underlying cause(s) of the majority-withheld vote.  While the Board may delegate to a committee the authority to assist the Board in its review of the matter, the Board shall decide whether to accept or reject the resignation offer within 90 days following the certification of the stockholder vote.  Once the Board makes this decision, the Corporation will promptly make a public announcement of the Board’s decision in the manner described in Section 11 of Article II.  If the Board rejects the offer of resignation, the public announcement will include a statement regarding the reasons for its decision.

(e)              The chairman of the nominating and governance committee established pursuant to Section 1 of Article IV will have the authority to manage the Board’s review of the resignation offer.  In the event it is the chairman of the nominating and governance committee who received a majority-withheld vote, the independent directors who did not receive majority-withheld votes shall select a director to manage the process, and that director shall have the authority otherwise delegated to the chairman of the nominating and governance committee by this Section 2 of Article III.  Any director who tenders his or her offer of resignation as a result of a majority-withheld vote shall not participate in the committee’s or the Board’s deliberations or vote on whether to accept or reject the resignation offer.

(f)              A majority of the members of the Board shall be persons determined by the Board to be independent directors.  In order to determine that a director is independent pursuant to this Section 2, the Board shall make an affirmative determination that the director satisfies applicable regulatory and stock exchange listing requirements to be an independent director of the Corporation and that the director is free of any other relationship (with the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Company ”) or otherwise) that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment by such director.  In making this determination, the Board shall consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including, without limitation, commercial, charitable and familial relationships that exist between the director and the Company, or between entities with which the director is affiliated and the Company.  The Board may, from time to time, adopt categorical standards to guide its determinations regarding the materiality of any relationship.

SECTION 3.      Notification of Nominations.   (a)  Subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board or by any stockholder pursuant to this Section 3 who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice of nomination provided for in this Section 3 and who is entitled to vote for the election of directors.  Any stockholder of record entitled to vote for the election of directors at a meeting may nominate persons for election as directors only if timely written notice of such stockholder’s intent to make such nomination is given, either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary.  To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of the stockholders, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier or more than 60 days later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered or received not

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earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; provided , further , that for the purpose of calculating the timeliness of stockholder notices for the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting shall be deemed to be April 25, 2016 and (ii) with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors, not earlier than the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees to be elected at such meeting.  Each such notice shall set forth: (a) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and the name and address of the person or persons to be nominated; (b) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record by the stockholder and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, and any of their respective affiliates or associates or other parties with whom they are acting in concert, as well as any derivative instrument or similar contract or agreement the value of or return on which is based on or linked to the value of or return of any of the Corporation’s securities; (c) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (d) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder; (e) such other information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had each nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board; (f) the executed written consent of each nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation if so elected; and (g) if the stockholder intends to solicit proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee(s), a representation to that effect.  The chairman of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure or if the stockholder solicits proxies in favor of such stockholder’s nominee(s) without having made the representations required by the immediately preceding sentence.  If such stockholder does not appear or send a qualified representative to present such proposal at such meeting, the Corporation need not present such proposal for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.  Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3 or Section 15 of this Article III shall be eligible to serve as directors of the Corporation.

(b)              Notwithstanding anything in the immediately preceding paragraph of this Section 3 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at an annual meeting of the stockholders is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for directors or specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 3 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to or mailed to and received by the Secretary at the principal

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executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

SECTION 4.      Quorum and Manner of Acting.   Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate or these By-laws, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, and, except as so provided, the vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.  The chairman of the meeting or a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting to another time and place whether or not a quorum is present.  At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

SECTION 5.      Place of Meeting.   Subject to Sections 6 and 7 of this Article III, the Board may hold its meetings at such place or places, either within or outside of the State of Delaware, as the Board may from time to time determine, or as shall be specified or fixed in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.

SECTION 6.      Regular Meetings.   Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times as the Board shall from time to time determine, at such locations as the Board may determine.  If any day fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday under the laws of the place where the meeting is to be held, the meeting which would otherwise be held on that day shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding business day.  No fewer than four meetings of the Board shall be held per year.

SECTION 7.      Special Meetings.   Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or by a majority of the non-employee directors, and shall be held at such place, on such date and at such time as he, she or they, as applicable, shall fix.

SECTION 8.      Notice of Meetings.   Notice of regular meetings of the Board or of any adjourned meeting thereof need not be given.  Notice of each special meeting of the Board shall be given by overnight delivery service or mailed to each director, in either case addressed to such director at such director’s residence or usual place of business, at least two days before the day on which the meeting is to be held or shall be sent to such director at such place by telecopy or by electronic transmission or shall be given personally or by telephone, not later than the day before the meeting is to be held, but notice need not be given to any director who shall, either before or after the meeting, submit a waiver of such notice or who shall attend such meeting without protesting, prior to or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such director.  Unless otherwise required by these By-laws, every such notice shall state the time and place but need not state the purpose of the meeting.

SECTION 9.      Rules and Regulations.   The Board may adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of law, the Certificate or these By-laws for the conduct of its meetings and management of the affairs of the Corporation as the Board may deem proper.

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SECTION 10.      Participation in Meeting by Means of Communications  Equipment.   Any one or more members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in any meeting of the Board or of any such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other or as otherwise permitted by law, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

SECTION 11.      Action Without Meeting.   Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all of the members of the Board or of any such committee consent thereto in writing or as otherwise permitted by law and, if required by law, the writing or writings are filed with the minutes or proceedings of the Board or of such committee.

SECTION 12.      Chairman.   The Board of Directors shall annually select one of its members who is independent under the listing standards of the principal United States exchange upon which the shares of the Corporation are listed to be Chairman and shall fill any vacancy in the position of Chairman at such time and in such manner as the Board of Directors shall determine.

SECTION 13.      Resignations.   Any director of the Corporation may at any time resign by giving written notice to the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time be not specified therein, upon receipt thereof; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

SECTION 14.      Compensation.   Each director, in consideration of such person serving as a director, shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation such amount per annum and such fees (payable in cash or stock-based compensation) for attendance at meetings of the Board or of committees of the Board, or both, as the Board or a committee thereof shall from time to time determine.  In addition, each director shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation reimbursement for the reasonable expenses incurred by such person in connection with the performance of such person’s duties as a director.  Nothing contained in this Section 14 shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

SECTION 15.      Proxy Access.   (a)  The Corporation shall include in its proxy statement and on its form of proxy for an annual meeting of stockholders the name of, and the Required Information (as defined below) relating to, any nominee for election or reelection to the Board who satisfies the eligibility requirements in this Section 15 and Section 16 (a “ Stockholder Nominee ”) and who is identified in a notice that complies with Section 15(f) of this Article III and that is timely delivered pursuant to Section 15(g) of this Article III (the “ Stockholder  Notice ”) by one or more stockholders acting on behalf of up to twenty stockholders who:

(i)              elect at the time of delivering the Stockholder Notice to have such Stockholder Nominee included in the Corporation’s proxy materials;

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(ii)              as of the date of the Stockholder Notice and the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders, Own (as defined below in Section 15(c) of this Article III) and have Owned a number of shares that represents at least 3% of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Required Shares”) and have Owned continuously the Required Shares (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends or similar events) for at least three years; and

(iii)              satisfy the additional requirements in these By-laws (such stockholder or stockholders, collectively, an “ Eligible Stockholder ”).

(b)              For purposes of satisfying the Ownership requirement under Section 15(a) of this Article III:

(i)              the outstanding shares of the Corporation Owned by one or more stockholders may be aggregated; provided that the number of stockholders and other beneficial owners whose ownership of shares is aggregated for such purpose shall not exceed twenty; and

(ii)              two or more funds that are (A) under common management and investment control, (B) under common management and funded primarily by the same employer, or (C) a “group of investment companies,” as such term is defined in Section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, shall, in each case, be treated as one stockholder.

(c)              For purposes of this Section 15, an Eligible Stockholder “Owns” only those outstanding shares of the Corporation as to which the stockholder or group of stockholders possesses both:

(i)              the full voting and investment rights pertaining to the shares, and

(ii)              the full economic interest in (including, without limitation, the opportunity for profit and risk of loss on) such shares;

provided that the number of shares calculated in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 15(c) shall not include any shares:

(A)              sold by such stockholder or any affiliate (as defined below in this Section 15(c)) in any transaction that has not been settled or closed, including, without limitation, any short sale;

(B)              borrowed by such stockholder or any affiliate for any purposes or purchased by such stockholder or any affiliate pursuant to an agreement to resell; or

(C)              subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or similar agreement entered into by such stockholder or any of its affiliates, whether any such instrument or agreement is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount or value of outstanding shares of the Corporation, in

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any such case which instrument or agreement has, or is intended to have, or if exercised would have, the purpose or effect of:

(i)              reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such stockholder’s or any of its affiliates’ full right to vote or direct the voting of any such shares; and/or

(ii)              hedging, offsetting or altering to any degree gain or loss arising from the full economic interest in such shares by such stockholder or affiliate.

A stockholder “Owns” shares held in the name of a nominee or other intermediary so long as the stockholder retains the right to instruct how the shares are voted with respect to the election of directors and possesses the full economic interest in the shares.  A stockholder’s Ownership of shares shall be deemed to continue during any period in which the stockholder has delegated any voting power by means of a proxy, power of attorney or other instrument or arrangement that is revocable at any time by the stockholder.  A stockholder’s Ownership of shares shall be deemed to continue during any period in which the stockholder has loaned such shares, provided that the stockholder has the power to recall such loaned shares on five business days’ notice and has recalled such loaned shares as of the date of the Stockholder Notice and through the date of the annual meeting of stockholders.  The terms “Owned,” “Owning” and other variations of the word “Own” shall have correlative meanings.  Whether outstanding shares of the Corporation are “Owned” for these purposes shall be determined by the Board.

For purposes of this Section 15, the term “affiliate” or “affiliates” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”).

(d)              No stockholder may be a member of more than one group of stockholders constituting an Eligible Stockholder under this Section 15.

(e)              For purposes of this Section 15, the “Required Information” that the Corporation will include in its proxy materials is:

(i)              the information concerning the Stockholder Nominee and the Eligible Stockholder that is required to be disclosed in the Corporation’s proxy materials by the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and

(ii)              if the Eligible Stockholder so elects, a written statement of the Eligible Stockholder, not to exceed 500 words, in support of its Stockholder Nominee, which must be provided at the same time as the Stockholder Notice for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials for the annual meeting of stockholders (the “ Statement ”).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 15, the Corporation may omit from its proxy materials any information or statement that it, in good faith, believes would violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or listing standard.  Nothing in this Section 15 shall limit the Corporation’s ability to solicit against a stockholder nominee and include in its proxy materials its own statements relating to any Eligible Stockholder or Stockholder Nominee.

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(f)              The Stockholder Notice shall set forth the information required under Section 3(a) of this Article III and in addition shall include:

(i)              the written consent of each Stockholder Nominee to being named in the Corporation’s proxy materials as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected;

(ii)              a copy of the Schedule 14N that has been or concurrently is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Exchange Act Rule 14a-18; and

(iii)              the written agreement of the Eligible Stockholder (or in the case of a group, each stockholder whose shares are aggregated for purposes of constituting an Eligible Stockholder) addressed to the Corporation, setting forth the following additional agreements, representations and warranties:

(A)              a certification as to the number of shares of the Corporation it Owns and has Owned continuously for at least three years as of the date of the Stockholder Notice and agreeing to continue to Own such shares through the date of the annual meeting of stockholders, which statement shall also be included in the written statements set forth in Item 4 of the Schedule 14N filed by the Eligible Stockholder with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

(B)              the Eligible Stockholder’s agreement to provide the information required under Section 3(a) of this Article III and the written statements from the record holder and intermediaries as required under Section 15(h) of this Article III verifying the Eligible Stockholder’s continuous Ownership of the Required Shares through and as of the business day immediately preceding the date of the annual meeting of stockholders;

(C)              the Eligible Stockholder’s representation and agreement that the Eligible Stockholder (including each member of any group of stockholders that together is an Eligible Stockholder under this Section 15):

(i)              acquired the Required Shares in the ordinary course of business and not with the intent to change or influence control of the Corporation, and does not presently have such intent;

(ii)              will provide facts, statements and other information in all communications with the Corporation and stockholders of the Corporation that are or will be true and correct in all material respects and do not and will not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(iii)              has not nominated and will not nominate for election to the Board at the annual meeting of stockholders any person other than the Stockholder Nominee(s) being nominated pursuant to this Section 15;

(iv)              has not engaged and will not engage in a, and has not been and will not be a “participant” (as defined in Item 4 of the Exchange Act Schedule 14A) in another person’s, “solicitation” within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 14a‑

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1(l), in support of the election of any individual as a director at the annual meeting of stockholders other than its Stockholder Nominee or a nominee of the Board; and

(v)              will not distribute to any stockholder any form of proxy for the annual meeting of stockholders other than the form distributed by the Corporation.

(D)              the Eligible Stockholder’s agreement to:

(i)              assume all liability stemming from any legal or regulatory violation arising out of the Eligible Stockholder’s communications with the stockholders of the Corporation or out of the information that the Eligible Stockholder provided to the Corporation;

(ii)              indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation and each of its directors, officers and employees individually against any liability, loss or damages in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the Corporation or any of its directors, officers or employees arising out of any nomination submitted by the Eligible Stockholder pursuant to this Section 15; provided , however that the indemnification by the Eligible Stockholder under this Section 15(f)(iii)(D)(ii) shall no longer be required or apply with respect to any acts or omissions by the Stockholder Nominee that occur after such Stockholder Nominee’s election to the Board;

(iii)              comply with all other laws, rules, regulations and listing standards applicable to any solicitation in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders;

(iv)              file all materials described below in Section 15(h)(iii) of this Article III with the Securities and Exchange Commission, regardless of whether any such filing is required under Exchange Act Regulation 14A, or whether any exemption from filing is available for such materials under Exchange Act Regulation 14A;

(v)              provide to the Corporation prior to the annual meeting of stockholders such additional information as necessary or reasonably requested by the Corporation; and

(vi)              promptly disclose to the Corporation if the Eligible Stockholder does not intend to continue to Own the Required Shares for at least one year following the annual meeting of stockholders; and

(iv) in the case of a nomination by a group of stockholders that together is an Eligible Stockholder, the designation by all group members of one group member that is authorized to act on behalf of all such members with respect to the nomination and matters related thereto, including, without limitation, any withdrawal of the nomination.

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(g)              To be timely under this Section 15, the Stockholder Notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of the stockholders, not less than 120 days nor more than 150 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided , however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is more than 30 days earlier or more than 60 days later than such anniversary date, the Stockholder Notice to be timely must be so delivered or received not earlier than the 150th day prior to such annual meeting of stockholders and not later than the close of business on the later of the 120th day prior to such annual meeting of stockholders or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; provided , further , that for the purpose of calculating the timeliness of the Stockholder Notice for the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders shall be deemed to be April 25, 2016 and (ii) with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors, not earlier than the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees to be elected at such meeting.  In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting of stockholders, or the announcement thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of the Stockholder Notice as described above.  For purposes of Rule 14a-18 under the Exchange Act, the applicable “date specified by the registrant’s advance notice provision” shall be the date determined pursuant to this Section 15(g).

(h)              An Eligible Stockholder (or in the case of a group, each stockholder whose shares are aggregated for purposes of constituting an Eligible Stockholder) must:

(i)              within five business days after the date of the Stockholder Notice provide one or more written statements from the record holder(s) of the Required Shares and from each intermediary through which the Required Shares are or have been held, in each case during the requisite three-year holding period, verifying that the Eligible Stockholder Owns, and has Owned continuously for the preceding three years, the Required Shares;

(ii)              include in the written statements provided pursuant to Item 4 of Schedule 14N filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a statement certifying that it Owns and continuously has Owned the Required Shares for at least three years;

(iii)              file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any solicitation or other communication relating to the current year annual meeting of stockholders, one or more of the Corporation’s directors or director nominees or any Stockholder Nominee, regardless of whether any such filing is required under Exchange Act Regulation 14A or whether any exemption from filing is available for such solicitation or other communication under Exchange Act Regulation 14A; and

(iv)              as to any group of funds whose shares are aggregated for purposes of constituting an Eligible Stockholder, within five business days after the date of the Stockholder Notice, provide documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation that demonstrates that the funds satisfy Section 15(b)(ii) of this Article III.

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(i)              Within the time period specified in Section 15(iv) of this Article III for delivery of the Stockholder Notice, a Stockholder Nominee must deliver to the Secretary of the Corporation the questionnaire, representation and agreement set forth in Section 16 of this Article III.

(j)              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 15, the Corporation may omit from its proxy materials any Stockholder Nominee, and such nomination shall be disregarded and no vote on such Stockholder Nominee will occur, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation, if:

(i)              the Secretary of the Corporation receives notice that a stockholder intends to nominate a person for election to the Board which stockholder does not elect to have its nominee(s) included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 15;

(ii)              the Eligible Stockholder or Stockholder Nominee breaches any of its respective agreements, representations or warranties set forth in the Stockholder Notice or otherwise required by this Section 15, or if any of the information in the Stockholder Notice (or otherwise submitted pursuant to this Section 15) was not, when provided, true, correct and complete or the requirements of this Section 15 have otherwise not been met;

(iii)              the Stockholder Nominee or the stockholder or group of stockholders (including any member thereof) who has nominated such Stockholder Nominee has engaged in or is currently engaged in, or has been or is a “participant” in another person’s, “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act, in support of the election of any individual as a director at the meeting other than such Stockholder Nominee or a nominee of the Board;

(iv)              the Stockholder Nominee (A) is not independent under the listing standards of the principal U.S. exchange upon which the shares of the Corporation are listed, any applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board in determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporation’s directors, including, without limitation, as set forth in Section 2(f) of this Article III, (B) does not qualify as independent under the audit committee independence requirements set forth in the rules of the principal U.S. exchange on which shares of the Corporation are listed, as a “non-employee director” under Exchange Act Rule 16b-3 or as an “outside director” for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor provision), (C) is or has been, within the three years preceding the date the Corporation first mails to the stockholders its notice of the meeting that includes the Stockholder Nominee, an officer or director of a competitor, as defined in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, as amended, (D) is an officer, director or general partner of any legal entity where a fellow officer, director or general partner of such legal entity is an officer or director of a competitor, as defined in Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, as amended, (E) is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) or has been convicted in a criminal proceeding within the 10 years preceding the date the Corporation first mails to the stockholders its notice of the meeting that includes the Stockholder Nominee,

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or (F) is subject to any order of the type specified in Rule 506(d) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

(v)              the election of the Stockholder Nominee to the Board would cause the Corporation to be in violation of the Certificate, these By-laws or any applicable state or federal law, rule, regulation or listing standard.

Any such determination by the Board (or any other person or body authorized by the Board) shall be binding on the Corporation and its stockholders.

(k)              The maximum number of Stockholder Nominees appearing in the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to this Section 15 (including, without limitation, any Stockholder Nominee whose name was submitted for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials for such annual meeting of stockholders but who is nominated by the Board as a Board nominee for such annual meeting of stockholders), together with:

(i)              any nominees who were previously elected to the Board as (A) Stockholder Nominees pursuant to this Section 15 (including, without limitation, any Stockholder Nominee whose name was submitted for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials for such prior annual meeting of stockholders but who was nominated by the Board as a Board nominee for such prior annual meeting of stockholders) or (B) a nominee of any stockholder in any other manner, in either case at any of the preceding two annual meetings of stockholders and who are re-nominated for election at such annual meeting of stockholders by the Board, and

(ii)              any Stockholder Nominee who was qualified for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials for such annual meeting of stockholders but whose nomination is subsequently withdrawn,

shall not exceed the greater of (x) two or (y) 20% of the number of directors in office as of the last day on which a Stockholder Notice may be delivered pursuant to this Section 15 with respect to such annual meeting of stockholders, or if such amount as calculated in clause (y) of this Section 15(k) is not a whole number, the closest whole number below 20%; provided that if there is a vacancy on the Board and the number of directors is decreased prior to such annual meeting of stockholders, then the 20% of the number of directors shall be calculated based on the number of directors in office as of the date of such decrease in the number of directors.  In the event that the number of Stockholder Nominees submitted by Eligible Stockholders pursuant to this Section 15 exceeds this maximum number, each Eligible Stockholder will select one Stockholder Nominee for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials until the maximum number is reached, going in order of the number (largest to smallest) of shares of the Corporation each Eligible Stockholder disclosed as Owned in its respective Stockholder Notice submitted to the Corporation.  If the maximum number is not reached after each Eligible Stockholder has selected one Stockholder Nominee, this selection process will continue as many times as necessary, following the same order each time, until the maximum number is reached.

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(l)              Any Stockholder Nominee who is included in the Corporation’s proxy materials for a particular annual meeting of stockholders but either (i) withdraws from or becomes ineligible or unavailable for election at the annual meeting of stockholders, or (ii) does not receive at least 25% of the votes cast in favor of the Stockholder Nominee’s election, will be ineligible to be a Stockholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 15 for the next two annual meetings of stockholders.

SECTION 16.        Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement.   (a)  At the request of the Corporation, the Stockholder Nominee must promptly, but in any event within five business days of such request, complete and deliver any questionnaires required of the Corporation’s directors and a written representation and agreement (the questionnaire, representation and agreement to be in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person:

(i)              is not and will not become a party to:

(A)              any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how the person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “ Voting Commitment ”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation; or

(B)              any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with the person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with the person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law;

(ii)              is not and will not become a party to any compensatory, payment, indemnification or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with candidacy or service as a director of the Corporation that has not been disclosed to the Corporation; and

(iii)          in the person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation, and any other Corporation policies and guidelines applicable to Corporation directors.

(b)              The Corporation may request such additional information as necessary to permit the Board to determine if each Stockholder Nominee is independent under the listing standards of the principal U.S. exchange upon which the shares of the Corporation are listed, any applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board in determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporation’s directors.

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ARTICLE IV

Committees of the Board of Directors

SECTION 1.      Committees of the Board.   The Board shall designate such committees as may be required by the listing standards of the principal United States exchange upon which the shares of the Corporation are listed and may from time to time designate other committees of the Board (including, without limitation, an executive committee), with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.

SECTION 2.      Conduct of Business.   Any committee, to the extent allowed by law and provided in the resolution establishing such committee or the charter of such committee, shall have and may exercise all the duly delegated powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.  The Board shall have the power to prescribe the manner in which proceedings of any such committee shall be conducted.  In the absence of any such prescription, any such committee shall have the power to prescribe the manner in which its proceedings shall be conducted.  Unless the Board or such committee shall otherwise provide, regular and special meetings and other actions of any such committee shall be governed by the provisions of Article III applicable to meetings and actions of the Board.  Each committee shall keep regular minutes and report on its actions to the Board.

ARTICLE V

Officers

SECTION 1.      Number; Term of Office.   The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board and may consist of: a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Financial Officer and one or more Vice Presidents (including, without limitation, Senior Vice Presidents) and a Treasurer, Secretary and Controller and such other officers and agents with such titles and such duties as the Board may from time to time determine, each to have such authority, functions or duties as in these By-laws provided or as the Board may from time to time determine, and each to hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Board and until such person’s successor shall have been chosen and shall qualify, or until such person’s death or resignation, or until such person’s removal in the manner hereinafter provided.  One person may hold the offices and perform the duties of any two or more of said officers; provided , however , that no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity if such instrument is required by law, the Certificate or these By-laws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by two or more officers.  The Board may require any officer or agent to give security for the faithful performance of such person’s duties.

SECTION 2.      Removal.   Subject to Section 13 of this Article V, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board at any meeting thereof called for the

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purpose, by the Chief Executive Officer, or by any other superior officer upon whom such power may be conferred by the Board.

SECTION 3.      Resignation.   Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any later date specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

SECTION 4.      Chief Executive Officer.   The Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board, and shall report directly to the Board.

SECTION 5.      President.   The President shall perform such senior duties as he or she may agree with the Chief Executive Officer (if the position is held by an individual other than the Chief Executive Officer) or as the Board shall from time to time determine.

SECTION 6.      Chief Operating Officer.   The Chief Operating Officer shall perform such senior duties in connection with the operations of the Corporation as he or she may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board shall from time to time determine.  The Chief Operating Officer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation.

SECTION 7.      Chief Financial Officer.   The Chief Financial Officer shall perform all the powers and duties of the office of the chief financial officer and in general have overall supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation.  The Chief Financial Officer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board may from time to time determine.

SECTION 8.      Vice Presidents.   Any Vice President shall have such powers and duties as shall be prescribed by his or her superior officer or the Board.  A Vice President shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board may from time to time determine.  A Vice President need not be an officer of the Corporation and shall not be deemed an officer of the Corporation unless elected by the Board.

SECTION 9.      Treasurer.   The Treasurer shall supervise and be responsible for all the funds and securities of the Corporation; the deposit of all moneys and other valuables to the credit of the Corporation in depositories of the Corporation; borrowings and compliance with the provisions of all indentures, agreements and instruments governing such borrowings to which the Corporation is a party; the disbursement of funds of the Corporation and the investment of its funds; and in general shall perform all of the duties incident to the office of the Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer or as the Board may from time to time determine.

SECTION 10.      Controller.   The Controller shall be the chief accounting officer of the Corporation.  The Controller shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other

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officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer or as the Board may from time to time determine.

SECTION 11.      Secretary.   It shall be the duty of the Secretary to act as secretary at all meetings of the Board, of the committees of the Board and of the stockholders and to record the proceedings of such meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; the Secretary shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served; the Secretary shall be custodian of the seal of the Corporation and when deemed necessary shall affix the seal or cause it to be affixed to all certificates of stock, if any, of the Corporation (unless the seal of the Corporation on such certificates shall be a facsimile, as hereinafter provided) and to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws; the Secretary shall have charge of the books, records and papers of the Corporation and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and in general shall perform all of the duties incident to the office of Secretary.  The Secretary shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as he or she may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board may from time to time determine.

SECTION 12.      Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers and Assistant Secretaries.   Any Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers and Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Board or by the Treasurer, Controller or Secretary, respectively, or by the Chief Executive Officer.  An Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Controller or Assistant Secretary need not be an officer of the Corporation and shall not be deemed an officer of the Corporation unless elected by the Board.

SECTION 13.      Additional Matters.   The Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation shall have the authority to designate employees of the Corporation to have the title of Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Controller or Assistant Secretary.  Any employee so designated shall have the powers and duties determined by the officer making such designation.  The persons upon whom such titles are conferred shall not be deemed officers of the Corporation unless elected by the Board or appointed by any duly elected officer or assistant officer authorized by the Board of Directors to appoint such person.

ARTICLE VI

Indemnification

SECTION 1.      Right to Indemnification.   The Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted or required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”) or other applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment and unless applicable law otherwise requires, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), shall indemnify and hold harmless any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation and who is

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or was involved in any manner (including, without limitation, as a party or a witness) or is threatened to be made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including, without limitation, any action, suit or proceedings by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) (a “ Proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that such person, or another person of whom such person is the legal representative, 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, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan) (a “ Covered Entity ”), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all expenses, liabilities and losses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or a Covered Entity; provided , however , that, except as provided in Section 4(d) of this Article VI with respect to an adjudication of entitlement to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless any such Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such Indemnitee (as defined below) only if such Proceeding was authorized by the Board.  Any person entitled to indemnification as provided in this Section 1 is hereinafter called an “ Indemnitee ”.  Any right of an Indemnitee to indemnification shall be a contract right and shall include the right to receive, prior to the conclusion of any Proceeding, payment of any expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, consistent with the provisions of the DGCL or other applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment and unless applicable law otherwise requires, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader rights to payment of expenses than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), and the other provisions of this Article VI; provided that payment of expenses incurred by a person other than a director or officer of the Corporation prior to the conclusion of any Proceeding shall be made, unless otherwise determined by the Board, only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to the same effect as any undertaking required to be delivered to the Corporation by any director or officer of the Corporation pursuant to the DGCL or other applicable law.

SECTION 2.      Insurance, Contracts and Funding.   The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or of any Covered Entity against any expenses, liabilities or losses as specified in Section 1 of this Article VI or incurred by any such director, officer, employee or agent in connection with any Proceeding referred to in Section 1 of this Article VI, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.  The Corporation may enter into contracts with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or of any Covered Entity in furtherance of the provisions of this Article VI and may create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification as provided or authorized in this Article VI.

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SECTION 3.      Indemnification Not Exclusive Right.   The right of indemnification provided in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee may otherwise be entitled, and the provisions of this Article VI shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of any Indemnitee under this Article VI and shall be applicable to Proceedings commenced or continuing after the adoption of this Article VI, whether arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after such adoption.

SECTION 4.      Advancement of Expenses; Procedures; Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings; Remedies.   In furtherance, but not in limitation, of the foregoing provisions, the following procedures, presumptions and remedies shall apply with respect to advancement of expenses and the right to indemnification under this Article VI:

(a)              Advancement of Expenses.   All reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding shall be advanced to the Indemnitee by the Corporation within 20 days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding.  Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee and, if required by law or the provisions of this Article VI at the time of such advance, shall include or be accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amounts advanced if ultimately it should be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses pursuant to this Article VI.

(b)              Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.   (i) To obtain indemnification under this Article VI, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary a written request including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the “ Supporting Documentation ”).  The determination of the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later than 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting Documentation.  The Secretary shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that the Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

(ii)              The Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Article VI shall be determined in one of the following ways: (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined in Section 4(e) of this Article VI), whether or not they constitute a quorum of the Board, or by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors; (B) by a written opinion of Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined in Section 4(e) of this Article VI) if there are no Disinterested Directors or a majority of such Disinterested Directors so directs; (C) by the stockholders of the Corporation; or (D) as provided in Section 4(c) of this Article VI.

(iii)              In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) of this Article VI, a majority of the Disinterested Directors shall select the Independent Counsel, but only an Independent Counsel to which the Indemnitee does not reasonably object.

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(c)              Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.   If the person or persons empowered under Section 4(b) of this Article VI to determine entitlement to indemnification shall not have been appointed or shall not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefor, together with the Supporting Documentation, the Indemnitee shall be deemed to be, and shall be, entitled to indemnification unless (A) the Indemnitee misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact in making the request for indemnification or in the Supporting Documentation or (B) such indemnification is prohibited by law.  The termination of any Proceeding described in Section 1 of this Article VI, or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, adversely affect the right of the Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.

(d)              Remedies of Indemnitee.   (i) In the event that a determination is made pursuant to Section 4(b) of this Article VI that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Article VI, (A) the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek an adjudication of entitlement to such indemnification either, at the Indemnitee’s sole option, in (x) an appropriate court of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction or (y) an arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association and (B) any such judicial proceeding or arbitration shall be de novo and the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of such adverse determination.

(ii)              If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made, pursuant to Section 4(b) or (c) of this Article VI, that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be obligated to pay the amounts constituting such indemnification within 45 days after such determination has been made or deemed to have been made and shall be conclusively bound by such determination unless (A) the Indemnitee misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact in making the request for indemnification or in the Supporting Documentation or (B) such indemnification is prohibited by law.  In the event that (X) advancement of expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 4(a) of this Article VI or (Y) payment of indemnification is not made within 45 days after a determination of entitlement to indemnification has been made or deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 4(b) or (c) of this Article VI, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek judicial enforcement of the Corporation’s obligation to pay to the Indemnitee such advancement of expenses or indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may bring an action, in an appropriate court in the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction, contesting the right of the Indemnitee to receive indemnification hereunder due to the occurrence of an event described in sub-clause (A) or (B) of this clause (ii) (a “ Disqualifying Event ”); provided , however , that in any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving the occurrence of such Disqualifying Event.

(iii)              The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 4(d) that the procedures

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and presumptions of this Article VI are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Article VI.

(iv)              In the event that the Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 4(d), seeks a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Article VI, or in the event of a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Corporation, and shall be indemnified by the Corporation against, any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee if the Indemnitee prevails in such judicial adjudication, arbitration or suit.  If it shall be determined in such judicial adjudication, arbitration or suit that the Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advancement of expenses sought, the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication , arbitration or action shall be prorated accordingly.

(e)              Definitions.   For purposes of this Article VI:

(i)              Disinterested Director ” means a director of the Corporation who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by the Indemnitee.

(ii)              Independent Counsel ” means a law firm or a member of a law firm that neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (x) the Corporation or the Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party or (y) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification under this Article VI.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing under the law of the State of Delaware, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the Indemnitee’s rights under this Article VI.

SECTION 5.      Severability.   If any provision or provisions of this Article VI shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Article VI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Article VI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or enforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

SECTION 6.      Indemnification of Agents.   Notwithstanding any other provision or provisions of this Article VI, the Corporation, to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the indemnification of directors, officers and employees of the Corporation or any Covered Entity, may indemnify any person other than a director, officer or

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employee of the Corporation or any Covered Entity, who is or was an agent of the Corporation or a Covered Entity and who is or was involved in any manner (including, without limitation, as a party or a witness) or is threatened to be made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person, or another person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or of a Covered Entity, whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all expenses, liabilities and losses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding.  The Corporation may also advance expenses incurred by such employee or agent in connection with any such Proceeding, consistent with the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the advancement of expenses of directors, officers and employees of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VII

Capital Stock

SECTION 1.      Certificates for Shares and Uncertificated Shares.   (a)  The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares that may be evidenced by a book-entry system maintained by the registrar of such stock, or shall be represented by certificates, or a combination of both.  To the extent that shares are represented by certificates, such certificates whenever authorized by the Board shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board.  The certificates representing shares of stock of each class shall be signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer or by any Vice President, and by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation, which may be a facsimile thereof.  Any or all such signatures may be facsimiles if countersigned by a transfer agent or registrar.  Although any officer, transfer agent or registrar whose manual or facsimile signature is affixed to such a certificate ceases to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate has been issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such officer, transfer agent or registrar were still such at the date of its issue.

(b)              The stock ledger and blank share certificates, if any, shall be kept by the Secretary or by a transfer agent or by a registrar or by any other officer or agent designated by the Board.

SECTION 2.      Transfer of Shares.   Transfers of shares of stock of each class of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation upon authorization by the registered holder thereof, or by such holder’s attorney thereunto authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary or a transfer agent for such stock, if any, and if such shares are represented by a certificate, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed stock transfer power (or by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer) and the payment of any taxes thereon; provided , however , that the Corporation shall be entitled to recognize and enforce any

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lawful restriction on transfer.  The person in whose name shares are registered on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Corporation; provided , however , that whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security and not absolutely, and written notice thereof shall be given to the Secretary or to such transfer agent, such fact shall be stated in the entry of the transfer.  No transfer of shares shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders and creditors for any purpose, except to render the transferee liable for the debts of the Corporation to the extent provided by law, until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.

SECTION 3.      Registered Stockholders and Addresses of Stockholders.   (a)  The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its records as the owner of shares of stock to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its records as the owner of shares of stock, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares of stock on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

(b)              Each stockholder shall designate to the Secretary or transfer agent of the Corporation an address at which notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be given to such person, and, if any stockholder shall fail to designate such address, corporate notices may be given to such person by mail directed to such person at such person’s post office address, if any, as the same appears on the stock record books of the Corporation or at such person’s last known post office address.

SECTION 4.      Lost, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates.   The holder of any certificate representing any shares of stock of the Corporation shall immediately notify the Corporation of any loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of such certificate; the Corporation may issue to such holder a new certificate or certificates for shares, upon the surrender of the mutilated certificate or, in the case of loss, theft or destruction of the certificate, upon satisfactory proof of such loss, theft or destruction; the Board, or a committee designated thereby, or the transfer agents and registrars for the stock, may, in their discretion, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such person’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as they may direct to indemnify the Corporation and said transfer agents and registrars against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

SECTION 5.      Regulations.   The Board may make such additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificated or uncertificated shares of stock of each class and series of the Corporation and may make such rules and take such action as it may deem expedient concerning the issue of certificates in lieu of certificates claimed to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated.

SECTION 6.      Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.   In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any

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meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action.  A determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

SECTION 7.      Transfer Agents and Registrars.   The Board may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint, one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars.

ARTICLE VIII

Seal

The Board shall approve a suitable corporate seal, which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the full name of the Corporation and shall be in the charge of the Secretary.  The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

ARTICLE IX

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the 31st day of December in each year.

ARTICLE X

Waiver of Notice

Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by these By-laws, by the Certificate or by law, the person entitled thereto may, either before or after the meeting or other matter in respect of which such notice is to be given, waive such notice in writing or as otherwise permitted by law, which shall be filed with or entered upon the records of the meeting or the records kept with respect to such other matter, as the case may be, and in such event such notice need not be given to such person and such waiver shall be deemed equivalent to such notice.

ARTICLE XI

Amendments

These By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board at any meeting thereof; provided , however , that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-laws is contained in the notice of such meeting of the stockholders or in the notice of such meeting of

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the Board and, in the latter case, such notice is given not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting.  Unless a higher percentage is required by the Certificate, all such amendments must be approved by either the holders of 66 2/3% of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of capital stock of the Corporation entitled generally to vote in the election of directors of the Corporation, voting as a single class, or by a majority of the Board.

ARTICLE XII

Miscellaneous

SECTION 1.      Execution of Documents .   The Board or any committee thereof shall designate the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation who shall have power to execute and deliver deeds, contracts, mortgages, bonds, debentures, notes, checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money and other documents for and in the name of the Corporation and may authorize (including, without limitation, authority to redelegate) by written instrument to other officers, employees or agents of the Corporation.  Such delegation may be by resolution or otherwise and the authority granted shall be general or confined to specific matters, all as the Board or any such committee may determine.  In the absence of such designation referred to in the first sentence of this Section, the officers of the Corporation shall have such power so referred to, to the extent incident to the normal performance of their duties.

SECTION 2.      Deposits.   All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation or otherwise as the Board or any committee thereof or any officer of the Corporation to whom power in respect of financial operations shall have been delegated by the Board or any such committee or in these By-laws shall select.

SECTION 3.      Checks.   All checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation, and all notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board or of any committee thereof or by any officer of the Corporation to whom power in respect of financial operations shall have been delegated by the Board or any such committee thereof or as set forth in these By-laws.

SECTION 4.      Proxies in Respect of Stock or Other Securities of Other  Corporations.   The Board or any committee thereof shall designate the officers of the Corporation who shall have authority from time to time to appoint an agent or agents of the Corporation to exercise in the name and on behalf of the Corporation the powers and rights which the Corporation may have as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation or other entity, and to vote or consent in respect of such stock or securities; such designated officers may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of exercising such powers and rights; and such designated officers may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, powers of attorney or other instruments as they may deem necessary or proper in order that the Corporation may exercise its said powers and rights.

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SECTION 5.      Subject to Law and Certificate of Incorporation.   All powers, duties and responsibilities provided for in these By-laws, whether or not explicitly so qualified, are qualified by the provisions of the Certificate and applicable laws.


 
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Exhibit 10.1
 


 

CHESTERFIELD SITE SHARING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

ADVANSIX RESINS & CHEMICALS LLC,
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

LICENSOR

AND

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION,

LICENSEE

DATED OCTOBER 1, 2016
 
 
 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
 
Article 1.
Parties
1
     
Article 2.
Premises, Parking and Common Areas
1
     
Article 3.
Term
1
     
Article 4.
Capital Improvements
2
     
Article 5.
Base Annual Fee and Operating Expenses
2
     
Article 6.
Use, Compliance with Legal Requirements, Condition of Premises
4
     
Article 7.
Assignment
5
     
Article 8.
Licensee’s Responsibility
6
     
Article 9.
Licensor’s Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities
6
     
Article 10.
Licensee’s Insurance, Licensor’s Insurance, Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation, and Indemnity
6
     
Article 11.
Default/Remedies
9
     
Article 12.
Utilities
10
     
Article 13.
Real Property Taxes
11
     
Article 14.
Damage or Destruction
11
     
Article 15.
Condemnation
12
     
Article 16.
Notices
12
     
Article 17.
Authority
13
     
Article 18.
Alterations and Trade Fixtures
13
     
Article 19.
Mechanic’s Liens
13
     
Article 20.
Security
13
     
Article 21.
Surrender of Premises
14
     
Article 22.
Holding Over
15
     
Article 23.
Subordination
15
     
Article 24.
Estoppel Certificates
15
     
Article 25.
Signs
15
     
Article 26.
Licensor’s Procedures
15
     
Article 27.
HSE Matters
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Article 28.
General Conditions
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Exhibits
 
EXHIBIT A1  (Interim Premises)
A1-1
   
EXHIBIT A2  (Final Premises)
A2-1
   
EXHIBIT B  (Base Annual Fee)
B-1
   
EXHIBIT C  (Operating Expenses and Licensee’s Proportionate Share)
C-1
   
EXHIBIT D  (Site Points of Contact)
D-1
   
EXHIBIT E  [Intentionally Omitted]
E-1
   
EXHIBIT F  (Capital Improvements)
F-1
   
EXHIBIT G  (Licensee and Licensor’s Responsibilities)
G-1

 

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CHESTERFIELD SITE SHARING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

Article 1.     Parties This Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of October, 2016 (“Date of this Agreement”), by and between AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Licensor”) and Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Licensee”).

Article 2.     Premises, Parking and Common Areas.

(a)     Premises Prior to the completion of the Capital Improvements (as defined below), Licensor hereby grants a license to Licensee for reasonable use and access to the premises described upon the attached Exhibit A1 (“Interim Premises”), including a non-exclusive right to use and access the Common Areas (as hereinafter defined) designated on Exhibit A1 in Licensor’s facility located at Bermuda Hundred Road, Chesterfield, Virginia.  After completion of the Capital Improvements, Licensor hereby grants a license to Licensee for reasonable use and access to the premises described upon the attached Exhibit A2 (“Final Premises”), including a non-exclusive right to use and access the Common Areas designated on Exhibit A2 .  The term “Premises” shall mean either the Interim Premises or the Final Premises as the context requires depending on whether the use of such term refers to period prior to completion of the Capital Improvements or after completion of the Capital Improvements.  The Premises, Common Areas (as hereinafter defined), other facilities located at Bermuda Hundred Road, Chesterfield, Virginia, and the land upon which they are located are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Property”.  This Agreement does not and shall not be deemed to constitute a lease or a conveyance of the Premises by Licensor to Licensee or to confer upon Licensee any right, title, estate or interest in the Premises or any part thereof, other than the express rights conferred hereby.  This Agreement grants to Licensee a personal privilege to use and occupy the Premises for the Term on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

(b)     Parking Licensee shall be entitled to park in the unassigned and unreserved parking spaces, on a first come, first served basis, on those portions of the Common Areas designated for parking as shown on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A 2.

(c)     Common Areas The term “Common Areas” is defined as those areas and facilities designated by the Licensor as Common Areas on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 and such other areas as Licensor may designate as Common Areas from time to time prior to the completion of the Capital Improvements for the general non-exclusive use of Licensor, Licensee and of any other occupants of the Property and their respective employees, suppliers, shippers, customers and invitees.  To the extent designated as a “Common Area on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 , the Common Areas shall include, without limitation, the parking areas, loading and unloading areas, conference rooms, break rooms, trash areas, roadways, sidewalks, walkways, parkways, landscaped areas, washrooms, restrooms, and elevators, corridors, and passageways.  During the period prior to completion of the Capital Improvements, Licensor gives to Licensee and Licensee’s employees, suppliers, shippers, customers and invitees the non-exclusive right to use the Common Areas, with others who are entitled to use the Common Areas.

Article 3.     Term This Agreement will be in force and effect for an initial term beginning as of the date of the Agreement and ending on December 31, 2018 (the “Initial Term”).  On December 31, 2018, the Agreement will be renewed automatically for successive additional periods of two (2) years (each such two-year period, a “Renewal Period” and together with the Initial Term, the “Term”) unless (a) either Party notifies the other Party in writing of a plan to substantially shut down its operations to the extent that continuation of the Agreement is no longer commercially feasible in which case the Agreement will survive for an additional two (2) year period during which time the Utilities will continue to be provided, or (b) Licensee notifies Licensor in writing on or prior to June 30, 2018, with respect to the Initial Term, or June 30 of the second year of any subsequent Renewal Period of its desire to terminate this Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall terminate 12 months after the delivery of such written notification.  Termination will not operate to release any Party of any obligation hereunder accrued either prior to the effective date of said termination or derived therefrom or any obligation that expressly survives the termination of this Agreement.

 


Article 4.     Capital Improvements Licensee covenants and agrees to undertake and complete the capital improvements to the Premises described on Exhibit F (the “Capital Improvements”).  All costs and expenses of the Capital Improvements shall be borne exclusively by Licensee.  Before commencing the Capital Improvements, Licensee shall provide Licensor a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Capital Improvement plans and to amend and alter such Capital Improvements to the extent Licensor believes, acting reasonably, that such Capital Improvement plans would impact Licensor’s ability to operate on the Property in the ordinary course, create a public nuisance, pose a risk to the health and safety of Licensor’s employees or guests, or pose a risk to the environment (such considerations, the “Criteria”).  During the execution of the Capital Improvements, at Licensor’s request, Licensee shall provide Licensor with reasonable oversight of the execution of the Capital Improvements and shall undertake such alterations or changes to the Capital Improvements as Licensor shall suggest acting reasonably on the basis of the Criteria.  Licensee shall complete the Capital Improvements to the satisfaction of Licensor on or prior to the earlier to occur of (1) expiration of the Initial Term or (2) a Change in Control Transaction.  As used herein, a “Change in Control Transaction” means (i) the acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, equity investment, joint venture or otherwise) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 20% of the assets of Honeywell’s Advanced Materials Business unit and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof), or assets comprising 20% or more of the consolidated revenues or EBITDA of Honeywell’s Advanced Materials Business unit, taken as a whole, including in any such case through the acquisition of one or more subsidiaries of the Licensee or (ii) acquisition in any manner (including through a tender offer or exchange offer) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 20% of the Licensee’s equity securities.

Article 5.     Base Annual Fee and Operating Expenses .

(a)     Base Annual Fee During the Term Licensee shall pay to Licensor, as a base annual fee for the Premises, the sums set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (“Base Annual Fee”), in equal monthly installments as set forth on Exhibit B .  Base Annual Fee and Additional Fees (as hereinafter defined) are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “Fees”.  Base Annual Fee for any period during the Term hereof which is for less than one month shall be a pro rata portion of the monthly installment of Base Annual Fee.  Base Annual Fee shall be payable in advance, in equal monthly installments, without offset or deduction, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, on or before the first day of each calendar month during the Term and shall be payable in lawful money of the United States to Licensor at the address stated herein or to such other persons or at such other places as Licensor may designate in writing.  All amounts which Licensee is required to pay or discharge to Licensor pursuant to this Agreement, in addition to the Base Annual Fee, shall constitute additional fees hereunder (“Additional Fees”) and Licensee shall pay Additional Fees directly to the person entitled thereto.

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(b)     Operating Expenses Licensee shall pay to Licensor as Additional Fees during the Term hereof, in addition to the Base Annual Fee, Licensee’s proportionate share (“Proportionate Share”) of the costs and expenses payable by Licensor in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property (“Operating Expenses”), all in accordance with  the definitions of Proportionate Share and Operating Expenses and the terms and conditions contained in Exhibit C attached hereto.

(c)     Increase to Base Annual Fee At any time prior to 180 days prior to the commencement of a Renewal Period, Licensor may deliver to Licensee a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the Fair Market Rental Value (as defined below) of the Premises and a calculation of a new Base Annual Fee based on such Fair Market Rental Value (“Landlord’s Determination of FMRV”).  If within twenty (20) business days after receipt of such written notice, Licensee does not deliver a written notice to Licensor disputing Licensor’s determination of Fair Market Rental Value and the new Base Annual Fee (a “Rental Dispute Notice”), the new Base Annual Fee set forth in Licensor’s written notice shall become the Base Annual Fee in the first calendar month from and after the applicable Renewal Period.  The Rental Dispute Notice shall set forth in reasonable detail Licensee’s determination of the Fair Market Rental Value and the reasons for rejecting Licensor’s proposed Base Annual Fee.  As used herein, “Fair Market Rental Value” shall mean the fair market rental value of the Premises giving consideration to all relevant factors including, without limitation, the size, quality, and location; and the amenity package available with respect to comparable spaces when compared to the Premises; and the creditworthiness of the tenant when compared to Licensee.  The Fair Market Rental Value shall specifically exclude value attributable to Licensee’s Capital Improvements and any additional Licensee alterations.

If Licensee delivers a Rental Dispute Notice, Licensor and Licensee shall negotiate in good faith for thirty (30) days following the delivery of the Rental Dispute Notice in an attempt to reach an agreement as to the Fair Market Rental Value.  If, however, Licensor and Licensee are unable to reach an agreement as to the Fair Market Rental Value, then Licensee shall have the option, by written notice to Licensor within five (5) days following the end of such thirty (30) day period, to proceed with the appraisal process set forth below.

If Licensee elects to proceed with the appraisal process, the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises shall be determined by an appraisal prepared by a member of the Appraisal Institute (the “Institute”), the arrangements for which must be made by Licensee and which must be completed and delivered to Licensor within thirty (30) days after Licensee elects to proceed with the appraisal process.  If Licensor does not agree with this appraisal, then Licensee may, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense, obtain another appraisal from an Institute member, which second appraisal must be completed and delivered to Licensee within thirty (30) days after Licensor’s receipt of Licensee’s initial appraisal.  If the two rental rates representing the Fair Market Rental Value determined by said members differ by less than ten percent (10%), the Fair Market Rental Value shall be deemed to be the average of the two rental rates in said appraisals.  If the two rental rates representing the Fair Market Rental Value determined by said members differ by more than ten (10%), the appraisers designated by Licensor and Licensee shall, within twenty (20) days after receipt of the second appraisal by Licensee, designate a third Institute member to prepare a third appraisal, which third appraisal shall be completed and delivered to Licensor and Licensee within thirty (30) days after the designation of such third Institute member.  After completion and delivery of the third appraisal to Licensor and Licensee, the Base Annual Fee representing the Fair Market Rental Value shall be deemed to be the average of the two lower valuations of the three appraisals.  Each party shall bear the expense of the Institute member designated by it with the expense of the third member shall be shared equally by Licensor and Licensee.  Each appraiser shall have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience appraising fair market rental values in the Chesterfield region submarket.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Base Annual Fee for a Renewal Term be less than the rate set forth on Exhibit B (or, if the Base Annual Fee has already been subject to an adjustment, the Base Annual Fee in effect at the time of delivery of Licensor’s written notice setting forth the Fair Market Rental Value).
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If the appraisal process set forth herein is not completed by the commencement of the Renewal Term in question, the Base Annual Fee in effect for the last month of the Term or the current Renewal Term, as the case may be, shall continue until the appraisal process is completed, at which time the Base Annual Fee, based on the results of the appraisal process, or lesser amount (if Landlord’s Determination of FMRV is less than the amount determined by the appraisal process), as applicable, shall be applied retroactively to the commencement date of the Renewal Period in question, and the parties shall adjust the Base Annual Fee accordingly.

Upon the determination of the Base Annual Fee for any Renewal Term, the parties shall enter into an amendment of this Agreement setting forth the applicable Base Annual Fee for the Renewal Term in question.

Article 6.     Use, Compliance with Legal Requirements, Condition of Premises .

(a)     Use Licensee may use the Premises (and the improvements, fixtures and furnishings contained therein) in a manner and for purposes that are consistent with the use of the Premises on the date hereof (the “Allowed Uses”).  Licensee shall provide Licensor with six months advance written notice and request for approval if Licensee intends to materially alter, change or expand its use of the Premises; provided, however, such six month notice period may be shorter if such alteration, change or expansion will not materially impact Licensor’s activities on the Property.  Licensor may prohibit Licensee from altering its use of the Premises if Licensor believes, acting reasonably, that such alteration or change to the use of the Premises is not an Allowed Use because it materially interferes with Licensor’s ability to operate on the Property in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, creates a public nuisance, poses a risk to the health and safety of Licensor’s employees or guests materially more significant than the risks posed by Licensee’s current use of the Premises, or poses a risk to the environment materially more significant than the risks posed by Licensee’s current use of the Premises.  The Premises may only be occupied on a regular basis by employees of Licensee.  Licensee shall be responsible for pickup and delivery of Licensee’s goods at any common shipping dock at the Property (subject to any limitations set forth on Exhibits A1 and A2 ), and any shipments shall include proper labeling to distinguish Licensee’s goods from Licensor’s goods.
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(b)     Compliance with Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures Each Party shall comply with all statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, rules of common law, orders, decrees, government approvals, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements, directives, requirements, legally enforceable contracts or other governmental restrictions or any similar form of decision of, determination by, interpretation or administration of or standard pursuant to any of the foregoing of any governmental authority (whether federal, state, local or foreign), whether now or hereinafter in effect and, in each case, as amended (all of the foregoing shall be “Legal Requirements”), and Licensor’s Procedures (as defined in Article 26 ) applicable to its respective activities at the Property.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree to allocate their compliance responsibilities as follows, and to reasonably cooperate in the performance of these compliance responsibilities:

(i)  Licensor’s Responsibilities Except for Licensee’s obligations pursuant to Article 6(b)(ii) and Article 8 below, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Property complies with all Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures.

(ii)  Licensee’s Responsibilities Licensee, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Premises comply with all Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures to the extent such compliance is required as a result of Licensee’s business conducted within the Premises.

(c)     Condition of Premises Licensor shall deliver the Premises to Licensee in its AS-IS condition on the Commencement Date.  Licensee hereby accepts the Premises in their condition existing as of the Commencement Date.

Article 7.     Assignment Neither Licensee nor Licensor shall assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that either Licensee or Licensor may assign its rights, in whole, without such consent, to (a) one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, or (b) subject to Article 4 , an entity that acquires all or substantially all of the business or assets of such party to which this Agreement pertains, whether by merger, reorganization, acquisition, sale, or otherwise.  Licensee shall not sublicense the Premises or any part thereof, or permit the use of the Premises or any part thereof, by any persons other than Licensee and its employees, without the prior written consent of Licensor.  Any purported assignment or sublicensing in violation of this Article shall be null and void.  No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.  No assignment (whether by operation of law), subletting or further licensing, even with the consent of Licensor, will relieve Licensee from liability for payment of the Base Annual Fees and the Additional Fees herein provided for or from the obligation to keep and be bound by all of the terms, conditions and covenants of this Agreement.  Any transfer contrary to the provisions of this Article 7 shall be void.


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Article 8.     Licensee’s Responsibility With respect to the Premises, Licensee shall only be responsible to perform the maintenance, repair and replacements activities set forth on Exhibit G .  Licensee shall not commit waste with respect to its Premises.

Article 9.     Licensor’s Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities Except for the Licensee’s maintenance, repair and replacements activities set forth on Exhibit G , Licensor shall (i) keep the Property in good repair and maintenance (including replacements) at all times, for the proper operation of the Property and for provision of Licensor’s services under this Agreement at competitive costs and in a manner generally consistent with the maintenance and repair (including replacements) of comparable properties, including, without limitation, the Common Areas, the Property’s windows, roof, foundation, structure and walls, and mechanical and electrical systems, which include, but are not limited to, the heating, electrical, air conditioning, ventilation and plumbing systems and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and (ii) perform the other obligations described on Exhibit G .

Article 10.     Licensee’s Insurance, Licensor’s Insurance, Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation, and Indemnity .

(a)     Licensee’s Insurance Licensee, at its own expense (including deductibles), shall maintain in force at all times during the term of this Agreement, insurances including:

(i)  Commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence basis, including coverage for premises, products/completed operations, personal injury, and contractual liability, with a minimum combined single limit of liability of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence and annual aggregate coverage for bodily injury or property damage, insuring against liability of Licensee and its authorized agents, employees and/or representatives arising out of and in connection with Licensee’s use and occupancy of the Premises.  Licensor shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensee’s use and occupancy of Property and Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.

(ii)  Workers’ compensation insurance as required by law for all Licensee’s employees; and Employer’s Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per accident/per employee.  Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iii)  Business automobile liability insurance, covering all owned, rented, leased, non-owned and hired vehicles used by Licensee in connection with the Premises with a combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $5,000,000 per occurrence.  Licensor shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensee’s activities and Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iv)  “All Risk” Property Insurance covering all of Licensee’s equipment, personal property and tools.  Such insurance shall cover all property at full replacement value.


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(v)  Licensee shall utilize insurance companies that are rated no less than “A-, VII” by A.M.  Best or equivalent rating agency and Licensee will endeavor to provide a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation or non-renewal to Licensor.  Policies of Licensee shall be primary and non-contributory to any insurance carried by or available to Licensor in respect to Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.  Licensee shall provide Licensor a certificate of such insurance prior to occupancy and/or use of the Property and annually within 15 days of renewal.

(b)     Licensor’s Insurance Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense (including deductibles), shall maintain in force at all times during the term of this Agreement, insurances including:

(i)  Commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence basis, including coverage for premises, products/completed operations, personal injury, and contractual liability, with a minimum combined single limit of liability of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence and annual aggregate coverage for bodily injury or property damage, insuring against liability of Licensor and its authorized agents, employees and/or representatives arising out of and in connection with Licensor’s ownership, use and occupancy of the Premises.  Licensee shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensor’s ownership, use and occupancy of the Property and Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(ii)  Workers’ compensation insurance as required by law for all Licensor’s employees; and Employer’s Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per accident/per employee.  Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iii)  Business automobile liability insurance, covering all owned, rented, leased, non-owned and hired vehicles used by Licensor in connection with the Premises with a combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $5,000,000 per occurrence.  Licensee shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensor’s activities and Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iv)  Property “all risk” insurance covering the Property and all of Licensor’s equipment, personal property and tools.  Such insurance shall cover the Property and all property of Licensor at full replacement value.

(c)     Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation Licensor and Licensee each hereby release the other from any and all liability or responsibility for any loss, injury or damage to the other’s real and/or personal property caused by fire or any other casualty insured by a standard “all risk” property insurance policy during the Term of this Agreement, even if such fire or casualty may have been caused by the negligence (but not the willful misconduct) of the other party or one for whom such party may be responsible.  Inasmuch as the above mutual waivers will preclude the assignment of any aforesaid claim by way of subrogation (or otherwise) to an insurance company (or any other person), each party hereto hereby agrees if required by said policies to give to each insurance company which has issued to it policies of fire and extended coverage insurance, written notice of the terms of said mutual waivers, and to have said insurance policies properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent the invalidation of said insurance coverage by reason of said waivers.


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(d)     Indemnity .

(i)  Licensee shall indemnify and hold Licensor and its officers, directors, partners and employees entirely harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims and/or losses of any kind arising, directly or indirectly, entirely or in part, out of any injury to any person which arise out of, are occasioned by or are in any way attributable to the use or occupancy of the Property by Licensee, its agents, employees, guests, invitees and/or contractors, except to the extent caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Licensor, Licensor’s agents, employees, invitees or contractors.  In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against Licensor by reason of any such claim, Licensee, upon receipt of written notice from Licensor, shall defend the same, at Licensee’s expense, by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Licensor.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the foregoing covenants under this Article 10(d)(i) shall be deemed continuing covenants for the benefit of Licensor and shall survive the expiration of this Agreement but only to the extent that the causes giving rise to Licensee’s obligations under this Article 10(d)(i) occur before the expiration of this Agreement.

(ii)  Licensor shall indemnify and hold Licensee and its officers, directors, partners and employees entirely harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims and/or losses of any kind arising, directly or indirectly, entirely or in part, out of any injury to any person which arise out of, are occasioned by or are in any way attributable to the use or occupancy of the Property by Licensor, its agents, employees, guests, invitees and/or contractors, except to the extent caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Licensee, Licensee’s agents, employees, invitees or contractors.  In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against Licensee by reason of any such claim, Licensor, upon receipt of written notice from Licensee, shall defend the same, at Licensor’s expense, by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Licensee.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the foregoing covenants under this Article 10(d)(ii) shall be deemed continuing covenants for the benefit of Licensee and shall survive the expiration of this Agreement but only to the extent that the causes giving rise to Licensor’s obligations under this Article 10(d)(ii) occur before the expiration of this Agreement.
 
 
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(iii)  Neither Licensor nor Licensee shall have any liability under any provision of this Agreement for any punitive, incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages, including loss of future profits, revenue or income, diminution in value or loss of business reputation or opportunity.

Article 11.     Default/Remedies .

(a)     Licensee’s Default The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute a default hereunder by Licensee:

(i)  failure to pay Base Annual Fee or Additional Fees when due if the failure continues for twenty (20) days after written notice has been received by Licensee;

(ii)  failure to perform any other provision of this Agreement if such failure to perform is not cured within thirty (30) business days after written notice has been received by Licensee, provided that, if the default cannot reasonably be cured within thirty (30) business days, Licensee shall not be in default of this Agreement if Licensee commences to cure the default within the thirty (30) business day period and diligently and in good faith continues to cure the default;

(iii)  any proceeding is begun by or against Licensee to subject the assets of Licensee to any bankruptcy or insolvency law or for an appointment of a receiver of Licensee or of any of Licensee’s assets and is not dismissed within ninety (90) days; or

(iv)  Licensee makes a general assignment of Licensee’s assets for the benefit of creditors.

Notices given under this Article shall specify the alleged default and the applicable Agreement provision(s), and shall demand that Licensee perform the provisions of this Agreement or pay the Base Annual Fee or Additional Fees that is in arrears, as the case may be, within the applicable period of time.

(b)     Licensor’s Remedies In the event of any such default by Licensee, Licensor may at any time after expiration of the applicable cure period:

(i)  terminate this Agreement and Licensee’s right to occupancy of the Premises by any lawful means, in which case Licensee shall vacate the Premises within a reasonably practical period of time thereafter.  In such event, Licensor shall be entitled to recover from Licensee all reasonable damages incurred by Licensor by reason of Licensee’s default;


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(ii)  maintain Licensee’s right to occupancy in which case this Agreement shall continue in effect.  In such event, Licensor shall be entitled to enforce all of Licensor’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, including the right to recover the Fees due hereunder; or

(iii)  pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to Licensor under the laws or judicial decisions of the state where the Premises are located.

Unpaid installments of Base Annual Fee and Additional Fees and other unpaid monetary obligations of Licensee under the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement shall bear interest from the date due at the maximum rate then allowable by law.

In the case of Licensee’s default as contemplated herein, Licensor shall have a duty to mitigate its damages.

(c)     Licensee’s Remedies In the event of any failure by Licensor to perform any of its obligations hereunder, Licensee (except in the case of an emergency) shall take no action without having first given Licensor written notice of any such default and a reasonable opportunity to cure which, in any event, shall not exceed thirty (30) business days.  Following such notice and failure by Licensor to cure, Licensee shall have all rights available to it at law or in equity, and shall have the further right to take the necessary actions to perform Licensor’s uncured obligations hereunder and invoice Licensor for the costs and expenses thereof, unless Licensor has diligently commenced to perform its uncured obligations hereunder within said period not to exceed thirty (30) business days.  Licensor shall remit payment to Licensee within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice from Licensee.  If Licensor fails to remit payment to Licensee within the aforesaid thirty (30) day period, Licensee shall have the right to offset and deduct said sum from Base Annual Fee.

Article 12.     Utilities Licensor covenants and agrees to maintain public utilities to furnish any electricity and water utilized in operating any and all of the facilities serving the Premises.

Licensor and Licensee shall undertake to determine if separate metering of utilities at the Premises is commercially feasible and, if mutually agreed that one or more utilities can be separately metered, Licensee shall bear the cost to provide for separate metering and pay for all water, gas, heat, light, power, telephone and other such utilities separately metered to the Premises.  If any utilities and services are not supplied and separately metered to the Premises, Licensee shall pay Licensee’s Proportionate Share (as defined pursuant to Article 5(b)) of all utilities and services serving the Property in common with other occupants of the Property.

No interruption or failure of utilities shall result in the termination of this Agreement or the abatement of rent, except as expressly provided below.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that such interruption or cessation of utilities is the result of Licensor’s negligent or willful act or omission and such interruption or cessation of utilities continues beyond three (3) business days from the date of such interruption or cessation, then, provided Licensee has delivered Licensor with prompt notice of such interruption, the Annual Base Fee under this Agreement will abate, commencing on the fourth (4th) day of such interruption or cessation, and continuing until the date on which the utilities are restored and the Premises are again tenantable.  No abatement of rentals as hereinabove described will apply to the extent such interruption of utilities is the result of Licensee’s alterations to the Premises or Capital Improvements, or any negligent act or omission of Licensee, its agents, employees or contractors, or any cause other than the negligent or willful act or omission of Licensor or its employees, agents or contractors.
 
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In the event that Licensor has advance knowledge of, or otherwise plans an interruption or cessation of utilities, Licensor shall give Licensee at least 14-day advanced notice or such other greater advanced notice as is reasonable under the circumstance.

Article 13.     Real Property Taxes Licensor shall pay all real property taxes and general and special assessments, which assessments shall be amortized over the longest period permitted by law (“Real Property Taxes”) applicable to the Property, provided, however, that Licensee shall pay as Additional Fees, Licensee’s Proportionate Share of such amount in accordance with Article 5(b) .  Licensee shall not be required to pay any federal, state or local income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes of Licensor, or any increases in Real Property Taxes that result from changes in ownership of the Property.  Licensor acknowledges and agrees that Licensee shall have no obligation or responsibility to make filings on behalf of Licensor with respect to any tax matters, nor shall Licensee be responsible for any penalties or interest payments required to be paid as a result of Licensor’s failure to make such filings or timely pay such Real Property Taxes.  Licensor shall advise Licensee of the initial monthly payment amount due for Real Property Taxes on or before the Commencement Date hereof.

Article 14.     Damage or Destruction Should the Property be damaged by fire or other casualty, the following shall result:

(a)  Should the Premises be rendered wholly unfit for occupancy and not be (in the reasonable judgment of Licensor and Licensee) susceptible of repair within one hundred fifty (150) days after the date of such damage, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of such damage, and Licensee shall pay the Fees apportioned to the time of such damage and surrender the Premises to Licensor within a reasonably practical period of time thereafter;

(b)  Should such damage to the Premises, however, be (in the reasonable judgment of Licensor and Licensee) susceptible of repair within one hundred fifty (150) days after such occurrence, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense, shall enter and make repairs, without affecting this Agreement, but the Fees shall be reduced or abated as shall be equitable while such repairs are being made.

Damage to the Property which affects Licensee’s access to the Premises or Licensee’s use of the Premises shall be treated as damage to the Premises pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b) above.

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Article 15.     Condemnation .

(a)  If the Property shall be taken or condemned for any public purpose, or purchased under threat of such taking, to such an extent as to render the Premises untenantable, this Agreement shall, at the option of either party, forthwith cease and terminate as of the date title vests in the condemning authority or the date the condemning authority takes possession, whichever shall occur first.  Licensor and Licensee shall be entitled to receive their shares of the condemnation award as their interests may appear.

(b)  In the event this Agreement is not terminated as contemplated by subparagraph (a) above, Licensor shall promptly restore the Property (including the Premises) to substantially the same condition as the Property was in as of the Commencement Date (with the exception of those portions of the Property taken), and Base Annual Fee and Licensee’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses shall be proportionately adjusted.

Article 16.     Notices Whenever in this Agreement it shall be required or permitted that notice or demand be given or served by either party to this Agreement, such notice or demand shall be given or served in writing and sent to Licensor and Licensee at the addresses set forth below:

 
Licensor:
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
   
115 Tabor Road
   
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
   
Attention: John M. Quitmeyer, General Counsel
   
E-mail: hans.quitmeyer@Advan6.com
 
 
Licensee:
Honeywell International Inc.
   
21925 Field Parkway, Suite 220
   
Deer Park, IL 60010
   
Attention: Richard J. Kriva, Vice President, Global Real Estate
   
E-mail: rick.kriva@honeywell.com

 
With copy to:
Honeywell International Inc.
   
115 Tabor Road
   
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
   
Attention: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
   
E-mail: katherine.adams@honeywell.com

All such notices shall be sent by (i) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be effective three (3) days after the date of mailing; (ii) Federal Express or similar overnight courier and shall be effective one (1) day after delivery to Federal Express or similar overnight courier; (iii) email transmission (with confirmation of receipt) and shall be effective on the date of transmission; or (iv) personal service and shall be effective on the same day as service.  Any such address may be changed from time to time by either party serving notices as provided above.

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, notices under Article 12 or notices in the event of emergency or site evacuation, shall be given, orally or in writing, by Licensor to Licensee’s designated Site Leader or Plant Manager as designated on Exhibit G by personal service or facsimile or e-mail transmission (with confirmation of receipt).

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Article 17.     Authority Licensor warrants that it has the full right and authority to execute and perform pursuant to this Agreement.  Licensee warrants that it has the full right and authority to execute and perform pursuant to this Agreement.

Article 18.     Alterations and Trade Fixtures Licensee shall have the right, at its own cost and expense, to make alterations, additions, installations and changes (hereinafter collectively called “Alterations”) in, on and to the Premises as it shall deem expedient or necessary for its business purposes, however to the extent that such Alterations shall impair the structural integrity of the Building or cause a material interruption in facility/building systems or the use of Common Areas,, Licensee must first obtain Licensor’s written consent thereto, Licensor agreeing that it will not unreasonably withhold or delay such consent.  All such work shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable laws.  Licensee may remove any or all Alterations and any signage from the Premises at any time prior to the expiration of the Term, provided that any damage caused by such removal shall be repaired by Licensee.  Licensee shall remove, prior to expiration of the Term, all such Alterations which required Licensor’s prior consent and which consent was granted upon the condition that such Alterations be so removed.  Alterations not so removed shall become the property of Licensor upon Licensee’s surrender of the Premises.

Prior to the commencement of any work on any Alterations approved by Licensor, Licensee shall supply Licensor with satisfactory evidence of the following items: (a) the procurement of all necessary licenses, permits and approvals from the various governmental departments having jurisdiction over the Premises, and (b) worker’s compensation insurance, public liability insurance and property damage insurance in amounts, form and content, and with companies reasonably satisfactory to Licensor.

Article 19.     Mechanic’s Liens Licensee shall keep the Premises free from any liens arising out of any work performed, material furnished or obligation incurred by or for Licensee or any person or entity claiming through or under Licensee.  In the event that Licensee shall not, within sixty (60) days following the imposition of any such lien, cause the same to be released of record by payment or posting of a bond, Licensor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause such lien to be released by such means as Licensor deems reasonably proper, including payment of the claim giving rise to such lien.  All such reasonable sums paid and all reasonable expenses incurred by Licensor in connection therewith shall be due and payable to Licensor by Licensee within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice, along with appropriate back-up documentation.

Article 20.     Security The Parties shall work together to ensure that in satisfying their respective obligations and responsibilities described herein (“Obligations”) they are each able to maintain the level of physical and electronic security in effect as of the date of this Agreement during the Term.

Licensor may take physical or information security measures that affect the manner in which obligations are provided, so long as the substance or overall functionality of any affected obligations remains the same as it was prior to the Commencement Date; provided, that Licensee shall be given reasonable, prior written notice of any such physical or information security measures that are material.  If there is a security breach that relates to the obligations, the parties shall, subject to any applicable law, cooperate with each other regarding the timing and manner of (a) notification to their respective customers, potential customers, employees and/or agents concerning a breach or potential breach of security and (b) disclosures to appropriate Governmental Authorities.
 

 
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If either party or its personnel will be given access to any of the computer systems or software of the other party or any party performing the obligations on its behalf (“Systems”) in connection with the performance of the obligations, the accessing party and its personnel shall comply with all system security policies, procedures and requirements related to the Systems (as amended from time to time, the “Security Regulations”) in effect as of the Commencement Date and of which such accessing party or its personnel has been reasonably informed, and will not tamper with, compromise or circumvent any security or audit measures employed by such the party granting such access and its personnel.  Each party and its affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that only those of their respective personnel who are specifically authorized to have access to the Systems of the other party gain such access, and to prevent unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of information contained therein, including notifying its personnel regarding the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and establishing appropriate policies designed to effectively enforce such restrictions.  If, at any time, either party determines that any personnel of the other party or its affiliates has sought to circumvent, or has circumvented, its Security Regulations, that any unauthorized personnel of the other party or its affiliates has accessed its Systems or that any personnel of the other party or its affiliates has engaged in activities that may lead to the unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of data, information or software, such party shall immediately terminate any such personnel’s access to the Systems and immediately notify the other party.

Licensor, Licensee and their respective personnel, shall access and use only those Systems, and only such data and information within such Systems to which it has been granted the right to access and use.  Any party shall have the right to deny the personnel of the other party access to such party’s Systems, after prior written notice and consultation with the other party, in the event the party reasonably believes that such personnel pose a security concern.

Article 21.     Surrender of Premises Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall, at Licensee’s expense, (i) remove Licensee’s personal property, equipment and trade fixtures (including without limitation, any Hazardous Substances (as such term is defined below), and (ii) vacate the Premises peaceably and quietly and in as good order and condition as the same were in on the Commencement Date or were thereafter replaced by either Licensor or Licensee, reasonable wear and tear, damage by fire or other casualty, condemnation, acts of God and the elements excepted.  Any property left in the Premises after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the property of Licensor to dispose of, remove or store, as Licensor deems expedient at Licensee’s expense, and Licensee waives all claims against Licensor for any damages resulting from Licensor’s retention and disposition of such property.
 

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Article 22.     Holding Over Should Licensee continue to occupy the Premises after expiration of the Term, such occupancy shall be on a month-to-month license upon the terms, covenants or conditions herein specified, but at a monthly fee equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the monthly installment of Base Annual Fee paid for the last month of the Term of this Agreement, plus any Additional Fees.

Article 23.     Subordination This Agreement is subject and subordinate to all ground or underlying leases and to all mortgages and deeds of trust which may now or hereafter affect the Property of which the Premises form a part, and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof, provided that Licensee’s rights under this Agreement shall not be disturbed.  Licensor shall provide and obtain for Licensee a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from the holder of any ground or underlying lease, mortgage or deed of trust whether affecting the Premises as of the Commencement Date or affecting the Premises after the Commencement Date of this Agreement.  Licensee shall from time to time upon request from Licensor execute and deliver any documents or instruments that may be reasonably required to effectuate such subordination, subject to review by Licensee’s legal counsel.

Article 24.     Estoppel Certificates Each party agrees, from time to time, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request by the other party (the “Requesting Party”), to deliver to the Requesting Party a statement in writing certifying (a) that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications that the same is in full force and effect as modified and identifying the modifications), (b) the date to which the monthly installments of Base Annual Fee and other charges have been paid, (c) the Base Annual Fee and current estimate of Operating Expenses, if applicable, (d) the date on which the Term commenced and ends, and the periods, if any, for which such Licensee has options to extend the Term, (e) that Licensee has accepted the Premises and is in possession, (f) that, so far as the person making the certification knows, Requesting Party is not in default under any provision of this Agreement and, if the Requesting Party is in default, specifying each such default of which the person making the certification may have actual knowledge, without inquiry, and (g) including such other information as the prospective purchaser, mortgagee or assignee may reasonably require.

Article 25.     Signs Licensee and Licensor shall, acting reasonably, agree on where to place and construct sign(s) with respect to Licensee’s occupancy of the Premises.  The construction of such signage shall be at Licensee’s sole cost and expense, and in accordance with all Legal Requirements (“Licensee’s Signs”).  Licensor, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense (provided that Licensor shall obtain Licensee’s prior written reasonable consent prior to incurring any such costs and expenses), shall (i) maintain Licensee’s Signs, and (ii) upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, remove Licensee’s Signs and complete required repairs as the result of such removal.

Article 26.     Licensor’s Procedures Licensor has procedures for the safety, care, maintenance and cleanliness of the Property, its facilities and equipment and other assets, and access thereto and egress therefrom; for worker health and safety, manufacturing and other operations at the Property; for the protection of confidential information; for compliance with Legal Requirements; for emergency response; and for other Property activities; all of which Licensor may change, in its reasonable discretion, from time to time (collectively, “Licensor’s Procedures”).  Licensor shall make Licensor’s Procedures available to Licensee and give Licensee prompt notice of any changes thereto and Licensor shall comply with Licensor’s Procedures.
 

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Article 27.     HSE Matters .

(a)     Definitions For purposes of this Agreement:

(i)  The term “HSE Law” shall mean and refer to any Legal Requirements, or any standard used pursuant to Legal Requirements, relating to (i) pollution, (ii) protection or restoration of the indoor or outdoor environment or natural resources, (iii) the transportation, treatment, storage or release of, or exposure to, hazardous or toxic materials, (iv) the registration, manufacturing, sale, labeling or distribution of hazardous or toxic materials or products containing such materials (including the REACH directive and similar requirements), (v) process safety management or (vi) the protection of the public, worker health and safety or threatened or endangered species.

(ii)  The terms “Hazardous Substance” and “Hazardous Substances” shall mean and refer to (i) any natural or artificial substance (whether solid, liquid, gas or other form of matter, noise, microorganism or electromagnetic field) that could cause harm to human health or the environment, including, without limitation, petroleum, petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos-containing materials, perfluoroalkyl substances, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, lead-based paint, electronic, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances and (ii) any other chemical, material, substance or waste that could result in Liability under, or that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, any HSE Law.

(b)     Permitting Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Licensor shall, at its sole cost and expense:

(i)  hold and maintain in good standing all permits and other governmental authorizations (“Permits”) required by HSE Laws governing air emissions, water discharges, water supplies and waste treatment, storage and disposal;

(ii)  at Licensee’s request, modify the Permits to accommodate an alteration, change or expansion of Licensee’s use of the Premises, in each case consistent with Article 6(a) , at Licensee’s sole cost and expense;

(iii)  refrain from modifying the Permits in any manner that would prevent Licensee from using the Premises for the Allowed Uses unless a governmental authority directs Licensor to do so in order to meet the requirements of HSE Laws; and

(iv)  submit to governmental authorities all reports, documents and other correspondence that may be required by the Permits; provided, that Licensee shall comply in a timely manner with Licensor’s reasonable requests for information and other cooperation in connection with the Permits and required correspondence.
 

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(c)     Training Licensee shall have the right to participate in training and other activities conducted by Licensor as may be required for Licensee to comply with the Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures applicable to Licensee’s use of the Premises.

(d)     Hazardous Substances .

(i)  Licensee shall not discharge, release emit or create the threat of release of any Hazardous Substances at the Property except in accordance with the Allowed Uses, and neither Licensee nor Licensor shall discharge, release, emit or create the threat of release of any Hazardous Substances at the Property except in compliance with all applicable HSE Laws and Licensor’s Procedures.

(ii)  Licensor shall indemnify, defend and hold Licensee harmless against any and all actions, claims, demands, judgments, penalties, liabilities, costs, damages, obligations, prohibitions and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees (but excluding any consequential, incidental and special damages and lost profits) incurred by Licensee resulting from the existence of any Hazardous Substances deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property, or resulting from allegations that Licensee is liable for Hazardous Substances originating from, transported from or otherwise related to the Property, unless and only to the extent such Hazardous Substances are deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property by Licensee, or Licensee has directly arranged for such Hazardous Substances to originate from, be transported from or be otherwise related to the Property, in each case subsequent to the Commencement Date.  All of Licensor’s obligations under this subparagraph (d)(ii) shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

(iii)  Licensee shall indemnify, defend and hold Licensor harmless against any and all actions, claims, demands, judgments, penalties, liabilities, costs, damages, obligations, prohibitions and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees (but excluding any consequential, incidental and special damages and lost profits) incurred by Licensor to the extent resulting from the existence of any Hazardous Substance deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property by Licensee, or resulting from allegations that Licensor is liable for Hazardous Substances that, as a direct result of the actions of Licensee, originated from, were transported from or were otherwise related to the Property, in each case subsequent to the Commencement Date.  The obligations of Licensee set forth within this subparagraph (c) shall expire on the last day of the second year after the expiration or earlier termination date of this Agreement.

(e)     Compliance with HSE Laws Each Party shall comply with all HSE Laws applicable to its respective activities at the Property.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree to allocate their compliance responsibilities as follows, and to reasonably cooperate in the performance of these compliance responsibilities:

(i)  Licensor’s Responsibilities Except for Licensee’s responsibilities pursuant to Article 6(b)(ii) below, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Property and operations and activities at the Property comply with all HSE Laws.


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(ii)  Licensee’s Responsibilities Licensee, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Premises comply with all HSE Laws to the extent such compliance is required solely as a result of Licensee’s business conducted within the Premises.

(iii)  Conflicting Terms Licensor and Licensee hereby agree that if there is conflict between the terms, covenants or conditions of this Article 27 and the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated of even date herewith, by and between Honeywell International Inc.  and AdvanSix Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall prevail.

Article 28.     General Conditions .

(a)     Time of Essence TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE OF EACH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

(b)     Successors This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors.

(c)     Real Estate Brokers; Finders Each party represents that it has not had dealings with any real estate broker, finder or other person with respect to this Agreement in any manner.  Each party shall hold harmless the other party from all damages resulting from any claims that may be asserted against the other party by any broker, finder or other person with whom the indemnifying party has or purportedly has dealt.  Licensor shall pay any commissions and/or fees that are payable to the above-named broker or finder with respect to this Agreement.

(d)     Exhibits All exhibits referred to are attached to this Agreement and incorporated by reference.

(e)     Interpretation of Agreement This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state in which the Property is located, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(f)     Integrated Agreement; Modification This Agreement contains all the agreements of the parties and cannot be amended or modified except by written agreement.

(g)     Severability The unenforceability, invalidity or illegality of any provision shall not render the other provisions unenforceable, invalid or illegal.

(h)     Exclusive Use Licensor covenants and agrees not to lease or license the use of space in the the Property, without Licensee’s prior written consent (which Licensee may grant or withhold in Licensee’s sole discretion), to any third party that operates a “Competing Business”.  For the purpose of this Article 28(h), a “Competing Business” shall be defined as a business in competition with Licensee’s business.

(i)     Counterparts; Facsimile/E-mailed Signatures This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Licensor and Licensee agree that the delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement by facsimile or by attachment to an e-mail shall be legal and binding on the transmitting party and shall have the same full force and effect as if an original executed copy of this Agreement had been delivered.
 

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(j)     Confidentiality Each party covenants and agrees that it shall not, and that it shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that its shareholders, directors, officers, managers, partners, employees, agents, advisors or independent contractors do not, directly or indirectly, either during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, disclose any of the financial terms of this Agreement or disclose or use any information which it may acquire with respect to the business and affairs of the other party or its customers, clients, suppliers, agents or contractors (“Confidential Information”) for any purpose, other than as required to carry out its duties hereunder, without the consent of the other party or as required by applicable law, regulation or lawful requirement of a regulatory, judicial or taxing authority.  Before granting access to any Confidential Information of the other party to any person under this Section, a party shall properly instruct that person about the confidentiality of it and the steps to be taken to protect it.  Before granting that access to any person other than an employee, except as provided in the next sentence, a party shall have that person sign an agreement causing that person to be bound by terms substantially the same as those in this Section.  Before granting access to any Confidential Information of the other party to any legal, regulatory or taxing authority (other than Licensee examiners), a party shall, unless it may not lawfully do so, promptly notify the other party and allow the other party reasonable time to oppose such process.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other agreement to which the parties are parties or by which they are bound, the obligations of confidentiality contained herein and therein, as they relate to this Agreement, shall not apply to the tax structure or tax treatment of this Agreement, and each party hereto (and any employee, representative, or agent of either party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax structure and tax treatment of this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analysis) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided, however, that such disclosure shall not include the name (or other identifying information not relevant to the tax structure or tax treatment) of any person and shall not include information for which nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.

Each party will implement appropriate security measures to prevent a breach by it of this Section, including measures designed to (i) ensure the confidentiality, security and integrity of the Confidential Information of the other; (ii) protect the Confidential Information of the other against anticipated threats or hazards to its security or integrity; and (iii) protect the Confidential Information of the other against unauthorized access to or use of it.

In dealing with any Confidential Information of the disclosing party that is personal information of the disclosing party’s customers or clients, the receiving party will comply with the reasonable privacy policies of the disclosing party communicated to it in writing and with all applicable privacy laws and regulations.

At either party’s request but subject to applicable legal and regulatory record retention requirements, the other party shall immediately return to that party or destroy (and, upon request, certify such destruction) all Confidential Information of that party then in its possession or under its control.

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If any unauthorized disclosure of, loss of, or inability to account for, Confidential Information of a party occurs while it is in the possession of the other party, the other party shall notify the affected party immediately upon becoming aware of such occurrence.

Each party may monitor from time to time, activities to detect any security breach, unauthorized intrusions or suspicious activity involving the Confidential Information and will immediately take steps to remedy any problem giving rise to that security breach or suspicious activity.

For the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” does not include information that (i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by either party or its shareholders, directors, officers, managers, partners, employees, advisors or agents in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was available to the disclosing party on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to such party by the other party pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) is obtained by the disclosing party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the other party or its agents, provided that, to the best of the disclosing party’s knowledge, such source is not prohibited from transmitting the information by a confidentiality agreement with, or other legal or fiduciary obligation to, the other party or its agents, or (iv) has been authorized by the providing party to be disseminated on a non-confidential basis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective parties hereto have executed this Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives the day and year set forth in Article 1 hereof.
 
LICENSEE:    LICENSOR:  
           
Honeywell International Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
  AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
           
           
By
/s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman
  By
/s/ Erin N. Kane
 
Its
 
  Its
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT A1

(Interim Premises)

The Premises, Common Areas and Parking shall be as designated on the diagram attached to this Exhibit A1 captioned “Interim Premises.”

 
Common Areas
 
Premises

SHORT-TERM SEPARATION PLAN
Premises: 78,542 SF


 

A1-1

 
 

 
A1-2

 
EXHIBIT A2

(Final Premises)

The Final Premises and Parking shall be as designated on the diagram attached to this Exhibit A2 captioned “Final Premises.”

LONG-TERM SEPARATION PLAN
Premises: 78,542 SF



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Location of Honeywell-dedicated loading docks to be mutually agreed by the parties prior to the spin-off.  Potential to build guard shack along Honeywell entryway.
 
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EXHIBIT B

(Base Annual Fee)

For the Initial Term and, subject to Article 5(c) , each subsequent Renewal Term, the Base Annual Fee shall be Five hundred forty-five thousand eight hundred sixty-seven dollars ($545,867), payable in equal monthly installments of forty-five thousand four hundred and eighty-nine dollars ($45,489).


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EXHIBIT C

(Operating Expenses and Licensee’s Proportionate Share)

The term “Operating Expenses” means all costs and expenses incurred by Licensor for the operation, the maintenance, the cleaning, the repair and the administration of the Property including, but not limited to costs of:

 
·
Real Property Taxes and reasonable fees payable to tax consultants and tax attorneys for consultation and contesting such Real Property Taxes;
     
 
·
utilities;
     
 
·
  maintenance, repair and replacement of all portions of the Property, including without limitation, paving and parking areas, roads, roofs (including the roof membrane), alleys, and driveways, mowing, landscaping, snow removal, exterior painting, and utility lines;
     
 
·
to the extent not used in Licensee’s manufacturing activities, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems lighting, electrical systems and other mechanical and building systems;
     
 
·
insurance premiums for insurance required to be carried by Licensor or otherwise permitted to be carried by Licensor as provided in Article 10 ;
     
 
·
amounts paid to contractors and subcontractors for work or services performed in connection with any of the foregoing; charges or assessments of any association to which the Property is subject; property management fees payable at market rates to a property manager, security services, trash collection, sweeping and debris removal;
     
 
·
that portion of additions or alterations made by Licensor to the Property or the Building which directly benefit Licensee which are undertaken by Licensor in order to comply with Legal Requirements (other than those expressly required herein to be made by Licensee or Licensor).
 
Costs which would under generally accepted accounting principles be deemed capital costs or capital expenditures may be included within the definition of “Operating Expenses” only the extent that such cost: relates to an expenditure which is incurred based upon a reasonable forecast that such expenditure will reduce in future years another cost which would be deemed an Operating Expense, but then only to the extent in any one year of the amount equal to the total expenditure divided by the useful life of the improvement which requires such cost.

Notwithstanding any term, covenant or condition as set forth herein   or Article 6(b)(ii) of this Agreement (Compliance with Legal Requirements), Operating Expenses shall specifically exclude the following:
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(i)
replacement of capital items, except to the extent expressly permitted herein and by this Agreement,
     
 
(ii)
expenses of leasing space,
     
 
(iii)
financing and refinancing costs and principal and interest payments on mortgages and deeds of trust,
     
 
(iv)
third party tenant improvement costs,
     
 
(v)
costs and expenses covered by insurance,
     
 
(vi)
Licensor’s insurance deductible,
     
 
(vii)
depreciation,
     
 
(viii)
payments made to affiliates of Licensor, inside or related contractors and executives,
     
 
(ix)
income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes payable by Licensor, and any increases in Real Property Taxes (as hereinafter defined) that result from changes in ownership of the Property,
     
 
(x)
curing of construction defects,
     
 
(xi)
maintenance, repairs and/or replacements of the foundation or structural repairs of the buildings on the Property,
     
 
(xii)
any and all costs of Licensor in complying with its obligations under Article 6(b)(i) (Compliance with Legal Requirements),
     
 
(xiii)
any and all costs of Licensor in complying with its obligations under Article 27 (HSE Matters) including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of clean-up, remediation, environmental surveys/assessments, compliance with HSE Laws (as hereinafter defined), consulting fees, treatment and monitoring charges, transportation expenses and disposal fees, etc.,
     
 
(xiv)
any and all costs of Licensor for repairs resulting from damage, destruction or condemnation covered by other provisions of this Agreement,
     
 
(xv)
rent under any ground or underlying lease,
     
 
(xvi)
any and all costs incurred by Licensor in connection with the transfer or disposition of Licensor’s interest in the Property,
     
 
(xvii)
any and all costs incurred by Licensor in connection with the enforcement of leases,
 
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(xviii)
any and all costs incurred by Licensor in the operation of any health or exercise club or any luncheon or other restaurant, club or facility if said facilities are not accessible to Licensee, and
     
 
(xix)
the cost of any item or service which Licensee separately reimburses Licensor or pays to third parties.
 
At any reasonable time and from time to time, Licensee, its authorized representatives and its accountants may examine Licensor’s books and records for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of Licensor’s invoices for Operating Expenses.

Licensor’s books and records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. In the event Licensee disagrees with the accuracy of Licensor’s invoice(s), Licensee shall pay only the amounts set forth on Licensor’s invoice not in dispute, and Licensor and Licensee shall thereafter diligently pursue resolution of the disputed amounts.

“Proportionate Share” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the square footage of the Premises and the denominator of which is the square footage of entirety of the building(s) located at the Property, as reasonably adjusted by Licensor in the future for changes in the physical size of the Premises or the buildings located at the Property; provided, however, the parties have agreed upon Licensee’s Proportionate Share of the specific Operating Expenses listed on the spreadsheet attached to this exhibit and captioned “Chesterfield Operating Expenses” as of the Date of this Agreement.   Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, Licensor shall equitably increase or decrease, as the case may be, Licensee’s Proportionate Share for any item of expense or cost reimbursable by Licensee that relates to a repair, replacement, or service that benefits only Licensee or the Premises, or only a portion of the Premises occupied by Licensee, or that varies with occupancy or use, or that does not benefit Licensee or the Premises or the Common Areas accessible to Licensee.  Subject to the foregoing, the parties hereby agree that Licensee’s Proportionate Share shall be deemed to be 7%.


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Service/Scope
Methodology for Charging
Proportionate Share
Utilities:
Activity-based
 
Air Usage from B-4 compressors
Meter exists - based on usage from licensee
SCFM
Potable Water from county water system
Meter exists - based on usage from licensee
GAL
Electricity
To be metered - based on usage from licensee
kWH
Steam
To be metered - based on usage from licensee
TON
Chilled water
Meter exists - based on usage from licensee
GAL
     
Plant General Site Maintenance:
   
Maintenance (general & utilities)
Based on square footage
7%
Real estate taxes
Based on square footage
7%
Janitorial
Based on square footage
7%
Facilities (grounds, snow removal, supplies)
Based on square footage
7%
     
Security
Sq Ft of buildings - Securitas billing
7%
     
Stores
% of time by stores personnel - CC spend
1%
     
Service Fee
10% of total charges
10%
     

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EXHIBIT D

(Site Points of Contact)

Chesterfield Plant
 
 
·
Plant Manager of Chesterfield
 
·
Controller for Chesterfield
 
·
HSE Manager of Chesterfield

Honeywell Operations at Chesterfield
 
 
·
Plant Manager of Colonial Heights
 
·
Controller for Colonial Heights
 
·
HSE Manager of Colonial Heights
 
·
Production Manager of Super String Operations

 
D-1



EXHIBIT E

[Intentionally Omitted]


E-1


EXHIBIT F

(Capital Improvements)

Licensee shall undertake to, the extent reasonably practical, separate the operations of Licensor and Licensee in accordance with Exhibit A2 .  In furtherance of undertaking such separation, Licensor and Licensee agree as follows:
 
 
·
Licensee shall, as promptly as reasonably possible, construct a dedicated means of ingress and egress for its employees to enter the Interim Premises in accordance with Exhibit A1 , including the construction of a chain link fence from the park area described on Exhibit A1 to the doorway to the Interim Premises market on Exhibit A1 .It shall be Licensee’s responsibility to insure that this means of ingress and egress is secure and well lit.
     
 
·
Licensee shall undertake a study to determine the most commercially feasible means of constructing a loading dock for Licensor or Licensee’s operations, as the case may be, in order to physically separate Licensor and Licensee’s activities at the Property.Licensee shall present the results of its study to Licensor, and Licensor and Licensee shall mutually agree upon the configuration, design and construction of a new loading dock area, the implementation of such design and construction to be part of the Capital Improvement.

 

F-1

 
EXHIBIT G

(Licensee and Licensor’s Responsibilities)

Pursuant to Article 8 and Article 9 , but subject to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of Article 5(b) and Exhibit C , the following is a non-exclusive list of the obligations and responsibilities of Licensor and Licensee with respect to repair and maintenance responsibilities.  The following lists are non-exhaustive and should be interpreted in conjunction with provisions of Article 8 and Article 9 , respectively.

Licensee’s Responsibilities :

Licensee shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of all tangible personal property, equipment, machinery, utility lines, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, lighting, electrical systems and other mechanical and building systems contained within the Premises.  Such responsibilities shall include, without limitation:
 
 
·
Any cosmetic (painting, flooring, etc.) repairs or maintenance for offices, rooms, and equipment within the Premises
     
 
·
Any maintenance of assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee
     
 
·
Maintenance on any IT (information technology), wiring, or equipment used by Licensee
     
 
·
Any maintenance of any portable assets used by Licensee
     
 
·
Any compliance (Local, State, Federal, International, or other governing body) related cost or maintenance for assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee
     
 
·
Any consumable components (lights, filters, etc) related cost or maintenance
     
 
·
Any leakage, stoppage of flow, or damage to piping within the Premises and related to Licensee’s use of the Premises
     
 
·
Any modification to Licensor assets made by or at the request of Licensee
     
 
·
Any modification to Licensor’s assets required for Licensee to satisfy its obligations under Article 21 (Surrender)
     
 
·
Any maintenance of secondary electrical distribution control assets (panels, subpanels, MCCs) required for Licensee’s occupancy of the Premises
     
 
·
Any maintenance of secondary or ancillary piping, transfer, and distribution assets not considered to comprise the utility header needed by Licensee in connection with its occupancy of the Premises


 
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·
Any maintenance of heating and air conditioning building assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee
     
 
·
Any maintenance or repairs required to correct damage caused by Licensee
     
 
Licensee shall be entitled to access the Premises and those portions of the Property necessary to perform the foregoing maintenance activities, subject to Licensee obtaining any approvals required for such activities by applicable Legal Requirements and obtaining Licensor’s consent and oversight regarding such activities, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,

Licensor’s Responsibilities :

In addition to the responsibilities and obligations described in Article 9 , below are additional obligations and responsibilities to be assumed by Licensor:
 
 
·
Any maintenance, repair and replacement of building roofing
     
 
·
Any maintenance of access doorways to the Premises required for Licensor to perform maintenance otherwise required under Article 9
     
 
·
Any maintenance of yard and grounds leading to and outside of the Premises
     
 
·
Any maintenance of main electrical distribution control assets (MCCs) on the Property
 
G-2
Exhibit 10.2
 



 
COLONIAL HEIGHTS SITE SHARING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION

LICENSOR

AND

ADVANSIX RESINS & CHEMICALS LLC,
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,

LICENSEE

DATED OCTOBER 1, 2016







TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

  Paragraph     Page
     
Article 1.
Parties
1
     
Article 2.
Premises, Parking and Common Areas
1
     
Article 3.
Term
2
     
Article 4.
Capital Improvements
2
     
Article 5.
Base Annual Fee and Operating Expenses
2
     
Article 6.
Use, Compliance with Legal Requirements, Condition of Premises
4
     
Article 7.
Assignment
5
     
Article 8.
Licensee’s Responsibility
6
     
Article 9.
Licensor’s Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities
6
     
Article 10.
Licensee’s Insurance, Licensor’s Insurance, Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation, and Indemnity
6
     
Article 11.
Default/Remedies
9
     
Article 12.
Utilities and Services
10
     
Article 13.
Real Property Taxes
11
     
Article 14.
Damage or Destruction
11
     
Article 15.
Condemnation
11
     
Article 16.
Notices
12
     
Article 17.
Authority
12
     
Article 18.
Alterations and Trade Fixtures
12
     
Article 19.
Mechanic’s Liens
13
     
Article 20.
Security
13
     
Article 21.
Surrender of Premises
14
     
Article 22.
Holding Over
14
     
Article 23.
Subordination
14
     
Article 24.
Estoppel Certificates
15
     
Article 25.
Signs
15
     
Article 26.
Licensor’s Procedures
15
     
Article 27.
HSE Matters
15
     
Article 28.
General Conditions
18

 
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Exhibits

EXHIBIT A1  (Interim Premises)
A1-1
   
EXHIBIT A2  (Final Premises)
A2-1
   
EXHIBIT B  (Base Annual Fee)
B-1
   
EXHIBIT C  (Operating Expenses and Licensee’s Proportionate Share)
C-1
   
EXHIBIT D  (Intentionally Omitted)
D-1
   
EXHIBIT E  (Capital Improvements)
E-1
   
EXHIBIT F  (Licensee’s and Licensor’s Responsibilities)
F-1
   
EXHIBIT G  (Site Points of Contact)
G-1

 

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COLONIAL HEIGHTS SITE SHARING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

Article 1.      Parties .   This Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of October, 2016 (“Date of this Agreement”), by and between Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Licensor”) and AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Licensee”).

Article 2.      Premises, Parking and Common Areas .

(a)      Premises .   Prior to the completion of the Capital Improvements (as defined below), Licensor hereby grants a license to Licensee for reasonable use and access to the premises described upon the attached Exhibit A1 (“Interim Premises”), including a non-exclusive right to use and access the Common Areas (as hereinafter defined) designated on Exhibit A1 in Licensor’s facility located at 15801 Woods Edge Road, Colonial Heights, Virginia. After completion of the Capital Improvements, Licensor hereby grants a license to Licensee for reasonable use and access to the premises described upon the attached Exhibit A2 (“Final Premises”), including a non-exclusive right to use and access the Common Areas designated on Exhibit A2 . The term “Premises” shall mean either the Interim Premises or the Final Premises as the context requires depending on whether the use of such term refers to period prior to completion of the Capital Improvements or after completion of the Capital Improvements. The Premises, Common Areas (as hereinafter defined), other facilities located at 15801 Woods Edge Road, Colonial Heights, Virginia and the land upon which they are located are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Property”. This Agreement does not and shall not be deemed to constitute a lease or a conveyance of the Premises by Licensor to Licensee or to confer upon Licensee any right, title, estate or interest in the Premises or any part thereof, other than the express rights conferred hereby. This Agreement grants to Licensee a personal privilege to use and occupy the Premises for the Term on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

(b)      Parking .   Licensee shall be entitled to park in the unassigned and unreserved parking spaces, on a first come, first served basis, on those portions of the Common Areas designated for parking as shown on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 .

(c)      Common Areas .   The term “Common Areas” is defined as those areas and facilities designated by the Licensor as Common Areas on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 and such other areas as Licensor may designate as Common Areas from time to time prior to the completion of the Capital Improvements for the general non-exclusive use of Licensor, Licensee and of any other occupants of the Property and their respective employees, suppliers, shippers, customers and invitees. To the extent designated as a “Common Area” on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 , the Common Areas shall include, without limitation, the parking areas, trash areas, roadways, sidewalks/walkways, landscaped areas, restrooms, and elevators, corridors, and passageways. During the period prior to completion of the Capital Improvements, Licensor gives to Licensee and Licensee’s employees, suppliers, shippers, customers and invitees the non-exclusive right to use the Common Areas, with others who are entitled to use the Common Areas.




Article 3.      Term .   This Agreement will be in force and effect for an initial term beginning as of the date of the Agreement and ending on December 31, 2018 (the “Initial Term”). On December 31, 2018, the Agreement will be renewed automatically for successive additional periods of two (2) years (each such two-year period, a “Renewal Period” and together with the Initial Term, the “Term”) unless (i) either Party notifies the other Party in writing of a plan to substantially shut down its operations to the extent that continuation of the Agreement is no longer commercially feasible in which case the Agreement will survive for an additional two (2) year period during which time the Services and the Utilities will continue to be provided or (ii) Licensee notifies Licensor in writing on or prior to June 30, 2018, with respect to the Initial Term, or June 30 of the second year of any subsequent Renewal Period of its desire to terminate this Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall terminate 12 months after the delivery of such written notification. Termination will not operate to release any Party of any obligation hereunder accrued either prior to the effective date of said termination or derived therefrom, or any obligation that expressly survives the termination of this Agreement.

Article 4.      Capital Improvements .   Licensee covenants and agrees to undertake and complete the capital improvements to the Premises described on Exhibit E (the “Capital Improvements”). All costs and expenses of the Capital Improvements shall be borne exclusively by Licensee. Before commencing the Capital Improvements, Licensee shall provide Licensor a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Capital Improvement plans and to amend and alter such Capital Improvements to the extent Licensor believes, acting reasonably, that such Capital Improvement plans would impact Licensor’s ability to operate on the Property in the ordinary course, create a public nuisance, pose a risk to the health and safety of Licensor’s employees or guests, or pose a risk to the environment (such considerations, the “Criteria”). During the execution of the Capital Improvements, at Licensor’s request, Licensee shall provide Licensor with reasonable oversight of the execution of the Capital Improvements and shall undertake such alterations or changes to the Capital Improvements as Licensor shall suggest acting reasonably on the basis of the Criteria. Licensee shall complete the Capital Improvements to the satisfaction of Licensor on or prior to the earlier to occur of (1) expiration of the Initial Term or (2) a Change in Control Transaction. As used herein, a “Change in Control Transaction” means (i) the acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, equity investment, joint venture or otherwise) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 20% of the assets of the Licensee and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof), or assets comprising 20% or more of the consolidated revenues or EBITDA of the Licensee and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, including in any such case through the acquisition of one or more subsidiaries of the Licensee or (ii) acquisition in any manner (including through a tender offer or exchange offer) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 20% of the Licensee’s equity securities.

Article 5.      Base Annual Fee and Operating Expenses .

(a)      Base Annual Fee .   During the Term, Licensee shall pay to Licensor, as a base annual fee for the Premises, the sums set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (“Base Annual Fee”), in equal monthly installments as set forth on Exhibit B . Base Annual Fee and Additional Fees (as hereinafter defined) are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “Fees”. Base Annual Fee for any period during the Term hereof which is for less than one month shall be a pro rata portion of the monthly installment of Base Annual Fee. Base Annual Fee shall be payable in advance, in equal monthly installments, without offset or deduction, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, on or before the first day of each calendar month during the Term and shall be payable in lawful money of the United States to Licensor at the address stated herein or to such other persons or at such other places as Licensor may designate in writing. All amounts which Licensee is required to pay or discharge to Licensor pursuant to this Agreement, in addition to the Base Annual Fee, shall constitute additional fees hereunder (“Additional Fees”) and Licensee shall pay Additional Fees directly to the person entitled thereto.


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(b)      Operating Expenses .   Licensee shall pay to Licensor as Additional Fees during the Term hereof, in addition to the Base Annual Fee, Licensee’s proportionate share (“Proportionate Share”) of the costs and expenses payable by Licensor in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property (“Operating Expenses”), all in accordance with the definitions of Proportionate Share and Operating Expenses and the terms and conditions contained in Exhibit C attached hereto.

(c)      Increase to Base Annual Fee .   At any time prior to 180 days prior to the commencement of a Renewal Period, Licensor may deliver to Licensee a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the Fair Market Rental Value (as defined below) of the Premises and a calculation of a new Base Annual Fee based on such Fair Market Rental Value (“Licensor’s Determination of FMRV”). If within twenty (20) business days after receipt of such written notice, Licensee does not deliver a written notice to Licensor disputing Licensor’s determination of Fair Market Rental Value and the new Base Annual Fee (a “Rental Dispute Notice”), the new Base Annual Fee set forth in Licensor’s written notice shall become the Base Annual Fee in the first calendar month from and after the applicable Renewal Period. The Rental Dispute Notice shall set forth in reasonable detail Licensee’s determination of the Fair Market Rental Value and the reasons for rejecting Licensor’s proposed Base Annual Fee. As used herein, “Fair Market Rental Value” shall mean the fair market rental value of the Premises giving consideration to all relevant factors including, without limitation, the size, quality, and location; and the amenity package available with respect to comparable spaces when compared to the Premises; and the creditworthiness of the tenant when compared to Licensee. The Fair Market Rental Value shall specifically exclude value attributable to Licensee’s Capital Improvements and any additional Licensee alterations.

If Licensee delivers a Rental Dispute Notice, Licensor and Licensee shall negotiate in good faith for thirty (30) days following the delivery of the Rental Dispute Notice in an attempt to reach an agreement as to the Fair Market Rental Value. If, however, Licensor and Licensee are unable to reach an agreement as to the Fair Market Rental Value, then Licensee shall have the option, by written notice to Licensor within five (5) days following the end of such thirty (30) day period, to proceed with the appraisal process set forth below.

If Licensee elects to proceed with the appraisal process, the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises shall be determined by an appraisal prepared by a member of the Appraisal Institute (the “Institute”), the arrangements for which must be made by Licensee and which must be completed and delivered to Licensor within thirty (30) days after Licensee elects to proceed with the appraisal process. If Licensor does not agree with this appraisal, then Licensee may, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense, obtain another appraisal from an Institute member, which second appraisal must be completed and delivered to Licensee within thirty (30) days after Licensor’s receipt of Licensee’s initial appraisal. If the two rental rates representing the Fair Market Rental Value determined by said members differ by less than ten percent (10%), the Fair Market Rental Value shall be deemed to be the average of the two rental rates in said appraisals. If the two rental rates representing the Fair Market Rental Value determined by said members differ by more than ten (10%), the appraisers designated by Licensor and Licensee shall, within twenty (20) days after receipt of the second appraisal by Licensee, designate a third Institute member to prepare a third appraisal, which third appraisal shall be completed and delivered to Licensor and Licensee within thirty (30) days after the designation of such third Institute member. After completion and delivery of the third appraisal to Licensor and Licensee, the Base Annual Fee representing the Fair Market Rental Value shall be deemed to be the average of the two lower valuations of the three appraisals. Each party shall bear the expense of the Institute member designated by it with the expense of the third member shall be shared equally by Licensor and Licensee. Each appraiser shall have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience appraising fair market rental values in the Colonial Heights region submarket. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Base Annual Fee for a Renewal Period be less than the rate set forth on Exhibit B (or, if the Base Annual Fee has already been subject to an adjustment, the Base Annual Fee in effect at the time of delivery of Licensor’s written notice setting forth the Fair Market Rental Value).


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If the appraisal process set forth herein is not completed by the commencement of the Renewal Period in question, the Base Annual Fee in effect for the last month of the Term or the current Renewal Period, as the case may be, shall continue until the appraisal process is completed, at which time the Base Annual Fee, based on the results of the appraisal process, or lesser amount (if Licensor’s Determination of FMRV is less than the amount determined by the appraisal process), as applicable, shall be applied retroactively to the commencement date of the Renewal Period in question, and the parties shall adjust the Base Annual Fee accordingly.

Upon the determination of the Base Annual Fee for any Renewal Period, the parties shall enter into an amendment of this Agreement setting forth the applicable Base Annual Fee for the Renewal Period in question.

Article 6.      Use, Compliance with Legal Requirements, Condition of Premises .

(a)      Use .   Licensee may use the Premises (and the improvements, fixtures and furnishings contained therein) in a manner and for purposes that are consistent with the use of the Premises on the date hereof (the “Allowed Uses”). Licensee shall provide Licensor with six months advance written notice and request for approval if Licensee intends to materially alter, change or expand its use of the Premises; provided, however , such six month notice period may be shorter if such alteration, change or expansion will not materially impact Licensor’s activities on the Property. Licensor may prohibit Licensee from altering its use of the Premises if Licensor believes, acting reasonably, that such alteration or change to the use of the Premises is not an Allowed Use because it materially interferes with Licensor’s ability to operate on the Property in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, creates a public nuisance, poses a risk to the health and safety of Licensor’s employees or guests materially more significant than the risks posed by Licensee’s current use of the Premises, or poses a risk to the environment materially more significant than the risks posed by Licensee’s current use of the Premises. The Premises may only be occupied on a regular basis by employees of Licensee. Licensee shall be responsible for pickup and delivery of Licensee’s bulk parcels requiring dock shipment or receiving, at Licensor’s shipping dock at the Property (subject to any limitations set forth on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 ), and any such shipments and deliveries shall include proper labeling to distinguish Licensee’s bulk parcels from Licensor’s bulk parcels.


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(b)      Compliance with Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures .   Each Party shall comply with all statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, rules of common law, orders, decrees, government approvals, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements, directives, requirements, legally enforceable contracts or other governmental restrictions or any similar form of decision of, determination by, interpretation or administration of or standard pursuant to any of the foregoing of, any governmental authority (whether federal, state, local or foreign), whether now or hereinafter in effect and, in each case, as amended (all of the foregoing shall be “Legal Requirements”), and Licensor’s Procedures (as defined in Article 26 ) applicable to its respective activities at the Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree to allocate their compliance responsibilities as follows, and to reasonably cooperate in the performance of these compliance responsibilities:

(i)  Licensor’s Responsibilities .  Except for Licensee’s obligations pursuant to Article 6(b)(ii) and Article 8 below, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Property complies with all Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures.

(ii)  Licensee’s Responsibilities .   Licensee, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Premises comply with all Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures to the extent such compliance is required solely as a result of Licensee’s business conducted within the Premises.

(c)      Condition of Premises .   Licensor shall deliver the Premises to Licensee in its AS-IS condition on the Commencement Date. Licensee hereby accepts the Premises in their condition existing as of the Commencement Date.

Article 7.      Assignment .   Neither Licensee nor Licensor shall assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that either Licensee or Licensor may assign its rights, in whole, without such consent, to (a) one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, or (b) subject to Article 4, an entity that acquires all or substantially all of the business or assets of such party to which this Agreement pertains, whether by merger, reorganization, acquisition, sale, or otherwise. Licensee shall not sublicense the Premises or any part thereof, or permit the use of the Premises or any part thereof, by any persons other than Licensee and its employees, without the prior written consent of Licensor. Any purported assignment or sublicensing in violation of this Article shall be null and void. No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder. No assignment (whether by operation of law), subletting or further licensing, even with the consent of Licensor, will relieve Licensee from liability for payment of the Base Annual Fees and the Additional Fees herein provided for or from the obligation to keep and be bound by all of the terms, conditions and covenants of this Agreement. Any transfer contrary to the provisions of this Article 7 shall be void.


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Article 8.      Licensee’s Responsibility .   With respect to the Premises, Licensee shall only be responsible to perform the maintenance, repair and replacement activities set forth on Exhibit F . Licensee shall not commit waste with respect to its Premises.

Article 9.      Licensor’s Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities .   Except for the Licensee’s maintenance, repair and replacement activities set forth on Exhibit F , Licensor shall (i) keep the Property in good repair and maintenance (including replacements) at all times, for the proper operation of the Property and for provision of Licensor’s services under this Agreement at competitive costs and in a manner generally consistent with the maintenance and repair (including replacements) of comparable properties, including, without limitation, the Common Areas, the Property’s windows, roof, foundation, structure and walls, and mechanical and electrical systems, which include, but are not limited to, the heating, electrical, air conditioning, ventilation and plumbing systems and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, and (ii) perform the other obligations described on Exhibit F .

Article 10.    Licensee’s Insurance, Licensor’s Insurance, Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation, and Indemnity .

(a)      Licensee’s Insurance .   Licensee, at its own expense (including deductibles), shall maintain in force at all times during the term of this Agreement, insurances including:

(i)  Commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence basis, including coverage for premises, products/completed operations, personal injury, and contractual liability, with a minimum combined single limit of liability of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence and annual aggregate coverage for bodily injury or property damage, insuring against liability of Licensee and its authorized agents, employees and/or representatives arising out of and in connection with Licensee’s use and occupancy of the Premises. Licensor shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensee’s use and occupancy of Property and Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.

(ii)  Workers’ compensation insurance as required by law for all Licensee’s employees; and Employer’s Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per accident/per employee. Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iii)  Business automobile liability insurance, covering all owned, rented, leased, non-owned and hired vehicles used by Licensee in connection with the Premises with a combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $5,000,000 per occurrence. Licensor shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensee’s activities and Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.


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(iv)  “All Risk” Property Insurance covering all of Licensee’s equipment, personal property and tools. Such insurance shall cover all property at full replacement value.

(v)  Licensee shall utilize insurance companies that are rated no less than “A-, VII” by A.M. Best or equivalent rating agency and Licensee will endeavor to provide a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation or non-renewal to Licensor. Policies of Licensee shall be primary and non-contributory to any insurance carried by or available to Licensor in respects to Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein. Licensee shall provide Licensor a certificate of such insurance prior to occupancy and/or use of the Property and annually within 15 days of renewal.

(b)      Licensor’s Insurance .   Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense (including deductibles), shall maintain in force at all times during the term of this Agreement, insurances including:

(i)  Commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence basis, including coverage for premises, products/completed operations, personal injury, and contractual liability, with a minimum combined single limit of liability of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence and annual aggregate coverage for bodily injury or property damage, insuring against liability of Licensor and its authorized agents, employees and/or representatives arising out of and in connection with Licensor’s ownership, use and occupancy of the Premises. Licensee shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensor’s ownership, use and occupancy of the Property and Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(ii)  Workers’ compensation insurance as required by law for all Licensor’s employees; and Employer’s Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per accident/per employee. Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iii)  Business automobile liability insurance, covering all owned, rented, leased, non-owned and hired vehicles used by Licensor in connection with the Premises with a combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $5,000,000 per occurrence. Licensee shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensor’s activities and Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iv)  Property “all risk” insurance covering the Property and all of Licensor’s equipment, personal property and tools. Such insurance shall cover the Property and all property of Licensor at full replacement value.

(c)      Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation .   Licensor and Licensee each hereby release the other from any and all liability or responsibility for any loss, injury or damage to the other’s real and/or personal property caused by fire or any other casualty insured by a standard “all risk” property insurance policy during the Term of this Agreement, even if such fire or casualty may have been caused by the negligence (but not the willful misconduct) of the other party or one for whom such party may be responsible. Inasmuch as the above mutual waivers will preclude the assignment of any aforesaid claim by way of subrogation (or otherwise) to an insurance company (or any other person), each party hereto hereby agrees if required by said policies to give to each insurance company which has issued to it policies of fire and extended coverage insurance, written notice of the terms of said mutual waivers, and to have said insurance policies properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent the invalidation of said insurance coverage by reason of said waivers.


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(d)      Indemnity .

(i)  Licensee shall indemnify and hold Licensor and its officers, directors, partners and employees entirely harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims and/or losses of any kind arising, directly or indirectly, entirely or in part, out of any injury to any person which arise out of, are occasioned by or are in any way attributable to the use or occupancy of the Property by Licensee, its agents, employees, guests, invitees and/or contractors, except to the extent caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Licensor, Licensor’s agents, employees, invitees or contractors. In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against Licensor by reason of any such claim, Licensee, upon receipt of written notice from Licensor, shall defend the same, at Licensee’s expense, by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Licensor. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the foregoing covenants under this Article 10(d)(i) shall be deemed continuing covenants for the benefit of Licensor and shall survive the expiration of this Agreement but only to the extent that the causes giving rise to Licensee’s obligations under this Article 10(d)(i) occur before the expiration of this Agreement.

(ii)  Licensor shall indemnify and hold Licensee and its officers, directors, partners and employees entirely harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims and/or losses of any kind arising, directly or indirectly, entirely or in part, out of any injury to any person which arise out of, are occasioned by or are in any way attributable to the use or occupancy of the Property by Licensor, its agents, employees, guests, invitees and/or contractors, except to the extent caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Licensee, Licensee’s agents, employees, invitees or contractors. In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against Licensee by reason of any such claim, Licensor, upon receipt of written notice from Licensee, shall defend the same, at Licensor’s expense, by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Licensee. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the foregoing covenants under this Article 10(d)(ii) shall be deemed continuing covenants for the benefit of Licensee and shall survive the expiration of this Agreement but only to the extent that the causes giving rise to Licensor’s obligations under this Article 10(d)(ii) occur before the expiration of this Agreement.

(iii)  Neither Licensor nor Licensee shall have any liability under any provision of this Agreement for any punitive, incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages, including loss of future profits, revenue or income, diminution in value or loss of business reputation or opportunity.


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Article 11.    Default/Remedies .

(a)      Licensee’s Default .   The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute a default hereunder by Licensee:

(i)  failure to pay Base Annual Fee or Additional Fees when due if the failure continues for twenty (20) days after written notice has been received by Licensee;

(ii)  failure to perform any other provision of this Agreement if such failure to perform is not cured within thirty (30) business days after written notice has been received by Licensee, provided that, if the default cannot reasonably be cured within thirty (30) business days, Licensee shall not be in default of this Agreement if Licensee commences to cure the default within the thirty (30) business day period and diligently and in good faith continues to cure the default;

(iii)  any proceeding is begun by or against Licensee to subject the assets of Licensee to any bankruptcy or insolvency law or for an appointment of a receiver of Licensee or of any of Licensee’s assets and is not dismissed within ninety (90) days; or

(iv)  Licensee makes a general assignment of Licensee’s assets for the benefit of creditors.

Notices given under this Article shall specify the alleged default and the applicable Agreement provision(s), and shall demand that Licensee perform the provisions of this Agreement or pay the Base Annual Fee or Additional Fees that is in arrears, as the case may be, within the applicable period of time.

(b)      Licensor’s Remedies .   In the event of any such default by Licensee, Licensor may at any time after expiration of the applicable cure period:

(i)  terminate this Agreement and Licensee’s right to occupancy of the Premises by any lawful means, in which case Licensee shall vacate the Premises within a reasonably practical period of time thereafter. In such event, Licensor shall be entitled to recover from Licensee all reasonable damages incurred by Licensor by reason of Licensee’s default;

(ii)  maintain Licensee’s right to occupancy in which case this Agreement shall continue in effect. In such event, Licensor shall be entitled to enforce all of Licensor’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, including the right to recover the Fees due hereunder; or

(iii)  pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to Licensor under the laws or judicial decisions of the state where the Premises are located.

Unpaid installments of Base Annual Fee and Additional Fees and other unpaid monetary obligations of Licensee under the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement shall bear interest from the date due at the maximum rate then allowable by law.


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In the case of Licensee’s default as contemplated herein, Licensor shall have a duty to mitigate its damages.

(c)      Licensee’s Remedies .   In the event of any failure by Licensor to perform any of its obligations hereunder, Licensee (except in the case of an emergency) shall take no action without having first given Licensor written notice of any such default and a reasonable opportunity to cure which, in any event, shall not exceed thirty (30) business days. Following such notice and failure by Licensor to cure, Licensee shall have all rights available to it at law or in equity, and shall have the further right to take the necessary actions to perform Licensor’s uncured obligations hereunder and invoice Licensor for the costs and expenses thereof, unless Licensor has diligently commenced to perform its uncured obligations hereunder within said period not to exceed thirty (30) business days. Licensor shall remit payment to Licensee within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice from Licensee. If Licensor fails to remit payment to Licensee within the aforesaid thirty (30) day period, Licensee shall have the right to offset and deduct said sum from Base Annual Fee.

Article 12.      Utilities and Services .   Licensor covenants and agrees to maintain public utilities to furnish any electricity and water utilized in operating any and all of the facilities serving the Premises.

Licensor and Licensee shall undertake to determine if separate metering of utilities at the Premises is commercially feasible and, if mutually agreed that one or more utilities can be separately metered, Licensee shall bear the cost to provide for separate metering and pay for all water, gas, heat, light, power, telephone and other such utilities separately metered to the Premises. If any utilities and services are not supplied and separately metered to the Premises, Licensee shall pay Licensee’s Proportionate Share (as defined pursuant to Article 5(b)) of all utilities and services serving the Property in common with other occupants of the Property.

No interruption or failure of Services or utilities shall result in the termination of this Agreement or the abatement of rent, except as expressly provided below.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that such interruption or cessation of Services and/or utilities is the result of Licensor’s negligent or willful act or omission and such interruption or cessation of Services and/or utilities continues beyond three (3) business days from the date of such interruption or cessation, then, provided Licensee has delivered Licensor with prompt notice of such interruption, the Annual Base Fee under this Agreement will abate, commencing on the fourth (4th) day of such interruption or cessation, and continuing until the date on which the Services and/or utilities are restored and the Premises are again tenantable. No abatement of rentals as hereinabove described will apply to the extent such interruption of Services and/or utilities is the result of Licensee’s alterations to the Premises or Capital Improvements, or any negligent act or omission of Licensee, its agents, employees or contractors, or any cause other than the negligent or willful act or omission of Licensor or its employees, agents or contractors.

In the event that Licensor has advance knowledge of, or otherwise plans an interruption or cessation of Services and/or utilities, Licensor shall give Licensee at least 14-day advanced notice or such other greater advanced notice as is reasonable under the circumstance.


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Article 13.    Real Property Taxes .   Licensor shall pay all real property taxes and general and special assessments, which assessments shall be amortized over the longest period permitted by law (“Real Property Taxes”) applicable to the Property, provided, however, that Licensee shall pay as Additional Fees, Licensee’s Proportionate Share of such amount in accordance with Article 5(b). Licensee shall not be required to pay any federal, state or local income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes of Licensor, or any increases in Real Property Taxes that result from changes in ownership of the Property. Licensor acknowledges and agrees that Licensee shall have no obligation or responsibility to make filings on behalf of Licensor with respect to any tax matters, nor shall Licensee be responsible for any penalties or interest payments required to be paid as a result of Licensor’s failure to make such filings or timely pay such Real Property Taxes. Licensor shall advise Licensee of the initial monthly payment amount due for Real Property Taxes on or before the Commencement Date hereof.

Article 14.    Damage or Destruction .   Should the Property be damaged by fire or other casualty, the following shall result:

(a)      Should the Premises be rendered wholly unfit for occupancy and not be (in the reasonable judgment of Licensor and Licensee) susceptible of repair within one hundred fifty (150) days after the date of such damage, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of such damage, and Licensee shall pay the Fees apportioned to the time of such damage and surrender the Premises to Licensor within a reasonably practical period of time thereafter;

(b)      Should such damage to the Premises, however, be (in the reasonable judgment of Licensor and Licensee) susceptible of repair within one hundred fifty (150) days after such occurrence, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense, shall enter and make repairs, without affecting this Agreement, but the Fees shall be reduced or abated as shall be equitable while such repairs are being made.

Damage to the Property which affects Licensee’s access to the Premises or Licensee’s use of the Premises shall be treated as damage to the Premises pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b) above.

Article 15.    Condemnation .

(a)      If the Property shall be taken or condemned for any public purpose, or purchased under threat of such taking, to such an extent as to render the Premises untenantable, this Agreement shall, at the option of either party, forthwith cease and terminate as of the date title vests in the condemning authority or the date the condemning authority takes possession, whichever shall occur first.  Licensor and Licensee shall be entitled to receive their shares of the condemnation award as their interests may appear.

(b)      In the event this Agreement is not terminated as contemplated by subparagraph (a) above, Licensor shall promptly restore the Property (including the Premises) to substantially the same condition as the Property was in as of the Commencement Date (with the exception of those portions of the Property taken), and Base Annual Fee and Licensee’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses shall be proportionately adjusted.


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Article 16.    Notices .   Whenever in this Agreement it shall be required or permitted that notice or demand be given or served by either party to this Agreement, such notice or demand shall be given or served in writing and sent to Licensor and Licensee at the addresses set forth below:

 
Licensee:
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
   
115 Tabor Road
   
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
   
Attention: John M. Quitmeyer, General Counsel
   
E-mail: hans.quitmeyer@Advan6.com
     
 
Licensor:
Honeywell International Inc.
   
21925 Field Parkway, Suite 220
   
Deer Park, IL 60010
   
Attention: Richard J. Kriva, Vice President, Global Real Estate
   
E-mail: rick.kriva@honeywell.com
     
 
With copy to:
Honeywell International Inc.
   
115 Tabor Road
   
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
   
Attention: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
   
E-mail: katherine.adams@honeywell.com

All such notices shall be sent by (i) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be effective three (3) days after the date of mailing; (ii) Federal Express or similar overnight courier and shall be effective one (1) day after delivery to Federal Express or similar overnight courier; (iii) e-mail transmission (with confirmation of receipt) and shall be effective on the date of transmission; or (iv) personal service and shall be effective on the same day as service. Any such address may be changed from time to time by either party serving notices as provided above.

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, notices under Article 12 or notices in the event of emergency or site evacuation, shall be given, orally or in writing, by Licensor to Licensee’s designated Site Leader or Plant Manager as designated on Exhibit G by personal service or facsimile or e-mail transmission (with confirmation of receipt).

Article 17.    Authority .   Licensor warrants that it has the full right and authority to execute and perform pursuant to this Agreement. Licensee warrants that it has the full right and authority to execute and perform pursuant to this Agreement.

Article 18.    Alterations and Trade Fixtures .   Licensee shall have the right, at its own cost and expense, to make alterations, additions, installations and changes (hereinafter collectively called “Alterations”) in, on and to the Premises as it shall deem expedient or necessary for its business purposes, however to the extent that such Alterations shall impair the structural integrity of the Building or cause a material interruption in facility/building systems or the use of Common Areas, Licensee must first obtain Licensor’s written consent thereto, Licensor agreeing that it will not unreasonably withhold or delay such consent. All such work shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable laws. Licensee may remove any or all Alterations and any signage from the Premises at any time prior to the expiration of the Term, provided that any damage caused by such removal shall be repaired by Licensee. Licensee shall remove, prior to expiration of the Term, all such Alterations which required Licensor’s prior consent and which consent was granted upon the condition that such Alterations be so removed. Alterations not so removed shall become the property of Licensor upon Licensee’s surrender of the Premises.


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Prior to the commencement of any work on any Alterations approved by Licensor, Licensee shall supply Licensor with satisfactory evidence of the following items: (a) the procurement of all necessary licenses, permits and approvals from the various governmental departments having jurisdiction over the Premises, and (b) worker’s compensation insurance, public liability insurance and property damage insurance in amounts, form and content, and with companies reasonably satisfactory to Licensor.

Article 19.    Mechanic’s Liens .   Licensee shall keep the Premises free from any liens arising out of any work performed, material furnished or obligation incurred by or for Licensee or any person or entity claiming through or under Licensee. In the event that Licensee shall not, within sixty (60) days following the imposition of any such lien, cause the same to be released of record by payment or posting of a bond, Licensor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause such lien to be released by such means as Licensor deems reasonably proper, including payment of the claim giving rise to such lien. All such reasonable sums paid and all reasonable expenses incurred by Licensor in connection therewith shall be due and payable to Licensor by Licensee within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice, along with appropriate back-up documentation.

Article 20.    Security .   The Parties shall work together to ensure that in satisfying their respective obligations and responsibilities described herein (“Obligations”) they are each able to maintain the level of physical and electronic security in effect as of the date of this Agreement during the Term.

Licensor may take physical or information security measures that affect the manner in which obligations are provided, so long as the substance or overall functionality of any affected obligations remains the same as it was prior to the Commencement Date; provided, that Licensee shall be given reasonable, prior written notice of any such physical or information security measures that are material. If there is a security breach that relates to the obligations, the parties shall, subject to any applicable law, cooperate with each other regarding the timing and manner of (a) notification to their respective customers, potential customers, employees and/or agents concerning a breach or potential breach of security and (b) disclosures to appropriate Governmental Authorities.

If either party or its personnel will be given access to any of the computer systems or software of the other party or any party performing the obligations on its behalf (“Systems”) in connection with the performance of the obligations, the accessing party and its personnel shall comply with all system security policies, procedures and requirements related to the Systems (as amended from time to time, the “Security Regulations”) in effect as of the Commencement Date and of which such accessing party or its personnel has been reasonably informed, and will not tamper with, compromise or circumvent any security or audit measures employed by such the party granting such access and its personnel. Each party and its affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that only those of their respective personnel who are specifically authorized to have access to the Systems of the other party gain such access, and to prevent unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of information contained therein, including notifying its personnel regarding the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and establishing appropriate policies designed to effectively enforce such restrictions. If, at any time, either party determines that any personnel of the other party or its affiliates has sought to circumvent, or has circumvented, its Security Regulations, that any unauthorized personnel of the other party or its affiliates has accessed its Systems or that any personnel of the other party or its affiliates has engaged in activities that may lead to the unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of data, information or software, such party shall immediately terminate any such personnel’s access to the Systems and immediately notify the other party.


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Licensor, Licensee and their respective personnel, shall access and use only those Systems, and only such data and information within such Systems to which it has been granted the right to access and use. Any party shall have the right to deny the personnel of the other party access to such party’s Systems, after prior written notice and consultation with the other party, in the event the party reasonably believes that such personnel pose a security concern.

Article 21.    Surrender of Premises .   Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall, at Licensee’s expense, (i) remove Licensee’s personal property, equipment and trade fixtures (including without limitation, any Hazardous Substances (as such term is defined below), and (ii) vacate the Premises peaceably and quietly and in as good order and condition as the same were in on the Commencement Date or were thereafter replaced by either Licensor or Licensee, reasonable wear and tear, damage by fire or other casualty, condemnation, acts of God and the elements excepted. Any property left in the Premises after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the property of Licensor to dispose of, remove or store, as Licensor deems expedient at Licensee’s expense, and Licensee waives all claims against Licensor for any damages resulting from Licensor’s retention and disposition of such property.

Article 22.    Holding Over .   Should Licensee continue to occupy the Premises after expiration of the Term, such occupancy shall be on a month-to-month license upon the terms, covenants or conditions herein specified, but at a monthly fee equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the monthly installment of Base Annual Fee paid for the last month of the Term of this Agreement, plus any Additional Fees.

Article 23.    Subordination .   This Agreement is subject and subordinate to all ground or underlying leases and to all mortgages and deeds of trust which may now or hereafter affect the Property of which the Premises form a part, and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof, provided that Licensee’s rights under this Agreement shall not be disturbed. Licensor shall provide and obtain for Licensee a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from the holder of any ground or underlying lease, mortgage or deed of trust whether affecting the Premises as of the Commencement Date or affecting the Premises after the Commencement Date of this Agreement. Licensee shall from time to time upon request from Licensor execute and deliver any documents or instruments that may be reasonably required to effectuate such subordination, subject to review by Licensee’s legal counsel.


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Article 24.    Estoppel Certificates .   Each party agrees, from time to time, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request by the other party (the “Requesting Party”), to deliver to the Requesting Party a statement in writing certifying (a) that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications that the same is in full force and effect as modified and identifying the modifications), (b) the date to which the monthly installments of Base Annual Fee and other charges have been paid, (c) the Base Annual Fee and current estimate of Operating Expenses, if applicable, (d) the date on which the Term commenced and ends, and the periods, if any, for which such Licensee has options to extend the Term, (e) that Licensee has accepted the Premises and is in possession, (f) that, so far as the person making the certification knows, Requesting Party is not in default under any provision of this Agreement and, if the Requesting Party is in default, specifying each such default of which the person making the certification may have actual knowledge, without inquiry, and (g) including such other information as the prospective purchaser, mortgagee or assignee may reasonably require.

Article 25.    Signs .   Licensee and Licensor shall, acting reasonably, agree on where to place and construct sign(s) with respect to Licensee’s occupancy of the Premises. The construction of such signage shall be at Licensee’s sole cost and expense, and in accordance with all Legal Requirements (“Licensee’s Signs”). Licensor, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense (provided that Licensor shall obtain Licensee’s prior written reasonable consent prior to incurring any such costs and expenses), shall (i) maintain Licensee’s Signs, and (ii) upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, remove Licensee’s Signs and complete required repairs as the result of such removal.

Article 26.    Licensor’s Procedures .   Licensor has procedures for the safety, care, maintenance and cleanliness of the Property, its facilities and equipment and other assets, and access thereto and egress therefrom; for worker health and safety, manufacturing and other operations at the Property; for the protection of confidential information; for compliance with Legal Requirements; for emergency response; and for other Property activities; all of which Licensor may change, in its reasonable discretion, from time to time (collectively, “Licensor’s Procedures”). Licensor shall make Licensor’s Procedures available to Licensee and give Licensee prompt notice of any changes thereto and Licensor shall comply with Licensor’s Procedures.

Article 27.    HSE Matters .

(a)      Definitions .   For purposes of this Agreement:

(i)  The term “HSE Law” shall mean and refer to any Legal Requirements, or any standard used pursuant to Legal Requirements, relating to (i) pollution, (ii) protection or restoration of the indoor or outdoor environment or natural resources, (iii) the transportation, treatment, storage or release of, or exposure to, hazardous or toxic materials, (iv) the registration, manufacturing, sale, labeling or distribution of hazardous or toxic materials or products containing such materials (including the REACH directive and similar requirements), (v) process safety management or (vi) the protection of the public, worker health and safety or threatened or endangered species.


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(ii)  The terms “Hazardous Substance” and “Hazardous Substances” shall mean and refer to (i) any natural or artificial substance (whether solid, liquid, gas or other form of matter, noise, microorganism or electromagnetic field) that could cause harm to human health or the environment, including, without limitation, petroleum, petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos-containing materials, perfluoroalkyl substances, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, lead-based paint, electronic, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances and (ii) any other chemical, material, substance or waste that could result in Liability under, or that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, any HSE Law.

(b)      Permitting .   Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Licensor shall, at its sole cost and expense:

(i)  hold and maintain in good standing all permits and other governmental authorizations (“Permits”) required by HSE Laws governing air emissions, water discharges, water supplies and waste treatment, storage and disposal;

(ii)  at Licensee’s request, modify the Permits to accommodate an alteration, change or expansion of Licensee’s use of the Premises, in each case consistent with Article 6(a), at Licensee’s sole cost and expense;

(iii)  refrain from modifying the Permits in any manner that would prevent Licensee from using the Premises for the Allowed Uses unless a governmental authority directs Licensor to do so in order to meet the requirements of HSE Laws; and

(iv)  submit to governmental authorities all reports, documents and other correspondence that may be required by the Permits; provided, that Licensee shall comply in a timely manner with Licensor’s reasonable requests for information and other cooperation in connection with the Permits and required correspondence.

(c)      Training .   Licensee shall have the right to participate in training and other activities conducted by Licensor as may be required for Licensee to comply with the Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures applicable to Licensee’s use of the Premises.

(d)      Hazardous Substances .

(i)  Licensee shall not discharge, release emit or create the threat of release of any Hazardous Substances at the Property except in accordance with the Allowed Uses, and neither Licensee nor Licensor shall discharge, release, emit or create the threat of release of any Hazardous Substances at the Property except in compliance with all applicable HSE Laws and Licensor’s Procedures.


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(ii)  Licensor shall indemnify, defend and hold Licensee harmless against any and all actions, claims, demands, judgments, penalties, liabilities, costs, damages, obligations, prohibitions and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees (but excluding any consequential, incidental and special damages and lost profits) incurred by Licensee resulting from the existence of any Hazardous Substances deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property, or resulting from allegations that Licensee is liable for Hazardous Substances originating from, transported from or otherwise related to the Property, unless and only to the extent such Hazardous Substances are deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property by Licensee, or Licensee has directly arranged for such Hazardous Substances to originate from, be transported from or be otherwise related to the Property, in each case subsequent to the Commencement Date. All of Licensor’s obligations under this subparagraph (d)(2) shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

(iii)  Licensee shall indemnify, defend and hold Licensor harmless against any and all actions, claims, demands, judgments, penalties, liabilities, costs, damages, obligations, prohibitions and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees (but excluding any consequential, incidental and special damages and lost profits) incurred by Licensor to the extent resulting from the existence of any Hazardous Substance deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property by Licensee, or resulting from allegations that Licensor is liable for Hazardous Substances that, as a direct result of the actions of Licensee, originated from, were transported from or were otherwise related to the Property, in each case subsequent to the Commencement Date. The obligations of Licensee set forth within this subparagraph (c) shall expire on the last day of the second year after the expiration or earlier termination date of this Agreement.

(e)      Compliance with HSE Laws .   Each Party shall comply with all HSE Laws applicable to its respective activities at the Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree to allocate their compliance responsibilities as follows, and to reasonably cooperate in the performance of these compliance responsibilities:

(i)  Licensor’s Responsibilities .   Except for Licensee’s responsibilities pursuant to Article 6(b)(ii) below, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Property and operations and activities at the Property comply with all HSE Laws.

(ii)  Licensee’s Responsibilities .   Licensee, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Premises comply with all HSE Laws to the extent such compliance is required solely as a result of Licensee’s business conducted within the Premises.

(f)      Conflicting Terms .   Licensor and Licensee hereby agree that, if there is conflict between the terms, covenants or conditions of this Article 27 and the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated of even date herewith, by and between Honeywell International Inc. and AdvanSix Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall prevail.


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Article 28.    General Conditions .

(a)      Time of Essence .   TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE OF EACH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

(b)      Successors .   This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors.

(c)      Real Estate Brokers; Finders .   Each party represents that it has not had dealings with any real estate broker, finder or other person with respect to this Agreement in any manner. Each party shall hold harmless the other party from all damages resulting from any claims that may be asserted against the other party by any broker, finder or other person with whom the indemnifying party has or purportedly has dealt. Licensor shall pay any commissions and/or fees that are payable to the above-named broker or finder with respect to this Agreement.

(d)      Exhibits .   All exhibits referred to are attached to this Agreement and incorporated by reference.

(e)      Interpretation of Agreement .   This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state in which the Property is located, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(f)      Integrated Agreement; Modification .   This Agreement contains all the agreements of the parties and cannot be amended or modified except by written agreement.

(g)      Severability .   The unenforceability, invalidity or illegality of any provision shall not render the other provisions unenforceable, invalid or illegal.

(h)      Exclusive Use .   Licensor covenants and agrees not to lease or license the use of space in the Property, without Licensee’s prior written consent (which Licensee may grant or withhold in Licensee’s sole discretion), to any third party that operates a “Competing Business”. For the purpose of this Article 28(h), a “Competing Business” shall be defined as a business in competition with Licensee’s business.

(i)       Counterparts; Facsimile/E-mailed Signatures .   This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Licensor and Licensee agree that the delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement by facsimile or by attachment to an e-mail shall be legal and binding on the transmitting party and shall have the same full force and effect as if an original executed copy of this Agreement had been delivered.

(j)      Confidentiality .

(i)  Each party covenants and agrees that it shall not, and that it shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that its shareholders, directors, officers, managers, partners, employees, agents, advisors or independent contractors do not, directly or indirectly, either during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, disclose any of the financial terms of this Agreement or disclose or use any information which it may acquire with respect to the business and affairs of the other party or its customers, clients, suppliers, agents or contractors (“Confidential Information”) for any purpose, other than as required to carry out its duties hereunder, without the consent of the other party or as required by applicable law, regulation or lawful requirement of a regulatory, judicial or taxing authority. Before granting access to any Confidential Information of the other party to any person under this Section, a party shall properly instruct that person about the confidentiality of it and the steps to be taken to protect it. Before granting that access to any person other than an employee, except as provided in the next sentence, a party shall have that person sign an agreement causing that person to be bound by terms substantially the same as those in this Section. Before granting access to any Confidential Information of the other party to any legal, regulatory or taxing authority (other than Licensee examiners), a party shall, unless it may not lawfully do so, promptly notify the other party and allow the other party reasonable time to oppose such process.


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(ii)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other agreement to which the parties are parties or by which they are bound, the obligations of confidentiality contained herein and therein, as they relate to this Agreement, shall not apply to the tax structure or tax treatment of this Agreement, and each party hereto (and any employee, representative, or agent of either party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax structure and tax treatment of this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analysis) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided, however, that such disclosure shall not include the name (or other identifying information not relevant to the tax structure or tax treatment) of any person and shall not include information for which nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.

(iii)  Each party will implement appropriate security measures to prevent a breach by it of this Section, including measures designed to (i) ensure the confidentiality, security and integrity of the Confidential Information of the other; (ii) protect the Confidential Information of the other against anticipated threats or hazards to its security or integrity; and (iii) protect the Confidential Information of the other against unauthorized access to or use of it.

(iv)  In dealing with any Confidential Information of the disclosing party that is personal information of the disclosing party’s customers or clients, the receiving party will comply with the reasonable privacy policies of the disclosing party communicated to it in writing and with all applicable privacy laws and regulations.

(v)  At either party’s request but subject to applicable legal and regulatory record retention requirements, the other party shall immediately return to that party or destroy (and, upon request, certify such destruction) all Confidential Information of that party then in its possession or under its control.

(vi)  If any unauthorized disclosure of, loss of, or inability to account for, Confidential Information of a party occurs while it is in the possession of the other party, the other party shall notify the affected party immediately upon becoming aware of such occurrence.


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(vii)  Each party may monitor from time to time, activities to detect any security breach, unauthorized intrusions or suspicious activity involving the Confidential Information and will immediately take steps to remedy any problem giving rise to that security breach or suspicious activity.

(viii)  For the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” does not include information that (i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by either party or its shareholders, directors, officers, managers, partners, employees, advisors or agents in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was available to the disclosing party on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to such party by the other party pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) is obtained by the disclosing party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the other party or its agents, provided that, to the best of the disclosing party’s knowledge, such source is not prohibited from transmitting the information by a confidentiality agreement with, or other legal or fiduciary obligation to, the other party or its agents, or (iv) has been authorized by the providing party to be disseminated on a non-confidential basis.
 
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WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective parties hereto have executed this Colonial Heights Sharing and Services Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives the day and year set forth in Article 1 hereof.
 
LICENSOR:   LICENSEE:  
           
Honeywell International Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
  AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
           
           
By
/s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman
  By
/s/ Erin N. Kane
 
Its
 
  Its
 
 

 



EXHIBIT A1

(Interim Premises)

The Premises, Common Areas and Parking shall be as designated on the diagram attached to this Exhibit A1 captioned “Interim Premises.”

The Premises shall be deemed to be the portions of the Property utilized by Licensee during the twelve-month period prior to the Date of this Agreement, subject to the following:

Areas restricted/excluded from Premises and the Common Areas (including parking and shipping docks) available for use by Licensee:

Areas Restricted/Excluded

Licensor Production Areas
Licensor Office Areas
Licensor Lab and R&D Areas
Licensor Docks and Roads inside the security fence line
Licensor Smoking Areas
Licensor Stores, Maintenance, and Storage Areas
Licensor Warehouse Areas (excludes Building 3 2 nd Floor)

Common Areas

Roads and Main Parking Lot (Large Lot) outside security fence line
Front Lawn space between Buildings 1, 2, 4 and Interstate 95
Building 2 Elevator
Building 3 Elevator

Areas of exclusive use by Licensee

Licensee Area Outside the Building 6 and Building 8
Building 4 2 nd , 3 rd , and 4 th floors
Building 3 2 nd floor warehouse
Building 2 2 nd floor West Corridor near Elevator
 
The definition of Premises shall be revised in accordance with any alteration and relocation activities performed with respect to the Premises in accordance with Exhibit E .


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Alt A1:  SHORT-TERM SEPARATION PLAN
Premises: 54,440 SF

Common Areas
Premises



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EXHIBIT A2

(Final Premises)

Alt B1: LONG-TERM SEPARATION PLAN
Premises: 54,440 SF

 

Access road drawn is schematic and represents a possible solution for total separation. Long-term plan requires separate guard shack to be built.


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EXHIBIT B

(Base Annual Fee)

For the Initial Term and, subject to Article 5(c), each subsequent Renewal Period, the Base Annual Fee shall be Three Hundred Ninety-Six Thousand One Hundred Seventy-Eight and No/Dollars ($396,178.00), payable in equal monthly installments of Thirty-Three Thousand Fourteen and 84/100 Dollars ($33,014.84).
 
 
 
 

 

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EXHIBIT C

(Operating Expenses and Licensee’s Proportionate Share)

The term “Operating Expenses” means all costs and expenses incurred by Licensor for the operation, the maintenance, the cleaning, the repair and the administration of the Property including, but not limited to costs of:

Real Property Taxes and reasonable fees payable to tax consultants and tax attorneys for consultation and contesting such Real Property Taxes;

utilities;

maintenance, repair and replacement of all portions of the Property, including without limitation, paving and parking areas, roads, roofs (including the roof membrane), alleys, and driveways, mowing, landscaping, snow removal, exterior painting, and utility lines;

to the extent not used in Licensee’s manufacturing activities, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, lighting, electrical systems and other mechanical and building systems;

insurance premiums for insurance required to be carried by Licensor or otherwise permitted to be carried by Licensor as provided in Article 10;

amounts paid to contractors and subcontractors for work or services performed in connection with any of the foregoing; charges or assessments of any association to which the Property is subject; property management fees payable at market rates to a property manager, security services, trash collection, sweeping and debris removal;

that portion of additions or alterations made by Licensor to the Property or the Building which directly benefit Licensee which are undertaken by Licensor in order to comply with Legal Requirements (other than those expressly required herein to be made by Licensee or Licensor).

Costs which would under generally accepted accounting principles be deemed capital costs or capital expenditures may be included within the definition of “Operating Expenses” only the extent that such cost: relates to an expenditure which is incurred based upon a reasonable forecast that such expenditure will reduce in future years another cost which would be deemed an Operating Expense, but then only to the extent in any one year of the amount equal to the total expenditure divided by the useful life of the improvement which requires such cost.

Notwithstanding any term, covenant or condition as set forth herein   or Article 6(b)(ii) of this Agreement (Compliance with Legal Requirements), Operating Expenses shall specifically exclude the following:
 
 
(i)
replacement of capital items, except to the extent expressly permitted herein and by this Agreement,

 

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(ii)
expenses of leasing space,
     
 
(iii)
financing and refinancing costs and principal and interest payments on mortgages and deeds of trust,
     
 
(iv)
third party tenant improvement costs,
     
 
(v)
costs and expenses covered by insurance,
     
 
(vi)
Licensor’s insurance deductible,
     
 
(vii)
depreciation,
     
 
(viii)
payments made to affiliates of Licensor, inside or related contractors and executives,
     
 
(ix)
income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes payable by Licensor, and any increases in Real Property Taxes (as hereinafter defined) that result from changes in ownership of the Property,
     
 
(x)
curing of construction defects,
     
 
(xi)
maintenance, repairs and/or replacements of the foundation or structural repairs of the buildings on the Property,
     
 
(xii)
any and all costs of Licensor in complying with its obligations under Article 6(b)(i) (Compliance with Legal Requirements),
     
 
(xiii)
any and all costs of Licensor in complying with its obligations under Article 27 (HSE Matters) including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of clean-up, remediation, environmental surveys/assessments, compliance with HSE Laws (as hereinafter defined), consulting fees, treatment and monitoring charges, transportation expenses and disposal fees, etc.,
     
 
(xiv)
any and all costs of Licensor for repairs resulting from damage, destruction or condemnation covered by other provisions of this Agreement,
     
 
(xv)
rent under any ground or underlying lease,
     
 
(xvi)
any and all costs incurred by Licensor in connection with the transfer or disposition of Licensor’s interest in the Property,
     
 
(xvii)
any and all costs incurred by Licensor in connection with the enforcement of leases,
 


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(xviii)
any and all costs incurred by Licensor in the operation of any health or exercise club or any luncheon or other restaurant, club or facility if said facilities are not accessible to Licensee, and
     
 
(xix)
the cost of any item or service which Licensee separately reimburses Licensor or pays to third parties.
 
At any reasonable time and from time to time, Licensee, its authorized representatives and its accountants may examine Licensor’s books and records for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of Licensor’s invoices for Operating Expenses.  Licensor’s books and records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. In the event Licensee disagrees with the accuracy of Licensor’s invoice(s), Licensee shall pay only the amounts set forth on Licensor’s invoice not in dispute, and Licensor and Licensee shall thereafter diligently pursue resolution of the disputed amounts.

“Proportionate Share” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the square footage of the Premises and the denominator of which is the square footage of entirety of the building(s) located at the Property, as reasonably adjusted by Licensor in the future for changes in the physical size of the Premises or the buildings located at the Property; provided, however, the parties have agreed upon Licensee’s Proportionate Share of the specific Operating Expenses listed on the spreadsheet attached to this exhibit and captioned “Colonial Heights Operating Expenses” as of the Date of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, Licensor shall equitably increase or decrease, as the case may be, Licensee’s Proportionate Share for any item of expense or cost reimbursable by Licensee that relates to a repair, replacement, or service that benefits only Licensee or the Premises, or only a portion of the Premises occupied by Licensee, or that varies with occupancy or use, or that does not benefit Licensee or the Premises or the Common Areas accessible to Licensee.  Subject to the foregoing, the parties hereby agree that Licensee’s Proportionate Share shall be deemed to be 19%.


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Service/Scope
Method of Charging
Comments to Billing
Method
Comments to Billing
Method
Proration
(if any)
Steam & Condensate
usage based
billed separately as Nat Gas usage
based on usage reported from licensee
 
City Water
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - water bill
8%
Sanitary Sewer
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - sewer bill
8%
Nitrogen
usage based
billed separately as Nitrogen usage
based on usage reported from licensee
 
Electrical
usage based
billed separately as Electrical usage
based on usage reported from licensee
 
maintenance of utilities systems
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Pro Rata share based on utilities share-utilities operations cc
5%
Pilot Plant Wash Water Load Out
hourly charge
will be charged by the hour
charged by the hour
 
Electrical site -non pilot plant
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - non mfg portion of elec bill
10%
Natural Gas -non pilot plant
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - non mfg portion of nat gas
10%
Security/ Gate Access
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - security cost
19%
Maintenance - Building/infrastructure
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - buildings CC
19%
Janitorial
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - Janitorial CC
19%



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Service/Scope
Method of Charging
Comments to Billing
Method
Comments to Billing
Method
Proration
(if any)
Grounds Keeping includes lawn care, parking lot, roads, sidewalks maintenance, snow removal and supplies
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - Yard CC
19%
Bulk Shipping (Loading Dock)
hourly charge
will be charged by the hour
charged by the hour
 
Trash Disposal
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - Trash disposal cost
19%
Real Estate Taxes
Prorated
billed as operating expense
Based on square footage - Real Estate Taxes
19%
Leadership team services
hourly charge
billed as operating expense
billed by the hour based on availability
 
Service Fee
Prorated
billed as operating expense
percentage of total operating expense bill
10%



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EXHIBIT D

(Intentionally Omitted)



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EXHIBIT E

(Capital Improvements)

Licensee shall undertake to, the extent reasonably practical, separate the operations of Licensor and Licensee in accordance with Exhibit A2 . In furtherance of undertaking such separation, Licensor and Licensee agree as follows:

Licensee shall, as promptly as reasonably possible, construct a dedicated means of ingress and egress for its employees to enter the Interim Premises from Licensee’s parking areas in accordance with Exhibit A1 . It shall be Licensee’s responsibility to insure that this means of ingress and egress is secure and well lit.

Licensee shall undertake a study to determine the most commercially feasible means of constructing a separate entrance from the public right-of-way to access the Property, along with separate drive isles, guard facilities and controlled access devices, to provide Licensee, its employees, guests, and commercial vehicles, with access to and from Licensee’s designated parking areas, in order to physically separate Licensor and Licensee’s activities at the Property. Licensee shall present the results of its study to Licensor, and Licensor and Licensee shall mutually agree upon the configuration, design and construction of such new entrance facilities and drive isles, the implementation of such design and construction to be part of the Capital Improvements.

Capital Improvements Types Required by Licensee:

Sidewalks, Walking Surfaces, or Stairs
Roads and Parking Areas
Security and Infrastructure
R&D and Pilot Scale Equipment
Equipment Relocation
Lab Equipment
Other Licensee Needs
Pilot Plant Leacher Storage Tank
 

 

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EXHIBIT F

(Licensee’s and Licensor’s Responsibilities)

Pursuant to Article 8 and Article 9, but subject to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of Article 5(b) and Exhibit C, the following is a non-exclusive list of the obligations and responsibilities of Licensor and Licensee with respect to repair and maintenance responsibilities. The following lists are non-exhaustive and should be interpreted in conjunction with provisions of Article 8 and Article 9, respectively.

Licensee’s Responsibilities:

Licensee shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of all tangible personal property, equipment, machinery, utility lines, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, lighting, electrical systems and other mechanical and building systems contained within the Premises. Such responsibilities shall include, without limitation:

Any cosmetic (painting, flooring, etc.) repairs or maintenance for offices, rooms, and equipment within the Premises

Any maintenance of assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee

Maintenance on any IT (information technology), wiring, or equipment used by Licensee

Any maintenance of any portable assets used by Licensee

Any compliance (Local, State, Federal, International, or other governing body) related cost or maintenance for assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee

Any consumable components (lights, filters, etc) related cost or maintenance

Any leakage, stoppage of flow, or damage to piping within the Premises and related to Licensee’s use of the Premises

Any modification to Licensor assets made by or at the request of Licensee

Any modification to Licensor’s assets required for Licensee to satisfy its obligations under Article 21 (Surrender)

Any maintenance of secondary electrical distribution control assets (panels, subpanels, MCCs) required for Licensee’s occupancy of the Premises

Any maintenance of secondary or ancillary piping, transfer, and distribution assets not considered to comprise the utility header needed by Licensee in connection with its occupancy of the Premises


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Any maintenance of heating and air conditioning building assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee

Any maintenance or repairs required to correct damage to the Premises caused by Licensee

Licensee shall be entitled to access the Premises and those portions of the Property necessary to perform the foregoing maintenance activities, subject to Licensee obtaining any approvals required for such activities by applicable Legal Requirements and obtaining Licensor’s consent and oversight regarding such activities, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,

Licensor’s Responsibilities:

In addition to the responsibilities and obligations described in Article 9, below are additional obligations and responsibilities to be assumed by Licensor:

Any maintenance repair or replacement of building roofing;

Any maintenance of access doorways to the Premises required for Licensor to perform maintenance otherwise required under Article 9;

Any maintenance of yard and grounds leading to and outside of the Premises;

Any maintenance of main electrical distribution control assets (MCCs) on the Property


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EXHIBIT G

(Site Points of Contact)

Colonial Heights Plant

Plant Manager of Colonial Heights
Controller for Colonial Heights
HSE Manager of Colonial Heights

AdvanSix RD&E Operations

Site RD&E Lead of Colonial Heights
Controller for Chesterfield
HSE Manager of Chesterfield
CTO of AdvanSix

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Exhibit 10.3
 
 

 
 
POTTSVILLE SITE SHARING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION

LICENSOR

AND

ADVANSIX RESINS & CHEMICALS LLC,
A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,

LICENSEE

DATED OCTOBER 1, 2016
 
 



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Article 1.
Parties
1
     
Article 2.
Premises, Parking and Common Areas
1
     
Article 3.
Term
1
     
Article 4.
Capital Improvements
2
     
Article 5.
Base Annual Fee and Operating Expenses
2
     
Article 6.
Use, Compliance with Legal Requirements, Condition of Premises
4
     
Article 7.
Assignment
5
     
Article 8.
Licensee’s Responsibility
6
     
Article 9.
Licensor’s Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities
6
     
Article 10.
Licensee’s Insurance, Licensor’s Insurance, Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation, and Indemnity
6
     
Article 11.
Default/Remedies
8
     
Article 12.
Utilities and Services
10
     
Article 13.
Real Property Taxes
11
     
Article 14.
Damage or Destruction
11
     
Article 15.
Condemnation
11
     
Article 16.
Notices
12
     
Article 17.
Authority
12
     
Article 18.
Alterations and Trade Fixtures
12
     
Article 19.
Mechanic’s Liens
13
     
Article 20.
Security
13
     
Article 21.
Surrender of Premises
14
     
Article 22.
Holding Over
14
     
Article 23.
Subordination
14
     
Article 24.
Estoppel Certificates
15
     
Article 25.
Signs
15
     
Article 26.
Licensor’s Procedures
15
     
Article 27.
HSE Matters
15
     
Article 28.
General Conditions
17

 
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Exhibits

Exhibit A1  (Interim Premises)
A1-1
   
Exhibit A2  (Final Premises)
A2-2
   
Exhibit B  (Base Annual Fee)
B-1
   
Exhibit C  (Operating Expenses and Licensee’s Proportionate Share)
C-1
   
Exhibit D  (Additional Services)
D-1
   
Exhibit E  (Capital Improvements)
E-1
   
Exhibit F  (Licensee’s and Licensor’s Responsibilities)
F-1
   
Exhibit G  (Site Points of Contact)
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POTTSVILLE SITE SHARING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

Article 1.     Parties This Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of October, 2016 (“Date of this Agreement”), by and between Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Licensor”) and AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Licensee”).

Article 2.     Premises, Parking and Common Areas .

(a)     Premises Prior to the completion of the Capital Improvements (as defined below), Licensor hereby grants a license to Licensee for reasonable use and access to the premises described upon the attached Exhibit A1 (“Interim Premises”), including a non-exclusive right to use and access the Common Areas (as hereinafter defined) designated on Exhibit A1 in Licensor’s facility located at 98 Westwood Road, Pottsville, Pennsylvania.  After completion of the Capital Improvements, Licensor hereby grants a license to Licensee for reasonable use and access to the premises described upon the attached Exhibit A2 (“Final Premises”), including a non-exclusive right to use and access the Common Areas designated on Exhibit A2 , at which time Licensee will have no further access or right to use the Common Areas.  The term “Premises” shall mean either the Interim Premises or the Final Premises as the context requires depending on whether the use of such term refers to period prior to completion of the Capital Improvements or after completion of the Capital Improvements.  The Premises, Common Areas (as hereinafter defined), other facilities located at 98 Westwood Road, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and the land upon which they are located are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Property.” This Agreement does not and shall not be deemed to constitute a lease or a conveyance of the Premises by Licensor to Licensee or to confer upon Licensee any right, title, estate or interest in the Premises or any part thereof, other than the express rights conferred hereby.  This Agreement grants to Licensee a personal privilege to use and occupy the Premises for the Term on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

(b)     Parking Licensee shall be entitled to park in the unassigned and unreserved parking spaces, on a first come, first served basis, on those portions of the Common Areas designated for parking as shown on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A 2.

(c)     Common Areas The term “Common Areas” is defined as those areas and facilities designated by the Licensor as Common Areas on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 and such other areas as Licensor may designate as Common Areas from time to time prior to the completion of the Capital Improvements for the general non-exclusive use of Licensor, Licensee and of any other occupants of the Property and their respective employees, suppliers, shippers, customers and invitees.  To the extent designated as a “Common Area” on Exhibit A1 and Exhibit A2 , the Common Areas shall include, without limitation, the parking areas, trash areas, roadways, sidewalks/walkways, and landscaped areas.  During the period prior to completion of the Capital Improvements, Licensor gives to Licensee and Licensee’s employees, suppliers, shippers, customers and invitees the non-exclusive right to use the Common Areas, with others who are entitled to use the Common Areas.

Article 3.     Term This Agreement will be in force and effect for an initial term beginning as of the date of the Agreement and ending on December 31, 2018 (the “Initial Term”).  On December 31, 2018, the Agreement will be renewed automatically for successive additional periods of two (2) years (each such two-year period, a “Renewal Period” and together with the Initial Term, the “Term”) unless (i) either Party notifies the other Party in writing of a plan to substantially shut down its operations to the extent that continuation of the Agreement is no longer commercially feasible, in which case the Agreement will survive for an additional two (2) year period during which time the Services and the Utilities will continue to be provided or (ii) Licensee notifies Licensor in writing on or prior to June 30, 2018, with respect to the Initial Term, or June 30 of the second year of any subsequent Renewal Period of its desire to terminate this Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall terminate 12 months after the delivery of such written notification.


 
The foregoing notwithstanding, solely with respect to the Additional Services described on Exhibit D , on or before December 31, 2016, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith a mutually agreeable plan pursuant to which Licensee’s right of access and use of Line 8 shall terminate and the Line 8 and Folder equipment shall be removed to a location within Licensee’s Premises, or such other location that Licensee deems suitable.  If the Parties are unable to agree on the timeline for removal of the equipment, on June 30, 2017, Licensor may elect to deliver to Licensee a written notice to cease operating and remove the Line 8 and Folder equipment on or prior to June 30, 2018 and restore the area to Licensor in “broom clean” condition.
Termination will not operate to release any Party of any obligation hereunder accrued either prior to the effective date of said termination or derived therefrom, or any obligation that expressly survives the termination of this Agreement.

Article 4.     Capital Improvements Licensee covenants and agrees to undertake and complete the capital improvements to the Premises described on Exhibit E (the “Capital Improvements”).  All costs and expenses of the Capital Improvements shall be borne exclusively by Licensee.  Before commencing the Capital Improvements, Licensee shall provide Licensor a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Capital Improvement plans and to amend and alter such Capital Improvements to the extent Licensor believes, acting reasonably, that such Capital Improvement plans would impact Licensor’s ability to operate on the Property in the ordinary course, create a public nuisance, pose a risk to the health and safety of Licensor’s employees or guests, or pose a risk to the environment (such considerations, the “Criteria”).  During the execution of the Capital Improvements, at Licensor’s request, Licensee shall provide Licensor with reasonable oversight of the execution of the Capital Improvements and shall undertake such alterations or changes to the Capital Improvements as Licensor shall suggest acting reasonably on the basis of the Criteria.  Licensee shall complete the Capital Improvements to the satisfaction of Licensor on or prior to the earlier to occur of (1) expiration of the Initial Term or (2) a Change in Control Transaction.  As used herein, a “Change in Control Transaction” means (i) the acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, equity investment, joint venture or otherwise) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 20% of the assets of the Licensee and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof), or assets comprising 20% or more of the consolidated revenues or EBITDA of the Licensee and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, including in any such case through the acquisition of one or more subsidiaries of the Licensee or (ii) acquisition in any manner (including through a tender offer or exchange offer) by any person or group (or the shareholders of any person) of more than 20% of the Licensee’s equity securities.

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Article 5.     Base Annual Fee and Operating Expenses .

(a)     Base Annual Fee During the Term, Licensee shall pay to Licensor, as a base annual fee for the Premises, the sums set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (“Base Annual Fee”), in equal monthly installments as set forth on Exhibit B .  Base Annual Fee and Additional Fees (as hereinafter defined) are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “Fees”.  Base Annual Fee for any period during the Term hereof which is for less than one month shall be a pro rata portion of the monthly installment of Base Annual Fee.  Base Annual Fee shall be payable in advance, in equal monthly installments, without offset or deduction, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, on or before the first day of each calendar month during the Term and shall be payable in lawful money of the United States to Licensor at the address stated herein or to such other persons or at such other places as Licensor may designate in writing.  All amounts which Licensee is required to pay or discharge to Licensor pursuant to this Agreement, in addition to the Base Annual Fee, shall constitute additional fees hereunder (“Additional Fees”) and Licensee shall pay Additional Fees directly to the person entitled thereto.

(b)     Operating Expenses Licensee shall pay to Licensor as Additional Fees during the Term hereof, in addition to the Base Annual Fee, Licensee’s proportionate share (“Proportionate Share”) of the costs and expenses payable by Licensor in connection with the operation and maintenance of the Property (“Operating Expenses”), all in accordance with the definitions of Proportionate Share and Operating Expenses and the terms and conditions contained in Exhibit C attached hereto.

(c)     Increase to Base Annual Fee At any time prior to 180 days prior to the commencement of a Renewal Period, Licensor may deliver to Licensee a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the Fair Market Rental Value (as defined below) of the Premises and a calculation of a new Base Annual Fee based on such Fair Market Rental Value (“Licensor’s Determination of FMRV”).  If within twenty (20) business days after receipt of such written notice, Licensee does not deliver a written notice to Licensor disputing Licensor’s determination of Fair Market Rental Value and the new Base Annual Fee (a “Rental Dispute Notice”), the new Base Annual Fee set forth in Licensor’s written notice shall become the Base Annual Fee in the first calendar month from and after the applicable Renewal Period.  The Rental Dispute Notice shall set forth in reasonable detail Licensee’s determination of the Fair Market Rental Value and the reasons for rejecting Licensor’s proposed Base Annual Fee.  As used herein, “Fair Market Rental Value” shall mean the fair market rental value of the Premises giving consideration to all relevant factors including, without limitation, the size, quality, and location; and the amenity package available with respect to comparable spaces when compared to the Premises; and the creditworthiness of the tenant when compared to Licensee.  The Fair Market Rental Value shall specifically exclude value attributable to Licensee’s Capital Improvements and any additional Licensee alterations.

If Licensee delivers a Rental Dispute Notice, Licensor and Licensee shall negotiate in good faith for thirty (30) days following the delivery of the Rental Dispute Notice in an attempt to reach an agreement as to the Fair Market Rental Value.  If, however, Licensor and Licensee are unable to reach an agreement as to the Fair Market Rental Value, then Licensee shall have the option, by written notice to Licensor within five (5) days following the end of such thirty (30) day period, to proceed with the appraisal process set forth below.
 

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If Licensee elects to proceed with the appraisal process, the Fair Market Rental Value of the Premises shall be determined by an appraisal prepared by a member of the Appraisal Institute (the “Institute”), the arrangements for which must be made by Licensee and which must be completed and delivered to Licensor within thirty (30) days after Licensee elects to proceed with the appraisal process.  If Licensor does not agree with this appraisal, then Licensee may, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense, obtain another appraisal from an Institute member, which second appraisal must be completed and delivered to Licensee within thirty (30) days after Licensor’s receipt of Licensee’s initial appraisal.  If the two rental rates representing the Fair Market Rental Value determined by said members differ by less than ten percent (10%), the Fair Market Rental Value shall be deemed to be the average of the two rental rates in said appraisals.  If the two rental rates representing the Fair Market Rental Value determined by said members differ by more than ten (10%), the appraisers designated by Licensor and Licensee shall, within twenty (20) days after receipt of the second appraisal by Licensee, designate a third Institute member to prepare a third appraisal, which third appraisal shall be completed and delivered to Licensor and Licensee within thirty (30) days after the designation of such third Institute member.  After completion and delivery of the third appraisal to Licensor and Licensee, the Base Annual Fee representing the Fair Market Rental Value shall be deemed to be the average of the two lower valuations of the three appraisals.  Each party shall bear the expense of the Institute member designated by it with the expense of the third member shall be shared equally by Licensor and Licensee.  Each appraiser shall have a minimum of five (5) years’ experience appraising fair market rental values in the Pottsville region submarket.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Base Annual Fee for a Renewal Period be less than the rate set forth on Exhibit B (or, if the Base Annual Fee has already been subject to an adjustment, the Base Annual Fee in effect at the time of delivery of Licensor’s written notice setting forth the Fair Market Rental Value).

If the appraisal process set forth herein is not completed by the commencement of the Renewal Period in question, the Base Annual Fee in effect for the last month of the Term or the current Renewal Period, as the case may be, shall continue until the appraisal process is completed, at which time the Base Annual Fee, based on the results of the appraisal process, or lesser amount (if Licensor’s Determination of FMRV is less than the amount determined by the appraisal process), as applicable, shall be applied retroactively to the commencement date of the Renewal Period in question, and the parties shall adjust the Base Annual Fee accordingly.

Upon the determination of the Base Annual Fee for any Renewal Period, the parties shall enter into an amendment of this Agreement setting forth the applicable Base Annual Fee for the Renewal Period in question.
 

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Article 6.     Use, Compliance with Legal Requirements, Condition of Premises .

(a)     Use Licensee may use the Premises (and the improvements, fixtures and furnishings contained therein) in a manner and for purposes that are consistent with the use of the Premises on the date hereof (the “Allowed Uses”).  Licensee shall provide Licensor with six months advance written notice and request for approval if Licensee intends to materially alter, change or expand its use of the Premises; provided, however, such six month notice period may be shorter if such alteration, change or expansion will not materially impact Licensor’s activities on the Property.  Licensor may prohibit Licensee from altering its use of the Premises if Licensor believes, acting reasonably, that such alteration or change to the use of the Premises is not an Allowed Use because it materially interferes with Licensor’s ability to operate on the Property in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, creates a public nuisance, poses a risk to the health and safety of Licensor’s employees or guests materially more significant than the risks posed by Licensee’s current use of the Premises, or poses a risk to the environment materially more significant than the risks posed by Licensee’s current use of the Premises.  The Premises may only be occupied on a regular basis by employees of Licensee.  Licensee shall be responsible for pickup and delivery of Licensee’s goods at any common shipping dock at the Property (subject to any limitations set forth on Exhibit A1 and A2 ), and any shipments shall include proper labeling to distinguish Licensee’s goods from Licensor’s goods.

(b)     Compliance with Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures Each Party shall comply with all statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, rules of common law, orders, decrees, government approvals, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements, directives, requirements, legally enforceable contracts or other governmental restrictions or any similar form of decision of, determination by, interpretation or administration of or standard pursuant to any of the foregoing of, any governmental authority (whether federal, state, local or foreign), whether now or hereinafter in effect and, in each case, as amended (all of the foregoing shall be “Legal Requirements”), and Licensor’s Procedures (as defined in Article 26 ) applicable to its respective activities at the Property.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree to allocate their compliance responsibilities as follows, and to reasonably cooperate in the performance of these compliance responsibilities:

(i)  Licensor’s Responsibilities Except for Licensee’s obligations pursuant to Article 6(b)(ii) and Article 8 below, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Property complies with all Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures.

(ii)  Licensee’s Responsibilities Licensee, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Premises comply with all Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures to the extent such compliance is required as a result of Licensee’s business conducted within the Premises.

(iii)  Condition of Premises Licensor shall deliver the Premises to Licensee in its AS-IS condition on the Commencement Date.  Licensee hereby accepts the Premises in their condition existing as of the Commencement Date.


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Article 7.     Assignment Neither Licensee nor Licensor shall assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that either Licensee or Licensor may assign its rights, in whole, without such consent, to (a) one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, or (b) subject to Article 4 , an entity that acquires all or substantially all of the business or assets of such party to which this Agreement pertains, whether by merger, reorganization, acquisition, sale, or otherwise.  Licensee shall not sublicense the Premises or any part thereof, or permit the use of the Premises or any part thereof by any persons other than Licensee and its employees, without the prior written consent of Licensor.  Any purported assignment or sublicensing in violation of this Article shall be null and void.  No assignment shall relieve the assigning party of any of its obligations hereunder.  No assignment (whether by operation of law), subletting or further licensing, even with the consent of Licensor, will relieve Licensee from liability for payment of the Base Annual Fees and the Additional Fees herein provided for or from the obligation to keep and be bound by all of the terms, conditions and covenants of this Agreement.  Any transfer contrary to the provisions of this Article 7 shall be void.

Article 8.     Licensee’s Responsibility With respect to the Premises, Licensee shall only be responsible to perform the maintenance, repair and replacement activities set forth on Exhibit F .  Licensee shall not commit waste with respect to its Premises.

Article 9.     Licensor’s Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities Except for the Licensee’s maintenance, repair and replacement activities set forth on Exhibit F , Licensor shall (i) keep the Property in good repair and maintenance (including replacements) at all times, for the proper operation of the Property and for provision of Licensor’s services under this Agreement at competitive costs and in a manner generally consistent with the maintenance and repair (including replacements) of comparable properties, including, without limitation, the Common Areas, the Property’s windows, roof, foundation, structure and walls, and mechanical and electrical systems, which include, but are not limited to, the heating, electrical, air conditioning, ventilation and plumbing systems and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, and (ii) perform the other obligations described on Exhibit F .

Article 10.     Licensee’s Insurance, Licensor’s Insurance, Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation, and Indemnity .

(a)     Licensee’s Insurance Licensee, at its own expense (including deductibles), shall maintain in force at all times during the term of this Agreement, insurances including:

(i)  Commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence basis, including coverage for premises, products/completed operations, personal injury, and contractual liability, with a minimum combined single limit of liability of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence and annual aggregate coverage for bodily injury or property damage, insuring against liability of Licensee and its authorized agents, employees and/or representatives arising out of and in connection with Licensee’s use and occupancy of the Premises.  Licensor shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensee’s use and occupancy of Property and Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.


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(ii)  Workers’ compensation insurance as required by law for all Licensee’s employees; and Employer’s Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per accident/per employee.  Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iii)  Business automobile liability insurance, covering all owned, rented, leased, non-owned and hired vehicles used by Licensee in connection with the Premises with a combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $5,000,000 per occurrence.  Licensor shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensee’s activities and Licensee’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensor to the extent of Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iv)  “All Risk” Property Insurance covering all of Licensee’s equipment, personal property and tools.  Such insurance shall cover all property at full replacement value.

(v)  Licensee shall utilize insurance companies that are rated no less than “A-, VII” by A.M.  Best or equivalent rating agency and Licensee will endeavor to provide a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation or non-renewal to Licensor.  Policies of Licensee shall be primary and non-contributory to any insurance carried by or available to Licensor in respects to Licensee’s indemnity obligations herein.  Licensee shall provide Licensor a certificate of such insurance prior to occupancy and/or use of the Property and annually within 15 days of renewal.

(b)     Licensor’s Insurance Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense (including deductibles), shall maintain in force at all times during the term of this Agreement, insurances including:

(i)  Commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence basis, including coverage for premises, products/completed operations, personal injury, and contractual liability, with a minimum combined single limit of liability of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) per occurrence and annual aggregate coverage for bodily injury or property damage, insuring against liability of Licensor and its authorized agents, employees and/or representatives arising out of and in connection with Licensor’s ownership, use and occupancy of the Premises.  Licensee shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensor’s ownership, use and occupancy of the Property and Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(ii)  Workers’ compensation insurance as required by law for all Licensor’s employees; and Employer’s Liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per accident/per employee.  Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.

(iii)  Business automobile liability insurance, covering all owned, rented, leased, non-owned and hired vehicles used by Licensor in connection with the Premises with a combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $5,000,000 per occurrence.  Licensee shall be included as additional insured for claims arising out of Licensor’s activities and Licensor’s insurers will waive rights of subrogation against Licensee to the extent of Licensor’s indemnity obligations herein.


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(iv)  Property “all risk” insurance covering the Property and all of Licensor’s equipment, personal property and tools.  Such insurance shall cover the Property and all property of Licensor at full replacement value.

(c)     Mutual Release/Waiver of Subrogation Licensor and Licensee each hereby release the other from any and all liability or responsibility for any loss, injury or damage to the other’s real and/or personal property caused by fire or any other casualty insured by a standard “all risk” property insurance policy during the Term of this Agreement, even if such fire or casualty may have been caused by the negligence (but not the willful misconduct) of the other party or one for whom such party may be responsible.  Inasmuch as the above mutual waivers will preclude the assignment of any aforesaid claim by way of subrogation (or otherwise) to an insurance company (or any other person), each party hereto hereby agrees if required by said policies to give to each insurance company which has issued to it policies of fire and extended coverage insurance, written notice of the terms of said mutual waivers, and to have said insurance policies properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent the invalidation of said insurance coverage by reason of said waivers.

(d)     Indemnity .

(i)  Licensee shall indemnify and hold Licensor and its officers, directors, partners and employees entirely harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims and/or losses of any kind arising, directly or indirectly, entirely or in part, out of any injury to any person which arise out of, are occasioned by or are in any way attributable to the use or occupancy of the Property by Licensee, its agents, employees, guests, invitees and/or contractors, except to the extent caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Licensor, Licensor’s agents, employees, invitees or contractors.  In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against Licensor by reason of any such claim, Licensee, upon receipt of written notice from Licensor, shall defend the same, at Licensee’s expense, by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Licensor.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the foregoing covenants under this Article 10(d)(i) shall be deemed continuing covenants for the benefit of Licensor and shall survive the expiration of this Agreement but only to the extent that the causes giving rise to Licensee’s obligations under this Article 10(d)(i) occur before the expiration of this Agreement.

(ii)  Licensor shall indemnify and hold Licensee and its officers, directors, partners and employees entirely harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims and/or losses of any kind arising, directly or indirectly, entirely or in part, out of any injury to any person which arise out of, are occasioned by or are in any way attributable to the use or occupancy of the Property by Licensor, its agents, employees, guests, invitees and/or contractors, except to the extent caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Licensee, Licensee’s agents, employees, invitees or contractors.  In the event that any action or proceeding is brought against Licensee by reason of any such claim, Licensor, upon receipt of written notice from Licensee, shall defend the same, at Licensor’s expense, by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Licensee.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the foregoing covenants under this Article 10(d)(ii) shall be deemed continuing covenants for the benefit of Licensee and shall survive the expiration of this Agreement but only to the extent that the causes giving rise to Licensor’s obligations under this Article 10(d)(ii) occur before the expiration of this Agreement.
 

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(iii)  Neither Licensor nor Licensee shall have any liability under any provision of this Agreement for any punitive, incidental, consequential, special or indirect damages, including, loss of future profits, revenue or income, diminution in value or loss of business reputation or opportunity.

Article 11.     Default/Remedies .

(a)     Licensee’s Default The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute a default hereunder by Licensee:

(i)  failure to pay Base Annual Fee or Additional Fees when due if the failure continues for twenty (20) days after written notice has been received by Licensee;

(ii)  failure to perform any other provision of this Agreement if such failure to perform is not cured within thirty (30) business days after written notice has been received by Licensee, provided that, if the default cannot reasonably be cured within thirty (30) business days, Licensee shall not be in default of this Agreement if Licensee commences to cure the default within the thirty (30) business day period and diligently and in good faith continues to cure the default;

(iii)  any proceeding is begun by or against Licensee to subject the assets of Licensee to any bankruptcy or insolvency law or for an appointment of a receiver of Licensee or of any of Licensee’s assets and is not dismissed within ninety (90) days; or

(iv)  Licensee makes a general assignment of Licensee’s assets for the benefit of creditors.

Notices given under this Article shall specify the alleged default and the applicable Agreement provision(s), and shall demand that Licensee perform the provisions of this Agreement or pay the Base Annual Fee or Additional Fees that is in arrears, as the case may be, within the applicable period of time.

(b)     Licensor’s Remedies In the event of any such default by Licensee, Licensor may at any time after expiration of the applicable cure period:

(i)  terminate this Agreement and Licensee’s right to occupancy of the Premises by any lawful means, in which case Licensee shall vacate the Premises within a reasonably practical period of time thereafter.  In such event, Licensor shall be entitled to recover from Licensee all reasonable damages incurred by Licensor by reason of Licensee’s default;


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(ii)  maintain Licensee’s right to occupancy in which case this Agreement shall continue in effect.  In such event, Licensor shall be entitled to enforce all of Licensor’s rights and remedies under this Agreement, including the right to recover the Fees due hereunder; or

(iii)  pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available to Licensor under the laws or judicial decisions of the state where the Premises are located.

Unpaid installments of Base Annual Fee and Additional Fees and other unpaid monetary obligations of Licensee under the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement shall bear interest from the date due at the maximum rate then allowable by law.

In the case of Licensee’s default as contemplated herein, Licensor shall have a duty to mitigate its damages.

(c)     Licensee’s Remedies In the event of any failure by Licensor to perform any of its obligations hereunder, Licensee (except in the case of an emergency) shall take no action without having first given Licensor written notice of any such default and a reasonable opportunity to cure which, in any event, shall not exceed thirty (30) business days.  Following such notice and failure by Licensor to cure, Licensee shall have all rights available to it at law or in equity, and shall have the further right to take the necessary actions to perform Licensor’s uncured obligations hereunder and invoice Licensor for the costs and expenses thereof, unless Licensor has diligently commenced to perform its uncured obligations hereunder within said period not to exceed thirty (30) business days.  Licensor shall remit payment to Licensee within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice from Licensee.  If Licensor fails to remit payment to Licensee within the aforesaid thirty (30) day period, Licensee shall have the right to offset and deduct said sum from Base Annual Fee.

Article 12.     Utilities and Services Licensor covenants and agrees to maintain public utilities to furnish any electricity and water utilized in operating any and all of the facilities serving the Premises.
 
Licensor and Licensee shall undertake to determine if separate metering of utilities at the Premises is commercially feasible and, if mutually agreed that one or more utilities can be separately metered, Licensee shall bear the cost to provide for separate metering and pay for all water, gas, heat, light, power, telephone and other such utilities separately metered to the Premises.  If any utilities and services are not supplied and separately metered to the Premises, Licensee shall pay Licensee’s Proportionate Share (as defined pursuant to Article 5(b)) of all utilities and services serving the Property in common with other occupants of the Property.

No interruption or failure of Services or utilities shall result in the termination of this Agreement or the abatement of rent, except as expressly provided below.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event that such interruption or cessation of Services and/or utilities is the result of Licensor’s negligent or willful act or omission and such interruption or cessation of Services and/or utilities continues beyond three (3) business days from the date of such interruption or cessation, then, provided Licensee has delivered Licensor with prompt notice of such interruption, the Annual Base Fee under this Agreement will abate, commencing on the fourth (4th) day of such interruption or cessation, and continuing until the date on which the Services and/or utilities are restored and the Premises are again tenantable.  No abatement of rentals as hereinabove described will apply to the extent such interruption of Services and/or utilities is the result of Licensee’s alterations to the Premises or Capital Improvements, or any negligent act or omission of Licensee, its agents, employees or contractors, or any cause other than the negligent or willful act or omission of Licensor or its employees, agents or contractors.
 

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In the event that Licensor has advance knowledge of, or otherwise plans an interruption or cessation of Services and/or utilities, Licensor shall give Licensee at least 14-day advanced notice or such other greater advanced notice as is reasonable under the circumstance.

Article 13.     Real Property Taxes Licensor shall pay all real property taxes and general and special assessments, which assessments shall be amortized over the longest period permitted by law (“Real Property Taxes”) applicable to the Property, provided, however, that Licensee shall pay as Additional Fees, Licensee’s Proportionate Share of such amount in accordance with Article 5(b) .  Licensee shall not be required to pay any federal, state or local income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes of Licensor, or any increases in Real Property Taxes that result from changes in ownership of the Property.  Licensor acknowledges and agrees that Licensee shall have no obligation or responsibility to make filings on behalf of Licensor with respect to any tax matters, nor shall Licensee be responsible for any penalties or interest payments required to be paid as a result of Licensor’s failure to make such filings or timely pay such Real Property Taxes.  Licensor shall advise Licensee of the initial monthly payment amount due for Real Property Taxes on or before the Commencement Date hereof.

Article 14.     Damage or Destruction Should the Property be damaged by fire or other casualty, the following shall result:

(a)  Should the Premises be rendered wholly unfit for occupancy and not be (in the reasonable judgment of Licensor and Licensee) susceptible of repair within one hundred fifty (150) days after the date of such damage, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of such damage, and Licensee shall pay the Fees apportioned to the time of such damage and surrender the Premises to Licensor within a reasonably practical period of time thereafter;

(b)  Should such damage to the Premises, however, be (in the reasonable judgment of Licensor and Licensee) susceptible of repair within one hundred fifty (150) days after such occurrence, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense, shall enter and make repairs, without affecting this Agreement, but the Fees shall be reduced or abated as shall be equitable while such repairs are being made.

(c)  Damage to the Property which affects Licensee’s access to the Premises or Licensee’s use of the Premises shall be treated as damage to the Premises pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b) above.
 

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Article 15.     Condemnation .

(a)  If the Property shall be taken or condemned for any public purpose, or purchased under threat of such taking, to such an extent as to render the Premises untenantable, this Agreement shall, at the option of either party, forthwith cease and terminate as of the date title vests in the condemning authority or the date the condemning authority takes possession, whichever shall occur first.  Licensor and Licensee shall be entitled to receive their shares of the condemnation award as their interests may appear.

(b)  In the event this Agreement is not terminated as contemplated by subparagraph (a) above, Licensor shall promptly restore the Property (including the Premises) to substantially the same condition as the Property was in as of the Commencement Date (with the exception of those portions of the Property taken), and Base Annual Fee and Licensee’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses shall be proportionately adjusted.

Article 16.     Notices Whenever in this Agreement it shall be required or permitted that notice or demand be given or served by either party to this Agreement, such notice or demand shall be given or served in writing and sent to Licensor and Licensee at the addresses set forth below:

 
Licensee:
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC
   
115 Tabor Road
   
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
   
Attention: John M. Quitmeyer, General Counsel
   
E-mail: hans.quitmeyer@Advan6.com
     
 
Licensor:
Honeywell International Inc.
   
21925 Field Parkway, Suite 220
   
Deer Park, IL 60010
   
Attention: Richard J. Kriva, Vice President, Global Real Estate
   
E-mail: rick.kriva@honeywell.com
     
 
With a copy to:
Honeywell International Inc.
   
115 Tabor Road
   
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
   
Attention: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
   
E-mail: katherine.adams@honeywell.com

All such notices shall be sent by (i) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and shall be effective three (3) days after the date of mailing; (ii) Federal Express or similar overnight courier and shall be effective one (1) day after delivery to Federal Express or similar overnight courier; (iii) e-mail transmission (with confirmation of receipt) and shall be effective on the date of transmission; or (iv) personal service and shall be effective on the same day as service.  Any such address may be changed from time to time by either party serving notices as provided above.

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, notices under Article 12 or notices in the event of emergency or site evacuation, shall be given, orally or in writing, by Licensor to Licensee’s designated Site Leader or Plant Manager as designated on Exhibit G by personal service or facsimile or e-mail transmission (with confirmation of receipt).
 
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Article 17.     Authority Licensor warrants that it has the full right and authority to execute and perform pursuant to this Agreement.  Licensee warrants that it has the full right and authority to execute and perform pursuant to this Agreement.

Article 18.     Alterations and Trade Fixtures Licensee shall have the right, at its own cost and expense, to make alterations, additions, installations and changes (hereinafter collectively called “Alterations”) in, on and to the Premises as it shall deem expedient or necessary for its business purposes, however to the extent that such Alterations shall impair the structural integrity of the Building, or cause a material interruption in facility/building systems or the use of Common Areas, Licensee must first obtain Licensor’s written consent thereto, Licensor agreeing that it will not unreasonably withhold or delay such consent.  All such work shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable laws.  Licensee may remove any or all Alterations and any signage from the Premises at any time prior to the expiration of the Term, provided that any damage caused by such removal shall be repaired by Licensee.  Licensee shall remove, prior to expiration of the Term, all such Alterations which required Licensor’s prior consent and which consent was granted upon the condition that such Alterations be so removed.  Alterations not so removed shall become the property of Licensor upon Licensee’s surrender of the Premises.

Prior to the commencement of any work on any Alterations approved by Licensor, Licensee shall supply Licensor with satisfactory evidence of the following items: (a) the procurement of all necessary licenses, permits and approvals from the various governmental departments having jurisdiction over the Premises, and (b) worker’s compensation insurance, public liability insurance and property damage insurance in amounts, form and content, and with companies reasonably satisfactory to Licensor.

Article 19.     Mechanic’s Liens Licensee shall keep the Premises free from any liens arising out of any work performed, material furnished or obligation incurred by or for Licensee or any person or entity claiming through or under Licensee.  In the event that Licensee shall not, within sixty (60) days following the imposition of any such lien, cause the same to be released of record by payment or posting of a bond, Licensor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cause such lien to be released by such means as Licensor deems reasonably proper, including payment of the claim giving rise to such lien.  All such reasonable sums paid and all reasonable expenses incurred by Licensor in connection therewith shall be due and payable to Licensor by Licensee within thirty (30) days of receipt of invoice, along with appropriate back-up documentation.

Article 20.     Security .  The Parties shall work together to ensure that, in satisfying their respective obligations and responsibilities described herein (“Obligations”), they are each able to maintain the level of physical and electronic security in effect as of the date of this Agreement during the Term.

Licensor may take physical or information security measures that affect the manner in which obligations are provided, so long as the substance or overall functionality of any affected obligations remains the same as it was prior to the Commencement Date; provided, that Licensee shall be given reasonable, prior written notice of any such physical or information security measures that are material.  If there is a security breach that relates to the obligations, the parties shall, subject to any applicable law, cooperate with each other regarding the timing and manner of (a) notification to their respective customers, potential customers, employees and/or agents concerning a breach or potential breach of security and (b) disclosures to appropriate Governmental Authorities.


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If either party or its personnel will be given access to any of the computer systems or software of the other party or any party performing the obligations on its behalf (“Systems”) in connection with the performance of the obligations, the accessing party and its personnel shall comply with all system security policies, procedures and requirements related to the Systems (as amended from time to time, the “Security Regulations”) in effect as of the Commencement Date and of which such accessing party or its personnel has been reasonably informed, and will not tamper with, compromise or circumvent any security or audit measures employed by such the party granting such access and its personnel.  Each party and its affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that only those of their respective personnel who are specifically authorized to have access to the Systems of the other party gain such access, and to prevent unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of information contained therein, including notifying its personnel regarding the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and establishing appropriate policies designed to effectively enforce such restrictions.  If, at any time, either party determines that any personnel of the other party or its affiliates has sought to circumvent, or has circumvented, its Security Regulations, that any unauthorized personnel of the other party or its affiliates has accessed its Systems or that any personnel of the other party or its affiliates has engaged in activities that may lead to the unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of data, information or software, such party shall immediately terminate any such personnel’s access to the Systems and immediately notify the other party.

Licensor, Licensee and their respective personnel, shall access and use only those Systems, and only such data and information within such Systems to which it has been granted the right to access and use.  Any party shall have the right to deny the personnel of the other party access to such party’s Systems, after prior written notice and consultation with the other party, in the event the party reasonably believes that such personnel pose a security concern.

Article 21.     Surrender of Premises Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Licensee shall, at Licensee’s expense, (i) remove Licensee’s personal property, equipment and trade fixtures (including, without limitation, any Hazardous Substances (as such term is defined below), and (ii) vacate the Premises peaceably and quietly and in as good order and condition as the same were in on the Commencement Date or were thereafter replaced by either Licensor or Licensee, reasonable wear and tear, damage by fire or other casualty, condemnation, acts of God and the elements excepted.  Any property left in the Premises after the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been abandoned and the property of Licensor to dispose of, remove or store, as Licensor deems expedient, at Licensee’s expense, and Licensee waives all claims against Licensor for any damages resulting from Licensor’s retention and disposition of such property.


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Article 22.     Holding Over Should Licensee continue to occupy the Premises after expiration of the Term, such occupancy shall be on a month-to-month license upon the terms, covenants or conditions herein specified, but at a monthly fee equal to one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the monthly installment of Base Annual Fee paid for the last month of the Term of this Agreement, plus any Additional Fees.

Article 23.     Subordination This Agreement is subject and subordinate to all ground or underlying leases and to all mortgages and deeds of trust which may now or hereafter affect the Property of which the Premises form a part, and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof, provided that Licensee’s rights under this Agreement shall not be disturbed.  Licensor shall provide and obtain for Licensee a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement from the holder of any ground or underlying lease, mortgage or deed of trust whether affecting the Premises as of the Commencement Date or affecting the Premises after the Commencement Date of this Agreement.  Licensee shall from time to time upon request from Licensor execute and deliver any documents or instruments that may be reasonably required to effectuate such subordination, subject to review by Licensee’s legal counsel.

Article 24.     Estoppel Certificates Each party agrees, from time to time, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request by the other party (the “Requesting Party”), to deliver to the Requesting Party a statement in writing certifying (a) that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if there have been modifications that the same is in full force and effect as modified and identifying the modifications), (b) the date to which the monthly installments of Base Annual Fee and other charges have been paid, (c) the Base Annual Fee and current estimate of Operating Expenses, if applicable, (d) the date on which the Term commenced and ends, and the periods, if any, for which such Licensee has options to extend the Term, (e) that Licensee has accepted the Premises and is in possession, (f) that, so far as the person making the certification knows, Requesting Party is not in default under any provision of this Agreement and, if the Requesting Party is in default, specifying each such default of which the person making the certification may have actual knowledge, without inquiry, and (g) including such other information as the prospective purchaser, mortgagee or assignee may reasonably require.

Article 25.     Signs Licensee and Licensor shall, acting reasonably, agree on where to place and construct sign(s) with respect to Licensee’s occupancy of the Premises.  The construction of such signage shall be at Licensee’s sole cost and expense, and in accordance with all Legal Requirements (“Licensee’s Signs”).  Licensor, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense (provided that Licensor shall obtain Licensee’s prior written reasonable consent prior to incurring any such costs and expenses), shall (i) maintain Licensee’s Signs, and (ii) upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, remove Licensee’s Signs and complete required repairs as the result of such removal.

Article 26.     Licensor’s Procedures Licensor has procedures for the safety, care, maintenance and cleanliness of the Property, its facilities and equipment and other assets, and access thereto and egress therefrom; for worker health and safety, manufacturing and other operations at the Property; for the protection of confidential information; for compliance with Legal Requirements; for emergency response; and for other Property activities; all of which Licensor may change, in its reasonable discretion, from time to time (collectively, “Licensor’s Procedures”).  Licensor shall make Licensor’s Procedures available to Licensee and give Licensee prompt notice of any changes thereto and Licensor shall comply with Licensor’s Procedures.
 

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Article 27.     HSE Matters .

(a)     Definitions For purposes of this Agreement:

(i)  The term “HSE Law” shall mean and refer to any Legal Requirements, or any standard used pursuant to Legal Requirements, relating to (i) pollution, (ii) protection or restoration of the indoor or outdoor environment or natural resources, (iii) the transportation, treatment, storage or release of, or exposure to, hazardous or toxic materials, (iv) the registration, manufacturing, sale, labeling or distribution of hazardous or toxic materials or products containing such materials (including the REACH directive and similar requirements), (v) process safety management or (vi) the protection of the public, worker health and safety or threatened or endangered species.

(ii)  The terms “Hazardous Substance” and “Hazardous Substances” shall mean and refer to (i) any natural or artificial substance (whether solid, liquid, gas or other form of matter, noise, microorganism or electromagnetic field) that could cause harm to human health or the environment, including, without limitation, petroleum, petroleum products and byproducts, asbestos-containing materials, perfluoroalkyl substances, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, lead-based paint, electronic, medical or infectious wastes, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, radioactive substances, greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances and (ii) any other chemical, material, substance or waste that could result in Liability under, or that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to, any HSE Law.

(b)     Permitting Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Licensor shall, at its sole cost and expense:

(i)  hold and maintain in good standing all permits and other governmental authorizations (“Permits”) required by HSE Laws governing air emissions, water discharges, water supplies and waste treatment, storage and disposal;

(ii)  at Licensee’s request, modify the Permits to accommodate an alteration, change or expansion of Licensee’s use of the Premises, in each case consistent with Article 6(a), at Licensee’s sole cost and expense;

(iii)  refrain from modifying the Permits in any manner that would prevent Licensee from using the Premises for the Allowed Uses unless a governmental authority directs Licensor to do so in order to meet the requirements of HSE Laws; and

(iv)  submit to governmental authorities all reports, documents and other correspondence that may be required by the Permits; provided, that Licensee shall comply in a timely manner with Licensor’s reasonable requests for information and other cooperation in connection with the Permits and required correspondence.
 

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(c)     Training Licensee shall have the right to participate in training and other activities conducted by Licensor as may be required for Licensee to comply with the Legal Requirements and Licensor’s Procedures applicable to Licensee’s use of the Premises.

(d)     Hazardous Substances .

(i)  Licensee shall not discharge, release emit or create the threat of release of any Hazardous Substances at the Property except in accordance with the Allowed Uses, and neither Licensee nor Licensor shall discharge, release, emit or create the threat of release of any Hazardous Substances at the Property except in compliance with all applicable HSE Laws and Licensor’s Procedures.

(ii)  Licensor shall indemnify, defend and hold Licensee harmless against any and all actions, claims, demands, judgments, penalties, liabilities, costs, damages, obligations, prohibitions and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees (but excluding any consequential, incidental and special damages and lost profits) incurred by Licensee resulting from the existence of any Hazardous Substances deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property, or resulting from allegations that Licensee is liable for Hazardous Substances originating from, transported from or otherwise related to the Property, unless and only to the extent such Hazardous Substances are deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property by Licensee, or Licensee has directly arranged for such Hazardous Substances to originate from, be transported from or be otherwise related to the Property, in each case subsequent to the Commencement Date.  All of Licensor’s obligations under this subparagraph (d)(2) shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

(iii)  Licensee shall indemnify, defend and hold Licensor harmless against any and all actions, claims, demands, judgments, penalties, liabilities, costs, damages, obligations, prohibitions and expenses, including court costs and attorney’s fees (but excluding any consequential, incidental and special damages and lost profits) incurred by Licensor to the extent resulting from the existence of any Hazardous Substance deposited in, upon, under, over or from the Property by Licensee, or resulting from allegations that Licensor is liable for Hazardous Substances that, as a direct result of the actions of Licensee, originated from, were transported from or were otherwise related to the Property, in each case subsequent to the Commencement Date.  The obligations of Licensee set forth within this subparagraph (c) shall expire on the last day of the second year after the expiration or earlier termination date of this Agreement.

(e)     Compliance with HSE Laws Each Party shall comply with all HSE Laws applicable to its respective activities at the Property.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Parties agree to allocate their compliance responsibilities as follows, and to reasonably cooperate in the performance of these compliance responsibilities:

(i)  Licensor’s Responsibilities Except for Licensee’s responsibilities pursuant to Article 6(b)(ii) below, Licensor, at Licensor’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Property and operations and activities at the Property comply with all HSE Laws.

 
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(ii)  Licensee’s Responsibilities Licensee, at Licensee’s sole cost and expense and throughout the Term, shall ensure that the Premises comply with all HSE Laws to the extent such compliance is required solely as a result of Licensee’s business conducted within the Premises.

(f)     Conflicting Terms Licensor and Licensee hereby agree that, if there is conflict between the terms, covenants or conditions of this Article 27 and the Separation and Distribution Agreement dated of even date herewith, by and between Honeywell International Inc.  and AdvanSix Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Separation and Distribution Agreement shall prevail.

Article 28.     General Conditions .

(a)     Time of Essence TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE OF EACH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

(b)     Successors This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their permitted successors.

(c)     Real Estate Brokers; Finders Each party represents that it has not had dealings with any real estate broker, finder or other person with respect to this Agreement in any manner.  Each party shall hold harmless the other party from all damages resulting from any claims that may be asserted against the other party by any broker, finder or other person with whom the indemnifying party has or purportedly has dealt.  Licensor shall pay any commissions and/or fees that are payable to the above-named broker or finder with respect to this Agreement.

(d)     Exhibits All exhibits referred to are attached to this Agreement and incorporated by reference.

(e)     Interpretation of Agreement This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state in which the Property is located, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(f)     Integrated Agreement; Modification This Agreement contains all the agreements of the parties and cannot be amended or modified except by written agreement.

(g)     Severability The unenforceability, invalidity or illegality of any provision shall not render the other provisions unenforceable, invalid or illegal.

(h)     Exclusive Use Licensor covenants and agrees not to lease or license the use of space in the Property, without Licensee’s prior written consent (which Licensee may grant or withhold in Licensee’s sole discretion), to any third party that operates a “Competing Business”.  For the purpose of this Article 28(h) , a “Competing Business” shall be defined as a business in competition with Licensee’s business.

(i)     Counterparts; Facsimile/E-mailed Signatures This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Licensor and Licensee agree that the delivery of an executed copy of this Agreement by facsimile or by attachment to an e-mail shall be legal and binding on the transmitting party and shall have the same full force and effect as if an original executed copy of this Agreement had been delivered.

 
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(j)     Confidentiality .

(i)  Each party covenants and agrees that it shall not, and that it shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that its shareholders, directors, officers, managers, partners, employees, agents, advisors or independent contractors do not, directly or indirectly, either during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, disclose any of the financial terms of this Agreement or disclose or use any information which it may acquire with respect to the business and affairs of the other party or its customers, clients, suppliers, agents or contractors (“Confidential Information”) for any purpose, other than as required to carry out its duties hereunder, without the consent of the other party or as required by applicable law, regulation or lawful requirement of a regulatory, judicial or taxing authority.  Before granting access to any Confidential Information of the other party to any person under this Section, a party shall properly instruct that person about the confidentiality of it and the steps to be taken to protect it.  Before granting that access to any person other than an employee, except as provided in the next sentence, a party shall have that person sign an agreement causing that person to be bound by terms substantially the same as those in this Section.  Before granting access to any Confidential Information of the other party to any legal, regulatory or taxing authority (other than Licensee examiners), a party shall, unless it may not lawfully do so, promptly notify the other party and allow the other party reasonable time to oppose such process.

(ii)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other agreement to which the parties are parties or by which they are bound, the obligations of confidentiality contained herein and therein, as they relate to this Agreement, shall not apply to the tax structure or tax treatment of this Agreement, and each party hereto (and any employee, representative, or agent of either party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax structure and tax treatment of this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analysis) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure; provided, however, that such disclosure shall not include the name (or other identifying information not relevant to the tax structure or tax treatment) of any person and shall not include information for which nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.

(iii)  Each party will implement appropriate security measures to prevent a breach by it of this Section, including measures designed to (i) ensure the confidentiality, security and integrity of the Confidential Information of the other; (ii) protect the Confidential Information of the other against anticipated threats or hazards to its security or integrity; and (iii) protect the Confidential Information of the other against unauthorized access to or use of it.

(iv)  In dealing with any Confidential Information of the disclosing party that is personal information of the disclosing party’s customers or clients, the receiving party will comply with the reasonable privacy policies of the disclosing party communicated to it in writing and with all applicable privacy laws and regulations.


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(v)  At either party’s request but subject to applicable legal and regulatory record retention requirements, the other party shall immediately return to that party or destroy (and, upon request, certify such destruction) all Confidential Information of that party then in its possession or under its control.

(vi)  If any unauthorized disclosure of, loss of, or inability to account for, Confidential Information of a party occurs while it is in the possession of the other party, the other party shall notify the affected party immediately upon becoming aware of such occurrence.

(vii)  Each party may monitor from time to time, activities to detect any security breach, unauthorized intrusions or suspicious activity involving the Confidential Information and will immediately take steps to remedy any problem giving rise to that security breach or suspicious activity.

(viii)  For the purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” does not include information that (i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by either party or its shareholders, directors, officers, managers, partners, employees, advisors or agents in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was available to the disclosing party on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to such party by the other party pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) is obtained by the disclosing party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the other party or its agents, provided that, to the best of the disclosing party’s knowledge, such source is not prohibited from transmitting the information by a confidentiality agreement with, or other legal or fiduciary obligation to, the other party or its agents, or (iv) has been authorized by the providing party to be disseminated on a non-confidential basis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective parties hereto have executed this Pottsville Sharing and Services Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives the day and year set forth in Article 1 hereof.
 
LICENSOR:   LICENSEE:  
           
Honeywell International Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
  AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
           
           
By
/s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman
  By
/s/ Erin N. Kane
 
Its
 
  Its
 
 


 

 
EXHIBIT A1

(Interim Premises)

The Premises, Common Areas and Parking shall be as designated on the diagram set forth below.

Common Area
 
Premises
 
Honeywell Space with Access for Approved AdvanSix Individuals


SHORT-TERM SEPARATION PLAN
Premises: 57,919 SF


 
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A1-2

 
EXHIBIT A2

(Final Premises)


The Final Premises and Parking shall be as designated on the diagram reflected below, subject to Exhibit E .

LONG-TERM SEPARATION PLAN
Premises: 64,142 SF



 
 
A2-1

 

Will need to relocate Honeywell R&D group from area within AdvanSix main building to 2nd floor above Line 11.
 
A2-2

 
EXHIBIT B

(Base Annual Fee)

For the Initial Term and, subject to Article 5(c), each subsequent Renewal Period, the Base Annual Fee shall be One Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Seven and 08/100 Dollars ($159,277.08), payable in equal monthly installments of Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Three and 09/100 Dollars ($13,273.09).
 
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EXHIBIT C

(Operating Expenses and Licensee’s Proportionate Share)

The term “Operating Expenses” means all costs and expenses incurred by Licensor for the operation, the maintenance, the cleaning, the repair and the administration of the Property including, but not limited to costs of:


 
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Real Property Taxes and reasonable fees payable to tax consultants and tax attorneys for consultation and contesting such Real Property Taxes;
 
-
utilities;
 
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maintenance, repair and replacement of all portions of the Property, including without limitation, paving and parking areas, roads, roofs (including the roof membrane), alleys, and driveways, mowing, landscaping, snow removal, exterior painting, and utility lines;
 
-
to the extent not used in Licensee’s manufacturing activities, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, lighting, electrical systems and other mechanical and building systems;
 
-
insurance premiums for insurance required to be carried by Licensor or otherwise permitted to be carried by Licensor as provided in Article 10;
 
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amounts paid to contractors and subcontractors for work or services performed in connection with any of the foregoing; charges or assessments of any association to which the Property  is subject;  property management fees payable at market rates to a property manager, security services, trash collection, sweeping and debris removal;
 
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that portion of additions or alterations made by Licensor to the Property which directly benefit Licensee which are undertaken by Licensor in order to comply with Legal Requirements (other than those expressly required herein to be made by Licensee or Licensor).
 
Costs which would under generally accepted accounting principles be  deemed capital costs or capital expenditures may be included within the definition of “Operating Expenses” only the extent that such cost: relates to an expenditure which is incurred based upon a reasonable forecast that such expenditure will reduce in future years another cost which would be deemed an Operating Expense, but then only to the extent in any one year of the amount equal to the total expenditure divided by the useful life of the improvement which requires such cost.

Notwithstanding any term, covenant or condition as set forth herein   or Article 6(b)(ii) of this Agreement (Compliance with Legal Requirements), Operating Expenses shall specifically exclude the following:
 
(i)     replacement of capital items, except to the extent expressly permitted herein and by this Agreement,
 
(ii)     expenses of leasing space,
 

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(iii)    financing and refinancing costs and principal and interest payments on mortgages and deeds of trust,
 
(iv)    third party tenant improvement costs,
 
(v)     costs and expenses covered by insurance,
 
(vi)     Licensor’s insurance deductible,
 
(vii)     depreciation,
 
(viii)     payments made to affiliates of Licensor, inside or related contractors and executives,
 
(ix)     income, profit, franchise, rent, sales, gift, estate, succession, inheritance, foreign ownership, foreign control, transfer, capital levy, and/or personal property taxes payable by Licensor, and any increases in Real Property Taxes (as hereinafter defined) that result from changes in ownership of the Property,
 
(x)     curing of construction defects,
 
(xi)     maintenance, repairs and/or replacements of the foundation or structural repairs of the buildings on the Property,
 
(xii)     any and all costs of Licensor in complying with its obligations under Article 6(b)(i) (Compliance with Legal Requirements),

(xiii)     any and all costs of Licensor in complying with its obligations under Article 27 (HSE Matters) including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of clean-up, remediation, environmental surveys/assessments, compliance with HSE Laws (as hereinafter defined), consulting fees, treatment and monitoring charges, transportation expenses and disposal fees, etc.,
 
(xiv)     any and all costs of Licensor for repairs resulting from damage, destruction or condemnation covered by other provisions of this Agreement,
 
(xv)     rent under any ground or underlying lease,
 
(xvi)     any and all costs incurred by Licensor in connection with the transfer or disposition of Licensor’s interest in the Property,

(xvii)     any and all costs incurred by Licensor in connection with the enforcement of leases,

(xviii)     any and all costs incurred by Licensor in the operation of any health or exercise club or any luncheon or other restaurant, club or facility if said facilities are not accessible to Licensee, and


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(xix)     the cost of any item or service which Licensee separately reimburses Licensor or pays to third parties.
 
At any reasonable time and from time to time, Licensee, its authorized representatives and its accountants may examine Licensor’s books and records for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of Licensor’s invoices for Operating Expenses.

Licensor’s books and records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. In the event Licensee disagrees with the accuracy of Licensor’s invoice(s), Licensee shall pay only the amounts set forth on Licensor’s invoice not in dispute, and Licensor and Licensee shall thereafter diligently pursue resolution of the disputed amounts.

“Proportionate Share” shall mean a fraction, the numerator of which is the square footage of the Premises and the denominator of which is the square footage of entirety of the building(s) located at the Property, as reasonably adjusted by Licensor in the future for changes in the physical size of the Premises or the buildings located at the Property; provided, however, the parties have agreed upon Licensee’s Proportionate Share of the specific Operating Expenses listed on the spreadsheet attached to this exhibit and captioned “Pottsville Operating Expenses” as of the Date of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, Licensor shall equitably increase or decrease, as the case may be, Licensee’s Proportionate Share for any item of expense or cost reimbursable by Licensee that relates to a repair, replacement, or service that benefits only Licensee or the Premises, or only a portion of the Premises occupied by Licensee, or that varies with occupancy or use, or that does not benefit Licensee or the Premises or the Common Areas accessible to Licensee.  Subject to the foregoing, the parties hereby agree that Licensee’s Proportionate Share shall be deemed to be 31%.
 
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Service/Scope
Notes on Methodology
Proration
(if any)
Utilities:
   
Water from city water system
Based on usage
65%
Natural Gas
Based on usage
90%
Electricity
Based on usage
70%
Sewer
Based on usage
65%
     
General Building Maintenance:
   
HVAC maintenance critical to product quality
Based on usage
31%
     
Process Safety:
   
Sprinkler system checks
Based on square footage
31%
Alarms system check
Based on square footage
31%
Back flow preventer checks
Based on square footage
31%
HSE Support
Direct Bill for usage
$100/hr
Fire extinguisher checks and maintenance
Based on square footage
31%
     
Waste Disposal:
   
Hazardous Waste
Based on square footage
31%
General Waste
Based on square footage
31%
     
Facilities:
   
Cleaning (leased space)
Based on square footage
31%
Grounds Keeping
Based on square footage
31%
Snow Removal
Based on square footage
31%
Road / parking lot maintenance
Based on square footage
31%
Roof maintenance
Based on square footage
31%
     
Security Cameras & Footage
Based on square footage
31%
     
Taxes
Based on square footage
31%
     
Financial Support
Direct Bill for Usage
$100/hr
     
Medical services
Pro rata shared based on employee population
33%
     
Line 8 and Folder
   
Operating labor
Direct bill for usage
$60/hr/ee

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Service/Scope
Notes on Methodology
Proration
(if any)
Propane consumption (fork trucks)
Pro rata share based on percent of fork trucks
30%
     
Administration Fee
 
10%


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EXHIBIT D

(Additional Services)

Licensor shall provide Licensee, and its employees, with reasonable access to Line 8 and the Folder through designated corridors located within Licensor’s facility, via Licensor’s normal contractor access process, provided that Licensee and its employees comply with Licensor’s Procedures and be escorted by Licensor’s designated employees while in Licensor’s facility; and shall not interfere with Licensor’s operations at Licensor’s facility. Licensor agrees to provide Licensee with the manpower necessary to operate Line 8  and the Folder equipment during the Initial  Term. Licensee  shall reimburse Licensor for  such costs and expenses incurred with providing such services, on a monthly basis, in accordance with published SIOP Schedules.


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EXHIBIT E

(Capital Improvements)

Licensee shall undertake to, the extent reasonably practical, separate the operations of Licensor and Licensee in accordance with Exhibit A2.


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EXHIBIT F

(Licensee’s and Licensor’s Responsibilities)

Pursuant to Article 8 and Article 9, but subject to reimbursement pursuant to the terms of Article 5(b) and Exhibit C , the following is a non-exclusive list of the obligations and responsibilities of Licensor and Licensee with respect to repair and maintenance responsibilities.  The following lists are non-exhaustive and should be interpreted in conjunction with provisions of Article 8 and Article 9, respectively.

Licensee’s Responsibilities:

Licensee shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of all tangible personal property, equipment, machinery, utility lines, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, lighting, electrical systems and other mechanical and building systems contained within the Premises.  Such responsibilities shall include, without limitation:

 
·
Any cosmetic (painting, flooring, etc.) repairs or maintenance for offices, rooms, and equipment within the Premises
     
 
·
Any maintenance of assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee
     
 
·
Maintenance on any IT (information technology), wiring, or equipment used by Licensee
     
 
·
Any maintenance of any portable assets used by Licensee
     
 
·
Any compliance (Local, State, Federal, International, or other governing body) related cost or maintenance for assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee
     
 
·
Any consumable components (lights, filters, etc) related cost or maintenance
     
 
·
Any leakage, stoppage of flow, or damage to piping within the Premises and related to Licensee’s use of the Premises
     
 
·
Any modification to Licensor assets made by or at the request of Licensee
     
 
·
Any modification to Licensor’s assets required for Licensee to satisfy its obligations under Article 21 (Surrender)
     
 
·
Any maintenance of secondary electrical distribution control assets (panels, subpanels, MCCs) required for Licensee’s occupancy of the Premises
     
 
·
Any maintenance of secondary or ancillary piping, transfer, and distribution assets not considered to comprise the utility header needed by Licensee in connection with its occupancy of the Premises

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·
Any maintenance of heating and air conditioning building assets where title or the licensed interest is held by Licensee
     
 
·
Any maintenance or repairs required to correct damage to the Premises caused by Licensee
     
 
·
Licensee shall be entitled to access the Premises and those portions of the Property necessary to perform the foregoing maintenance activities, subject to Licensee obtaining any approvals required for such activities by applicable Legal Requirements and obtaining Licensor’s consent and oversight regarding such activities, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed,

Licensor’s Responsibilities:

In addition to the responsibilities and obligations described in Article 9, below are additional obligations and responsibilities to be assumed by Licensor:

 
·
Any maintenance, repair or replacement of building roofing
     
 
·
Any maintenance of access doorways to the Premises required for Licensor to perform maintenance otherwise required under Article 9
     
 
·
Any maintenance of yard and grounds leading to and outside of the Premises
     
 
·
Any maintenance of main electrical distribution control assets (MCCs) on the Property


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EXHIBIT G

(Site Points of Contact)

Pottsville Plant

 
·
Plant Manager of Pottsville
 
·
Controller for Pottsville
 
BOPA Operations
 
 
·
Site Leader of BOPA Operations
 
·
Controller for BOPA Operations
 
·
HSE Manager of BOPA Operations
 
·
Production Manager of BOPA Operations
 
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Exhibit 10.4

DEAL CUSIP NUMBER:  00773XAA0
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY CUSIP NUMBER:  00773XAB8
TERM A FACILITY CUSIP NUMBER:  00773XAC6
 
 
 
 
 
CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 30, 2016

among

ADVANSIX INC.,
as the Borrower,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,

and

The Lenders Party Hereto

___________________________________________


MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC.,
PNC BANK, N.A., and
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
as Joint Lead Arrangers
and
Joint Bookrunners

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
SUNTRUST BANK,
PNC BANK, N.A., and
FIFTH THIRD BANK,
as Co-Syndication Agents

CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA,
as Documentation Agent
 
 
 

 
 

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
1.01
Defined Terms
2
1.02
Other Interpretive Provisions
42
1.03
Accounting Terms
43
1.04
Rounding
43
1.05
References to Agreements and Laws
43
1.06
Times of Day; Rates
43
1.07
Letter of Credit Amounts
44
1.08
Currency Equivalents, Exchange Rates, etc
44
ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
2.01
The Loans
44
2.02
Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans
45
2.03
Letters of Credit
47
2.04
Swing Line Loans
58
2.05
Prepayments
62
2.06
Termination or Reduction of Commitments
65
2.07
Repayment of Loans
66
2.08
Interest
66
2.09
Fees
67
2.10
Computation of Interest and Fees
67
2.11
Evidence of Indebtedness
68
2.12
Payments Generally
68
2.13
Sharing of Payments
71
2.14
Increase in Revolving Commitments
72
2.15
Increase in Term Loan Commitments
73
2.16
Cash Collateral
75
2.17
Defaulting Lenders
76
2.18
Extension of Maturity Date
78
ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
3.01
Taxes
80
3.02
Illegality
83
3.03
Inability to Determine Rates
83
3.04
Increased Cost; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans
84
3.05
Compensation for Losses
86
 
 

 
3.06
Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation
86
3.07
Survival
87
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
4.01
Conditions to Closing Date
87
4.02
Conditions to all Credit Extensions
90
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
5.01
Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws
91
5.02
Authorization; No Contravention
91
5.03
Governmental Authorization; Other Consents
91
5.04
Binding Effect
92
5.05
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
92
5.06
Litigation
92
5.07
No Default
92
5.08
Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments
93
5.09
Environmental Matters
93
5.10
Insurance
94
5.11
Taxes
94
5.12
ERISA Compliance
94
5.13
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
95
5.14
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act
96
5.15
Disclosure
96
5.16
Sanctions
96
5.17
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc
96
5.18
Solvency
97
5.19
Casualty, Etc
97
5.20
Perfection, Etc
97
5.21
Designated Senior Indebtedness
97
5.22
Anti-Corruption Laws
97
5.23
EEA Financial Institution
97
ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
6.01
Financial Statements
98
6.02
Certificates; Other Information
98
6.03
Notices
101
6.04
Payment of Obligations
102
6.05
Preservation of Existence, Etc
102
6.06
Maintenance of Properties
102
6.07
Maintenance of Insurance
102
6.08
Compliance with Laws
103
 
 
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6.09
Books and Records
103
6.10
Inspection Rights
103
6.11
Use of Proceeds
103
6.12
Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security
103
6.13
Further Assurances
105
6.14
Delivery of Environmental Information
106
6.15
Anti-Corruption Laws
106
6.16
Mortgages and Real Property
106
ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
7.01
Liens
108
7.02
Indebtedness
110
7.03
Investments
112
7.04
Fundamental Changes
115
7.05
Dispositions
115
7.06
Restricted Payments
117
7.07
Change in Nature of Business
117
7.08
Transactions with Affiliates
118
7.09
Burdensome Agreements
118
7.10
Financial Covenants
119
7.11
Sanctions
119
7.12
Amendments of Organization Documents
119
7.13
Accounting Changes
119
7.14
Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness
120
7.15
Anti-Corruption Laws
120
7.16
Speculative Transactions
120
7.17
Capital Expenditures
120
7.18
Use of Proceeds
120
ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
8.01
Events of Default
120
8.02
Remedies upon Event of Default
123
8.03
Application of Funds
123
ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS
9.01
Appointment and Authority
125
9.02
Rights as a Lender
125
9.03
Exculpatory Provisions
125
9.04
Reliance by Administrative Agent
127
9.05
Delegation of Duties
127
9.06
Resignation of Administrative Agent
127
 
 
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9.07
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
129
9.08
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
129
9.09
Collateral and Guaranty Matters
131
9.10
Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers
132
9.11
Certain Ancillary Products
132
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.01
Amendments, Etc
133
10.02
Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies
135
10.03
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
138
10.04
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
138
10.05
Payments Set Aside
141
10.06
Successors and Assigns
141
10.07
Confidentiality
148
10.08
Setoff
149
10.09
Interest Rate Limitation
150
10.10
Counterparts
150
10.11
Integration
150
10.12
Survival of Representations and Warranties
150
10.13
Severability
151
10.14
Tax Forms
151
10.15
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
153
10.16
Replacement of Lenders
154
10.17
Governing Law
154
10.18
Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury
156
10.19
Binding Effect
156
10.20
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
156
10.21
USA PATRIOT Act Notice
156
10.22
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
157
10.23
Judgment Currency
157
 
 
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SCHEDULES

 
1
Guarantors
 
1.01(a)
Existing Letters of Credit
 
1.01(b)
Immaterial Subsidiaries
 
1.02
Certain Agreements
 
2.01
Commitments and Pro Rata Shares
 
5.08(c)
Owned Real Property
 
5.09
Environmental Matters
 
5.13
Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments
 
7.01(b)
Existing Liens
 
7.02(e)
Existing Indebtedness
 
7.03(d)
Existing Investments
 
10.02
Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices
 
 
EXHIBITS

  Form of

 
A
Committed Loan Notice
 
B
Swing Line Loan Notice
 
C‑1
Term A Note
 
C‑2
Revolving Credit Note
 
D
Compliance Certificate
 
E
Assignment and Assumption
 
F
Guaranty
 
G
Security Agreement
 
H
[Reserved]
 
I
Solvency Certificate
 
J
Counsel to Loan Parties
 
K
Incremental Term Facility Supplement
 
L
Joinder Agreement
 
M‑1
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non‑U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
 
M‑2
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non‑U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
 
M‑3
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non‑U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
 
M‑4
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Non‑U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
 
N
Perfection Certificate
 
 
 
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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of September 30, 2016, among ADVANSIX INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”), each Swing Line Lender (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, each L/C Issuer (as hereinafter defined) party hereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (as hereinafter defined).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

The Borrower has entered into that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2016 (the “ Transaction Agreement ”), between the Borrower and Honeywell International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Honeywell ”).

Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, Honeywell shall undertake a series of transactions pursuant to which the assets and liabilities of the AdvanSix Business (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) and the equity interests of certain direct and indirect Subsidiaries of Honeywell shall be contributed or otherwise transferred to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries (the “ Contribution ”), and the equity interests of the Borrower shall be distributed to the shareholders of Honeywell  (the “ Distribution ”), immediately after which, the Borrower shall constitute a separate company (collectively, the “ Spin-Off ”).  Prior to the consummation of the Spin-Off, the Borrower will borrow certain amounts under the Facilities (as hereinafter defined) on the Closing Date on the terms and conditions provided herein.  Following the initial funding of the Facilities on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall pay a dividend to Honeywell (the “ Honeywell Dividend ”).

Accordingly, the Borrower has requested, and the Lenders have agreed, to extend credit subject to the conditions set forth herein in the form of (a) Term A Loans (as hereinafter defined) in an aggregate principal amount of $270,000,000 to the Borrower as provided herein and (b) Revolving Credit Loans (as hereinafter defined) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $155,000,000 to the Borrower as provided herein and ending on the Maturity Date (as hereinafter defined) of which, at any time, not more than (i) $25,000,000 in aggregate principal, notional or stated amount may be in the form of L/C Credit Extensions (as hereinafter defined) provided by the L/C Issuers (as hereinafter defined), and (ii) $20,000,000 in aggregate principal amount may be in the form of Swing Line Loans (as hereinafter defined) provided by the Swing Line Lenders (as hereinafter defined).

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 , the Lenders and each L/C Issuer are willing to extend such credit to the Borrower.  Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01              Defined Terms.   As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Acquisition ” means, as to any Person, the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions, including through a merger) of not less than a majority of the Equity Interests of another Person or all or substantially all of the property, assets or business of another Person or of the assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person.

Act ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.21 hereof.

Additional Revolving Credit Lender ” means any Eligible Assignee who agrees to provide Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14 in connection with a request for a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase.

Additional Term Loan Lender ” means any Eligible Assignee who agrees to provide Term Commitments in respect of one of the Term Facilities in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 in connection with a request for a Term Commitment Increase.

Administrative Agent ” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Agent’s Office ” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 , or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any 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.  “ 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.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Person shall be deemed to be Controlled by another Person if such other Person possesses, directly or indirectly, power to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managing general partners or the equivalent.

Agent Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(d) .

Agents ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent and any other “ collateral agent ” appointed pursuant to Section 9.01(b) .
 

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Aggregate Commitments ” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Agreement Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23 .

Alternative Currency ” means each of Euro, Sterling, Yen and any other currency that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars that is approved by the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the applicable L/C Issuer.

Applicable Rate ” means for any day, (a) in case of the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term A Loans, with respect to Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Letter of Credit Fee and the commitment fee payable in respect of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable rate per annum set forth below in the grid captioned “Revolving Credit Facility and Term A Facility - Applicable Rate”, under the captions “Base Rate Percentage”, “Eurodollar Percentage / Letter of Credit Fee” or “Commitment Fee” cited therein, as the case may be, based upon the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, and (b) in the case of any Incremental Term Loans, the applicable rate per annum set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Facility Supplement for Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans:

Revolving Credit Facility and Term A Facility – Applicable Rate
Pricing
Level
Consolidated Leverage Ratio
Commitment
Fee
Eurodollar
Percentage/
Letter of
Credit Fee
Base Rate
Percentage
1
≥ 2.50 : 1.00
0.40%
3.00%
2.00%
2
< 2.50 : 1.00 but
≥ 2.00 : 1.00
0.35%
2.75%
1.75%
3
< 2.00 : 1.00 but
≥ 1.50 : 1.00
0.30%
2.50%
1.50%
4
< 1.50 : 1.00
0.25%
2.25%
1.25%

The Applicable Rate applicable to the Revolving Credit Loans, the Term A Loans and the commitment fee payable in respect of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility shall initially be determined by reference to Pricing Level 3 above.  Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as calculated in a Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b) , for any calendar quarter shall become effective as of the first Business Day following delivery of such Compliance Certificate; provided , that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with Section 6.02(b) , then Pricing Level 1 shall apply from the first Business Day immediately after the date such Compliance Certificate was required to be delivered to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is actually delivered, after which the pricing level corresponding to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth in such Compliance Certificate shall apply.

Notwithstanding the calculation of the Applicable Rate for any period as set forth above, if, as a result of any error in the calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for any quarter or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated for such quarter was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for such quarter would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Law, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period.  This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.08(b) or 2.03(h) or under Article VIII .
 
 
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Appropriate Lender ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Term Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility at such time, (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the appropriate L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a) , the Revolving Credit Lenders, and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (i) the appropriate Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a) , the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Approved Fund ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g) .

Arrangers ” means, collectively, each of MLPFS, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., PNC Bank, N.A., and Fifth Third Bank, in its capacity as joint lead arranger.

Assignee Group ” means two or more Eligible Assignees that are Affiliates of one another or two or more Approved Funds managed by the same investment advisor.

Assignment and Assumption ” means an Assignment and Assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b) ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by MarkitClear or other electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attorney Costs ” means all reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.

Attributable Indebtedness ” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount of all obligations of such Person in respect thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease, the capitalized amount of the remaining Synthetic Lease Obligations in respect of such Synthetic Lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such Synthetic Lease were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease.
 
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Audited Financial Statements ” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

Auto‑Extension Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii) .

Availability Period ” means, in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, (b) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligations of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02 .

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Bank of America ” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

Base Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect for such day plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate on such day for a one month Interest Period plus 1.00%.  The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility ” means a bilateral Letter of Credit facility entered into between the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and one or more Lenders, on the other.

Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrower Materials ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

Borrowing ” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.
 
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Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized or required to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located and under the Laws of the State of New York and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.

CapEx Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.17 .

Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (excluding normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations).  For purposes of this definition, the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount by which such purchase price exceeds the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time or the amount of such insurance proceeds, as the case may be.

Capitalized Leases ” means, with respect to any Person, all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases, on the balance sheet of such Person (excluding any lease that would be required to be so recorded as a result of a change in GAAP after the Closing Date).

Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with, or deliver to, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers (as applicable) and the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letters of Credit (as the context may require), cash or deposit account balances or, if the L/C Issuers benefiting from such collateral shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuers. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Collateral Documents and Specified Statutory Liens and, solely for purposes of Investments under Section 7.03(a) , any other Permitted Liens):

(a)      readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof;

(b)     readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof, in each case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition thereof and having, at the time of the acquisition thereof, a rating of at least P‑1 from Moody’s or at least A‑1 from S&P;

(c)     time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank or trust company that (i) (A) is a Lender, (B) is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or (C) any branch of a commercial bank that is organized in a jurisdiction outside of the United States so long as such branch is a licensed “bank” under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (d) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

(d)     commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America and rated at least “Prime‑1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or at least “A‑1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 360 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

(e)      Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs or mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and substantially all the assets of which are Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) , (b) (c) and (d)  of this definition;

(f)      repurchase obligations entered into with any commercial bank or trust company meeting the criteria specified in clause (c) above, covering the securities of the type described in clauses (a) and (b) above;

(g)    tax exempted instruments including municipal bonds, auction rate preferred stock and variable rate demand obligations with the highest short‑term ratings by either Moody’s or S&P or a long‑term rating of Aaa by Moody’s or AAA by S&P maturing within 360 days after the acquisition thereof; and

(h)     foreign investments substantially comparable to any of the foregoing in connection with managing the cash of any Foreign Subsidiary.

Cash Management Agreement ” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, purchasing, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements, and any agreement set forth on Schedule 1.02 .

Cash Management Bank ” means any Person that (a) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time the applicable Secured Cash Management Agreement was entered into, in each case in its capacity as a party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement.
 

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CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Change of Control ” means, an event or series of events by which:

(a)              from and after the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d‑3 and 13d‑5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “ option right ”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully‑diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or

(b)              from and after the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), during any period of 12 consecutive calendar months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body; or

(c)              a “change of control” or any comparable term defined or used in, or comparable event described under, any Material Debt Documents shall have occurred in respect of the Borrower.

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Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement ” means that certain Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement, to be dated October 1, 2016, by and between the Borrower and Honeywell.

Closing Date ” means September 30, 2016.

Co-Syndication Agents ” means, collectively, each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., SunTrust Bank, PNC Bank, N.A., and Fifth Third Bank, in its capacity as co-syndication agents under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor co-syndication agent.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time.

Collateral ” means all of the “ Collateral ” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property and assets that are or are intended under the express terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (and, to the extent any Mortgage has been granted pursuant to Section 6.16 or otherwise, any real property subject to a Mortgage and related assets, including fixtures).

Collateral Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b) hereof.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, the Security Agreement Supplements, the IP Security Agreement Supplements, any Mortgage and any other security agreements, pledge agreements, collateral assignments or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent or otherwise for the benefit of the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.12 , and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement ” means that certain Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement, to be dated October 1, 2016, by and between the Borrower and Honeywell.

Commitment ” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment (including a Letter of Credit Commitment), as the context may require.

Committed Loan Notice ” means a notice of (a) a Term Loan Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion (which shall not constitute a new Borrowing) of Loans from one Type to the other or (d) a continuation (which shall not constitute a new Borrowing) of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent  (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, if applicable.

Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute and the regulations promulgated from time to time thereunder.
 

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Compensation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(c)(ii) .

Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (without duplication) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:  (i) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period, (ii) income tax expense for such period, (iii) depreciation and amortization for such period, (iv) non‑recurring, unusual or extraordinary expenses or charges for such period, (v) amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs, (vi) non‑cash charges related to stock‑based employee compensation, (vii) non-cash charges associated with the mark‑to‑market of Swap Contracts, (viii) impairment charges or write‑offs with respect to goodwill and other intangible assets and (ix) losses due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects, and minus the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income: (x)  gains due solely to fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects and (y) non-recurring, unusual or extraordinary gains.

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, without duplication, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long‑term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) the outstanding principal amount of all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct or contingent obligations arising under Financial Letters of Credit, Financial Surety Bonds, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties and similar instruments at such time, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business), (e) Attributable Indebtedness, (f) all obligations in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests, (g) without duplication, all Guarantees (other than Performance Guarantees) with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (f) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (h) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any Securitization Subsidiary or any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company or other legal entity in respect of which the equity holders are not liable for the obligations of such entity as a matter of law) in which the Borrower or a Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Subsidiary), is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Subsidiary (subject to customary exceptions).

Consolidated Interest Charges ” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses (but not amortization or write‑off of the costs of issuance) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to such period under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.
 

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Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four prior fiscal quarters ending on or prior to such date to (b) Consolidated Interest Charges to the extent paid in cash during such period;   provided that Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Charges for such four fiscal quarter period or other applicable period shall be determined on a pro forma basis with respect to any Subject Disposition or any Acquisition (together with any related transactions, including the incurrence, assumption, refinancing or repayment of any Indebtedness) as if such Disposition or Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date less (ii) if, as of such date of determination, no Revolving Credit Loans are then outstanding, unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000 (but not to exceed $75,000,000) ( provided that any such cash deposited in accounts held outside the United States shall be net of the Borrower’s reasonable estimate of any repatriation taxes or costs) to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four fiscal quarter period ended as of the last fiscal period for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 (or prior to the first such delivery, the financial statements referred to in Section 5.05(b)); provided that Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Funded Indebtedness for such four fiscal quarter period or other applicable period shall be determined on a pro forma basis with respect to any Subject Disposition or any Acquisition (together with any related transactions, including the incurrence, assumption, refinancing or repayment of any Indebtedness) as if such Disposition or Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.10(b) .

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the net income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding (i) all extraordinary noncash gains and (ii) extraordinary noncash losses).

Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, which constitutes Senior Secured Debt, as of such date less (ii) if, as of such date of determination, no Revolving Credit Loans are then outstanding, unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries in excess of $25,000,000 (but not to exceed $75,000,000) ( provided that any such cash deposited in accounts held outside the United States shall be net of the Borrower’s reasonable estimate of any repatriation taxes or costs) to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarter period ended as of the last fiscal period for which financial statements were required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 (or prior to the first such delivery, the financial statements referred to in Section 5.05(b)); provided that Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, which constitutes Senior Secured Debt, for such four fiscal quarter period or other applicable period shall be determined on a pro forma basis with respect to any Subject Disposition or any Acquisition (together with any related transactions, including the incurrence, assumption, refinancing or repayment of any Indebtedness) as if such Disposition or Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period.
 

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Consolidated Total Assets ” means, as of any date, the total consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or such other Persons as provided herein), determined in accordance with GAAP, as set forth on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 (or prior to the first such delivery, the financial statements referred to in Section 5.05(b)) calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any Subject Disposition or Acquisition.

Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

Contribution ” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements hereof.

Control ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate.”

Credit Extension ” means each of the following:  (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default ” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default (it being understood that if any default is cured or waived prior to becoming an Event of Default, such default shall no longer constitute a Default).

Default Rate ” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans of such type of Borrowing plus (iii) 2.0% per annum; provided , however , that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate with respect to such Eurodollar Rate Loan) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the applicable Letter of Credit Fee plus 2.0% per annum, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 2.17(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.17(b) ) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the applicable L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
 

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Designated Jurisdiction ” means any region, country or territory to the extent that such region, country or territory itself is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanction (as of the date of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

Disqualified Equity Interests ” means, as to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person or any other Person which, pursuant to the certificate of designation, or other corporate document or other agreement governing the terms thereof, such Person is obligated to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value such Equity Interests or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such Equity Interests, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after (x) the latest scheduled Maturity Date of any Term Facility or (y) if later, or if no Term Facility is in effect, the scheduled Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility; the amount of the obligation to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or acquire any of the foregoing shall be with respect to (a) preferred Equity Interests, the liquidation preference or value of all shares, units or interests (including all accrued, accreted and paid‑in‑kind amounts as of any date of determination) in respect of such Disqualified Equity Interests and (b) all other Equity Interests, the aggregate amount of all such obligations in respect of such Disqualified Equity Interests as of any date of determination.
 

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Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements hereof.

Documentary Letter of Credit ” means any Letter of Credit that is a documentary letter of credit.

Documentation Agent ” means Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, in its capacity as the documentation agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor documentation agent.

Dollar ” and “ $ ” mean lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States, for the avoidance of doubt, not including Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States.

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

EMA ” means that certain Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2016, by and between the Borrower and Honeywell.

Eligible Assignee ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g) .

Engagement Letter ” means that certain Engagement Letter, dated as of August 22, 2016, between the Borrower and MLPFS.
 

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Environmental Action ” means any written claim, legally-binding order, written notice of violation, or written notice of potential liability, issued against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any proceeding or governmental investigation of which the Borrower has written notice, instituted with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, under or pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all legally binding Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders and decrees relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the Release of any hazardous or toxic materials or waste into the environment.

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries 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.

Environmental Lien ” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

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) under common control with any Loan Party within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan other than any such event that occurs as a result of the Spin-Off or in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement, the EMA or the TSA; (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal, within the meaning of Sections 4203 or 4205 of ERISA by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or the receipt of notice by any Loan Party that a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 304 or 305 of ERISA; (d) the receipt by any Loan Party from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or a Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) a determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at risk plan within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA; (f) the imposition of any material liability under Title IV of ERISA upon any Loan Party other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA; or (g) the conditions for imposition of a lien (within the meaning of Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k) of ERISA) are satisfied.
 

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EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

Euro ” or “ ” means lawful money of the European Union.

Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(e) .

Eurodollar Rate ” means:

(a)              for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

(b)              for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, determined two Business Days prior to such date for U.S. Dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day; provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice;

provided , that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.  If the Eurodollar Rate shall be less than zero for any reason, such rate (including as used in the definition of Base Rate pursuant to clause (b) above) shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
 

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Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01 .

Excluded Joint Venture ” means (a) any Person described in clause (a) of the definition of Joint Venture or (b) any other Joint Venture that is entered into in accordance with part (y) of Section 7.03(g) and designated as an Excluded Joint Venture by the Borrower and certified by the Borrower as being entered into in compliance with part (y) of Section 7.03(g) .

Excluded Subsidiary ” means any (a) Subsidiary of the Borrower that is prohibited by applicable Law or by contractual obligations existing on the Closing Date (or at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such obligations were not incurred in connection with or in contemplation of it becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower) from guaranteeing the Obligations or if guaranteeing the Obligations would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization, (b) CFC, (c) Subsidiary of the Borrower that is an FSHCO, (d) Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary and (e) Relevant Disregarded Entity.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a Lien to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 1(e) of the Guaranty and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a Lien, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.  If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or Lien is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a) .

Existing Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit described on Schedule 1.01(a) hereto.

Extended Revolving Credit Commitment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .

Extended Term Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .
 

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Extending Revolving Credit Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .

Extending Term Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .

Extension ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .

Extension Offer ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .

Extraordinary Receipt ” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Person from proceeds of casualty insurance and condemnation awards.

Facility ” means the Term Facilities, the Revolving Credit Facility, the Swing Line Sublimit or the Letter of Credit Sublimit, as the context may require.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Funds Rate ”  means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent. If the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero for any reason, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Fee Letter ” means the Fee Letter dated August 22, 2016, between the Borrower and MLPFS.

Financial Letter of Credit ” means any Letter of Credit that is not a Performance Letter of Credit or Documentary Letter of Credit.

Financial Surety Bond ” means any surety bond that does not serve the same or similar purpose as a Performance Letter of Credit.

Fitch ” means Fitch Ratings and any successor thereto.

Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(d) .

Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
 

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Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

FRB ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Credit Lender, (a) with respect to each L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations issued by such L/C Issuer, other than L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to each Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Swing Line Loans made by such Swing Line Lender, other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

FSHCO ” means any Subsidiary that owns no material assets other than the Equity Interests of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs and/or of one or more FSHCOs.

Fund ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(g) .

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board consistently applied.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of any nation, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Governmental Requirement ” means all Laws, judgments, orders, writs, injunctions, opinions, decrees, awards, tariff requirements, franchises, permits, certificates, licenses, authorizations, interpretations and the like and any other requirements of any Governmental Authority.

Granting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(h) .

Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided , however , that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation and (B) the portion thereof expressly stated to be so guaranteed, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.  The term “ Guarantee ” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
 

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Guarantors ” means, collectively, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1 and each other Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Joint Ventures and any Excluded Subsidiaries) of the Borrower that shall, or shall be required to, execute and deliver a guaranty or guaranty supplement pursuant to Section 6.12 .

Guaranty ” means, collectively, the Subsidiary Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12 .

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 regulated pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.

Hedge Bank ” means any Person that (a) is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time the applicable Secured Hedge Agreement was entered into, in each case in its capacity as a party to a Secured Hedge Agreement.

Honeywell ” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements hereof.

Honeywell Dividend ” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements hereof.

Honor Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i) .

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means any wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended and for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof (or prior to the first such delivery, the Audited Financial Statements), did not have assets with a value in excess of 5.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries or revenues representing in excess of 5.0% of consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries for the twelve-month period ended as of such date; provided that in the event that all wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries that would otherwise be Immaterial Subsidiaries shall, in the aggregate, account for a percentage in excess of 10.0% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries or 10.0% of the consolidated revenues of the Borrower and its wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries as of the end of and for the most recently completed fiscal year for which financial statements have been provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof (or prior to the first such delivery, the Audited Financial Statements), then one or more of such Subsidiaries designated by the Borrower (or, if the Borrower shall make no designation, one or more of such wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries selected in descending order based on their respective contributions to the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries), shall be included as Material Subsidiaries to the extent necessary to eliminate such excess and shall comply with the provisions of Section 6.12 applicable to such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries.  Each Immaterial Subsidiary as of the Closing Date shall be set forth in Schedule 1.01(b) .
 

 
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Impacted Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03 .

Increase Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(b) .

Incremental Acquisition Term Facility ” means an Incremental Term Facility designated as an “Incremental Acquisition Term Facility” by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lenders in the applicable Incremental Term Facility Supplement, the incurrence of loans under which is conditioned upon the consummation of, and the proceeds of which will be used to finance, in whole or in part, one or more Acquisitions or other Investments permitted hereunder (including the refinancing of Indebtedness in connection therewith and the payment of related fees and expenses).

Incremental Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(c) .

Incremental Term Borrowing ” means, in respect of any Incremental Term Facility, a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Incremental Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lenders in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.01(c) and Section 2.15 .

Incremental Term Commitment ” means, as to each Incremental Term Loan Lender in respect of an Incremental Term Facility, its obligation to make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to the applicable Incremental Term Facility Supplement and Section 2.01(c) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to such Incremental Term Facility Supplement under the caption “Incremental Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.15 hereof or as such amount may be otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
 

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Incremental Term Facility ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) .

Incremental Term Facility Closing Date ” means in respect of an Incremental Term Facility any date on which all of the conditions to funding of the Incremental Term Loans under such Incremental Term Facility are satisfied and the applicable Lenders advance Incremental Term Loans.

Incremental Term Facility Supplement ” means a supplement to this Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto with such changes as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, delivered pursuant to Section 2.15(a) .

Incremental Term Loan ” means an advance made by any Incremental Term Loan Lender under an Incremental Term Facility.

Incremental Term Loan Lender ” means each Lender (including any Additional Term Loan Lender) having an Incremental Term Loan.

Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a)           all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b)   the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

(c)              solely for purposes of any determination under Section 8.01 , the Swap Termination Value of any Swap Contract of such Person;

(d)              all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business);

(e)              Indebtedness of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above and clauses (f) through (h) below (excluding prepaid interest thereon) of others secured by a Lien on property owned by such Person (including obligations arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such Indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse (the amount of such Indebtedness being the lesser of (i) the principal amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of any assets subject to such Lien (as determined by the Borrower in good faith));

(f)              all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person;

(g)              all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests; and
 

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(h)              all Guarantees (other than Performance Guarantees) of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company or other legal entity in respect of which the equity holders are not liable for the obligations of such entity as a matter of law) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non‑recourse to such Person.

Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b) .

Indemnified   Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a) .

Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b) .

Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07 .

Initial Credit Extension ” means the Credit Extension to occur on the Closing Date consisting of (x) up to the aggregate principal amount of the Term A Facility as of the Closing Date and (y) borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility up to an amount not to exceed $40,000,000.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 14(e) of the Security Agreement together with each other intellectual property security agreement and IP Security Agreement Supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12 , in each case as amended.

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided , however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Interest Period ” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to availability), as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice or twelve months if requested by the Borrower and available from the Appropriate Lenders; provided that:

(i)              any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
 

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(ii)              any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(iii)              no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect investment by such Person, including (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or debt of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor incurs debt of the type referred to in clause (h) of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth in this Section 1.01 in respect of such Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of such Person or any other Acquisition.  For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment but net of proceeds, payments and other returns thereon.

IP Rights ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17 .

IP Security Agreement Supplement ” has the meaning specified in Section 1(g) of the Security Agreement.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

ISP ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Issuer Documents ” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the L/C Issuers and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuers and relating to any such Letter of Credit.

Joinder Agreement ” means a joinder agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit L hereto, pursuant to which an Eligible Assignee becomes a Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 or a Term Lender under a Term Loan Facility pursuant to Section 2.15 .

Joint Venture ” means (a) (i) any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity (any such Person, a “ Business Entity ”) in which the Borrower beneficially owns at least 20%   but less than a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body of such Business Entity or (ii) any Business Entity in which the Borrower beneficially owns at least 20% of the economic Equity Interests and directly or indirectly controls through one or more intermediaries at least 20% but less than a majority of the management of such Business Entity, or (b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower at least 40% of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body is beneficially owned by, or the management of which is at least 40% is controlled, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, by one or more Business Entities other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engaged in substantially one or more of the businesses in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged.
 

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Judgment Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23 .

Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case having the force of law.

L/C Advance ” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility.

L/C Borrowing ” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has neither been reimbursed on the date when made nor refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

L/C Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuers ” means (a) Bank of America in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, (b) any other Revolving Credit Lender approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that agrees to perform the duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder, and (c) any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, in each case, for so long as such Person shall have a Letter of Credit Commitment.

L/C Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit (determined, in the case of Letters of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, by reference to the Spot Rate on such date of determination) plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including, without duplication, all L/C Borrowings; provided that “L/C Obligations” shall not include Obligations under the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility.  For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.07 .  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes any L/C Issuer and any Swing Line Lender.
 

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Lending Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent,   which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued hereunder, providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder, and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.  A Letter of Credit may be a documentary letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

Letter of Credit Application ” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the applicable L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Commitment ” means, as to any L/C Issuer at any time, (a) the amount set forth opposite such L/C Issuer’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Letter of Credit Commitment” or (b) if such L/C Issuer has entered into one or more Assignment and Assumptions, the amount set forth for such L/C Issuer in the Register as such L/C Issuer’s “Letter of Credit Commitment”, as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.14 hereof and as may be otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.18 ).

Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is three days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h) .

Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means an aggregate amount equal to the least of (a) $25,000,000, (b) the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time and (c) the aggregate amount of the L/C Issuers’ Letter of Credit Commitments at such time, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.06 .  The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

Lien ” means any pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Liquidity ” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries ( provided that any such cash deposited in accounts located outside the United States shall be net of the Borrower’s reasonable estimate of any repatriation taxes or costs) and (b) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments that may be drawn as of such date minus, without duplication, (i) the outstanding Revolving Credit Borrowings, outstanding Swing Line Borrowings and Letter of Credit advances as of such date and (ii) the maximum amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit outstanding as of such date; provided that (x) cash and Cash Equivalents of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions of that cash or Cash Equivalents by such Subsidiary to the Borrower or a Guarantor is not permitted by Law or the terms of any agreement at the time of such calculation and (y) cash and Cash Equivalents of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to be included in the foregoing calculation shall be net of the Borrower’s reasonable estimation of any tax or other similar liability or expense resulting from the distribution or dividend of such cash and Cash Equivalents to the Borrower or a Guarantor.
 

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Loan ” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan (including any Extended Term Loan).

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, (a) for purposes of this Agreement and the Notes and any amendment, supplement or other modification hereof or thereof and for all other purposes other than for purposes of the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranty, (iv) the Collateral Documents, (v) the Fee Letter and (vi) each Incremental Term Facility Supplement and (b) for purposes of the Guaranty and the Collateral Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, the definition of “Secured Obligations” contained in Section 2 of the Security Agreement) and Sections 7.01(a) , 7.02(a) and 7.09(b) of this Agreement, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranty, (iv) the Collateral Documents, (v)  the Fee Letter, (vi) each Incremental Term Facility Supplement, (vii) each Secured Hedge Agreement, (viii) each Secured Cash Management Agreement and (ix) the definitive documentation in respect of the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility.

Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, assets, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its payment obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Debt ” means any Indebtedness (other than under the Loan Documents) having an aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than $20,000,000; provided , that, except for purposes of determining the Threshold Amount (which shall include all Material Debt), Material Debt shall not include Indebtedness of the type described under Section 7.02(g) or Guarantees in respect of the foregoing.
 

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Material Debt Documents ” means any agreements, instruments and other documents in respect of any Material Debt, as such agreement, instrument or other document may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, but to the extent not prohibited under the terms of the Loan Documents.

Material Owned Real Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.16(a) .

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary.

Maturity Date ” means (a)(i) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility (including the Letter of Credit Sublimit and Swing Line Sublimit thereunder), the earlier of (x) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (or in the case of any Letter of Credit or request for L/C Credit Extension, the Letter of Credit Expiration Date) and (y) the date of termination in whole of the Revolving Credit Commitments, pursuant to Section 2.06 or 8.02 , (ii) with respect to the Term A Facility, the earlier of (x) the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the date of acceleration of the Term A Facility pursuant to Section 8.02 , and (iii) with respect to any Incremental Term Facility, the earlier of (x) the final maturity specified in the applicable Incremental Term Facility Supplement and (y) the date of acceleration of the Incremental Term Facility pursuant to Section 8.02 and (b) if the maturity of a Facility is extended pursuant to Section 2.18 , such extended maturity date as determined pursuant to such Section; provided , however , that in each case if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09 .

MLPFS ” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and its successors.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

Mortgage ” means a mortgage, debenture, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, hypothec or other security document executed by a Loan Party that purports to grant a Lien to the Administrative Agent (or a trustee for the benefit of the Administrative Agent) for the benefit of the Secured Parties in any owned real property that becomes, or is required to become, a Mortgaged Property pursuant to the Loan Documents, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Mortgaged Property ” means any owned real property of a Loan Party that is or becomes, or is required to become, encumbered by a Mortgage in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided that  Mortgaged Properties shall not include any building, structure or improvement that both (a) is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards and (b) with respect to which the Borrower has certified in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders it is a building, structure or improvement that has a fair market value of less than or equal to $100,000 (unless the Required Lenders have determined that such building, structure, or improvement is otherwise material to the business of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole).
 

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Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA and that is subject to ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Cash Proceeds ” means:

(a)              with respect to any Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the sum of (A) all payments required to repay any Indebtedness that is secured by the asset that is the subject of such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the out‑of‑pocket fees, costs and other expenses incurred by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection with such transaction and (C) income and other taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of such transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith; provided that any amounts received with respect to any Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Extraordinary Receipt (or series of related Dispositions or Extraordinary Receipts) of $100,000 or less shall not constitute Net Cash Proceeds; and

(b)              with respect to the sale or issuance of any Equity Interest by the Borrower, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by the Borrower in connection therewith.

 “ Non Extension Notice Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii) .

Note ” means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

NYFRB ” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Obligations ” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document (including, for purposes of the Guaranty, the Collateral Documents, and Section 8.03 , any Secured Hedge Agreement, Secured Cash Management Agreement or any definitive agreement in respect of the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility) or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that the “Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party.
 

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OFAC ” means the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Organization Documents ” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non‑U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such Person having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b) .

Outstanding Amount ” means (a) with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding unpaid drawings under any Letters of Credit or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d) .

Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.06(d) .

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the preceding five plan years.
 

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Performance Guarantee ” means any guarantee by any Person of the performance of the obligations of another Person (other than obligations in respect of payments, indebtedness or other monetary obligations of any kind) under contracts of such other Person to design, develop, manufacture, construct or produce products or production facilities (and related nonmonetary obligations) or to provide services related to any of the foregoing.

Performance Letter of Credit ” means any standby letter of credit, the payment obligation under which is triggered by the Borrower or its applicable Subsidiary’s failure to meet one or more performance-based criteria and that does not permit any payment or drawing thereunder for failure of the account party to fulfill a payment obligation (i.e., payments in respect of indebtedness, monetary contractual obligation or other financial obligations of any kind) other than to support performance or return payment where a customer has made advance payments in respect of the purchase of products, goods and services, that:

(a)              supports the performance of the obligations of another Person under contracts of such other Person to design, develop, manufacture, construct or produce products or production facilities (and related nonmonetary obligations) or to provide services related to any of the foregoing or any warranty obligations arising out of any of the foregoing contracts;

(b)              would be considered to be a “performance standby letter of credit” pursuant to each Governmental Requirement or any other rule, regulation, examination manual or other guidelines of any Governmental Authority or other regulatory authority, central bank or comparable agency that (i) governs any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against letters of credit, (ii) regulates the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained or funded against letters of credit or any participation obligation thereunder or (iii) determines the classification, risk‑weighing, reporting, or capital treatment of or with respect to letters of credit or participation obligations therein; and

(c)                the issuer thereof, or any Person having a participation obligation therein, is or would be permitted, in compliance with the matters described in clause (b) of this definition, to convert its obligation thereunder to an on‑balance sheet credit equivalent amount at 50% or less of the maximum amount thereof.

Permitted Liens ” means any Liens permitted under Section 7.01 hereof.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
 

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Platform ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

Pledged Debt ” has the meaning specified in Section 1(d)(iv) of the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity ” has the meaning specified in Section 1(d)(iii) of the Security Agreement.

Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement ” means that certain Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement, to be dated October 1, 2016, by and between the Borrower and Honeywell.

Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to each Lender at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the unfunded Commitment(s) and Outstanding Amount of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the unfunded Aggregate Commitments and aggregate Outstanding Amount under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17 ; provided that if the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 , then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.  The initial Pro Rata Share of each Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Public Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

Qualified Securitization Transaction ” means any Securitization Transaction that meets the following conditions: (a) the board of directors of the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Securitization Transaction (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the applicable Securitization Subsidiary, (b) all sales and/or contributions of accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or  residuals or similar rights to payment and related assets to the applicable Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and (c) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower).

Refinanced Term Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(i) .

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c) .

Related Parties ” means,  with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates; provided , that a “Related Party” of an Indemnitee means (1) the respective  partners, directors, officers, managers,  or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates and (2) the respective agents, administrators, trustees, advisors, or representatives of such Indemnitee or any of its Affiliates, in the case of this clause (2) , acting on behalf of or at the instructions of such Indemnitee or Affiliate.
 

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Release ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 101(22) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42. U.S.C. § 9601 et. seq. or any other Environmental Law.

Relevant Disregarded Entity ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia that is treated as a disregarded entity for United States Federal income tax purposes and that owns, directly or through another disregarded entity, no material assets other than more than 65% of the outstanding voting Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC.

Remedial Action ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 101(24) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42. U.S.C. § 9601 et. seq. or any other Environmental Law.

Removal Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b) .

Replacement Term Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(i) .

Report ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.12(a) .

Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

Request for Credit Extension ” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

Required Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment of, unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Required Revolving Credit Lenders ” means Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the Aggregate Commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility or, if such Commitments have expired or terminated, more than 50% of the Total Outstandings under the Revolving Credit Facility; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders.
 

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Required Term Lenders ” means, in respect of a Term Facility, Term Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of (a) the undrawn aggregate Commitments under such Term Facility and (b) the Total Outstandings under such Term Facility; provided that the unused Term Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Term Lenders.

Resignation Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(a) .

Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.  Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment ” means (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower 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, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof), or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other distribution or payment; provided , however , that no such dividend, distribution, payment or return of capital shall constitute a “Restricted Payment” to the extent made solely with the common Equity Interests of the Borrower, or (b) any payment (excluding (x) scheduled payments of principal and interest, (y) any contingent interest payable under any convertible notes and (z) payments of accrued interest in connection with a prepayment, redemption or purchase of Indebtedness otherwise permitted by this Agreement, in each case not in violation of any applicable subordination provisions), prepayment, redemption (whether at the option of the holder or otherwise), purchase, defeasance, distribution involving cash, acquisition or other retirement for value in respect of any subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Revaluation Date ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:  (a) each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, (b) each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (c) each date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency and (d) such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer shall determine or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders shall require.

Revolving Credit Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a) .
 

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Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) , (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed, initially, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.14(b) hereof and as may be otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.18 ).  The aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments on the Closing Date is $155,000,000.

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a) .

Revolving Credit Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

Revolving Credit Lender ” means, at any time, any Lender (including any Additional Revolving Credit Lender) that has a Revolving Credit Commitment or outstanding Revolving Credit Loans at such time.

Revolving Credit Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

Revolving Credit Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C‑2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor thereto of its rating business.

Sanctions ” means any economic or financial sanction imposed, administered or enforced by the United States Government (including OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, any European Union member state applicable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”).

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Cash Management Agreement ” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank and that such Loan Party and such Cash Management Bank agree, and notify the Administrative Agent in writing, shall be treated as a Secured Cash Management Agreement under the Loan Documents, and in any event will include each agreement set forth on Schedule 1.02 .

Secured Hedge Agreement ” means any interest rate, foreign exchange and commodities Swap Contract permitted under Article VI or VII that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank.
 

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Secured Obligations ” has the meaning specified in Section 2 of the Security Agreement.

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Lenders providing any Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility, each co‑agent or sub‑agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05 , and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Securitization Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary formed for the purpose of, and that solely engages only in, one or more Qualified Securitization Transactions and other activities reasonably related thereto.

Securitization Transaction ” means any financing transaction or series of financing transactions (including factoring arrangements), the obligations of which are non-recourse (except for customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made in connection with such facilities) to the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer, or grant a security interest in, accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a Securitization Subsidiary that in turn sells such assets to a Person that is not a Subsidiary.

Security Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(vi) .

Security Agreement Supplement ” has the meaning specified in Section 25(b) of the Security Agreement.

Senior Debt ” means Indebtedness that is not subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.

Senior Secured Debt ” means Senior Debt that is secured by Liens on any property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Separation Documents ” means the Transaction Agreement, the TSA, Tax Matters Agreement, EMA, Chesterfield Site Sharing and Services Agreement, Pottsville Site Sharing and Services Agreement and Colonial Heights Site Sharing and Services Agreement among Honeywell and its subsidiaries (not including the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, with respect to services and transactions relating to the separation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from Honeywell.

Shareholders’ Equity ” means, as of any date of determination, consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of that date determined in accordance with GAAP.

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital.  The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability; provided , that if the context in which “Solvent” or “Solvency” is used refers to a Person together with its Subsidiaries, Person as used above shall be deemed to be a reference to such Person together with its Subsidiaries.
 

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SPC ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(h) .

SPC Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(h) .

Specified Default ” means any Default under Section 8.01 (f) or (g) or any Event of Default.

Specified Representations ” means those representations and warranties in the Loan Documents to be made pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(i) on the date of funding of an Incremental Acquisition Term Facility as are agreed by the Borrower and the Incremental Term Loan Lenders providing such Incremental Acquisition Term Facility.

Specified Statutory Liens ” means any Liens permitted under Section 7.01(c) or (d) with respect to any Collateral that, strictly by the operation of applicable Law, would have priority over any Liens granted to or in favor of the Administrative Agent under any Collateral Document.

Spin-Off ” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements hereof.

Spot Rate ” for any Alternative Currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such Alternative Currency with Dollars through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or an L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that an L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

Sterling ” or “ £ ” means lawful money of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Subject Disposition ” means any Disposition of property or assets other than any Disposition permitted by Section 7.05(a)(i) , (b) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g), (h) or (k) .
 

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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity (a) of which Equity Interests representing 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, directly or indirectly, including through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, in each case in clause (a) and (b) above, by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “ Subsidiary ” or to “ Subsidiaries ” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Swap Contract ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross‑currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Obligations ” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) , the amount(s) determined as the mark‑to‑market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid‑market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Swing Line Borrowing ” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 .

Swing Line Facility ” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lenders pursuant to Section 2.04 .
 

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Swing Line Lender ” means Bank of America, in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans hereunder, and any other Revolving Credit Lender approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that agrees to perform the duties of a Swing Line Lender hereunder or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a) .

Swing Line Loan Notice ” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) , which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, if applicable.

Swing Line Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Credit Commitments.  The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility Commitments.

Synthetic Lease ” means, as to any Person, (a) any lease (including leases that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) that is not a Capitalized Lease in respect of which such Person is the lessee and retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for Federal income tax purposes or (b) any so‑called synthetic, off‑balance sheet or tax retention lease or any other lease or similar arrangement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person or otherwise upon application of any Debtor Relief Law to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

Synthetic Lease Obligation ” means the monetary obligation of a Person under a Synthetic Lease.

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Tax Matters Agreement ” means that certain Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2016, by and between the Borrower and Honeywell.

Term A Borrowing ” means a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01(b) consisting of simultaneous Term A Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term A Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b) .

Term A Commitment ” means, as to each Term A Lender at any time, its obligation to make Term A Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or Section 2.15 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed, initially, the amount set forth opposite such Term A Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Term A Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section 2.15 or as may be otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 2.18 ).  The aggregate Term A Commitment of all Term A Lenders shall be $270,000,000 on the Closing Date.
 

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Term A Facility ” means, at any time, (a) prior to the making of Term A Loans, the aggregate Term A Commitments of all Term A Lenders at such time and (b) thereafter, the Outstanding Amount of Term A Loans of all Term A Lenders at such time.

Term A Lender ” means, at any time, any Lender (including any Additional Term Loan Lender) that has a Term A Commitment or a Term A Loan at such time.

Term A Loan ” means an advance made by any Term A Lender under the Term A Facility pursuant to Section 2.01(b) .

Term A Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Term A Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C‑1 , evidencing the aggregate indebtedness of the Borrower to such Term A Lender resulting from the Term A Loans made or held by such Term A Lender.

Term Borrowing ” means any Term A Borrowing or Incremental Term Borrowing, as applicable.

Term Commitment ” means any Term A Commitment or Incremental Term Commitment, as applicable.

Term Commitment Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) .

Term Facility Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) .

Term Facilities ” means, at any time, the aggregate Term A Facility and the Incremental Term Facilities of all Lenders at such time, and “ Term Facility ” shall mean any of the Term A Facility or the Incremental Term Facilities, as the context may require.

Term Lender ” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Term Commitment or Term Loan, as applicable, at such time.

Term Loan ” means any Term A Loan, Incremental Term Loan and/or any Extended Term Loans, as applicable.

Term Note ” means any Term A Note or a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Incremental Term Loan Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Incremental Term Loan Lender resulting from the Incremental Term Loans made by such Incremental Term Loan Lender.

Threshold Amount ” means $20,000,000.

Title Company ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.16(b) .
 

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Total Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Total Revolving Credit Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.

Transaction Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preliminary statements hereof.

Transactions ” means, collectively, (a) the entering into by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents on the Closing Date, (b) the creation of Liens pursuant to the Collateral Documents on the Closing Date and the initial borrowings hereunder to occur on the Closing Date, (c) the Spin-Off, (d) the Honeywell Dividend, (e) all transactions related to the Spin-Off to occur on or about the Closing Date and (f) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the foregoing.

Treasury Regulations ” means the Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.

TSA ” means that certain Transition Services Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2016, by and between the Borrower and Honeywell.

Type ” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York or any other applicable jurisdiction.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i) .

U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.14(a)(ii)(B)(3) .

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, at any date, the quotient obtained by dividing:  (a) the sum of the products of the number of years from the date of determination to the date of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such payment; by (b) the sum of all such payments.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
 

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Yen ” or “ ¥ ” mean lawful money of Japan.

1.02            Other Interpretive Provisions.   With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
 
(a)              The meanings of defined terms are, unless the context otherwise requires, equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms, and whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.

(b)              (i)  The words “ herein ,” “ hereto ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document shall refer to such Loan Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(ii)              Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

(iii)            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 .”

(iv)              The term “ documents ” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(v)            Unless the context requires otherwise, (A) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) 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 or in any other Loan Document), (B) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (C) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (D) 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.

(c)              In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “ from ” means “ from and including ”; the words “ to ”, “ ending on ”, and “ until ” each mean “ to but excluding ” and the word “ through ” means “ to and including .”

(d)           Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
 
 
 

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1.03              Accounting Terms.
 
(a)              All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

(b)              If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement, including a negative covenant “basket,” set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP; provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.  Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.

1.04           Rounding.   Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding‑up if there is no nearest number).

1.05              References to Agreements and Laws.   Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

1.06              Times of Day; Rates.   Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City time (daylight or standard, as applicable).  The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.
 

 

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1.07              Letter of Credit Amounts.   Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to the Dollar equivalent amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to mean the maximum face amount of such Letter of Credit; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the Dollar equivalent amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time (except for purposes of calculating Consolidated Funded Indebtedness).

1.08             Currency Equivalents, Exchange Rates, etc.
 
(a)          The Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of Credit Extensions and Outstanding Amounts denominated in Alternative Currencies.  Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur.  Except for purposes of financial statements delivered by Loan Parties hereunder or calculating financial covenants hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable.

(b)              Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but such Letter of Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such amount shall be the relevant Alternative Currency Equivalent of such Dollar amount (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward), as determined by the applicable L/C Issuer.

(c)              The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability, with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.
 
ARTICLE II
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01             The Loans.

(a)              The Revolving Credit Borrowings.   Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “ Revolving Credit Loan ”) to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed at any time the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided , however , that, after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.  Within the limits of each Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(a) , prepay under Section 2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.01(a) .  Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
 

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(b)              Term A Borrowings.   Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term A Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower on the Closing Date a single loan in Dollars consisting of a Term A Loan pursuant to the Term A Facility in an amount equal to its Term A Commitment.  The Term A Borrowing shall consist of Term A Loans made simultaneously by the Term A Lenders in accordance with their respective Term A Commitments.  If the Borrower requests a Term Commitment Increase in respect of the Term A Facility in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 , then subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term A Lender agreeing to provide an additional Term A Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 , shall make a single loan in an amount equal to its committed amount in respect of such additional Term A Loans to the Borrower on the applicable Incremental Term Facility Closing Date.  Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(b) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.  Term A Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(c)              The Incremental Term Borrowings.   Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Incremental Term Loan Lender under the relevant Incremental Term Facility severally agrees to make a single loan in Dollars consisting of an Incremental Term Loan pursuant to such Incremental Term Facility in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of such Incremental Term Facility to the Borrower on the applicable Incremental Term Facility Closing Date.  The applicable Incremental Term Borrowing shall consist of Incremental Term Loans made simultaneously by the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share of such Incremental Term Facility.  If the Borrower requests a Term Commitment Increase in respect of an Incremental Term Facility in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 , then subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Incremental Term Loan Lender agreeing to provide an additional Incremental Term Loan in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15 shall make a single loan in an amount equal to its committed amount in respect of such additional Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower on the applicable Incremental Term Facility Closing Date.  Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(c) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.  Incremental Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans as further provided herein.

2.02              Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a)             Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given b y (i) telephone, or (ii) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice .  Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (A) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (B) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans ; provided , however , that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of such Appropriate Lenders.  Not later than 12:00 p.m. , three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all of the Appropriate Lenders.   Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c) , each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.  Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Loan Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans.  Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans.  If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.
 

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(b)              Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a) .  In the case of a Term Loan Borrowing or a Revolving Credit Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than (i) 1:00 p.m., in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (ii) 2:00 p.m., in the case of Base Rate Loans, in each case, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice.  Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the Initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01 ), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided , however , that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Revolving Credit Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing first shall be applied to the payment in full of any such outstanding L/C Borrowings and second , shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.
 

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(c)              Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan.  During the existence of an Event of Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.

(d)           The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.  The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e)             After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than ten Interest Periods in effect unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees.

(f)            The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g)              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.

2.03              Letters of Credit.

(a)              The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i)              Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03 , (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or in one or more Alternative Currencies for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) , and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit, and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and any drawings thereunder; provided that on the date of any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit and after giving effect thereto (v) the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit issued by the applicable L/C Issuer issuing such Letter of Credit shall not exceed such L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment ( provided , that any L/C Issuer may, following a request from the Borrower each in its sole discretion, issue Letters of Credit in an aggregate available amount in excess of such L/C Issuer’s Letter of Credit Commitment so long as the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit), (w) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (x) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit and (z) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations denominated in any Alternative Currency shall not exceed $15,000,000 (or, if less, the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect).  Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.  All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
 

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(ii)              No L/C Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit if (x) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii) , the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date or (y) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date.

(iii)              No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)              any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;
 

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(B)             the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any Laws or one or more policies of such L/C Issuer (including policies as to the form, substance and beneficiary of such Letter of Credit and policies relating to such L/C Issuer’s issuance of Letters of Credit in the requested Alternative Currency at such time);

(C)          except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), such Letter of Credit is in an initial face amount less than $25,000;

(D)              such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;

(E)              such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or

(F)              any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the applicable L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer in its sole discretion (it being agreed that with respect to Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars, Cash Collateral in an aggregate amount equal to 105% of the amount of L/C Obligations associated with such Letters of Credit shall be satisfactory) to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) ) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

(iv)              No L/C Issuer shall amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

(v)              No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(vi)              Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.
 

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(b)              Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto‑Extension Letters of Credit.

(i)              Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the applicable L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.  Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using a system provided or approved by the L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the L/C Issuer.  Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be.  In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer:  (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount and currency thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and (H) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may reasonably require.  In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer (A) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (B) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (C) the nature of the proposed amendment and (D) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may reasonably require.  Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the applicable L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the applicable L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

(ii)              Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the applicable L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof.  Unless the applicable L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Section 4.02 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the applicable L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.  Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
 

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(iii)              If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the applicable L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a standby Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto‑Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto‑Extension Letter of Credit must permit the applicable L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve‑month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a specified date (the “ Non Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve‑month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the applicable L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the applicable L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an Auto‑Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided , however , that the applicable L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Credit Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or any Loan Party that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

(iv)              Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the applicable L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c)              Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .

(i)             Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof.  In the case of a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Borrower shall reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer in such Alternative Currency, unless (A) such L/C Issuer (at its option) shall have specified in such notice that it will require reimbursement in Dollars or (B) in the absence of any such requirement for reimbursement in Dollars, the Borrower shall have notified such L/C Issuer promptly following receipt of the notice of drawing that the Borrower will reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer in Dollars.  In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars of a drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower of the amount of the drawing (converted into Dollars at the Spot Rate) promptly following the determination thereof.  If the Borrower shall have received notice of such drawing, (A) prior to 12:00 noon on the date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “ Honor Date ”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent by not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Honor Date and (B) after 12:00 noon on the Honor Date, the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing by not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day after the Honor Date.   In the event that (A) a drawing denominated in an Alternative Currency is to be reimbursed in Dollars pursuant to the second sentence in this Section 2.03(c)(i) and (B) the Dollar amount paid by the Borrower, whether on or after the Honor Date, shall not be adequate on the date of that payment to purchase in accordance with normal banking procedures a sum denominated in the Alternative Currency equal to the drawing, the Borrower agrees, as a separate and independent obligation, to indemnify the applicable L/C Issuer for the loss resulting from its inability on that date to purchase the Alternative Currency in the full amount of the drawing.  If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (calculated, in the case of any drawing under a Letter of Credit denominated in any Alternative Currency at the Spot Rate) (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) thereof.  In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in Dollars, to be disbursed on the applicable reimbursement date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice).  Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such a confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
 

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(ii)              Each Revolving Credit Lender (including the Lender acting as the applicable L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent (in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, in the equivalent in Dollars calculated at the Spot Rate as notified by the applicable L/C Issuer promptly following the determination thereof), whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii) , each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Issuer.
 

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(iii)              With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the applicable L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.  In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03 .

(iv)              Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of such amount shall be solely for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer.

(v)              Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c) , shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against such L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice).  No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi)              If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii) , then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the applicable L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by such L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing.  If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing.  A certificate of the applicable L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
 

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(d)              Repayment of Participations.

(i)              At any time after the applicable L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c) , if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii)              If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)              Obligations Absolute.   The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)              any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(ii)           the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), such L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
 

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(iii)             any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv)             waiver by the applicable L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for such L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by the applicable L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;

(v)              honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(vi)            any payment made by the applicable L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under, such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

(vii)         any payment by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor‑in‑possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(viii)        any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Alternative Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally;

(ix)            any exchange, release or nonperfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

(x)           any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower.

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer.  The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the applicable L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.
 

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(f)              Role of L/C Issuer.   Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, no L/C Issuer shall have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document.  None of the applicable L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondents, participants or assignees of such L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application.  The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided , however , that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.  None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondents, participants or assignees of the L/C Issuers, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i)  through (vi) of Section 2.03(e) ; provided , however , that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the applicable L/C Issuer, and the applicable L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the applicable L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.  The L/C Issuers may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(g)              Applicability of ISP98 and UCP.   Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued  (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and each L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the applicable L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the applicable L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade – International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.
 

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(h)              Letter of Credit Fees.   The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility, a Letter of Credit Fee (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”) for each Letter of Credit in an amount equal to (i) a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate in effect from time to time for each day during the applicable calculation period as set forth in the grid in the definition of “Applicable Rate” times (ii) the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit and determined, in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Spot Rate as of the most recent Revaluation Date); provided , however , any Letter of Credit Fees otherwise payable for the account of a Defaulting Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit as to which such Defaulting Lender has not provided Cash Collateral satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.16 shall be payable, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, to the other Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with the upward adjustments in their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Revolving Credit Facility allocable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.17(a)(iv) , with the balance of such fee, if any, payable to such L/C Issuer for its own account.  Letter of Credit Fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears and due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of a Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand.  If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(i)              Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers.   The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer in an amount equal to (i) with respect to each Documentary Letter of Credit, 0.175% of the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit) determined, in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Spot Rate, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a Documentary Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, 0.175% of the amount of such increase determined, in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Spot Rate, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, 0.175% per annum of the daily maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit) determined, in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, at the Spot Rate.  Such fronting fee shall be due and payable (i) in the case of any Financial Letter of Credit or Performance Letter of Credit, on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) in the case of any Documentary Letter of Credit, on the date of issuance or amendment of any such Letter of Credit.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, correspondent bank fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect.  Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
 

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(j)                Conflict with Issuer Documents.   In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

(k)             Monthly L/C Issuer Report.   At any time that any Lender other than the Person serving as the Administrative Agent is an L/C Issuer, then (i) on the last Business Day of each calendar month, (ii) on each date that a Letter of Credit is amended, terminated or otherwise expires, (iii) on each date that an L/C Credit Extension occurs with respect to any Letter of Credit, and (iv) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer (or, in the case of part (ii), (iii) or (iv), the applicable L/C Issuer) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a report setting forth in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent information (including, without limitation, any reimbursement, Cash Collateral, or termination in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer) with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer that is outstanding hereunder.  No failure on the part of any L/C Issuer to provide such information pursuant to this Section 2.03(k) shall limit the obligation of the Borrower or any applicable Lender hereunder with respect to its reimbursement and participation obligations, respectively, pursuant to this Section 2.03 .

(l)              Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries.   Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

(m)              Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments.   If the Maturity Date in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments occurs prior to the expiration of any Letter of Credit, then (i) if one or more other tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of which the Maturity Date shall not have occurred are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Credit Loans and payments in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.03(c) ) under (and ratably participated in by Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of such non‑terminating tranches up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Credit Commitments thereunder at such time (it being understood that no partial face amount of any Letter of Credit may be so reallocated) and (ii) to the extent not reallocated pursuant to immediately preceding clause (i) , the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize any such Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.16 .  Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i)  of the immediately preceding sentence, the occurrence of a Maturity Date with respect to a given tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Credit Lenders in any Letter of Credit issued before such Maturity Date.

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(a)              The Swing Line.   Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04 , each Swing Line Lender shall make loans (each such loan, a “ Swing Line Loan ”) to the Borrower in Dollars from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the applicable Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided , however , that (x) after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (iii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Swing Line Loans shall not exceed the Swing Line Sublimit, (y) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan and (z) no Swing Line Lender shall be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04 , prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this Section 2.04 .  Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan.  Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b)              Borrowing Procedures.   Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the applicable Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent which may be given (i) by telephone or (ii) by a Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swing Line Loan Notice.  Each such Swing Line Loan Notice must be received by the applicable Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (A) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (B) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day.  Promptly after receipt by such Swing Line Lender of any Swing Line Loan Notice, such Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, such Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.  Unless the applicable Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (i) directing such Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) or (ii) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.
 

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(c)              Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

(i)              Each Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes each Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf) and through the Administrative Agent, that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of the amount of Swing Line Loans made by such Swing Line Lender then outstanding.  Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02 , without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 .  The applicable Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent.  Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the applicable Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii) , each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to such Swing Line Lender.

(ii)              If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) , the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by any Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by such Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii)              If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) , such Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by such Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing.  If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be.  A certificate of the applicable Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
 

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(iv)             Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against any Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 .  No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(d)               Repayment of Participations.

(i)             At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if any Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, such Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of such payment in the same funds as those received by such Swing Line Lender.

(ii)              If any payment received by any Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by such Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to such Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.  The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the applicable Swing Line Lender.  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)              Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender.   Each Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans made by it.  Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share (with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility) shall be solely for the account of the applicable Swing Line Lender.
 

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(f)              Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender.   The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the applicable Swing Line Lender.

(g)            Provisions Related to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments.   If the Maturity Date shall have occurred in respect of any tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments at a time when another tranche or tranches of Revolving Credit Commitments is or are in effect with a longer Maturity Date, then on the earliest occurring Maturity Date all then outstanding Swing Line Loans shall be repaid in full on such date (and there shall be no adjustment to the participations in such Swing Line Loans as a result of the occurrence of such Maturity Date); provided , however , that if on the occurrence of such earliest Maturity Date (after giving effect to any repayments of Revolving Credit Loans and any reallocation of Letter of Credit participations as contemplated in Section 2.03(m) ), there shall exist sufficient unutilized Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so that the respective outstanding Swing Line Loans could be incurred pursuant to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments which will remain in effect after the occurrence of such Maturity Date, then there shall be an automatic adjustment on such date of  the participations in such Swing Line Loans and same shall be deemed to have been incurred solely pursuant to the relevant Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, and such Swing Line Loans shall not be so required to be repaid in full on such earliest Maturity Date.

2.05            Prepayments.

(a)              Optional.   (i)  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans and otherwise be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that a notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied.  Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 .  Each prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied (i) to the Term A Facility or, if applicable, any Incremental Term Facilities as directed by the Borrower and (ii) to the principal repayment installments of the applicable facility as directed by the Borrower (or, if no such direction is provided, on a pro rata basis) and each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of the applicable facility.  Subject to Section 2.17 , each prepayment of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans shall be applied to the Revolving Credit Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Revolving Credit Facility.
 

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(ii)              The Borrower may, upon notice to the applicable Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans made by such Swing Line Lender in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the applicable Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment.  If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that a notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied.

(b)              Mandatory.   (i)  Upon any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Joint Venture) in respect of its property or assets in excess of either (A) $2,500,000 for any one event or series of related events or (B) $5,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year (without regard to the size of any one event or series of related events pursuant to (A) above), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds in excess thereof received therefrom within five Business Days after the date of receipt thereof by the Borrower or such Subsidiary subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(b)(v) (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (iii) below); provided that so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) if the Borrower intends to reinvest the Net Cash Proceeds thereof in assets used or useful in the business which may (but are not required to) be a replacement, restoration or repair of the assets or property in respect of which the Extraordinary Receipt was received, it shall deliver written notice of such intention to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately following the date on which the Borrower receives such Net Cash Proceeds, (B) if the Borrower shall have delivered such notice, the Net Cash Proceeds thereof may be reinvested within 12 months after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds ( provided that if such reinvestment is not completed within 12 months after such date of receipt but the Borrower shall have entered into a binding commitment to so reinvest, the Borrower shall have an additional six months to complete such reinvestment or prepay Loans) and (C) within 10 days of the date the Borrower consummates such reinvestment or restoration, repair or replacement or purchase, it shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the Administrative Agent certifying that all, or, subject to the immediately succeeding proviso, part of, such Net Cash Proceeds have been reinvested in accordance with the proviso of this Section 2.05(b)(i) and, as a result, no mandatory prepayments shall be required under this Section 2.05(b)(i) ; provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested at the end of such period shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05 .
 

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(ii)              If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Joint Venture) Disposes of any property (other than any Disposition of any property permitted by Section 7.05(b) , (c)(i) , (d) , (e) , (f) , (g) , (h) , ( j ) or (k) ) which results in the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds in excess of either (A) $2,500,000 for any Disposition or series of related Dispositions or (B) $5,000,000 in the aggregate during any fiscal year (without regard to the size of any one Disposition or series of related Dispositions pursuant to (A) above), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds in excess thereof received therefrom within five Business Days after the date of receipt thereof by the Borrower or such Subsidiary subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(b)(v) (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clause (iii) below); provided that so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (A) if the Borrower intends to reinvest the Net Cash Proceeds thereof in assets used or useful in the business, it shall deliver written notice of such intention to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the fifth Business Day immediately following the date on which the Borrower receives such Net Cash Proceeds, (B) if the Borrower shall have delivered such notice, the Net Cash Proceeds thereof may be reinvested within 12 months after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds ( provided that if such reinvestment is not completed within 12 months after such date of receipt but the Borrower shall have entered into a binding commitment to so reinvest, the Borrower shall have an additional 6 months to complete such reinvestment or prepay Loans) and (C) within 10 days of the date the Borrower consummates such reinvestment, it shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the Administrative Agent certifying that all, or, subject to the immediately succeeding proviso, part of, such Net Cash Proceeds have been reinvested in accordance with the proviso of this Section 2.05(b)(ii) and, as a result, no mandatory prepayments shall be required under this Section 2.05(b)(ii) ; provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds not so reinvested at the end of such period shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05 .

(iii)              Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied ratably to the Term A Facility and, if applicable, the Incremental Term Facilities and to the principal repayment installments thereof in direct order of maturity.

(iv)              [Reserved].

(v)            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.05(b)(i) or (b)(ii) , if any mandatory prepayments under Section 2.05(b)(i) or (b)(ii) would result in the Borrower incurring any obligation (as determined in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower) under Section 3.05 as a result of any such mandatory prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans prior to the last day of an Interest Period, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may defer the making of such mandatory prepayment until the earlier of (A) the last day of such Interest Period and (B) the date thirty days after the date on which such mandatory prepayment would otherwise have been required to be made; provided that if any Base Rate Loans are then outstanding, such prepayment shall be made of such Base Rate Loans within the timeframes provided in Sections 2.05(b)(i) and (b)(ii) and any excess shall then be applied as provided in this Section 2.05(b)(v) .
 

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(c)              If for any reason the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Credit Facility then in effect, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided , however , that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(c) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the Revolving Credit Facility then in effect.

2.06              Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a)              Optional .  The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused portions of the Term Commitments, the Swing Line Sublimit, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the unused Revolving Credit Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused portions of the Term Commitments, the Swing Line Sublimit, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit or (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the Swing Line Sublimit and (iv) to the extent practicable, each partial reduction in the Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be allocated ratably among the L/C Issuers in accordance with their respective Letter of Credit Commitments.

(b)         Mandatory .  (i)  The aggregate Term Commitments under any Term Facility shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of a Term Borrowing under such Term Facility (after giving effect to such Term Borrowing).

(ii)              If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of unused Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.06 , the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

(c)           Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees.   The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the Term Commitment, the Swing Line Sublimit, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the unused Revolving Credit Commitment under this Section 2.06 .  Each reduction of the unused portion of the Term Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06(a) shall be applied ratably to the Term A Facility and, if applicable, the Incremental Term Facilities and to the principal repayment installments thereof on a pro rata basis.  Upon any reduction of unused Commitments under a Facility, the Commitment of each Lender under such Facility shall be reduced by such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Facility is reduced.  All fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Aggregate Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
 

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(d)              Scheduled Reduction of Incremental Term Commitments.   With respect to any Incremental Term Facility, any reduction in the Incremental Term Commitments under such Incremental Term Facility shall be set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Facility Supplement.

2.07              Repayment of Loans.

(a)              Term A Loans.   The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Term A Lenders on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017, an aggregate principal amount equal to (i) in the case of the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2017 through and including September 30, 2018, 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term A Loans outstanding on the Closing Date, and (ii) in the case of each fiscal quarter ending thereafter, 2.50% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term A Loans outstanding on the Closing Date (which amounts shall in each case be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 ); provided , however , that the final principal repayment installment of the Term A Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date for the Term A Facility under which such Term A Loans were made and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term A Loans outstanding on such date .

(b)              Revolving Credit Loans.   The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.

(c)              Swing Line Loans.   The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that is ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date.

(d)             Incremental Term Loans.   The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Incremental Term Loan Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term Loans under any applicable Incremental Term Facility outstanding on the dates in the respective amounts on such dates (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 ) as may be set forth in the applicable Incremental Term Facility Supplement; provided , however , that the final principal repayment installment of the applicable Incremental Term Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date for the applicable Incremental Term Facility under which such Incremental Term Loans were made and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all applicable Incremental Term Loans outstanding on such date.

2.08              Interest.

(a)              Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b) , (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for the applicable Facility; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for the applicable Facility and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility.
 

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(b)              (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the 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 the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

(ii)              Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)              Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein.  Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.09              Fees.   In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):

(a)              Commitment Fee.   The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate for the commitment fee times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments exceed the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.17 .  The commitment fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Section 4.02 is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the Maturity Date.  The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b)              Other Fees.   The Borrower shall pay to Bank of America, MLPFS and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter.  Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.10          Computation of Interest and Fees.   All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed.  All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360‑day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365‑day year).  Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 
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2.11               Evidence of Indebtedness.

(a)             The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business.  The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon.  Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.  Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records.  Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b)              In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a) , each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans.  In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(c)              Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Section 2.11(b) , and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Section 2.11(a) , shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

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(a)           All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein.  The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. may, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b)              If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided , however , that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

(c)              Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto.  If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then:

(i)              if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing; and

(ii)              if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the “ Compensation Period ”) at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.  If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing.  If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights, which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
 

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A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d)            If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II , and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(e)              The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint.  The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c) .

(f)              Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

(g)              The Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender, if and to the extent payment owed to such Lender is not made when due hereunder or, in the case of a Lender, under the Note held by such Lender, to charge from time to time against any or all of the Borrower’s accounts with such Lender any amount so due.

(h)            Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Agents and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Agents and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.03 .  If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.
 

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2.13              Sharing of Payments.   If, other than as expressly provided in the next succeeding paragraph, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations or in Swing Line Loans held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, counterclaim or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion) or otherwise, such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon.  The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.08) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation; provided further that, so long as the Obligations under the Loan Documents shall not have been accelerated, any excess payment received by any Appropriate Lender shall be shared on a pro rata basis only with other Appropriate Lenders.  The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments.  Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (y) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.16 or (z) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Affiliate   thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).
 

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2.14             Increase in Revolving Commitments.

(a)              So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing and no Default would result therefrom, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may from time to time request an increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments on the same terms as the existing Revolving Credit Commitments (each request for an increase in Revolving Credit Commitments being a “ Revolving Credit Commitment Increase ”); provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 (unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees) and (ii) the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitment Increases effected from time to time after the Closing Date (together with the amount of Term Commitment Increases effected pursuant to Section 2.15 ) shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum of (x) $150,000,000 plus (y) such additional amounts as would not cause the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 1.75:1.00 for the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered and calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence (determined without giving effect to any amount incurred simultaneously under clause (x) but giving effect to the aggregate principal amount (whether drawn or undrawn) of all simultaneous Revolving Credit Commitment Increases and all simultaneous Term Commitment Increases not utilizing the amounts in clause (x) or in proviso (ii)(A) of Section 2.15(a) below) and any other transaction in connection therewith (including any acquisition, disposition and/or incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness); provided that it is understood and agreed that amounts under clause (y) may be used prior to using any amounts available under clause (x).  The Borrower may request additional Revolving Credit Commitments from existing Lenders or new lenders that are Eligible Assignees and upon execution of a Joinder Agreement, such Eligible Assignees shall become Revolving Credit Lenders hereunder.  Schedule 2.01 shall be modified accordingly for all such new Revolving Credit Commitments.  No Lender shall be obligated to provide any new Revolving Credit Commitments unless it so agrees and the Borrower shall not be obligated to offer any existing Lender the opportunity to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase.

(b)              If the Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section 2.14 , the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “ Increase Effective Date ”) and the final allocation of such increase.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date.  As a condition precedent to such increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.14 , the representations and warranties contained in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) , respectively, of Section 6.01 , (B) no Default exists and (C) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.10 (assuming, solely for such purpose, that the full amount of all simultaneous Revolving Credit Commitment Increases and Term Commitment Increases are drawn on the Increase Effective Date and any related transactions are consummated on such date).
 

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(c)              On each Increase Effective Date, (i) the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 ), including with the proceeds of new Revolving Credit Borrowings, to the extent necessary to keep Revolving Credit Loans ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares (in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility) arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments under this Section 2.14 , and (ii) if any L/C Advances are then outstanding pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(iii) or any participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(ii) are outstanding, each Additional Revolving Credit Lender and each existing Revolving Credit Lender increasing its Revolving Credit Commitments shall make such L/C Advances or fund such participations in Swing Line Loans, and the L/C Advances or participations in Swing Line Loans of existing Revolving Credit Lenders not increasing their Revolving Credit Commitments shall be repaid, in each case, to the extent necessary to keep such L/C Advances and participations ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares (in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility) arising from any nonratable increase in the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.14 .  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that the Borrower may pay fees (including upfront fees) to each Lender that provides a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase.

(d)              This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 and Section 10.01 to the contrary.

2.15              Increase in Term Loan Commitments.

(a)               Upon notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may from time to time, request an increase in the aggregate principal amount of an existing Term Facility (each a “ Term Facility Increase ”) and/or the addition of one or more new term loan facilities (each an “ Incremental Term Facility ”) (each such request for a Term Facility Increase and/or an Incremental Term Facility being a “ Term Commitment Increase ”); provided that (i) any such request for a Term Commitment Increase shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent) and (ii) the aggregate amount of Term Commitment Increases effected from time to time after the Closing Date (together with the amount of Revolving Credit Commitment Increases effected pursuant to Section 2.14 ) shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum of (A) $150,000,000 plus (B) such additional amounts as would not cause the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 1.75:1.00 for the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered and calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to any such incurrence (determined without giving effect to any amount incurred simultaneously under clause (A) but giving effect to the aggregate principal amount (whether drawn or undrawn) of all simultaneous Term Commitment Increases and Revolving Credit Commitment Increases not utilizing the amounts in clause (A) or in proviso (ii)(x) of Section 2.14(a) above); provided , that it is understood and agreed that amounts under clause (B) may be used prior to using any amounts available under clause (A).  T he Maturity Date for any Incremental Term Facility shall not be prior to the Maturity Date then in effect in respect of the Term A Facility.  The Incremental Term Loans in respect of any Incremental Term Facility shall not amortize more rapidly (determined on the basis of amortization as a percentage of the initial principal amount) than the quarterly installments of Term A Loans as then in effect.  The Incremental Term Loans in respect of any Incremental Term Loan Facility shall rank equal in right of payment with the Loans, shall be secured by the Collateral and shall be Guaranteed only by the Guarantors.  Any Term Facility Increase shall be on the same terms and conditions (including maturity, amortization, interest rate and right of payment, guarantees and collateral) as the Term Facility so being increased.
 

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(b)            The Borrower may request additional Term Commitment Increases from existing Lenders or new lenders that are Eligible Assignees.  No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Term Commitment Increase unless it so agrees and the Borrower shall not be obligated to offer any existing Lender the opportunity to provide any Term Commitment Increase.  Any Eligible Assignee or new lender agreeing to a Term Commitment Increase shall, upon execution of a Joinder Agreement or an Incremental Term Facility Supplement, as applicable, become a Term Lender hereunder.  With respect to Incremental Term Facilities, the terms thereof shall be set forth in an Incremental Term Facility Supplement to this Agreement among the Borrower and the Lenders under the Incremental Term Facility (upon execution of an Incremental Term Facility Supplement any Eligible Assignee shall become a Term Lender hereunder).  In the event that any financial maintenance covenant is to be added for the benefit of the Lenders in respect of any Incremental Term Loans, no consent of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall be required to the extent such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the other Lenders hereunder.   Schedule 1 to such Incremental Term Facility Supplement shall set forth the Incremental Term Commitments of each Incremental Term Loan Lender.

(c)              If any Term Commitment Increase is effected in accordance with this Section 2.15 , the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “ Incremental Effective Date ”) and the final allocation of such Term Commitment Increase.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Incremental Effective Date.  As a condition precedent to such increase, (i) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of each Loan Party dated as of the Incremental Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party (A) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Loan Party approving or consenting to such increase and (B) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that (1) the conditions to borrowing set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied and (2) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.10 (assuming, solely for such purpose, that the full amount of all simultaneous Term Commitment Increases and Revolving Credit Commitment Increases are drawn on the Incremental Effective Date and any related transactions are consummated on such date), and (ii) each Guarantor shall reaffirm its obligations under the Guaranty; provided , that, with respect to any Incremental Acquisition Term Facility, (x) the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lenders may elect to comply with the foregoing clause (i)(B)(2) as of the date the definitive documentation with respect to the transaction related to such Incremental Acquisition Term Facility is entered into and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be required to demonstrate such compliance as of the Incremental Effective Date and (y) if the Borrower and the applicable Incremental Term Loan Lenders have elected to utilize the proviso in Section 4.02(b) as of the Incremental Effective Date, then no Default shall have existed and be continuing as of the date the definitive documentation with respect to the transaction related to such Incremental Acquisition Term Facility is entered into.
 

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(d)              This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or Section 10.01 to the contrary.

2.16              Cash Collateral.

(a)              Certain Credit Support Events.   Upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (i) if such L/C Issuer has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an L/C Borrowing or (ii) if, as of the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, any L/C Obligation for any reason remains outstanding, the Borrower shall, in each case, immediately Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.  At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Credit Lender, immediately upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender).

(b)              Grant of Security Interest.   All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non‑interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America.  The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Lender, such Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.16(c) .  If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the applicable Fronting Exposure and other obligations secured thereby, the Borrower or the relevant Defaulting Lender will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency.  The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.

(c)              Application .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.16 or Sections 2.03 , 2.04 , 2.05 , 2.17 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

(d)              Release.   Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vi) )) or (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided , however , (A) that Cash Collateral furnished by or on behalf of a Loan Party shall not be released during the continuance of a Default (and following application as provided in this Section 2.16 may be otherwise applied in accordance with Section 8.03 ), and (B) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuers may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
 

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2.17             Defaulting Lenders.

(a)              Adjustments.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:

(i)              Waivers and Amendments.   That Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and in Section 10.01 .

(ii)            Reallocation of Payments.   Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 ), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows:  first , to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to an L/C Issuer or a Swing Line Lender hereunder; third , if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by an L/C Issuer, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non‑interest bearing deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.16 ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, an L/C Issuer or a Swing Line Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (A) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (B) such Loans or L/C Borrowings were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowings owed to, all non‑Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowings owed to, that Defaulting Lender.  Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.17(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
 

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(iii)             Certain Fees.   That Defaulting Lender (A) shall   not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (B) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit Fees as provided in Section 2.03(h) .

(iv)              Reallocation of Pro Rata Shares to Reduce Fronting Exposure.   During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Credit Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non‑Defaulting Revolving Credit Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.04 , the Pro Rata Share of each non‑Defaulting Revolving Credit Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Credit Commitment of that Defaulting Lender, but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans to exceed such non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.  Subject to Section 10.22 , no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(v)              Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans .  If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.16 .

(b)              Defaulting Lender Cure.   If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lenders and the L/C Issuers agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (without giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv) ), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
 

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2.18                Extension of Maturity Date.

(a)              Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “ Extension Offer ”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders of a tranche of Term Loans with a like Maturity Date or Revolving Credit Commitments with a like Maturity Date, in each case on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the respective Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments with the same Maturity Date, as the case may be), the Borrower may from time to time extend the Maturity Date of any Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including by increasing or decreasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings) and/or modifying the amortization schedule in respect of such Lender’s Term Loans) (each, an “ Extension ”, and each group of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, in each case as so extended, as well as the original Term Loans and the original Revolving Credit Commitments (in each case not so extended), being a “tranche”; any Extended Term Loans shall constitute a separate tranche of Term Loans from the tranche of Term Loans from which they were converted, and any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall constitute a separate tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments from the tranche of Revolving Credit Commitments from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied:  (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders and the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the time the offering document in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.18 , the representations and warranties contained in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) , respectively, of Section 6.01 , (ii) except as to interest rates, fees and final maturity, the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Revolving Credit Lender (an “ Extending Revolving Credit Lender ”) extended pursuant to an Extension (an “ Extended Revolving Credit Commitment ”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Credit Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings); provided that (A) subject to the provisions of Sections 2.03(m) and 2.04(g) to the extent dealing with Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit which mature or expire after a Maturity Date when there exist Extended Revolving Credit Commitments with a longer Maturity Date, all Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit shall be participated in on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with their Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Facility (and except as provided in Sections 2.03(m) and 2.04(g) , without giving effect to changes thereto on an earlier Maturity Date with respect to Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit theretofore incurred or issued) and all borrowings under Revolving Credit Commitments and repayments thereunder shall be made on a pro rata basis (except for (1) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings) and (2) repayments required upon the Maturity Date of the non‑extending Revolving Credit Commitments) and (B) at no time shall there be Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder (including Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and any original Revolving Credit Commitments) which have more than three different Maturity Dates (unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees), (iii) except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments (which shall, subject to immediately succeeding clauses (iv) , (v)  and (vi) , be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), the Term Loans of any Term Lender (an “ Extending Term Lender ”) extended pursuant to any Extension (“ Extended Term Loans ”) shall have the same terms as the tranche of Term Loans subject to such Extension Offer, (iv) the applicable amortization schedule applicable to Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07 for periods prior to the original Maturity Date may not be increased, (v) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Term Loans being extended (prior to such extension), (vi) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Extension Offer, (vii) if the aggregate principal amount of applicable Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) or Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be, in respect of which the applicable Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, of such Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Term Lenders or Revolving Credit Lenders, as the case may be, have accepted such Extension Offer and (viii) all documentation in respect of such Extension shall be consistent with the foregoing.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender shall be required to participate in any Extension, any Lender that fails to consent to an Extension Offer shall be deemed to have declined such Extension Offer and the Loans and Commitments of any non-participating Lenders shall mature (and the Commitments terminate) on the applicable Maturity Date.
 

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(b)              With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.18 , (i) such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.05 and (ii) each Extension Offer shall be in a minimum amount of $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments (as applicable) of any or all applicable tranches to be extended (unless (x) otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion or (y) the Extension Offer is made to extend Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments to the same Maturity Date as a prior Extension Offer).  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Extensions and the other transactions contemplated by this Section 2.18 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on the such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 2.05 and 2.13 ) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.18 ; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, such consent shall not be deemed to be an acceptance of any particular Extension Offer by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
 

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(c)              The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower (and without the consent of any other Person) as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub‑tranches in respect of Revolving Credit Commitments or Term Loans so extended and such amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub‑tranches, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.18 .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to seek the advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders with respect to the manner in which the amendments contemplated by this Section 2.18(c) are drafted and implemented and, if the Administrative Agent seeks such advice or concurrence, it shall be permitted to enter into such amendments with the Borrower in accordance with any instructions actually received by such Required Lenders and shall also be entitled to refrain from entering into such amendments with the Borrower unless and until it shall have received such advice or concurrence, it being understood that this provision relates solely to the manner of implementation; provided , however , that whether or not there has been a request by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent for any such advice or concurrence, all such amendments entered into with the Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be binding and conclusive on the Lenders.

(d)              In connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least ten Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.18 .

ARTICLE III
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01              Taxes.

(a)              Any and all payments by any Loan Party to or for the account of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for Taxes, excluding, in the case of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income (however denominated) or gross income, or franchise Taxes, in each case (A) imposed by the United States or by any jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is organized or in which the Administrative Agent or such Lender has a lending office or its principal office or (B) that are Other Connection Taxes, (ii) branch profits Taxes, and any similar Taxes, imposed by the United States or any other jurisdiction in which any such lending office or principal executive office is located or in which the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is deemed to be doing business, (iii) in the case of a Lender, the amount of U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a Law as in effect on the date on which (A) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.06(c) )   or (B) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to this Section 3.01(a) , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iv) Taxes attributable to a Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s failure to comply with Section 10.14(a) and (v) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA (all such non‑excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document being hereinafter referred to as “ Indemnified Taxes ” and all such excluded Taxes being hereinafter referred to as “ Excluded Taxes ”).  If any withholding agent shall be required by any applicable Law to deduct or withhold any Tax from or in respect of the payment of any sum payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender by or on account of any obligations of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, then (w) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01(a) ), the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (x) such withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deductions and withholdings, (y) such withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation authority or other Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law and (z) within 30 days after the date of such payment to such Governmental Authority, such withholding agent shall furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall forward the same to the applicable Lender) or to such Lender (as the case may be) the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof to the extent such a receipt is issued therefor, or such other written evidence of payment thereof that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
 

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(b)            In addition, each of the Loan Parties agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording Taxes or similar charges or levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document (hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

(c)            Each of the Loan Parties agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and Other Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section), in each case to the extent paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, and any 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.  Payment under this Section 3.01(c) shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender or the Administrative Agent makes a demand therefor.  A certificate setting forth the amount of such payment delivered by a Lender or the Administrative Agent to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent the manifest error.
 

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(d)              If any Lender or the Administrative Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by any Loan Party or for which any Loan Party has indemnified any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 3.01 , then such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall pay the amount of such refund, net of any expenses incurred by, or any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, to the applicable Loan Party within 30 days of the receipt of such amount; provided that the Loan Party agrees, upon the request of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, to promptly return the amount of such refund (or a portion thereof) to such Lender or the Administrative Agent (together with the amount of any applicable penalties, interest or other charges in respect thereof) if such Lender or the Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund (or a portion thereof) to the relevant Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Loan Party shall be entitled to review the tax records or financial information of (or any other information relating to Taxes deemed confidential by) any Lender or the Administrative Agent and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to pursue any refund of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by any Loan Party.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (d) , in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to any Loan Party pursuant to this clause (d) the payment of which would place the Administrative Agent or such Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent or such Lender would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid.

(e)              The Administrative Agent may withhold any Taxes required to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents, including Taxes for which none of the Loan Parties is required to pay additional amounts pursuant to Section 3.01(a) .  Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Party to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (e) .  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause (e) shall survive the termination of the Commitments, the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder and the resignation of the Administrative Agent.
 

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3.02              Illegality.   If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund or charge interest with respect to Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to issue, make, maintain, fund, charge interest with respect to or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.  Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate.  Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.  Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense or   otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

3.03            Inability to Determine Rates.   If the Required Lenders determine (a) that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (b) that the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or (c) that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan (any Loans affected by clause (a) or (c) being referred to as “ Impacted Loans ”), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Eurodollar Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any determination described in this Section has been made, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans,  in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans until (1) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans under clause (a) of the first sentence of this section, (2) the Administrative Agent or the affected Lenders notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and the Borrower written notice thereof.

3.04         Increased Cost; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.

(a)              Increased Costs Generally.   If any Change in Law shall:

(i)              impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e) ) or any L/C Issuer;

(ii)          subject the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party  to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (iii) through (v) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii)        impose on any Lender or any L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein (other than Taxes);
 

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and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate (or, in the case of clause (ii) above, any Loan), or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender or such L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)              Capital Requirements.   If any Lender or any L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity requirements), then from time to time, upon request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)              Certificates for Reimbursement.   A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 3.04 and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d)              Delay in Requests.   Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
 

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(e)            Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans.   The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “ Eurocurrency Liabilities ”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

3.05              Compensation for Losses.   Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)              any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a Base Rate Loan) on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); or

(b)              any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan (other than a Base Rate Loan) on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower (including any such failure arising as a result of a revocation by the Borrower of any notice of prepayment, borrowing, continuation or conversion); or

(c)              any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.16 ;

excluding any loss of anticipated profits but including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.  The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05 , each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

3.06              Matters Applicable to all Requests for Compensation.

(a)            A certificate of any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.
 

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(b)             Each Lender may make any Credit Extension to the Borrower through any Lending Office, provided that the exercise of this option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any material amount of Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or materially reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 3.01 or 3.04 , 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 materially disadvantageous to such Lender.  The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with such designation or assignment.

(c)              If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 and, in each case, the relevant lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section 3.06(b) , then the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.16 if such replacement would result in a reduction of such compensation or Taxes.

3.07       Survival.   All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

4.01        Conditions to Closing Date.   The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and any L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit or increase the stated amounts of Letters of Credit hereunder on the terms provided herein are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (in accordance with Section 10.01 hereof) of the following conditions precedent:

(a)        The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by delivery of originals to the Administrative Agent) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and each other applicable Loan Party and dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i)              executed counterparts of this Agreement by each party hereto;
 

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(ii)           such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party;

(iii)            such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that each Loan Party (A) is duly organized or formed, including a certified true and correct copy of the charter of such Loan Party, and each amendment thereto, as in effect on the Closing Date, and (B) is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iv)           executed counterparts of the Guaranty by each party hereto;

(v)              a Note duly executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

(vi)           a security agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto (together with each other security agreement and security agreement supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12 , the “ Security Agreement ”), duly executed by each Loan Party, together with:

(A)          certificates and instruments representing the Pledged Equity and Pledged Debt referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers or instruments of transfer executed in blank,

(B)              proper financing statements in form appropriate for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement, covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement,

(C)              a Perfection Certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit N , duly executed by each of the Loan Parties,

(D)              copies of UCC, United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office, tax and judgment lien searches, or equivalent reports or searches, each of a recent date listing all effective financing statements, lien notices or comparable documents (together with copies of such financing statements and documents) that name any Loan Party as debtor and that are filed in those state and county jurisdictions in which any Loan Party is organized or maintains its principal place of business and such other searches that are required by the Perfection Certificate or that the Administrative Agent deems necessary or appropriate, none of which encumber the Collateral covered or intended to be covered by the Collateral Documents (other than Permitted Liens) and
 

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(E)              evidence of insurance required by terms of any Loan Document;

(vii)          Intellectual Property Security Agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, covering the items set forth on Schedule IV to the Security Agreement;

(viii)            a favorable opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, special New York counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ix)              favorable opinions of local counsel for the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions set forth on Exhibit J , in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(x)         correct and complete copies of the Separation Documents (or drafts thereof, with copies of executed versions to follow upon execution thereof) and documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to the corporate structure of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries immediately after the effectiveness of the Spin-Off;

(xi)              a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto; and

(xii)              a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied.

(b)              Each of the Loan Parties shall have provided the documentation and other information to the Administrative Agent that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” rules and regulations, including the Act, with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors, to the extent requested at least seven days prior to the Closing Date.

(c)            The Borrower shall have paid, on or prior to the Closing Date, (i) all fees and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.09(b) hereof and (ii) all other fees and expenses required to be paid pursuant to Section 10.04(a) for which invoices shall have been presented to the Borrower at least three days prior to the Closing Date (or such shorter time as the Borrower may agree).

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 9.03 , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
 

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4.02              Conditions to all Credit Extensions.   The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)              (i) In the case of an Incremental Acquisition Term Facility (to the extent the Incremental Term Loan Lenders thereto agree), the Specified Representations and (ii) in all other cases, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02 , the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) , respectively; provided that, to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified with “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or similar terms, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects.

(b)              No Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom; provided that with respect to any Incremental Acquisition Term Facility the primary purpose of which is to finance an Acquisition or other Investment permitted by this Agreement, to the extent the Incremental Term Loan Lenders thereto agree, the requirement pursuant to this clause (b) shall be that no Default under Section 8.01(a) or (f) shall exist after giving effect to such Incremental Term Loans.

(c)              The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, an L/C Issuer or a Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that, to the extent applicable, the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied or will be satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension and the Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of such Lender or such L/C Issuer a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, dated the date of such Credit Extension, stating that such statements are true.
 
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that:

5.01              Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws.   The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite corporate or other organizational power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license and (d) is in compliance with all Laws (such compliance to include compliance with the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Chapter of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, the Act and all other laws and regulations relating to bribery, money laundering and terrorist activities, but shall exclude compliance with Environmental Laws, which is the subject of Section 5.09 ); except in each case referred to in clause(a) (other than with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors), (b)(i), (c) or (d), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.02              Authorization; No Contravention.   The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to be a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; (c) violate any Law; or (d) result in the creation of any Lien other than a Lien expressly permitted under Section 7.01, except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment referred to in clause (b)(i), to the extent that such conflict, breach or contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.03              Governmental Authorization; Other Consents.   As of the Closing Date, no material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or Material Debt Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority (subject to Specified Statutory Liens) nature thereof) or (d) the exercise by any Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) authorizations, approvals, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 

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5.04              Binding Effect.   This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity.

5.05              Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a)              The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.

(b)           The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been included in the Form 10 filed by the Borrower with the SEC and the related consolidated statements of income or operations and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) , to the absence of footnotes and to normal year‑end audit adjustments.

(c)              Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.06         Litigation.   There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that, this Section 5.06 shall not apply to Environmental Liabilities or other environmental matters, which are the subject of Section 5.09 .

5.07        No Default.   Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
 

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5.08         Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments.

(a)           The Borrower and each Subsidiary has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business as it is currently conducted, except for Permitted Liens and such other defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)              The property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Permitted Liens.

(c)         As of the Closing Date and as of each date for which such Schedule 5.08(c) has been supplemented in accordance with Section 6.02(i) , set forth on Schedule 5.08(c) hereto is a complete and accurate list, as of such date, of all owned real property with a book value in excess of $10,000,000 owned by the Loan Parties, as of such date, showing the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, and record owner thereof.

5.09         Environmental Matters.   Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.09 and except as is the responsibility of or subject to indemnity by Honeywell under the Separation Documents:

(a)         the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance with all Environmental Laws, including obtaining and complying with all required Environmental Permits, other than non‑compliances that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(b)              neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any property currently, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, previously owned, operated or leased by or for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened, written claim, order, legally-binding agreement with any Governmental Authority to conduct any Remedial Action pursuant to Environmental Law, written notice of violation or written notice of potential liability or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, is the subject of any pending governmental investigation of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have written notice, in each case under or pursuant to Environmental Laws other than those that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)              as of the Closing Date, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries operates their respective currently owned or leased real property as a treatment or storage or disposal facility requiring a permit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq., the regulations thereunder or any state analog, other than instances that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect ;

(d)              other than instances that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, there are no environmental conditions known to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries arising out of or relating to the operations or ownership of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at the property currently owned, operated or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that would be reasonably expected to have resulted in any material Environmental Liabilities that are not specifically included in the financial information furnished to the Lenders, unless such liabilities are reasonably expected to be (i) covered by environmental liability insurance or (ii) subject to an indemnity satisfactory to the Borrower from Honeywell or, to the extent that the board of directors of the Borrower has determined in good faith to be appropriately credit worthy in relation to the potential amount of such liabilities, any other Person that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower;
 

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(e)            as of the Closing Date, no Environmental Lien has attached to any property of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, no facts, circumstances or conditions exist that would result in such a Lien, except as would not individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(f)              neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is undertaking, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, as of the Closing Date, any investigation or assessment or Remedial Action relating to any actual or threatened release of Hazardous Materials at any location or disposal site, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any Environmental Law that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and all Hazardous Materials generated, used, treated, handled or stored at, or transported to or from, any property currently or, during the period of ownership or operation by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries have been disposed of by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in a manner that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

5.10             Insurance.   The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured in such amounts (after giving effect to any self‑insurance compatible with the following standards), with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

5.11              Taxes.   The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal and all material state and other tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all material Federal, state and other taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are not yet due or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.  There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.12              ERISA Compliance.

(a)              Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification.  Each Loan Party and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan, except for instances which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 

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(b)         There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due and diligent investigation, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)              (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard has been filed with respect to any Pension Plan; (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any material liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any material liability (and to the knowledge of the Borrower after due  and diligent investigation, no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Sections 4201 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) no Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction described in Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA, except, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (v) above, for instances which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)              With respect to each scheme or arrangement mandated by a government other than the United States (a “ Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement ”), any employer and employee contributions required by applicable Law or by the terms of such Foreign Government Scheme or Arrangement have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with appropriate accounting practices, except for instances of noncompliance which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

5.13              Subsidiaries; Equity Interests.   As of the Closing Date and as of each date for which Schedule 5.13 has been supplemented in accordance with Section 6.02(i):  (i) the Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such material Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non‑assessable and are owned by the Borrower and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral Documents and liens permitted under Section 7.01(c); (ii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have no Investments constituting Equity Interests in any Person other than (x)  Subsidiaries and (y) those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13; (iii) set forth on Part (c) of Schedule 5.13 is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of the Closing Date (as to each Loan Party) the jurisdiction of its incorporation, the address of its principal place of business and its U.S. taxpayer identification number or, in the case of any non‑U.S. Loan Party that does not have a U.S. taxpayer identification number, its unique identification number issued to it by the jurisdiction of its incorporation; and (iv) the charter of each Loan Party and each amendment thereto is valid and in full force and effect.
 

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5.14             Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a)              The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U.

(b)          None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.15              Disclosure.   No report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) 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 materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material.

5.16              Sanctions.   No Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any Related Party, (i) is currently the subject of any Sanctions, (ii) is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction, (iii) has (within the previous five years) engaged in any transaction with any Person who was at the time of such transaction, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, the subject of Sanctions or who was located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or (iv) is included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, or any similar list enforced by any other relevant Sanctions authority.  The Transactions will not violate any applicable Sanctions.  No Borrowing or Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof will violate any applicable Sanctions.

5.17              Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.   Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries own, or have secured licenses for, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, and other intellectual property rights that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses (collectively, “ IP Rights ”).  To the knowledge of each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the use of the IP Rights in connection with such businesses do not materially infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any other Person.  To the knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries materially infringes upon any intellectual property rights held by any other Person.  No claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, threatened in writing, that, in either case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 

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5.18           Solvency.   On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions to be consummated on such date, the Loan Parties are, on a consolidated basis, Solvent.

5.19           Casualty, Etc.   Neither the business nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance) that could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.20           Perfection, Etc.   To the extent required by this Agreement and the Security Agreement, all filings and other actions to be taken pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents to perfect and protect the security interest in the Collateral created under the Collateral Documents have been duly made or taken or will be duly made or taken immediately after the Closing Date, and are in full force and effect, and the Collateral Documents create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid and, together with such filings and other actions, perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral subject to Specified Statutory Liens, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations, and all filings and other actions to be taken pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents to perfect and protect such security interest have been duly taken or will be duly made or taken immediately after the Closing Date.

5.21              Designated Senior Indebtedness.   The Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and all other Obligations constitute “senior indebtedness” as defined under any Material Debt Documents with respect to Material Debt that is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations.

5.22            Anti-Corruption Laws.   The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions, and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with such laws.  No Borrowing or Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof will violate the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions.

5.23              EEA Financial Institution.   Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.
 
 
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ARTICLE VI
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized), the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01 , 6.02 , 6.03 and 6.11 ) cause each Subsidiary to:

6.01              Financial Statements.   Deliver to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly furnish such information to the Lenders):

(a)              as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016), an audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related audited consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and

(b)              as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2016), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year‑end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d) , the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b) , but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) at the times specified therein.

6.02              Certificates; Other Information.   Deliver to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly thereafter furnish to the Lenders):
 

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(a)           concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) , a certificate of its independent certified public accountants certifying such financial statements and stating (which certificate and the statements contained therein may be limited in form, scope and substance to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines in effect from time to time and to the extent delivery of any such certificate is permitted pursuant to such rules or guidelines) that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default existed as of the date of such statements or, if any such Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

(b)           concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) , a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, and in the event of any change in generally accepted accounting principles used in the preparation of such financial statements, the Borrower shall also provide, if necessary for the determination of compliance with Section 7.10 , a statement of reconciliation conforming such financial statements to GAAP;

(c)            concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) , a consolidated budget and annual forecast for the then current fiscal year (such budget and forecast to be prepared on a quarterly basis for the next ensuing four fiscal quarters);

(d)              promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(e)              promptly after the furnishing or receipt thereof (i) copies of any material statement or material report furnished to any holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or of any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any Material Debt Document (relating to Material Debt incurred under Section 7.02(c) or (d) ) and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02 , and (ii) copies of all notices, requests, demands, waivers, forbearances and other documents received by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries under or pursuant to any Material Debt Document with respect to any event, development or circumstance that could be adverse in any material respect (including the occurrence of any default) to (A) the Borrower, any Material Subsidiaries or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (B) the rights, interests and remedies of the Secured Parties under any of the Loan Documents; and, from time to time upon request by the Administrative Agent, such information and reports regarding such Material Debt Document as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
 

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(f)              as soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, a report summarizing the insurance coverage (specifying type, amount and carrier) in effect for each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries and containing such additional information as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably specify;

(g)        promptly and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non‑U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any formal investigation or other formal inquiry by such agency regarding financial or other operational results of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

(h)        promptly after any Loan Party receives any written notice of any Environmental Action against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that, in each case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, copies of such notice;

(i)              as soon as available and in any event within (A) 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, a report supplementing Schedules 5.08(c) and 5.13 hereto, including an identification of (1) all owned real property of the type described in Section 5.08(c) disposed of for $10,000,000 or more by any of the Loan Parties during such fiscal year (including the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state and sales prices thereof), (2) all owned real property acquired for $10,000,000 or more of the type described in Section 5.08(c) during such fiscal year (including the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, record owner, and purchase price thereof) and (3) a description of such other changes, if any, in the information included in such Schedules as may be necessary for such Schedules to be accurate and complete, (B) 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, amendments to each Schedule referred to in Section 9 of the Security Agreement to add any additional information or change any information required to ensure the representations and warranties contained therein are true and correct in all material respects and (C) 10 days after the creation or acquisition of any Domestic Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by a Guarantor or of any event that results in a Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party being or becoming (whether through acquisition, creation or otherwise) a Material Subsidiary and not an Excluded Subsidiary, notice of such occurrence; and

(j)            promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 , if any; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and each Agent have access (whether a commercial, third‑party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent) or posted on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov/; provided that the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or by customary electronic or Internet postings) the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions of such documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or maintaining its copies of such documents.
 

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The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (i) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers will, subject to Section 10.07 , make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, the “ Borrower Materials ”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or a substantially  similar electronic transmission system (the “ Platform ”) and (ii) certain of the Lenders (each, a “ Public Lender ”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non‑public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market‑related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities.  The Borrower hereby agrees that (A) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (B) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non‑public information with respect to the Borrower or its respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws ( provided , however , that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07 ); (C) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Investor”; and (D) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Investor”.

6.03              Notices.   Promptly after any Responsible Officer obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:

(a)              of the occurrence of any Default;

(b)             (i) of any Environmental Action that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) of any other matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)              the occurrence of any material ERISA Event;

 
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(d)              of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary; and

(e)          of (i) the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipt for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory repayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(i) or (ii) the occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) .

Each notice pursuant to this Section, other than notices under clauses (d) and (e) above, shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.  Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

6.04              Payment of Obligations.   Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities including all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless (a) the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary or (b) the failure to so pay or discharge could not in the aggregate be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.05              Preservation of Existence, Etc.   (a)  Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; and (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.06              Maintenance of Properties.   Subject to Section 7.05, (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.07              Maintenance of Insurance.   (a) Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower insurance with respect to its properties and business, subject to the provisions of Section 12 of the Security Agreement, against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.

(b)              If any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a Special Flood Hazard Area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then the applicable Loan Party shall (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
 

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6.08              Compliance with Laws.   Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including Environmental Laws) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.09             Books and Records.   (a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which entries that are full, true and correct entries in all material respects and in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be.

6.10              Inspection Rights.   Permit representatives and independent contractors of each Agent and each Lender at the Lender’s own expense to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom (subject to applicable governmental confidentiality and secrecy Laws and requirements), and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent public accountants at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided   that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default; provided, further, however, that when a Specified Default exists any Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice.

6.11            Use of Proceeds.   Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document, including (a) in the case of the Initial Credit Extension, (i) to effectuate the Honeywell Dividend and (ii) to pay fees, costs and expenses in connection with the Transactions and (b) in the case of Credit Extensions under the Revolving Credit Facility on or after the Closing Date, (i) for providing working capital to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (ii) for financing Capital Expenditures and Acquisitions and (iii) for other lawful corporate purposes.

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(a)            Upon (x) the request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default or (y) (A) the delivery of the report (the “ Report ”) required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(i) indicating the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), (B) the delivery of a Compliance Certificate indicating that a Domestic Subsidiary previously determined to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary is no longer an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, or (C) the acquisition of any property by any Loan Party, and such property, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, shall not already be subject to a perfected first priority security interest subject to Specified Statutory Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, unless expressly excluded from being required to be the subject of such security interest by the terms of this Agreement or the terms of the Collateral Documents, then the Borrower shall, in each case at the Borrower’s expense:

(i)              in connection with the formation or acquisition of a Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or the determination that any Domestic Subsidiary previously determined to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary is no longer an Immaterial Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, within 30 days after the delivery of the Report, cause each such Subsidiary, and cause each direct and indirect parent of such Subsidiary that is the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary and not an Excluded Subsidiary (if it has not already done so), to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a guaranty or guaranty supplement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, guaranteeing the other Loan Parties’ obligations under the Loan Documents;

(ii)            within five Business Days after such request or after the delivery of the Report or such Compliance Certificate, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of the owned real properties having a purchase price (or in the case of a Specified Default, fair market value) of $10,000,000 or more;

(iii)           within 30 days after such request or after the delivery of the Report or such Compliance Certificate, duly execute and deliver, and cause each such new Loan Party to duly execute and deliver, to the Administrative Agent pledges, assignments, Security Agreement Supplements and other security agreements, as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including delivery of all Pledged Equity in and of such Subsidiary, and other instruments of the type specified in Section 4.01(a)(vi) ), securing payment of all the Obligations of the applicable Loan Party under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all such assets;

(iv)            within 30 days after such request or after the delivery of the Report or such Compliance Certificate, take, and cause such new Loan Party to take, whatever action (including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and the giving of notices) as may be necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and subsisting Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the pledges, assignments, Security Agreement Supplements and security agreements delivered pursuant to this Section 6.12 , enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms;
 

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(v)              substantially concurrently with the delivery of the documents set forth in clause (i) and (iii) above with respect to any Material Subsidiary, if the Administrative Agent shall request such delivery in connection with such transactions, deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the guarantees, pledges and grants by such Subsidiary (including customary corporate opinions with respect to such Subsidiary) and the related recordings, filings, notices, endorsements and other actions being sufficient to create valid perfected Liens on such properties, and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

(vi)              [reserved]; and

(vii)              promptly execute and deliver any and all further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as required by the Security Agreement and at any time and from time to time as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in obtaining the full benefits of, or in perfecting and preserving the Liens of, such guaranties, pledges, assignments, Security Agreement Supplements and security agreements.

(b)              Any Subsidiary or Excluded Joint Venture that is not a Guarantor that becomes a guarantor with respect to any Material Debt of any Loan Party shall comply with Section 6.12(a) as if it were a newly formed Domestic Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is a Material Subsidiary and not an Excluded Subsidiary.

(c)              Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) any time period provided in this Section 6.12 may be extended by the Administrative Agent acting in its sole discretion and (ii) unless (A) a Specified Default has occurred and is continuing or (B) a Loan Party has acquired material Intellectual Property (as defined in the Security Agreement) during the period covered by the applicable Report, in no event shall the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries be required after the Closing Date to execute, prepare, deliver or otherwise provide any IP Security Agreement Supplements (whether in connection with the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary or the acquisition or creation of any property by any Loan Party) or take any similar or other further action in respect of any Intellectual Property (as defined in the Security Agreement).

6.13            Further Assurances.   Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Loan Document, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re‑record, file, re‑file, register and re‑register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to do so. In the event of the application of Section 6.16(b), the provisions of this Section shall apply with equal force to Mortgages and Mortgaged Property.
 

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6.14              Delivery of Environmental Information.   At the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, deliver copies of submissions to Governmental Authorities with respect to material Environmental Actions, material Remedial Actions, material violations of, or material investigations by Governmental Authorities of which the Borrower has knowledge with respect to, Environmental Laws or asserted material Environmental Liabilities at material real properties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

6.15             Anti-Corruption Laws.   Conduct its businesses in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with such laws.

6.16              Mortgages and Real Property.   If either (i) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.75:1.00 (or with respect to any fiscal quarter of the Borrower during such period for which a Consolidated Leverage Ratio Increase has been elected, 3.25:1.00) or (ii) as of the last day of any two consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.50:1.00 (or with respect to any fiscal quarter of the Borrower during such period for which a Consolidated Leverage Ratio Increase has been elected, 3.00:1.00), then in either such case, upon the request of the Administrative Agent (in each case, as may be requested, which may include the Administrative Agent acting at the request or direction of the Required Lenders) and at all times thereafter:

(a)              identify to the Administrative Agent each parcel of real property owned by a Loan Party with a fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Loan Party) in excess of $10,000,000 (each a “ Material Owned Real Property ”) within 10 days of any such request (or, with respect to real property that becomes (whether by acquisition or otherwise) Material Owned Real Property after the initial date of such request, within 10 days of the Borrower having knowledge of such real property constituting Material Owned Real Property);

(b)              notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, within 90 days of any request therefor, provide to the Administrative Agent (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Owned Real Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Material Owned Real Property (together with UCC fixture filings if requested by the Administrative Agent) provided that if the jurisdiction in which any applicable Mortgaged Property is located imposes a mortgage recording, intangibles or similar Tax, or if there are other local or state impediments to the Mortgage securing the full amount of the Obligations, the principal amount secured by such Mortgage shall be limited to secure a maximum amount acceptable to the Administrative Agent but in any event not to exceed 100% of the fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance in the amount equal to the fair market value of such Mortgaged Property, as determined by the Borrower in its reasonable discretion, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the “ Title Company ”) insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such endorsements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, together with evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of payment of all expenses and premiums of the Title Company and all other sums required in connection with the issuance of each title policy and all recording and stamp taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes) payable
 
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in connection with recording the Mortgages in the appropriate real estate records, (iii) such affidavits, certificates, information and instruments of indemnification as shall be reasonably required to induce the Title Company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated above and which are reasonably requested by such Title Company, (iv) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each such Mortgaged Property located in the United States (delivered to each Lender at least 10 days prior to the filing of any Mortgage), (v) if any such Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards, evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under applicable Law, including Regulation H of the Board of Governors and the other Flood Insurance Laws and as required under Section 6.07(b) together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the applicable Loan Party relating to such Mortgaged Property (such evidence to be delivered to the Lenders at least 10 days prior to the filing of any Mortgage), (vi) to the extent in the possession of any applicable Loan Party, an ALTA survey for each such Mortgaged Property, together with an affidavit of no change, if applicable, in favor of the Title Company, and (vii) legal opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to the mortgagor of such Mortgage and the enforceability and perfection of the applicable Mortgage, and the applicability of any mortgage recording, stamp or documentary taxes, and the applicability of any usury laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
 

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ARTICLE VII
NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (other than any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized), the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

7.01           Liens.   Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(a)              Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b)            Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.01(b) and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (i) the property covered thereby is not changed other than the addition of proceeds, products, accessions and improvements to such property on customary terms, (ii) the amount of the obligations secured thereby is not increased except, in respect of Indebtedness, if permitted by Section 7.02(e) , (iii) no additional Loan Party shall become a direct or contingent obligor of the obligations secured thereby and (iv) any modification, replacement, renewal or extension of the obligations secured or benefited thereby is permitted by Section 7.02(e) ;

(c)              Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges which are not yet due, which have become due but are not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(d)            landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person;

(e)            pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA (or, with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, the Code);

(f)         pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), construction bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 

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(g)          easements, rights‑of‑way, zoning, encroachments, protrusions and similar restrictions and other similar encumbrances or title defects which do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

(h)              Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

(i)              Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(g) ; provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property except for accessions to such property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the proceeds and products thereof, (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of the property being acquired, constructed or improved on the date such Indebtedness is incurred and (iii) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any Collateral or assets other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases (except for accessions to such assets); provided   that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;

(j)              Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired, merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower or becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or on any property acquired, in each case, in connection with any Acquisition permitted under Section 7.03(f) ; provided that such Liens were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or Investment and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person acquired, merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or such Subsidiary or acquired by the Borrower or such Subsidiary and the obligations secured thereby are permitted under Section 7.02(i) ;

(k)              (i) Liens created by any Loan Party in favor of any other Loan Party and (ii) Liens created by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

(l)          (i) precautionary Uniform Commercial Code filings by lessors under operating leases covering solely the property subject to such leases and (ii) Uniform Commercial Code filings in respect of Liens permitted under this Section 7.01 ;

(m)              [reserved];

(n)              other Liens securing obligations outstanding in an aggregate amount at any time not to exceed (i) $140,000,000 less (ii) the sum (without duplication) of (A) the aggregate face amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility as of such date plus (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 7.02(g) as of such date;

(o)              Liens on any segregated and identifiable proceeds of any assets subject to a Lien permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section 7.01 to the extent the documents governing such Liens expressly provide therefor or such Liens arise as a matter of law;
 

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(p)              Liens arising solely by virtue of any contractual, statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set‑off or similar rights;

(q)              Liens on assets of a Foreign Subsidiary that do not constitute Collateral and which secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Subsidiary (or of another Foreign Subsidiary) that are permitted to be incurred under this Agreement; and

(r)          Liens on accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment and related assets of a Securitization Subsidiary incurred in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction.

7.02              Indebtedness.   Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a)              Indebtedness under the Loan Documents, provided that the aggregate face amount of the letters of credit outstanding under the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility shall not at any time exceed (i) $140,000,000 less (ii) the sum (without duplication) of (A) the aggregate amount of outstanding obligations secured by Liens incurred under Section 7.01(n) as of such date plus (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 7.02(g) as of such date;

(b)              [reserved];

(c)              so long as (i) no Default is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence thereof (and any other transaction (including any incurrence, assumption or repayment of other Indebtedness) in connection therewith), the Borrower would have been in compliance with the Consolidated Leverage Ratio covenant set forth in Section 7.10(b) for the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered and (iii) the aggregate outstanding amount thereof does not exceed $25,000,000 at any time, Indebtedness of any Loan Party that (A) is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (B) has a scheduled maturity no earlier than the date that is 91 days after the latest scheduled maturity of any Facility, (C) has no scheduled amortization or mandatory prepayment or redemption (including at the option of the holders thereof) except customary provisions for offers to purchase upon a change of control or an asset sale, (D) has covenants and defaults that are customary for similar Indebtedness in light of then-prevailing market conditions and (E) which may be guaranteed by the Loan Parties on the same subordination terms as in clause (A) above; provided , that if such Indebtedness is to be in the form of subordinated Indebtedness convertible into common Equity Interests of the Borrower, such convertible Indebtedness may have customary conversion and voluntary or mandatory redemption provisions for convertible debt securities which may be payable in (x) common Equity Interests of the Borrower at any time or (y) in cash only if exercisable by the Borrower or the holders thereof after a date that is 91 days after the latest scheduled maturity of any Facility;

(d)              so long as (i) no Default is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence thereof (and any other transaction (including any incurrence, assumption or repayment of other Indebtedness) in connection therewith), the Borrower would have been in compliance with a Consolidated Leverage Ratio level 0.25:1.00 lower than the then applicable covenant level set forth in Section 7.10(b) for the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered, unsecured Indebtedness of any Loan Party (which may be guaranteed by the Guarantors) that (A) has a scheduled maturity no earlier than the date that is 91 days after the latest scheduled maturity of any Facility, (B) has no scheduled amortization or mandatory prepayment or redemption (including at the option of the holders thereof) except customary offers to purchase upon a change of control or an asset sale, and (C) has covenants and defaults that are customary for similar Indebtedness in light of then-prevailing market conditions; provided , that if such Indebtedness is to be in the form of Indebtedness convertible into common Equity Interests of the Borrower, such convertible Indebtedness may have customary voluntary or mandatory redemption provisions for convertible debt securities which may be payable in (x) common Equity Interests of the Borrower at any time or (y) in cash only if exercisable by the Borrower or the holders thereof after a date six months after the latest scheduled maturity of any Facility;
 

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(e)              Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.02(e) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest thereon, any premium paid and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; provided further that the terms relating to principal amount, amortization, maturity, collateral (if any) and subordination (if any), covenants and events of default in the documentation governing any such extending, refunding or refinancing Indebtedness shall not be materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Loan Parties or the Lenders than the terms of any agreement or instrument governing the Indebtedness being extended, refunded or refinanced;

(f)            (i) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) Indebtedness of (A) any Loan Party owing to any other Loan Party, (B) of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owed to (1) any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (2) any Loan Party in respect of an Investment permitted under Section 7.03(b) and (C) of any Loan Party to any Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party; provided , that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party in this clause (f)(ii)(C) must be expressly subordinated to the Obligations;

(g)            Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Leases and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i) ; provided , however , that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding shall not exceed (i) $140,000,000 less (ii) the sum (without duplication) of (A) the aggregate face amount of letters of credit outstanding under the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility as of such date plus (B) the aggregate amount of outstanding obligations secured by Liens incurred under Section 7.01(n) as of such date;
 

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(h)           obligations in respect of surety bonds and similar instruments (excluding letters of credit, bank guaranties and bankers’ acceptances) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(i)              Indebtedness assumed in connection with or resulting from an Acquisition permitted under Section 7.03 ; provided that (i) such Indebtedness was not created or incurred in contemplation of or in connection with such Acquisition and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness outstanding at any time shall not exceed $25,000,000 (in the aggregate for the Borrower and all Subsidiaries);

(j)              Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.02 in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $50,000,000; and

(k)          obligations of Securitization Subsidiaries under or in respect of Qualified Securitization Transactions in an aggregate amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $50,000,000.

7.03              Investments.  Make or hold any Investments, except:

(a)              Investments held by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(b)              (i) Investments of the Borrower in any Guarantor, (ii) Investments of any Guarantor in the Borrower or another Guarantor, (iii) Investments by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and (iv) Investments by any Loan Party in any Foreign Subsidiary or any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided that Investments under this clause (b)(iv) shall also constitute an Investment under, and be required to satisfy the limits set forth in, Section 7.03(g) ; provided , that (A) in the case of Investments permitted under this Section 7.03(b)(iv) that are comprised of the purchase or acquisition of entities that are or become Loan Parties with at least 80% of EBITDA of all entities so acquired or purchased in the aggregate, the portion of the aggregate amount of cash or property provided by Loan Parties to make any such purchase or acquisition that is attributable to EBITDA in respect of entities that are not or do not become Loan Parties shall also be permitted without the use of the amounts available pursuant to Section 7.03(g) and (B) in the case of Investments permitted under this Section 7.03(b)(iv) that are comprised of the purchase or acquisition of entities that are or become Loan Parties with less than 80% of EBITDA of all entities so acquired or purchased in the aggregate, only the portion of the aggregate amount of cash or property provided by Loan Parties to make any such purchase or acquisition that is attributable to EBITDA in respect of entities that are not or do not become Loan Parties that is in excess of 20% shall be required to use the amounts available set forth in Section 7.03(g) ;

(c)              Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
 

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(d)            Investments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.03(d) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof; provided   that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment or as otherwise permitted by this Section 7.03 ;

(e)              Investments in Swap Contracts in the ordinary course of business not prohibited under Section 7.16 ;

(f)              Investments consisting of non-hostile Acquisitions; provided that, with respect to each Acquisition made pursuant to this Section 7.03(f) :

(i)              (A) each applicable Loan Party and any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary shall, or will within the times specified therein, have complied with the applicable requirements of Section 6.12 to the extent required thereby and (B) the aggregate amount of cash or property provided by Loan Parties to make any such purchase or acquisition of assets that are not purchased or acquired (or do not become owned) by a Loan Party or in Equity Interests in Persons that do not become Loan Parties upon consummation of such purchase or acquisition shall constitute an Investment under, and be required to satisfy the limits set forth in Section 7.03(g) ; provided , that (A) in the case of Investments permitted under this Section 7.03(f) that are comprised of the purchase or acquisition of entities that are or become Loan Parties with at least 80% of EBITDA of all entities so acquired or purchased in the aggregate, the portion of the aggregate amount of cash or property provided by Loan Parties to make any such purchase or acquisition that is attributable to EBITDA in respect of entities that are not or do not become Loan Parties shall also be permitted without the use of the amounts available pursuant to Section 7.03(g) and (B) in the case of Investments permitted under this Section 7.03(f) that are comprised of the purchase or acquisition of entities that are or become Loan Parties with less than 80% of EBITDA of all entities so acquired or purchased in the aggregate, only the portion of the aggregate amount of cash or property provided by Loan Parties to make any such purchase or acquisition that is attributable to EBITDA in respect of entities that are not or do not become Loan Parties that is in excess of 20% shall be required to use the amounts available set forth in Section 7.03(g) ;

(ii)              the lines of business of the Person to be (or the property and assets of which are to be) so purchased or otherwise acquired shall be in, or substantially related to, the existing industries of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or shall be reasonably similar, incidental or complementary thereto and reasonable extensions thereof; and

(iii)              immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Acquisition and any other transaction in connection therewith (including any disposition and/or incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness) (A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (B ) the Borrower is in compliance with the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio then set forth in Section 7.10(a) and (C) (1) if the Borrower has elected a Consolidated Leverage Ratio Increase with respect to such Acquisition, the Borrower is in compliance with the Consolidated Leverage Ratio covenant level then set forth in Section 7.10(b), without giving effect to the step-up or (2) if otherwise, the Borrower is in compliance with a Consolidated Leverage Ratio level at 0.25:1.00 lower than the then applicable covenant level then set forth in Section 7.10(b) and (D), with compliance with the foregoing clauses (B) and (C) being demonstrated in reasonable detail by the Borrower ( it being understood that for the purposes of this Section 7.03(f) , pro forma compliance with respect to Section 7.10 shall be computed for the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered);
 

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(g)              Investments by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.03 in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $80,000,000 and 9.52% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower (determined as of the end of the prior fiscal year) less an amount equal to the aggregate fair market value of any Guarantors that have been merged into non-Guarantor Subsidiaries pursuant to the proviso to Section 7.04(a)(ii) (with such fair market value to be determined at the time of the applicable merger); provided that, each Investment made pursuant to this Section 7.03(g) shall either (x) be permitted under Section 7.03(b)(iv) or 7.03(f) or (y) with respect thereto:

(i)              such Investment shall be in Persons, property and assets which are part of, or in lines of business which are in, or substantially related to, the existing industries of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or are reasonably similar, incidental or complementary thereto and reasonable extensions thereof ;

(ii)              any determination of the amount of such Investment shall include all cash consideration and noncash consideration (including the fair market value of all Equity Interests issued or transferred to the sellers thereof, all write‑downs of property and assets and reserves for liabilities with respect thereto) paid by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with such Investment; and

(iii)         immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Investment (and any other transaction (including any incurrence, assumption or repayment of any Indebtedness) in connection therewith), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided that pro forma compliance with respect to Section 7.10 shall be computed for the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered;

(h)              Investments by the Borrower in respect of, including by way of any contributions to, any employee benefit, pension or retirement plan, including any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
 

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(i)              Investments in connection with the Transactions to be made on or promptly after the Closing Date;

(j)              Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02 , provided that any Guarantee by a Loan Party of the Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be required to be permitted as an Investment in such non-Loan Party by Section 7.03(b)(iv) ; and

(k)              Investments in or relating to a Securitization Subsidiary that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower are necessary or advisable to effect any Qualified Securitization Transaction or any repurchase obligation in connection therewith.

7.04            Fundamental Changes.   Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of a Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

(a)          any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries; provided that when any Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary, a Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person unless at the time of such merger an Investment in an amount equal to the fair market value of the applicable Guarantor would be permitted to be made under Section 7.03(b)(iv) (including the proviso thereto);

(b)              any Loan Party may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party;

(c)              any Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party may dispose of all or substantially all its assets to (i) another Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party or (ii) to a Loan Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of a Disposition which is in the nature of a liquidation); and

(d)              in connection with any Acquisition permitted under Section 7.03(f) , any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it.

7.05              Dispositions.  Make any Disposition, except:

(a)             Dispositions of (i) obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business or (ii) property which the Borrower in good faith determines is no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(b)               Dispositions of inventory and immaterial assets in the ordinary course of business;

(c)              Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are, within 365 days after such Disposition, applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
 

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(d)           Dispositions of property by (x) the Borrower to any Guarantor and (y) any Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a wholly owned Subsidiary; provided that for Dispositions described in clause (y) above, if the transferor of such property is a Guarantor, (i) the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor and (ii) to the extent such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.03 ;

(e)              (i) Dispositions permitted by Sections 7.04 or 7.06 and (ii) the grant of any Lien permitted by Section 7.01 ;

(f)              (i) Dispositions of cash or Cash Equivalents and (ii) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

(g)              Non‑exclusive licenses of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business;

(h)              concurrently with the acquisition of any fixed or capital assets, the sale and leaseback thereof so long as such lease is an operating lease and such acquisition, sale and leaseback transaction was entered into in order to obtain favorable pricing of such assets; and

(i)              Dispositions by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05 ; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) the aggregate fair market value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (i) during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower in any one fiscal year and 15% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower in the aggregate since the Closing Date (in each case, determined as of the date of the most recently delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01 or, prior to the first delivery of such financial statements, the Audited Financial Statements) and (iii) the price for such asset shall be paid to the Borrower or such Subsidiary for at least 75% cash consideration;

(j)              [reserved]; and

(k)          any Disposition of accounts, payments, receivables, rights to future lease payments or residuals or similar rights to payment to a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with any Qualified Securitization Transaction;

provided , however , that any (i) Disposition pursuant to Section 7.05(a)(ii) , Section 7.05(b) through Section 7.05(f) (other than Section 7.05(d) and Section 7.05(e)(ii)), Section 7.05(i) and Section 7.05(k) shall be for fair market value, (ii) any Disposition of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.05(i) resulting in a Joint Venture shall only be permitted to the extent that the fair market value of the remaining Equity Interests in such Joint Venture is an Investment permitted under Section 7.03(g) and (iii) any Disposition of assets to another Person pursuant to Section 7.05(i) the consideration for which are Equity Interests or other interests of another Person resulting in a Joint Venture, shall only be permitted to the extent the fair market value of such assets would constitute an Investment permitted under Section 7.03(g) ; provided further , that no assets shall be Disposed of under Section 7.05(i) in connection with an asset securitization transaction (including any Securitization Transaction).
 

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7.06              Restricted Payments.   Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would result therefrom:

(a)              each Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to wholly owned Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non‑wholly owned Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any Subsidiary and to each other owner of capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests);

(b)              each Subsidiary of the Borrower may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;

(c)              the Borrower and each Subsidiary may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or other common Equity Interests with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other common Equity Interests;

(d)           the Borrower may make Restricted Payments so long as (i) the Material Debt Documents then outstanding, if any, would permit such Restricted Payment, (ii)  after giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payments (and any other transaction (including any incurrence, assumption or repayment of any Indebtedness) in connection therewith) , the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have at least $50,000,000 of available Liquidity and (iii) if, after giving effect thereto, either (A) the pro forma Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio would be less than 2.00:1.00 or (B) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payments made pursuant to this subclause (iii)(B) would be less than the sum of (1) $100,000,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date plus (2) up to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale or issuance by the Borrower of any of its Equity Interests since the Closing Date plus (3) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income since the Closing Date;

(e)              the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments on or promptly after the Closing Date in connection with the Transactions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Honeywell Dividend); and

(f)              the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.02(c) (including refinancings thereof).

7.07              Change in Nature of Business.   Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business reasonably similar, incidental or complementary thereto and reasonable extensions thereof.
 

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7.08              Transactions with Affiliates.   Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (a) transactions between or among any Loan Parties or Subsidiaries, (b) Restricted Payments permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.06, (c) issuances of securities or other payments pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, indemnification agreements, stock options and stock ownership plans approved by the board of directors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, (d) the grant of stock options or similar rights to employees and directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to plans approved by the board of directors of the Borrower, (e) loans or advances to employees in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practices of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under Section 7.03, but in any event not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any one time, (f) the payment of reasonable fees and expenses and the provision of customary indemnities to directors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries who are not employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and (g) the Transactions.

7.09              Burdensome Agreements.   Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to or to make Investments in the Borrower or any Guarantor, except for (A) any agreement in effect on the Closing Date or at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower, (B) any agreement representing Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.02 and (C) any agreement in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 7.05, (ii) of any Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower other than any document governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(c), (d) or (i) so long as the applicable provisions thereof are no more restrictive in any material respect, taken as a whole, than this Agreement or (iii) of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens securing the Obligations on property of such Person other than (A) any document governing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(g) solely to the extent any such negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness, (B) customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions may relate to the assets subject thereto, (C) any agreement representing Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.02, solely to the extent that such restriction applies only to property of such Subsidiary that secured such Indebtedness, (D) restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 or 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit or (E) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, or (b) requires the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person other than customary provisions in any applicable agreement referred to in clause (a)(iii) above so long such agreements do not require the grant of a Lien to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure any obligations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries with respect to any of the Loan Documents.
 

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7.10              Financial Covenants.

(a)              Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio.   Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than 3.00:1.00.

(b)              Consolidated Leverage Ratio.   Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter to be greater than the level set forth opposite such fiscal quarter:

Fiscal Quarter ending:
Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio
September 30, 2016 through and including March 31, 2018
3.00:1.00
June 30, 2018 through and including March 31, 2019
2.75:1.00
June 30, 2019 and each fiscal quarter thereafter
2.50:100

; provided that, at the Borrower’s option, the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted by this clause (b) may be increased by 0.50:1.00 (each such election, a “ Consolidated Leverage Ratio Increase ”) for the four consecutive fiscal quarter ending dates (or such shorter time, as may be elected by the Borrower) immediately following the consummation of any Acquisition permitted under Section 7.03(f) with consideration in excess of $50,000,000; provided   further that, in any event (without regard to the making of more than one such Acquisition), the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted by this clause (b) must return to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio level provided for in the above table for at least one fiscal quarter ending immediately following such four consecutive fiscal quarter period (or such shorter time, if elected by the Borrower).

7.11              Sanctions.   Directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that would result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender or otherwise) of Sanctions.

7.12              Amendments of Organization Documents.   Amend any of its Organization Documents in a manner that materially adversely affects the rights of the Agents or the Lenders under the Loan Documents on their ability to enforce the same.

7.13              Accounting Changes.   Make any change in (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by generally accepted accounting principles or (b) fiscal year.
 

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7.14              Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness.   Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any subordinated Indebtedness (other than interest payments), except the refinancing of subordinated Indebtedness with other Indebtedness to the extent permitted under Section 7.02(c) or (d) and except to the extent permitted under Section 7.06(d).

7.15              Anti-Corruption Laws.   Directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other applicable jurisdictions.

7.16              Speculative Transactions.   Engage, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage, in any transaction involving Swap Contracts, including commodity options or futures contracts, which are speculative in nature and not in the ordinary course of business.

7.17              Capital Expenditures.   Make Capital Expenditures in any fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016) exceeding in the aggregate the greater of (x) $125,000,000 and (y) 80% of Consolidated EBITDA for the prior fiscal year (such amount for any fiscal year being referred to as the “CapEx Amount” for such fiscal year); provided that (a) the portion of the CapEx Amount for any fiscal year that has not been expended to make Capital Expenditures during such fiscal year may be carried over for expenditure in the next succeeding fiscal year and (b) Capital Expenditures made during any fiscal year shall be deemed to use, first, any portion of the CapEx Amount for the preceding fiscal year that has been carried over to such fiscal year pursuant to clause (a) above and, second, the CapEx Amount for such fiscal year.

7.18              Use of Proceeds.   Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.

ARTICLE VIII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

8.01              Events of Default.   Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a)              Non‑Payment.   The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to (i) pay when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation or (ii) pay within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b)              Specific Covenants.   The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of 6.03(a) , 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower), 6.11 or Article VII ; or
 

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(c)              Other Defaults.   Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party shall have become aware of each failure; or

(d)              Representations and Warranties.   Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect (or in any respect, to the extent any such representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact is qualified with “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or similar terms) when made or deemed made; or

(e)              Cross-Default.   Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary (i) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) after giving effect to any applicable grace period in respect of any Indebtedness (including Swap Contracts) or Guarantee of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate principal amount of more than the Threshold Amount, or (ii) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than any termination event or analogous provision in any Swap Contract), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; provided   that this clause (e)(ii) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder; or

(f)              Insolvency Proceedings, Etc.   Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries  institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
 

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(g)              Inability to Pay Debts.   Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due; or

(h)              Judgments.   There is entered against any Loan Party or any Subsidiary  (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such judgments or orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third‑party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage and is rated at least “A” by A.M. Best Company) or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have had, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i)              ERISA.   An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or

(j)            Invalidity of Loan Documents.   Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or

(k)              Change of Control.   There occurs any Change of Control; or

(l)            Collateral Document.   Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 or 6.12 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof or as expressly permitted thereby) cease to create a valid and perfected lien with the priority contemplated by the Collateral Documents (subject to Specified Statutory Liens) on and security interest in the Collateral purported to be covered thereby or any Loan Party shall so assert such invalidity or lack of perfection or priority, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements.

(m)              Failure to Consummate the Spin-Off and Pay the Honeywell Dividend. .  A failure, on or prior to October 4, 2016, to (i)  consummate the Spin-Off as described in the Form 10 filed by the Borrower with the SEC and declared effective on September 8, 2016 and (ii) pay (or make arrangements to pay) the Honeywell Dividend.
 

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8.02    Remedies upon Event of Default .  If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a)              declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b)              declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c)              require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to 105% of the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

(d)              exercise on behalf of itself, the other Agents, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it, the other Agents, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

provided , however , that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) or an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuers to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of any Agent or any Lender.

8.03              Application of Funds.   After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.16 and 2.17, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III , but excluding principal and interest under the Loans) payable to the Agents in their capacities as such ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause  First payable to them;

Second , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers (including Attorney Costs and amounts payable under Article III ), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause  Second payable to them;
 

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Third , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees, interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause  Third payable to them;

Fourth , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings and Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements and the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility, ratably among the Lenders, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause  Fourth held by them;

Fifth , to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuers, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.16 ;

Sixth , to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties owing under or in respect of the Loan Documents that are due and payable to the Agents and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agents and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last , the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Section 2.03(c) and 2.16 , amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause  Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur.  If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.  Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section 8.03 .

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements. Secured Hedge Agreements and any Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank or provider of such Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility, as the case may be.  Each Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank or provider of Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility not a party to the Credit Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
 
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ARTICLE IX
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

9.01              Appointment and Authority.

(a)              Each of the Lenders and each L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and each L/C Issuer and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

(b)            The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), and each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, Swing Line Lender (if applicable), potential Hedge Bank, potential Cash Management Bank and potential issuer under the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility and each L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and such L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co‑agents, sub‑agents and attorneys‑in‑fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including Section 10.04(c) , as though such co‑agents, sub‑agents and attorneys‑in‑fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

9.02              Rights as a Lender.   The Person serving as the Administrative 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 the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

9.03              Exculpatory Provisions.   The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
 

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(a)              shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b)              shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable Law, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of automatic stay provisions under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;

(c)              shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity;

(d)              shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02 ) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or an L/C Issuer; and

(e)            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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
 

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9.04              Reliance by Administrative Agent.   The Administrative 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 (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the 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.

9.05              Delegation of Duties.   The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub‑agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

9.06              Resignation of Administrative Agent.

(a)              The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower at all times other than during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) , (f) or (g) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “ Resignation Effective Date ”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender.  Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.
 

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(b)              If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and appoint a successor with the consent of the Borrower at all times other than during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) , (f) or (g) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “ Removal Effective Date ”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c)            With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section).  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub‑agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (a) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (b) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.
 

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(d)              Any resignation by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as an L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.  If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c) .  If Bank of America resigns as a Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of a Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c) .  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

9.07              Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.   Each Lender and each L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties 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 and each L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties 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.

9.08              Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.   In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a)                to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i) , 2.09 and 10.04 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
 

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(b)              to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04 .

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or L/C Issuer or in any such proceeding.

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (i) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject or (ii) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Law.  In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase).  In connection with any such bid (A) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid, (B) to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles ( provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (f) of Section 10.01 of this Agreement), (C) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to assign the relevant Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle pro rata by the Lenders, as a result of which each of the Lenders shall be deemed to have received a pro rata portion of any Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by such an acquisition vehicle on account of the assignment of the Obligations to be credit bid, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (D) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.
 

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9.09              Collateral and Guaranty Matters.   Without limiting the provisions of Section 9.09, the Lenders (including each in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank, a potential Hedge Bank and a potential provider of a Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility), the L/C Issuers and the other Secured Parties irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,

(a)              to release any Lien (including any Mortgage) on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations not yet due and payable and (B) obligations and liabilities under Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements and/or the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer shall have been made), (ii) that is Disposed of or to be Disposed of to a Person other than a Loan Party as part of or in connection with any sale or other transfer permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document or (iii) subject to Section 10.01 , if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders;

(b)              to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty (i) if such Person ceases to be a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder or (ii) if any Guarantor ceases to be a Domestic Subsidiary or if any Guarantor becomes a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, a Relevant Disregarded Entity or an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case for purposes of this subclause (ii) as a result of a transaction permitted pursuant to the proviso to Section 7.04(a) ; and

(c)              (i) to subordinate any Lien (including any mortgage) on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i) and (ii) to release any Liens on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document that is or becomes an Excluded Asset (as defined in the Security Agreement).

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.09 .  In each case as specified in this Section 9.09 , the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.09 .  In each case as specified in this Section 9.09 , the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment, security interest and Lien granted under the Collateral Documents, and, if applicable, return any possessory collateral or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.09 .
 

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The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

9.10              Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers.   Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page of this Agreement as a “co-syndication agent”, “bookrunner”, “joint lead arranger” or “documentation agent” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents other than, in the case of such Lenders, in its capacity, as applicable, as an Agent, a Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder.  Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

9.11              Certain Ancillary Products.   No Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank or provider of any Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility  that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any   Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements, Secured Hedge Agreements or Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank, Hedge Bank or provider of any Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility, as the case may be.
 


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ARTICLE X
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10.01          Amendments, Etc.   Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than any Secured Hedge Agreement, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility), and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a)              extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 ) without the written consent of such Lender (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

(b)            postpone any date scheduled for any payment of principal or interest under Sections 2.07 or 2.08 , or any date fixed by the Administrative Agent for the payment of fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest;

(c)              reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause  (E) of the third proviso to this Section 10.01 ) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided , however , that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;

(d)           change any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;

(e)          other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.05 , release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;
 

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(f)            release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Guarantor is permitted pursuant to Section 9.09 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);

(g)              amend, modify or waive any pro rata sharing provision of Section 2.05 , 2.09 , 2.12 or 2.13 , without the written consent of each Lender;

(h)              amend, modify or waive Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender adversely affected thereby; or

(i)              waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01 , without the written consent of each Lender;

and provided further that no amendment, waiver or consent shall (i) change the order of application of any reduction in the Commitments or any prepayment of Loans between the Facilities from the application thereof set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 2.05(b) , 2.06(b) or 8.03 , respectively, in any manner that materially and adversely affects the Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility or a Term Facility unless in writing and signed by the Required Revolving Credit Lenders and the applicable Required Term Lenders, as the case may be, under the adversely affected Facility or (ii) require the permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Facility at any time when all or a portion of the Term Facilities remains in effect unless in writing and signed by the applicable Required Term Lenders; and provided further that (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuers in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuers under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lenders in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lenders under this Agreement; (C) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by an Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, such Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (D)  Section 10.06(h) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification and (E) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended   without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender, and the Borrower may replace any Defaulting Lender with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) in accordance with Section 10.16 .  In the event that any amendment or waiver to this Agreement or any Loan Document or any consent to departure therefrom has been requested, such consent, waiver or amendment requires the consent of each Lender, each affected Lender or each affected Lender of a certain class in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or all Lenders with respect to a certain class of the Loans, the consent or the agreement of the Required Lenders, the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, or the Required Term Lenders, as applicable, has been obtained and any applicable Lender does not agree to such amendment, waiver or consent, the Borrower may replace any such Lender not agreeing to such amendment, waiver or consent in accordance with Section 10.16 so long as the proposed assignee has consented to, or has agreed to consent to, the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
 

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In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Replacement Term Loans (as defined below) to permit the refinancing of any outstanding tranche of Term Loans (such refinanced tranche of Term Loans, the “ Refinanced Term Loans ”) with a replacement term loan tranche (“ Replacement Term Loans ”) hereunder; provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount of such Replacement Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans, (b) the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans for such Replacement Term Loans shall not be higher than Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans for such Refinanced Term Loans, (c) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing (except to the extent of nominal amortization for periods where amortization has been eliminated as a result of prepayment of the applicable tranche of Term Loans), (d) the maturity date of such Replacement Term Loans shall not be shorter than the maturity date of such Refinanced Term Loans at the time of such refinancing, (e.) no Lender shall have any obligation to provide any Replacement Term Loans and (f.) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Term Loans shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Replacement Term Loans than those applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans, except to the extent necessary to provide for covenants and other terms applicable to any period after the latest final maturity of the applicable tranche of Term Loans in effect immediately prior to such refinancing.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.01 , the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may without the input or consent of the Lenders, effect amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate in the opinion of the Administrative Agent to effect the provisions of Sections 2.14 , 2.15 and 2.18 .

10.02         Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies.

(a)              General.   Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission).  All such written notices shall be mailed certified or registered mail, faxed or delivered (including by hand-delivery or overnight courier) to the applicable address, facsimile number or (subject to Section 10.02(b) ) electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
 

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(i)              if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and

(ii)              if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lenders.

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient).  Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b) below, shall be effective as provided in such clause (b) .

(b)              Electronic Communications.   Notices and other communications to the Lenders and L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including electronic-mail, FpML messaging and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or L/C Issuer has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent, any Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Borrower may each, 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.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e‑mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i)  of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c)              Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures.   Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or executed and delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission.  The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually‑signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually‑signed original thereof; provided , however , that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile document or signature.
 

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(d)              The Platform.   THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”   THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON‑INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic platform or electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided , however , that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Loan Party, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

(e)              Reliance by Agents and Lenders.   The Agents and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices, Committed Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.  All telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

(f)            Updated Notice Information, Etc.   Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and each Swing Line Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.  Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lenders.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non‑public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws .
 

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10.03         No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.   No failure by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any L/C Issuer or any Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13 ) or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided , further , that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) , (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13 , any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

10.04         Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a)              Costs and Expenses.   The Borrower agrees (i) to pay or reimburse each Agent for all reasonable out‑of‑pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation, negotiation, syndication, protection and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs, (ii) to pay or reimburse each L/C Issuer for all reasonable out-of-pocket (including all Attorney Costs) expenses incurred by such L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) to pay or reimburse each Agent and each Lender for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including with respect to the Loans and Letters of Credit, and including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, workout, restructuring or negotiations, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law), including all Attorney Costs.  The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, title insurance and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent and the cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by any Agent.  If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, including Attorney Costs and indemnities, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by any Agent or any Lender, in its sole discretion.
 

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(b)              Indemnification by the Borrower.   Whether or not the Transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (collectively the “ Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs, limited to (i) one primary counsel, representing all of the Indemnitees, taken as a whole, (ii) if necessary, of a single local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole and (iii) if necessary, one special counsel for each relevant specialty for all such Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm or counsel for each such affected Indemnitee)) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way, to the extent relating to or arising out of or in connection with (A) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (B) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any L/C Issuer 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), (C) any actual or alleged Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or (D) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties.  No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee have any liability for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date).  In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.04(b) applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, shareholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents is consummated.
 

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(c)              Reimbursement by Lenders.   To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under clause (a) or  (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub‑agent thereof), any Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub‑agent), such Swing Line Lender, such L/C Issuer or such Related Party, 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 (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender); 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 the Administrative Agent (or any such sub‑agent), such Swing Line Lender or such L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub‑agent), such Swing Line Lender or such L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity.  The obligations of the Lenders under this clause (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(e) .

(d)              Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.   To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the Borrower shall not assert, and the Borrower agrees that no Subsidiary of the Borrower that is an account party under any Letter of Credit shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for the Borrower’s 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, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in clause (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
 

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(e)              Payments.   All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f)              Survival.   The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 10.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lenders, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

10.05         Payments Set Aside.   To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, or any Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent, such Lender or such L/C Issuer in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and each L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

10.06           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, except that neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(b) , (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.06(f) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto 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, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)              Assignments by Lenders.   Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.06(b) , participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
 

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(i)              Minimum Amounts.

(A)              in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time owing to it under such Facility or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B)            in any case not described in clause (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of any Term Facility, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided , however , that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met;

(ii)              Proportionate Amounts.   Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to any Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non‑ pro rata basis;

(iii)              Required Consents.   No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

(A)              the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten Business Days after having received notice thereof;
 

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(B)              the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (1) any Term Commitment or Revolving Credit Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender or (2) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

(C)              the consent of the L/C Issuers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment that increases the obligation of the assignee to participate in exposure under one or more Letters of Credit (whether or not then outstanding); and

(D)              the consent of the Swing Line Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.

(iv)              Assignment and Assumption.   The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided , however , that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment.  The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v)              No Assignment to Certain Persons.   No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B) or (C) to a natural person (or a holding company investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person).

(vi)              Certain Additional Payments.   In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
 

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(vii)            Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.06(c) , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement 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 to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 , 3.04 , 3.05 and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment); provided , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause (b) 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 Section 10.06(d) .

(c)              Register.   The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender (with respect to its own Loans and Commitments only) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d)              Participations.   Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Swing Line Lender or any L/C Issuer, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, 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 Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); 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 Borrower, the
 
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Agents, the L/C Issuers 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.  For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.  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 this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that directly affects such Participant.  Subject to Section 10.06(e) , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 , 3.04 and 3.05   (subject to the requirements and limitations therein and the requirements under Section 10.14 , it being understood that the documentation required under Section 10.14 shall be delivered to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.06(b) ; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04 , with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.  Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08   as though it were a Lender; provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a nonfiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103‑1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
 
(e)              Limitations upon Participant Rights.   A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 , 3.04 or 3.05   than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent.  A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.01 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to be subject to the provisions of Section 3.06(b) and (c) as though it were a Lender.
 

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(f)              Certain Pledges.   Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(g)              Certain Definitions.   As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii) ); provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (i) a Lender, (ii) an Affiliate of a Lender or (iii) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

(h)              Special Purpose Funding Vehicles.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “ Granting Lender ”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “ SPC ”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof or, if it fails to do so, to make such payment to the Administrative Agent as is required under Section 2.12(c)(ii) .  Each Granting Lender shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each SPC to which it grants an option pursuant to this Section 10.06(h) and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of any Loan or portion thereof provided to the Borrower by such SPC (the “ SPC Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the SPC Register (including the identity of any SPC or any information relating to a SPC’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the SPC Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the SPC Register as the owner of the relevant interest for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining any SPC Register.  Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.04 ), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder.  The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender.  In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior debt 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 proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and with the payment of a processing fee of $3,500 (which processing fee may be waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
 

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(i)              Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Bank of America assigns all of its Commitments and Loans pursuant to Section 10.06(b) , Bank of America may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender.  In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders (who agree to serve, in their respective sole discretion) a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided , however , that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Bank of America as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.  If Bank of America resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c) ).  If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of a Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c) .  In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time any other L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, in its capacity as Lender, assigns all of its Commitments and Loans pursuant to Section 10.06(b) , such Lender may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender.  In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders (subject to such Lender’s acceptance of such appointment) a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided , however , that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such Lender as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.  If such Lender resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it and outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c) ).  If such Lender resigns as a Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of a Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c) .  Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
 

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10.07          Confidentiality.   Each of the Agents, each of the L/C Issuers and each of the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates, its auditors and its Related Parties (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 required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self‑regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners); (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 under any other Loan Document 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 Section 10.07, to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty or prospective counterparty (or such contractual counterparty’s or prospective counterparty’s professional advisor) to any credit derivative transaction relating to obligations of the Loan Parties; (g) on a confidential basis to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder; (h) with the consent of the Borrower; (i) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.07 or (ii) becomes available to any Agents, any L/C Issuer or any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower; or (j) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to the Loan Parties received by it from such Lender).  In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments, and the Credit Extensions.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non‑public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non‑public information and (c) it will handle such material non‑public information in accordance with applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Law.  For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from any Loan Party relating to any Loan Party or its business, other than any such information that is available to any Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party; provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party after the Closing Date, such information is clearly identified in writing at the time of delivery as confidential.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.07 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.
 

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10.08         Setoff.   In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party) 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 by, and other obligations at any time owing by, such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent, such L/C Issuer or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured, may be owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or such L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness, or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or indebtedness; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff .  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set‑off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.  The rights of the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer and each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent, such L/C Issuer, such Lender and their respective Affiliates may have.
 

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10.09         Interest Rate Limitation.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non‑usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “ Maximum Rate ”).  If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower.  In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

10.10         Counterparts.   This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document.  The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually‑signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic transmission.

10.11         Integration.   This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral, on such subject matter.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents, the L/C Issuers or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement.  Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

10.12         Survival of Representations and Warranties.   All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof.  Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by each Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
 

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10.13         Severability.   If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.13, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lenders, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

10.14         Tax Forms.

(a)              (i)  Any Lender or Administrative Agent that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (as applicable), at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 10.14(a)(ii)(A) , (ii)(B) , (ii)(D) and (ii)(E) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s or Administrative Agent’s reasonable judgment such completion (as applicable), execution or submission would subject such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as applicable).

(ii)              Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(A)              any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W‑9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;
 

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(B)              any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1)              in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W‑8BEN‑E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W‑8BEN‑E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2)              executed copies of IRS Form W‑8ECI;

(3)              in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M‑1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W‑8BEN‑E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); or

(4)              to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W‑8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W‑8ECI, IRS Form W‑8BEN‑E (or W-8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M‑2 or Exhibit M‑3 , IRS Form W‑9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit M‑4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C)              any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;
 

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(D)              if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D) , “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date; and

(E)              to the extent that it is able and legally entitled to do so, the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower on or prior to the date on which the Administrative Agent becomes the Administrative Agent under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), executed copies of (1) in the case of an Administrative Agent that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W‑9 certifying that the Administrative Agent is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding Tax or (2) in the case of an Administrative Agent that is not a U.S. Person, an applicable IRS Form W‑8.

Each Lender and the Administrative Agent agree that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (as applicable) in writing of its legal inability to do so.

For purposes of Section 3.01 and this Section 10.14 , the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA and the term “Lender” includes, as applicable, any L/C Issuer, Swing Line Lender and SPC (it being understood that any documentation required to be provided by an SPC under this Section 10.14 shall be delivered by the SPC to the Granting Lender).

10.15         No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.   In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that:  (a)(i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Arrangers are arm’s‑length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the other Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (ii) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b)(i) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each other Arranger is and has been acting solely as a principal with respect to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) neither the Administrative Agent, nor any other Lender or Arranger, has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, nor any other Lender or Lead Arranger, has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, any Lender and the other Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of the Transactions.
 

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10.16         Replacement of Lenders.   Under any circumstances set forth herein providing that the Borrower shall have the right to replace a Lender as a party to this Agreement, the Borrower may, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent and at its sole expense and effort, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to assign its Loans and Commitments (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance) pursuant to Section 10.06(b) to one or more other Lenders or Eligible Assignees procured by the Borrower.  Upon the making of any such assignment, the Borrower shall (a) pay in full any amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.05 and (b) provide appropriate assurances and indemnities (which may include letters of credit) to the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lenders as each may reasonably require with respect to any continuing obligation to fund participation interests in any L/C Obligations or any Swing Line Loans then outstanding; provided, however, that (i) each such assignment made as a result of a demand by the Borrower shall be arranged by the Borrower after consultation with the Administrative Agent and shall be an assignment or assignments pursuant to Section 10.06(b) of all of the rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement and (ii) no Lender shall be obligated to make any such assignment pursuant to Section 10.06(b) as a result of a demand by the Borrower unless and until such Lender shall have received one or more payments from either the Borrower or one or more Eligible Assignees in an aggregate amount at least equal to the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the advances owing to such Lender, together with accrued interest thereon to the date of payment of such principal amount and all other amounts payable to such Lender under this Agreement.  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

10.17         Governing Law.

(a)           THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 

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(b)              THE BORROWER, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT, AND WILL NOT PERMIT ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY TO, COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS 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, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION 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 IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER, ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c)              THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY 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 APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d)              EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 .  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
 

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10.18         Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury.   EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY 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 OR 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 PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON 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 AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

10.19         Binding Effect.   This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender, the Swing Line Lenders and the L/C Issuers that each such Lender, the Swing Line Lenders and the L/C Issuers has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders.

10.20         Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.   The words “execute,” “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumption, amendments or other modifications, Committed Loan Notices, Swing Line Loan Notices, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable Law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

10.21         USA PATRIOT Act Notice.   Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower 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 each Loan Parties, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.  The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti‑money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.
 

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10.22       Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)              the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender or L/C Issuer that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)              the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)              a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)           a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii)           the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

10.23         Judgment Currency.   If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given.  The obligation of each Loan Party in respect of any such sum due from it hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures 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 Administrative Agent from such Loan Party in the Agreement Currency, such Loan Party agrees, as a separate obligation and
 
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notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss.  If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to such Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
 
  ADVANSIX INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Erin N. Kane  
    Name: Erin N. Kane  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AdvanSix Inc. - Credit Agreement
 
 
 

 
 
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Patrick Devitt  
    Name: Patrick Devitt  
    Title: Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, an L/C
Issuer and a Swing Line Lender
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Denis L. Alvarez  
    Name: Denis L. Alvarez  
    Title: Senior Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ Pilip Mousin  
    Name: Pilip Mousin  
    Title: Executive Director  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ Johnetta Bush  
    Name: Johnetta Bush  
    Title: Vice President  
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ Susan Waters  
    Name: Susan Waters  
    Title: Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ Michael Richards  
    Name: Michael Richards  
    Title: Senior Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ David W. Dinella  
    Name: David W. Dinella  
    Title: Senior Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ Mark Irey  
    Name: Mark Irey  
    Title: Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  COMERICA BANK, as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ Timothy O’Rourke  
    Name: Timothy O’Rourke  
    Title: Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  BANKUNITED N.A., as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ John Wamboldt  
    Name: John Wamboldt  
    Title: Senior Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  VNB NEW YORK, LLC, as a Lender  
       
 
By:
/s/ Navin Choksi  
    Name: Navin Choksi  
    Title: Vice President  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Exhibit 10.5

August 19, 2016
 
Christopher Gramm
1944 E Sky Harbor Circle
Phoenix, AZ 85034

Dear Chris:

I am pleased to confirm our offer to you to become the Vice President and Financial Controller of AdvanSix (the “Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”) that may be spun off as an independent public company on or about November 15, 2016 (the actual spin off date is hereinafter referred to as the “Separation Date”). This offer is contingent on a successful completion of the spin. The Company will initially be based in or near Morris Plains, New Jersey. During this interim period you will also support Michael Preston in planning for the AdvanSix separation. The effective date of your promotion will be the Separation Date (“Effective Date”), subject to the terms and conditions of this letter agreement (“Agreement”).

In connection with your new role, you will be entitled to the following compensation and benefits package:

COMPENSATION

Base Salary: As of the Effective Date, your annual base salary will be increased to $270,000. After the Separation Date, your base salary shall adjusted by the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time.

Annual Incentive Compensation: Your initial target incentive compensation opportunity with the Company will be 35% of your annual cash base salary earnings during the year. For 2016, you will be eligible for an incentive compensation award from the Company for post-Separation Date earnings. Company incentive compensation awards are paid in the first quarter of the following year.

Annual Incentive Compensation From Honeywell: You will receive a 2016 incentive compensation award from Honeywell equal to 35% of your cash base salary earnings up through the Separation Date. Honeywell incentive compensation awards are paid in the first quarter of the following year.

Honeywell Growth Plan Units: Notwithstanding anything in the Stock Incentive Plan of Honeywell International Inc. and its Affiliates (the “Stock Incentive Plan”) and governing award agreements to the contrary, you will receive the second full installment of your award for the 2014-2015 Growth Plan performance cycle, payable as at the time awards are paid to other Growth Plan participants, anticipated to be in the first quarter of 2017. You will forfeit your 2016-2017 Growth Plan performance award.
 

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Honeywell Stock Options: Notwithstanding anything in the Stock Incentive Plan of Honeywell International Inc. and its Affiliates (the “Stock Incentive Plan”) and governing award agreements to the contrary, you will be treated as being employed by Honeywell through March 1, 2017 solely for purposes of determining your vested rights to any Honeywell stock options.  Any Honeywell stock options that have not vested as of March 1, 2017 shall be forfeited.  Moreover, you will have three (3) years from the Separation Date to exercise any vested Honeywell stock options.

Honeywell Restricted Stock Units:   Notwithstanding anything in the Stock Incentive Plan and governing award agreements to the contrary, you shall be treated as being employed by the Company through March 1, 2017 solely for purposes of determining your vested rights to any Honeywell restricted stock units.  Any Honeywell restricted stock units that have not vested as of March 1, 2017 shall be forfeited.

Sign-On Long-Term Incentive Awards From the Company:  You will be granted $575,000 worth of Company restricted stock units as of the Effective Date.  These restricted stock units will vest three years from the Effective Date, assuming you are still employed by the Company as of such date.  This sign-on grant is intended to replace forfeited Honeywell equity and growth plan units.

Annual Long-Term Incentive Awards From the Company:  You will be eligible for annual equity awards with an initial target of 100% of your Base Salary.  The size and mix of future awards will be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors.  The terms of all long-term incentive awards will be governed by the terms of the applicable stock plan and the relevant award agreements.

OTHER EXECUTIVE BENEFITS

You will also be entitled to the following Executive Benefits:

· Welfare and Retirement :  As provided to other employees of the Company (to be determined).

· Vacation :  As provided to other senior executives of the Company (to be determined).

· Executive Severance :  9 months of base salary continuation (based on plan provisions to be determined).

· Excess Liability Insurance :  As provided to other senior executives of the Company (to be determined).
 
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RELOCATION

A condition of the offer is that you agree to relocate to the Richmond, Virginia area.  You will be eligible for relocation assistance in accordance with the Company’s Executive Level relocation guidelines.

STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES FOR COMPANY OFFICERS

As an Executive Officer of the Company, you will be required to hold a multiple of your annual base salary in Company shares (to be determined by the Company) in accordance with the Company’s Stock Ownership Guidelines.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS

As a condition of this employment offer, you will be required to execute, in a form substantially similar to the corresponding Honeywell agreements, (i) the Company’s intellectual property agreement, and (ii) the Company’s noncompete agreement for senior executives” (“Noncompete Agreement”), prior to the Separation Date.

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER

Please indicate your acceptance of this offer by signing this letter in the space provided and returning it to me.

If you have any questions or need any further information about our offer, please contact me directly.
 
Congratulations,
 
 
Michael Preston
SVP, CFO
AdvanSix

Cc:  Jonathan Bellamy
 
Read and Accepted:



/s/ Christopher Gramm
 
8/19/16
Christopher Gramm
 
Date


All businesses experience changing conditions.  Accordingly, we reserve the right to change work assignments, reporting relationships and staffing levels to meet business needs, and your employment with Honeywell will be on an “at will” basis.  This means that there is no guarantee of employment for any specific period, and either you, the Company or Honeywell (as applicable) may terminate your employment at any time.

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Exhibit 10.6
 
 
 
2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
OF
ADVANSIX INC.
AND ITS AFFILIATES

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

1.1  Purpose. The purpose of this 2016 Stock Incentive Plan of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates (the “Plan”) is to enable the Company to achieve superior financial performance, as reflected in the performance of its Common Stock and other key financial or operating indicators by (a) providing incentives and rewards to certain employees and service providers who are in a position to contribute materially to the success and long-term objectives of the Company, (b) aiding in the recruitment and retention of employees and service providers of exceptional ability, (c) providing employees an opportunity to acquire or expand equity interests in the Company and (d) promoting the growth and success of the Company’s business by aligning the financial interests of employees and service providers with that of the other stockholders of the Company. Towards these objectives, the Plan provides for the grant of Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock, Other Stock-Based Awards, and Non-Share-Based Awards.

1.2 Effective Date; Stockholder Approval. The Plan is effective as of the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the distribution of its Shares by Honeywell International Inc. (the “Effective Date”), provided that the Plan shall have been adopted by the Board and approved by the Company’s sole stockholder in a manner that satisfies the requirements of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms have the following meanings:

2.1 “1933 Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the regulations and interpretations thereunder.

2.2 “Affiliate” means (a) any subsidiary of the Company of which at least 50 percent of the aggregate outstanding voting common stock or capital stock is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, (b) any other parent of a subsidiary described in clause (a), or (c) any other entity in which the Company has a substantial ownership interest and which has been designated as an Affiliate by the Committee in its sole discretion.

2.3 “Award” means any form of incentive or performance award granted under the Plan, whether singly or in combination, to a Participant by the Committee pursuant to any terms and conditions that the Committee may establish and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. Awards granted under the Plan may consist of: (a) “Stock Options” awarded pursuant to Section 4.3; (b) “Stock Appreciation Rights” awarded pursuant to Section 4.3; (c) “Performance Awards” (including any Non-Share Based Awards) awarded pursuant to Section 4.4; (d) “Restricted Stock
 
 

 
Units” awarded pursuant to Section 4.5; (e) “Restricted Stock” awarded pursuant to Section 4.5; (f) “Other Stock-Based Awards” awarded pursuant to Section 4.6.

2.4 “Award Agreement” means the document issued, either in writing or an electronic medium, to a Participant evidencing the grant of an Award.

2.5  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.6  “Cause” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, any of the following: (i) clear evidence of a significant violation of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct; (ii) a fraud committed against the Company; (iii) the misappropriation, embezzlement or reckless or willful destruction of Company property; (iv) the willful failure to perform, or gross negligence in the performance of, duties; (v) the conviction (treating a nolo contendere plea as a conviction) of a felony (whether or not any right to appeal has been or may be exercised); (vi) the knowing falsification of any records or documents of the Company; (vii) a significant breach of any statutory or common law duty of loyalty to the Company; (viii) intentional and improper conduct significantly prejudicial to the business of the Company; (ix) the failure to cooperate fully in a Company investigation or the failure to be fully truthful when providing evidence or testimony in such investigation; or (x) the violation of Company rules and policies that, based on a single occurrence, might not meet the significance thresholds of (i), (vii) or (viii) above, but that shall, for purposes of such significance thresholds, be deemed to constitute a violation thereof in the event any such violation occurs more than once. Cause shall be determined by the Committee for Reporting Persons or by the Company for all other Participants, in its sole and absolute discretion; provided that if an event would constitute cause under an individual service agreement by and between the Company and the applicable Participant, then such event shall also constitute Cause for purposes of the Plan for such Participant.

2.7 “Change in Control” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following events following the Effective Date:

(i) during any period of 24 consecutive calendar months, individuals who were directors of the Company on the first day of such period (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the first day of such period whose election, or nomination for election, by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall be considered as though such individual were an Incumbent Director, but excluding, for purposes of this proviso, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened proxy contest with respect to election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a “person” (as used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”), in each case other than the Board;

(ii) the consummation of (A) a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving (x) the Company or (y) any of its Subsidiaries, but in the case of this clause (y) only if Company Voting Securities (as defined below) are issued or issuable (each of the events referred to in this clause (A) being hereinafter referred to as a “Reorganization”) or (B) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to an entity that is not an Affiliate (a “Sale”),
 
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unless, immediately following such Reorganization or Sale, (1) all or substantially all the Persons who were the “beneficial owners” (as used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or a successor rule thereto)) of the securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (“Company Voting Securities”) outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale continue to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Reorganization or Sale (including a corporation or other entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Continuing Company”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale, of the outstanding Company Voting Securities (excluding, for such purposes, any outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company that such beneficial owners hold immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization or Sale as a result of their ownership prior to such consummation of voting securities of any corporation or other entity involved in or forming part of such Reorganization or Sale other than the Company), (2) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Continuing Company or any entity controlled by the Continuing Company) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Continuing Company were Incumbent Directors at the time of the execution of the definitive agreement providing for such Reorganization or Sale or, in the absence of such an agreement, at the time at which approval of the Board was obtained for such Reorganization or Sale;

(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company unless such liquidation or dissolution is part of a transaction or series of transactions described in paragraph (ii) above that does not otherwise constitute a Change in Control; or

(iv) any Person, corporation or other entity or “group” (as used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) (other than (A) the Company, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate or (C) any entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting power of the Company Voting Securities) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subparagraph (iv), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (w) any acquisition directly from the Company, (x) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, (y) any acquisition by an underwriter temporarily holding such Company Voting Securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or any acquisition by a pledgee of Company Voting Securities holding such securities as collateral or temporarily holding such securities upon foreclosure of the underlying obligation or (z) any acquisition pursuant to a Reorganization or Sale that does not constitute a Change in Control for purposes of subparagraph (ii) above;
 
provided that, to the extent any Award provides for the payment of non-qualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code, an event set forth above shall not constitute a
 
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“Change in Control” unless it also constitutes a “change in ownership”, a “change in the effective control” or a “change in the ownership of substantial assets” of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) and such limitation is necessary to avoid an impermissible distribution or other event resulting in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code.

2.8 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.

2.9 “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any successor committee or subcommittee of the Board or other committee or subcommittee designated by the Board, which committee or subcommittee is comprised solely of two or more persons who are outside directors within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C)(i) of the Code and Non-Employee Directors within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act.

2.10 “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

2.11 “Company” means AdvanSix Inc. and its successors.

2.12 “Covered Employee” means an Employee who the Committee determines, at the time an Award is granted to such Employee, is, or is reasonably likely to be, as of the end of the tax year in which the Company would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a covered employee within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

2.13 “Disabled” and “Disability” , with respect to a Participant, have the meanings assigned to such terms under the long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or an Affiliate in which such Participant is covered at the time the determination is made, and if there is no such plan, mean the permanent inability as a result of accident or sickness to perform any and every duty pertaining to such Participant’s occupation or employment for which the Participant is suited by reason of the Participant’s previous training, education and experience; provided that, to the extent an Award subject to Section 409A of the Code shall become payable upon a Participant’s Disability, a Disability shall not be deemed to have occurred for such purposes unless the circumstances would also result in a “disability within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement.

2.14 “Dividend Equivalent” means an amount equal to the cash dividend or the Fair Market Value of the stock dividend that would be paid on each Share underlying an Award if the Share were duly issued and outstanding on the date on which the dividend is payable.

2.15 “Eligible Individual shall mean any Non-Employee Director, Employee or consultant (or any prospective director, employee or consultant) of the Company or its Affiliates.

2.16 “Employee” means any individual who performs services as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate. “Employee” does not include any leased employees.

2.17 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations and interpretations thereunder.
 
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2.18 “Exercise Price” means the price of a Share, as fixed by the Committee, that may be purchased under a Stock Option or with respect to which the amount of any payment pursuant to a Stock Appreciation Right is determined.

2.19 “Fair Market Value” means, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, (a) with respect to any property other than Shares, the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee and (b) with respect to Shares, as of any date, (i) the average (mean) of the highest and lowest sales prices of a Share, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (or any other reporting system selected by the Committee, in its sole discretion) on the date as of which the determination is being made or, if no sale of Shares is reported on this date, on the most recent preceding day on which there were sales of Shares reported or (ii) in the event there shall be no public market for the Shares on such date, the fair market value of the Shares as determined in good faith by the Committee.

2.20 “GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

2.21 “Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option granted under Section 4.3 of the Plan that meets the requirements of Section 422 of the Code and is designated in the Award Agreement to be an Incentive Stock Option.

2.22 “Non-Employee Director” means any member of the Board, elected or appointed, who is not an Employee. An individual who is elected to the Board at a meeting of the stockholders of the Company shall be deemed to be a member of the Board as of the date of the meeting.

2.23 “Non-Share-Based Award” means a Performance Award that is valued with reference to property other than Shares (including cash).

2.24 “Nonqualified Stock Option” means any Stock Option granted under Section 4.3 of the Plan that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2.25 “Objective Performance Measure” means any one or combination of the following measures, separately or in relation to each other, or relative to a selected comparator group, as determined by the Committee, which (to the extent applicable) shall be determined in accordance with GAAP: (a) Sales (or any component of sales); (b) Operating income; (c) Net income; (d) Earnings per Share (or Proforma EPS); (e) Return on equity; (f) Cash flow (including operating cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow yield and/or cash flow conversion); (g) Cash flow per Share; (h) Return on invested capital; (i) Return on investments (or ROI expansion); (j) Return on assets; (k) Economic value added (or an equivalent metric, as determined by the Committee); (l) Share price; (m) Total stockholder return; (n) Cost and expense reduction; (o) Working capital (or working capital turns or days); (p) Revenues (including specified types or categories thereof); (q) Product volume; (r) Gross or net profitability/profit margins (including profitability of an identifiable business unit or product); (s) Objective measures of productivity or operating efficiency; (t) Implementation or completion of critical projects; and (u) Safety and accident rates.
 
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Objective Performance Measures may be defined and measured before or after taking into consideration taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization, pension-related expense or income, and/or any pension mark to market adjustment, the determination of which shall be at the discretion of the Committee and may be with respect to the Company and/or a business unit, segment, division, or subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate.

In determining attainment of Objective Performance Measures, the negative impact of the following shall be excluded unless the Committee determines otherwise: unusual or infrequently occurring items and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting treatment, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact of acquisitions or divestitures, discontinued operations, and charges for restructurings (employee severance liabilities, asset impairment costs, and exit costs), each determined in accordance with GAAP (to the extent applicable) and as identified in the financial statements, notes to the financial statements or discussion and analysis of management. In addition, the Committee may determine to exclude the negative impact of other items but in the case of Section 162(m) Awards, such determination must be made no later than 90 days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Cycle.

2.26 “Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award granted under Section 4.6 and denominated in Shares.

2.27 “Participant” means any Eligible Individual who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

2.28 “Performance Award” means an Award granted under Section 4.4 of the Plan, the payment of which is conditioned on the attainment of one or more performance criteria determined by the Committee.

2.29 “Performance Cycle” means, with respect to any Performance Award, a period (or periods) of at least one year, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, over which the level of attainment of performance of the applicable performance criteria shall be determined.

2.30 “Potential Change in Control Period” is, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, deemed to commence at the time of the earliest of the following events to occur: (a) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; (b) the Company or any person or group publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions that, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control; (c) any person or group (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates, or any savings, pension or other benefit plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or any Affiliate) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 15 percent or more of either the then outstanding Shares or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such person or group any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates); or (d) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of the Plan, a Potential Change in Control Period has commenced. The Potential Change in Control Period is deemed to continue until the adoption by the Board of a resolution stating that, for purposes of the Plan, the Potential Change in Control Period has expired.
 
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2.31 “Retirement” means the Termination of Service on or after attainment of age 55 with 10 years of service with the Company and its Affiliates, other than on account of an involuntary Termination of Service for Cause. For purposes of this Section, “years of service” is determined using the Participant’s most-recent adjusted service date, as reflected at the Participant’s Termination of Service in the Company’s records.

2.32 “Reporting Person” means any Non-Employee Director and any Employee who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

2.33 “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to Section 4.5 that are subject to any restrictions that the Committee, in its discretion, may impose.

2.34 “Restricted Stock Unit” means a right granted under Section 4.5 to acquire Shares or an equivalent amount in cash that is subject to any restrictions that the Committee, in its discretion, may impose.

2.35 “Section 162(m) Award” means an Award granted to a Covered Employee and intended to be “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

2.36 “Share” means a share of Common Stock.

2.37 “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right granted under Section 4.3 to an amount in cash or a number of Shares with a Fair Market Value equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date on which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over the applicable Exercise Price (with any fractional Shares treated in accordance with Section 5.5).

2.38 “Stock Option” means a right granted under Section 4.3 to purchase from the Company a stated number of Shares at the applicable Exercise Price. Stock Options awarded under the Plan may be in the form of Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

2.39 “Target Amount” means the amount of property (including cash) in respect of a Non-Share-Based Award that shall be paid if the applicable performance criteria are met at the 100% level, as determined by the Committee.

2.40 “Target Vesting Percentage” means the percentage of Performance Awards (other than Non-Share-Based Awards) that shall vest or become exercisable if the applicable performance criteria are met at the 100% level, as determined by the Committee.

2.41 “Termination of Service” means the date of cessation of a Participant’s provision of services to the Company and its Affiliates for any reason, with or without Cause, as determined by the Company; provided that a Participant will be deemed to have incurred a Termination of Service on the date that such Participant provides notice of termination to the Company and its Affiliates. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, Termination of Service shall be determined without regard to any statutory or contractual notice periods for termination of employment, dismissal, redundancy, and similar events. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if an Affiliate ceases to be an Affiliate while an Award granted to a Participant who provides services to such Affiliate is outstanding, the Committee may, in its discretion, deem such Participant to have a Termination of
 
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Service on the date the Affiliate ceases to be an Affiliate or on a later date specified by the Committee; (y) the Committee shall make any determination described in clause (x) before or not more than a reasonable period after the date the Affiliate ceases to be an Affiliate; and (z) each such Participant’s Termination of Service shall be treated as an involuntary termination not for Cause. For purposes of clarification, any non-qualified deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable to any Participant upon a Termination of Service pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Plan shall be paid to the Participant upon a “separation from service” as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code without the imposition of additional taxes or penalties.

ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION

3.1 The Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

3.2 Authority of the Committee. The Committee shall have authority, in its sole and absolute discretion and subject to the terms of the Plan, to (a) interpret the Plan; (b) prescribe the rules and regulations that it deems necessary for the proper operation and administration of the Plan, and amend or rescind any existing rules or regulations relating to the Plan; (c) select Eligible Individuals to receive Awards under the Plan; (d) determine the form of Awards, the number of Shares subject to each Award, all the terms and conditions of an Award including, without limitation, the conditions on exercise or vesting, the designation of Stock Options as Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options and the terms of Award Agreements; (e) determine whether Awards shall be granted singly, in combination or in tandem; (f) establish and administer performance criteria in connection with Performance Awards, and certify the level of performance attained with respect to such performance criteria; (g) waive or amend any terms, conditions, restrictions or limitations on an Award, except that the prohibition on the repricing of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, as described in Section 4.3(g), may not be waived; (h) in accordance with Article V, make any adjustments to the Plan (including but not limited to adjustment of the number of Shares available under the Plan or any Award) and any Award granted under the Plan that may be appropriate; (i) provide for the deferred payment of Awards and the extent to which payment shall be credited with Dividend Equivalents; (j) determine whether Awards may be transferable to family members, a family trust, a family partnership or otherwise; (k) determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be settled in cash, Shares or other property; (l) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any default in and/or supply any omission in, the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to (including any Award Agreement), or Award made under, the Plan; (m) waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate any Award; (n) accelerate the vesting or exercisability of, payment for or lapse of restrictions on, Awards; (o) establish any provisions that the Committee may determine to be necessary in order to implement and administer the Plan in foreign countries; and (p) take any and all other actions it deems necessary or advisable for the proper operation or administration of the Plan.

3.3 Effect of Determinations. All determinations of the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons having an interest in the Plan.

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3.4 Delegation of Authority. The Committee, in its discretion and consistent with applicable law and regulations, may delegate its authority and duties under the Plan to one or more subcommittees of the Committee or to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any other individual as it deems to be advisable, under any conditions and subject to any limitations that the Committee may establish. Other than as provided in Section 3.7 of the Plan, only the Committee (or a subset thereof), however, shall have authority to grant and administer Awards to Reporting Persons and any delegate of the Committee and any Section 162(m) Awards, including to establish and certify Objective Performance Measures.

3.5 Employment of Advisors. The Committee may select and employ attorneys, consultants, accountants and other advisors at the Company’s expense (and may determine the compensation thereof), and the Committee, the Company, and the officers and directors of the Company may rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of the advisors employed.

3.6 No Liability. No member of the Committee, nor any person acting as a delegate of the Committee with respect to the Plan, shall be liable for any losses resulting from any action taken or omitted to be taken, interpretation or construction made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan.

3.7 Awards to Non-Employee Directors . The Board may, in its sole and plenary discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards to Non-Employee Directors or administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority and responsibility granted to the Committee herein.

ARTICLE IV
AWARDS

4.1 Eligibility. All Eligible Individuals are eligible to receive Awards granted under the Plan, except as otherwise provided in this Article IV.

4.2 Form of Awards. Awards shall be in the form determined by the Committee, in its discretion, and shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Awards may be granted singly or in combination or in tandem with other Awards.

4.3 Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may grant Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights under the Plan to those Eligible Individuals whom the Committee may from time to time select, in the amounts and pursuant to the other terms and conditions that the Committee, in its discretion, may determine and set forth in the Award Agreement, subject to the provisions below:

(a) Form. Stock Options granted under the Plan shall, at the discretion of the Committee and as set forth in the Award Agreement, be in the form of Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, or a combination of the two. If an Incentive Stock Option and a Nonqualified Stock Option are granted to the same Participant under the Plan at the same time, the form of each shall be clearly identified, and they shall be deemed to have been granted in separate grants. In no event shall the exercise of one Award affect the right to exercise the other Award. Stock Appreciation Rights
 
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may be granted either alone or in connection with concurrently or previously issued Nonqualified Stock Options.
 
(b) Exercise Price. The Committee shall set the Exercise Price of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Plan at a price that is equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.3. The Exercise Price of Incentive Stock Options, however, shall be equal to or greater than 110 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant if the Participant receiving the Stock Options owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any subsidiary or parent corporation of the Company, as defined in Section 424 of the Code. The Exercise Price of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Stock Option shall be equal to the Exercise Price of the related Stock Option. The Exercise Price of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be set forth in the Award Agreement.
 
(c)   Term and Timing of Exercise. Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall lapse not later than 10 years after the date of grant, as determined by the Committee at the time of grant. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or other individual agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, each Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be exercisable in whole or in part, subject to the following conditions:
 
(i) The date on which any Award of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to a Participant may first be exercised shall be set forth in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that, except for Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted as Performance Awards and except as provided in Section 5.1(b), such Award shall not become fully vested for at least three years following the date of grant, subject to any earlier vesting in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
 
(ii) A Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Stock Option shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the related Stock Option and shall be exercisable only to the extent that the related Stock Option is exercisable.
 
(iii) Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall vest and remain exercisable as follows, subject to Section 5.4:
 
Event
Vesting
Exercise Period for Vested Awards
Death
Immediate vesting as of death
Expires earlier of (i) original expiration date, or (ii) 3 years after death.
Disability
Immediate vesting as of Termination of Service due to the incurrence of Disability
Expires earlier of (i) original expiration date, or (ii) 3 years after Termination of Service due to Disability.
Retirement
Unvested Awards forfeited as of Retirement
Expires earlier of (i) original expiration date, or (ii) 3 years after Retirement.
Voluntary Termination of Service
Unvested Awards forfeited as of Termination of Service
Expires earlier of (i) original expiration date, or (ii) 30 days after Termination of Service.
Involuntary Termination of Service not for Cause
Unvested Awards forfeited as of Termination of Service
Expires earlier of (i) original expiration date, or (ii) 1 year after Termination of Service.
Involuntary Termination of Service for Cause
Unvested Awards forfeited as of Termination of Service
Vested Awards immediately cancelled.
 
 
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(iv) Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights of a deceased Participant may be exercised only by the estate of the Participant or by the person given authority to exercise the Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights by the Participant’s will or by applicable laws of descent and distribution. If a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right is exercised by the executor or administrator of a deceased Participant’s estate, or by the person or persons to whom the Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right has been transferred by the Participant’s will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, the Company shall be under no obligation to deliver Shares or cash until the Company is satisfied that the person exercising the Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right is the duly appointed executor or administrator of the deceased Participant’s estate or the person to whom the Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right has been transferred by the Participant’s will or by applicable laws of descent and distribution.
 

(d) Payment of Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of a Stock Option must be paid in full when the Stock Option is exercised. Stock certificates shall be registered and delivered only upon receipt of payment. Payment of the Exercise Price may be made in cash or by certified check, bank draft, wire transfer, or postal or express money order. No portion of the Exercise Price of a Stock Option may be paid from the proceeds of a loan of cash from the Company to the Participant. In addition, the Committee may also permit payment of all or a portion of the Exercise Price to be made by any other method, provided that, for Awards to Reporting Persons, permissible methods shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, including:

(i) Delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company or its agent, together with irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale proceeds with respect to the portion of the Shares to be acquired having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the sum of the applicable portion of the Exercise Price being so paid; or
 
(ii) Tendering (actually or by attestation) to the Company previously acquired Shares that have been held by the Participant for at least six months, subject
 
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to paragraph (d)(v), and that have a Fair Market Value on the day prior to the date of exercise equal to the applicable portion of the Exercise Price being so paid; or
 
(iii) Instructing the Company to withhold Shares that would otherwise be issued having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the applicable portion of the Exercise Price being so paid; or
 
(iv) Any combination of the methods described in paragraphs (i), (ii), and (iii).
 
(v) The Committee, in consideration of applicable accounting standards, may waive any holding period on Shares required to tender pursuant to paragraph (d)(ii).
 
(e) Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following additional conditions, limitations, and restrictions:

(i) Eligibility. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or an Affiliate that is a subsidiary or parent corporation of the Company, within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code.
 
(ii) Amount of Award. The aggregate Fair Market Value as of the date of grant of the Shares with respect to which the Incentive Stock Options awarded to any Participant first become exercisable during any calendar year may not exceed $100,000. For purposes of this $100,000 limit, the Participant’s Incentive Stock Options under this Plan and all other plans maintained by the Company and its Affiliates shall be aggregated. To the extent any Incentive Stock Option would exceed the $100,000 limit, the Incentive Stock Option shall afterwards be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option for all purposes.
 
(iii) Timing of Exercise. If the Committee exercises its discretion in the Award Agreement to permit an Incentive Stock Option to be exercised by a Participant more than three months after the Participant has ceased being an Employee (or more than 12 months if the Participant is permanently and totally disabled, within the meaning of Section 22(e) of the Code), the Incentive Stock Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option for all purposes following the date that is three months after the Participant has ceased being an Employee. For purposes of this paragraph (e)(iii), an Employee’s employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the Employee is on military leave, sick leave, or another approved leave of absence if the period of leave does not exceed 90 days, or a longer period to the extent that the Employee’s right to reemployment with the Company or an Affiliate is guaranteed by statute or by contract. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and the Employee’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed by statute or contract, the employment relationship shall be deemed to have ceased on the 91st day of the leave.
 
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(iv) Transfer Restrictions. In no event shall the Committee permit an Incentive Stock Option to be transferred by a Participant other than by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and any Incentive Stock Option awarded under this Plan shall be exercisable only by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime.
 
(f) Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights. Upon exercise, Stock Appreciation Rights may be redeemed for cash or Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, in the discretion of the Committee, and as described in the Award Agreement. Cash payments shall be equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise over the Exercise Price for each Share for which a Stock Appreciation Rights was exercised. If the Stock Appreciation Right is redeemed for Shares, the Participant shall receive a number of Shares equal to the quotient of the cash payment amount divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise (with any fractional Shares to be treated in accordance with Section 5.5).

(g) Certain Prohibitions. The following terms or actions shall not be permitted with respect to any Award of Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights:

(i) No Repricing. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.3, in no event shall the Committee decrease the Exercise Price of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right after the date of grant, or cancel outstanding Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights and grant replacement Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with a lower Exercise Price than that of the replaced Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or other Awards, or purchase underwater Stock Options from a Participant for cash or replacement Awards without first obtaining the approval of the Company’s stockholders in a manner that complies with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
 
(ii) No Reload Options. The Committee shall not grant Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that have reload features under which the exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right by a Participant automatically entitles the Participant to a new Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right.
 
4.4 Performance Awards. The Committee may grant Performance Awards to the Eligible Individuals that the Committee may from time to time select, in the amounts and, pursuant to the terms and conditions that the Committee may determine and set forth in the Award Agreement, subject to the provisions below:

(a) Performance Cycles. Performance Awards shall be awarded in connection with a Performance Cycle determined by the Committee. Performance Awards shall be based on the performance criteria and payment formulas that the Committee, in its discretion, may establish for these purposes. No Award shall vest until the Committee (or a delegate of the Committee) certifies in writing the level of attainment of the applicable performance criteria. The Committee shall also set forth the minimum level of performance that must be attained during the Performance Cycle before any Award shall be paid or vest, and the percentage of the
 
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 target Award that shall be paid or vest upon attainment of various levels of performance that equal or exceed the minimum required level.
 
(b) Increases; Reductions . The Committee, in its discretion, may, on a case-by-case basis, reduce or increase the amount that is paid or vests pursuant to a Performance Award.

(c) Death; Disability. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or other individual agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, a Participant (or his or her beneficiaries or estate) whose services were terminated because of death or Disability will receive a prorated portion of the payment of his or her Performance Award, based upon the portion of the Performance Cycle during which he or she provided services to the Company or an Affiliate, at such time as such Performance Award is otherwise payable, but only to the extent performance criteria for the applicable Performance Cycle are subsequently achieved.

(d) Form of Payment. Performance Awards may be paid in cash or Shares, or a combination of cash and Shares, in the discretion of the Committee, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Award Agreement. Payment with respect to any fractional Shares shall be determined in accordance with Section 5.5.

(e) Section 162(m). With respect to Performance Awards that are Section 162(m) Awards, the following additional provisions will apply:

(i) The lapsing of restrictions applicable to any Section 162(m) Award and the distribution of Shares or other property (including cash) pursuant thereto, as applicable, shall be conditioned on the attainment of specified levels of achievement under one or more Objective Performance Measures established by the Committee (which for purposes of this Section 4.4(e) shall be deemed to consist solely of those members of the Committee who qualify as “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code).
 
(ii) Within 90 days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Cycle, the Committee shall determine the Covered Employees who shall be eligible to receive an Award for such Performance Cycle.
 
(iii) Within 90 days after the commencement of the applicable Performance Cycle, the Committee shall fix and establish, in writing (A) the Objective Performance Measures that apply to that Performance Cycle; (B) the Target Amount and the Target Vesting Percentage for each Covered Employee; and (C) subject to Section 4.4(e)(iv), the criteria for computing the amount that shall be paid or shall vest with respect to each level of attained performance.
 
(iv) The Committee, in its discretion, may, on a case-by-case basis, reduce (but not increase) the amount that is paid or vests pursuant to a Section 162(m) Award including pursuant to performance conditions that are not Objective Performance Measures; provided, however, that no reduction shall result in
 
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an increase in the dollar amount or number of Shares payable to another Covered Employee.
 
(v) No Award shall vest or be payable until the Committee certifies in writing the level of attainment of the applicable Objective Performance Measures for the applicable Performance Cycle.
 
(vi) Dividends or Dividend Equivalents shall not be payable unless, until, and except to the extent that the Committee certifies in writing the level of attainment of the applicable Objective Performance Measures for the applicable Performance Cycle.
 
(vii) It is the intent of the Company that unless otherwise expressly stated in an Award Agreement, Performance Awards granted to Covered Employees be Section 162(m) Awards, that this Section 4.4(e) be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the applicable requirements of Section 162(m)(C) of the Code, and that the Plan be operated so that the Company is eligible to take a full tax deduction for Performance Awards. If any provision of this Plan or any Performance Award would otherwise frustrate or conflict with this intent, the provision shall be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid this conflict. Nothing in this Section 4.4(e) is intended to limit the Committee’s discretion to grant Performance Awards to Covered Employees that are not Section 162(m) Awards.
 
4.5 Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock. The Committee may grant Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock under the Plan to those Eligible Individuals whom the Committee may from time to time select, in the amounts and pursuant to the terms and conditions that the Committee, in its discretion, may determine and set forth in the Award Agreement, subject to the provisions below:

(a) Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Committee may grant Restricted Stock Units to any Employee, which are denominated in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise related to, Shares. The Committee shall determine, in its discretion, the terms and conditions that apply to Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to this Section 4.5, including whether and how Dividend Equivalents shall be credited with respect to any Award. The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Units shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(b) Grant of Restricted Stock. As soon as practicable after Restricted Stock has been granted, certificates for all Shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant and held for the Participant by the Company. The Participant shall have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares, including the right to vote and to receive dividends or other distributions, except that the Shares may be subject to a vesting schedule and forfeiture and, except as otherwise provided in Section 7.1, may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise encumbered or disposed until the restrictions are satisfied or lapse.
 
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(c) Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. At the discretion of the Committee and as described in the Award Agreement, dividends issued on Shares of Restricted Stock may be paid immediately or withheld and deferred in the Participant’s account. In the event of a payment of dividends on Common Stock, to the extent permissible under Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may credit Restricted Stock Units with Dividend Equivalents. Except as otherwise described in the Award Agreement or determined by the Committee, Dividend Equivalents may be withheld and deferred in the Participant’s account subject to a vesting schedule, or used to credit additional Restricted Stock Units that vest on the same schedule and subject to any other conditions as the underlying Restricted Stock Units. The Committee shall determine any terms and conditions on deferral of Dividend Equivalents.

(d) Vesting and Forfeiture. The Committee may, in its discretion and as set forth in the Award Agreement, impose any restrictions on Restricted Stock Units and/or their related Dividend Equivalents or Restricted Stock that it deems to be appropriate. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or other individual agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, the Restricted Stock Units, related Dividend Equivalents and Restricted Stock granted to Employees shall be subject to the following restrictions:

(i) Vesting and Forfeiture. Except for Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock granted as Performance Awards and except as provided in Section 5.1(b), restrictions on Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock shall vest in full over a period of not less than three years from the date of grant. Subject to Section 5.4, if the restrictions have not lapsed or been satisfied as of the Participant’s Termination of Service, the Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock shall be forfeited by the Participant if the termination is for any reason other than death or Disability.
 
(ii) Death or Disability. All restrictions on Restricted Stock Units and/or their related Dividend Equivalents or Restricted Stock granted pursuant to this Section 4.5 shall lapse upon the Participant’s death or Termination of Service due to Disability.
 
(iii) Legend. To enforce any restrictions that the Committee may impose on Restricted Stock, the Committee shall cause a legend referring to the restrictions to be placed on all certificates for Shares of Restricted Stock. When restrictions lapse or are satisfied, a new certificate, without the legend, for the number of Shares with respect to which restrictions have lapsed or been satisfied shall be issued and delivered to the Participant.
 
(e) Redemption of Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units may be redeemed for cash or whole Shares, or a combination of cash and whole Shares, in the discretion of the Committee, when the restrictions lapse and any other conditions set forth in the Award Agreement have been satisfied provided that with respect to any Restricted Stock Units subject to Section 409A of the Code such redemption shall occur in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code. Each Restricted Stock Unit
 
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may be redeemed for one Share or an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date on which the Restricted Stock Unit vests.
 
(f) Deferred Units. Subject to Section 7.14 and to the extent determined by the Committee, Participants may be permitted to request the deferral of payment of vested Restricted Stock Units (including the value of related Dividend Equivalents) to a date later than the payment date specified in the Award Agreement, provided that any such election be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. The Committee shall determine any terms and conditions on deferral.

4.6 Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee may, from time to time, grant Awards (other than Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock) to any Employee that consist of, or are denominated in, payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise related to, Shares. These Awards may include, among other things, phantom or hypothetical Shares. The Committee shall determine, in its discretion, the terms and conditions that will apply to Other Stock-Based Awards granted pursuant to this Section 4.6, including whether Dividend Equivalents will be credited with respect to any such Award in the event of a payment of dividends on Common Stock. The terms and conditions of Other Stock-Based Awards shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or other individual agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, the Other Stock-Based Awards granted to Participants shall be subject to the following restrictions:

(a) Vesting. Except for Other Stock-Based Awards granted as Performance Awards and except as provided in Section 5.1(b), Other-Stock Based Awards shall vest in full over a period of not less than three years from the date of grant. Subject to Section 5.4, if the restrictions on Other Stock-Based Awards have not lapsed or been satisfied as of the Participant’s Termination of Service, the Shares shall be forfeited by the Participant if the termination is for any reason other than death or Disability.

(b) Death or Disability. All restrictions on Other Stock-Based Awards granted pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall lapse upon the Participant’s death or Termination of Service due to Disability.

4.7 Limit on Individual Grants. Subject to Section 5.3, no Participant may be granted in any fiscal year of the Company (a) Section 162(m) Awards (other than Non-Share-Based Awards) relating to more than 835,000 Shares (or, in the case of such Awards that are settled in cash, the equivalent thereof in cash determined based on the per-Share Fair Market Value as of the relevant grant date) or (b) Section 162(m) Awards that are Non-Share-Based Awards that could result in an aggregate payment of property other than Shares (including cash) in excess of $5,000,000.

4.8 Limit on Individual Non-Employee Director Grants. No Non-Employee Director may be granted Awards in any fiscal year of the Company relating to more than 20,000 Shares (or, in the case of Restricted Stock Units or Other-Stock-Based Awards that are settled in cash, the equivalent thereof in cash determined based on the per-Share Fair Market Value as of the relevant grant date) for service in such capacity . The maximum amount that may be paid in any fiscal year of the Company in property other than Shares (including cash) pursuant to Non-Share-Based Awards to any one Non-Employee Director is $400,000.
 
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4.9 Termination for Cause. If a Participant incurs a Termination of Service for Cause, then all outstanding Awards shall immediately be cancelled, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement.

ARTICLE V
SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN; ADJUSTMENTS

5.1 Shares Available. The Shares issuable under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares held in the Company’s treasury. The total number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be issued under the Plan may equal but may not exceed 3,350,000, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.3; provided, however, that from the aggregate limit:

(a) no more than 3,350,000 Shares may be available for grant in the form of Incentive Stock Options; and

(b) up to, but not more than, 165,000 Shares (i.e. less than 5%) may be available for grant in the form of Awards, other than Performance Awards and Awards to Non-Employee Directors, that fully vest in fewer than three years; and

(c) up to 1,750,000 Shares related to Awards other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted under the Plan on a one-for-one basis; after the Shares related to Awards other than Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights exceed 1,750,000 under the Plan, each Share subject to future Awards other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall be counted as four Shares for purposes of this Article V; provided that Awards to Non-Employee Directors shall not count towards such limit and Shares related to such Awards shall always be counted on a one-for-one basis.

5.2 Counting Rules.

(a) The following Shares related to Awards to be issued under this Plan may again be available for issuance under the Plan, in addition to the Shares described in Section 5.1:

(i) Shares related to Awards paid in cash; and
 
(ii) Shares related to Awards that expire, are forfeited or cancelled or terminate for any other reason without issuance of Shares; and
 
(iii) Any Shares issued in connection with Awards that are assumed, converted or substituted as a result of the acquisition of another company by the Company or an Affiliate or a combination of the Company or an Affiliate with another company.
 
(b) Shares described in Sections 5.2(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) shall not count against the limits set forth in Sections 5.1(a) and (b).
 
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(c) Shares related to Awards other than Stock Options or Stock Appreciation Rights that were originally granted on a one-for-one basis and that are again available for issuance under the Plan under Sections 5.2(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) may again be granted under the Plan on a one-for-one basis.

(d) For purposes of clarity, Shares that are tendered or withheld in payment of all or part of the Exercise Price of an Award or in satisfaction of withholding tax obligations, and Shares that are reacquired with cash tendered in payment of the Exercise Price of an Award, shall not be reincluded in or added back to the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Upon the settlement of any Stock Appreciation Right issued under the Plan, the gross number of Shares used to determine the settlement value will count against the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan.

5.3 Adjustment Upon Certain Changes.

(a) Adjustments . In the event of any change in corporate structure affecting outstanding Shares or the value thereof, including any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, Shares or other property), stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, recapitalization, merger, reorganization, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares or similar transaction, such adjustments and other substitutions shall be made to the Plan and to outstanding Awards as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems equitable or appropriate, including such adjustments in (i)(1) the maximum aggregate number, class and kind of securities that may be delivered under the Plan, (2) each of the limitations set forth in Sections 5.1(a), (b), and (c) and (3) the maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which the Committee may grant Awards to any individual in any fiscal year of the Company under Sections 4.7 and 4.8, and (ii) the number, class, kind and Exercise Price of securities subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Plan (including, if the Committee deems appropriate, the full or partial substitution of similar options to purchase the shares of, or other awards denominated in the shares of, another company).

(b) Other Changes. The Committee may make other adjustments in the terms and conditions of Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, the events described in Section 5.3(a)) affecting the Company, any Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits to be made available under the Plan.

(c) No Other Rights or Changes. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend, any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class or any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation of the Company or any other corporation. Except as expressly provided in the Plan, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares or amount of other property
 
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subject to, or the terms related to, any Award. Except as expressly provided by this Section 5.3, and without limiting the generality of Section 6.1, no adverse change may be made to the terms of an Award granted to a Participant as a result of an event described in this Section 5.3 without the consent of the Participant.
 
5.4 Change in Control.

(a) Assumption Upon Change in Control; Accelerated Vesting Upon Certain Termination Events. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the applicable Award, in the event of a Change in Control, if the successor company assumes or substitutes for an outstanding Award (or in which the Company is the ultimate parent corporation and continues the Award), then such Award shall be continued in accordance with its applicable terms and vesting shall not be accelerated as described in Section 5.4(b). For the purposes of this Section 5.4(a), an Award shall be considered assumed or substituted for if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the transaction constituting a Change in Control by holders of Shares for each Share held on the effective date of such transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the transaction constituting a Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor company, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor company, provide that the consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of an Award, for each Share subject thereto, will be solely common stock of the successor company or cash, in each case, substantially equal in fair market value (determined as of the date of the Change in Control) to the per share consideration received by holders of Shares in the transaction constituting a Change in Control. The determination of such substantial equality of value of consideration shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion and its determination shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Participant’s Termination of Service involuntarily without Cause or voluntarily by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined below) in such successor company within two years following such Change in Control, the vesting of each Award held by such Participant at the time of the Change in Control shall be accelerated as described in Section 5.4(b) at such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Award shall be assumed or substituted pursuant to this Section 5.4(a) to the extent such action would cause an Award not otherwise “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code to become “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

( b) Acceleration Vesting Upon Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control after the date of the adoption of the Plan, unless provision is made in connection with the Change in Control for the assumption, substitution or continuation of an outstanding Award in accordance with Section 5.4(a), then the vesting of such Award shall accelerate and all restrictions shall lapse as of immediately prior to the Change in Control, and (i) in the case of an outstanding Stock Option or Stock Appreciation
 
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( b) Right, such Award shall be exercisable as of immediately prior to such Change in Control, or (ii) in the case of an Award other than a Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right, such Award shall be settled or otherwise paid to the applicable Participant as soon as practicable following such vesting. For purposes of determining vesting and payment under this Section 5.4(b), all performance criteria, including Objective Performance Measures, shall be deemed achieved at the greater of (i) target levels of achievement and (ii) actual levels of achievement determined by the Committee in its sole discretion as of the date of the Change in Control. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 5.4(b), unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, if any amount payable pursuant to an Award constitutes deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, in the event of a Change in Control that does not qualify as an event described in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, such Award (and any other Awards that constitute deferred compensation that vested prior to the date of such Change in Control but are outstanding as of such date) shall vest and cease to be forfeitable but shall not be settled until the earliest permissible payment event under Section 409A of the Code following such Change in Control. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee, in its discretion, may determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, (i) each Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding shall terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Participant, and such Participant shall receive, with respect to each Share subject to such Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value (as determined by the Committee, in its discretion, in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code) of such Share immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control over the Exercise Price, as applicable, per Share of such Stock Option and/or Stock Appreciation Right; such amount to be payable in cash, in one or more kinds of stock or property (including the stock or property, if any, payable in the transaction) or in a combination thereof, as the Committee, in its discretion, shall determine and (ii) each Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right outstanding at such time with an Exercise Price per Share that exceeds the fair market value (as determined by the Committee, in its discretion, in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code) of such Share immediately prior to the occurrence of such Change in Control shall be canceled for no consideration.
 
(c) Definition of Good Reason . For purposes of this Section 5.4, with respect to the Termination of Service of any Participant, “Good Reason” has the meaning assigned to such term in any written individual agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and the Participant in which such term is defined and in the absence of any such written agreement, has the meaning assigned to such term in any severance plan of the Company or an Affiliate, in each case, that is applicable to such Participant, in each case, as of immediately prior to the Change in Control (but assuming that a Change in Control has occurred for purposes of such agreement or plan).

5.5 Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued under the Plan, and unless the Committee determines otherwise, an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of any fractional Shares that would otherwise be issuable shall be paid in lieu of such fractional Shares. The
 
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Committee may, in its sole discretion, cancel, terminate, otherwise eliminate or transfer or pay other securities or other property in lieu of issuing any fractional Shares.

ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

6.1 Amendment. The Plan may be amended at any time and from time to time by the Board without the approval of stockholders of the Company, except that no revision to the terms of the Plan shall be effective until the amendment is approved by the stockholders of the Company if such approval is required by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange or such amendment materially increases the number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan (other than an increase pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Plan). No amendment of the Plan made without the Participant’s written consent may adversely affect any right of a Participant with respect to an outstanding Award unless such amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law. The Plan may not be amended in any manner adverse to the interests of Participants during a Potential Change in Control Period or the two-year period following a Change in Control, unless such amendment is necessary to comply with applicable law.

6.2 Termination. The Plan shall terminate upon the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date or, if earlier, upon the adoption of a resolution of the Board terminating the Plan.

No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after it has terminated. The termination of the Plan, however, shall not alter or impair any of the rights or obligations of any Participant without such Participant’s written consent under any Award previously granted under the Plan. After the termination of the Plan, any previously granted Awards shall remain in effect and shall continue to be governed by the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS

7.1 Nontransferability of Awards. No Award under the Plan shall be subject in any manner to alienation, anticipation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or transfer, and no other persons shall otherwise acquire any rights therein, except as provided below.

(a) Any Award may be transferred by will or by the applicable laws of descent or distribution.

(b) The Committee may provide in the applicable Award Agreement that all or any part of an Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option) may, subject to the prior written consent of the Committee, be transferred to one or more of the following classes of donees: a family member; a trust for the benefit of a family member; a limited partnership whose partners are solely family members; or any other legal entity set up for the benefit of family members. For purposes of this Section 7.1(b), a family member means a Participant and/or the Participant’s spouse, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, siblings, nieces, nephews and grandnieces and grandnephews, including adopted, in-laws and step family members.
 
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(c) Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, any Nonqualified Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right transferred by a Participant pursuant to Section 7.1(b) may be exercised by the transferee only to the extent that the Award would have been exercisable by the Participant had no transfer occurred. Any transferred Award shall be subject to all of the same terms and conditions as provided in the Plan and in the applicable Award Agreement. The Participant or the Participant’s estate shall remain liable for any withholding tax that may be imposed by any federal, state or local tax authority, and the transfer of Shares upon exercise of the Award shall be conditioned on the payment of any withholding tax. The Committee may, in its discretion, disallow all or a part of any transfer of an Award pursuant to Section 7.1(b) unless and until the Participant makes arrangements satisfactory to the Committee for the payment of any withholding tax. The Participant must immediately notify the Committee, in the form and manner required by the Committee, of any proposed transfer of an Award pursuant to Section 7.1(b). No transfer shall be effective until the Committee consents to the transfer in writing.

(d) Unless otherwise restricted by Company policy for Reporting Persons, Restricted Stock may be freely transferred after the restrictions lapse or are satisfied and the Shares are delivered; provided, however, that Restricted Stock awarded to an affiliate of the Company may be transferred only pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to an effective registration for resale under the 1933 Act. For purposes of this Section 7.1(d), “affiliate” shall have the meaning assigned to that term under Rule 144.

(e) In no event may a Participant transfer an Incentive Stock Option other than by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

7.2 Withholding of Taxes.

(a) Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Subject to Section 7.2(d), as a condition to the delivery of Shares pursuant to the exercise of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee may require that the Participant, at the time of exercise, pay to the Company by cash, certified check, bank draft, wire transfer or postal or express money order an amount sufficient to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations, as calculated at the applicable minimum statutory rate. The Committee may also, in its discretion, accept payment of tax withholding obligations through any of the Exercise Price payment methods described in Section 4.3(d).

(b) Other Awards Payable in Shares. Subject to Section 7.2(d), the Company shall satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligations, calculated at the applicable minimum statutory rate, arising in connection with the release of restrictions on Restricted Stock Units, Restricted Stock, Performance Awards payable in Shares, and Other Stock-Based Awards by withholding Shares that would otherwise be available for delivery. The Company may also allow the Participant to satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligations by payment to the Company in cash or by certified check, bank draft, wire transfer, or postal or express money order.
 
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(c) Cash Awards. The Company shall satisfy a Participant’s tax withholding obligation arising in connection with the payment of any Award in cash by withholding cash from such payment.

(d) Withholding Amount. The Committee, in consideration of applicable accounting standards, has full discretion to either (i) allow Participants to elect, or (ii) otherwise direct as a general rule, to have the Company withhold Shares for taxes at an amount greater than the applicable minimum statutory amount.

7.3 Forfeiture Provisions. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide in an Award Agreement that an Award granted thereunder shall be canceled if the Participant, without the consent of the Company, while employed by or providing services to the Company or any Affiliate or after termination of such employment or service, (a) violates a non-competition, non-solicitation or non-disclosure covenant or agreement, (b) otherwise engages in activity that is in conflict with or adverse to the interest of the Company or any Affiliate, including fraud or conduct contributing to any financial restatements or irregularities, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion or (c) to the extent applicable to the Participant, otherwise violates any policy adopted by the Company or any Affiliate relating to the recovery of compensation granted, paid, delivered, awarded or otherwise provided to any Participant by the Company or any Affiliate as such policy is in effect on the date of grant of the applicable Award or, to the extent necessary to address the requirements of applicable law (including Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, as codified in Section 10D of the Exchange Act, Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or any other applicable law), as may be amended from time to time. The Committee may also provide in an Award Agreement that (i) a Participant will forfeit any gain realized on the vesting or exercise of such Award if the Participant engages in any activity referred to in the preceding sentence, or (ii) a Participant must repay the gain to the Company realized under a previously paid Performance Award if a financial restatement reduces the amount that would have been earned under such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the non-disclosure restrictions in this Section 7.3 or in any Award Agreement shall, or shall be interpreted to, impair the Participant from exercising any legally protected whistleblower rights (including under Rule 21F under the Exchange Act).

7.4 Code Section 83(b) Elections. The Company, the Affiliates, and the Committee have no responsibility for a Participant’s election, attempt to elect or failure to elect to include the value of an Award of Restricted Stock or other Award subject to Section 83 of the Code in the Participant’s gross income for the year of grant pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code. Any Participant who makes an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code shall promptly provide the Committee with a copy of the election form.

7.5 No Implied Rights. The establishment and operation of the Plan, including the eligibility of a Participant to participate in the Plan, shall not be construed as conferring any legal or other right upon any Participant for the continuation of service through the end of any vesting period, Performance Cycle, or other period. The Company and the Affiliates expressly reserve the right, which may be exercised at any time and in the Company’s or an Affiliate’s sole discretion, to discharge any individual or treat him or her without regard to the effect that discharge might have upon him or her as a Participant in the Plan. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the
 
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Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.
 
7.6 No Obligation to Exercise Awards; No Right to Notice of Expiration Date. The grant of a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall impose no obligation upon the Participant to exercise the Award. The Company, the Affiliates, and the Committee have no obligation to inform a Participant of the date on which a Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right lapses except in the Award Agreement.

7.7 No Rights as Stockholders. A Participant granted an Award under the Plan shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Award unless and until certificates for the Shares underlying the Award are registered in the Participant’s name and delivered to the Participant. The right of any Participant to receive an Award by virtue of participation in the Plan shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

7.8 Indemnification of Committee. The Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each person made or threatened to be made a party to any civil or criminal action or proceeding by reason of the fact that the person, or the executor or administrator of the person’s estate, is or was a member of the Committee or a delegate of the Committee.

7.9 No Required Segregation of Assets. Neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall be required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Awards granted pursuant to the Plan.

7.10 Nature of Payments. All Awards made pursuant to the Plan are in consideration of services for the Company or an Affiliate. Any gain realized pursuant to Awards under the Plan constitutes a special incentive payment to the Participant and shall not be taken into account as compensation for purposes of any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate, except as the employee benefit plan otherwise provides. The adoption of the Plan shall have no effect on Awards made or to be made under any other benefit plan covering an employee of the Company or an Affiliate or any predecessor or successor of the Company or an Affiliate.

7.11 Awards in Foreign Countries. The Committee has the authority to grant Awards to Employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States on any different terms and conditions than those specified in the Plan that the Committee, in its discretion, believes to be necessary or desirable to accommodate differences in applicable law, tax policy, or custom, while furthering the purposes of the Plan. The Committee may also approve any supplements to the Plan or alternative versions of the Plan as it believes to be necessary or appropriate for these purposes without altering the terms of the Plan in effect for other Participants; provided, however, that the Committee may not make any supplemental or alternative version that (a) increases limitations contained in Section 4.3(e), Section 4.7 and Section 4.8, (b) increases the number of Shares available under the Plan, as set forth in Section 5.1; (c) causes the Plan to cease to satisfy any conditions under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or (d) otherwise contains terms that would require approval by the stockholders of the Company under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
 
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7.12 Securities Matters.

(a) The Company shall be under no obligation to effect the registration pursuant to the 1933 Act of any Shares to be issued hereunder or to effect similar compliance under any state laws. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to cause to be issued or delivered any certificates evidencing Shares pursuant to the Plan unless and until the Company is advised by its counsel that the issuance and delivery of such certificates is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which Shares are traded. The Committee may require, as a condition to the issuance and delivery of certificates evidencing Shares pursuant to the terms hereof, that the recipient of such Shares make such covenants, agreements and representations, and that such certificates bear such legends, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable.

(b) The exercise of any Award granted hereunder shall only be effective at such time as counsel to the Company shall have determined that the issuance and delivery of Shares pursuant to such exercise is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authority and the requirements of any securities exchange on which Shares are traded. The Company may, in its sole discretion, defer the effectiveness of an exercise of an Award hereunder or the issuance or transfer of Shares pursuant to any Award pending or to ensure compliance under federal or state securities laws. The Company shall inform the Participant in writing of its decision to defer the effectiveness of the exercise of an Award or the issuance or transfer of Shares pursuant to any Award. During the period that the effectiveness of the exercise of an Award has been deferred, the Participant may, by written notice, withdraw such exercise and obtain the refund of any amount paid with respect thereto.

7.13 Governing Law; Severability. The Plan and all determinations made and actions taken under the Plan shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, and not the choice of law rules, of the State of Delaware and construed accordingly, to the extent not superseded by applicable U.S. federal law. If any provision of the Plan is held unlawful or otherwise invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, the unlawfulness, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other parts of the Plan, which shall remain in full force and effect.

7.14 Section 409A of the Code. With respect to Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code, this Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of such Section, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted in a manner that satisfies the requirements of such Section, and the Plan shall be operated accordingly. If any provision of this Plan or any term or condition of any Award would otherwise frustrate or conflict with this intent, the provision, term or condition shall be interpreted and deemed amended so as to avoid this conflict. Any reservation of rights or discretion by the Company or the Committee hereunder affecting the timing of payment of any Award subject to Section 409A of the Code shall only be as broad as is permitted by Section 409A of the Code.

7.15 Payments to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any Award Agreement to the contrary, if a Participant is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A(2)(B) of the Code) as of the date of such Participant’s separation from service (as determined
 
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pursuant to Section 409A of the Code), any Awards subject to Section 409A of the Code payable to such Participant as a result of his or her separation from service, shall be paid on the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the date of the separation from service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death.

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Exhibit 10.7
 
 
2016 Stock Incentive Plan
of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates

Form of Officer Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) as of the [DAY] day of [MONTH YEAR] (the “Award Date”) between AdvanSix Inc. (the “Company”) and [EMPLOYEE NAME].

1. Grant of Award.  The Company has granted you [NUMBER] Restricted Stock Units, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates (the “Plan”).  The Company will hold the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units (as defined in Section 2) in a bookkeeping account on your behalf until they become payable or are forfeited or cancelled.

2. Dividend Equivalents.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, you will earn Dividend Equivalents in an amount equal to the value of any cash or stock dividends paid by the Company upon one Share of Common Stock for each unvested Restricted Stock Unit or Additional Restricted Stock Unit (as defined below) credited to your bookkeeping account on a dividend record date.  In the case of cash dividends, the Company shall credit to your bookkeeping account, on each dividend payment date, an additional number of Restricted Stock Units (“Additional Restricted Stock Units”) equal to (a) divided by (b), where (a) equals the total number of unvested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units, if any, subject to this Agreement on such date multiplied by the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per Share of Common Stock on such date, and (b) equals the Fair Market Value of a Share on such date.  If a dividend is paid to holders of Common Stock in Shares, the Company shall credit to you, on each dividend payment date, Additional Restricted Stock Units equal to the total number of unvested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement on such date multiplied by the Share dividend paid per Share of Common Stock on such date.  Additional Restricted Stock Units are subject to the same restrictions, including but not limited to vesting, transferability and payment restrictions, that apply to the Restricted Stock Units to which they relate.

 
 



3. Payment Amount.  Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units each represent one (1) Share of Common Stock.

4. Vesting.  Except in the event of your Termination of Service due to death or the incurrence of a Disability or as otherwise provided in Section 8 of this Agreement relating to a Change in Control, the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will vest in full on [ ] (the “Vesting Date”), based on your continued employment with the Company through the Vesting Date.

5. Form and Timing of Payment.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion or as provided in Section 8(a), vested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be redeemed solely for Shares.  Payment of vested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 days, following the Vesting Date and in no event later than two and one-half (2-1/2) months following the end of the calendar year in which the Vesting Date occurs.  As determined by the Company in its sole discretion prior to the Vesting Date, any fractional Shares may be paid in cash or rounded up or down to the nearest whole Share.

6. Termination of Service.  Except as otherwise provided in Sections 7(a) and 8 of this Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that have not vested as of your Termination of Service will immediately be forfeited, and your rights with respect to these Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will end.

7. Death or Disability.

a. Vesting.  If your Termination of Service occurs due to death or due to the incurrence of a Disability before the Vesting Date described in Section 4 of this Agreement, all of your unvested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will vest as of your Termination of Service due to death or Disability, as applicable.  If you are deceased, the Company will make a payment to your estate only after the Committee has determined that the payee is the duly appointed executor or administrator of your estate, subject to Section 7.14 of the Plan.

b. Payment.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if your Termination of Service occurs due to death or due to the incurrence of a Disability, before the Vesting Date, payment for vested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 days, following such Termination of Service and in no event later than two and one-half (2-1/2) months following the end of the calendar year in which such Termination of Service occurs.


 
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8. Change in Control.  In the event of a Change in Control, the following provisions apply:

a. Cashout of Awards Unless assumed, substituted or continued in accordance with Section 5.4(a) of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that have not vested or terminated as of the date of the Change in Control shall vest as of immediately prior to the Change in Control.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no later than 15 days after the date of the Change in Control, you will receive for the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units a single payment in cash equal to the product of the number of outstanding Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units as of the date of the Change in Control (including any Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that vest pursuant to this Section 8) and an amount equal to the highest price per Share paid by the successor company, as determined by the Committee.

b. Rollover of Awards.  If assumed, substituted or continued in accordance with Section 5.4(a) of the Plan, Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that have not vested or terminated as of the date of the Change in Control will continue to vest in accordance with the schedule described in Section 4 of this Agreement (or as adjusted if more favorable); provided, however, that if you incur an involuntary Termination of Service not for Cause (as defined in Section 2.6 of the Plan) or a voluntarily Termination of Service for Good Reason (as defined in Section 5.4(c) of the Plan) on or before the second anniversary of the date of the Change in Control, Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that have not vested or terminated as of your Termination of Service will immediately vest in full and be settled no later than 15 days after the Termination of Service.

9. Withholdings.  The Company or your local employer shall have the power and the right to deduct or withhold, or require you to remit to the Company or to your local employer, prior to any issuance or delivery of Shares on Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units, an amount sufficient to satisfy taxes imposed under the laws of any country, state, province, city or other jurisdiction, including but not limited to income taxes, capital gain taxes, transfer taxes, and social security contributions, and National Insurance Contributions, that are required by law to be withheld as determined by the Company or your local employer.

10. Transfer of Award.  You may not transfer the Restricted Stock Units, Additional Restricted Stock Units or any interest in such Units except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or except as otherwise permitted by the Committee and as specified in the Plan.  Any other attempt to dispose of your interest will be null and void.
 

 
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11. Requirements for and Forfeiture of Award.

a. General.  The Award is expressly contingent upon you complying with the terms, conditions and definitions contained in this Section 11 and in any other agreement that governs your noncompetition with the Company and its Affiliates, your nonsolicitation of employees of the Company and its Affiliates, customers, suppliers, business partners and vendors, and/or your conduct with respect to trade secrets and proprietary and confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates.

b. Remedies.

1. You expressly agree and acknowledge that the forfeiture provisions of subsection 11.b.2. of this Agreement shall apply if, from the Award Date until the date that is twenty-four (24) months after your Termination of Service for any reason, you (i) enter into an employment, consultation or similar agreement or arrangement (including any arrangement for service as an agent, partner, stockholder, consultant, officer or director) with any entity or person engaged in a business in which the Company and their Affiliates are engaged if the business is competitive (in the sole judgment of the Committee) with the Company and its Affiliates and the Committee has not approved the agreement or arrangement in writing, or (ii) make any statement, publicly or privately (other than to your spouse and legal advisors), which would be disparaging (as defined below) to the Company and its Affiliates or their businesses, products, strategies, prospects, condition, or reputation or that of their directors, employees, officers or members; provided, however, that nothing shall preclude you from making any statement in good faith which is required by any applicable law or regulation or the order of a court or other governmental body, or (iii) write or contribute to a book, article or other media publication, whether in written or electronic format, that is in any way descriptive of the Company and its Affiliates or your career with the Company and its Affiliates without first submitting a draft thereof, at least thirty (30) days in advance, to the Company’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary or his or her delegate, whose judgment about whether such book, article or other media publication is disparaging shall be determinative; or such a book, article or other media publication is published after a determination that it is disparaging.
 

 
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For purposes of this subsection 11.b.1, the term “disparaging” shall mean any statement or representation (whether oral or written and whether true or untrue) which, directly or by implication, tends to create a negative, adverse, or derogatory impression about the subject of the statement or representation or which is intended to harm the reputation of the subject of the statement or representation.
 
2. In addition to the relief described in any other agreement that governs your noncompetition with the Company and its Affiliates, your nonsolicitation of the employees, customers, suppliers, business partners and vendors of the Company and its Affiliates, and/or your conduct with respect to the trade secrets and proprietary and confidential information of the Company and its Affiliates, if the Committee determines, in its sole judgment, that you have violated the terms of any such agreement, or you have engaged in an act that violates subsection 11.b.1. of this Agreement, (i) any Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that have not vested under this Agreement shall immediately be cancelled, and you shall forfeit any rights you have with respect to such Units as of the date of the Committee’s determination, and (ii) you shall immediately deliver to the Company Shares equal in value to the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units you received during the period beginning twelve (12) months prior to your Termination of Service and ending on the date of the Committee’s determination.

3. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, you acknowledge that the Company may be entitled or required by law, Company policy or the requirements of an exchange on which the Shares are listed for trading, to recoup compensation paid to you pursuant to the Plan, and you agree to comply with any Company request or demand for recoupment.

12. Restrictions on Payment of Shares.  Payment of Shares for your Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units is subject to the conditions that, to the extent required at the time of settlement, (i) the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be duly listed, upon official notice of redemption, upon the New York Stock Exchange (or any other securities exchange on which Shares may be listed), and (ii) a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the Shares will be effective.  The Company will not be required to deliver any Common Stock until all applicable federal and state laws and regulations have been complied with and all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Shares have been approved by counsel for the Company.
 
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13. Adjustments.  Any adjustments to the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be governed by Section 5.3 of the Plan.

14. Disposition of Securities.  By accepting the Award, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the Company’s policy, and are aware of and understand your obligations under applicable securities laws in respect of trading in the Company’s securities.  The Company will have the right to recover, or receive reimbursement for, any compensation or profit you realize on the disposition of Shares received for Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units to the extent that the Company has a right of recovery or reimbursement under applicable securities laws.

15. Plan Terms Govern.  The vesting and redemption of Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units, the disposition of any Shares received for Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units, the treatment of gain on the disposition of these Shares, and the treatment of Dividend Equivalents are subject to the provisions of the Plan and any rules that the Committee may prescribe.  The Plan document, as may be amended from time to time, is incorporated into this Agreement.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meaning set forth in the Plan, unless otherwise stated in this Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the Plan will control.  By accepting the Award, you acknowledge that the Plan and the Plan prospectus, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, have been made available to you for your review.

16. Personal Data.

a. By entering into this Agreement, and as a condition of the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, you expressly consent to the collection, use, and transfer of personal data as described in this Section to the full extent permitted by and in full compliance with applicable law.

b. You understand that your local employer holds, by means of an automated data file, certain personal information about you, including, but not limited to, name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all restricted units or other entitlement to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested, or outstanding in your favor, for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan (“Data”).

c. You further understand that part or all of your Data may be also held by the Company or its Affiliates, pursuant to a transfer made in the past with your consent, in respect of any previous grant of restricted units or awards, which was made for the same purposes of managing and administering of previous award/incentive plans, or for other purposes.
 
 
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d. You further understand that your local employer will transfer Data to the Company or its Affiliates among themselves as necessary for the purposes of implementation, administration, and management of your participation in the Plan, and that the Company or its Affiliates may transfer data among themselves, and/or each, in turn, further transfer Data to any third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration, and management of the Plan (“Data Recipients”).

e. You understand that the Company or its Affiliates, as well as the Data Recipients, are or may be located in your country of residence or elsewhere, such as the United States.  You authorize the Company or its Affiliates, as well as the Data Recipients, to receive, possess, use, retain, and transfer Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering, and managing your participation in the Plan, including any transfer of such Data, as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of Shares on your behalf, to a broker or third party with whom the Shares may be deposited.

f. You understand that you may show your opposition to the processing and transfer of your Data, and, may at any time, review the Data, request that any necessary amendments be made to it, or withdraw your consent herein in writing by contacting the Company.  You further understand that withdrawing consent may affect your ability to participate in the Plan.

17. Discretionary Nature and Acceptance of Award By accepting this Award, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and acknowledge that:

a. The Company (and not your local employer) is granting your Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units.  Furthermore, this Agreement is not derived from any preexisting labor relationship between you and the Company, but rather from a mercantile relationship.

b. The Company may administer the Plan from outside your country of residence and United States law will govern all Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units granted under the Plan.

c. Benefits and rights provided under the Plan are wholly discretionary and, although provided by the Company, do not constitute regular or periodic payments.

d. The benefits and rights provided under the Plan are not to be considered part of your salary or compensation under your employment with your local employer for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy or other end of service payments, vacation, bonuses, long-term service awards, indemnification, pension or retirement benefits, or any other payments, benefits or rights of any kind.  You waive any and all rights to compensation or damages as a result of the Termination of Service with your local employer for any reason whatsoever insofar as those rights result, or may result, from the loss or diminution in value of such rights under the Plan or your ceasing to have any rights under, or ceasing to be entitled to any rights under, the Plan as a result of such termination.
 

 
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e. The grant of Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units hereunder, and any future grant of Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units under the Plan, is entirely voluntary, and at the complete discretion of the Company.  Neither the grant of the Restricted Stock Units, the Additional Restricted Stock Units nor any future grant by the Company will be deemed to create any obligation to make any future grants, whether or not such a reservation is explicitly stated at the time of such a grant.  The Company has the right, at any time and/or on an annual basis, to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment, suspension, or termination will adversely affect your rights hereunder.

f. The Plan will not be deemed to constitute, and will not be construed by you to constitute, part of the terms and conditions of employment.  Neither the Company nor your local employer will incur any liability of any kind to you as a result of any change or amendment, or any cancellation, of the Plan at any time.

g. Participation in the Plan will not be deemed to constitute, and will not be deemed by you to constitute, an employment or labor relationship of any kind with the Company.

18. Limitations.  Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan gives you any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any of its Affiliates or to interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliate to terminate your employment at any time.  Payment of your Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units is not secured by a trust, insurance contract or other funding medium, and you do not have any interest in any fund or specific asset of the Company by reason of this Award or the account established on your behalf.  You have no rights as a stockholder of the Company pursuant to the Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units until Shares are actually delivered to you.

19. Incorporation of Other Agreements.  This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Restricted Stock Units.  This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Restricted Stock Units and the Additional Restricted Stock Units.

20. Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of the Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.  Moreover, if any provision is found to be excessively broad in duration, scope or covered activity, the provision will be construed so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with applicable law.
 
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21. Governing Law.  The Plan, this Agreement, and all determinations made and actions taken under the Plan or this Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, and not the choice of law rules, of the State of Delaware and construed accordingly, to the extent not superseded by applicable federal law.

22. Agreement Changes.  The Company reserves the right to change the terms of this Agreement and the Plan without your consent to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with the requirements of Code section 409A, the Treasury regulations and other guidance thereunder.

23. Successors and Assigns of the Company.  The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

24. Acknowledgements.  By accepting this Agreement, you agree to the following:  (i) you have carefully read, fully understand and agree to all of the terms and conditions described in this Agreement, the Plan, the Plan’s prospectus and all accompanying documentation; and (ii) you understand and agree that this Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Restricted Stock Units, and that any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Restricted Stock Units are replaced and superseded.

25. Award Acceptance.  To retain this Award, you must accept it by signing the Agreement below and, by signing this Agreement, you will be deemed to consent to the application of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan.  If you do not wish to accept this Award, you must contact AdvanSix Inc., 115 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 in writing within thirty (30) days of the Award Date.
 
    I Accept:  
       
       
 
 
 
    Signature  Date  
     
       

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Exhibit 10.8
 
2016 Stock Incentive Plan
of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates

Form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) as of the [DAY] day of [MONTH YEAR] (the “Award Date”) between AdvanSix Inc. (the “Company”) and [DIRECTOR NAME].

1. Grant of Award.  The Company has granted you [NUMBER] Restricted Stock Units, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan of AdvanSix Inc. and its Affiliates (the “Plan”).  The Company will hold the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units (as defined in Section 2) in a bookkeeping account on your behalf until they become payable or are forfeited or cancelled.

2. Dividend Equivalents.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, you will earn Dividend Equivalents in an amount equal to the value of any cash or stock dividends paid by the Company upon one Share of Common Stock for each unvested Restricted Stock Unit or Additional Restricted Stock Unit (as defined below) credited to your bookkeeping account on a dividend record date.  In the case of cash dividends, the Company shall credit to your bookkeeping account, on each dividend payment date, an additional number of Restricted Stock Units (“Additional Restricted Stock Units”) equal to (a) divided by (b), where (a) equals the total number of unvested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units, if any, subject to this Agreement on such date multiplied by the dollar amount of the cash dividend paid per Share of Common Stock on such date, and (b) equals the Fair Market Value of a Share on such date.  If a dividend is paid to holders of Common Stock in Shares, the Company shall credit to you, on each dividend payment date, Additional Restricted Stock Units equal to the total number of unvested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement on such date multiplied by the Share dividend paid per Share of Common Stock on such date.  Additional Restricted Stock Units are subject to the same restrictions, including but not limited to vesting, transferability and payment restrictions, that apply to the Restricted Stock Units to which they relate.
 

 




3. Payment Amount.  Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units each represent one (1) Share of Common Stock.

4. Vesting.  Except in the event of your Termination of Service due to death or the incurrence of a Disability or as otherwise provided in Section 8 of this Agreement relating to a Change in Control, the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will vest in full on [ ] (the “Vesting Date”), based on your continued service as a member of the Board through the Vesting Date.

5. Form and Timing of Payment.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion or as provided in Section 8, vested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be redeemed solely for Shares.  Payment of vested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 days, following the Vesting Date and in no event later than two and one-half (2-1/2) months following the end of the calendar year in which the Vesting Date occurs.  As determined by the Company in its sole discretion prior to the Vesting Date, any fractional Shares may be paid in cash or rounded up or down to the nearest whole Share.

6. Termination of Service.  Except as otherwise provided in Sections 7(a) and 8 of this Agreement, any Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that have not vested as of your Termination of Service will immediately be forfeited, and your rights with respect to these Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will end.

7. Death or Disability.

a. Vesting.  If your Termination of Service occurs due to death or due to the incurrence of a Disability before the Vesting Date described in Section 4 of this Agreement, all of your unvested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will vest as of your Termination of Service due to death or Disability, as applicable.  If you are deceased, the Company will make a payment to your estate only after the Committee has determined that the payee is the duly appointed executor or administrator of your estate, subject to Section 7.14 of the Plan.

b. Payment.  Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if your Termination of Service occurs due to death or due to the incurrence of a Disability, before the Vesting Date, payment for vested Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be made as soon as practicable, but no later than 15 days, following such Termination of Service and in no event later than two and one-half (2-1/2) months following the end of the calendar year in which such Termination of Service occurs.

 
 
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8. Change in Control.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control prior to the Vesting Date, the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that have not vested or terminated as of the date of the Change in Control shall vest as of immediately prior to the Change in Control.  Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, no later than 15 days after the date of the Change in Control, you will receive for the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units a single payment in cash equal to the product of the number of outstanding Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units as of the date of the Change in Control (including any Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units that vest pursuant to this Section 8) and an amount equal to the highest price per Share paid by the successor company, as determined by the Committee.

9. Withholdings.  The delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement is conditioned on satisfaction of any applicable withholding taxes in accordance with Section 7.2 of the Plan.

10. Transfer of Award.  You may not transfer the Restricted Stock Units, Additional Restricted Stock Units or any interest in such Units except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or except as otherwise permitted by the Committee and as specified in the Plan.  Any other attempt to dispose of your interest will be null and void.

11. Restrictions on Payment of Shares.  Payment of Shares for your Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units is subject to the conditions that, to the extent required at the time of settlement, (i) the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be duly listed, upon official notice of redemption, upon the New York Stock Exchange (or any other securities exchange on which Shares may be listed), and (ii) a Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the Shares will be effective.  The Company will not be required to deliver any Common Stock until all applicable federal and state laws and regulations have been complied with and all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Shares have been approved by counsel for the Company.

12. Adjustments.  Any adjustments to the Restricted Stock Units and Additional Restricted Stock Units will be governed by Section 5.3 of the Plan.

13. Disposition of Securities.  By accepting the Award, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the Company’s policy, and are aware of and understand your obligations under applicable securities laws in respect of trading in the Company’s securities.  The Company will have the right to recover, or receive reimbursement for, any compensation or profit you realize on the disposition of Shares received for Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units to the extent that the Company has a right of recovery or reimbursement under applicable securities laws.

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14. Plan Terms Govern.  The vesting and redemption of Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units, the disposition of any Shares received for Restricted Stock Units or Additional Restricted Stock Units, the treatment of gain on the disposition of these Shares, and the treatment of Dividend Equivalents are subject to the provisions of the Plan and any rules that the Committee may prescribe.  The Plan document, as may be amended from time to time, is incorporated into this Agreement.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meaning set forth in the Plan, unless otherwise stated in this Agreement.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Agreement, the Plan will control.  By accepting the Award, you acknowledge that the Plan and the Plan prospectus, as in effect on the date of this Agreement, have been made available to you for your review.

15. Incorporation of Other Agreements.  This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Restricted Stock Units.  This Agreement supersedes any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Restricted Stock Units and the Additional Restricted Stock Units.

16. Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of the Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.  Moreover, if any provision is found to be excessively broad in duration, scope or covered activity, the provision will be construed so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with applicable law.

17. Governing Law.  The Plan, this Agreement, and all determinations made and actions taken under the Plan or this Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive laws, and not the choice of law rules, of the State of Delaware and construed accordingly, to the extent not superseded by applicable federal law.

18. Agreement Changes.  The Company reserves the right to change the terms of this Agreement and the Plan without your consent to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with the requirements of Code section 409A, the Treasury regulations and other guidance thereunder.

19. Successors and Assigns of the Company.  The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

20. Acknowledgements.  By accepting this Agreement, you agree to the following: (i) you have carefully read, fully understand and agree to all of the terms and conditions described in this Agreement, the Plan, the Plan’s prospectus and all accompanying documentation; and (ii) you understand and agree that this Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the Restricted Stock Units, and that any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning the Restricted Stock Units are replaced and superseded.

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21. Award Acceptance.  To retain this Award, you must accept it by signing the Agreement below and, by signing this Agreement, you will be deemed to consent to the application of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan.  If you do not wish to accept this Award, you must contact AdvanSix Inc., 115 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 in writing within thirty (30) days of the Award Date.
 
    I Accept:  
       
       
 
 
 
    Signature  Date  
     
       

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Exhibit 99.2
 

 
Advan6.com
 

News Release
 
 
 
 
Media
Mari Abe
(415) 633-3204
mabe@peppercomm.com
Investor Relations
Adam Kressel
(973) 455-6888
adam.kressel@advan6.com
 
 

ADVANSIX LAUNCHES AS INDEPENDENT COMPANY, BEGINS
TRADING ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

Leading, vertically-integrated manufacturer of Nylon 6 resin, caprolactam, ammonium sulfate and other chemical intermediates

Begins regular-way trading on the New York Stock Exchange
 under ASIX ticker symbol

Morris Plains, N.J., Oct. 3, 2016 – AdvanSix (NYSE: ASIX) , a leading producer and global supplier of Nylon 6 materials, today marks its first day as an independent company following its successful tax-free spin-off from Honeywell.
 
Shares in the company begin regular-way trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ASIX.
 
“Today marks a new chapter for a business with a rich 60-plus-year history, over which we have grown to enjoy a leading position in the broad range of markets we serve today,” said Erin Kane, president and CEO of AdvanSix. “We are excited by the opportunities ahead of us as a stand-alone business, providing us flexibility to pursue growth strategies aligned with industry dynamics, build on our operational discipline, and serve our customers with agility.”
 
AdvanSix, which had 2015 revenues of $1.3 billion, is a manufacturer of Nylon 6, a polymer resin sold under the Aegis ® brand to produce engineered plastics, fibers, filaments, and films that, in turn, are used in end products such as automotive and electronic components, carpets, sports apparel, fishing nets, and food and industrial packaging. AdvanSix also produces caprolactam, the main feedstock for producing nylon; Capran ® nylon film; Sulf-N ® ammonium sulfate fertilizers; and chemical intermediates, including phenol, acetone, and Nadone ® cyclohexanone.
 
 

 
 
AdvanSix’s competitive advantages include its sustainable cost-advantaged position, vertically integrated manufacturing, global reach and diverse revenue sources. Its main production facility in Hopewell, Va. is one of the world’s largest single-site production facilities for caprolactam, the primary feedstock in the production of nylon polymer. It also operates a nylon resin production facility in nearby Chesterfield, Va.; a phenol and acetone production facility in Frankford, Penn.; and a nylon film manufacturing site in Pottsville, Penn.
 
More information on AdvanSix can be found at http://www.advan6.com.

This release contains certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that our management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Although we believe forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results or performance of the company to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our inability to achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of the spin-off from Honeywell including uncertainty regarding qualification for expected tax treatment, indebtedness incurred in connection with the spin-off, and operating as an independent, publicly traded company; fluctuations in our stock price; general economic and financial conditions in the U.S. and globally; growth rates and cyclicality of the industries we serve; significant unplanned interruptions of production or logistics operations as a result of mechanical issues or other unanticipated events such as fires, severe weather conditions, and natural disasters; price fluctuations and supply of raw materials; adverse trade and tax policies; extensive environmental, health and safety laws that apply to our operations; litigation associated with chemical manufacturing; loss of significant customer relationships; protection of our intellectual property and proprietary information; and prolonged work stoppages as a result of labor difficulties. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements. We identify the principal risks and uncertainties that affect our performance in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Registration Statement on Form 10.

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