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 (Date of earliest event reported) Ju ly 6 , 2016 ( June 29 , 2016)

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

 

001-33139

 

20-3530539

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S Employer Identification No.)

 

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, Florida 34134

(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)

 

(239) 301-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

8501 Williams Road

Estero, Florida 33928

(Former name or former address, if
changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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ITEM 1 .0 1 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT .

 

Completion of Spin-Off

 

On June 30, 2016 (the “Distribution Date”), former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (now Herc Holdings Inc., or “Herc Holdings”) completed a spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of its car rental business through a dividend to its stockholders of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc. (“New Hertz”), which was re-named Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

 

New Hertz filed a Registration Statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission describing the Spin-Off that was declared effective on June 6, 2016.  New Hertz is now an independent company, and its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HTZ”.   Herc Holdings changed its trading symbol to “HRI”. The Information Statement, dated June 6, 2016 (the “Information Statement”), which describes for stockholders the details of the Spin-Off, and certain information with respect to Herc Holdings’ equipment rental business, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information under the section titled “The Spin-Off” is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Separation and Distribution Agreement

 

On June 30, 2016, New Hertz and Herc Holdings entered into a separation and distribution agreement (the “Separation Agreement”). The Separation Agreement sets forth New Hertz’s agreements with Herc Holdings regarding the principal actions taken in connection with the Spin-Off. It also sets forth other agreements that govern aspects of New Hertz’s relationship with Herc Holdings following the Spin-Off.

 

Internal Reorganization and Related Financing Transactions

 

The Separation Agreement provides for the transfers of entities and assets and assumptions of liabilities necessary to complete the Spin-Off, including the series of internal reorganization transactions such that New Hertz holds the entities associated with former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s global car rental business, including The Hertz Corporation (“THC”), and Herc Holdings holds the entities associated with former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s global equipment rental business, including Herc Rentals Inc. (“Herc”).

 

Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Herc made certain cash transfers in the total amount of approximately $2.0 billion to THC and its subsidiaries.

 

Legal Matters and Claims; Sharing of Certain Liabilities

 

Subject to any specified exceptions, each party to the Separation Agreement has assumed the liability for, and control of, all pending and threatened legal matters related to its own business, as well as assumed or retained liabilities, and will indemnify the other party for any liability arising out of or resulting from such assumed legal matters.

 

The Separation Agreement provides for certain liabilities to be shared by the parties. New Hertz and Herc Holdings are each responsible for a portion of these shared liabilities. The division of these shared liabilities are set forth in the Separation Agreement. New Hertz will generally be responsible for managing the settlement or other disposition of such shared liabilities.

 

Other Matters

 

In addition to those matters discussed above, the Separation Agreement, among other things, (i) governs the transfer of assets and liabilities generally, (ii) terminates all intercompany arrangements between New Hertz and Herc Holdings except for specified agreements and arrangements that will continue following the Spin-Off, (iii) contains further assurances, terms and conditions that require New Hertz and Herc Holdings to use commercially reasonable

 

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efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement and the ancillary agreements , (iv) releases certain claims between the parties and their affiliates, successors and assigns, (v) contains mutual indemnification clauses and (vi) allocates expenses of the Spin-Off between the parties.

 

The foregoing description of the Separation Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Transition Services Agreement

 

On June 30, 2016, New Hertz and Herc Holdings entered into a Transition Services Agreement (the “Transition Services Agreement”) pursuant to which New Hertz or its affiliates will provide Herc Holdings specified services on a transitional basis to help ensure an orderly transition following the Spin-Off, though New Hertz may request certain transition services to be performed by Herc Holdings. The services to be provided by New Hertz or its affiliates primarily include:

 

·                 information technology and network and telecommunications systems support;

 

·                 human resources, payroll and benefits;

 

·                 accounting and finance;

 

·                 treasury;

 

·                 tax matters; and

 

·                 administrative services.

 

The Transition Services Agreement generally provides for a term of up to two years following the Distribution Date. With certain exceptions, New Hertz and Herc Holdings have agreed to charge for the services rendered, the allocated costs associated with rendering these services,   and may include a mark-up for certain services.

 

New Hertz has generally agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to provide to Herc Holdings the services that are the subject of the Transition Services Agreement at a relative level of service substantially similar to that provided in the twelve months preceding the Distribution Date. New Hertz and Herc Holdings have also generally agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to end their respective needs for the transition services as soon as is reasonably possible.

 

The supplier of services under the Transition Services Agreement has generally agreed to indemnify the recipient of such services against all liabilities attributable to any third-party claims asserted against the recipient or its affiliates arising from or relating to the supplier’s provision of or failure to provide the services, to the extent arising from or related to the gross   negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of the supplier. The recipient of services under the Transition Services Agreement has generally agreed to indemnify the supplier of such services against all liabilities attributable to any third-party claims asserted against the supplier or its affiliates arising from or relating to the supplier’s provision of or failure to provide the services, other than claims for which the supplier would have to indemnify the recipient pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

The foregoing description of the Transition Services Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Transition Services Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Tax Matters Agreement

 

On June 30, 2016, New Hertz, THC, Herc Holdings and Herc entered into a Tax Matters Agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”) that governs the parties’ rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Spin-Off with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax contests and other tax matters regarding income taxes, other taxes and related tax returns. Among other matters, New Hertz will continue to have following the Spin-Off joint and several liability with Herc Holdings to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and certain U.S. state tax authorities for Herc Holdings’ U.S. federal income and state taxes for the taxable periods in which New Hertz was part of former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s consolidated group. However, the Tax Matters Agreement specifies the portion of this liability for which New Hertz and Herc Holdings bear responsibility, and each party has agreed to indemnify the other against any amounts for which such other party is not responsible. The Tax Matters Agreement provides that New Hertz will generally assume liability for and indemnify Herc Holdings against all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax liabilities attributable to New Hertz’s assets or operations for all tax periods prior to the Spin-Off, while Herc Holdings will indemnify New Hertz against all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax liabilities attributable to Herc Holdings’ assets or operations for all tax periods prior to the Spin-Off.  Though valid as between the parties, the Tax Matters Agreement is not binding on the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any state, local or foreign taxing authority.

 

The Tax Matters Agreement also provides special rules for allocating tax liabilities in the event that the Spin-Off, together with related transactions, is not tax-free. The Tax Matters Agreement provides for covenants that may restrict Herc Holdings’ ability to pursue strategic or other transactions that might otherwise maximize the value of its business and may discourage or delay a change of control that may be considered favorable.

 

The foregoing description of the Tax Matters Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Tax Matters Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Employee Matters Agreement

 

On June 30, 2016, New Hertz and Herc Holdings entered into an Employee Matters Agreement (the “Employee Matters Agreement”) to allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation, benefit plans and programs and other related matters. The Employee Matters Agreement governs New Hertz’s and Herc Holdings’ obligations with respect to such matters for current and former employees of the car rental business and the equipment rental business.

 

Unless otherwise agreed to, the Employee Matters Agreement provides that Herc Holdings retains or assumes all employment, compensation and benefits liabilities relating to employees who are employed by Herc Holdings following the Spin-Off and former employees whose last employment was with the equipment rental business. Similarly, unless otherwise agreed to, the Employee Matters Agreement provides that New Hertz retains or assumes all employment, compensation and benefits liabilities relating to employees who are employed by New Hertz following the Spin-Off and former employees whose last employment was with the car rental business. The Employee Matters Agreement also addresses equity compensation matters, including the treatment of outstanding equity awards granted by former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

 

In general, the Employee Matters Agreement provides that Herc Holdings and New Hertz will credit each employee with his or her service with former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. prior to the Spin-Off for all purposes under the benefit plans maintained or established by New Hertz and Herc Holdings as of the Spin-Off, so long as such crediting does not result in a duplication of benefits. Additionally, the Employee Matters Agreement provides that no employee will be considered to have terminated employment from his or her post-Spin-Off employer as a result of the Spin-Off or any associated employment transfer.

 

In addition to those matters discussed above, the Employee Matters Agreement, among other things, (i) establishes and determines participation in retirement and non-qualified deferred compensation plans of Herc Holdings and New Hertz after the Spin-Off, (ii) contains provisions requiring contributions by Herc Holdings for Herc Holdings employees participating in multiemployer plans and contributions by New Hertz for New Hertz employees

 

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participating in New Hertz multiemployer plans, (iii) establishes and determines the participation of active and former employees in the health and welfare plans of Herc Holdings and New Hertz after the Spin-Off, (iv) determines the responsibility of Herc Holdings and New Hertz to provide severance benefits to current and former employees after the Spin-Off, (v) determines the responsibility of Herc Holdings and New Hertz for the payment of incentive compensation after the Spin-Off and (vi) provides for Herc Holdings and New Hertz to retain or assume individual employment agreements with Herc Holdings and New Hertz employees, respectively, after the Spin-Off.

 

The foregoing description of the Employee Matters Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Employee Matters Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Intellectual Property Agreement

 

On June 30, 2016, THC, Hertz System, Inc. and Herc entered into an Intellectual Property Agreement (the “Intellectual Property Agreement”) that provides for ownership, licensing and other arrangements regarding the trademarks and related intellectual property that New Hertz and Herc Holdings use in conducting their respective businesses.

 

The Intellectual Property Agreement allocates ownership between New Hertz and Herc Holdings of all trademarks, domain names and certain copyrights that former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. or its subsidiaries owned immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The Intellectual Property Agreement generally allocates to New Hertz the trademarks that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the global car rental business, including the Hertz , Dollar , Thrifty , Donlen and  Firefly  brand names, while Herc Holdings is allocated trademarks that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the global equipment rental business, but are not otherwise associated with the marks being allocated to New Hertz. The Intellectual Property Agreement allocates ownership of domain names between New Hertz and Herc Holdings in a similar manner and allocates ownership of certain copyrights associated with the Hertz brand to New Hertz.

 

The Intellectual Property Agreement provides that Herc Holdings will continue to have the right to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand for a period of four years on a no royalty basis. The Intellectual Property Agreement also provides that, for so long as Herc Holdings continues to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand, Herc Holdings will not directly or indirectly engage in the business of renting and leasing cars, subject to certain exceptions, including that Herc Holdings may continue to rent vehicles to the extent HERC has done so immediately prior to the Spin-Off.

 

The foregoing description of the Intellectual Property Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Intellectual Property Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Herc Financing Arrangements

 

Herc Notes

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, Herc assumed the obligations under $610 million aggregate principal amount of the 7.50% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2022 and $625 million aggregate principal amount of the 7.75% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”), which were issued on June 9, 2016 by Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, LLC (“Escrow Issuer LLC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Herc, and Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, Corp. (“Escrow Co-Issuer” and, together with Escrow Issuer LLC, the “Escrow Issuers”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Escrow Issuer LLC, as previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 15, 2016. The Notes were issued under the Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (the “Base Indenture” and, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture, as

 

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supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture (as defined below) and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (as defined below), the “Indenture”), among Herc (as successor in interest) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Note Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “Note Collateral Agent”). The proceeds from this issuance were placed in escrow pending consummation of the Spin-Off. Substantially concurrently with the initiation of the transactions which upon consummation thereof resulted in the completion of the Spin-Off, the proceeds from the issuance were released from escrow (the “Escrow Release”), Escrow Co-Issuer merged with and into Escrow Issuer LLC, and thereafter Escrow Issuer LLC merged with and into Herc, with Herc continuing as the surviving entity. The proceeds were used to: (i) make certain payments in connection with the Spin-Off, including cash transfers to THC and its affiliates and (ii) pay fees and other transaction expenses in connection therewith.

 

Third Supplemental Indenture

 

On June 29, 2016, substantially concurrently with the Escrow Release, Herc, the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent entered into the Third Supplemental Indenture (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), pursuant to which Herc assumed the Escrow Issuers’ obligations under the Indenture and the Notes.

 

The foregoing description of the Third Supplemental Indenture is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Third Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture

 

On June 30, 2016, Cinelease Holdings, Inc., Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation, Cinelease, LLC and Cinelease, Inc., each a subsidiary of Herc (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and Herc entered into the Fourth Supplemental Indenture (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), pursuant to which the Subsidiary Guarantors agreed to become a party to the Indenture and to unconditionally guarantee, on a senior secured second priority basis, the obligations of Herc.

 

The foregoing description of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Note Collateral Agreement

 

On June 30, 2016, Herc, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Note Collateral Agent entered into a Collateral Agreement (the “Note Collateral Agreement”), whereby Herc and the Subsidiary Guarantors granted a second priority security interest in substantially all of their assets to secure all obligations of Herc and the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Notes and the Indenture.

 

The foregoing description of the Note Collateral Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Note Collateral Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ABL Credit Facility

 

Overview

 

On June 30, 2016, Herc and certain other subsidiaries of Herc entered into a credit agreement with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian administrative agent and Canadian collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, Capital One, National Association, ING Capital LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as senior managing agents, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Montreal, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada and Regions Bank, as co-documentation agents, and the other financial institutions

 

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party thereto from time to time, with respect to a new senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Credit Facility”).

 

The ABL Credit Facility provides (subject to availability under a borrowing base) for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to $1,750 million under a revolving loan facility.  Up to $250 million of the revolving loan facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit, subject to certain conditions including issuing lender participation.  Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and limitations, the ABL Credit Facility allows for the addition of incremental revolving and/or term loan commitments and incremental revolving and/or term loans.  In addition, the ABL Credit Facility permits Herc to increase the amount of commitments under the ABL Credit Facility with the consent of the lenders providing the additional commitments.  On June 30, 2016, Herc borrowed $839 million under the ABL Credit Facility.

 

Herc is the parent borrower under the ABL Credit Facility and Matthews Equipment Limited, Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited and Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership are the Canadian borrowers under the ABL Credit Facility.

 

Maturity

 

The ABL Credit Facility matures on June 30, 2021.

 

Guarantees; Collateral/Security

 

The obligations of each of the borrowers under the ABL Credit Facility are guaranteed by Herc’s direct parent and each of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, with certain exceptions, including special purpose securitization subsidiaries and captive insurance subsidiaries.  In addition, the obligations of the Canadian borrowers are guaranteed, subject to certain exceptions, by each subsidiary of each Canadian borrower.  The obligations of the U.S. borrowers under the ABL Credit Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured by security interests in substantially all of the assets of each domestic borrower and guarantor, including pledges of all the capital stock of all of their direct domestic subsidiaries and of up to 65% of the capital stock of each of their direct foreign subsidiaries.  The obligations of the Canadian borrowers under the ABL Credit Facility and the guarantees, if any, made by their subsidiaries and by the domestic borrowers and guarantors are also secured by substantially all of the assets of such borrowers and guarantors.  The liens securing the ABL Credit Facility are subject to certain exceptions.  Also, subject to certain limitations and conditions, the ABL Credit Facility permits the incurrence of future secured debt on a basis either pari passu with or subordinated to the liens securing the ABL Credit Facility.

 

Interest

 

The interest rates applicable to any loans under the ABL Credit Facility will be based on a floating rate based on LIBOR plus an initial margin of 1.75% per annum, where margin is dependent on the borrowing base availability under the ABL Credit Facility as well as the corporate ratings of Herc.

 

Covenants

 

The ABL Credit Facility contains a number of covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the ability of the borrowers and the guarantors to dispose of assets, incur additional indebtedness, incur guarantee obligations, prepay other indebtedness, make dividends and other restricted payments, create liens, make investments, make acquisitions, engage in mergers, change the nature of their business, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, and enter into certain restrictive agreements limiting the ability to pledge assets.  In addition, under the ABL Credit Facility, upon excess availability falling below certain levels, the borrowers will be required to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.

 

The foregoing description of the ABL Credit Facility and the guarantee and collateral/security agreements is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the ABL Credit Facility and the guarantee and collateral/security agreements, which are attached as Exhibit 10.6, Exhibit 10.7 and Exhibit 10.8 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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ITEM 1.02 TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, on June 30, 2016, THC, in each case as parent borrower, terminated (i) its then existing credit agreement, dated as of March 11, 2011, as amended, with Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, the banks and other financial institutions party thereto from time to time, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as syndication agent, and Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-documentation agents, governing THC’s existing senior secured term and synthetic letter of credit facility in connection with which Herc was a guarantor pursuant to a related guarantee and collateral agreement and (ii) its then existing credit agreement, dated as of March 11, 2011, as amended, with Herc (former Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation), as borrower, Matthews Equipment Limited, Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited and Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership, as Canadian borrowers, the banks and other financial institutions party thereto from time to time, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, Deutsche Bank AG Canada Branch, as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-collateral agent, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC as syndication agent, and Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-documentation agents, governing THC’s senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility.

 

ITEM 2.01 COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

 

The information included in Item 1.01 under “Completion of Spin-Off” is 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 included in Item 1.01 under “Herc Financing Arrangements” is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 3.03 MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

The information included in Item 5.03 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

 

On June 30, 2016, David A. Barnes, Carl T. Berquist, Michael J. Durham, Carolyn N. Everson, Vincent Intrieri, Henry R. Keizer, Linda Fayne Levinson, Samuel J. Merksamer, Daniel A. Ninivaggi and John P. Tague resigned from the former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors and each of their respective committees and James H. Browning, Patrick D. Campbell, Herbert L. Henkel, Michael A. Kelly, Courtney Mather, Stephen A. Mongillo, Louis J. Pastor, Mary Pat Salomone and Lawrence H. Silber were appointed to the vacancies on the Board of Directors.  Mr. Henkel was appointed as non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors of Herc Holdings.

 

The ages and biographies of each of the directors is contained in the Information Statement under “Management” which is incorporated by reference herein and information  required with respect to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K is contained in the Information Statement under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The directors, other than Mr. Silber, will participate in the Herc Holdings Inc. Director Compensation Plan, the material terms of which are described in the Information Statement under “Management—Director Compensation”, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

As of June 30, 2016, Herc Holdings has four standing committees, Audit, Compensation, Financing and Nominating and Governance. The members of the Herc Holdings Board and its committees are set forth in the table below:

 

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Name

 

Audit

 

Compensation

 

Financing

 

Nom. & Gov.

James H. Browning

 

Chair

 

 

 

X

 

 

Patrick D. Campbell

 

X

 

 

 

Chair

 

 

Herbert L. Henkel

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Chair

Michael A. Kelly

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

Courtney Mather

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Stephen A. Mongillo

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Louis J. Pastor

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

Mary Pat Salomone

 

 

 

Chair

 

 

 

X

Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On June 30, 2016, John P. Tague, President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas C. Kennedy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey T. Foland, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Tyler A. Best, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Robin C. Kramer, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer resigned from their positions at former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.  On June 30, 2016, the following individuals were appointed to the offices of Herc Holdings noted below:

 

Lawrence H. Silber, President and Chief Executive Officer

Barbara L. Brasier, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

James Bruce Dressel, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Christian J. Cunningham, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Richard F. Marani, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Maryann A. Waryjas, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Nancy Merola, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

The ages and biographies of each of the executive officers is contained in the Information Statement under “Management” which is incorporated by reference herein and information  required with respect to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K is contained in the Information Statement under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 5.03 AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

 

On June 30, 2016, former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Name Change Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. to Herc Holdings Inc.

 

The foregoing description of the Name Change Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Name Change Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

On June 30, 2016, Herc Holdings filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Reverse Stock Split Amendment”) to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of Herc Holdings and reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock of Herc Holdings.  As a result of the reverse stock split, Herc Holdings has 133,333,333 shares of common stock authorized and 13,333,333 shares of preferred stock authorized.

 

The foregoing description of the Reverse Stock Split Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Reverse Stock Split Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

On June 30, 2016, Herc Holdings amended its Amended and Restated By-laws to reflect former Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s name change to Herc Holdings Inc.

 

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The foregoing description of Herc Holdings’ Amended and Restated By-laws is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of Herc Holdings’ Amended and Restated By-laws, which are attached as Exhibit 3.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.

 

On June 30, 2016, Herc Holdings issued a press release announcing the completion of the Spin-Off and the reverse stock split.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(d)  Exhibits. The following exhibit s are filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated June 30, 2016, by and between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and Herc Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Herc Holdings Inc., dated June 30, 2016.

 

 

 

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Herc Holdings Inc., dated June 30, 2016.

 

 

 

3.3

 

Amended and Restated By-laws of Herc Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

4.1

 

Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2016, among Herc Rentals Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent.

 

 

 

4.2

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2016, among Herc Rentals Inc., the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent.

 

 

 

10.1

 

Transition Services Agreement, dated June 30, 2016, by and between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and Herc Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Tax Matters Agreement, dated June 30, 2016, among Herc Holdings Inc., The Hertz Corporation, Herc Rentals Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

10.3

 

Employee Matters Agreement, dated June 30, 2016, by and between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and Herc Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Intellectual Property Agreement, dated June 30, 2016, among The Hertz Corporation, Hertz System, Inc. and Herc Rentals Inc.

 

 

 

10.5

 

Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, made by Herc Rentals Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Note Collateral Agent.

 

 

 

10.6

 

ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among Herc Rentals Inc., certain other subsidiaries of Herc Rentals Inc., Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian administrative agent and Canadian collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, Capital One, National Association, ING Capital LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as senior managing agents, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Montreal, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank

 

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of Canada and Regions Bank, as co-documentation agents, and the other financial institutions party thereto from time to time.

 

 

 

10.7

 

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, made by Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Herc Rentals Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries from time to time in favor of Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and administrative agent.

 

 

 

10.8

 

Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, made by Matthews Equipment Limited, Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited, Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership, 3222434 Nova Scotia Company and certain of their subsidiaries from time to time in favour of Citibank, N.A., as Canadian collateral agent and Canadian administrative agent.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Information Statement dated June 6, 2016.

 

 

 

99.2

 

Press Release dated June 30, 2016.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Barbara L. Brasier

 

Name:

Barbara L. Brasier

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

and Chief Financial

 

 

Officer

 

Date:  July 6, 2016

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

 

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

between

 

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

and

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

1

 

 

 

Section 1.1

Table of Definitions

1

Section 1.2

Certain Defined Terms

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II THE SEPARATION

17

 

 

 

Section 2.1

Internal Reorganization; Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities

17

Section 2.2

Governmental Approvals and Consents; Transfers, Assignments and Assumptions Not Effected Prior to the Distribution

17

Section 2.3

Termination of Intercompany Agreements

18

Section 2.4

Novation of Hertz Liabilities

19

Section 2.5

Novation of HERC Holdings Liabilities

19

Section 2.6

Treatment of Cash

20

Section 2.7

Replacement of Credit Support

20

Section 2.8

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

21

Section 2.9

Credit Facilities; HERC Financing Arrangements; HERC Cash Transfers

21

 

 

 

ARTICLE III THE DISTRIBUTION

22

 

 

 

Section 3.1

Actions Prior to the Distribution

22

Section 3.2

Conditions to Distribution

23

Section 3.3

The Distribution

24

Section 3.4

Fractional Shares; Unclaimed Shares

24

Section 3.5

Sole Discretion of the Old Hertz Holdings Board

25

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV FURTHER ASSURANCES; ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

25

 

 

 

Section 4.1

Further Assurances

25

Section 4.2

Shared Liabilities

26

Section 4.3

Certain Shared Contracts

27

Section 4.4

Certain Shared Accounts

27

Section 4.5

Insurance Matters

27

Section 4.6

Misdirected Customer Payments and Vendor Invoices

29

 

 

 

ARTICLE V MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

29

 

 

 

Section 5.1

Release of Pre-Distribution Claims

29

Section 5.2

Indemnification by New Hertz Holdings

31

Section 5.3

Indemnification by HERC Holdings

32

Section 5.4

Notice and Payment of Direct Claims

32

Section 5.5

Third-Party Claims

32

Section 5.6

Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts

35

 



 

Section 5.7

Remedies Cumulative

36

Section 5.8

Survival of Indemnities

36

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; LITIGATION MANAGEMENT; CONFIDENTIALITY

36

 

 

 

Section 6.1

Agreement for Exchange of Information

36

Section 6.2

Access to Information

36

Section 6.3

Litigation Management and Support; Production of Witnesses

37

Section 6.4

Reimbursement

38

Section 6.5

Retention of Records

38

Section 6.6

Privileged Information

38

Section 6.7

Confidentiality

39

Section 6.8

Joint Defense

40

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII DISPUTE RESOLUTION

40

 

 

 

Section 7.1

Step Process

40

Section 7.2

Negotiation; Mediation; Arbitration

40

Section 7.3

Equitable Relief

42

Section 7.4

Expenses

42

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS

42

 

 

 

Section 8.1

Coordination with Ancillary Agreements; Conflicts

42

Section 8.2

Expenses

42

Section 8.3

Termination

43

Section 8.4

Third Party Beneficiaries

43

Section 8.5

Entire Agreement; No Reliance; Amendment

43

Section 8.6

Waiver

43

Section 8.7

Notices

44

Section 8.8

Counterparts

44

Section 8.9

Severability

44

Section 8.10

Interpretation

44

Section 8.11

Governing Law

45

Section 8.12

Assignment

45

Section 8.13

Payment

45

Section 8.14

Parties’ Obligations

45

 

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SCHEDULES

 

Number

 

Schedule

Schedule 1.2(1)

 

HERC Holdings Actions

Schedule 1.2(2)

 

HERC Holdings Assets

Schedule 1.2(3)

 

HERC Holdings Equity Interests

Schedule 1.2(4)

 

HERC Holdings Liabilities

Schedule 1.2(5)

 

HERC Holdings Group Indebtedness

Schedule 1.2(6)

 

HERC Holdings Information Statement Disclosure

Schedule 1.2(7)

 

Certain Shared Form 10 / Information Statement Disclosure

Schedule 1.2(8)

 

HERC Holdings Known Environmental Liabilities

Schedule 1.2(9)

 

HERC Holdings Properties

Schedule 1.2(10)

 

HERC Holdings Discontinued Businesses

Schedule 1.2(11)

 

Hertz Actions

Schedule 1.2(12)

 

Hertz Assets

Schedule 1.2(13)

 

New Hertz Holdings Equity Interests

Schedule 1.2(14)

 

Hertz Group

Schedule 1.2(15)

 

Hertz Liabilities

Schedule 1.2(16)

 

Hertz Group Indebtedness

Schedule 1.2(17)

 

New Hertz Holdings Form 10 Disclosure

Schedule 1.2(18)

 

New Hertz Holdings Properties

Schedule 1.2(19)

 

New Hertz Holdings Discontinued Businesses

Schedule 1.2(20)

 

Known Environmental Liabilities

Schedule 1.2(21)

 

Certain Shared Contracts

Schedule 1.2(22)

 

Certain Shared Liabilities

Schedule 2.3(b)(iv)

 

Surviving Intercompany Agreements

Schedule 3.1(g)

 

New Hertz Holdings Board

 



 

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2016, between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., “ New Hertz Holdings ”), and Herc Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., “ HERC Holdings ”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                     Prior to the Separation and Distribution, HERC Holdings was named “Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.” and served as the holding company for the consolidated Car Rental Business and Equipment Rental Business.  HERC Holdings is referred to herein, prior to the Distribution, as “ Old Hertz Holdings .”

 

B.                                     New Hertz Holdings was incorporated on August 28, 2015 under the name “Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc.,” for the purpose of serving as the top-level holding company of the Car Rental Business in connection with the Separation and Distribution.

 

C.                                     HERC Holdings will serve as the top-level holding company of the Equipment Rental Business in connection with the Separation and Distribution.

 

D.                                     The Old Hertz Holdings Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best interests of Old Hertz Holdings and its stockholders to separate Old Hertz Holdings into two independent publicly traded companies: (a) New Hertz Holdings, which following the Distribution will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the Car Rental Business; and (b) HERC Holdings, which following the Distribution will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the Equipment Rental Business.

 

E.                                      On the Distribution Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Old Hertz Holdings shall distribute to the Record Holders, on a pro rata basis, all the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of New Hertz Holdings (“ New Hertz Holdings Common Stock ”) owned by Old Hertz Holdings (the “ Distribution ”).

 

F.                                       The Distribution is intended to qualify as a tax-free spin-off pursuant to Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”).

 

AGREEMENT

 

In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
 DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1                                     Table of Definitions .  The following terms have the meanings set forth in the sections of this Agreement referenced below:

 

Definition

 

Section

Agreement

 

Preamble

Code

 

Recitals

Confidential Information

 

Section 6.7(a)

Consent Settlement

 

Section 5.5(b)

 



 

CPR

 

Section 7.2(b)

D&O Policies

 

Section 4.5(c)

Dispute

 

Section 7.1

Dispute Notice

 

Section 7.2(a)

Distribution

 

Recitals

Distribution Expenses

 

Section 8.2

Distributions

 

Section 3.2(a)

Executive List

 

Section 7.2(a)

HERC Cash Transfers

 

Section 2.9(c)

HERC Holdings

 

Preamble

HERC Holdings Credit Support Instruments

 

Section 2.7(b)

HERC Holdings Indemnified Parties

 

Section 5.2

HERC Holdings Portion

 

Section 4.3

Hertz Credit Support Instruments

 

Section 2.7(a)

Hertz Indemnified Parties

 

Section 5.3

Hertz Portion

 

Section 4.3

Indemnified Party

 

Section 5.4

Indemnifying Party

 

Section 5.4

Indemnity Payment

 

Section 5.6(a)

Litigation Matters

 

Section 6.6(a)

Managing Party

 

Section 4.2(a)

Mediation Trigger Date

 

Section 7.2(b)

New Hertz Holdings

 

Preamble

New Hertz Holdings Common Stock

 

Recitals

Non-Managing Party

 

Section 4.2(a)

Old Hertz Holdings

 

Recitals

Privileged Information

 

Section 6.6(a)

Restatement

 

Section 5.1(c)(iii)

Retained Information

 

Section 6.5

Third Party

 

Section 5.5(a)

Third Party Claim

 

Section 5.5(a)

 

Section 1.2                                     Certain Defined Terms .  For the purposes of this Agreement:

 

Action ” means any claim, demand, action, suit, countersuit, audit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority or any United States or non-United States federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or international arbitration or mediation tribunal.

 

Affiliate ” of any Person means a Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person; provided , however , that for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (except as otherwise provided in any such Ancillary Agreement), none of the HERC Holdings Entities shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Hertz Entity and none of the Hertz Entities shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any HERC Holdings Entity.  As used in this definition of “Affiliate,” “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agent ” means Computershare Investor Services LLC.

 

Ancillary Agreements ” means the Employee Matters Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement and any other

 

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instruments, assignments, documents and agreements executed (but to which no Third Party is a party) in connection with the implementation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Internal Reorganization.

 

Applicable HERC Holdings Proportion ” means with respect to any Shared Liability, fifteen percent (15%).

 

Applicable Hertz Proportion ” means with respect to any Shared Liability, eighty-five percent (85%).

 

Applicable Proportion ” means (a) as to New Hertz Holdings, the Applicable Hertz Proportion and (b) as to HERC Holdings, the Applicable HERC Holdings Proportion.

 

Assets ” means all assets, properties and rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other Third Parties or elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible, corporeal, incorporeal or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person, including the following:

 

(a)                                  all accounting and other books, records and files whether in paper, microfilm, microfiche, computer tape or disc, magnetic tape or any other form;

 

(b)                                  all apparatus, computers and other electronic data processing equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, including vehicle and equipment fleet, industrial, construction and material handling equipment, furniture, office equipment, automobiles, trucks, aircraft, motor vehicles and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property;

 

(c)                                   all inventories of materials, parts, supplies, raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods and products;

 

(d)                                  all interests in real property of whatever nature, including easements and rights-of-way, whether as owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest in real property, lessor, sublessor, lessee, sublessee, concessionaire or otherwise, and copies of all related documentation;

 

(e)                                   all interests in any capital stock or other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture or similar interests of any Subsidiary or any other Person, all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary or any other Person, all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person and all other investments in securities of any Person;

 

(f)                                    all license agreements, franchise agreements, leases of personal property, open purchase orders for raw materials, supplies, parts or services, unfilled orders for the sale of products, agreements with original equipment manufacturers for the supply of vehicles, equipment or products or the guaranteed purchase or repurchase of vehicles, equipment or products and other contracts, agreements or commitments;

 

(g)                                   all deposits, letters of credit and performance and surety bonds;

 

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(h)                                  all written technical information, data, specifications, research and development information, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance manuals, and materials and analyses prepared by consultants and other Third Parties;

 

(i)                                      all domestic and foreign patents, copyrights, trade names, trademarks, service marks and registrations and applications for any of the foregoing, mask works, trade secrets, formulae, know-how, domain names, social media accounts and addresses, inventions, other proprietary information and licenses from Third Parties granting the right to use any of the foregoing;

 

(j)                                     all computer hardware and applications, programs and other software, including operating software, network software, firmware, middleware, design software, design tools, systems documentation and instructions;

 

(k)                                  all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, supplier records, customer and supplier lists, records pertaining to customers and customer accounts, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists, product literature, artwork, design, development and manufacturing files, vendor and customer drawings, formulations and specifications, quality records and reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans and documents;

 

(l)                                      all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivable;

 

(m)                              all rights under contracts or agreements, all claims or rights against any Person arising from the ownership of any Asset, all rights in connection with any bids or offers and all claims, choses in action or similar rights, whether accrued or contingent;

 

(n)                                  all insurance proceeds, copies of all documentation related to insurance policies and rights under insurance policies and all other rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution;

 

(o)                                  all licenses, permits, concessions, approvals, registrations and authorizations that have been issued by any Governmental Authority and all pending applications therefor;

 

(p)                                  all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other deposit arrangements; and

 

(q)                                  all interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar agreements or arrangements.

 

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

 

Car Rental Business ” means:

 

(a)                                  the business and operations conducted by Old Hertz Holdings and its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution comprising what is referred to in the Form 10-Q as the U.S. Car Rental, International Car Rental and All Other Operations segments, including the rental of cars, crossovers and light trucks on a global basis and the operation of Donlen’s fleet leasing and management services; and

 

(b)                                  any other businesses or operations conducted primarily through the use of the Hertz Assets.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Car Rental Business” shall not be construed to transfer to any member of either Group any trademark or other intellectual property governed by the Intellectual Property Agreement.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means (a) cash and (b) marketable securities, short-term instruments and other cash equivalents, demand deposits or similar accounts.

 

CI Recipients ” means, with respect to a party hereto, the other members of its Group, and its and their directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors.

 

Consents ” means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any Person other than a member of either Group.

 

Credit Support Instruments ” means surety bonds, letters of credit or similar assurances or other credit support, including any such support for insurance or self-insurance obligations; provided , however, that “Credit Support Instruments” shall, for the avoidance of doubt, not include any guarantees of one party (or a member of its Group) for Liabilities of the other party (or a member of its Group), which guarantees are the subject of Section 2.4 and Section 2.5 hereof.

 

Distribution Date ” means the date, determined by the Old Hertz Holdings Board, on which the Distribution occurs.

 

Distribution Ratio ” means the number of shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock distributed in respect of each share of Old Hertz Holdings Common Stock in the Distribution, which ratio shall have been determined by the Old Hertz Holdings Board prior to the Record Date.

 

Donlen ” means Donlen Corporation, an Illinois corporation.

 

Employee Matters Agreement ” means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.

 

Environmental Laws ” means all Laws, including all judicial and administrative orders, determinations, and consent agreements or decrees, that (a) relate to pollution, protection of the environment or human exposure to Hazardous Substances, (b) classify, list, designate or define any waste, chemical, substance or material as a Hazardous Substance or (c) call for the remediation of or require reporting with respect to Hazardous Substances or regulate the use, manufacture, generation, handling, labeling, testing, transport, treatment, storage, processing, discharge, disposal, release, threatened release, control or cleanup of Hazardous Substances or materials containing Hazardous Substances.

 

Environmental Liabilities ” means any Liabilities, arising out of or resulting from any Environmental Law, contract or agreement relating to the environment, Hazardous Substances or human exposure to Hazardous Substances, including (a) fines, penalties, judgments, awards, settlements, losses, damages (including consequential damages), costs, fees (including attorneys’ and consultants’ fees), expenses and disbursements, (b) costs of defense and other responses to any administrative or judicial action (including notices, claims, complaints, suits and other assertions of liability) and (c) responsibility for any investigation, remediation, monitoring or cleanup costs, injunctive relief, natural resource damages, and any other environmental compliance or remedial measures, in each case known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen.

 

Equipment Rental Business ” means:

 

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(a)                                  the business and operations conducted by Old Hertz Holdings and its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution comprising what is referred to in the Form 10-Q as the Worldwide Equipment Rental segment, including the rental of industrial, construction and material handling equipment on a global basis; and

 

(b)                                  any other businesses or operations conducted primarily through the use of the HERC Holdings Assets.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Equipment Rental Business” shall not be construed to transfer to any member of either Group any trademark or other intellectual property governed by the Intellectual Property Agreement.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Finally Determined ” means, with respect to any Action or threatened Action or other matter in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 , that the outcome or resolution of that Action or threatened Action or other matter has either (a) been decided by an arbitrator or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction by judgment, order, award or other ruling or (b) been settled or voluntarily dismissed and, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), the claimants’ rights to maintain that Action or threatened Action or other matter have been finally adjudicated, waived, discharged or extinguished, and that judgment, order, ruling, award, settlement or dismissal (whether mandatory or voluntary, but if voluntary that dismissal must be final, binding and with prejudice as to all claims specifically pleaded in that Action) is subject to no further appeal, vacatur proceeding or discretionary review.

 

Form 10 ” means the registration statement on Form 10 filed by New Hertz Holdings with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Distribution, as such registration statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Form 10-Q ” means the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016 filed by Old Hertz Holdings with the SEC on May 9, 2016.

 

GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

 

Governmental Approvals ” means any notices, reports or other filings to be given to or made with, or any releases, Consents, substitutions, approvals, amendments, registrations, permits, concessions or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

 

Governmental Authority ” means any United States or non-United States federal, state, provincial, territorial, local, tribal or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or governmental authority.

 

Group ” means the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, as the context requires.

 

Hazardous Substances ” means all materials, wastes or substances defined by or regulated under any Environmental Laws as contaminants or as hazardous, restricted or toxic.

 

HERC ” means Herc Rentals Inc., formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of HERC Holdings.

 

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HERC Credit Facility ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC and certain other subsidiaries of HERC, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian administrative agent and Canadian collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, Capital One, National Association, ING Capital LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as senior managing agents, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Montreal, BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada and Regions Bank, as co-documentation agents, and the other financial institutions party thereto from time to time.

 

HERC Financing Arrangements ” means the financing arrangements and agreements (other than the HERC Credit Facility) to be entered into on or prior to the Distribution Date, pursuant to which HERC shall be entitled to borrow, have access to or issued debt securities in respect of a principal amount of approximately $1,235,000,000 in the aggregate.

 

HERC Holdings Action ” means (a) Actions arising out of or related exclusively to the HERC Holdings Assets or the Equipment Rental Business and (b) the Actions arising out of or related to both the HERC Holdings Assets or the Equipment Rental Business and the Hertz Assets or the Car Rental Business, in each case of this clause (b), that are described on Schedule 1.2(1) .

 

HERC Holdings Assets ” means:

 

(a)                                  (i) all of the Assets used, held for use or acquired or developed for use by Old Hertz Holdings or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Old Hertz Holdings exclusively in the Equipment Rental Business, (ii) the Assets used, held for use or acquired or developed for use by Old Hertz Holdings or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Old Hertz Holdings in both the Car Rental Business and the Equipment Rental Business listed or described on Schedule 1.2(2)  and (iii) all other Assets that are expressly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be transferred to or retained by any member of the HERC Holdings Group, including any corporate books and records and other Information that primarily relates to (A) the Equipment Rental Business, (B) the HERC Holdings Group’s former businesses, (B) the HERC Holdings Assets or (D) the HERC Holdings Liabilities;

 

(b)                                  all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity interests in, the members of the HERC Holdings Group (other than HERC Holdings), and the capital stock and other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture and similar interests listed on Schedule 1.2(3) ;

 

(c)                                   all Assets reflected as assets of the members of the HERC Holdings Group on the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet and any Assets acquired by or for any member of the HERC Holdings Group subsequent to the date of the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet that, had they been acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to any dispositions of any such Assets subsequent to the date of the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet;

 

(d)                                  all licenses, permits, concessions, approvals, registrations and authorizations issued by any Governmental Authority that relate exclusively to the Equipment Rental Business or the HERC Holdings Assets and are held in the name of any member of the Hertz Group;

 

(e)                                   all rights, interests and claims of either party or the members of its respective Group under the HERC Holdings Contracts;

 

(f)                                    all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Distribution by Old Hertz Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the Equipment Rental

 

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Business (the intention of this clause (f) is only to rectify any inadvertent omission of transfer or conveyance of any Asset that, had the parties given specific consideration to such Asset as of the date of this Agreement, would have otherwise been classified as a HERC Holdings Asset; no Asset shall be a HERC Holdings Asset solely as a result of this clause (f) unless a claim with respect thereto is made by HERC Holdings on or prior to the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Distribution); and

 

(g)                                   all recoveries or other Assets (net of any expenses) received by any member of either Group with respect to any HERC Holdings Action.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the HERC Holdings Assets shall not include any Assets governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.  In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a HERC Holdings Asset, any item explicitly included in clause (a), (b) or (g) of the definition of “Hertz Assets” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) through (f) of this definition of “HERC Holdings Assets” and clause (f) of the definition of “Hertz Assets” shall take priority over clause (c) of this definition of “HERC Holdings Assets.”

 

HERC Holdings Balance Sheet ” means the unaudited combined balance sheet of HERC Holdings, including the notes thereto, as of March 31, 2016, included in the Information Statement.

 

HERC Holdings Board ” means the board of directors of HERC Holdings.

 

HERC Holdings Contracts ” means the following contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which either party or any member of its respective Group is a party or by which it or its Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, in each case as of the Distribution:

 

(a)                                  any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that relates exclusively to the Equipment Rental Business; and

 

(b)                                  the HERC Holdings Portion of any Shared Contract, as provided in Section 4.3 .

 

HERC Holdings Entities ” means the members of the HERC Holdings Group.

 

HERC Holdings Group ” means HERC Holdings, HERC and each other Person that will be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of HERC Holdings immediately after the Distribution and each Person that is or becomes a member of the HERC Holdings Group after the Distribution, including any Person that is or was merged into HERC Holdings or any such direct or indirect Subsidiary.

 

HERC Holdings Liabilities ” means:

 

(a)                                  (i) the Liabilities related to both the HERC Holdings Assets and the Hertz Assets that are listed or described on Schedule 1.2(4)  and (ii) all other Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be assumed by any member of the HERC Holdings Group, and all obligations and Liabilities of any member of the HERC Holdings Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

 

(b)                                  all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the indebtedness of Old Hertz Holdings and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 1.2(5)  (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity as such), or relating to, arising out of or resulting from the indebtedness of any member of the HERC Holdings Group

 

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incurred in connection with the Distribution, including the HERC Credit Facility and the HERC Financing Arrangements;

 

(c)                                   all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet, and all Liabilities arising or assumed after the date of the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet that, had they arisen or been assumed on or before such date and been existing obligations as of such date, would have been reflected on the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the HERC Holdings Balance Sheet;

 

(d)                                  all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any HERC Holdings Action;

 

(e)                                   all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in (i) the Form 10 relating to the Equipment Rental Business and (ii) the Information Statement relating to the Equipment Rental Business, including but not limited to the items specified on Schedule 1.2(6) , and in each case other than the other items specified on Schedule 1.2(7) ;

 

(f)                                    all Known Environmental Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.2(8) ;

 

(g)                                   all Unknown Environmental Liabilities associated with any current or former properties used in the operation of the Equipment Rental Business, including the facilities listed or described on Schedule 1.2(9) ;

 

(h)                                  all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from businesses or operations of Old Hertz Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Predecessors terminated, divested or discontinued less than six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement, in each case, that are listed or described on Schedule 1.2(10) ;

 

(i)                                      all Liabilities, except Shared Liabilities, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

(i)                                      the operation or conduct of the Equipment Rental Business, as conducted at any time prior to the Distribution (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the Equipment Rental Business);

 

(ii)                                   the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the HERC Holdings Group at any time after the Distribution (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such person’s authority));

 

(iii)                                any HERC Holdings Asset; or

 

(iv)                               any Environmental Liability resulting from any properties included in or associated with the HERC Holdings Assets (including any business, operations or properties, and any Liability resulting from off-site disposal of waste from such business, operations or properties, for which a current or future owner or operator of the HERC Holdings Assets or the Equipment Rental Business may be alleged to be responsible as a matter of Law, contract or otherwise due to such ownership or

 

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operation of the HERC Holdings Assets or the Equipment Rental Business) arising on or after the Distribution; and

 

(j)                                     the Applicable HERC Holdings Proportion of any Shared Liability.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the HERC Holdings Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.  In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a HERC Holdings Liability, any item explicitly included in clause (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of the definition of “Hertz Liabilities” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) and (i) of this definition of “HERC Holdings Liabilities.”

 

Hertz ” means The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of New Hertz Holdings.

 

Hertz Action ” means (a) Actions arising out of or related exclusively to the Hertz Assets or the Car Rental Business and (b) the Actions arising out of or related to both the Hertz Assets or the Car Rental Business and the HERC Holdings Assets or the Equipment Rental Business, in each case of this clause (b), that are described on Schedule 1.2(11) .

 

Hertz Assets ” means:

 

(a)                                  (i) all of the Assets used, held for use or acquired or developed for use by Old Hertz Holdings or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Old Hertz Holdings exclusively in the Car Rental Business, (ii) the Assets used, held for use or acquired or developed for use by Old Hertz Holdings or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Old Hertz Holdings in both the Car Rental Business and the Equipment Rental Business listed or described on Schedule 1.2(12) and (iii) all other Assets that are expressly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be transferred to or retained by any member of the Hertz Group, including any corporate books and records and other Information that primarily relates to (A) the Car Rental Business, (B) the Hertz Group’s former businesses, (C) the Hertz Assets or (D) the Hertz Liabilities;

 

(b)                                  all interests in the capital stock of, or any other equity interests in, the members of the Hertz Group (other than New Hertz Holdings), and the capital stock and other equity, partnership, membership, joint venture and similar interests set on Schedule 1.2(13) ;

 

(c)                                   all Assets reflected as assets of the members of the Hertz Group on the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet and any Assets acquired by or for any member of the Hertz Group subsequent to the date of the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet that, had they been acquired on or before such date and owned as of such date, would have been reflected on the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to any dispositions of any such Assets subsequent to the date of the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet;

 

(d)                                  all licenses, permits, concessions, approvals, registrations and authorizations issued by any Governmental Authority that relate exclusively to the Car Rental Business or the Hertz Assets and are held in the name of any member of the HERC Holdings Group;

 

(e)                                   all rights, interests and claims of either party or the members of its respective Group under the Hertz Contracts;

 

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(f)                                    all Assets owned or held immediately prior to the Distribution by Old Hertz Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the Car Rental Business (the intention of this clause (f) is only to rectify any inadvertent omission of transfer or conveyance of any Asset that, had the parties given specific consideration to such Asset as of the date of this Agreement, would have otherwise been classified as a Hertz Asset; no Asset shall be a Hertz Asset solely as a result of this clause (f) unless a claim with respect thereto is made by New Hertz Holdings on or prior to the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Distribution); and

 

(g)                                   all recoveries or other Assets (net of any expenses) received by any member of either Group with respect to any Hertz Action.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Hertz Assets shall not include any Assets governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.  In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Hertz Asset, any item explicitly included in clause (a), (b) or (g) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Assets” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) through (f) of this definition of “Hertz Assets” and clause (f) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Assets” shall take priority over clause (c) of this definition of “Hertz Assets.”

 

Hertz Contracts ” means the following contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which either party or any member of its respective Group is a party or by which it or its Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, in each case as of the Distribution:

 

(a)                                  any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that relates exclusively to the Car Rental Business; and

 

(b)                                  the Hertz Portion of any Shared Contract, as provided in Section 4.3 .

 

Hertz Entities ” means the members of the Hertz Group.

 

Hertz Group ” means New Hertz Holdings, Hertz and each other Person that will be a direct or indirect Subsidiary of New Hertz Holdings immediately prior to the Distribution (but after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization), including the entities listed on Schedule 1.2(14) , and each Person that is or becomes a member of the Hertz Group after the Distribution, including in all circumstances any Person that is or was merged into New Hertz Holdings or any such direct or indirect Subsidiary.

 

Hertz Liabilities ” means:

 

(a)                                  (i) Liabilities related to both the HERC Holdings Assets and the Hertz Assets that are listed or described on Schedule 1.2(15) and (ii) all other Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be assumed by any member of the Hertz Group, and all obligations and Liabilities of any member of the Hertz Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

 

(b)                                  all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the indebtedness of Old Hertz Holdings and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 1.2(16) (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a claim by a holder of any such indebtedness, in its capacity as such), or relating to, arising out of or resulting from the indebtedness of any member of the Hertz Group incurred in connection with the Distribution, including the New Hertz Financing Arrangements;

 

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(c)                                   all Liabilities reflected as liabilities or obligations on the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet, and all Liabilities arising or assumed after the date of the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet that, had they arisen or been assumed on or before such date and been existing obligations as of such date, would have been reflected on the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet if prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet;

 

(d)                                  all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Hertz Action;

 

(e)                                   all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to (i) all information contained in the Form 10 relating to the Car Rental Business, including but not limited to the items specified on Schedule 1.2(17) , and (ii) the Information Statement relating to the Car Rental Business, in each case other than any items specified on Schedule 1.2(7) ;

 

(f)                                    all Known Environmental Liabilities, except for those set forth on Schedule 1.2(8) ;

 

(g)                                   all Unknown Environmental Liabilities associated with any current or former properties used in the operation of the Car Rental Business, including the facilities listed or described on Schedule 1.2(18) ;

 

(h)                                  all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from businesses or operations of Old Hertz Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Predecessors terminated, divested or discontinued less than six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement, in each case, that are listed or described on Schedule 1.2(19) ;

 

(i)                                      all Liabilities, except Shared Liabilities, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

(i)                                      the operation or conduct of the Car Rental Business, as conducted at any time prior to the Distribution (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such person’s authority), which act or failure to act relates to the Car Rental Business);

 

(ii)                                   the operation or conduct of any business conducted by any member of the Hertz Group at any time after the Distribution (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to act is or was within such person’s authority));

 

(iii)                                any Hertz Asset; or

 

(iv)                               any Environmental Liability resulting from any properties included in or associated with the Hertz Assets (including any business, operations or properties, and any Liability resulting from off-site disposal of waste from such business, operations or properties, for which a current or future owner or operator of the Hertz Assets or the Car Rental Business may be alleged to be responsible as a matter of Law, contract or otherwise due to such ownership or operation of the Hertz Assets or the Car Rental Business), arising on or after the Distribution; and

 

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(j)                                     the Applicable Hertz Proportion of any Shared Liability.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Hertz Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.  In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Hertz Liability, any item explicitly included in clause (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Liabilities” shall take priority over any of clauses (c) and (i) of this definition of “Hertz Liabilities.”

 

Information ” means all records, books, contracts, instruments, computer data and other data and information.

 

Information Statement ” means the Information Statement, attached as an exhibit to the Form 10, sent or otherwise made available to each Old Hertz Holdings Stockholder in connection with the Distribution, as such Information Statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

Insurance Proceeds ” means those monies received by or on behalf of an insured from a Third Party insurance carrier or paid by a Third Party insurance carrier on behalf of the insured.

 

Intellectual Property Agreement ” means the Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Hertz System, Inc., Hertz and HERC Holdings, and all agreements exhibited thereto and executed as of the date hereof, including the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement, Trademark Assignment Agreement, Coexistence Agreement and Domain Name Assignment, in each case as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.

 

Intercompany Agreement ” means any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding, whether or not in writing, between or among any Hertz Entity, on the one hand, and any HERC Holdings Entity, on the other hand.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to be entered into by any of the parties or any Hertz Entities and HERC Holdings Entities shall be an Intercompany Agreement.

 

Internal Reorganization ” means all of the transactions, other than the Distribution, described in the document entitled “Detailed Transaction Steps,” dated as of the date of this Agreement, exchanged between New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings.

 

Internal Spin-Off ” means all of the transactions described in Annex A of the document entitled “Detailed Transaction Steps,” dated as of the date of this Agreement, exchanged between New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings.

 

Known Environmental Liabilities ” means those Environmental Liabilities listed on Schedule 1.2(20) relating to events or conditions occurring or arising during the period prior to the Distribution.

 

Law ” means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, judgment, rule of common law, order, decree, government approval, concession, grant, franchise, license, agreement, directive, guideline, policy, requirement or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority, whether in effect on or after the date of this Agreement, in each case, as amended.

 

Liabilities ” means any and all losses, claims, charges, debts, demands, Actions, damages, obligations, payments, costs and expenses, sums of money, bonds, indemnities and similar

 

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obligations, penalties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, omissions, guarantees, make whole agreements and similar obligations, and other liabilities, including all contractual obligations, whether absolute or contingent, inchoate or otherwise, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, and including those arising under any Law, Action, threatened or contemplated Action (including the costs and expenses of demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and attorneys’ fees and any and all costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions), order or consent decree of any Governmental Authority or any award of any arbitrator of any kind, and those arising under any contract, commitment or undertaking, including those arising under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or incurred by a party hereto or thereto in connection with enforcing its rights to indemnification hereunder or thereunder, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person.

 

New Hertz Financing Arrangements ” means the refinancing of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2011, among Hertz, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Capital, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunning Managers to be entered into on or prior to the Distribution Date.

 

New Hertz Holdings Balance Sheet ” means the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of Old Hertz Holdings, including the notes thereto, as of March 31, 2016, included in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Old Hertz Holdings on June 2, 2016.

 

New Hertz Holdings Board ” means the board of directors of New Hertz Holdings.

 

NYSE ” means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Board ” means the board of directors of Old Hertz Holdings.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Old Hertz Holdings.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Stockholders ” means the stockholders of record of Old Hertz Holdings.

 

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, syndicate, person, trust, association, organization or other entity, including any Governmental Authority, and including any successor, by merger or otherwise, of any of the foregoing.

 

Predecessor ” means an entity whose rights, interests, assets, obligations, liabilities and duties the current entity has assumed, either through acquisition, merger or by operation of law.

 

Record Date ” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date determined by the Old Hertz Holdings Board as the record date for determining the Old Hertz Holdings Stockholders entitled to receive shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock in the Distribution.

 

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Record Holders ” means the Old Hertz Holdings Stockholders as of the Record Date.

 

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Security Interest ” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.

 

Separation ” means (a) the Internal Reorganization, (b) any other actions to be taken pursuant to Article II and (c) any other transfers of Assets and assumptions of Liabilities, in each case, between a member of one Group and a member of the other Group, provided for in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

Shared Account ” means an account receivable or account payable relating to both the Car Rental Business and the Equipment Rental Business.

 

Shared Contract ” means any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding, whether or not in writing, of any member of either Group, in each case as of the Distribution, (a) that relates to both the Car Rental Business and the Equipment Rental Business and (b) either (i) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of which the parties specifically intended to amend or divide, modify, partially assign or replicate (in whole or in part) prior to the Distribution, including any such contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings set forth on Schedule 1.2(21) , but were not able to do so prior to the Distribution, or (ii) the existence of which either party discovers prior to the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Distribution and had the parties given specific consideration to such contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding they would have amended or divided, modified, partially assigned or replicated (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of such contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding; provided , however , that any contracts, agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that relate to debt instruments, insurance arrangements or employee benefit plans or programs shall not be considered Shared Contracts unless and only to the extent expressly provided for under the terms of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement.

 

Shared Insurance Liabilities ” means any Liabilities for which New Hertz Holdings, on the one hand, and HERC Holdings, on the other hand, have recourse to the same pool of insurance funds and where there is a reasonable likelihood that such Liabilities will exceed the pool or where the pool of insurance funds has been exhausted.

 

Shared Liability ” means any of the following:

 

(a)                                  any Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

(i)                                      any Action by any Third Party, including any stockholder derivative demand or action, asserted against any member of either Group directly based on any act or omission, or alleged act or omission, taken to effect the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, other than any item included in clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of the definition of “Hertz Liabilities” or clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Liabilities;”

 

(ii)                                   any stockholder derivative demand or action or securities class action (A) that is brought by any current or former equity security holder of Old Hertz Holdings or, from and after the Distribution, HERC Holdings, and (B) to the extent that it arises from any acts, omissions,

 

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disclosures, or lack of disclosure occurring prior to the Distribution (other than any omission, disclosure or lack of disclosure made after the Distribution by any member of the HERC Holdings Group, which in the case of disclosures only, are not also made by any member of the Hertz Group unless such subsequent omission, disclosure or lack of disclosure is not alleged to have created any additional liability), irrespective of the facts alleged, including any disclosure or lack of disclosure contained in the sections of the Form 10 and Information Statement set forth on Schedule 1.2(7) , but excluding any item included in clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of the definition of “Hertz Liabilities” or clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Liabilities”; or

 

(iii)                                those Liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.2(22) ; or

 

(b)                                  any Liability (i) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any business or operations of any member of either Group or any of their Predecessors that (A) was discontinued, abandoned, completed or otherwise terminated (in whole or in part) prior to the Distribution and (B) is not included in the Car Rental Business or the Equipment Rental Business or listed or described on Schedule 1.2(10)  or Schedule 1.2(19) and (ii) that is not listed in clauses (a) through (h) of the definition of “Hertz Liabilities” or clauses (a) through (h) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Liabilities.”

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shared Liabilities shall not include any Liabilities governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.  In the event of any inconsistency or conflict that may arise in the application or interpretation of any of the foregoing provisions, for the purpose of determining what is and is not a Shared Liability, any item described in clause (a) of this definition of “Shared Liabilities” shall take priority over any of clauses (a) through (e) and clauses (h) and (i) of the definition of “Hertz Liabilities” and clauses (a) through (e) and clauses (h) and (i) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Liabilities,” except as otherwise indicated in clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this definition of “Shared Liabilities.”

 

Subsidiary ” of any Person means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which at least a majority of the securities or interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that no Person that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by any other Person shall be a Subsidiary of such other Person unless such other Person controls, or has the right, power or ability to control, that Person.

 

Tax ” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

 

Tax Advisors ” means each of KPMG LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

 

Tax Matters Agreement ” means the Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among HERC Holdings, Hertz, HERC and New Hertz Holdings, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.

 

Transition Services Agreement ” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.

 

Unknown Environmental Liabilities ” means those Environmental Liabilities that are not Known Environmental Liabilities arising out of the business or operations of any member of either Group during the period prior to the Distribution.

 

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ARTICLE II
 THE SEPARATION

 

Section 2.1                                     Internal Reorganization; Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities .

 

(a)                                  Prior to the Distribution, the parties shall cause the Internal Reorganization to be completed, and shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, execute all such instruments, assignments, documents and other agreements necessary to effect the Internal Reorganization.

 

(b)                                  Prior to the Distribution, the parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, (i) execute such instruments of assignment and transfer and take such other corporate actions as are necessary to (A) transfer to one or more members of the Hertz Group all of the right, title and interest of the HERC Holdings Group in and to all Hertz Assets and (B) transfer to one or more members of the HERC Holdings Group all of the right, title and interest of the Hertz Group in and to all HERC Holdings Assets and (ii) take all actions necessary to (A) cause one or more members of the Hertz Group to assume all of the Hertz Liabilities to the extent such Hertz Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any member of the HERC Holdings Group and (B) cause one or more members of the HERC Holdings Group to assume all of the HERC Holdings Liabilities to the extent such HERC Holdings Liabilities would otherwise remain obligations of any member of the Hertz Group, in each case to the extent not effected pursuant to the Internal Reorganization.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (x) neither party shall be required to make a physical or electronic transfer of any Information except as required by Article VI hereof or any Ancillary Agreement and (y) this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements do not purport to transfer any insurance policy.

 

Section 2.2                                     Governmental Approvals and Consents; Transfers, Assignments and Assumptions Not Effected Prior to the Distribution .

 

(a)                                  To the extent that any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement requires any Governmental Approval or Consent, the parties will use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Governmental Approval or Consent.

 

(b)                                  To the extent that any transfer or assignment of Assets or assumption of Liabilities contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall not have been consummated prior to the Distribution, the parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to effect, and shall cause the other members of their Group to effect, such transfers as soon after the Distribution as shall be practicable.  In the event that any such transfer of Assets or assumption of Liabilities has not been consummated, from and after the Distribution until such time as such Asset is transferred or such Liability is assumed (i) the party retaining such Asset shall thereafter hold such Asset for the use and benefit of the party entitled to it (at the expense of the party entitled to it) and (ii) the party intended to assume such Liability shall, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to, pay or reimburse the party retaining such Liability for all amounts paid or incurred in connection with the retention of such Liability.  In addition, the party retaining such Asset or Liability shall, insofar as reasonably practicable and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Asset or Liability in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the party entitled to such Asset or by the party intended to assume such Liability in order to place such party, insofar as reasonably practicable, in the same position as if such Asset or Liability had been transferred or assumed as contemplated by this Agreement or by any Ancillary Agreement and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Asset or Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and control over such Asset or Liability, are to inure from and after the Distribution to the member or members of the Group entitled to such Asset or intended to assume such Liability.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the parties agree that, as of the Distribution, each party shall be deemed to

 

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have acquired beneficial ownership over all of the Assets, together with all rights and privileges incident thereto, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the Liabilities, and all duties, obligations and responsibilities incident thereto, that such party is entitled to acquire or intended to assume pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.  Subject to compliance with the foregoing obligations set forth in this Section 2.2(b) , nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to require the transfer (or provision of use or benefit) of any Assets or the assumption of any Liabilities that by their terms or operation of Law cannot or should not be transferred, assigned or assumed (or for which such provision of use or benefit thereof is not permitted or possible by their terms or operation of law).

 

(c)                                   If and when the applicable Consents, Governmental Approvals and/or conditions referred to in Section 2.2(b)  are obtained or satisfied, the transfer or assumption of the applicable Asset or Liability shall be effected in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

 

(d)                                  The party retaining any Asset or Liability due to the deferral of the transfer of such Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Liability pursuant to Section 2.2(b)  or otherwise shall not be obligated, in connection with this Section 2.2 , to expend any money or take any action that would require the expenditure of money unless the party entitled to such Asset or the party intended to assume such Liability advances the necessary funds.

 

(e)                                   From and after the Distribution, the parties agree to treat, for U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income tax purposes, any Asset or Liability that is not transferred prior to the Distribution and is subject to the provisions of Section 2.2(b)  as owned by the member of the Group to which such Asset or Liability was intended to be transferred.  The parties shall not take any position inconsistent with this Section 2.2(e)  unless otherwise required by applicable Law.

 

Section 2.3                                     Termination of Intercompany Agreements .

 

(a)                                  Except as set forth in Section 2.3(b) , the Hertz Entities, on the one hand, and the HERC Holdings Entities, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all Intercompany Agreements, effective as of the Distribution.  No terminated Intercompany Agreement (including any provision thereof that purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect from and after the Distribution.  Each party shall, at the reasonable request of any other party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the provisions of this Section 2.3(a) .  The parties, on behalf of the members of their respective Groups, hereby waive any advance notice provision or other termination requirements with respect to any Intercompany Agreement.

 

(b)                                  The provisions of Section 2.3(a)  shall not apply to any of the following Intercompany Agreements (or to any of the provisions thereof):

 

(i)                                      any Intercompany Agreement to which any non-wholly owned Subsidiary of New Hertz Holdings or HERC Holdings, as the case may be, is a party (it being understood that directors’ qualifying shares or similar interests will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether a Subsidiary is wholly owned);

 

(ii)                                   any other Intercompany Agreement that this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Distribution;

 

(iii)                                any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any Third Party is a party; and

 

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(iv)                               any Intercompany Agreement listed or described on Schedule 2.3(b)(iv) .

 

(c)                                   Except as otherwise expressly and specifically provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the relevant members of the HERC Holdings Group and the Hertz Group shall satisfy all intercompany receivables, payables, loans and other accounts between any HERC Holdings Entity, on the one hand, and any Hertz Entity, on the other hand, in existence as of immediately prior to the Distribution and after giving effect to the Internal Reorganization no later than the Distribution by (i) forgiveness by the relevant obligee or (ii) one or a related series of repayments, distributions of and/or contributions to capital, in each case as determined by Old Hertz Holdings.

 

Section 2.4                                     Novation of Hertz Liabilities .

 

(a)                                  Each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings, at the written request of the other party within eighteen (18) months after the Distribution, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any release, Consent, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign all rights and obligations under any agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute Hertz Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements other than any Hertz Entities, which shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any HERC Holdings Asset that may serve as collateral or security for such Hertz Liabilities, so that, in any such case, New Hertz Holdings and the other Hertz Entities will be solely responsible for such Hertz Liabilities; provided , however , that the party receiving the request (or any members of its respective Group) shall not be obligated to (i) pay any consideration or surrender, release or modify any rights or remedies therefor to any Third Party from which such releases, Consents, substitutions and amendments are requested except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (ii) take any action pursuant to this Section 2.4 to the extent such action would result in an undue burden on such party or the other members of its Group or would unreasonably interfere with any of its or such other members’ employees’ normal functions and duties.

 

(b)                                  If New Hertz Holdings or HERC Holdings is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any required release, Consent, substitution or amendment, the applicable HERC Holdings Entity will continue to be bound by the applicable underlying agreement, lease, license or other obligation or other Liabilities and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, New Hertz Holdings shall pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such HERC Holdings Entity thereunder.  New Hertz Holdings shall indemnify each HERC Holdings Indemnified Party and hold it harmless against any Liabilities arising in connection therewith.  HERC Holdings shall pay and remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to the applicable Hertz Entity, all money, rights and other consideration received by any HERC Holdings Entity (net of any applicable expenses) in respect of such performance by such Hertz Entity (unless any such consideration is a HERC Holdings Asset).  If and when any such release, Consent, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights, obligations or other Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, HERC Holdings shall thereafter assign, or cause to be assigned, all the HERC Holdings Entities’ rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder to the applicable Hertz Entity without payment of any further consideration and the applicable Hertz Entity shall, without payment of any further consideration, assume such rights, obligations and other Liabilities.

 

Section 2.5                                     Novation of HERC Holdings Liabilities .

 

(a)                                  Each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings, at the written request of the other party within eighteen (18) months after the Distribution, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any release, Consent, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign all rights and obligations under any agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations or

 

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Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute HERC Holdings Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements other than any HERC Holdings Entities, which shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any Hertz Asset that may serve as collateral or security for such HERC Holdings Liabilities, so that, in any such case, HERC Holdings and the other HERC Holdings Entities will be solely responsible for such HERC Holdings Liabilities; provided , however , that the party receiving the request (or any members of its respective Group) shall not be obligated to (i) pay any consideration or surrender, release or modify any rights or remedies therefor to any Third Party from which such releases, Consents, substitutions and amendments are requested except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (ii) take any action pursuant to this Section 2.5 to the extent such action would result in an undue burden on such party or the other members of its Group or would unreasonably interfere with any of its or such other members’ employees’ normal functions and duties.

 

(b)                                  If New Hertz Holdings or HERC Holdings is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any required release, Consent, substitution or amendment, the applicable Hertz Entity will continue to be bound by the applicable underlying agreement, lease, license or other obligation or other Liabilities and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, HERC Holdings shall pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such Hertz Entity thereunder.  HERC Holdings shall indemnify each Hertz Indemnified Party and hold it harmless against any Liabilities arising in connection therewith.  New Hertz Holdings shall pay and remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to the applicable HERC Holdings Entity, all money, rights and other consideration received by any Hertz Entity (net of any applicable expenses) in respect of such performance by such HERC Holdings Entity (unless any such consideration is a Hertz Asset).  If and when any such release, Consent, substitution, approval or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights, obligations or other Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, New Hertz Holdings shall thereafter assign, or cause to be assigned, all the Hertz Entities’ rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder to the applicable HERC Holdings Entity without payment of any further consideration and the applicable HERC Holdings Entity shall, without payment of any further consideration, assume such rights, obligations and other Liabilities.

 

Section 2.6                                     Treatment of Cash .  From the date of this Agreement until the Distribution, except as separately provided pursuant to the Internal Reorganization with respect to the Cash Equivalents distributed or paid to the Hertz Entities in connection with the HERC Cash Transfers, which are to be a Hertz Asset upon the completion of the Internal Reorganization and from and after the Distribution, Old Hertz Holdings shall be entitled to use, retain or otherwise dispose of all Cash Equivalents generated by the Car Rental Business and the Hertz Assets in accordance with the ordinary course operation of Old Hertz Holdings’ cash management systems.  All Cash Equivalents held by any member of the Hertz Group as of the Distribution shall be a Hertz Asset and all Cash Equivalents held by any member of the HERC Holdings Group as of the Distribution shall be a HERC Holdings Asset.

 

Section 2.7                                     Replacement of Credit Support .

 

(a)                                  New Hertz Holdings shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange, at its cost and expense and effective at or prior to the Distribution, the replacement of all Credit Support Instruments to the extent relating to the Car Rental Business and provided by or through any member of the HERC Holdings Group for the benefit of any member of the Hertz Group (the “ Hertz Credit Support Instruments ”) with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from any member of the HERC Holdings Group, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Hertz Credit Support Instruments written releases indicating that the applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group will, effective upon the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such Hertz Credit Support Instruments.  In the event that New Hertz Holdings is unable to obtain any such alternative

 

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arrangements for any Hertz Credit Support Instrument prior to the Distribution, it shall have responsibility for the payment and performance of the obligations underlying such Hertz Credit Support Instrument.

 

(b)                                  HERC Holdings shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange, at its cost and expense and effective at or prior to the Distribution, the replacement of all Credit Support Instruments to the extent relating to the Equipment Rental Business and provided by or through any member of the Hertz Group for the benefit of any member of the HERC Holdings Group (the “ HERC Holdings Credit Support Instruments ”) with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from any member of the Hertz Group, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such HERC Holdings Credit Support Instruments written releases indicating that the applicable member of the Hertz Group will, effective upon the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such HERC Holdings Credit Support Instruments.  In the event that HERC Holdings is unable to obtain any such alternative arrangements for any HERC Holdings Credit Support Instrument prior to the Distribution, it shall have responsibility for the payment and performance of the obligations underlying such HERC Holdings Credit Support Instrument.

 

Section 2.8                                     Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties .  Each of HERC Holdings (on behalf of itself and each other HERC Holdings Entity) and New Hertz Holdings (on behalf of itself and each other Hertz Entity) understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, no party (including its Affiliates) to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement or document contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, makes any representations or warranties relating in any way to the Assets, businesses or Liabilities transferred or assumed as contemplated hereby or thereby, to any Consent required in connection therewith, to the value or freedom from any Security Interests of, or any other matter concerning, any Assets of such party, or to the absence of any defenses or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other Asset, including any accounts receivable, of any party, or to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered hereunder to convey title to any Asset or thing of value upon the execution, delivery and filing hereof or thereof.  Except as may expressly be set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, (a) the parties and the members of their respective Groups are transferring all such Assets on an “as is,” “where is” basis, (b) the parties are expressly disclaiming any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a specific purpose or otherwise, (c) the respective transferees shall bear the economic and legal risks that any conveyance shall prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good and marketable title, free and clear of any Security Interest and (d) none of the HERC Holdings Entities or the Hertz Entities (including their respective Affiliates) or any other Person makes any representation or warranty with respect to any information, documents or material made available in connection with the Separation or the Distribution, or the entering into of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 2.9                                     Credit Facilities; HERC Financing Arrangements; HERC Cash Transfers .

 

(a)                                  Credit Facilities .  Prior to the Distribution, HERC shall enter into the HERC Credit Facility.

 

(b)                                  HERC Financing Arrangements .  Prior to the Distribution, the HERC Financing Arrangements, which may include the issuance by HERC of one or more series of senior notes, shall have been consummated.

 

(c)                                   HERC Cash Transfers .  Prior to the Distribution, HERC will, using the proceeds from draws under the HERC Credit Facility and/or the HERC Financing Arrangements, make the cash transfers (the “ HERC Cash Transfers ”) specified in the Internal Reorganization.

 

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(d)                                  Preparation of Materials .  Prior to the Distribution, the parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the preparation of all materials as may be necessary or advisable to execute the HERC Credit Facility and the HERC Financing Arrangements.

 

ARTICLE III
THE DISTRIBUTION

 

Section 3.1                                     Actions Prior to the Distribution .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the conditions specified in Section 3.2 and subject to Section 3.5 , each of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the Distribution.  Such actions shall include those specified in this Section 3.1 .

 

(b)                                  Prior to the Distribution, each of the parties will execute and deliver all Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, and will cause the other HERC Holdings Entities and Hertz Entities, as applicable, to execute and deliver any Ancillary Agreements to which such Persons are parties.

 

(c)                                   Prior to the Distribution, the parties will prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC the Form 10 and Information Statement and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Form 10 to become effective, including by responding to SEC comments thereto and appropriately amending the Form 10 and Information Statement.

 

(d)                                  Prior to the Distribution, Old Hertz Holdings shall mail the Information Statement to the Record Holders.

 

(e)                                   Each of the parties shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky Laws of the states or other political subdivisions of the United States or of other foreign jurisdictions in connection with the Distribution.

 

(f)                                    The parties shall prepare and cause to be filed, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have approved prior to the Distribution, an application for the listing on the NYSE of the New Hertz Holdings Common Stock to be distributed in the Distribution, subject to official notice of listing, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give the NYSE not less than ten (10) days’ advance notice of the Record Date in compliance with applicable Law.

 

(g)                                   In connection with the Distribution, (i) the existing directors on the Old Hertz Holdings Board shall duly elect or appoint to the HERC Holdings Board those individuals identified in the Information Statement to become members of the HERC Holdings Board effective as of the Distribution, and such existing directors on the Old Hertz Holdings Board shall resign as necessary such that the individuals elected or appointed shall become the members of the HERC Holdings Board, effective as of the Distribution, and (ii) the existing directors on the New Hertz Holdings Board shall duly elect or appoint to the New Hertz Holdings Board those individuals identified in Schedule 3.1(g)  to become members of the New Hertz Holdings Board effective as of the Distribution, and such existing directors on the New Hertz Holdings Board shall resign as necessary such that the individuals elected or appointed shall become the members of the New Hertz Holdings Board, effective as of the Distribution; provided , however , that to the extent required by any Law or requirement of the NYSE, one independent director shall be elected or appointed to the New Hertz Holdings Board and begin his or her term prior to the Distribution in accordance with such Law or requirement.

 

(h)                                  In connection with the Distribution, (i) each individual who will be an employee of any HERC Holdings Entity after the Distribution and who is a director or officer of any Hertz Entity

 

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shall have resigned or been removed from each such Hertz Entity directorship and office held by such person, effective no later than immediately prior to the Distribution and (ii) each individual who will be an employee of any Hertz Entity after the Distribution and who is a director or officer of any HERC Holdings Entity shall have resigned or been removed from each such HERC Holdings Entity directorship and office held by such person, effective no later than immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

(i)                                      Immediately prior to the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings’ Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, each in form and substance satisfactory to the parties, shall be in effect.

 

(j)                                     HERC Holdings shall enter into a distribution agent agreement with the Agent or otherwise provide instructions to the Agent regarding the Distribution.

 

(k)                                  The parties shall, subject to Section 3.5 , take all reasonable steps necessary and appropriate to cause the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 to be satisfied and to effect the Distribution on the Distribution Date.

 

Section 3.2                                     Conditions to Distribution .  Pursuant to Section 3.5 , the Old Hertz Holdings Board has sole and absolute discretion to at any time and from time to time until the Distribution decide to abandon the Distribution or modify or change the terms of the Distribution if, for example, it determines that the Separation is not in the best interests of Old Hertz Holdings and the Old Hertz Holdings Stockholders.  In addition, the obligations of the parties to consummate the Distribution shall be conditioned on the satisfaction, or waiver by the Old Hertz Holdings Board (except with respect to clauses (d) and (e) below), of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                  The private letter ruling that Old Hertz Holdings received from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants, (i) the Distribution will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code and (ii) the internal spin-off transactions (collectively with the Distribution, the “ Distributions ”) and certain related transactions in connection with the Distributions will be tax-free to the parties to those spin-offs and related transactions, shall not have been revoked or modified in any material respect as of the Distribution Date.

 

(b)                                  Old Hertz Holdings shall have received the opinions of its Tax Advisors that the Distributions will qualify as tax-free transactions under Section 355 of the Code, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants.

 

(c)                                   Old Hertz Holdings shall have received a written solvency opinion from a financial advisor acceptable to Old Hertz Holdings, which confirms the solvency and financial viability of Old Hertz Holdings before the consummation of the Distribution and each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz Holdings after the consummation of the Distribution and is in form and substance acceptable to Old Hertz Holdings.

 

(d)                                  The SEC shall have declared the Form 10 effective under the Exchange Act, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the SEC.

 

(e)                                   All statutory requirements for the consummation of the Distributions shall have been satisfied, and no injunction, court order, Law or regulation by any Governmental Authority shall be in effect preventing the completion of the Distributions.

 

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(f)                                    The Internal Reorganization shall have been completed and HERC shall have entered into the HERC Credit Facility and HERC Financing Arrangements and completed the HERC Cash Transfers.

 

(g)                                   The NYSE shall have approved the New Hertz Holdings Common Stock for listing, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

(h)                                  Any material Consents necessary for the Distribution must have been obtained, without any conditions that would have a material adverse effect on HERC Holdings or New Hertz Holdings.

 

(i)                                      The actions set forth in Sections 3.1(b) , (d) , (h) , (i) , (j)  and (k)  shall have been completed.

 

The foregoing conditions may only be waived by the Old Hertz Holdings Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, are for the sole benefit of Old Hertz Holdings and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of the Old Hertz Holdings Board to waive or not waive such conditions or in any way limit the right of termination of this Agreement set forth in Section 8.3 or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Section 8.3 .  Any determination made by the Old Hertz Holdings Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.2 shall be conclusive.

 

Section 3.3                                     The Distribution .

 

(a)                                  New Hertz Holdings shall cooperate with Old Hertz Holdings to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at the direction of Old Hertz Holdings, use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution.  Each of the parties will provide, or cause the applicable member of its Group to provide, to the Agent all documents and information required to complete the Distribution.

 

(b)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, (i) on or prior to the Distribution Date, for the benefit of and distribution to the Record Holders, Old Hertz Holdings will deliver to the Agent all of the issued and outstanding shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock owned by Old Hertz Holdings and book-entry authorizations for such shares and (ii) on the Distribution Date, Old Hertz Holdings shall instruct the Agent to (A) distribute to each Record Holder (or such Record Holder’s bank, brokerage firm or other nominee on such Record Holder’s behalf) electronically, by direct registration in book-entry form, the number of whole shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock to which such Record Holder is entitled based on the Distribution Ratio and (B) receive and hold for and on behalf of each Record Holder, the number of fractional shares, if applicable, of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock to which such Record Holder is entitled based on the Distribution Ratio.  The Distribution shall be effective at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the Distribution Date.  On or as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Agent will mail to each Record Holder an account statement indicating the number of whole shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock that have been registered in book-entry form in such Record Holder’s name.

 

Section 3.4                                     Fractional Shares; Unclaimed Shares .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no fractional shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock shall be issued in the Distribution, and any such fractional share interests to which a Record Holder would otherwise be entitled shall not entitle such Record Holder to vote or to any other rights as a stockholder of New Hertz Holdings.  The Agent, HERC Holdings and New Hertz

 

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Holdings shall, as soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, (a) determine the number of fractional shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock that each Record Holder is entitled to receive in the Distribution, (b) aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market transactions at then-prevailing trading prices on behalf of Record Holders to whom fractional share interests were distributed in the Distribution and (c) distribute to each such Record Holder, or for the benefit of each beneficial owner of fractional shares, such Record Holder’s or beneficial owner’s ratable share of the net proceeds of such sales, based upon the average gross selling price per share of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock after making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld under applicable Tax Law and less any brokers’ charges, commissions or transfer Taxes.  The Agent, in its sole discretion, will determine the timing and method of selling such shares, the selling price of such shares and the broker-dealer to which such shares will be sold; provided , however , that the designated broker-dealer is not an Affiliate of New Hertz Holdings or HERC Holdings.  Neither HERC Holdings nor New Hertz Holdings will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of such shares.

 

(b)                                  With respect to shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock or cash in lieu of fractional shares remaining with the Agent one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Distribution Date, if any, the Agent shall deliver any such shares and/or cash as directed by New Hertz Holdings, with the consent of HERC Holdings (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Section 3.5                                     Sole Discretion of the Old Hertz Holdings Board .  The Old Hertz Holdings Board shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the Record Date, the Distribution Date and all terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transactions and/or offerings to effect the Distribution and the timing of and conditions to the consummation thereof.  In addition, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, the Old Hertz Holdings Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, may at any time and from time to time until the Distribution decide to abandon the Distribution or modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution.

 

ARTICLE IV
 FURTHER ASSURANCES; ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

Section 4.1                                     Further Assurances .

 

(a)                                  In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the parties shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, subject to Section 3.5 , use its commercially reasonable efforts, prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law, regulations and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements; provided , however , that neither party (nor its respective Subsidiaries) shall be obligated under this Section 4.1 to pay any consideration or surrender, release or modify any rights or remedies therefor to any Third Party.

 

(b)                                  Without limiting Section 4.1(a) , prior to, on and after the Distribution Date, each party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the other party and its Subsidiaries, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting party, to (i) execute and deliver, or use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including any instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer as such party may be reasonably requested to execute and deliver to the other party, (ii) make, or cause to be made, all filings with, and obtain, or cause to be obtained, all Consents, approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument, (iii) seek, obtain or cause to

 

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be obtained, any Governmental Approvals or other Consents required to effect the Separation or the Distribution and (iv) take all such other actions as such party may reasonably be requested to take by any other party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, the transfers of the Hertz Assets and the HERC Holdings Assets, the assignment and assumption of the Hertz Liabilities and the HERC Holdings Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  Without limiting Section 4.1(a) , each party shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, at the reasonable request, cost and expense of any other party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other party good and marketable title, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.

 

Section 4.2                                     Shared Liabilities .

 

(a)                                  New Hertz Holdings (or one or more members of the Hertz Group designated by New Hertz Holdings) shall be the “ Managing Party ” of each Shared Liability.  HERC Holdings shall be the “ Non-Managing Party ” of each Shared Liability.  The Managing Party shall be responsible for managing, and shall have the authority to manage, the defense and resolution (including, subject to Section 5.5(b)(iv) , settlement) of a Shared Liability.  The Non-Managing Party shall not be entitled to raise as a defense to its obligations to pay any amount in respect of any Shared Liability that the Non-Managing Party was not consulted in the response to or defense thereof (except to the extent such consultation was required under this Agreement), that such party’s views or opinions as to the conduct of such response to or defense or the reasonableness of any settlement were not accepted or adopted, that such party does not approve of the quality or manner of the response to or defense thereof or that such Shared Liability was incurred by reason of a settlement rather than by a judgment or other determination of liability.

 

(b)                                  Any amount owed in respect of any Shared Liability shall be remitted within thirty (30) days after the party entitled to such amount provides an invoice (including reasonable supporting information with respect thereto) to the party owing such amount.

 

(c)                                   The Non-Managing Party agrees, with respect to any Shared Liability or any Action or other facts related to any Shared Liability, that none of its public announcements and none of its reports filed with the SEC shall make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  Prior to making any public statement or filing any report with the SEC that references a Shared Liability or any Action or other fact related to a Shared Liability, or responding to any comments of the SEC staff with respect thereto, the Non-Managing Party shall promptly provide the Managing Party with an opportunity to review and comment on such statement, filing or response and shall in good faith consider for inclusion in such statement, filing or response comments reasonably and timely proposed by the Managing Party; provided , however , that the Non-Managing Party shall not be obligated to provide the Managing Party with such opportunity if such statement or report contains solely disclosure with respect to the applicable Shared Liability or Action that is substantially similar in all respects to disclosure previously made in accordance with the terms hereof.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any inaccuracy or omission of information relating to any Shared Liability or any Action or other facts related to any Shared Liability is discovered by the Managing Party or the Non-Managing Party, the correction of which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any public statement or report filed with the SEC in order that such public statement or report not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Non-Managing Party shall promptly file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information.

 

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Section 4.3                                     Certain Shared Contracts .  The parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to work together (and, if necessary and desirable, to work with the Third Party to such Shared Contract) in an effort to divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate (in whole or in part) the respective rights and obligations under and in respect of any Shared Contract, such that (a) a member of the Hertz Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations under that portion of such Shared Contract relating to the Car Rental Business (the “ Hertz Portion ”), which rights shall be a Hertz Asset and which obligations shall be a Hertz Liability and (b) a member of the HERC Holdings Group is the beneficiary of the rights and is responsible for the obligations under that portion of such Shared Contract relating to the Equipment Rental Business (the “ HERC Holdings Portion ”), which rights shall be a HERC Holdings Asset and which obligations shall be a HERC Holdings Liability.  If the parties, or their respective Subsidiaries, as applicable, are not able to enter into an arrangement to formally divide, partially assign, modify and/or replicate such Shared Contract as contemplated by the previous sentence, then the parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate in any lawful arrangement to provide that a member of the Hertz Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the Hertz Portion under such Shared Contract and a member of the HERC Holdings Group shall receive the interest in the benefits and obligations of the HERC Holdings Portion under such Shared Contract; provided , however , that no party or its respective Subsidiaries shall be required pursuant to this Section 4.3 to (i) assign or amend any Shared Contract in its entirety or assign a portion of any Shared Contract that is not assignable or cannot be amended by its terms or (ii) pay any consideration or surrender, release or modify any rights or remedies therefor to any Third Party for the benefit of the other party or its respective Subsidiaries unless such party advances the necessary funds; provided , further , that the arrangements described in this Section 4.3 shall terminate on the termination of the applicable Shared Contract or, if later the associated Liability thereunder.

 

Section 4.4                                     Certain Shared Accounts .  Except as may otherwise be agreed by the parties and except as otherwise contemplated by any Ancillary Agreement, the parties shall not seek to assign any Shared Account.  Except as may otherwise be agreed by the parties and except as otherwise contemplated by any Ancillary Agreement, New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions to cause (a) the Assets associated with that portion of each Shared Account that relates to the Car Rental Business to be enjoyed by New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group; (ii) the Liabilities associated with that portion of each Shared Account that relates to the Car Rental Business to be borne by New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group; (iii) the Assets associated with that portion of each Shared Account that relates to the Equipment Rental Business to be enjoyed by HERC Holdings or a member of the HERC Holdings Group; and (iv) the Liabilities associated with that portion of each Shared Account that relates to the Equipment Rental Business to be borne by HERC Holdings or a member of the HERC Holdings Group; provided , however , that no party or its respective Subsidiaries shall be required pursuant to this Section 4.4 to pay any consideration or surrender, release or modify any rights or remedies therefor to any Third Party for the benefit of the other party or its respective Subsidiaries unless such party advances the necessary funds.

 

Section 4.5                                     Insurance Matters .

 

(a)                                  Until the Distribution, each member of either Group shall (i) cause itself and its employees, officers and directors to continue to be covered as insured parties under existing policies of insurance and (ii) permit the members of the other Group and their respective employees, officers and directors to submit claims arising from or relating to facts, circumstances, events or matters that occurred at or prior to the Distribution to the extent permitted under such policies.  From and after the Distribution, except as otherwise provided in this Section 4.5 and without limitation of Section 5.5(d)(v) , (A) no member of either Group will have responsibility to obtain coverage for any member of the other Group,

 

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(B) each member of either Group shall have the right to remove any member of the other Group and its employees, officers and directors as insured parties under any policy of insurance issued by any insurance carrier effective immediately following the Distribution and (C) neither party will be entitled following the Distribution to make any claims for insurance coverage under the other insurance policies of the members of the other Group to the extent such claims are based upon facts, circumstances, events or matters occurring after the Distribution.  No member of either Group shall be deemed to have made any representation or warranty as to the availability of any coverage under any such insurance policy.

 

(b)                                  After the Distribution, each member of each Group and each of their respective current, former and future directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing, shall have the right to assert claims arising from or relating to facts, circumstances, events or matters that occurred prior to the Distribution under any applicable insurance policies of the members of either Group, including if any Asset transferred pursuant to this Agreement suffers or has suffered any damage, destruction or other casualty loss that arises or has arisen prior to the Distribution and for which no insurance claim has yet been made as of the Distribution, to the extent permitted under the insurance policies up to the full available limits of such policies.  Where indemnification is not available under Article V , each member of each Group shall be responsible for pursuing and administering its own insurance claims arising from or relating to facts, circumstances, events or matters that occurred at or prior to the Distribution and any other member of either Group shall provide such reasonable cooperation as is appropriate with respect to notice of those claims and otherwise, and, with respect to those claims, in the event any member of either Group elects to pursue insurance coverage through litigation or other action against an insurer, the member pursuing such litigation or other action will be responsible for its own costs and fees in connection therewith, in addition to any and all costs as a result of making claims under any insurance provided pursuant to this Section 4.5(b) , including any deductibles and self-insured retention associated with such claims, retrospective, retroactive or prospective premium adjustments associated with the applicable insurance policies, catastrophic coverage charges, overhead, claim handling and administrative costs, Taxes, surcharges, state assessments, reinsurance costs and other related costs.  The Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, as the case may be, shall have primary control over those insurance claims arising from or relating to facts, circumstances, events or matters that occurred at or prior to the Distribution for which the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, respectively, bears the underlying loss, subject to the terms and conditions of the relevant policy of insurance governing such control and the Managing Party shall have primary control over any insurance claim relating to any Shared Liability.

 

(c)                                   After the Distribution, to the extent that any claims have been duly reported at or before the Distribution under the directors and officers liability insurance policies or fiduciary liability insurance policies (collectively, “ D&O Policies ”) maintained by or for the benefit of the members of each Group and their respective directors, officers and other fiduciaries, the members of each Group shall not take any action that would limit the coverage of the individuals who acted as directors, officers or fiduciaries of any member of either Group at or prior to the Distribution under any D&O Policies maintained by or for the benefit of the members of either Group and their respective directors, officers and other fiduciaries.  The members of each Group shall reasonably cooperate with the individuals who acted as directors, officers or fiduciaries of any member of either Group at or prior to the Distribution in their pursuit of any coverage claims under such D&O Policies that could inure to the benefit of such individuals.  The members of each Group shall allow one another and their agents and representatives, upon reasonable prior notice and during regular business hours, to examine and make copies of the relevant D&O Policies and shall provide such cooperation as is reasonably requested by the members of the other Group, their directors, their officers and their fiduciaries.

 

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year run-off policy, or a new tail policy shall be obtained having the same terms and conditions as the D&O Policies, in either case with such policy limits as shall be established by Old Hertz Holdings and covering acts or omissions occurring prior to the Distribution.  Each of the members of either Group shall be responsible for obtaining its own D&O Policies for acts or omissions occurring on or after the Distribution.  The costs and expenses associated with conversion of such existing D&O Policies to a run-off insurance policy, or obtaining a new tail policy (after application of any credit for such policy as a result of the conversion or early termination of the existing D&O Policies), shall be borne eighty-five percent (85%) by New Hertz Holdings and fifteen percent (15%) by HERC Holdings.

 

(e)                                   Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit any member of either Group from agreeing to modify or compromise insurance rights (including by means of commutation, novation, rescission, reformation, policy buyback or otherwise) with an insurer that has been placed in liquidation, rehabilitation, conservation, supervision or similar proceedings, provided that, where those insurance rights potentially also would have benefited any member of the other Group, whether by virtue of any indemnification obligations, by virtue of any insurance rights under the policy at issue, or otherwise, then New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings must both agree in advance and in writing to any modification or compromise of those insurance rights.

 

Section 4.6                                     Misdirected Customer Payments and Vendor Invoices .  If after the Distribution a member of either Group receives any funds properly belonging to a member of the other Group in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the receiving Group member shall, or shall cause another member of its Group to, promptly advise HERC Holdings, if the funds belong to a member of the HERC Holdings Group, or New Hertz Holdings, if the funds belong to a member of the New Hertz Group, shall hold such funds in trust for the benefit of such other Group and shall promptly deliver such funds to an account or accounts designated in writing by HERC Holdings, if the funds belong to a member of the HERC Holdings Group, or New Hertz Holdings, if the funds belong to a member of the New Hertz Group.  If after the Distribution a member of either Group receives any invoice addressed to any member of the other Group, the receiving Group member shall, or shall cause another member of its Group to, promptly deliver to HERC Holdings, if the invoice is addressed to a member of the HERC Holdings Group, or New Hertz Holdings, if the invoice is addressed to a member of the New Hertz Group. The party receiving any misdirected payment or invoice pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall use commercially reasonable efforts to correct such misdirection with the applicable customer or vendor, as applicable.

 

ARTICLE V
 MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 5.1                                     Release of Pre-Distribution Claims .

 

(a)                                  Except (i) as provided in Section 5.1(c) , (ii) as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any Hertz Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article V , effective as of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings does hereby, for itself and each other Hertz Entity and their respective Affiliates, Predecessors, successors and assigns, and, to the extent New Hertz Holdings legally may, all Persons that at any time prior or subsequent to the Distribution have been stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees of New Hertz Holdings or any other Hertz Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge each HERC Holdings Entity, its Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons that at any time prior to the Distribution have been stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees of HERC Holdings or any other HERC Holdings Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, whether arising under any

 

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contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from or relating to any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Date, whether or not known as of the Distribution Date, including in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation or the Distribution.

 

(b)                                  Except (i) as provided in Section 5.1(c) , (ii) as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any HERC Holdings Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article V , HERC Holdings does hereby, for itself and each other HERC Holdings Entity and its Affiliates, Predecessors, successors and assigns, and, to the extent HERC Holdings legally may, all Persons that at any time prior to the Distribution have been stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees of HERC Holdings or any other HERC Holdings Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge each Hertz Entity, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons that at any time prior to the Distribution have been stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees of New Hertz Holdings or any other Hertz Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from or relating to any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Date, whether or not known as of the Distribution Date, including in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation or the Distribution.

 

(c)                                   Nothing contained in Section 5.1(a)  or Section 5.1(b)  shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including the applicable Schedules hereto and thereto, or any arrangement that pursuant to Section 2.3(b)  is not to terminate as of the Distribution, or any Liability with respect to any of the foregoing.  In addition, nothing contained in Section 5.1(a)  or 5.1(b)  shall release:

 

(i)                                      any Person from any Liability, contingent or otherwise, assumed, transferred, assigned or allocated to the Group of which such Person is a member in accordance with, or any other Liability of any member of any Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

 

(ii)                                   any Person from any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 5.1 ; provided , that the parties agree not to bring suit or permit any of their Subsidiaries to bring suit against any Person with respect to any Liability to the extent that such Person would be released with respect to such Liability by this Section 5.1 but for the provisions of this clause (ii); or

 

(iii)                                any Persons (other than each HERC Holdings entity and its successors and assigns and each Hertz Entity and its successors and assigns) that at any time prior to the Distribution have been current or former stockholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees of HERC Holdings, or any other HERC Holdings Entity, or New Hertz Holdings, or any Hertz Entity (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), or their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at law or in equity, whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from or relating to (A) the restatement of Old Hertz Holdings’ and The Hertz Corporation’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, as well as for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 (the “ Restatement ”), or any disclosure or lack of disclosure with respect to the Restatement occurring prior to the Distribution Date; (B) the breach of any duty owed to HERC Holdings, or any other HERC Holdings Entity, or New Hertz Holdings, or any Hertz Entity; (C) clawback or other recovery of compensation,

 

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including any clawback right arising under any Law, or any policy of Old Hertz Holdings, New Hertz Holdings or HERC Holdings; or (D) breach of any employment or agency contract, agreement or other arrangement.

 

(d)                                  New Hertz Holdings shall not make, and shall not permit any other Hertz Entity to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim for indemnification, against any HERC Holdings Entity, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 5.1(a) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 5.1(a) .  HERC Holdings shall not, and shall not permit any other HERC Holdings Entity to, make any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim for indemnification, against any Hertz Entity, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 5.1(b) , with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 5.1(b) .

 

(e)                                   At any time, at the request of any other party, each party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases in form reasonably satisfactory to the other party reflecting the provisions of this Section 5.1 .

 

(f)                                    Nothing contained in this  Section 5.1  shall release HERC Holdings, or any other HERC Holdings Entity, or New Hertz Holdings, or any Hertz Entity, from honoring its obligations existing prior to the Distribution Date to indemnify any director, officer or employee of HERC Holdings, or any other HERC Holdings Entity, or New Hertz Holdings, or any Hertz Entity, who was a director, officer or employee of Old Hertz Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof on or prior to the Distribution Date, to the extent such director, officer or employee was entitled in such capacity to such indemnification pursuant to obligations existing prior to the Distribution Date;  provided  that if a director, officer or employee of one Group receives indemnification payments from HERC Holdings, or any other HERC Holdings Entity, or New Hertz Holdings, or any Hertz Entity, as the case may be, with respect to a particular Liability for which such director, officer or employee is entitled to indemnification, such director, officer or employee shall not be entitled to receive indemnification payments from another party with respect to the same Liability to the extent of the indemnification payments previously received by such director, officer or employee from HERC Holdings, or any other HERC Holdings Entity, or New Hertz Holdings, or any Hertz Entity, as the case may be;  provided further , that (A) to the extent the events underlying an indemnification claim pursuant to the foregoing would give rise to a HERC Holdings Liability, then such indemnification claim shall be treated as a HERC Holdings Liability hereunder; (B) to the extent the events underlying an indemnification claim pursuant to the foregoing would give rise to a Hertz Liability, then such indemnification claim shall be treated as a Hertz Liability hereunder; and (C) to the extent the events underlying an indemnification claim pursuant to the foregoing would give rise to a Shared Liability, then such indemnification claim shall be treated as a Shared Liability hereunder.

 

Section 5.2                                     Indemnification by New Hertz Holdings .  Subject to Section 5.4 , Section 5.5 and Section 5.6 , following the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless HERC Holdings, each HERC Holdings Entity and each of their respective current, former and future directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ HERC Holdings Indemnified Parties ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the HERC Holdings Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (with corresponding credits for recovered or reimbursed payments):

 

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(b)                                  any breach by any Hertz Entity of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other than the Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement, each of which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein).

 

Section 5.3                                     Indemnification by HERC Holdings .  Subject to Section 5.4 , Section 5.5 and Section 5.6 , following the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless New Hertz Holdings, each Hertz Entity and each of their respective current, former and future directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Hertz Indemnified Parties ”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Hertz Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (with corresponding credits for recovered or reimbursed payments):

 

(a)                                  the HERC Holdings Liabilities; and

 

(b)                                  any breach by any HERC Holdings Entity of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other than the Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement, each of which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein).

 

Section 5.4                                     Notice and Payment of Direct Claims .  If any Hertz Indemnified Party or any HERC Holdings Indemnified Party (an “ Indemnified Party ”) determines that it is or may be entitled to indemnification by any party (an “ Indemnifying Party ”) under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (other than in connection with any Action subject to Section 5.5 ), the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party a written notice specifying, to the extent reasonably practicable, the basis for its claim for indemnification and, if then reasonably quantifiable, the amount for which the Indemnified Party reasonably believes it is or may be entitled to be indemnified.  Within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, the Indemnifying Party shall pay the Indemnified Party that amount in cash or other immediately available funds unless the Indemnifying Party objects to the claim for indemnification or the amount of the claim.  If the Indemnifying Party does not give the Indemnified Party written notice objecting to that indemnity claim and setting forth in reasonable detail the grounds for the objection within such sixty (60) day period, the Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have agreed to such indemnity claim.  If there is an objection by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party in cash the amount, if any, that is Finally Determined to be required to be paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of that indemnity claim within fifteen (15) days after that indemnity claim has been so Finally Determined.

 

Section 5.5                                     Third-Party Claims .

 

(a)                                  Within ten (10) days (or sooner if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires) after the earlier of receipt of (i) notice that any Person (other than a Taxing Authority (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement)) that is not a Hertz Entity or a HERC Holdings Entity (a “ Third Party ”) has commenced an Action against or otherwise involving any Indemnified Party or (ii) information from a Third Party alleging the existence of a claim against an Indemnified Party, in either case, with respect to which indemnification may be sought (in whole or in part) under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (a “ Third-Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Party shall give the Indemnifying Party written notice of the Third-Party Claim, which notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail and include copies of all relevant notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party related to such Third-Party Claim.  The failure of the Indemnified Party to give timely notice as provided in this Section 5.5 shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by the failure to give such notice.

 

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(b)                                  With respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability:

 

(i)                                      If the Managing Party determines in its reasonable discretion that a Third-Party Claim constitutes a Shared Liability, the Managing Party shall assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim as soon as reasonably practicable following delivery or receipt, as applicable, of the notice of such Third-Party Claim in accordance with Section 5.5(a) ; provided , however , that in the event the Managing Party has so determined that a Third-Party Claim constitutes a Shared Liability and a Dispute arises as to whether such Third-Party Claim constitutes a Shared Liability that may be assumed by the Managing Party, the Managing Party may not agree to any settlement or compromise of such Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Non-Managing Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, until such time as such Dispute is resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article VII ; provided , that the Managing Party may agree to any settlement or compromise without the prior written consent of the Non-Managing Party during such period if such settlement or compromise (A) contains an unconditional release of the Non-Managing Party from all claims that are the subject of such Third-Party Claim, (B) does not subject the Non-Managing Party to non-monetary relief to which the Managing Party is not also subject, and (C) does not include an admission of liability by the Non-Managing Party.  The Non-Managing Party shall cooperate, at the reasonable request of the Managing Party, in the defense of any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability.  The Non-Managing Party shall have no authority to settle or compromise any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability.

 

(ii)                                   (A) A party’s costs and expenses of assuming the defense of, and/or seeking to settle or compromise, any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability, (B) the Non-Managing Party’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with its cooperation in the defense of any such Third-Party Claim, and (C) the Managing Party’s and Non-Managing Party’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the compliance with any non-monetary relief imposed on the parties pursuant to any settlement or other disposition of a Shared Liability in accordance with the terms hereof, in each case shall be included in the calculation of the amount of the applicable Shared Liability in determining the obligations of the parties with respect thereto.

 

(iii)                                The Managing Party shall consult with the Non-Managing Party prior to taking any action (other than a settlement or compromise, which shall be governed by clause (iv) below) with respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability if the Managing Party’s action could reasonably be expected to have a significant adverse impact (financial or non-financial) on the Non-Managing Party, including a significant adverse impact on the rights, obligations, operations, standing or reputation of the Non-Managing Party (or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), and the Managing Party shall not take such action without the prior written consent of the Non-Managing Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

(iv)                               The Managing Party shall promptly give notice to the Non-Managing Party regarding the substance of any settlement related discussions or proposals with respect to any Third-Party Claim that is a Shared Liability if the resulting settlement could reasonably be expected (A) not to contain an unconditional release of the Non-Managing Party from all claims that are the subject of such Third-Party Claim, (B) to subject the Non-Managing Party to non-monetary relief to which the Managing Party is not also subject, or (C) to include an admission of liability by the Non-Managing Party (any such consent in (A), (B) or (C), a “ Consent Settlement ”).  The Managing Party shall not make any Consent Settlement without the prior written consent of the Non-Managing Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.  In all other instances, the Non-Managing Party shall agree to any such settlement proposal.

 

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(v)                                  The parties hereby agree that if the Managing Party presents the Non-Managing Party with a proposal pursuant to clause (iii) or (iv) above and the Non-Managing Party does not respond in any manner to the Managing Party within thirty (30) days (or within any such shorter time period that may be required by applicable Law or court order) of receipt of such proposal, then the Non-Managing Party shall be deemed to have consented to the terms of such proposal.

 

(c)                                   With respect to any Third-Party Claim that is or may be a Shared Insurance Liability, New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings: (i) shall maintain open communications on the status of such claim; (ii) shall permit one another reasonable access to nonprivileged information on such claim; and (iii) agree, upon exhaustion of the shared pool of insurance funds, to re-balance, at least annually, the insurance recovery for such Shared Insurance Liabilities to make each Group’s share of the Insurance Proceeds proportional to such Group’s share of the total amount paid in settlements and/or judgments by insurance and the parties with respect to such Shared Insurance Liabilities.

 

(d)                                  With respect to any Third-Party Claim that is not a Shared Liability governed by Section 5.5(b) :

 

(i)                                      Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice given by the Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 5.5(a) , the Indemnifying Party may either (A) assume and control the defense (including claims administration) of such Third-Party Claim at its sole cost and expense by giving written notice to that effect to the Indemnified Party or (B) object to the claim for indemnification set forth in such notice.  If the Indemnifying Party does not within the thirty (30)-day period give the Indemnified Party written notice electing to assume and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to continue to control the defense of such Third-Party Claim.  If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense of a Third-Party Claim in accordance with this Section 5.5(d)(i) , the defense of the Third-Party Claim shall be controlled by the Indemnifying Party and counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall promptly pay or reimburse the Indemnified Party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending such Third Party Claim prior to the Indemnifying Party’s assumption of the defense of such Third Party Claim.

 

(ii)                                   A party may settle or compromise a Third-Party Claim of which it controls the defense with the prior consent of the other party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided , that no such consent shall be required if the applicable settlement or compromise (A) contains an unconditional release of the other party from all claims that are the subject of such Third-Party Claim, (B) does not subject the other party to non-monetary relief to which the settling or compromising party is not also subject, and (C) does not include an admission of liability by the other party.  The parties hereby agree that if a party presents the other party with a proposal to settle or compromise a Third-Party Claim for which either party is seeking to be indemnified hereunder and the party receiving such proposal does not respond in any manner to the party presenting such proposal within thirty (30) days (or within any such shorter time period that may be required by applicable Law or court order) of receipt of such proposal, then the party receiving such proposal shall be deemed to have consented to the terms of such proposal.

 

(iii)                                An Indemnified Party that does not conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim, or an Indemnifying Party that has failed to elect to defend any Third-Party Claim as contemplated hereby, nevertheless shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) of its own choosing to monitor and participate in (but not control) the defense of any Third-Party Claim for which it is a potential Indemnified Party or Indemnifying Party, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Indemnifying Party, as the case may be.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, such party shall cooperate with the party entitled to

 

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conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim in such defense in accordance with Section 6.3(b) .  In addition to the foregoing, if any Indemnified Party shall in good faith determine, upon the advice of counsel, that such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party have actual or potential differing defenses or conflicts of interest between them that make joint representation inappropriate, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for all Indemnified Parties.

 

(iv)                               If there is a timely objection by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 5.5(d)(i) , the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to exercise any remedies available under Article VII for a determination as to whether the Indemnified Party may be entitled to indemnification.  If it has been Finally Determined that the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification, the Indemnifying Party shall, upon request from the Indemnified Party, promptly pay to the Indemnified Party the amount of any expense, loss or other amount subject to indemnification resulting from the Third-Party Claim for which the Indemnifying Party’s responsibility has been so Finally Determined.

 

(v)                                  The Indemnified Party shall take all necessary action to keep and maintain in force all insurance that applies to any claim for which indemnification is sought.  The Indemnified Party shall also use reasonable efforts to ensure that Insurance Proceeds received with respect to claims, costs and expenses under insurance policies in force shall be paid to reduce the net exposure of the Indemnified Party.

 

Section 5.6                                     Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts .

 

(a)                                  Each of New Hertz Holdings (on behalf of itself and each other member of the Hertz Group) and HERC Holdings (on behalf of itself and each other member of the HERC Holdings Group) intends that any Liability subject to indemnification or reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement will be net of Insurance Proceeds and other amounts received that actually reduce the amount of the Liability for which indemnification is sought.  Accordingly, the amount which any Indemnifying Party is required to pay to any Indemnified Party will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds and other amounts theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party in reduction of the related Liability.  If an Indemnified Party receives a payment (an “ Indemnity Payment ”) required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liability and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or other amounts therefor, then the Indemnified Party will promptly pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or other amounts had been received, realized or recovered.

 

(b)                                  In the case of any Shared Liability, any Insurance Proceeds actually received, realized or recovered by any party in respect of the Shared Liability will be shared between the Hertz Group and the HERC Holdings Group in accordance with their respective Applicable Proportions, regardless of which Group may actually receive, realize or recover such Insurance Proceeds.

 

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no way intended to limit, inhibit or preclude any right to insurance coverage for any Liability or any other rights under any insurance policy by HERC Holdings, New Hertz Holdings or any other member of their respective Groups under any insurance policy for insurance coverage, defense, reimbursement, subrogation or otherwise.

 

Section 5.7                                     Remedies Cumulative .  The remedies provided in this Article V shall be cumulative and, subject to Article VII , shall not preclude any Indemnified Party from asserting any other rights or from seeking any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

 

Section 5.8                                     Survival of Indemnities .  The rights and obligations of each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings and their respective Indemnified Parties under this Article V shall survive (a) any party’s sale or other transfer of any Assets or businesses or assignment of any Liabilities and (b) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of all or substantially all Assets, restructuring, reorganization or similar transaction involving either party or any of its respective Subsidiaries.

 

ARTICLE VI
 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; LITIGATION MANAGEMENT;
CONFIDENTIALITY

 

Section 6.1                                     Agreement for Exchange of Information .  Prior to or as promptly as practicable after the Distribution and from time to time as reasonably requested by either party, the party receiving the request shall deliver to the requesting party: (a) any corporate books and records of any member of the requesting party’s Group in the possession of the party receiving the request or any member of its Group and (b) originals or copies of any corporate books and records of the Group of the party receiving the request that primarily relate to the requesting party’s business, its former businesses, its Assets or its Liabilities.  From and after the Distribution, all such books, records and copies (where copies are delivered in lieu of originals), whether or not delivered, shall be the property of the members of the requesting party’s Group; provided , however , that all such Information contained in such books, records or copies relating to the other party’s Group constituting Confidential Information shall be subject to the applicable confidentiality provisions and restricted use provisions contained in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and any confidentiality restrictions imposed by applicable Law.  Each party may retain copies of any original books and records delivered to the other party pursuant to this Section 6.1 ; provided , however , that all such Information contained in such books, records or copies (whether or not delivered to the requesting party) relating to the requesting party’s Group constituting Confidential Information shall be subject to the applicable confidentiality provisions and restricted use provisions contained in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and any confidentiality restrictions imposed by applicable Law.

 

Section 6.2                                     Access to Information .

 

(a)                                  In addition to the provisions set forth in Section 6.1 and except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action by any member of one Group against any member of the other Group (which shall be governed by such discovery rules as may be applicable thereto), from and after the Distribution and upon reasonable notice, a member of either Group may request, on behalf of itself or its representatives, at the expense of the requesting party, reasonable access and duplicating rights during normal business hours to all Information developed or obtained prior to the Distribution within the possession of any member of the other Group and to the personnel of any member of the other Group, in each case, to the extent such access relates to the requesting party or its businesses, its former businesses, its Assets or Liabilities, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.  In each case, the requesting party shall cooperate with the other party to minimize the risk of unreasonable interference with the other party’s business.  The party receiving the request shall have the right to deny access to the Information if

 

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such party determines in good faith that the exchange of such Information is reasonably likely to violate any Law or binding agreement, or waive or jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or attorney work product protection; provided , however , that the parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take all reasonable measures to permit the sharing of such Information in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.  In the event access is granted to any Information in this Agreement or in the Ancillary Agreements to which access is restricted by Law or otherwise, the parties shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, take such actions as are reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to have such restrictions removed or to seek an exemption therefrom or to otherwise provide the requesting party with the benefit of the Information to the same extent such actions would have been taken on behalf of the requesting party had such a restriction not existed and the Distribution not occurred.

 

(b)                                  Each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings agrees that it will only process personal data provided to it by the members of the other Group in accordance with all applicable privacy and data protection law obligations and will implement and maintain at all times appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect such personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration and disclosure.  In addition, each party agrees to provide reasonable assistance to the other party in respect of any obligations under privacy and data protection legislation affecting the disclosure of such personal data to the other party and will not knowingly process such personal data in such a way to cause the other party to violate any of its obligations under any applicable privacy and data protection legislation.

 

(c)                                   The parties acknowledge and agree that Information located at any off-site storage facility as of the Distribution shall continue to be held at such off-site storage facility following the Distribution pursuant to arrangements administered by New Hertz Holdings or another Hertz Entity.  HERC Holdings may from time to time request that New Hertz Holdings retrieve Information of the HERC Holdings Group and deliver such Information to HERC Holdings.  The retrieval and delivery of such Information shall be at the sole expense of HERC Holdings.  Once so removed, such Information shall be maintained by HERC Holdings and shall not be returned to New Hertz Holdings or the applicable off-site storage facility.  From and after the expiration of the applicable retention periods set forth in its record retention policy as in effect on the Distribution Date or as amended after the Distribution Date in accordance with Section 6.5 or such longer period as required by Law, no Hertz Entity shall have any further obligations with respect to Information of the HERC Holdings Group and may destroy any such Information.

 

Section 6.3                                     Litigation Management and Support; Production of Witnesses .

 

(a)                                  From and after the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings (or an applicable member of the Hertz Group) shall be responsible for managing, and shall have the authority to manage, the defense or prosecution, as applicable, and resolution (including settlement) of any Hertz Action, and HERC Holdings (or an applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group) shall be responsible for managing, and shall have the authority to manage, the defense or prosecution, as applicable, and resolution (including settlement) of any HERC Holdings Action.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 6.2 to the contrary, after the Distribution, each member of the Hertz Group and the HERC Holdings Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the other with respect to any Third-Party Claim or potential Third-Party Claim.  In addition, any member of either Group shall have the right to request in writing that a member of the other Group make available for consultation or witness purposes, its directors, officers, employees, consultants or agents who have expertise or knowledge with respect to the requesting party’s business or products or matters in litigation or alternative dispute resolution to the extent that the requesting party believes any such persons may reasonably be useful or required in connection with any legal,

 

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administrative or other proceedings in which the requesting party may from time to time be involved.  Upon such request, the affected members of the applicable Group shall select a person or persons to provide the requested assistance after conferring in good faith to determine which person or persons should provide such assistance.  Upon such determination, the requested party agrees to make the designated person or persons available to the requesting party upon reasonable notice to the same extent such requested party would have made such person available if the Distribution had not occurred.  The requesting party agrees to cooperate with the requested party in giving consideration to such persons’ business demands.

 

Section 6.4                                     Reimbursement .  Except to the extent otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the party requesting Information, consulting or witness services under this Article VI shall reimburse the recipient for the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses, if any, incurred in providing such Information, consulting or witness services to the requesting party.

 

Section 6.5                                     Retention of Records .  Except as otherwise required by Law or agreed to in writing, or as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each member of the Hertz Group and each member of the HERC Holdings Group shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to retain, for the retention periods set forth in its record retention policy as in effect on the Distribution Date or as amended after the Distribution Date in accordance with the following sentence or such longer period as required by Law, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, all Information in such party’s possession substantially relating to the other party or its businesses, its former businesses, its Assets or Liabilities, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements (the “ Retained Information ”).  Each member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group may amend its record retention policy after the Distribution Date so long as (a) the amended policy complies with applicable Law, (b) the amended policy treats the Retained Information in the same manner as such member’s other Information and (c) the amended policy does not allow for the destruction of any Retained Information prior to the earliest date after the Distribution on which such member would have been able to destroy such Retained Information under the policy in effect as of the Distribution.

 

Section 6.6                                     Privileged Information .  In furtherance of the rights and obligations of the parties set forth in this Article VI :

 

(a)                                  Each of New Hertz Holdings (on behalf of itself and the other members of the Hertz Group) and HERC Holdings (on behalf of itself and the other members of the HERC Holdings Group) acknowledges that: (i) each member of the Hertz Group and the HERC Holdings Group has or may obtain Information that is or may be protected from disclosure pursuant to the attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine, the common interest and joint defense doctrines or other applicable privileges (“ Privileged Information ”); (ii) actual, threatened or future litigation, investigations, proceedings (including arbitration proceedings), claims or other legal matters have been or may be asserted by or against, or otherwise affect, some or all members of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group (“ Litigation Matters ”); (iii) members of the Hertz Group and the HERC Holdings Group have or may in the future have a common legal interest in Litigation Matters, in the Privileged Information and in the preservation of the protected status of the Privileged Information; and (iv) each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings (on behalf of itself and the other members of its Group) intends that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and any transfer of Privileged Information in connection herewith or therewith shall not operate as a waiver of any applicable privilege or protection afforded Privileged Information.

 

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protection attaching to any Privileged Information relating to a member of the other Group or relating to or arising in connection with the relationship between the Groups prior to the Distribution, without providing prompt written notice to and obtaining the prior written consent of the other, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(c)                                   Upon any member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group receiving any subpoena or other compulsory disclosure notice from a court, other Governmental Authority or otherwise that requests disclosure of Privileged Information belonging to a member of the other Group, the recipient of the notice shall promptly provide to HERC Holdings, in the case of receipt by a member of the Hertz Group, or to New Hertz Holdings, in the case of receipt by a member of the HERC Holdings Group, a copy of such notice, the intended response and all materials or information relating to the other Group that might be disclosed.  In the event of a disagreement as to the intended response or disclosure, unless and until the disagreement is resolved as provided in Article VII , the members of the Hertz Group and members of the HERC Holdings Group shall cooperate to assert all defenses to disclosure claimed, at the cost and expense of the members of the Group claiming such defenses to disclosure, and shall not disclose any disputed documents or information until all legal defenses and claims of privilege have been Finally Determined.

 

Section 6.7                                     Confidentiality .

 

(a)                                  From and after the Distribution, each party will, and will cause its CI Recipients that receive Confidential Information to, hold as confidential and not disclose to any other Person any confidential and proprietary Information concerning or belonging to the members of the other Group obtained by it prior to the Distribution or furnished to it by any member of the other Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (“ Confidential Information ”).  “Confidential Information” includes: (i) this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement and their terms and conditions and (ii) any Information obtained or reviewed by a party or its CI Recipients in the course of reviewing the other party’s records in accordance with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, regardless of whether it is marked as “Confidential.”  “Confidential Information” does not include any information that: (i) is or becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by the receiving party or its CI Recipients in breach of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (ii) is known to the receiving party or its CI Recipients before disclosure under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, as documented by business records (provided that information with respect to which ownership has been allocated to the disclosing party pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall constitute Confidential Information notwithstanding its prior disclosure to the receiving party or its CI Recipients); (iii) is disclosed to the receiving party or its CI Recipients by a Third Party having no obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party or is Affiliates; or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving party or its CI Recipients without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information as documented by reasonable evidence.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding Section 6.7(a) , each party may disclose the other party’s Confidential Information to its CI Recipients who reasonably need to know such information in their capacities as such, and each party and its CI Recipients may (i) disclose the other party’s Confidential Information if legally requested or compelled to do so, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 6.7(c)  below; (ii) disclose this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement as reasonably necessary in connection with efforts to resolve a Dispute; and (iii) disclose this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement to third parties for strategic due diligence purposes if the third party has signed a confidentiality agreement covering the disclosure.

 

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to disclose any of the Confidential Information, such receiving party agrees that it, to the extent permitted by Law, will provide the disclosing party with prompt written notice of such requirement or request so that the disclosing party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and to cooperate with the disclosing party (at the disclosing party’s sole expense) to obtain any such order or remedy. If such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the disclosing party grants a waiver hereunder, the receiving party or such CI Recipient may furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which the receiving party or such CI Recipient determines, upon advice of counsel, that it is legally requested or compelled to disclose; provided , however , that the receiving party and its CI Recipients shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information so disclosed.

 

(d)                                  The receiving party shall cause all of its CI Recipients to comply with the applicable terms of this Section 6.7 and shall be fully responsible for any and all failures of such CI Recipients to comply with the terms of this Section 6.7 applicable to such CI Recipients.

 

(e)                                   The parties will, at the disclosing party’s request, use commercially reasonable efforts to, at the disclosing party’s election and expense, promptly return to the disclosing party, or destroy and deliver to the disclosing party written confirmation of the destruction of, all documents and materials in tangible or electronic form containing any Confidential Information in the possession or control of the party to which such information was disclosed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto acknowledge that certain systems utilized by each party, in its capacity as a receiving party of Confidential Information hereunder, may not permit the purging or deletion of data, and in such case such receiving party shall not be obligated to return or destroy such data pursuant to the preceding sentence and agrees to maintain copies of affected data containing Confidential Information of the disclosing party for the minimum amount of time permitted by such systems and not to use such Confidential Information for any other purposes.

 

Section 6.8                                     Joint Defense .  In the event that both a member of the HERC Holdings Group and a member of the Hertz Group are defendants in the same proceeding, upon reasonable request, the appropriate member or members of each such Group shall enter into a written joint defense agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to such parties.

 

ARTICLE VII
 DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

Section 7.1                                     Step Process .  Except with respect to the Tax Matters Agreement, which shall be subject to the provisions contained therein, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements, or the breach thereof (a “ Dispute ”), shall be resolved: (a) first, by negotiation as provided in Section 7.2(a) ; (b) then, if negotiation fails, by mediation as provided in Section 7.2(b) ; and (c) then, if negotiation and mediation fail, by binding arbitration as provided in Section 7.2(c) .  Each party agrees on behalf of itself and each member of its respective Group that the procedures set forth in this Article VII shall be the exclusive means for resolution of any Dispute.  The initiation of mediation or arbitration hereunder will toll the applicable statute of limitations for the duration of any such proceedings.

 

Section 7.2                                     Negotiation; Mediation; Arbitration .

 

(a)                                  Promptly following the date hereof, each party shall distribute to the other a list (as supplemented and amended, the “ Executive List ”) setting forth by name and title the senior executives with the requisite authority to resolve any Dispute that should arise with respect to each of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (other than the Tax Matters Agreement), and his or her contact

 

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information.  Each party may supplement and amend the Executive List from time to time by providing written notice to the other party.  The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve in the normal course of business any Dispute promptly by negotiation between senior executives set forth on the Executive List. Any party may give the other party written notice of any Dispute not resolved in the normal course of business (a “ Dispute Notice ”). Within fifteen (15) days after delivery of such Dispute Notice, the receiving party shall submit to the other a written response to the Dispute. The Dispute Notice and response shall include (i) a written statement of that party’s position and a summary of facts, documents and arguments supporting that position and (ii) the identification of the executive and his or her title and any other persons that will accompany the executive to discuss and attempt to resolve the Dispute.  Within thirty (30) days after delivery of the initial Dispute Notice, the executives of both parties shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to attempt to resolve the Dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one party to the other will be honored.  All negotiations pursuant to this clause are confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence.

 

(b)                                  If a Dispute has not been resolved by negotiation as provided in Section 7.2(a)  above within forty-five (45) days after delivery of the initial Dispute Notice requesting negotiation, or if the parties failed to meet within thirty (30) days after delivery of the initial Dispute Notice, the parties shall endeavor to settle the Dispute by nonbinding mediation in accordance with the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (“ CPR ”) Mediation Procedure then currently in effect; provided , however , that if one party fails to participate in the negotiation as provided in this Section 7.2(a)  above, the other party can initiate mediation prior to the expiration of the forty-five (45) day period (the date on which either party may or shall be obligated to submit to mediation being referred to herein as the “ Mediation Trigger Date ”). Unless otherwise agreed, the parties will select a mediator from the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals.  The parties shall select the mediator within thirty (30) days after the Mediation Trigger Date and will conduct the mediation within forty-five (45) days after the selection of the mediator.

 

(c)                                   Any Dispute which has not been resolved pursuant to Section 7.2(a)  or Section 7.2(b)  above within the time frames set forth therein, shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with this Section 7.2(c) ; provided , however , that if one party fails to participate in either the negotiation or mediation as agreed herein, the other party can commence arbitration prior to the expiration of the time periods set forth above.  New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings will agree upon the rules of the arbitration prior to the arbitration and based upon the nature of the Dispute. To the extent that the parties cannot agree on the rules of the arbitration, then the CPR Rules for Non-Administered Arbitrations in effect at the time arbitration is sought or invoked will apply.  The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof.  As a minimum set of rules in the arbitration the Parties agree as follows:

 

(i)                                      The arbitration shall be held before a single arbitrator if the amount at stake is less than $10,000,000, in which case the parties will work together to select an arbitrator that is mutually satisfactory to both parties.  If the parties are unable to reach agreement as to the selection of the single arbitrator within thirty (30) days, then the single arbitrator will be chosen by CPR from CPR’s Panels of Distinguished Neutrals.  The arbitrator will be knowledgeable regarding the businesses of the parties or otherwise be acceptable to the parties.  The arbitration shall be held before a panel of three arbitrators if the amount at stake is greater than or equal to $10,000,000, in which case the panel will consist of one arbitrator selected by New Hertz Holdings, the other selected by HERC Holdings, and the third selected by those two arbitrators.  If the party-appointed arbitrators cannot agree on a third arbitrator within thirty (30) days of their appointment, then the third arbitrator shall be chosen by CPR from CPR’s Panels of Distinguished Neutrals, which arbitrator shall be knowledgeable regarding the businesses of the parties or the nature of the Dispute.

 

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(ii)                                   The decision of the arbitrator(s) will be considered as a final and binding resolution of the disagreement, will not be subject to appeal and may be entered as an order in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States; provided that this Agreement confers no power or authority upon the arbitrators to render any decision that is based on clearly erroneous findings of fact, that manifestly disregards the Law, or exceeds of the powers of the arbitrator(s), and no such decision will be eligible for confirmation. Each party agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any such court for purposes of the enforcement of any such order.  No party will sue the other except for enforcement of the arbitrators’ decision if the other party is not performing in accordance with the arbitrators’ decision. The provisions of this Agreement will be binding on the arbitrators.

 

(iii)                                Any arbitration proceeding will be conducted on a confidential basis.

 

(iv)                               The arbitrators’ discretion to fashion remedies hereunder will be no broader or narrower than the legal and equitable remedies available to a court, unless the parties expressly state elsewhere in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement that parties will be subject to broader or narrower legal and equitable remedies than would be available under the Law governing this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

(v)                                  The place of arbitration shall be New York, New York, unless the parties mutually agree to hold the arbitration in another location.

 

(vi)                               The arbitrator is authorized to streamline the proceedings, limit discovery, limit the number of witnesses, and provide for hearings and reports submitted by teleconference or video conference to minimize travel times, costs and expenses and to accommodate schedules.

 

Section 7.3                                     Equitable Relief .  Nothing in this Article VII will prevent either party from resorting to judicial proceedings if interim or other equitable relief from a court is necessary to prevent irreparable damages to a party.

 

Section 7.4                                     Expenses .  Each party shall bear its own costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees in pursuit and resolution of any Dispute and shall share equally the fees of the mediator or arbitrator(s).

 

ARTICLE VIII
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 8.1                                     Coordination with Ancillary Agreements; Conflicts .  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of an Ancillary Agreement, the provisions of the Ancillary Agreement shall control over the inconsistent provisions of this Agreement as to matters specifically addressed in the Ancillary Agreement.  The Tax Matters Agreement shall govern all matters (including any indemnities and payments among the parties and each other member of their respective Groups and the allocation of any rights and obligations pursuant to agreements entered into with Third Parties) relating to Taxes or otherwise specifically addressed in the Tax Matters Agreement.

 

Section 8.2                                     Expenses .  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, the fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred by any member of either Group prior to the Distribution in connection with the Separation and the Distribution and the performance of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement (the “ Distribution Expenses ”), shall be shared as follows: (a) Distribution Expenses paid or incurred to enable HERC Holdings and the HERC Group to operate as a standalone consolidated entity shall be allocated one hundred percent (100%) to HERC Holdings; (b)

 

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Distribution Expenses paid or incurred that constitute costs, expenses and commissions associated with establishing debt facilities or incurring indebtedness in connection with the Distribution shall be allocated one hundred percent (100%) to the party establishing such facilities or incurring such indebtedness; and (c) all general Distribution Expenses paid or incurred but not allocated in accordance with (a) or (b) above shall be allocated eighty-five percent (85%) to New Hertz Holdings and fifteen percent (15%) to HERC Holdings.  Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, all other fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred in connection with the Separation and the Distribution and the performance of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, whether performed by a Third Party or internally, will be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses.  For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent not accrued prior to the Distribution, (a) HERC Holdings will be responsible for (i) any transfer fees (including any pricing increases) related to the transfer of any HERC Holdings Assets to any member of the HERC Holdings Group (including all fees and expenses payable by a member of either Group in connection with the transfer of any Assets pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “HERC Holdings Assets”), (ii) the cost of any replacement for any Asset that is not a HERC Holdings Asset and (iii) all costs, expenses and commissions associated with the HERC Credit Facility and HERC Financing Arrangements and (b) New Hertz Holdings will be responsible for (i) any fees to the NYSE, (ii) any transfer fees (including any pricing increases) related to the transfer of any Hertz Assets to any member of the Hertz Group (including all fees and expenses payable by a member of either Group in connection with the transfer of any Assets pursuant to clause (d) of the definition of “Hertz Assets”), (iii) the cost of any replacement for any Asset that is not a Hertz Asset and (iv) all costs, expenses and commissions associated with the New Hertz Financing Arrangements.

 

Section 8.3                                     Termination .  This Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement may be terminated by the Old Hertz Holdings Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time prior to the Distribution.  In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Distribution, no party (or any member of its Group or any of its or their respective directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation to any other party (or any member of its Group) with respect to this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 8.4                                     Third Party Beneficiaries .  Except as otherwise provided (a) hereunder in Article V with respect to Indemnified Parties and in Section 5.1 with respect to the release of any Person pursuant thereto, or (b) otherwise in any Ancillary Agreement with respect to Third Parties entitled to indemnification thereunder, nothing contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be construed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any individual.

 

Section 8.5                                     Entire Agreement; No Reliance; Amendment .  This Agreement (including all Schedules hereto) and the Ancillary Agreements constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any prior agreements, oral or written, are no longer effective, except as otherwise set forth herein. In deciding whether to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, the parties have not relied on any representations, statements, or warranties other than those explicitly contained in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. No amendments or modifications to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements are valid unless in writing, signed by both parties to such agreement.

 

Section 8.6                                     Waiver .  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, neither party waives any rights under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by delaying or failing to enforce such rights.  No waiver by any party of any breach or default hereunder or under any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default.  Any agreement on the part of any party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such party.

 

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Section 8.7                                     Notices .  All notices or other communications required to be sent or given under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered personally, by commercial overnight courier, by facsimile or by electronic mail, directed to the addresses set forth below. Notices are deemed properly given as follows: (a) if delivered personally, on the date delivered, (b) if delivered by a commercial overnight courier, one (1) Business Day after such notice is sent, and (c) if delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date of transmission, with confirmation of transmission; provided , however , that if the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic mail, the notice must be followed by a copy of the notice being delivered by a means provided in (a) or (b).

 

(A)

 

If to New Hertz Holdings :

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
8501 Williams Road
Estero, FL 33928
Attention: Richard J. Frecker
Fax: (866) 888-3765
E-mail: rfrecker@hertz.com

 

 

 

(B)

 

If to HERC Holdings :

 

 

 

 

 

Herc Holdings Inc.
27500 Riverview Center Blvd.
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
Attention: Maryann Waryjas
Fax: (239) 301-1109
E-mail: mwaryjas@hertz.com

 

Section 8.8                                     Counterparts .  This Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original version of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto or to any Ancillary Agreement transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

Section 8.9                                     Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authoritative body, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. Upon such determination that a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement or the applicable Ancillary Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible.

 

Section 8.10                              Interpretation .  When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Article, Annex, Schedule or Exhibit, such reference shall be to a Section, Article, Annex, Schedule or Exhibit of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require.  Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule, Annex or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement

 

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or the Ancillary Agreement to which such Schedule, Annex or Exhibit is attached, as applicable.  All Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to in this Agreement are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in this Agreement.  The provisions of this Agreement will be construed according to their fair meaning and neither for nor against either party irrespective of which party caused such provisions to be drafted. The terms “include” and “including” do not limit the preceding terms. Each reference to “$” or “dollars” is to United States dollars.

 

Section 8.11                              Governing Law .  This Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the Laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of New York.

 

Section 8.12                              Assignment .  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other party to this Agreement, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided , however , that if any party to this Agreement (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (a) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (b) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or Assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, the party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) shall ensure that such Person assumes all of the obligations of such party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement, in which case the consent described in the previous sentence shall not be required; provided , further , that no permitted assignment pursuant to this Section 8.12 shall release the assigning party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.13                              Payment .  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (a) any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by one party (or any member of such party’s Group) shall be paid within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand by the party entitled to receive such payments, which demand shall include documentation setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the amount payable, and (b) any payment not made within thirty (30) days of the written demand for such payment shall bear interest at a rate equal to the prime rate (as published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time) plus three (3) percentage points, from the invoice due date to the date of payment.

 

Section 8.14                              Parties’ Obligations .  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each of New Hertz Holdings (on behalf of itself and the other members of the Hertz Group) and HERC Holdings (on behalf of itself and the other members of the HERC Holdings Group) acknowledges and agrees that such party’s obligations under this Agreement shall include obligations of each member of its respective Group and each of its and their respective employees.  Each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings agrees to cause the members of its Group to take any action or refrain from taking any action required of such members under this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Separation and Distribution Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

 

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Name: Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Secretary and Acting General Counsel

 

 

 

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Name: Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]

 


Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), does hereby certify that:

 

1.  Article FIRST of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:

 

FIRST Name .  The name of the corporation is Herc Holdings Inc. (the “ Corporation ”).

 

2.  This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

3.  This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective as of 4:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 30, 2016.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be duly executed this 30th day of June, 2016.

 

 

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

Name:

Richard J. Frecker

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Secretary and Acting General Counsel

 


Exhibit 3.2

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, Herc Holdings Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), does hereby certify that:

 

1. Effective upon the effective time of this Certificate of Amendment (the “ Split Effective Time ”), the shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Split Effective Time and the shares of Common Stock issued and held in the treasury of the Corporation immediately prior to the Split Effective Time are reclassified into a smaller number of shares such that each fifteen shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the Split Effective Time shall be automatically reclassified into one share of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, no fractional shares shall be issued in the reclassification and, in lieu thereof any person who would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock as a result of the reclassification, following the Split Effective Time, shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the fair value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. Each stock certificate that, immediately prior to the Split Effective Time, represented shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Split Effective Time shall, from and after the Split Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock formerly represented by such certificate shall have been reclassified (as well as the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock after the Split Effective Time).

 

2. The first paragraph of Article Fourth of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Capital Stock. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 146,666,666 consisting of: (a) 133,333,333 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), and (b) 13,333,333 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), issuable in one or more series as hereinafter provided.”

 

3. This Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

4. This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective as of 5:01 p.m. Eastern Time on June 30, 2016.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be duly executed this 30th day of June, 2016.

 

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence H. Silber

 

Name:

Lawrence H. Silber

 

Title:

Authorized Officer

 


Exhibit 3.3

 

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

 

 



 

Table of Contents

 

Section

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I STOCKHOLDERS

 

1

 

 

 

Section 1.01. Annual Meetings

 

1

Section 1.02. Special Meetings

 

1

Section 1.03. Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication

 

1

Section 1.04. Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice

 

1

Section 1.05. Quorum

 

2

Section 1.06. Voting

 

2

Section 1.07. Voting Lists

 

3

Section 1.08. Adjournment

 

3

Section 1.09. Proxies

 

3

Section 1.10. Organization; Procedure; Inspection of Elections

 

4

Section 1.11. Stockholder Action by Written Consent

 

4

Section 1.12. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations

 

5

 

 

 

ARTICLE II BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

11

 

 

 

Section 2.01. General Powers

 

11

Section 2.02. Number and Term of Office

 

12

Section 2.03. Annual and Regular Meetings: Notice

 

12

Section 2.04. Special Meetings; Notice

 

13

Section 2.05. Quorum

 

13

Section 2.06. Voting

 

13

Section 2.07. Adjournment

 

13

Section 2.08. Action Without a Meeting

 

13

Section 2.09. Regulations; Manner of Acting

 

14

Section 2.10. Action by Telephonic Communications

 

14

Section 2.11. Resignations

 

14

Section 2.12. Removal of Directors

 

14

Section 2.13. Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships

 

14

Section 2.14. Director Fees and Expenses

 

14

Section 2.15. Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc.

 

15

 

 

 

ARTICLE III COMMITTEES

 

15

 

 

 

Section 3.01. How Constituted

 

15

Section 3.02. Powers

 

15

Section 3.03. Proceedings

 

16

Section 3.04. Quorum and Manner of Acting

 

16

Section 3.05. Action by Telephonic Communications

 

16

Section 3.06. Resignations

 

16

Section 3.07. Removal

 

17

Section 3.08. Vacancies

 

17

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS

 

17

 

 

 

Section 4.01. Number

 

17

Section 4.02. Election

 

17

Section 4.03. Salaries

 

17

Section 4.04. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies

 

17

Section 4.05. Authority and Duties of Officers

 

18

Section 4.06. Chairman of the Board

 

18

Section 4.07. Chief Executive Officer

 

18

Section 4.08. Vice President

 

18

Section 4.09. Secretary

 

19

Section 4.10. Chief Financial Officer

 

20

Section 4.11. Treasurer

 

20

Section 4.12. General Counsel

 

20

Section 4.13. Controller

 

20

Section 4.14. Additional Officers

 

21

Section 4.15. Security

 

21

 

 

 

ARTICLE V CAPITAL STOCK

 

21

 

 

 

Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares

 

21

Section 5.02. Signatures; Facsimile

 

21

Section 5.03. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates

 

22

Section 5.04. Transfer of Stock

 

22

Section 5.05. Registered Stockholders

 

22

Section 5.06. Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

22

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION

 

22

 

 

 

Section 6.01. Nature of Indemnity

 

22

Section 6.02. Successful Defense

 

23

Section 6.03. Determination That Indemnification Is Proper

 

23

Section 6.04. Advance of Expenses

 

23

Section 6.05. Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

24

Section 6.06. Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Survival

 

24

Section 6.07. Insurance

 

25

Section 6.08. Subrogation

 

25

Section 6.09. Employees and Agents

 

25

Section 6.10. Interpretation, Severability

 

25

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII OFFICES

 

26

 

 

 

Section 7.01. Registered Office

 

26

Section 7.02. Other Offices

 

26

 

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Table of Contents

(continued)

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

26

 

 

 

Section 8.01. Dividends

 

26

Section 8.02. Reserves

 

26

Section 8.03. Execution of Instruments

 

26

Section 8.04. Voting as Stockholder

 

26

Section 8.05. Fiscal Year

 

27

Section 8.06. Seal

 

27

Section 8.07. Books and Records; Inspection

 

27

Section 8.08. Electronic Transmission

 

27

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

 

27

 

 

 

Section 9.01. Amendment

 

27

 

 

 

ARTICLE X CONSTRUCTION

 

28

 

 

 

Section 10.01. Construction

 

28

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

 

Effective as of June 30, 2016

 

ARTICLE I

 

STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.01.  Annual Meetings .  The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors (each, a “Director”) to succeed Directors whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as properly may come before such meeting shall be held each year, either within or without the State of Delaware, at such place, if any, and on such date and at such time, as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors and set forth in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting, unless, subject to Section 1.11 of these By-Laws and the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the stockholders have acted by written consent to elect Directors as permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “ DGCL ”).

 

Section 1.02.  Special Meetings .  Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose may be called at any time only by or at the direction of the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of Directors then in office.  Any special meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, and on such date and at such time, as shall be specified in such resolution.  The stockholders of the Corporation do not have the power to call a special meeting.

 

Section 1.03.  Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication .  The Board of Directors, acting in its sole discretion, may establish guidelines and procedures in accordance with applicable provisions of the DGCL and any other applicable law for the participation by stockholders and proxyholders in a meeting of stockholders by means of remote communications, and may determine that any meeting of stockholders will not be held at any place but will be held solely by means of remote communication.  Stockholders and proxyholders complying with such procedures and guidelines and otherwise entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be deemed present in person and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication.

 

Section 1.04.  Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice .

 

(a)  The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall cause notice of each meeting of stockholders to be given in writing in a manner permitted by the DGCL not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, subject to such exclusions as are then permitted by the DGCL.  The notice shall specify ( i ) the place, if any, date and time of such meeting of the stockholders, ( ii ) the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, ( iii ) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes

 

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for which such meeting is called and ( iv ) such other information as may be required by law or as may be deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation.  If the stockholder list referred to in Section 1.07 of these By-Laws is made accessible on an electronic network, the notice of meeting must indicate how the stockholder list can be accessed.  If a stockholder meeting is to be held solely by means of electronic communications, the notice of such meeting must provide the information required to access such stockholder list.

 

(b)  A written waiver of notice of meeting signed by a stockholder or a waiver by electronic transmission by a stockholder, whether given before or after the meeting, is deemed equivalent to notice.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in a waiver of notice.  The attendance of any stockholder at a meeting of stockholders is a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business at the meeting on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

Section 1.05.  Quorum .  Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, provided , however , that where a separate vote by a class or series is required, the holders of a majority in voting power of all issued and outstanding stock of such class or series entitled to vote on such matter, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to such matter.  In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by a majority in voting power thereof, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.08 of these By-laws until a quorum shall attend.

 

Section 1.06.  Voting .  Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, every holder of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each such share outstanding in his or her name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on the record date for such vote.  If no record date has been fixed for a meeting of stockholders, then every holder of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote (unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law) for each such share of stock outstanding in his or her name on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.  Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation or pursuant to any other rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its stockholders, the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders on the subject matter in question represented in person or by proxy at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient for the transaction of any business at such meeting.  The stockholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes for the election of Directors.

 

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Section 1.07.  Voting Lists .  The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders (and before any adjournment thereof for which a new record date has been set), a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  This list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder prior to and during the meeting for any purpose germane to the meeting in the manner required by the DGCL and other applicable law.  The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled by this section to examine the list required by this section or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 1.08.  Adjournment .  Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time, by the chairperson of the meeting or by the vote of a majority of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the place, if any, and date and time thereof (and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting) are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken unless the adjournment is for more than 30 days or a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting after the adjournment, in which case notice of the adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 1.04 of these By-Laws shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.  At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

Section 1.09.  Proxies .  Any stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or to express consent to or dissent from corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy.  A stockholder may authorize a valid proxy by executing a written instrument signed by such stockholder, or by causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature, or by transmitting or authorizing an electronic transmission setting forth an authorization to act as proxy to the person designated as the holder of the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a like authorized agent.  No proxy may be voted or acted upon after the expiration of three years from the date of such proxy, unless such proxy provides for a longer period.  Every proxy is revocable at the pleasure of the stockholder executing it unless the proxy states that it is irrevocable and applicable law makes it irrevocable.  A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by filing another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary.  Proxies by electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder.  Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of a writing or transmission created pursuant to this section may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

 

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Section 1.10.  Organization; Procedure; Inspection of Elections .

 

(a)  At every meeting of stockholders the presiding officer shall be the Chairman of the Board or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, a presiding officer chosen by resolution of the Board of Directors.  The Secretary, or in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Assistant Secretary, if any, or if there be no Assistant Secretary, in the absence of the Secretary, an appointee of the presiding officer, shall act as secretary of the meeting.  The Board of Directors may make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient.  Subject to any such rules and regulations, the presiding officer of any meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe rules, regulations and procedures for such meeting and to take all such actions as in the judgment of the presiding officer are appropriate for the proper conduct of such meetings.  Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the presiding person of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: ( i ) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; ( ii ) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; ( iii ) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the presiding person of the meeting shall determine; ( iv ) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and ( v ) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants.  The presiding person at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter of business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered.  Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

(b)  Preceding any meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors may, and when required by law shall, appoint one or more persons to act as inspectors of elections, and may designate one or more alternate inspectors.  If no inspector or alternate so appointed by the Board of Directors is able to act, or if no inspector or alternate has been appointed and the appointment of an inspector is required by law, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.  No Director or nominee for the office of Director shall be appointed as an inspector of elections.  Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of an inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability.  The inspectors shall discharge their duties in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.

 

Section 1.11.  Stockholder Action by Written Consent .

 

(a)  For so long as Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII, L.P., CDR CCMG Co-investor L.P., CD&R Parallel Fund VII, L.P., Carlyle Partners IV, L.P., CP IV Coinvestment, L.P., CEP II U.S. Investments, L.P., CEP II Participations S.à.r.l., ML Global Private Equity

 

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Fund, L.P., Merrill Lynch Ventures L.P. 2001, CMC-Hertz Partners, L.P., ML Hertz Co-Investor, L.P. and their respective affiliates (collectively, the “ Sponsors ”) collectively own more than 50.0% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation (the “ Common Stock ”), then, to the fullest extent permitted by law and except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote of stockholders, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are:  ( i ) signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted (but not less than the minimum number of votes otherwise prescribed by law) and ( ii ) delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded within 60 days of the earliest dated consent so delivered to the Corporation.

 

(b)  Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, if the Sponsors collectively own 50.0% or less of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock, then any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken only upon the vote of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly called and may not be taken by written consent of the stockholders.

 

(c)  If a stockholder action by written consent is permitted under these By-Laws and the Certificate of Incorporation, and the Board of Directors has not fixed a record date for the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to participate in such consent to be given, then:  ( i ) if the DGCL does not require action by the Board of Directors prior to the proposed stockholder action, the record date shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation at any of the locations referred to in Section 1.11(a)(ii) of these By-Laws; and ( ii ) if the DGCL requires action by the Board of Directors prior to the proposed stockholder action, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.  Every written consent to action without a meeting shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and shall be valid if timely delivered to the Corporation at any of the locations referred to in Section 1.11(a)(ii) of these By-Laws.

 

(d)  The Secretary shall give prompt notice of the taking of an action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the DGCL.

 

Section 1.12.  Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations .

 

(a)  Annual Meetings of Stockholders.  (i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only ( A ) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto), ( B ) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a

 

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Committee appointed by the Board for such purpose, or ( C ) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures and other provisions set forth in this Section 1.12(a) as to such nominations or other business and who was a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the stockholder’s notice required in this Section 1.12(a) to the Secretary of the Corporation and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (C) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors or propose business to be considered (other than business properly brought under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and included in the Corporation’s proxy statement that has been prepared to solicit proxies for such annual meeting) at an annual meeting of stockholders.

 

(ii)                                   For any nominations or any other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to subclause (C) of Section 1.12(a)(i) of these By-Laws, (x) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (y) the stockholder must provide to the Secretary of the Corporation any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms specified in this Section 1.12(a) and (z) any such proposed business other than nominations must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not fewer than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 70 days after such anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than 120 days prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation.  To be in proper form, a stockholder’s notice (whether given pursuant to this Section 1.12(a)(ii) or Section 1.12(b)) shall set forth:

 

( A )                                as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director, ( 1 ) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or any other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of such person as a Director in a contested election pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, ( 2 ) such person’s written consent to serving as a Director if elected, ( 3 ) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among any Proposing Person (as defined in Section 1.12(c)(vi)), any Associated Person (as defined in Section 1.12(c)(vii)) thereof, or any other person or persons (including their names) acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee or any of his or her respective “affiliates” and “associates” (each within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act), on the other hand, including all

 

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information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act if the Proposing Person, Associated Person thereof, or any other person or persons acting in concert therewith were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, ( 4 ) all information with respect to such person that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 1.12 if such person (x) was a stockholder or beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination was made and (y) was submitting a notice providing for the nomination of a person or persons for election as a Director or Directors of the Corporation in accordance with this Section 1.12 and ( 5 ) a signed statement from such person that, if elected as a Director, he or she would tender, promptly following his or her election, an irrevocable resignation effective upon such person’s failure to receive the required vote for reelection at the next meeting at which he or she would face reelection and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Nominating and Governance Committee for such purpose pursuant to Section 2.02 of these By-Laws and the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines;

 

( B )                                if the stockholder’s notice relates to any business other than the nomination of a Director or Directors that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, ( 1 ) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting (including the text of any resolution proposed for consideration and if such business includes proposed amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, the text of the proposed amendments), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of any Proposing Person or Associated Person thereof and ( 2 ) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between any Proposing Person or Associated Person thereof and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business;

 

( C )                                as to each Proposing Person, ( 1 ) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books), ( 2 ) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, “beneficially owned” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) (provided that a person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series and number of shares of the Corporation as to which such person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future) and owned of record by such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof, ( 3 ) the class or series, if any, and number of options, warrants, puts, calls, convertible securities, stock appreciation rights or similar rights, commitments or obligations with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares or other securities of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares or other securities of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument, right, obligation or

 

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commitment shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares or other securities of the Corporation (each, a “Derivative Instrument”) that are, directly or indirectly, beneficially owned by such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof, ( 4 ) a description of all agreements, arrangements, understandings or relationships, including any repurchase or similar so-called “stock borrowing” agreement or arrangement and any short interest, engaged in, directly or indirectly, by such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof, the purpose or effect of which is to mitigate loss to, reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of any class or series of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation by, manage the risk of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof with respect to any class or series of shares or other securities of the Corporation, or that provide, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit from any decrease in the price or value of any class or series of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation, ( 5 ) a description of any other direct or indirect opportunity for such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof to profit or share in any profit (including any performance-based fees) derived from any increase or decrease in the value of any class or series of shares or other securities of the Corporation, ( 6 ) a description of any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof has a right to vote any shares or other securities of the Corporation, ( 7 ) a description of any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, ( 8 ) a description of any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such Proposing Person or any Associated Person thereof is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner, if any, ( 9 ) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between any Proposing Person or Associated Person thereof and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with or related to the ownership or voting of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, ( 10 ) a representation as to whether such Proposing Person intends or is part of a group which intends ( x ) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or ( y ) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination and ( 11 ) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal of other business and/or the election of Directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (whether or not such Proposing Person intends to deliver a proxy statement or conduct its own proxy solicitation); and

 

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(D)                                as to the stockholder giving the notice, a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination.

 

The notice and updating requirements of this Section 1.12(a) shall not apply to a stockholder with respect to (and only with respect to) business properly brought under Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal with respect to such particular business at an annual meeting pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal with respect to such particular business has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may also require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent Director of the Corporation, or that could be material to a stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

 

(iii)                                Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 1.12(a)(ii) of these By-Laws to the contrary, in the event that the number of Directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for Director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 70 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice under this Section 1.12(a) 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 the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

(iv)                               A stockholder providing notice of a proposed nomination or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting (whether given pursuant to Section 1.12(a) or Section 1.12(b)) shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

(b)  Special Meetings of Stockholders .  Only such business as shall have been brought before the special meeting of the stockholders pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting shall be conducted at such meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at

 

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which Directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting ( i ) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or ( ii ) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that Directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures and other provisions set forth in this Section 1.12 as to such nomination and who was a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the stockholder’s notice required in this Section 1.12(b) to the Secretary of the Corporation and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting.  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (ii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders.  In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more Directors of the Corporation, any stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting may nominate a person or persons, as the case may be, for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting only if ( x ) the stockholder delivers notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than 120 days prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting, ( y ) such notice sets forth all of the information and other items that would have been required in a notice under Section 1.12(a)(ii) of these By-Laws (including the information and other items specified in subclauses (A), (C) and (D) thereof) if the stockholder (or any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made) was proposing to nominate such person or persons, as the case may be, for election as a Director at an annual meeting and ( z ) the stockholder provides to the Secretary of the Corporation any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms specified in Section 1.12(a)(iv).

 

(c)  General .

 

(i)  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the presiding officer of a meeting of stockholders shall have the power and duty ( x ) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.12 (including whether the Proposing Person solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with the representation required by clause (a)(ii)(C)(10) of this Section 1.12), and (y) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed, as the case may be, in compliance with this Section 1.12, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.

 

(ii)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.12, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) making a nomination or proposal of business under this Section 1.12 does not appear at a meeting of stockholders to present such nomination or proposed business, the nomination shall be disregarded and the proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been

 

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received by the Corporation.  For purposes of this Section 1.12, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

(iii)                                For purposes of this Section 1.12, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(iv)                               Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.12, a stockholder shall also comply with any and all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.12; provided, however, that (except as explicitly provided in the penultimate sentence of Section 1.12(a)(ii) of these By-Laws) any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to, and shall not, limit the separate and additional requirements set forth in these By-Laws with respect to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 1.12.  Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (x) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) under the Exchange Act or (y) the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect Directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or of the relevant preferred stock certificate of designation.

 

(v)  In no event shall the announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice of a stockholder nomination or a stockholder proposal as described in this Section 1.12.

 

(vi)  For purposes of this Section 1.12, the term “ Proposing Person ” means (x) the stockholder providing the notice of a proposed nomination or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting and (y) any beneficial owner or beneficial owners on whose behalf the proposed nomination or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting is made.

 

(vii)  For purposes of this Section 1.12, the term “ Associated Person ” means, with respect to any Proposing Person, any “affiliate” or “associate” (each within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of such Proposing Person.

 

ARTICLE II

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 2.01.  General Powers .  Except as may otherwise be provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, the property, affairs and business of the

 

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Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors may exercise all the powers and authority of the Corporation.

 

Section 2.02.  Number and Term of Office .  The number of Directors who shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be the number (which shall not be less than three) that is fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution of the Board of Directors, subject to any rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if in effect.  The Directors, subject to any rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, shall be elected for the term set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, with each Director to hold office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, provided that the term of each Director shall be subject to such Director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.  No decrease in the number of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.  At each meeting of the stockholders for the election of Directors, provided a quorum is present, each Director subject to election shall be elected by a majority of the votes validly cast with respect to that Director in such election, provided that if the number of nominees exceeds the number of Directors to be elected, the Directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. For purposes of this Section 2.02, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a Director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that Director.  The Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines shall provide that, and the Nominating and Governance Committee shall establish procedures under which, any nominee shall tender a contingent resignation to the Board of Directors.  The Nominating and Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will act on such Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision, along with the rationale for such decision, within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results. In making their decision, the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board of Directors will evaluate the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and shall consider all factors and information that they deem relevant.

 

Section 2.03.  Annual and Regular Meetings: Notice .  The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting shall be held as soon as possible following adjournment of the annual meeting of the stockholders either ( i ) at the place of such annual meeting of the stockholders, in which event notice of such annual meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given, or ( ii ) at such other time and place as shall have been specified in advance notice given to members of the Board of Directors of the date, place and time of such meeting.  Any such notice shall be given at least 48 hours in advance if sent by to each Director by facsimile, by email or by any other form of electronic transmission approved by such Director (each, a “ Specified Transmission ”), or delivered to him or her personally, or at least five days’ in advance, if notice is mailed to each Director, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business or other designated address.  Any such notice need not be given to any Director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting.

 

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The Board of Directors from time to time may by resolution provide for the holding of regular meetings and fix the place (which may be within or without the State of Delaware) and the date and time of such meetings.  Advance notice of regular meetings need not be given; provided if the Board of Directors shall fix or change the time or place of any regular meeting, notice of such action shall be given to each member of the Board of Directors of the place, date and time of such meetings which shall be at least 48 hours’ notice, if such notice is sent by Specified Transmission, to each Director, or delivered to him or her personally, or at least five days’ notice, if such notice is mailed to each Director, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business or other designated address.  Notice of such a meeting need not be given to any Director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice, whether before or after such meeting.

 

Section 2.04.  Special Meetings; Notice .  Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by any member of the Board of Directors, at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), date and time as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice of such meetings.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called on 48 hours’ notice, if such notice is sent by Specified Transmission, to each Director, or delivered to him or her personally, or on five days’ notice, if notice is mailed to each Director, addressed to him or her at his or her usual place of business or other designated address.  Notice of any special meeting need not be given to any Director who attends such meeting without protesting the lack of notice to him or her, prior to or at the commencement of such meeting, or to any Director who submits a signed waiver of notice (including by Specified Transmission), whether before or after such meeting.  Any business may be conducted at a special meeting.

 

Section 2.05.  Quorum .  A quorum for meetings of the Board of Directors shall consist of a majority of the total authorized membership of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.06.  Voting .  Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, 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 of Directors.

 

Section 2.07.  Adjournment .  A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum is present, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another date, time or place, provided such adjourned meeting is no earlier than 48 hours after written notice (in accordance with these By-Laws) of such postponement has been given to the Directors (or such notice is waived in accordance with these By-Laws), and, at any such postponed meeting, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the total authorized membership of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.08.  Action Without a Meeting .  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing or by Specified Transmission, and such writing or writings or Specified Transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.  Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

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Section 2.09.  Regulations; Manner of Acting .  To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board of Directors and for the management of the property, affairs and business of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.  In addition to the election of the Chairman of the Board, the Board may elect one or more vice-chairpersons or lead Directors to perform such other duties as may be designated by the Board.

 

Section 2.10.  Action by Telephonic Communications .  Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.11.  Resignations .  Any Director may resign at any time by submitting a Specified Transmission or by delivering a written notice of resignation to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  Such resignation shall take effect upon delivery unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of a specific event.

 

Section 2.12.  Removal of Directors .  Subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if any, to elect additional Directors pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation thereunder), any Director may be removed by the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the votes to which all the stockholders of the Corporation would be entitled to cast in any election of Directors, acting at a meeting of the stockholders or by written consent (if permitted) in accordance with the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, provided that until the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, each Director may only be removed for cause in this manner.

 

Section 2.13.  Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships .  Subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock, if any, to elect additional Directors pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation thereunder), and except as otherwise provided by law, any vacancy in the Board of Directors that results from the death, disability, resignation, disqualification, removal of any Director or from any other cause shall be filled solely by a majority of the total number of Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director, provided that prior to the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, any Director elected to fill a newly created directorship that results from an increase in the number of Directors shall be elected for a term expiring at the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, and any Director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of Directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his or her predecessor.  A Director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created Directorship shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 2.14.  Director Fees and Expenses .  The amount, if any, which each Director shall be entitled to receive as compensation for his or her services shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized Committee.  The Corporation will cause each non-

 

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employee Director serving on the Board of Directors to be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by him or her in connection with such service.

 

Section 2.15.  Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc .  A Director, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board of Directors shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or Committees designated by the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to the matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE III

 

COMMITTEES

 

Section 3.01.  How Constituted .  The Board of Directors shall have an Executive and Finance Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Governance Committee, an Audit Committee and such other committees as the Board of Directors may determine (collectively, the “ Committees ”).  Each Committee shall consist of such number of Directors as from time to time may be fixed by a majority of the total authorized membership of the Board of Directors, and any Committee may be abolished or re-designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Each member of any such Committee (whether designated at an annual meeting of the Board of Directors or to fill a vacancy or otherwise) shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been designated or until he or she shall cease to be a Director, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 3.02.  Powers .  Each Committee shall have such powers and responsibilities as the Board of Directors may from time to time authorize.  The Executive and Finance Committee, except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.02 or the DGCL, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the property, affairs and business of the Corporation.  Each such other Committee, except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.02, shall have and may exercise such powers of the Board of Directors as may be provided by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors.  Neither the Executive and Finance Committee nor any other Committee shall have the power or authority:

 

(a)  to amend the Certificate of Incorporation (except that a Committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the DGCL, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series);

 

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(b)  to adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation or a certificate of ownership and merger;

 

(c)  to recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets;

 

(d)  to recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution; or

 

(e)  to amend these By-Laws of the Corporation.

 

The Executive and Finance Committee shall have, and any such other Committee may be granted by the Board of Directors, power to authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to any or all papers which may require it.

 

Section 3.03.  Proceedings .  Each Committee may fix its own rules of procedure and may meet at such place (within or without the State of Delaware), at such time and upon such notice, if any, as it shall determine from time to time, provided that the Board of Directors may adopt other rules and regulations for the governance of any Committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these By-Laws.  Each such Committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall report such proceedings to the Board of Directors at the meeting of the Board of Directors following any such proceedings.

 

Section 3.04.  Quorum and Manner of Acting .  Except as may be otherwise provided in the resolution creating such Committee, at all meetings of any Committee the presence of members constituting a majority of the total authorized membership of such Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The act of the majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such Committee.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of any such Committee may be taken without a meeting, if all members of such Committee shall consent to such action in writing or by Specified Transmission, and such writing or writings or Specified Transmission or Specified Transmissions are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Committee.  Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.  The members of any such Committee shall act only as a Committee, and the individual members of such Committee shall have no power as such.

 

Section 3.05.  Action by Telephonic Communications .  Members of any Committee designated by the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such Committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 3.06.  Resignations .  Any member of any Committee may resign at any time by submitting a Specified Transmission or by delivering a written notice of resignation to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.

 

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Section 3.07.  Removal .  Any member of any Committee may be removed from his or her position as a member of such Committee at any time, either for or without cause, by resolution adopted by a majority of the whole Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.08.  Vacancies .  If any vacancy shall occur in any Committee, by reason of disqualification, death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the remaining members shall continue to act, and any such vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors subject to Section 3.01 of these By-Laws.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

OFFICERS

 

Section 4.01.  Number .  The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and, subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.01, shall be a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, a General Counsel and a Controller, and any other officers appointed pursuant to Section 4.14.  The Board of Directors also may elect and the Chief Executive Officer may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Controllers in such numbers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may determine who shall have such authority, exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or determined by the Board of Directors.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person, except that one person may not hold both the office of Chief Executive Officer and Secretary.  The Board may determine that the Chairman of the Board will not be an officer of the Corporation.  The Chairman of the Board (whether or not an officer) shall be a Director, but no other officer need be a Director.

 

Section 4.02.  Election .  Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, and shall be elected to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of the Board of Directors at which his or her successor has been elected and qualified.  In the event of the failure to elect officers at such annual meeting, officers may be elected at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.  Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 4.03.  Salaries .  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed or established in the manner authorized by the Compensation Committee, or, if not so fixed or established in the manner authorized by the Compensation Committee, by the Board of Directors, subject to any applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

 

Section 4.04.  Removal and Resignation; Vacancies .  Any officer may be removed for or without cause at any time by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer as permitted pursuant to Section 4.07.  Any officer may resign at any time by delivering notice of resignation, either in writing signed by such officer or by electronic transmission, to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.  Unless otherwise specified

 

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therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled by the Board of Directors, or, if the Chief Executive Officer has authority pursuant to Section 4.07 of these By-Laws to fill such office, then by the Chief Executive Officer subject to Section 4.07 of these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.05.  Authority and Duties of Officers .  The officers of the Corporation shall have such authority and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors, except that in any event each officer shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be required by law.

 

Section 4.06.  Chairman of the Board .  The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders at which he or she is present.

 

Section 4.07.  Chief Executive Officer .  The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, shall have general control and supervision of the policies and operations of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect.  He or she shall manage and administer the Corporation’s business and affairs and shall also perform all duties and exercise all powers usually pertaining to the office of a chief executive officer, president or chief operating officer, of a corporation, including, without limitation under the DGCL.  He or she shall have the authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, checks, orders, contracts, leases, notes, drafts and any other documents and instruments in connection with the business of the Corporation, and together with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, conveyances of real estate and other documents and instruments to which the seal of the Corporation may need to be affixed.  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, he or she shall have the authority to cause the employment or appointment of such employees (other than the Chief Executive Officer) and agents of the Corporation as the conduct of the business of the Corporation may require, to fix their compensation and to remove or suspend any such employees or agents elected or appointed by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, he or she shall also have the authority to remove any officer of the Corporation with, if the Chief Executive Officer is not the Chairman of the Board, the approval of the Chairman of the Board, or, if the Chief Executive Officer is the Chairman of the Board, the approval of the lead director or such other director designated by the Board for such purpose.  The Chief Executive Officer shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board may from time to time prescribe.

 

Section 4.08.  Vice President .  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, each Vice President shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer.  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the duties of the Chief Executive Officer shall be performed and his or her powers may be exercised by such Vice President as shall be designated by the Chief Executive Officer, or failing such designation, such duties shall be performed and such powers may be exercised by each Vice President in the order

 

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of their earliest election to that office; subject in any case to review and superseding action by the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Section 4.09.  Secretary .  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Secretary shall have the following powers and duties:

 

(a)  He or she shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and all Committees of which a secretary has not been appointed in books provided for that purpose.

 

(b)  He or she shall cause all notices to be duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws and as required by law.

 

(c)  Whenever any Committee shall be appointed pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, he or she shall furnish a copy of such resolution to the members of such Committee.

 

(d)  He or she shall be the custodian of the records and of the seal of the Corporation and cause such seal (or a facsimile thereof) to be affixed to all certificates representing shares of the Corporation prior to the issuance thereof and to all instruments the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal shall have been duly authorized in accordance with these By-Laws, and when so affixed he or she may attest the same.

 

(e)  He or she shall properly maintain and file all books, reports, statements, certificates and all other documents and records required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

(f)  He or she shall have charge of the stock books and ledgers of the Corporation and shall cause the stock and transfer books to be kept in such manner as to show at any time the number of shares of stock of the Corporation of each class issued and outstanding, the names (alphabetically arranged) and the addresses of the holders of record of such shares, the number of shares held by each holder and the date as of which each became such holder of record.

 

(g)  He or she shall sign (unless the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary shall have signed) certificates representing shares of the Corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

(h)  He or she shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors, or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

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Section 4.10.  Chief Financial Officer .  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation and shall have the following powers and duties:

 

(a)  He or she shall have charge and supervision over and be responsible for the moneys, securities, receipts and disbursements of the Corporation, and shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate records of all receipts of the Corporation.

 

(b)  He or she shall render to the Board of Directors, whenever requested, a statement of the financial condition of the Corporation and of all his or her transactions as Chief Financial Officer, and render a full financial report at the annual meeting of the stockholders, if called upon to do so.

 

(c)  He or she shall be empowered from time to time to require from all officers or agents of the Corporation reports or statements giving such information as he or she may desire with respect to any and all financial transactions of the Corporation.

 

(d)  He or she shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of chief financial officer and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board.

 

Section 4.11.  Treasurer .  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall have the following powers and duties:

 

(a)  He or she may sign (unless an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary shall have signed) certificates representing stock of the Corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)  He or she shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Financial Officer.

 

Section 4.12.  General Counsel .  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the General Counsel shall have the following powers and duties:

 

(a)  He or she shall have general supervision of all matters of a legal nature concerning the Corporation.

 

(b)  He or she shall perform all such duties incident to his or her office and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

Section 4.13.  Controller .  Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Controller shall have the following powers and duties:

 

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(a)  He or she shall keep and maintain the books of account of the Corporation in such manner that they fairly present the financial condition of the Corporation and its subsidiaries.

 

(b)  He or she shall perform all such duties incident to the office of controller and such other duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Financial Officer.

 

Section 4.14.  Additional Officers .  The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it may deem appropriate, and such other officers and agents shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors from time to time may delegate to any officer or agent the power to appoint subordinate officers or agents and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office, authorities and duties.  Any such officer or agent may remove any such subordinate officer or agent appointed by him or her, for or without cause.

 

Section 4.15.  Security .  The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee of the Corporation to provide security for the faithful performance of his or her duties, in such amount and of such character as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE V

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 5.01.  Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares .  The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, except to the extent that the Board of Directors has provided by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares.  Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.  Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have, and the Board may in its sole discretion permit a holder of uncertificated shares to receive upon request a certificate signed by the appropriate officers of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form.  Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may determine, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws.

 

Section 5.02.  Signatures; Facsimile .  All signatures on the certificates referred to in Section 5.01 of these By-Laws may be in facsimile, engraved or printed form, to the extent permitted by law.  In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile, engraved or printed signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

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Section 5.03.  Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates .  A new certificate may be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, only upon delivery to Corporation of an affidavit of the owner or owners (or their legal representatives) of such certificate, setting forth such allegation, and a bond or undertaking as may be satisfactory to a financial officer of the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

 

Section 5.04.  Transfer of Stock .  Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.  Within a reasonable time after the transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the DGCL.  Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.05.  Registered Stockholders .  Prior to due surrender of a certificate for registration of transfer, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to receive dividends and other distributions, to vote, to receive notice and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of the shares represented by such certificate, and the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the Corporation shall have notice of such claim or interests, provided that if a transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, this fact shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the Corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.

 

Section 5.06.  Transfer Agent and Registrar .  The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates representing shares to bear the signature of any such transfer agents or registrars.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 6.01.  Nature of Indemnity .  The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (each, a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the Corporation, or while serving as a Director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a Director, officer, employee, manager or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against expenses (including attorneys’

 

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fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with such proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; provided that in the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (i) such indemnification shall be limited to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense or settlement of such action or suit, and (ii) no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 6.05 of these By-Laws, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify a Director or officer of the Corporation in respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such Director or officer, unless such proceeding (or part thereof) has been authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors.

 

The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 6.02.  Successful Defense .  To the extent that a present or former Director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified by the Corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.

 

Section 6.03.  Determination That Indemnification Is Proper .  Any indemnification of a present or former Director or officer of the Corporation under Section 6.01 of these By-Laws (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only upon a determination that indemnification of such person is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws.  Any such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a Director or officer at the time of such determination ( i ) by a majority vote of the Directors who are not parties to such proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or ( ii ) by a Committee of such Directors designated by majority vote of such Directors, even though less than a quorum, or ( iii ) if there are no such Directors, or if such Directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or ( iv ) by the stockholders.

 

Section 6.04.  Advance of Expenses .  Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former Director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation prior to the final disposition of such

 

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proceeding upon written request by such person and delivery of an undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation under this Article or applicable law; provided that the Board of Directors may not require such Director or officer to post any bond or otherwise provide any security for such undertaking.  The Corporation or, in respect of a present Director or officer, the Board of Directors may authorize the Corporation’s counsel to represent (subject to applicable conflict of interest considerations) such present or former Director or officer in any proceeding, whether or not the Corporation is a party to such proceeding.

 

Section 6.05.  Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers .  Any indemnification of a Director or officer of the Corporation under Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of these By-Laws, or advance of expenses to such persons under Section 6.04 of these By-Laws, shall be made promptly, and in any event within 30 days, upon the written request by or on behalf of such person (together with supporting documentation).  If a determination by the Corporation that such person is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article is required, and the Corporation fails to respond within 60 days to a written request for indemnity, the Corporation shall be deemed to have approved such request.  If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnity or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within 30 days, the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by such person in any court of competent jurisdiction.  Such person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.  It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of costs, charges and expenses under Section 6.04 of these By-Laws where the required undertaking, if any, has been received by or tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or any Committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.01 of these By-Laws, nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or any Committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, and its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

Section 6.06.  Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Survival .

 

(a)  The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall be deemed to be separate contract rights between the Corporation and each Director and officer who serves in any such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of the DGCL are in effect and any repeal or modification thereof shall not adversely affect any right or obligation then existing with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.  Such “contract rights” may not be modified

 

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retroactively as to any present or former Director or officer without the consent of such Director or officer.

 

(b)  The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or officer and shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a present or former Director or officer of the Corporation seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise.

 

(c)  The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article to any present or former Director or officer shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

Section 6.07.  Insurance .  The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article, provided that such insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms consistent with then prevailing rates in the insurance market.

 

Section 6.08.  Subrogation .  In the event of payment under this Article VI, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the indemnitee, who shall execute all documents, and do all acts, that as the Corporation may reasonably request to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as the Corporation may reasonably request to enable the Corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

Section 6.09.  Employees and Agents .  The Board, or any officer authorized by the Board generally or in the specific case to make indemnification decisions, may cause the Corporation to indemnify any present or former employee or agent of the Corporation in such manner and for such liabilities as the Board may determine, up to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law.

 

Section 6.10.  Interpretation, Severability .  Terms defined in Sections 145(h) or (i) of the DGCL have the meanings set forth in such sections when used in this Article.  If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Director or officer as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

OFFICES

 

Section 7.01.  Registered Office .  The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at the location provided in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

 

Section 7.02.  Other Offices .  The Corporation may maintain offices or places of business at such other locations within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 8.01.  Dividends .  Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the shares of the Corporation may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and any such dividend may be paid in cash, property, or shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any Committee designated by the Board of Directors shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or Committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to matters the Director reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation, as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid.

 

Section 8.02.  Reserves .  There may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the Corporation’s stockholders and the Board of Directors may similarly modify or abolish any such reserve.

 

Section 8.03.  Execution of Instruments .  Except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may authorize the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation.  Any such authorization may be general or limited to specific contracts or instruments.

 

Section 8.04.  Voting as Stockholder .  Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer or any Vice

 

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President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which the Corporation may hold stock, and to act, vote (or execute proxies to vote) and exercise in person or by proxy all other rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, or through action without a meeting.  The Board of Directors may by resolution from time to time confer such power and authority (in general or confined to specific instances) upon any other person or persons.

 

Section 8.05.  Fiscal Year .  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on the first day of January of each year and shall terminate in each case on December 31.

 

Section 8.06.  Seal .  The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal” and “Delaware”.  The form of such seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board of Directors.  The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced, or may be used in any other lawful manner.

 

Section 8.07.  Books and Records; Inspection .  Except to the extent otherwise required by law, the books and records of the Corporation shall be kept at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 8.08.  Electronic Transmission .  “Electronic transmission”, as used in these By-laws, means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS

 

Section 9.01.  Amendment .  Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed:

 

(a)  by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors at any special or regular meeting of the Board of Directors if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, or

 

(b)  at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote in any election of Directors if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting, provided , that Sections 1.02, 1.11, 1.12, 2.02, 2.12, 2.13, Article VI and this Section 9.01 shall not be amended, altered or repealed pursuant to this Section 9.01(b) without the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the votes to which all the stockholders of the Corporation would be entitled to cast in any election of Directors.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, alteration or repeal of Article VI shall adversely affect any right or protection existing under these By-Laws immediately prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, including any right or protection of a Director thereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment.

 

ARTICLE X

 

CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 10.01.  Construction .  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these By-Laws as in effect from time to time and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of such Certificate of Incorporation shall be controlling.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE JOINING SUCCESSOR COMPANY

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

As Issuer

 

and

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent

 


 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF JUNE 29, 2016

 

to the

 

INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF JUNE 9, 2016

 

Providing for the Assumption of Obligations by Herc Rentals Inc.

 



 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 29, 2016 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), among Herc Rentals Inc. (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Company ”), as issuer, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent under the Indenture referred to below.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, LLC (“ Escrow Issuer LLC ”) and Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, Corp. (“ Escrow Issuer Corp ”), the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent are party to the Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, and as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Escrow Issuer LLC and Escrow Issuer Corp, Escrow Issuer Corp merged with and into Escrow Issuer LLC, with Escrow Issuer LLC as the surviving entity continuing its existence as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware (such merger, the “ First Escrow Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS, following the First Escrow Merger, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and between Escrow Issuer LLC and the Company, Escrow Issuer LLC merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity continuing its existence as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware (such merger, the “ Second Escrow Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS Section 501(b) of the Indenture provides that Section 501(a) of the Indenture does not apply to the Transactions (including the First Escrow Merger and the Second Escrow Merger);

 

WHEREAS, Section 502 of the Indenture provides that upon any transaction involving Escrow Issuer LLC in accordance with Section 501 in which Escrow Issuer LLC is not the Successor Company (as defined in the Indenture), the Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Escrow Issuer LLC under the Indenture, and thereafter Escrow Issuer LLC shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, on June 9, 2016, Escrow Issuer LLC and Escrow Issuer Corp issued $610.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2022 and $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2024; and

 



 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 901(2) of the Indenture, the parties hereto are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Issuers, the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent mutually covenant and agree for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.                                       Defined Terms .  As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as so defined.  The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

 

2.                                       Assumption of Obligations .  The Company hereby expressly assumes all of the obligations of each of Escrow Issuer LLC and Escrow Issuer Corp under the Notes and the Indenture and agrees to pay, perform and discharge when due each and every debt, obligation covenant and agreement incurred, made or to be paid, performed or discharged by each of Escrow Issuer LLC and Escrow Issuer Corp under the Indenture and the Notes.  The Company hereby agrees to be bound by all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture and the Notes and agrees that it shall be the Successor Company and shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, each of Escrow Issuer LLC and Escrow Issuer Corp under the Indenture and the Notes.

 

3.                                       Governing Law .  THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  THE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE COMPANY, ANY OTHER OBLIGOR IN RESPECT OF THE NOTES AND (BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOTES) THE HOLDERS AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.

 

10.                                Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture .  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.  Neither the Trustee nor the Note Collateral Agent makes any

 

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representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or as to the accuracy of the recitals to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

11.                                Counterparts .  The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

12.                                Headings .  The section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]

 



 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jane Y. Schweiger

 

 

Name:

Jane Y. Schweiger

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]

 


Exhibit 4.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE IN RESPECT OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTEES

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

as Issuer,

 

Certain of its Subsidiaries,

 

As Subsidiary Guarantors

 

and

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent

 


 

FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF JUNE 30, 2016

 

to the

 

INDENTURE

 

DATED AS OF JUNE 9, 2016

 

Providing for the Guarantee of Obligations of Herc Rentals Inc. by the Subsidiary Guarantors

 



 

FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 30, 2016 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), among the entities listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”), Herc Rentals Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (together with its respective successors and assigns, the “ Company ”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent under the Indenture referred to below.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent have heretofore become parties to an Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of Notes in series;

 

WHEREAS, Section 1308 of the Indenture provides that the Company is required to cause the Subsidiary Guarantors to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Subsidiary Guarantors shall guarantee the Company’s Subsidiary Guaranteed Obligations under the Notes pursuant to a Subsidiary Guarantee on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Article XIII of the Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, each Subsidiary Guarantor desires to enter into such supplemental indenture for good and valuable consideration, including substantial economic benefit in that the financial performance and condition of such Subsidiary Guarantor is dependent on the financial performance and condition of the Company, the obligations hereunder of which such Subsidiary Guarantor has guaranteed, and on such Subsidiary Guarantor’s access to working capital through the Company’s access to revolving credit borrowings under the Senior ABL Facility; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 901(3) of the Indenture, the parties hereto are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Company, the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent mutually covenant and agree for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

1.                                       Defined Terms .  As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recital hereto are used herein as therein defined.  The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Section hereof.

 



 

2.                                       Agreement to Guarantee .  Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees, jointly and severally with all other Subsidiary Guarantors and fully and unconditionally, to guarantee the Subsidiary Guaranteed Obligations under the Indenture and the Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article XIII of the Indenture and to be bound by (and shall be entitled to the benefits of) all other applicable provisions of the Indenture as a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

3.                                       Termination, Release and Discharge .  Each Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released and discharged from all obligations in respect of such Subsidiary Guarantee, as and when provided in Section 1303 of the Indenture.

 

4.                                       Parties .  Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, other than the Holders and the Trustee, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of each Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee or any provision contained herein or in Article XIII of the Indenture.

 

5.                                       Governing Law .  THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  THE TRUSTEE, THE NOTE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE COMPANY, ANY OTHER OBLIGOR IN RESPECT OF THE NOTES AND (BY THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOTES) THE HOLDERS AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.

 

6.                                       Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indentures Part of Indenture .  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.  The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or as to the accuracy of the recitals to this Supplemental Indenture.

 

7.                                       Counterparts .  The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto

 

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transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

8.                                       Headings .  The Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

CINELEASE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

HERTZ ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES CORPORATION

 

CINELEASE, LLC

 

CINELEASE, INC.,

 

each as a Subsidiary Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]

 



 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee and Note Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jane Y. Schweiger

 

 

Name:

Jane Y. Schweiger

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]

 



 

Schedule 1
Subsidiary Guarantors

 

Entity Name

 

Jurisdiction

 

 

 

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

 

 

Cinelease, Inc.

 

Nevada

 

 

 

Cinelease, LLC

 

Louisiana

 

 

 

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Delaware

 


Exhibit 10.1

 

 

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

between

 

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

and

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

2

 

 

DEFINITIONS

2

 

 

 

 

Section 1.1 Table of Definitions

2

 

 

 

 

Section 1.2 Certain Defined Terms

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

4

 

 

TRANSITION SERVICES

4

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1 Project Statements

4

 

 

 

 

Section 2.2 Identified Services

4

 

 

 

 

Section 2.3 Additional Services

4

 

 

 

 

Section 2.4 Disputes Over Requested Services

5

 

 

 

 

Section 2.5 Financial Obligation

5

 

 

 

 

Section 2.6 Means of Providing Services

5

 

 

 

 

Section 2.7 Access to Facilities and Equipment

5

 

 

 

 

Section 2.8 Cooperation

5

 

 

 

 

Section 2.9 SOX and Audit Access

6

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

6

 

 

PERSONNEL

6

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1 Services Managers

6

 

 

 

 

Section 3.2 Supplier Employees

6

 

 

 

 

Section 3.3 Contractors

6

 

 

 

 

Section 3.4 Compliance with Policies; Safety of Personnel

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

7

 

 

SERVICE LEVELS

7

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1 Service Levels

7

 

 

 

 

Section 4.2 Exceptions

7

 

 

 

 

Section 4.3 No Warranty

7

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

8

 

 

PAYMENT FOR SERVICES

8

 

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Section 5.1 Costs and Charges

8

 

 

 

 

Section 5.2 Invoices and Payment

8

 

 

 

 

Section 5.3 Taxes

8

 

 

 

 

Section 5.4 Other Expenses

9

 

 

 

 

Section 5.5 Interest Payable on Amounts Past Due

9

 

 

 

 

Section 5.6 Records

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

9

 

 

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

9

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1 Equipment

9

 

 

 

 

Section 6.2 Intellectual Property

9

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

10

 

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

10

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1 Term

10

 

 

 

 

Section 7.2 Termination of a Service

10

 

 

 

 

Section 7.3 Termination of Transition Services Agreement

10

 

 

 

 

Section 7.4 No Abandonment for Dispute

11

 

 

 

 

Section 7.5 Costs upon Termination

11

 

 

 

 

Section 7.6 Return of Buyer Data; Return of Materials

11

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

12

 

 

INDEMNITY AND DAMAGES

12

 

 

 

 

Section 8.1 Limitations of Liability

12

 

 

 

 

Section 8.2 Mitigation of Damages

12

 

 

 

 

Section 8.3 Buyer Indemnity

12

 

 

 

 

Section 8.4 Supplier Indemnity

12

 

 

 

 

Section 8.5 Indemnity Procedure

13

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

13

 

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

13

 

 

 

 

Section 9.1 Confidential Information

13

 

 

 

 

Section 9.2 Permissible Disclosure

13

 

 

 

 

Section 9.3 Survival of Confidentiality Obligations

14

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

14

 

 

GENERAL

14

 

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Section 10.1 Dispute Resolution

14

 

 

 

 

Section 10.2 Force Majeure

14

 

 

 

 

Section 10.3 Relationship of the Parties

14

 

 

 

 

Section 10.4 Assignment

15

 

 

 

 

Section 10.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries

15

 

 

 

 

Section 10.6 Entire Agreement; No Reliance; Amendment

15

 

 

 

 

Section 10.7 Waiver

15

 

 

 

 

Section 10.8 Notices

15

 

 

 

 

Section 10.9 Counterparts

16

 

 

 

 

Section 10.10 Severability

16

 

 

 

 

Section 10.11 Interpretation

16

 

 

 

 

Section 10.12 Governing Law

16

 

 

 

 

Section 10.13 Precedence

16

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Transition Services Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2016 (the “ Effective Date ”), between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., “ New Hertz Holdings ”) , and Herc Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., “ Herc Holdings ”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Separation Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A.             New Hertz Holdings and Herc Holdings have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “ Separation Agreement ”), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which Herc Holdings intends to distribute to its stockholders, on a pro rata basis, all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of New Hertz Holdings owned by Herc Holdings (the “ Distribution ”).

 

B.             Following the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the Car Rental Business, and Herc Holdings will own and conduct, directly and indirectly, the Equipment Rental Business (the “ Separation ”).

 

C.             New Hertz Holdings was incorporated on August 28, 2015 under the name “Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc.,” for the purpose of serving as the top-level holding company for the Car Rental Business in connection with the Separation.

 

D.             Herc Holdings was previously named “Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.” and historically served as the holding company for the consolidated Car Rental Business and Equipment Rental Business.

 

E.              Herc Holdings will serve as the top-level holding company of the Equipment Rental Business in connection with the Separation.

 

F.               In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement and in order to ensure a smooth transition following the Separation, each party desires that the other party provide, or cause its Affiliates or Contractors to provide, certain transition Services in exchange for the consideration stated in this Transition Services Agreement and in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Transition Services Agreement.

 

G.             The Services to be provided hereunder will be specified in separate Project Statements that will set forth the scope of the Services to be provided as well as the party who will provide or cause to be provided the Services (the “ Supplier ” as further defined herein) to the other party (the “ Buyer ” as further defined herein).

 

H.            Each party in its capacity as a Buyer wishes to receive such specified Services for use in connection with its Business in order to ensure a smooth transition following the Separation as well as certain other Services that Buyer may select, and each party in its capacity as a Supplier has agreed to provide such Services in accordance with the terms specified herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows, effective as of the Distribution Date:

 

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ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1 Table of Definitions . The following terms have the meanings set forth in the sections of this Transition Services Agreement referenced below:

 

Definition

 

Section

Additional Services

 

2.4(a)

Allocated Cost

 

5.2

Confidential Information

 

9.1(a)

Contractor

 

3.3

Dispute

 

10.1

Distribution

 

Recitals

Effective Date

 

Preamble

Force Majeure

 

10.2

Herc Holdings

 

Preamble

Identified Services

 

2.2

Improvements

 

6.2

IP

 

6.2

Liabilities

 

8.3

New Hertz Holdings

 

Preamble

Non-Breaching Party

 

7.2(b)

Project Statement

 

2.1

Sales Taxes

 

5.4

Separation

 

Recitals

Separation Agreement

 

Recitals

Services Manager

 

3.1

Services Termination Notice

 

7.2(a)

Term

 

7.1

Transition Services Agreement

 

Preamble

 

Section 1.2 Certain Defined Terms . For the purposes of this Transition Services Agreement:

 

Business ” means, with respect to Herc Holdings and its Affiliates, the Equipment Rental Business, and, with respect to New Hertz Holdings and its Affiliates, the Car Rental Business.

 

Buyer ” means with respect to a Service specified in a Project Statement, the party receiving such Service as specified in the Project Statement.

 

Buyer Data ” means data relating to the operation of the Business of Buyer and that is the subject of a particular Service provided by Supplier, owned by Buyer, including as a result of the allocation of assets pursuant to the Separation Agreement, and in the possession or control of Supplier.

 

Change of Control ” means, with respect to each party,

 

(a)          any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than twenty percent (20%) of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such party;

 

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(b)          such party merges or consolidates with or into, or sells or transfers (in one or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of such party and its Subsidiaries to another Person and any “person” (as defined in clause (a) above) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as so defined), directly or indirectly, of more than twenty percent (20%) of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation, or the transferee Person in such sale or transfer of assets, as the case may be; or

 

(c)           at any time individuals who at the Effective Date were members of the board of directors of such party (together with any new members thereof whose election by such board of directors or whose nomination for election by holders of capital stock of such party was approved by a vote of a majority of the members of such board of directors then still in office who were either members thereof at the Effective Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of such board of directors then in office.

 

CI Recipients ” means, with respect to a party hereto, its Affiliates, and its and their directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including, with respect to the Supplier, the Representatives).

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Maximum Transition Period ” means the two-year period beginning on the Effective Date.

 

New Service ” means a Service not provided or supplied by Supplier or its Representatives for the Business of Buyer during the 12 months preceding the Effective Date.

 

Representative ” means an Affiliate, Contractor or other Person providing Services hereunder on behalf of Supplier.

 

Services ” means collectively the Identified Services and any Additional Services described in mutually agreed Project Statements.

 

Supplier ” means with respect to a Service specified in a Project Statement, the party providing such Service as specified in the Project Statement.

 

Transition Period ” means the maximum period of time set forth in the applicable Project Statement for a Service, as such Transition Period may be adjusted by mutual written agreement of the parties from time to time; provided , however , that in no event will the Transition Period exceed the Maximum Transition Period.

 

Variable Allocated Cost ” means the fully allocated cost for providing Services calculated in a manner consistent with past practice and as may be more specifically set forth on an applicable Project Statement, including the following (to the extent allocable to the provision of the Services): (a) the cost of licenses for software or other intellectual property (or other cost associated with obtaining rights to use software or intellectual property), including any termination, transfer, sublicensing, access, upgrade or conversion fees, (b) the cost of maintenance and support, including user support, (c) the fully loaded cost of employees and other Representatives directly involved in the provision of the Services, including the cost of employees and other Representatives retained, displaced or transferred (excluding severance costs for Supplier employees), as set forth on the applicable Project Statement, (d) the cost of equipment, (e) the cost of disaster recovery services and backup services, (f) the cost of facilities and space, (g) the cost of supplies (including consumables), (h) the cost of utilities (HVAC, electricity, gas, etc.), (i) the cost of networking and connectivity, (j) reasonable legal fees associated with any advice, activities or agreements related to the foregoing areas, (k) any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Supplier with third

 

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parties (including Contractors) in connection with the provision of Services (including one-time set-up costs, license fees, costs to enter into or amend existing third-party agreements, costs to exit third-party agreements, termination fees, and other costs incurred in connection with Contractors engaged in compliance with this Transition Services Agreement), and (l) the allocated depreciation costs of capitalized hardware, software and consulting services (to the extent allocable to the provision of the Services). Travel expenses must be reasonable and incurred in accordance with Supplier’s normal travel policy. Overhead allocations must be calculated consistently with Supplier’s practice as then generally used by Supplier in its applicable, respective geographic business.

 

Voting Stock ” of an entity means all classes of capital stock of such entity then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors or all interests in such entity with the ability to control the management or actions of such entity.

 

ARTICLE II

 

TRANSITION SERVICES

 

Section 2.1 Project Statements .   The scope of each agreed upon Service to be provided under the terms of this Transition Services Agreement will be set forth in a Project Statement substantially in the form set forth in Annex A (a “ Project Statement ”), including, as applicable, (a) the party that is the Supplier of the Service and the party that is the Buyer of the Service, (b) a Transition Period for such Service, (c) the location of such Service, (d) each party’s Services Manager for such Project Statement, (e) any details regarding the cost for such Service, (f) payment terms, and (g) any specifications applicable to such Service, if different from the specifications defined in this Transition Services Agreement. No Project Statement (other than the initial Project Statements with respect to the Identified Services) will be binding or effective unless signed by both parties to such Project Statement. Supplier will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or cause one or more of its Representatives to provide, to Buyer the Services described in effective Project Statements in accordance therewith and subject to the terms and conditions of this Transition Services Agreement, and Buyer agrees to purchase and pay for such Services as provided for in Article V .

 

Section 2.2 Identified Services .  Each Project Statement entered into as of the Effective Date is attached to this Transition Services Agreement in Annex B , and the Services identified in such Project Statements are referred to in this Transition Services Agreement, collectively, as the “ Identified Services .”

 

Section 2.3 Additional Services .

 

(a)          If Buyer desires to receive any services that are not Identified Services, or that represent a significant or material change to an Identified Service (including any extension thereof), Buyer will provide Supplier with a reasonably detailed written request for such proposed services (the “ Additional Services ”) (such request sufficiently detailed to enable Supplier to weigh the risks and assess the feasibility of such request and attempt to estimate the resources and effort required to provide such proposed services). Within thirty (30) days following such request, Supplier will, to the extent reasonably feasible, assess the request in good faith and provide notice of whether it will endeavor to provide the requested Additional Service. If Supplier does not respond to such request within thirty (30) days following such request, then Supplier will be deemed to have refused such request.

 

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burden in light of Supplier’s resource constraints and obligations. Supplier will have no obligation to provide an Additional Service or to provide the Additional Service under any specific terms, and may decline to provide such requested Additional Service in its sole and absolute discretion, if any of the following apply: (i) the requested Additional Service is not reasonably necessary to effect the Separation of the Car Rental Business and Equipment Rental Business; (ii) the requested Additional Service is a New Service; (iii) the requested Additional Service could be obtained from other commercial service providers in a commercially reasonable manner; (iv) Buyer will not agree to pay the costs for such Additional Services; or (v) the Transition Period for the requested Additional Service extends beyond the Maximum Transition Period.

 

(c)           If Supplier accepts a request to provide an Additional Service, it will, to the extent reasonably feasible, provide a good faith estimate of the costs, timing and resources required to provide such Additional Services, which may be (i) a fixed fee, and include a mark-up, or (ii) the Variable Allocated Cost of providing the Services, in each case as reasonably determined by Supplier. The parties will then promptly negotiate in good faith a Project Statement by which the proposed Additional Services would be provided under this Transition Services Agreement.

 

Section 2.4 Disputes Over Requested Services .  In the event that Buyer alleges that Supplier (or a proposed Supplier) has violated its obligation to consider or provide a requested Service hereunder, or has acted in bad faith in negotiating the terms applicable to a Service, such Dispute will be subject to the dispute resolution procedures identified in Section 10.1 .

 

Section 2.5 Financial Obligation .  In providing the Services, Supplier and its Representatives will not be obligated to perform any of the following actions unless Buyer agrees to pay the Variable Allocated Cost of such actions and the performance of such actions is reasonably within the control of Supplier and its Representatives: (a) maintain the employment of any specific employee; (b) purchase, lease or license any additional equipment or software, except any replacement for existing equipment or software owned or licensed by Supplier and necessary to provide the Services pursuant to the terms of this Transition Services Agreement, to the extent such replacement equipment and/or software is available on commercially reasonable terms consistent with the terms on which it was previously available to Supplier; (c) pay any costs related to the conversion of the Buyer Data from one format to another; or (d) pay any costs necessary to integrate Buyer’s systems for purposes of receiving the Services.

 

Section 2.6 Means of Providing Services .  Supplier will, in its sole discretion, determine the means and resources used to provide the Services in accordance with its business judgment and subject to Article IV . Supplier will have sole discretion and responsibility for staffing, instructing and compensating its personnel and third parties who perform the Services.

 

Section 2.7 Access to Facilities and Equipment .   To the extent reasonably required to perform the Services hereunder, Buyer will provide (or, as necessary, will cause its Affiliates to provide) Supplier with reasonable access to and use of Buyer’s and its Affiliates’ applicable facilities and equipment.

 

Section 2.8 Cooperation . Supplier and Buyer will use commercially reasonable efforts to assist and cooperate with respect to the provision of Services pursuant to this Transition Services Agreement. Buyer acknowledges that some Services to be provided under this Transition Services Agreement require instructions and information from Buyer, which Buyer will provide to Supplier sufficiently in advance in order to enable Supplier or its Representatives to provide or procure such Services in a timely manner.  Buyer will provide all information reasonably required or requested by Supplier to perform its obligations under this Transition Services Agreement.  Supplier will not be liable for any delays resulting from or

 

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caused by Buyer’s failure to provide such instructions or information in a timely manner, and Buyer will pay any reasonable additional costs or expenses, including labor, resulting therefrom.

 

Section 2.9 SOX and Audit Access. If requested by Buyer, Supplier will permit Buyer reasonable access, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, to Supplier’s records, books, computer data, other data and information, personnel, systems and facilities for the purpose of Buyer’s testing and verification of the effectiveness of controls with respect to the Services as is reasonably necessary to enable the management of Buyer to comply with its obligations under §404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder and to enable Buyer’s independent public accounting firm to complete the integrated audit of the Buyer including the audit of Buyer’s internal controls over financial reporting as required by Buyer’s external auditors. Supplier is not required to furnish Buyer access to any information pursuant to this Section 2.9 other than information that relates specifically to the Services.  Buyer shall reimburse Supplier for the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, if any, incurred in providing such information and access.  Nothing in this Section 2.9 shall require the disclosure of any information that is or may be protected from disclosure pursuant to the attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine, the common interest and joint defense doctrines or other applicable privileges.  Any information furnished pursuant to this Section 2.9 shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof.

 

ARTICLE III

 

PERSONNEL

 

Section 3.1 Services Managers .  Each party will select a separate services manager (a “ Services Manager ”) for each Project Statement, with each such Services Manager to be identified in the applicable Project Statement, to act as its primary contact person for the provision or receipt, as applicable, of the Services hereunder. All communications relating to the provision of the Services will be directed to the Services Manager of the other party. The Services Managers of the parties will meet periodically to discuss the status of the Services.

 

Section 3.2 Supplier Employees .   Except as otherwise set forth in the Separation Agreement or the Employee Matters Agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, this Transition Services Agreement does not impose an obligation on Supplier or any of its Affiliates to second or procure the secondment to Buyer of any employee in connection with the provision of the Services. The parties agree that such employees of Supplier and its Affiliates providing Services are employees of Supplier or its Affiliates, as applicable. All labor matters relating to any employees of Supplier and its Affiliates will be within the exclusive direction, control and supervision of Supplier and its Affiliates, and Buyer will take no action affecting such matters, and Supplier and its Affiliates will have the sole right to exercise all authority with respect to the employment, termination, assignment, and compensation of such employees. Supplier and its Affiliates will be solely responsible for the payment of all salary and benefits, social security taxes, unemployment compensation tax, workers’ compensation tax, other employment taxes or withholdings and premiums and remittances with respect to employees of Supplier and its Affiliates used to provide Services, and all employees of Supplier and its Affiliates providing Services under this Transition Services Agreement will be deemed to be employees solely of Supplier or its Affiliates, as applicable, for purposes of all compensation and employee benefits and not to be employees, representatives or agents of Buyer.

 

Section 3.3 Contractors .  The Services may be provided in whole or in part by (a) Affiliates of Supplier, or (b) third-party contractors or subcontractors (each, a “ Contractor ”) capable of providing the required level of service set forth in Article IV .  Supplier shall in all cases retain responsibility for the

 

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provision of Services by Affiliates or Contractors of Supplier, to the extent Supplier would otherwise be liable pursuant to the terms of this Transition Services Agreement.

 

Section 3.4 Compliance with Policies; Safety of Personnel .

 

(a)          For any work performed on premises of Buyer, Supplier and its Representatives will comply with all reasonable security, confidentiality, safety and health policies of Buyer (as applicable to the provision of Services) if and to the extent Buyer informs Supplier of such policies in advance in writing.

 

(b)          Buyer acknowledges that Supplier has instituted and will continue to institute and revise a variety of policies and procedures for its Business. All Services must be reasonably capable of being performed in a manner that is consistent with the policies and procedures of Supplier applicable to its Business, including those relating to antitrust laws and health, safety, labor, employment and environmental laws and otherwise in compliance with applicable law. Supplier will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Buyer with advance written notice in the event it believes any Service is not consistent with such policies or procedures where the same would materially affect the Services to be provided. To the extent Services are performed on site, Supplier will be permitted to withdraw any Representatives providing Services at that site if Supplier reasonably concludes that such Representatives face any risk to their personal safety and prior written notice (to the extent practicable) has been given to Buyer.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

SERVICE LEVELS

 

Section 4.1 Service Levels .  Supplier will (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to provide, or cause to be provided, those Services being supplied for Buyer’s Business as of the Effective Date at a relative service level substantially similar to that provided to Buyer’s Business in the twelve (12) months preceding the Effective Date, taking into account the effects of the Separation on Supplier’s ability to provide the Services, unless inconsistent with any service level with respect to a Service as specified in the applicable Project Statement; or (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide, or cause to be provided, New Services consistent with the specifications, if any, set forth in an applicable Project Statement.

 

Section 4.2 Exceptions .  It will not be deemed to be a breach of this Transition Services Agreement if Supplier or its Representatives fail to meet the service levels set forth in Section 4.1 because of (a) the failure of Buyer to cooperate with or provide access, information, services or decisions to Supplier or its Representatives as required hereunder, (b) failure caused by any act or omission of Buyer or its facilities, equipment, hardware or software, (c) changes reasonably deemed to be required by changes in law, technology or the availability of reasonably commercially available products and services, (d) changes otherwise permitted hereunder, (e) failures by third-party service providers not retained by Supplier, or (f) Force Majeure as further provided in Section 10.2 .

 

Section 4.3 No Warranty .  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT OR IN AN APPLICABLE PROJECT STATEMENT, (A) THE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS AND (B) SUPPLIER DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, WHETHER OF MERCHANTABILITY, SUITABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OTHERWISE FOR SAID SERVICES.

 

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ARTICLE V

 

PAYMENT FOR SERVICES

 

Section 5.1 Costs and Charges .   Supplier will charge Buyer the allocated cost for the Services as set forth in the attached Project Statements, which may be (i) a fixed fee, and include a mark-up, or (ii)  the Variable Allocated Cost of providing the Services, in each case as indicated on the applicable Project Statements.

 

Section 5.2 Invoices and Payment Supplier will invoice Buyer either (i) on a monthly basis in arrears with respect to Services priced on a fixed-fee basis or (ii) on a periodic basis with respect to Services priced on the basis of Variable Allocated Costs of providing such Services, as reasonably determined by Supplier. Invoices will be sent in a format and containing a level of detail reasonably sufficient for Buyer to determine the accuracy of the computation of the amount charged and that such amount is being calculated in a manner consistent with this Transition Services Agreement. Reasonable documentation will be provided for all out-of-pocket expenses consistent with Supplier’s practices. All amounts will be due and payable within thirty (30) days of the date of invoice; provided , however , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.2 , (a) with respect to any material purchases identified in a Project Statement or other attachment, such amounts will be due and payable in advance of the date that such Services are provided as set forth therein and (b) Buyer and Supplier may specify in a Project Statement alternative invoicing and payment arrangements with respect to certain Services. Upon Buyer’s reasonable request, Supplier will provide explanations, answer questions, and provide additional documentation regarding invoiced amounts. Unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the parties hereto, all payments due hereunder will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account or accounts designated in writing from time to time by Supplier.  If Buyer disputes any portion of any invoice, Buyer must notify Supplier in writing of the nature and the basis of the dispute within thirty (30) days after the date of the applicable invoice, after which time Buyer will have waived any rights to dispute such amount; provided , however , that Buyer’s dispute as to any portion of any invoice shall in no way affect Buyer’s obligation to timely pay any invoiced amount pursuant to this Section 5.2 .

 

Section 5.3 Taxes .   In addition to any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Transition Services Agreement, Buyer will be responsible for any and all sales, use, excise, services or similar taxes imposed on the provision of goods and services by Supplier or its Representatives to Buyer pursuant to this Transition Services Agreement (“ Sales Taxes ”) and will either (a) remit such Sales Taxes to Supplier (and Supplier will remit the amounts so received to the applicable taxing authority), (b) provide Supplier with a certificate or other proof, reasonably acceptable to Supplier, evidencing an exemption from liability for such Sales Taxes or (c) pay directly or reimburse or indemnify Supplier for such Sales Taxes. For the avoidance of doubt, all amounts under this Transition Services Agreement are expressed exclusive of Sales Taxes.  The parties agree to cooperate with each other in determining the extent to which any Sales Tax is due and owing under the circumstances, and will provide and make available to each other any resale certificate, information regarding out of state use of materials, services or sales, and other exemption certificates or information reasonably requested by either party. The parties further agree to work together to structure the provision of the Services in a lawful manner to eliminate or minimize applicable Sales Taxes.  For the avoidance of doubt, (i) there shall be no mark-up on any Sales Taxes or other Taxes payable by Buyer under this Transition Services Agreement, and (ii) Buyer shall have no responsibility for any income Taxes of any Supplier attributable or related to any Services.

 

If Supplier or its Representatives (i) receives any refund (whether by payment, offset, credit or otherwise) or (ii) utilizes any overpayment of Taxes that are borne by Buyer pursuant to this Transition Services Agreement, then Supplier shall promptly pay, or cause to be paid, to Buyer an amount equal to the deficiency or excess, as the case may be, with respect to the amount that Buyer has borne if the

 

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amount of such refund or overpayment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any interest or other amounts received with respect to such refund or overpayment) had been included originally in the determination of the amounts to be borne by Buyer pursuant to this Transition Services Agreement, net of any additional Taxes and costs Supplier incurs or will incur as a result of the receipt of or in obtaining such refund or such overpayment.

 

Section 5.4 Other Expenses After the Effective Date, except as otherwise specified in this Transition Services Agreement or a Project Statement, each party hereto will pay its own legal, accounting, out-of-pocket and other expenses incident to this Transition Services Agreement and to any action taken by such party in carrying this Transition Services Agreement into effect.

 

Section 5.5 Interest Payable on Amounts Past Due All late payments due under this Transition Services Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to the prime rate (as published in the Wall Street Journal from time to time) plus three (3) percentage points, from the invoice due date to the date of payment.

 

Section 5.6 Records Supplier will keep reasonably detailed records, consistent with past practice, for any expenses that constitute a component upon which the price for Services is determined. Supplier will maintain the records in accordance with its then-current record retention policies. At reasonable intervals during the Term and for two (2) years thereafter, Buyer will, upon no less than five (5) Business Days prior notice, or, if critical, upon reasonable shorter notice under the circumstances, have reasonable access for the review of such records to verify the invoices submitted to Buyer hereunder, notwithstanding the termination of any Project Statement. The costs of all such reviews will be borne by Buyer. The confidentiality provisions in Article IX of this Transition Services Agreement will govern all such reviews by Buyer.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS

 

Section 6.1 Equipment .  Except with respect to those items of equipment, systems, tools, facilities and other resources allocated to Buyer pursuant to the Separation Agreement, all equipment, systems, tools, facilities and other resources used by Supplier and any of its Affiliates in connection with the provision of Services hereunder will remain the property of Supplier and its Affiliates and, except as otherwise provided in this Transition Services Agreement, will at all times be under the sole direction and control of Supplier and its Affiliates.

 

Section 6.2 Intellectual Property .   To the extent Supplier or its Representatives use any know-how, processes, technology, trade secrets or other intellectual property owned by or licensed to Supplier or any of its Representatives (“ IP ”) in providing the Services, such IP (other than such IP licensed to Supplier by Buyer or its Affiliates, if any) and any derivative works of, or modifications or improvements to such IP conceived or created as part of the provision of Services (“ Improvements ”) will, as between the parties, remain the sole property of Supplier unless such Improvements were specifically created for Buyer or its Affiliates pursuant to a specific Service as specifically indicated in the applicable Project Statement. The applicable party will and hereby does assign to the applicable owner designated above, and agrees to assign automatically in the future upon first recordation in a tangible medium or first reduction to practice, all of such party’s right, title and interest in and to all Improvements, if any. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there is any conflict between the terms of this Section 6.2 , on the one hand, and specific terms of the Separation Agreement or Intellectual Property Agreement, on the other hand, then the terms of the Separation Agreement or Intellectual Property Agreement, as applicable, will prevail.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

Section 7.1 Term .   Buyer will use commercially reasonable efforts to end its need to use the Services as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date; provided , however , that Supplier will not be required to provide the Services later than the Maximum Transition Period or any earlier applicable Transition Period. This Transition Services Agreement commences on the Effective Date and terminates upon the termination of all Services, unless sooner terminated by the parties in accordance with Section 7.3 (the “ Term ”); provided , however , that Article V (Payment for Services) , Article VI (Proprietary Rights) , Article VIII (Indemnity and Damages) , Article IX (Confidentiality) and Article X (General) of this Transition Services Agreement shall survive any such termination.

 

Section 7.2 Termination of a Service .

 

(a)          Buyer may elect to terminate a Service, in whole or in part, at any time by providing Supplier with written notice indicating the effective date of termination of such Service, which effective date shall be the last day of a given month. The number of days notice in advance of termination provided will be reasonable and in no event shorter than (i) thirty (30) days, (ii) any longer required notice period specified in a Project Statement, and (iii) any greater minimum notice period as may be provided under applicable arrangements with Contractors and of which Buyer is provided notice. Following receipt of such notice (the “ Services Termination Notice ”), Supplier will provide, not later than fifteen (15) days following Supplier’s receipt of the Services Termination Notice, to Buyer written notice regarding the impact of such termination, including any impact on any other Services. In the event that Buyer still wishes to proceed with termination, then (A) Buyer will provide Supplier with written notice thereof prior to the effective date of termination, (B) the affected Services will terminate effective as of the date of termination, and (C) Supplier will not be liable for any consequences of such termination, whether included in Supplier’s prior notice or otherwise.

 

(b)          Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies of either party, Supplier or Buyer (the “ Non-Breaching Party ”) may also elect to terminate one or more Services, in whole or in part, or this Transition Services Agreement and all Services, at any time, upon written notice to the other party, if (i) such other party will have failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Transition Services Agreement relating to one or more Service(s) (including, with respect to Buyer, failure to pay any amount when due hereunder), (ii) the Non-Breaching Party has notified the other party in writing of such failure, and (iii) for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt by the other party of written notice of such failure, such failure will not have been cured.

 

(c)           A Service will terminate automatically at the end of its applicable Transition Period, or if no Transition Period is specified, at the end of the Maximum Transition Period.

 

Section 7.3 Termination of Transition Services Agreement .  Either party may terminate this Transition Services Agreement and all Services immediately upon written notice to the other party if (a) the other party files for bankruptcy protection or has an involuntary petition for bankruptcy filed against it which is not dismissed within sixty (60) days thereafter, becomes insolvent or generally unable to pay its bills when due, makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, dissolves or liquidates, has a liquidator or receiver appointed by a court, or is a party of any other similar legal proceedings, if in any such case termination is permitted by applicable law, or (b) there occurs any Change of Control with respect to the other party.

 

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Section 7.4 No Abandonment for Dispute .   In the event of a pending Dispute between the parties as to whether Supplier had the right to terminate one or more Services or this Transition Services Agreement and all Services pursuant to Section 7.2(b) , Supplier will not have the right to suspend, withhold, interrupt or terminate (and Buyer will continue to pay for) any Service involved in such Dispute, unless and until such Dispute is resolved in a manner which authorizes or orders such suspension, withholding, interruption or termination; provided , however , that the foregoing will in no event require Supplier to provide any (a) requested Services that are not being provided as of the date the Dispute arises or (b) Services beyond the applicable Transition Period or, if no Transition Period is specified, the Maximum Transition Period.

 

Section 7.5 Costs upon Termination .

 

(a)          Upon any termination, Buyer will pay all amounts outstanding for Services provided by Supplier or its Contractors. Any termination of Services will be final, and monthly charges will be appropriately prorated to the extent the Transition Services Agreement or any Services are terminated other than on the last day of a given month.

 

(b)          Upon any termination of Services by Buyer pursuant to Section 7.2(a)  or by Supplier pursuant to Section 7.2(b)  or Section 7.3 , Buyer will be liable for all out-of-pocket costs, stranded costs or other costs incurred by Supplier that are not otherwise recoverable by Supplier in connection with termination or winding up of terminated Services, including (i) costs under third-party contracts for services, software or other items, including breakage fees or termination fees, (ii) costs relating to any of Supplier’s employees or other Representatives which are affected by termination of a Service, (iii) fees associated with facilities, hardware or equipment affected by the terminated Service, including fees related to terminated leases, (iv) costs relating to or in connection with the termination of any related or linked Services, and (v) costs of any materials or third-party services that, before notice of termination, Supplier paid for or obligated itself to pay for in connection with providing the Services, if and to the extent that Supplier cannot through reasonable commercial efforts obtain a refund for or terminate its obligation to pay for such materials and services.

 

Section 7.6 Return of Buyer Data; Return of Materials .

 

(a)          Upon termination of a Service for any reason, Supplier will promptly provide Buyer with a copy of any Buyer Data relating to such terminated Service (excluding any Buyer Data that has previously been provided to Buyer or that is otherwise already in the possession of Buyer). Such Buyer Data will be provided in its then current form, in an electronic format and media to be reasonably agreed upon by the parties. The foregoing obligation of Supplier is absolute, and Supplier will not be entitled to withhold such Buyer Data for any reason, including due to Buyer’s breach of this Transition Services Agreement ( provided that if Buyer is in breach of this Transition Services Agreement, then Buyer shall pay Supplier prior to delivery for any reasonable costs incurred by Supplier to comply with its obligation to provide the Buyer Data). Upon providing Buyer with an electronic media copy of the Buyer Data, Supplier will have no further responsibility with respect to such data, including maintaining a backup or archive for Buyer, except as otherwise expressly provided in a Project Statement.

 

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utilized by Supplier may not permit the purging or deletion of data, and in such case Supplier shall not be obligated to return or destroy such data pursuant to the preceding sentence and agrees to maintain copies of affected data containing Confidential Information of Buyer for the minimum amount of time permitted by such systems and not to use such Confidential Information for any other purposes.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

INDEMNITY AND DAMAGES

 

Section 8.1 Limitations of Liability .

 

(a)          Neither party nor any of its Affiliates will be liable to the other party or any related parties for any special, punitive, consequential, incidental or exemplary damages (including lost or anticipated revenues or profits relating to the same and attorneys’ fees) arising from any claim relating to this Transition Services Agreement or any of the Services to be provided under this Transition Services Agreement or the Project Statements, or the performance of or failure to perform such party’s obligations under this Transition Services Agreement or the Project Statements, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise, and regardless of whether such damages are foreseeable or an authorized representative of such party is advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages.

 

(b)          The aggregate liability of Supplier arising out of or in connection with this Transition Services Agreement will be limited by each specific Service, such that the aggregate liability of Supplier arising out of or in connection with each specific Service will not exceed an amount equal to the aggregate amount of fees (which fees will exclude any pass-through costs of Contractors) paid or payable to Supplier for such specific Service under this Transition Services Agreement.

 

(c)           The limitations of liability set forth in this Section 8.1 do not apply to either party’s breach of the confidentiality obligations set forth in Article IX or Buyer’s indemnification obligations under Section 8.3 .

 

Section 8.2 Mitigation of Damages .   The parties will, in all circumstances, use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate and otherwise minimize damages, whether direct or indirect, due to, resulting from or arising in connection with any failure to comply fully with the obligations under this Transition Services Agreement.

 

Section 8.3 Buyer Indemnity .   Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Supplier and each of its Representatives and Affiliates harmless against all damages, claims, actions, fines, penalties, expenses or costs (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “ Liabilities ”) attributable to any third-party claims asserted against Supplier or its Representatives or Affiliates arising from or relating to Supplier’s or any of its Representatives’ provision of or failure to provide the Services as provided hereunder, except for any third-party claims to the extent Buyer and its Affiliates would be entitled to indemnification with respect thereto pursuant to Section 8.4 .

 

Section 8.4 Supplier Indemnity .   Supplier agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Buyer and each of its Affiliates harmless against all Liabilities attributable to any third-party claims asserted against Buyer or its Affiliates arising from or relating to Supplier’s or any of its Representatives’ provision of or failure to provide the Services as provided hereunder, to the extent arising from or related to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of Supplier, any of its Representatives or any of its or their respective employees, officers or directors.

 

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Section 8.5 Indemnity Procedure .  All claims for indemnification under this Article VIII will be made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article V of the Separation Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

Section 9.1 Confidential Information .

 

(a)          Each party will, and will cause its CI Recipients that receive Confidential Information to, hold as confidential and not disclose to any other party any information received by such party or its CI Recipients from the other party or its Affiliates under this Transition Services Agreement that relates to the other party’s business or that relates to the other party’s activities or deliverables under this Transition Services Agreement (“ Confidential Information ”). “Confidential Information” includes: (i) the Project Statements; (ii) the IP and Improvements; (iii) the Buyer Data; and (iv) any information obtained or reviewed by a party or its CI Recipients in the course of reviewing the other party’s records in accordance with this Transition Services Agreement, regardless of whether it is marked as “Confidential.”

 

(b)          “Confidential Information” does not include any information that: (i) is or becomes publicly known, other than as a result of disclosure by the receiving party or its CI Recipients in breach of this Transition Services Agreement; (ii) is known to the receiving party or its CI Recipients before disclosure under this Transition Services Agreement, as documented by business records (and ownership of such information has not been allocated to the disclosing party pursuant to the Separation Agreement); (iii) is disclosed to the receiving party or its CI Recipients by a third party having no obligation of confidentiality to the disclosing party or is Affiliates; or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving party or its CI Recipients without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information as documented by reasonable evidence.

 

Section 9.2 Permissible Disclosure .

 

(a)          Notwithstanding Section 9.1 , each party may disclose the other party’s Confidential Information to its CI Recipients who reasonably need to know such information for the purposes of providing or receiving the Services hereunder, as the case may be, and each party and its CI Recipients may (i) disclose the other party’s Confidential Information if legally requested or compelled to do so, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 9.2(b)  below; (ii) disclose the Project Statements as reasonably necessary in connection with efforts to resolve a Dispute; and (iii) disclose the Project Statements to third parties for strategic due diligence purposes if the third party has signed a confidentiality agreement covering the disclosure.

 

(b)          In the event that either receiving party or any of its CI Recipients is required by law or court, regulatory or governmental order or demand or requested by any court or regulatory or governmental body to disclose any of the Confidential Information, such receiving party agrees that it, to the extent permitted by law, will provide the disclosing party with prompt written notice of such requirement or request so that the disclosing party may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and to cooperate with the disclosing party (at the disclosing party’s sole expense) to obtain any such order or remedy. If such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the disclosing party grants a waiver hereunder, the receiving party or such CI Recipient may furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which the receiving party or such CI Recipient determines, upon advice of counsel, that it is legally requested or compelled to disclose; provided , however , that the receiving party and its CI Recipients shall use their

 

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commercially reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information so disclosed.

 

(c)           The receiving party shall cause all of its CI Recipients to comply with the applicable terms of this Article IX and shall be fully responsible for any and all failures of such CI Recipients to comply with the terms of this Article IX applicable to such CI Recipients.

 

Section 9.3 Survival of Confidentiality Obligations .  The parties’ obligations under this Article IX will continue for a period of five (5) years after the termination of this Transition Services Agreement.

 

ARTICLE X

 

GENERAL

 

Section 10.1 Dispute Resolution .  Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Transition Services Agreement (a “ Dispute ”), will be resolved in accordance with the following dispute resolution procedures:

 

(a)          The parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve the Dispute in the ordinary course of business through (i) personal meetings and/or communications between the Service Managers responsible for the functional area that is the subject of the Dispute and (ii) thereafter, personal meetings and/or communications of the supervisors or managers of such Service Managers; and

 

(b)          If the informal resolution set forth in clause (a) fails or does not take place within a reasonable time after the Dispute first arises, either party may submit the controversy or claim for resolution in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

Section 10.2 Force Majeure .  Neither party will be liable for any failure of performance attributable to acts or events (including war, terrorist activities, conditions or events of nature, industry wide supply shortages, civil disturbances, work stoppage, power failures, failure of telephone or data lines and equipment, fire and earthquake, or any law, order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, demand or requirement of any governmental authority) beyond its reasonable control which impair or prevent in whole or in part performance by such party hereunder (“ Force Majeure ”). If either party is unable to perform its obligations hereunder as a result of a Force Majeure event, it will, as promptly as reasonably practicable, give notice of the occurrence of such event to the other party.  If Supplier is unable to perform its obligations hereunder as a result of a Force Majeure event, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to resume the Services at the earliest practicable date; provided , however , that upon any failure of Supplier to provide Services under this Section 10.2 , Buyer, in its sole discretion, may terminate its receipt of such Service effective upon notice to Supplier and will not be obligated to pay for Services not performed by Supplier due to an event of Force Majeure. The time for performance of any obligation hereunder (including a Transition Period applicable to a suspended Service, provided that the Transition Period as so extended shall in no event exceed the Maximum Transition Period) shall be automatically extended by the period during which a Force Majeure event shall be continuing.

 

Section 10.3 Relationship of the Parties .  Except as specifically provided herein, neither party will act or represent or hold itself out as having authority to act as an agent or partner of the other party, or in any way bind or commit the other party to any obligations. Nothing contained in this Transition Services Agreement will be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, agency, trust or other association of any kind, each party being individually responsible only for its obligations as set forth in this Transition Services Agreement.

 

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Section 10.4 Assignment .   Except as otherwise provided in this Transition Services Agreement, including Section 3.3 , neither this Transition Services Agreement, any Project Statement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of any party under this Transition Services Agreement or any Project Statement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by either of the parties without the prior written consent of the other party.  Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of this Transition Services Agreement and the obligations and rights hereunder will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable against each party and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 10.5 Third-Party Beneficiaries .  Except as otherwise provided hereunder in Article VIII with respect to indemnification of third parties, nothing contained in this Transition Services Agreement shall be construed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any individual.

 

Section 10.6 Entire Agreement; No Reliance; Amendment .   This Transition Services Agreement (including all annexes or other attachments) and the Separation Agreement constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any prior agreements, oral or written, are no longer effective. In deciding whether to enter into this Transition Services Agreement, the parties have not relied on any representations, statements, or warranties other than those explicitly contained in this Transition Services Agreement and the Separation Agreement. No amendments or modifications to this Transition Services Agreement or any Project Statement are valid unless in writing, signed by both parties to such agreement.

 

Section 10.7 Waiver .   Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.2 , neither party waives any rights under this Transition Services Agreement by delaying or failing to enforce such rights. No waiver by any party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default. Any agreement on the part of any party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such party.

 

Section 10.8 Notices .  All notices or other communications required to be sent or given under this Transition Services Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered personally, by commercial overnight courier, by facsimile or by electronic mail, directed to the addresses set forth below. Notices are deemed properly given as follows: (a) if delivered personally, on the date delivered, (b) if delivered by a commercial overnight courier, one (1) Business Day after such notice is sent, and (c) if delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date of transmission, with confirmation of transmission; provided , however , that if the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic mail, the notice must be followed by a copy of the notice being delivered by a means provided in (a) or (b).

 

(A)

 

 

 

If to New Hertz Holdings :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

8105 Williams Road

 

 

 

 

Estero, FL 33928

 

 

 

 

Attention: Richard J. Frecker

 

 

 

 

Fax: (866) 888-3765

 

 

 

 

E-mail: rfrecker@hertz.com

 

 

 

 

 

(B)

 

 

 

If to Herc Holdings :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herc Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

 

 

 

 

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

 

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Attention: Maryann Waryjas

 

 

 

 

Fax: (239) 301-1109

 

 

 

 

E-mail: mwaryjas@hertz.com

 

Section 10.9 Counterparts .  This Transition Services Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Transition Services Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Transition Services Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Transition Services Agreement for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

Section 10.10 Severability .  If any provision of this Transition Services Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authoritative body, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Transition Services Agreement. Upon such determination that a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Transition Services Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible.

 

Section 10.11 Interpretation .  Unless the context dictates otherwise, references herein to this Transition Services Agreement refer to this Transition Services Agreement together with all effective Project Statements. The headings contained in this Transition Services Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Transition Services Agreement. The provisions of this Transition Services Agreement will be construed according to their fair meaning and neither for nor against either party irrespective of which party caused such provisions to be drafted. The terms “include” and “including” do not limit the preceding terms. Each reference to “$” or “dollars” is to United States dollars. Each reference to “days” is to calendar days.

 

Section 10.12 Governing Law .   This Transition Services Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Transition Services Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the Laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of New York.

 

Section 10.13 Precedence Except as provided in Section 6.2 with respect to ownership of IP and Improvements, (a) if there is any conflict between the terms of this Transition Services Agreement, on the one hand, and specific terms of the Separation Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement to the Distribution, on the other hand, then the terms of this Transition Services Agreement will prevail and (b) if there is any conflict between the terms of this Transition Services Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement to the Distribution, on the one hand, and specific terms of any Project Statement, on the other hand, the terms of the Project Statement will prevail.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Transition Services Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

 

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

Name: Richard J. Frecker

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Secretary and Acting General Counsel

 

 

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence H. Silber

 

Name: Lawrence H. Silber

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Transition Services Agreement]

 


Exhibit 10.2

 

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

Herc Holdings Inc.,

 

The Hertz Corporation,

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

and

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

 

Section 1.01

General

2

Section 1.02

Additional Definitions

8

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

ALLOCATION, PAYMENT AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

 

 

Section 2.01

Responsibility for Taxes; Indemnification

8

Section 2.02

2016 Consolidated Tax Payments

10

Section 2.03

Transaction Taxes

11

Section 2.04

Preparation of Tax Returns

11

Section 2.05

Payment of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes

12

Section 2.06

Audits and Proceedings

12

Section 2.07

Amended Returns; Carrybacks

13

Section 2.08

Refunds

14

Section 2.09

Earnings and Profits Allocation

14

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

TAX-FREE STATUS OF THE DISTRIBUTION

 

 

 

Section 3.01

Representations and Warranties

14

Section 3.02

Restrictions Relating to the Distribution

15

Section 3.03

Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings

17

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

COOPERATION

 

 

 

Section 4.01

General Cooperation

18

Section 4.02

Retention of Records

19

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

Section 5.01

Dispute Resolution

20

 

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Section 5.02

Tax Sharing Agreements

20

Section 5.03

Interest on Late Payments

20

Section 5.04

Survival of Covenants

21

Section 5.05

Termination

21

Section 5.06

Severability

21

Section 5.07

Entire Agreement

21

Section 5.08

Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries

21

Section 5.09

Specific Performance

22

Section 5.10

Amendment

22

Section 5.11

Rules of Construction

22

Section 5.12

Counterparts

23

Section 5.13

Employee Matters

23

Section 5.14

Effective Date

23

Section 5.15

Notices

23

Section 5.16

Applicable Law

24

 

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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

THIS TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2016, is by and between Herc Holdings Inc. (f/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“ HERC Parent ”), The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ THC ”), Herc Rentals Inc. (f/k/a Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation), a Delaware corporation (“ HERC ”) and Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“ RAC Parent ”).  Each of HERC Parent, THC, HERC and RAC Parent is sometimes referred to herein as a “ Party ” and, collectively, as the “ Parties .”

 

WHEREAS, HERC Parent, through its various subsidiaries, is engaged in the Car Rental Business (as defined below) and the Equipment Rental Business (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, the board of directors of HERC Parent has determined that it is in the best interests of HERC Parent, its shareholders and RAC Parent to create a separate publicly-traded company that will operate the Car Rental Business;

 

WHEREAS, HERC Parent and RAC Parent have entered into the Distribution Agreement, pursuant to which ( i ) HERC Parent and its subsidiaries will undertake certain internal restructuring transactions, ( ii ) HERC Parent will contribute certain entities conducting the Car Rental Business to RAC Parent and ( iii ) all of the stock of RAC Parent will be distributed by HERC Parent to its stockholders on a pro rata basis (the “ Distribution ”);

 

WHEREAS, prior to consummation of the Distribution, HERC Parent was the common parent corporation of an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code of which each of THC, HERC and RAC Parent was a member;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend that, for federal income Tax purposes, each of the Spin-Offs will qualify as tax-free to HERC Parent and its subsidiaries, RAC Parent and HERC Parent’s stockholders pursuant to Sections 355 and (to the extent applicable) 368 and related provisions of the Code; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to ( a ) provide for the payment of Tax liabilities and entitlement to refunds thereof, allocate responsibility for, and cooperation in, the filing of Tax Returns, and provide for certain other matters relating to Taxes, and ( b ) set forth certain covenants and indemnities relating to the preservation of the tax-free status of the Spin-Offs.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the terms, conditions, covenants and provisions of this Agreement, each of the Parties mutually covenants and agrees as follows:

 



 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01                              General .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Accounting Firm ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

 

Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

Affiliated Group ” means an affiliated group of corporations, within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, including the common parent corporation, and any member of such group.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Ancillary Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

Car Rental Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

Closing Date ” means the date on which the Distribution occurs.

 

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

 

Consolidated Taxes ” means ( i ) United States federal income Taxes and ( ii ) any other income Taxes determined on a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar basis.

 

Counsel ” means Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.

 

Disqualifying Action ” means a HERC Parent Disqualifying Action or a RAC Parent Disqualifying Action.

 

Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Distribution Agreement ” means the Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between RAC Parent and HERC Parent dated as of June 30, 2016.

 

Due Date ” means ( i ) with respect to a Tax Return, the date (taking into account all valid extensions) on which such Tax Return is required to be filed under applicable Law and ( ii ) with respect to a payment of Taxes, the date on which such payment is required to be made to avoid the incurrence of interest, penalties and/or additions to Tax.

 

Effective Time ” means the time at which the Distribution is effective pursuant to the Distribution Agreement.

 

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Employee Matters Agreement ” means the Employee Matters Agreement by and between RAC Parent and HERC Parent dated as of June 30, 2016.

 

Equipment Rental Business ” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

Extraordinary Transaction ” shall mean any action that is not in the ordinary course of business, but shall not include any action that is undertaken pursuant to the Spin-Offs.

 

Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest ” has the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and (e) of the Code.

 

Final Determination ” means the final resolution of liability for any Tax for any taxable period, by or as a result of ( i ) a final decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction that can no longer be appealed; ( ii ) a final settlement with the IRS, a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Section 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the Laws of other jurisdictions, that resolves the entire Tax liability for any taxable period; ( iii ) any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund or credit may be recovered by the jurisdiction imposing the Tax; or ( iv ) any other final resolution, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or the execution of a pre-filing agreement with the IRS or other Taxing Authority.

 

HERC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

HERC Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

HERC Parent Consolidated Group ” means the Affiliated Group of which HERC Parent is the common parent corporation.

 

HERC Parent Consolidated Return ” shall mean any Tax Return filed by HERC Parent or any HERC Subsidiary as the common parent in respect of Consolidated Taxes.

 

HERC Parent Disqualifying Action ” means ( i ) any action (or the failure to take any action) within its control by HERC Parent or any HERC Subsidiary (including entering into any agreement, understanding or arrangement or any negotiations with respect to any transaction or series of transactions) that, ( ii ) any event (or series of events) involving the capital stock of HERC Parent, any assets of HERC Parent or any assets of any HERC Subsidiary that, or ( iii ) any breach by HERC Parent or any HERC Subsidiary of any representation, warranty or covenant made by them in this Agreement that, in each case, would negate the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions; provided , however , the term “ HERC Parent Disqualifying Action ” shall not include any action described in the

 

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Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or that is undertaken pursuant to the Spin-Offs.

 

HERC Parent Group ” means, individually or collectively, as the case may be, HERC Parent and any HERC Subsidiary.

 

HERC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction ” means a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7, or any other regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by HERC Parent management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which HERC Parent would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which one or more Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from HERC Parent and/or one or more holders of outstanding shares of HERC Parent capital stock, as the case may be, a number of shares of HERC Parent capital stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of HERC Parent capital stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, compose 40% or more of ( A ) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of HERC Parent as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or ( B ) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of HERC Parent as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a HERC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include ( A ) the adoption by HERC Parent of a shareholder rights plan or any modification thereof or ( B ) issuances by HERC Parent that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d).  This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly.  Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated in this definition and its interpretation.

 

HERC Parties ” means HERC Parent and HERC.

 

HERC Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of HERC Parent immediately after the Effective Time.

 

Indemnifying Party ” means the Party from which the other Party is entitled to seek indemnification pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.01.

 

Indemnified Party ” means the Party that is entitled to seek indemnification from the other Party pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.01.

 

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Internal Reorganization ” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto, including its agents, representatives and attorneys.

 

IRS Ruling ” means the federal income tax ruling, and any supplements thereto, issued to HERC Parent by the IRS in connection with the Spin-Offs.

 

Law ” means any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, administrative pronouncement, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).

 

Notified Action ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a).

 

Opinions ” means the opinions of Counsel and of KPMG, LLP with respect to certain Tax aspects of the Spin-Offs.

 

Party ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Person ” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

Post-Closing Period ” means any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date.

 

Pre-Closing Period ” means any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date.

 

Pre-Closing Payment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).

 

Proposed Acquisition Transaction ” means a HERC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction or a RAC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction.

 

Restriction Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).

 

SAG ” has the meaning ascribed to the term “separate affiliated group” in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code.

 

RAC Parent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

RAC Parent Disqualifying Action ” means ( i ) any action (or the failure to take any action) within its control by RAC Parent or any RAC Subsidiary (including entering into any agreement, understanding or arrangement or any negotiations with respect to any transaction or series of transactions) that, ( ii ) any event (or series of events) involving the capital stock of RAC Parent, any assets of RAC Parent or any assets of any RAC

 

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Subsidiary that, or ( iii ) any breach by RAC Parent or any RAC Subsidiary of any representation, warranty or covenant made by them in this Agreement that, in each case, would negate the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions; provided , however , the term “RAC Parent Disqualifying Action” shall not include any action described in the Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or that is undertaken pursuant to the Spin-Offs.

 

RAC Parent Group ” means, individually or collectively, as the case may be, RAC Parent and any RAC Subsidiary.

 

RAC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction ” means a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7, or any other regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by RAC Parent management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which RAC Parent would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which one or more Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from RAC Parent and/or one or more holders of outstanding shares of RAC Parent capital stock, as the case may be, a number of shares of RAC Parent capital stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of RAC Parent capital stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, compose 40% or more of ( A ) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of RAC Parent as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or ( B ) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of RAC Parent as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a RAC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include ( A ) the adoption by RAC Parent of a shareholder rights plan or any modification thereof or ( B ) issuances by RAC Parent that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d).  This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly.  Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated in this definition and its interpretation.

 

RAC Parties ” means RAC Parent and THC.

 

RAC Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of RAC Parent immediately after the Effective Time.

 

Section 3.02(d) Acquisition Transaction ” means any transaction or series of transactions that is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction but would be a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if the percentage reflected in the definitions of HERC Parent

 

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Proposed Acquisition Transaction and RAC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction were 25% instead of 40%.

 

Spin-Offs ” means the First Internal Spin-Off and the Second Internal Spin-Off (as each of such terms are used with respect to the Internal Reorganization) and the Distribution.

 

Standalone Taxes ” means Taxes other than Consolidated Taxes.

 

Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

Tax ” means ( i ) all taxes, charges, fees, duties, levies, imposts, or other similar assessments, imposed by any U.S. federal, state or local or foreign governmental authority, including income, gross receipts, excise, property, sales, use, license, capital stock, transfer, franchise, payroll, withholding, social security, value added and other taxes of any kind whatsoever, ( ii ) any interest, penalties or additions attributable thereto and ( iii ) all liabilities in respect of any items described in clause (i) or (ii) payable by reason of assumption, transferee or successor liability, operation of Law or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar provision under Law).

 

Tax-Free Status of the Transactions ” means the tax-free treatment accorded to the Spin-Offs as set forth in the IRS Ruling and the Opinions.

 

Taxing Authority ” means any governmental authority or any subdivision, agency, commission or entity thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any Tax (including the IRS).

 

Tax Item ” shall mean any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, expense or credit, or other attribute that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any Tax.

 

Tax Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Tax Matter ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.

 

Tax Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

 

Tax Return ” means any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any information return, or declaration of estimated Tax) supplied or required to be supplied to, or filed with, a Taxing Authority in connection with the payment, determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any Laws relating to any Tax and any amended Tax return or claim for refund.

 

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THC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Transaction Taxes ” shall mean ( i ) any Tax resulting from any income or gain recognized by HERC Parent, RAC Parent or their Affiliates as a result of any of the Spin-Offs failing to qualify for tax-free treatment under Sections 355 and 368 and related provisions of the Code or corresponding provisions of other applicable Tax Laws and ( ii ) any Tax resulting from any income or gain recognized by HERC Parent or its Affiliates under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 or 1.1502-19 (or any corresponding provisions of other applicable Tax Laws) as a result of any of the Spin-Offs.

 

Transfer Taxes ” means all sales, use, transfer, real property transfer, intangible, recordation, registration, documentary, stamp or similar Taxes imposed on any of the transactions contemplated by the Distribution Agreement that are effective at or before the Effective Time and not, for the avoidance of doubt, any Taxes incurred as a result of any changes to the legal entities of the members of the HERC Parent Group or the operation of the Equipment Rental Business following the Effective Time.

 

Transition Services Agreement ” means the Transition Services Agreement by and between RAC Parent and HERC Parent dated as of [ ], 2016.

 

Treasury Regulations ” means the final and temporary (but not proposed) income Tax regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

 

Unqualified Tax Opinion ” means a “will” opinion, without substantive qualifications, of a nationally-recognized law firm to the effect that a transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.

 

U.S. ” means the United States of America.

 

Section 1.02                              Additional Definitions .  Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Distribution Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II

 

ALLOCATION, PAYMENT AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 2.01                              Responsibility for Taxes; Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  The HERC Parties shall indemnify and hold harmless the RAC Parent Group for all Tax liabilities (and any loss, cost, damage or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred in connection therewith) attributable to ( i ) any Taxes of HERC Parent or any member of the HERC Parent Consolidated Group imposed upon the RAC Parent Group by reason of the RAC Parent Group being severally liable for

 

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such Taxes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous provision of state or local Law, except to the extent attributable to Taxes for which any member of the RAC Parent Group is responsible under this Agreement; ( ii ) HERC Parent’s portion of any Transaction Taxes determined pursuant to Section 2.03; ( iii ) HERC Parent’s portion of any Transfer Taxes determined pursuant to Section 2.05; ( iv ) any Taxes of the RAC Parent Group resulting from the breach of any obligation or covenant of HERC Parent under this Agreement; ( v ) any Taxes of the HERC Parent Group for any Post-Closing Period; and ( vi ) any Standalone Taxes of HERC Parent or any HERC Subsidiary for any Tax period.

 

(b)                                  The RAC Parties shall indemnify and hold harmless the HERC Parent Group for all Tax liabilities (and any loss, cost, damage or expense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred in connection therewith) attributable to ( i ) any Taxes of the RAC Parent Group for any Post-Closing Period other than Taxes described in Section 2.01(a); (ii) any Consolidated Taxes of the RAC Parent Group (applying the principles of the last sentence of Section 2.02(a)) for any Pre-Closing Period in excess of the Pre-Closing Payment Amount (as adjusted under Section 2.02(b)); ( iii ) any Taxes of the HERC Parent Group resulting from the breach of any obligation or covenant of RAC Parent under this Agreement; ( iv ) RAC Parent’s portion of any Transaction Taxes determined pursuant to Section 2.03; ( v ) RAC Parent’s portion of any Transfer Taxes determined pursuant to Section 2.05; and ( vi ) any Standalone Taxes of RAC or any RAC Subsidiary for any Tax period.

 

(c)                                   For the avoidance of doubt, any Tax liability calculated pursuant to this Section 2.01, Section 2.02 or Section 2.03 shall be determined after the utilization of any net operating loss, capital loss or similar Tax attribute, and the Parties agree that no loss or diminution of any such Tax attribute shall be compensated hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party is required to indemnify the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 2.01, the Indemnified Party shall submit its calculations of the amount required to be paid pursuant to this Section 2.01, showing such calculations in reasonable detail and supplying supporting documentation. Subject to the following sentence, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party, no later than thirty (30) days after the Indemnifying Party receives the Indemnified Party’s calculations, the amount that the Indemnifying Party is required to pay the Indemnified Party under this Section 2.01.  If the Indemnifying Party disagrees with such calculations, it shall notify the Indemnified Party of its disagreement and set forth the basis for such disagreement in writing within ten (10) business days of receiving such calculations.

 

(d)                                  For purposes of this Agreement, any liability for Taxes attributable to a taxable period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date shall be apportioned between the portion of such period ending on the Closing Date and the portion beginning on the day after the Closing Date ( i ) in the case of real and personal property Taxes, by apportioning such Taxes on a per diem basis and ( ii ) in the case of all other Taxes, on the

 

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basis of a closing of the books as of the close of business on the Closing Date, provided that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis shall be apportioned on a per diem basis.

 

(e)                                   All indemnity payments pursuant to this Section 2.01 shall be treated as relating to periods ending on or prior to the Effective Time and shall be treated for all tax purposes as ( i ) a contribution of cash to RAC Parent pursuant to the Distribution Agreement or ( ii ) a reduction to the cash deemed to be contributed pursuant to clause ( i ), or to the extent the aggregate net indemnity payments to the HERC Parent Group and its Affiliates would exceed the amount of such deemed contributed cash, as a distribution with respect to stock of RAC Parent.

 

Section 2.02                              2016 Consolidated Tax Payments .

 

(a)                                  On or prior to the Closing Date, HERC Parent shall, in good faith, estimate the Tax liability, if any, of the RAC Parent Group for Consolidated Taxes for which HERC Parent or any HERC Subsidiary is liable as the common parent, in each case for the taxable year ending on the Closing Date, and if any such liability is estimated, then the RAC Parent Group shall pay to HERC Parent an amount equal to the excess of such estimated liability over all amounts previously paid to HERC Parent by any members of the RAC Parent Group or paid to RAC Parent pursuant to any assignment of such payment by HERC Parent to RAC Parent for Consolidated Taxes for such taxable year (the amount of such payment, together with the amounts of such prior payments and assignments, the “ Pre-Closing Payment Amount ”).  Such Tax liability shall be computed solely by reference to the members of the RAC Parent Group that are members of the HERC Parent Consolidated Group prior to the Closing Date, and shall be determined as though such members filed on a consolidated basis with RAC Parent as the common parent, taking into account the utilization of any net operating loss carryforward or other tax attribute of the RAC Parent Group determined as though such members had always filed on such basis.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of any state or local Consolidated Taxes, such Tax liability shall be computed by multiplying the income or loss determined by reference to the members of the RAC Parent Group that are members of the HERC Parent Consolidated Group prior to the Closing Date by the apportionment or allocation factors (e.g., property, payroll, sales or similar factors) as reflected on the Tax Return for such Consolidated Tax for the relevant Tax period.

 

(b)                                  Following the filing of the HERC Parent Consolidated Returns for the taxable year including the Closing Date, HERC Parent shall calculate the Tax liability, if any, of the RAC Parent Group for Consolidated Taxes for such taxable year as reflected in such HERC Parent Consolidated Returns, and the RAC Parent Group shall pay to HERC Parent an amount equal to the difference between ( x ) the amount of such Liability and ( y ) the Pre-Closing Payment Amount, or if such difference is a negative number, HERC Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, to RAC Parent an amount equal to such

 

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difference. Such Tax liability shall be computed in the same manner as the estimated Tax liability determined under Section 2.02(a).

 

(c)                                   HERC Parent shall prepare and deliver to RAC Parent a schedule showing in reasonable detail HERC Parent’s calculation of any amount payable by HERC Parent to RAC Parent pursuant to Section 2.02(b) or any amount payable by RAC Parent to HERC Parent pursuant to Section 2.02(a) or (b), as the case may be, and, subject to Section 5.01, RAC Parent shall pay to HERC Parent, or HERC Parent shall pay to RAC Parent, as applicable, the amount shown on such schedule no later than thirty (30) days following the delivery of such schedule by HERC Parent to RAC Parent.

 

Section 2.03                              Transaction Taxes .  Any Transaction Taxes attributable to a HERC Parent Disqualifying Action (but not any RAC Parent Disqualifying Action) shall be borne 100% by HERC Parent.  Any Transaction Taxes attributable to a RAC Parent Disqualifying Action (but not any HERC Parent Disqualifying Action) shall be borne 100% by RAC Parent. Any Transaction Taxes ( i ) not attributable to any Disqualifying Action or ( ii ) attributable to both a HERC Parent Disqualifying Action and a RAC Parent Disqualifying Action shall be borne by HERC Parent and by RAC Parent in proportion to the relative fair market values of the stock of HERC Parent and of RAC Parent, based upon the 10-day volume-weighted average trading price (beginning with the trading day immediately following the Closing Date) of the stock of HERC Parent and RAC Parent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03, if (A) HERC Parent knowingly makes a false written representation on or prior to the Effective Time to KPMG LLP or Counsel, and such misrepresentation causes a HERC Parent Disqualifying Action, or (B) a HERC Parent Disqualifying Action relates solely to a representation made, or action taken, prior to the Effective Time and is not described in clause (A) of this sentence, then Transaction Taxes attributable to a matter described in clause (A) of this sentence shall be borne 100% by RAC Parent and Transaction Taxes attributable to a matter described in clause (B) of this sentence shall be borne by HERC Parent and RAC Parent in the proportions described in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence.  THC may make payments to RAC Parent in respect of any Transaction Taxes imposed on RAC Parent that are borne by RAC Parent pursuant to this Agreement, and HERC may make payments to HERC Parent in respect of any Transaction Taxes imposed on HERC Parent that are borne by HERC Parent pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 2.04                              Preparation of Tax Returns .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the Transition Services Agreement, HERC Parent shall prepare and timely file (taking into account applicable extensions) all HERC Parent Consolidated Returns, and shall pay all Taxes (subject to any indemnification rights it may have against RAC Parent).  HERC Parent shall provide copies of all HERC Parent Consolidated Returns for Pre-Closing Periods to RAC Parent for RAC Parent’s review and comment not less than 30 days prior to the due date for filing such HERC Parent Consolidated Returns (taking into account extensions).  If HERC Parent and RAC Parent

 

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cannot reach agreement on any item with respect to such HERC Parent Consolidated Returns, such disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with Section 5.01.  Each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent shall be responsible for filing Tax Returns of the members of the HERC Parent Group and of the RAC Parent Group, respectively, in respect of Standalone Taxes.

 

(b)                                  Unless otherwise required by a Taxing Authority, the Parties agree to prepare and file all Tax Returns, and to take all other actions, in a manner consistent with this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for all Tax purposes, the Parties shall report any Extraordinary Transactions that are caused or permitted by RAC Parent or any RAC Subsidiary on the Closing Date after the completion of the Distribution as occurring on the day after the Closing Date pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(1)(ii)(B) or any similar or analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law.  HERC Parent shall not make a ratable allocation election pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(D) or any similar or analogous provision of state, local or foreign Law.

 

(d)                                  RAC Parent shall make all decisions regarding any election (including a protective election) under Section 336(e) of the Code (and any corresponding provision under state or local tax law) with respect to the Spin-Offs and the HERC Parties shall cooperate as requested by RAC Parent in connection with making any such election.

 

Section 2.05                              Payment of Sales, Use or Similar Taxes .  All Transfer Taxes shall be borne equally by the HERC Parties on the one hand and RAC Parties on the other.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.03 to the contrary, the Party required by applicable Law shall remit payment for any Transfer Taxes and duly and timely file such Tax Returns, subject to any reimbursement rights it may have against the other Party, which shall be paid in accordance with Section 2.01(c).  RAC Parent, HERC Parent and their respective Affiliates shall cooperate in ( i ) determining the amount of such Taxes, ( ii ) providing all requisite exemption certificates and ( iii ) preparing and timely filing any and all required Tax Returns for or with respect to such Taxes with any and all appropriate Taxing Authorities.

 

Section 2.06                              Audits and Proceedings .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if after the Closing Date, an Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates receives any notice, letter, correspondence or claim from any Taxing Authority (a “ Tax Notice ”) and, upon receipt of such Tax Notice, believes it has suffered or potentially could suffer any Tax liability for which it is indemnified pursuant to Section 2.01 in respect of Consolidated Taxes, the Indemnified Party shall promptly deliver such Tax Notice to the Indemnifying Party; provided , that HERC Parent shall deliver to RAC Parent any Tax Notice in respect of Transaction Taxes

 

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and provided further that the failure of the Indemnified Party to provide the Tax Notice to the Indemnifying Party shall not affect the indemnification rights of the Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 2.01, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by the Indemnified Party’s failure to deliver such Tax Notice.  HERC Parent shall have the right to handle, defend, conduct and control, at its own expense, any Tax audit or other administrative or judicial proceeding that relates to such Tax Notice; provided that RAC Parent shall have the right to handle, defend, conduct and control, at its own expense, the portion of any Tax audit or administrative or judicial proceeding ( i ) relating to Transaction Taxes or ( ii ) which could give rise to an indemnity claim against the RAC Parties pursuant to Section 2.01 (and HERC Parent shall have the right to participate, at its own expense, in any such audit or proceeding described in clauses ( i ) and ( ii )).  The party controlling such Tax audit or administrative or judicial proceeding shall have the right to compromise or settle any such Tax audit or proceeding that it has subject, in the case of a compromise or settlement that would materially and adversely affect the other party, to such party’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that such consent shall not be required if the party controlling such Tax audit or proceeding agrees to indemnify the other party for any liabilities for Taxes resulting from such compromise or settlement.  If the Indemnifying Party fails within a reasonable time after notice to defend any such Tax Notice or the resulting audit or administrative or judicial proceeding as provided herein, the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by the results obtained by the Indemnified Party in connection therewith.  The Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party the amount of any Tax liability within 30 days after a Final Determination of such Tax liability.  For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of any such liability pertaining to a state or local Consolidated Tax, such liability will be determined pursuant to the principles set forth in the last sentence of Section 2.02(a), including apportionment factors, as recomputed pursuant to such Final Determination.

 

(b)                                  Each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent shall handle, defend, conduct and control Tax audits or administrative or judicial proceedings of any member of the HERC Parent Group and RAC Parent Group, respectively, in respect of Standalone Taxes.

 

Section 2.07                              Amended Returns; Carrybacks .

 

(a)                                  Except as required by Law, without the prior written consent of RAC Parent or one of its Affiliates, HERC Parent may not amend or cause to be amended any HERC Parent Consolidated Return with respect to any Pre-Closing Period to the extent such amendment would reasonably be expected adversely to affect the Tax liability of any member of the RAC Parent Group, provided that such consent shall not be required if HERC Parent agrees to indemnify RAC Parent for any liabilities for Taxes resulting from such amendment.  If RAC Parent requests that HERC Parent amend any HERC Parent Consolidated Return with respect to any Pre-Closing Period, HERC Parent shall promptly make such amendment unless (i) such amendment is not permitted by applicable Law, (ii)

 

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such amendment would result in a carryback of a federal income Tax Item as described in Section 2.07(b) (in which case such amendment shall be subject to Section 2.07(b)), or (iii) such amendment would reasonably be expected adversely to affect the Tax liability of any member of the HERC Parent Group, provided that HERC Parent shall make an amendment described in clause (iii) if RAC Parent agrees to indemnify HERC Parent for any liabilities for Taxes resulting from such amendment.

 

(b)                                  To the extent permitted by applicable Law, no member of the RAC Parent Group shall carry back any Tax Item in respect of Consolidated Taxes to a Pre-Closing Period.  To the extent any such carryback is required by applicable Law, RAC Parent shall be entitled to the benefit of any resulting refund in accordance with Section 2.08.

 

(c)                                   Each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent may amend any Tax Returns of any member of the HERC Parent Group and RAC Parent Group, as the case may be, in respect of Standalone Taxes.

 

Section 2.08                              Refunds .  Any refund of Consolidated Taxes received from a Taxing Authority by any member of the HERC Parent Group or the RAC Parent Group with respect to a HERC Parent Consolidated Return shall be the property of the HERC Parent Group, except to the extent that such Tax refund relates to any Taxes for which the RAC Parent Group is responsible under this Agreement.  Each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent shall be entitled to any Tax refunds of the members of the HERC Parent Group and RAC Parent Group, respectively, in respect of Standalone Taxes.  If HERC Parent or its Affiliates, or RAC Parent and its Affiliates, receives a refund to which the other Party and its Affiliates is entitled pursuant to this agreement, the Party receiving such refund shall promptly pay to the other Party the amount of such refund, net of any out-of-pocket costs (including Taxes) incurred in connection with securing and receiving such refund.  If any such refund is subsequently disallowed by the relevant Taxing Authority, the applicable Party shall promptly make a reconciling payment to the other Party.

 

Section 2.09                              Earnings and Profits Allocation .  HERC Parent will advise RAC Parent in writing of the decrease in HERC Parent earnings and profits attributable to the Distribution under Section 312(h) of the Code on or before the first anniversary of the Distribution.

 

ARTICLE III

 

TAX-FREE STATUS OF THE DISTRIBUTION

 

Section 3.01                              Representations and Warranties .

 

(a)                                  RAC Parent . RAC Parent hereby represents and warrants or covenants and agrees, as appropriate, that the facts presented and the representations made in ( i ) the IRS Ruling, ( ii ) the Opinions, ( iii ) each submission to the IRS in connection with the IRS

 

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Ruling, ( iv ) the representation letters from HERC Parent and RAC Parent addressed to Counsel and to KPMG, LLP supporting the Opinions, and ( v ) any other materials delivered or deliverable by HERC Parent or RAC Parent in connection with the rendering of the Opinions and the issuance by the IRS of the IRS Ruling (all of the foregoing, collectively, the “ Tax Materials ”), to the extent descriptive of the RAC Parent Group (including the plans, proposals, intentions and policies of the RAC Parent Group), are, or will be from the time represented or made through and including the Effective Time and thereafter as relevant, true, correct and complete in all respects.

 

(b)                                  HERC Parent .  HERC Parent hereby represents and warrants or covenants and agrees, as appropriate, that the facts presented and the representations made in the Tax Materials, to the extent descriptive of the HERC Parent Group (including the plans, proposals, intentions and policies of the HERC Parent Group), are, or will be from the time represented or made through and including the Effective Time and thereafter as relevant, true, correct and complete in all respects.

 

(c)                                   No Contrary Knowledge .  Each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent represents and warrants that it knows of no fact (after due inquiry) that may cause the Tax treatment of the Spin-Offs to be other than the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.

 

(d)                                  No Contrary Plan .  Each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent represents and warrants that neither it, nor any of its Affiliates, has any plan or intent to take any action that is inconsistent with any statements or representations made in the Tax Materials.

 

Section 3.02                              Restrictions Relating to the Distribution .

 

(a)                                  General .  Neither HERC Parent nor RAC Parent shall, nor shall HERC Parent or RAC Parent permit any HERC Subsidiary or any RAC Subsidiary, respectively, to take or fail to take, as applicable, any action that constitutes a Disqualifying Action described in the definitions of HERC Parent Disqualifying Action and RAC Parent Disqualifying Action, respectively.

 

(b)                                  Restrictions .  Prior to the first day following the second anniversary of the Distribution (the “ Restriction Period ”), the following restrictions shall apply, respectively, to HERC Parent and RAC Parent:

 

(i)                                      each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent shall continue and cause to be continued the active conduct of the Equipment Rental Business and the Car Rental Business, respectively, (as such terms are defined in the submissions to the IRS in connection with the IRS Ruling), in each case taking into account Section 355(b)(3) of the Code, in all cases as conducted immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

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(ii)                                   neither HERC Parent nor RAC Parent shall voluntarily dissolve or liquidate (including any action that is a liquidation for federal income tax purposes).

 

(iii)                                neither HERC Parent nor RAC Parent shall ( A ) enter into any HERC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction or RAC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction (as applicable) or, to the extent HERC Parent or RAC Parent (as applicable) has the right to prohibit any HERC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction or RAC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction (as applicable), permit any such HERC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction or RAC Parent Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur, ( B ) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate) any stock, or rights to acquire stock, except to the extent such repurchases satisfy Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30 (as in effect prior to the amendment of such Revenue Procedure by Revenue Procedure 2003-48), ( C ) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any other action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, in each case, to the extent affecting the relative voting rights of its capital stock (including through the conversion of any capital stock into another class of capital stock), ( D ) merge or consolidate with any other Person or ( E ) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any representation made in the Tax Materials) that in the aggregate (and taking into account any other transactions described in this Section 3.02(b)(iii)) would be reasonably likely to have the effect of causing or permitting one or more Persons (whether or not acting in concert) to acquire directly or indirectly stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in HERC Parent or RAC Parent (as applicable) or otherwise jeopardize the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.

 

(iv)                               Neither HERC Parent nor RAC Parent shall, and neither shall permit any member of its respective SAG to, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of or agree to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose (including in any transaction treated for federal income tax purposes as a sale, transfer or disposition) of assets (including any shares of capital stock of a Subsidiary) that, in the aggregate, constitute more than 30% of the gross assets of RAC Parent or HERC Parent, as applicable, or more than 30% of the consolidated gross assets of RAC Parent or HERC Parent, as applicable, and members of their respective SAG.  The foregoing sentence shall not apply to ( A ) sales, transfers, or dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business, ( B ) any cash paid to acquire assets from an unrelated Person in an arm’s-length transaction, ( C ) any assets transferred to a Person that is disregarded as an entity separate from the transferor for federal income tax purposes or ( D ) any mandatory or optional repayment (or pre-payment) of any indebtedness of RAC Parent or HERC Parent (or any member of their respective SAG).  The percentages of gross assets or consolidated gross

 

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assets of RAC Parent, HERC Parent or their respective SAG, as the case may be, sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of, shall be based on the fair market value of the gross assets of RAC Parent or HERC Parent, as applicable, and the members of their respective SAG as of the Closing Date.  For purposes of this Section 3.02(b)(iv), a merger of RAC Parent or HERC Parent (or a member of their respective SAG) with and into any Person shall constitute a disposition of all of the assets of RAC Parent, HGH or such member, as applicable.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by Section 3.02(b), during the Restriction Period, each of the Parties may proceed with any of the actions or transactions described therein, if ( i ) such Party obtains an Unqualified Tax Opinion, reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties, to the effect that such action or transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions, ( ii ) HERC Parent obtains a supplemental ruling from the IRS (in the case of an action or transaction with respect to the RAC Parent Group, at RAC Parent’s request and expense) that such action or transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions or ( iii ) the other Parties shall have waived in writing the requirement to obtain such ruling or opinion.

 

(d)                                  Notice of Certain Transactions .  If HERC Parent or RAC Parent proposes to enter into any Section 3.02(d) Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent HGH or RAC Parent (as applicable) has the right to prohibit any Section 3.02(d) Acquisition Transaction, proposes to permit any Section 3.02(d) Acquisition Transaction to occur, in each case, during the Restriction Period, HERC Parent or RAC Parent (as applicable) shall provide the other party, no later than ten (10) days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to any Section 3.02(d) Acquisition Transaction, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of capital stock to be issued in such transaction).

 

(e)                                   Tax Reporting .  Each of HERC Parent and RAC Parent covenants and agrees that it will not take, and will cause the HERC Subsidiaries or the RAC Subsidiaries, as applicable, to refrain from taking, any position on any income or franchise Tax Return that is inconsistent with the Tax-Free Status of the Transactions.

 

Section 3.03                              Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings .

 

(a)                                  If RAC Parent notifies HERC Parent that it desires to take one of the actions described in Section 3.02(b) (a “ Notified Action ”), HERC Parent shall cooperate with RAC Parent and use its reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, a supplemental ruling from the IRS or an Unqualified Tax Opinion (including by making any representation or reasonable covenant or providing any materials requested by the IRS or the law firm issuing such opinion) for the purpose of permitting RAC Parent to take the Notified Action unless HERC Parent shall have waived the requirement to obtain such ruling or opinion; provided that HERC Parent shall not be required to make (or cause a HERC Subsidiary to make) any representation or covenant

 

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that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control.  If such a ruling is to be sought, HERC Parent shall apply for such ruling and HERC Parent and RAC Parent shall jointly control the process of obtaining such ruling.  In no event shall HERC Parent be required to file any ruling request under this Section 3.03(a) unless RAC Parent represents that ( i ) it has read such ruling request, and ( ii ) all information and representations, if any, relating to any member of the RAC Parent Group contained in such ruling request documents are (subject to any qualifications therein) true, correct and complete.  RAC Parent shall reimburse HERC Parent for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the HERC Parent Group in obtaining a ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by RAC Parent within thirty (30) days after receiving an invoice from HERC Parent therefor.

 

(b)           If HERC Parent notifies RAC Parent that it desires to take a Notified Action, RAC Parent shall (and shall cause each RAC Subsidiary to) cooperate with HERC Parent and take any and all actions reasonably requested by HERC Parent in connection with obtaining such ruling or opinion (including by making any representation or reasonable covenant or providing any materials requested by the IRS or the law firm issuing such opinion); provided that RAC Parent shall not be required to make (or cause a RAC Subsidiary to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control.  In connection with obtaining such ruling, HERC Parent shall apply for such ruling and HERC Parent and RAC Parent shall jointly control the process of obtaining such ruling.  HERC Parent shall reimburse RAC Parent for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the RAC Parent Group in obtaining a ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by HERC Parent within thirty (30) days after receiving an invoice from RAC Parent therefor.

 

(c)           Except as provided in Sections 3.03(a) and (b), neither RAC Parent nor HERC Parent (or any Affiliate thereof) shall seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Taxing Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time concerning the Spin-Offs (including the impact of any transaction on the Spin-Offs) without the consent of the other Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

COOPERATION

 

Section 4.01          General Cooperation .  The Parties shall each cooperate (and each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to cooperate) with all reasonable requests in writing from another Party hereto, or from an agent, representative or advisor to such Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, claims for Tax refunds, Tax proceedings, and calculations of amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries covered by this Agreement and the establishment

 

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of any reserve required in connection with any financial reporting (a “ Tax Matter ”).  Such cooperation shall include the provision of any information reasonably necessary or helpful in connection with a Tax Matter and shall include, at each Party’s own cost:

 

(a)           the provision of any Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, books, records (including information regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation and other information relating to such Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities;

 

(b)           the execution of any document (including any power of attorney) in connection with any Tax proceedings of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, or the filing of a Tax Return or a Tax refund claim of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries;

 

(c)           the use of the Party’s reasonable best efforts to obtain any documentation in connection with a Tax Matter;

 

(d)           the use of the Party’s reasonable best efforts to obtain any Tax Returns (including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents), documents, books, records or other information in connection with the filing of any Tax Returns of any of the Parties or their Subsidiaries; and

 

(e)           in the case of participation in any audit or administrative proceeding as provided in Section 2.06 by any Party, the Party controlling such audit or proceeding shall provide the participating Party with copies of the relevant portions of all correspondence with the relevant Taxing Authority and other relevant documentation, and shall permit the participating Party to attend, but not control, such audits and proceedings.

 

Each Party shall make its employees, advisors, and facilities available, without charge, on a reasonable and mutually convenient basis in connection with the foregoing matters.

 

Section 4.02          Retention of Records .  HERC Parent and RAC Parent shall retain or cause to be retained all Tax Returns, schedules and workpapers, and all material records or other documents relating thereto in their possession, until sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including any waivers or extensions thereof) of the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate, provided , for the avoidance doubt, that in the case of records or documents relating to a net operating loss or capital loss carryforward, such records shall be maintained until sixty (60) days after the expiration of the statute of limitations for the taxable period to which such loss is carried and utilized, or until the expiration of any additional period that any Party reasonably requests, in writing, with respect to specific material records or

 

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documents.  A Party intending to destroy any material records or documents shall provide the other Party with reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to copy or take possession of such records and documents.  The Parties hereto will notify each other in writing of any waivers or extensions of the applicable statute of limitations that may affect the period for which the foregoing records or other documents must be retained.

 

ARTICLE V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.01          Dispute Resolution .  The Parties shall appoint a nationally-recognized independent public accounting firm (the “ Accounting Firm ”) to resolve any dispute as to matters covered by this Agreement.  In this regard, the Accounting Firm shall make determinations with respect to the disputed items based solely on representations made by the Parties and their respective representatives, and not by independent review, and shall function only as an expert and not as an arbitrator and shall be required to make a determination only in favor of either the HERC Parties or the RAC Parties.  The Parties shall require the Accounting Firm to resolve all disputes no later than thirty (30) days after the submission of such dispute to the Accounting Firm, but in no event later than the Due Date for the payment of Taxes or the filing of the applicable Tax Return, if applicable, and agree that all decisions by the Accounting Firm with respect thereto shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Parties.  The Accounting Firm shall resolve all disputes in a manner consistent with this Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in a manner consistent with the past practices of HERC Parent and its Subsidiaries, except as otherwise required by applicable Law.  The Parties shall require the Accounting Firm to render all determinations in writing and to set forth, in reasonable detail, the basis for such determination.  The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be paid by the non-prevailing Party.

 

Section 5.02          Tax Sharing Agreements .  All Tax sharing, indemnification and similar agreements, written or unwritten, as between HERC Parent or a HERC Subsidiary, on the one hand, and RAC Parent or a RAC Subsidiary, on the other (other than this Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and any other Ancillary Agreement), shall be or shall have been either (a) terminated no later than the Effective Time and, after the Effective Time, none of HERC Parent or a HERC Subsidiary, or RAC Parent or a RAC Subsidiary shall have any further rights or obligations under any such Tax sharing, indemnification or similar agreement or (b) assumed by members of the RAC Parent Group.

 

Section 5.03          Interest on Late Payments .  With respect to any payment between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement not made by the due date set forth in this Agreement for such payment, the outstanding amount will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate in effect for underpayments under Section 6621 of the Code from

 

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such due date to and including the earlier of the ninetieth (90 th ) day or the payment date and thereafter will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to 9% if it is higher.

 

Section 5.04          Survival of Covenants .  Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms; provided , however , that the representations and warranties and all indemnification for Taxes shall survive until sixty (60) days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (taking into account all extensions thereof), if any, of the Tax that gave rise to the indemnification; provided , further , that, in the event that notice for indemnification has been given within the applicable survival period, such indemnification shall survive until such time as such claim is finally resolved.

 

Section 5.05          Termination .  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time by and in the sole discretion of HERC Parent without the prior approval of any Person, including RAC Parent.  In the event of such termination, this Agreement shall become void and no Party, or any of its officers and directors shall have any liability to any Person by reason of this Agreement.  After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 5.06          Severability .  If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced under any Law or as a matter of public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner.

 

Section 5.07          Entire Agreement .  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among or on behalf of the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Distribution Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control.

 

Section 5.08          Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement shall not be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto, except that such Party may assign ( i ) any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates and ( ii ) any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with a sale or disposition of any assets or entities or lines of business of such Party; provided , however , that, in each case, no such assignment shall release such Party from any liability or obligation under this Agreement.  Except as

 

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provided in Article II with respect to indemnified Parties, this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties to this Agreement and their respective Subsidiaries and their permitted successors and assigns and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.09          Specific Performance .  In the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party who is or is to be thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative.  The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, may be inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived.  Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by the Parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 5.10          Amendment .  No provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified except by a written instrument signed by the Parties to this Agreement.  No waiver by any Party of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the Party so waiving.  The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

 

Section 5.11          Rules of Construction .  Interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the following rules of construction: ( i ) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; ( ii ) references to the terms Article, Section, and clause are references to the Articles, Sections and clauses of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; ( iii ) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; ( iv ) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; ( v ) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; ( vi ) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; ( vii ) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; ( viii ) provisions shall apply, when appropriate, to successive events and transactions; ( ix ) the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; ( x ) HGH and RAC Parent have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and if an ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement or any interim drafts of this Agreement; and ( xi ) a reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

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Section 5.12          Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or portable document format (PDF) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually-executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.13          Employee Matters .  Any items of deduction in respect of equity-based awards to employees of the HERC Parent Group or the RAC Parent Group arising in Post-Closing Periods shall be the property of the relevant employer and its Affiliates, and the Parties shall file their Tax Returns accordingly.  To the extent any covenants or agreements between the Parties with respect to employee withholding Taxes are set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement, such Taxes shall be governed exclusively by the Employee Matters Agreement and not by this Agreement.

 

Section 5.14          Effective Date .  This Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence of the Distribution.

 

Section 5.15          Notices .  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall reference this Agreement and shall be hand delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other addresses for a Party as shall be specified by like notice) and will be deemed given on the date on which such notice is received:

 

To HERC Parent:

 

Herc Holdings Inc.
27500 Riverview Center Blvd.
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
Attention: Maryann Waryjas
Marlin Shaw
Fax: (239)-301-1109
mwaryjas@hertz.com
marlin.shaw@hertz.com

 

To RAC Parent:

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
8501 Williams Road
Estero, FL 33928
Attention: Richard J. Frecker
William J. Murphy
Fax: (866) 888-3765
rfrecker@hertz.com
wjmurphy@hertz.com

 

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Section 5.16          Applicable Law .  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

Herc Holdings Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Name: Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Name: Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hertz Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Name: Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel,

 

 

Secretary and Acting General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Name: Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel,

 

 

Secretary and Acting General Counsel

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

and

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Article I

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1

Section 1.01

Certain Defined Terms

1

 

 

 

Article II

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES

8

Section 2.01

General Principles

8

Section 2.02

Service Credit

9

Section 2.03

Benefit Plans

10

Section 2.04

New Hertz Holdings Individual Agreements

12

Section 2.05

HERC Holdings Individual Agreements

12

Section 2.06

Collective Bargaining Agreements

13

 

 

 

Article III

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYEES

13

Section 3.01

Active Employees

13

Section 3.02

Former Employees

14

Section 3.03

Employment Law Obligations

15

Section 3.04

Employee Records

16

Section 3.05

No-Hire and Non-Solicitation

17

 

 

 

Article IV

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY AWARDS

17

Section 4.01

General Principles

17

Section 4.02

Establishment of Equity Incentive Plans

18

Section 4.03

Treatment of Outstanding Equity Incentive Awards

18

Section 4.04

Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act

22

Section 4.05

Liabilities for Settlement of Awards

22

Section 4.06

Form S-8

22

Section 4.07

Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards

23

Section 4.08

Cooperation

23

Section 4.09

Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards in Certain Non-U.S. Jurisdictions

23

 

 

 

Article V

 

 

 

 

 

CERTAIN U.S. WELFARE BENEFIT MATTERS

24

Section 5.01

Establishment of HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans

24

Section 5.02

HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans

27

 

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Section 5.03

Accrued Paid Time Off, Vacation and Sick Pay

27

Section 5.04

COBRA

27

Section 5.05

Third Party Vendors

28

Section 5.06

Severance

28

Section 5.07

No Restrictions on Amendment or Termination

28

Section 5.08

Multiemployer Health Plans

29

 

 

 

Article VI

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

29

Section 6.01

Establishment of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan

29

Section 6.02

Other Savings Plans

31

 

 

 

Article VII

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

31

Section 7.01

Establishment of HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan

31

Section 7.02

Hertz Pension Plan after Distribution

33

Section 7.03

Plan Fiduciaries

33

Section 7.04

Multiemployer Pension Plans

33

 

 

 

Article VIII

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS

35

Section 8.01

Establishment of the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP

35

Section 8.02

Establishment of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans

35

Section 8.03

No Distributions on Separation

36

Section 8.04

Director Compensation Deferral Program

36

 

 

 

Article IX

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

37

Section 9.01

The Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

37

Section 9.02

Establishment of New Hertz Holdings Employee Stock Purchase Plan

37

 

 

 

Article X

 

 

 

 

 

NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

38

Section 10.01

General Principles

38

Section 10.02

Non-U.S. Plans

38

 

 

 

Article XI

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLANS

38

Section 11.01

Executive Incentive Compensation Plan

38

Section 11.02

Senior Executive Bonus Plan

39

Section 11.03

General Principles

39

 

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Article XII

 

 

 

 

 

COMPENSATION MATTERS AND GENERAL BENEFIT AND EMPLOYEE MATTERS

40

Section 12.01

Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements

40

Section 12.02

Leaves of Absence

40

Section 12.03

Workers’ Compensation

40

Section 12.04

Unemployment Compensation

40

Section 12.05

Preservation of Rights to Amend

41

Section 12.06

Confidentiality

41

Section 12.07

Administrative Complaints/Litigation

41

Section 12.08

Reimbursement and Indemnification

42

Section 12.09

Fiduciary Matters

42

Section 12.10

Subsequent Transfers of Employment

42

Section 12.11

Section 409A

43

Section 12.12

Post Retirement Assigned Car Benefit

43

 

 

 

Article XIII

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

43

Section 13.01

Dispute Resolution

43

Section 13.02

Force Majeure

43

Section 13.03

Relationship of the Parties

43

Section 13.04

Assignment

43

Section 13.05

Third Party Beneficiaries

44

Section 13.06

Entire Agreement; No Reliance; Amendment

44

Section 13.07

Waiver

44

Section 13.08

Notices

44

Section 13.09

Counterparts

45

Section 13.10

Severability

45

Section 13.11

Interpretation

45

Section 13.12

Limitation of Liability

45

Section 13.13

Governing Law

46

Section 13.14

Precedence

46

Section 13.15

Tax Matters

46

Section 13.16

Settlor Prerogatives Regarding Plan Dispositions

46

Section 13.17

Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur

46

 

SCHEDULES

 

Number

 

Schedules

1.01(a)

 

HERC Holdings Employees

1.01(b)

 

New Hertz Holdings Employees

3.02(b)

 

Former HERC Holdings Employees

3.02(c)

 

Former New Hertz Holdings Employees

5.02

 

HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans

 

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7.04(a)

 

HERC Holdings Multiemployer Plans

7.04(b)

 

New Hertz Holdings Multiemployer Plans

 

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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into as of June 30, 2016 by and between Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Hertz Rental Car Holdings Company, Inc., “ New Hertz Holdings ”), and Herc Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., “ HERC Holdings ”) (each a “ Party ” and together, the “ Parties ”).

 

WHEREAS, New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement as of June 30, 2016, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Separation Agreement ”), pursuant to which Old Hertz Holdings shall separate into two separate publicly traded companies: (i) New Hertz Holdings, which will continue to conduct, directly and through its Subsidiaries, the Car Rental Business, and (ii) HERC Holdings, which will continue to conduct, directly and through its Subsidiaries, the Equipment Rental Business; and distribute to the Record Holders, on a pro rata basis, all the outstanding shares of the New Hertz Holdings Common Stock; and

 

WHEREAS, the Separation Agreement contemplates the execution and delivery of certain other agreements, including this Agreement, in order to facilitate and provide for the separation of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Separation Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I

 

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.01           Certain Defined Terms .

 

Unless otherwise defined herein, each capitalized term shall have the meaning specified for such term in the Separation Agreement.  As used in this Agreement:

 

Benefit Plan ” means any plan, program, policy, agreement, arrangement or understanding that is a deferred compensation, executive compensation, incentive bonus or other bonus, employee pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement, supplemental retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, deferred stock unit, phantom stock, other equity based compensation, severance pay, salary continuation, life, death benefit, health, hospitalization, workers’ compensation, sick leave, vacation pay, disability or accident insurance or other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) (whether or not subject to ERISA) sponsored or maintained by such entity or to which such entity is a party.  In addition, no Employment Agreement shall constitute a Benefit Plan for purposes hereof.

 

COBRA ” means the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 



 

Employee Records ” means all records pertaining to employment, including benefits, eligibility, training history, performance reviews, disciplinary actions, job experience and history and compensation history.

 

Employment Agreement ” means any individual employment, retention, consulting, change in control, offer letter, severance or other individual compensatory agreement between any New Hertz Holdings Employee, HERC Holdings Employee, or Former Employee, and a member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, including Expatriate Agreements but excluding any Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards.

 

ERISA ” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Expatriate Agreement ” refers to any agreement between any New Hertz Holdings Employee, HERC Holdings Employee, or Former Employee, and a member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, which provides for an expatriate (including any international assignee) contract or arrangement (including agreements and obligations regarding repatriation, relocation, equalization of taxes (including tax filings and obligations for years prior to the Distribution Date) and living standards in the host country).

 

Former Old Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director ” means any individual who served as a non-employee member of the Old Hertz Holdings Board prior to the Distribution, but who is neither a HERC Holdings Non-Employee Director nor a New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director.

 

HERC Holdings Awards ” means (i) Adjusted HERC Holdings RSUs, (ii) Adjusted HERC Holdings PSUs, (iii) Adjusted HERC Holdings Options, and (iv) Adjusted HERC Holdings Phantom Shares, collectively provided through the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans in accordance with Article IV .

 

HERC Holdings Benefit Plan ” means (i) any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by one or more members of the HERC Holdings Group immediately prior to the Distribution Date, (ii) the HERC Holdings Spinoff Plans, (iii) the HERC Holdings Retained Plans, and (iv) the HERC Holdings EICP.

 

HERC Holdings Board ” means the board of directors of HERC Holdings.

 

HERC Holdings EICP ” means The Hertz Corporation 2016 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (HERC Component).

 

HERC Holdings Employee ” means an individual who (i) is listed on Schedule 1.01(a), or (ii) to the extent not listed on either Schedule 1.01(a)  or Schedule 1.01(b) , is employed by HERC or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Distribution.  For avoidance of doubt, the reference to “HERC or any of its Subsidiaries” in the prior sentence shall not include any entity who is a member of the Hertz Group immediately after the Distribution.

 

HERC Holdings Non-Employee Director ” means any individual who shall be a non-employee member of the HERC Holdings Board immediately after the Distribution.

 

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HERC Holdings Price Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing the HERC Holdings Stock Value by the Old Hertz Holdings Stock Value.

 

HERC Holdings Retained Plans ” means the HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans and the HERC Holdings Retained Savings Plan.

 

HERC Holdings Share ” means a share of HERC Holdings Common Stock.

 

HERC Holdings Share Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing the Old Hertz Holdings Stock Value by the HERC Holdings Stock Value.

 

HERC Holdings Spinoff Plans ” means the (i) HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans, (ii) HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan, (iii) HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan, (iv) HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP, and (v) HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans.

 

HERC Holdings Stock Value ” means the closing price per share of HERC Holdings Shares on the New York Stock Exchange for the first Trading Day immediately following the Distribution Date .

 

Hertz BEP ” means The Hertz Corporation Benefit Equalization Plan, as amended.

 

Hertz EICP ” means The Hertz Corporation 2016 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

 

Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans ” means the (i) Hertz BEP, (ii) Hertz SERP, and (iii) Hertz SERP II.

 

Hertz Non-Qualified Retirement Plans ” means the (i) Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans, and (ii) Hertz SISP.

 

Hertz Pension Plan ” means The Hertz Corporation Account Balance Defined Benefit Pension Plan, as amended.

 

Hertz Savings Plan ” means The Hertz Corporation Income Savings Plan, as amended.

 

Hertz SERP ” means The Hertz Corporation Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan, as amended.

 

Hertz SERP II ” means The Hertz Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended.

 

Hertz SISP ” means The Hertz Corporation Supplemental Income Savings Plan, as amended.

 

HIPAA ” means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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New Hertz Holdings Awards ” means the (i) New Hertz Holdings Spin RSUs, (ii) New Hertz Holdings Spin PSUs, (iii) New Hertz Holdings Spin Options, and (iv) New Hertz Holdings Spin Phantom Shares, and any other awards to be granted under the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan pursuant to Article IV.

 

New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan ” means (i) any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by one or more members of the Hertz Group immediately prior to the Distribution Date, and (ii) the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Plans.

 

New Hertz Holdings Board ” means the board of directors of New Hertz Holdings.

 

New Hertz Holdings Employee ” means an individual who (i) is listed on Schedule 1.01(b), or (ii) to the extent not listed on either Schedule 1.01(a)  or Schedule 1.01(b) , is employed by Hertz or any of its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Distribution.  For avoidance of doubt, the reference to “Hertz or any of its Subsidiaries” in the prior sentence shall not include any entity who is a member of the HERC Holdings Group immediately after the Distribution.

 

New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director ” means any individual who shall be a non-employee member of the New Hertz Holdings Board immediately after the Distribution Date.

 

New Hertz Holdings Price Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing New Hertz Holdings Stock Value by the Old Hertz Holdings Stock Value.

 

New Hertz Holdings Shares ” means, following the Distribution, the common stock of New Hertz Holdings.

 

New Hertz Holdings Share Ratio ” means the quotient obtained by dividing the Old Hertz Holdings Stock Value by the New Hertz Holdings Stock Value.

 

New Hertz Holdings Spin Options ” means any stock options granted pursuant to the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan in accordance with Section 4.01(c)(ii) .

 

New Hertz Holdings Spin Phantom Share ” means any Phantom Shares granted pursuant to the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan in accordance with Section 4.03(d)(ii) .

 

New Hertz Holdings Spin PSU ” means any PSUs granted pursuant to the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan in accordance with Section 4.03(b)(ii) .

 

New Hertz Holdings Spin RSU ” means any RSUs granted pursuant to the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan in accordance with Section 4.03(a)(ii) .

 

New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Plans ” means the (i) New Hertz Holdings Spinoff ESPP, (ii) New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan, and (iii) New Hertz Holdings Spinoff SEBP.

 

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New Hertz Holdings Stock Value ” means the closing price per share of New Hertz Holdings Shares on the New York Stock Exchange for the first Trading Day immediately following the Distribution Date .

 

New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan ” means any Welfare Plan sponsored or maintained by one or more members of the Hertz Group as of immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Board ” means the board of directors of Old Hertz Holdings.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards ” means any equity awards granted pursuant to the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans ” means the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (which shall be known as the Herc Holdings Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan on and after the Distribution), the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (which shall be known as the Herc Holdings Inc. Stock Incentive Plan on and after the Distribution), the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Director Stock Incentive Plan (which shall be known as the Herc Holdings Inc. Director Stock Incentive Plan on and after the Distribution), and any other stock-based plan identified by Old Hertz Holdings before the time of the Distribution.

 

Old Hertz Holdings ESPP ” means The Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (which shall be known as the Herc Holdings Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on and after the Distribution).

 

Old Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director ” means any non-employee director of Old Hertz Holdings immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Options ” means any stock options granted pursuant to an Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plan.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Phantom Share ” means any Phantom Share granted pursuant to an Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plan.

 

Old Hertz Holdings PSU ” means any PSUs granted pursuant to an Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plan.

 

Old Hertz Holdings RSU ” means any RSUs granted pursuant to an Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plan.

 

Old Hertz Holdings SEBP ” means the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Senior Executive Bonus Plan (which shall be known as the Herc Holdings Inc. Senior Executive Bonus Plan on and after the Distribution).

 

Old Hertz Holdings Severance Plan ” means the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Severance Plan for Senior Executives.

 

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Old Hertz Holdings Shares ” means, prior to the Distribution, the Common Stock of Old Hertz Holdings.

 

Old Hertz Holdings Stock Value ” means the closing price per share of Old Hertz Holdings Shares (based on “regular way” trading) on the New York Stock Exchange for, if the Distribution Date is on a Trading Day, the Distribution Date or, if the Distribution Date is not on a Trading Day, the last Trading Day immediately prior to the Distribution Date .

 

Phantom Share ” means a right to receive (i) prior to the Distribution, a share of Old Hertz Holdings Common Stock or (ii) after the Distribution, a share of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock or HERC Holdings Common Stock, as applicable, in the future.

 

PSU ” means a right to receive (i) prior to the Distribution, a share of Old Hertz Holdings Common Stock or (ii) after the Distribution, a share of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock or HERC Holdings Common Stock, as applicable, in each case if specified performance goals are attained, and subject to applicable restrictions and risk of forfeiture.

 

RSU ” means a right to receive (i) prior to the Distribution, a share of Old Hertz Holdings Common Stock or (ii) after the Distribution, a share of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock or HERC Holdings Common Stock, as applicable, subject to applicable restrictions and risk of forfeiture.

 

Trading Day ” means any day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for the buying and selling of securities.

 

Transferred HERC Holdings Individual Agreement ” means each Employment Agreement entered into with a HERC Holdings Employee or Former HERC Holdings Employee to which New Hertz Holdings (or a member of the Hertz Group) is a party.

 

Transferred New Hertz Holdings Individual Agreement ” means each Employment Agreement entered into with a New Hertz Holdings Employee or Former New Hertz Holdings Employee to which Old Hertz Holdings (or a member of the HERC Holdings Group) is a party.

 

Welfare Plan ” means, where applicable, a “welfare plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or a “cafeteria plan” under Section 125 of the Code, and any benefits offered thereunder, and any other plan offering health benefits (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and mental health and substance abuse), disability benefits, or life, accidental death and disability, and business travel insurance, pre tax premium conversion benefits, dependent care assistance programs, employee assistance programs, paid time off programs, contribution funding toward a health savings account, flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement or educational assistance programs, or cashable credits, but excluding any severance plans.

 

WARN ” means the U.S. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and any applicable foreign, state, provincial or local Law equivalent.

 

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2016 Plan Year ” means the fiscal year of a Welfare Plan beginning on July 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2017.

 

The following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections set forth below:

 

Definition

 

Location

Adjusted HERC Holdings Option

 

4.03(c)(i)

Adjusted HERC Holdings Phantom Share

 

4.03(d)(i)

Adjusted HERC Holdings PSU”

 

4.03(b)(i)

Adjusted HERC Holdings RSU

 

4.03(a)(i)

Agreement

 

Preamble

Estimated Pension Plan Transfer Amount

 

7.01(a)(i)

Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount

 

7.01(a)(ii)

Force Majeure

 

13.02

Former Employees

 

3.02(d)

Former HERC Holdings Employees

 

3.02(b)

Former New Hertz Holdings Corporate Office Employee

 

12.07(b)

Former New Hertz Holdings Employees

 

3.02(c)

Future HERC Holdings LTD Employee

 

5.01(d)(iv)

HERC Holdings

 

Preamble

HERC Holdings Collective Bargaining Agreements

 

2.06

HERC Holdings Insured STD Employee

 

5.01(d)(i)

HERC Holdings LTD Employee

 

5.01(d)(iii)

HERC Holdings Multiemployer Plans

 

7.04(a)

HERC Holdings Retained Savings Plan

 

6.02

HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans

 

5.02

HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employee

 

5.01(d)(ii)

HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plan Participants

 

8.02(a) 

HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans

 

8.02(a)

HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan

 

7.01

HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan Beneficiaries

 

7.01

HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan

 

6.01

HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries

 

6.01(a)

HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP

 

8.01(a)

HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP Participant

 

8.01(a)

HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participants

 

5.01(a)

HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans

 

5.01(a)

Hertz Insured STD Plan

 

5.01(d)(i)

Hertz LTD Plan

 

5.01(d)(iii)

Hertz Savings Plan HERC Holdings Assets

 

6.01(b)

IRS

 

6.01(d)

New Hertz Holdings

 

Preamble

New Hertz Holdings Collective Bargaining Agreements

 

2.06

New Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program

 

8.04

New Hertz Holdings Multiemployer Plans

 

7.04(b)

New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan

 

4.02

 

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New Hertz Holdings Spinoff ESPP

 

9.02

New Hertz Holdings Spinoff SEBP

 

11.02(a)

Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee

 

4.01(c)

Old Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program

 

8.04

Other Multiemployer Plan

 

7.04(c)

Party ” or “ Parties

 

Preamble

Pension Transfer

 

7.01

Providing Party

 

2.02(b)

Puerto Rico Pension Plan

 

10.02

Requesting Party

 

2.02(b)

Separation Agreement

 

Preamble

True-Up Amount

 

7.01(a)(ii)

Virgin Islands Pension Plan

 

10.02

 

Article II

 

GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ALLOCATION OF LIABILITIES

 

Section 2.01           General Principles .

 

(a)           Acceptance and Assumption of New Hertz Holdings Liabilities .  Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, from and after the Distribution Date, New Hertz Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries shall accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and faithfully perform, discharge and fulfill all of the following Liabilities of New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates in accordance with their respective terms (each of which shall be considered a Hertz Liability), regardless of (i) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (ii) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined, (iii) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of law, willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, or agents, (iv) which entity is named in any action associated with any Liability, and (v) whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to, on or after the date hereof:

 

(i)            any and all wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses and any other employee compensation or benefits (including, without limitation, any benefits under education assistance, tuition reimbursement, or relocation programs), each as may be modified by this Agreement, payable to or on behalf of any New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees without regard to when such wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses or other employee compensation or benefits are or may have been awarded or earned; and

 

(ii)           any and all Liabilities expressly assumed or retained by any member of the Hertz Group pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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(b)           Acceptance and Assumption of HERC Holdings Liabilities .  Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, from and after the Distribution Date, HERC Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries shall accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and faithfully perform, discharge and fulfill all of the following Liabilities of New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates in accordance with their respective terms (each of which shall be considered a HERC Holdings Liability), regardless of (i) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (ii) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined, (iii) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, gross negligence, recklessness, violation of law, willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, or agents, (iv) which entity is named in any action associated with any Liability, and (v) whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to, on or after the date hereof:

 

(i)            any and all wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses and any other employee compensation or benefits (including, without limitation, any benefits under education assistance, tuition reimbursement, or relocation programs), each as may be modified by this Agreement, payable to or on behalf of any HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees, without regard to when such wages, salaries, incentive compensation, equity compensation, commissions, bonuses or other employee compensation or benefits are or may have been awarded or earned; and

 

(ii)           any and all Liabilities expressly assumed or retained by any member of the HERC Holdings Group pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)           Unaddressed Liabilities .  To the extent that the Parties agree this Agreement does not address particular Liabilities under any Benefit Plan and the Parties later determine that they should be allocated in connection with the Distribution, the Parties shall agree in good faith on the allocation, taking into account the handling of comparable Liabilities under this Agreement.

 

Section 2.02           Service Credit .

 

(a)           Service for Eligibility, Vesting and Benefit Purposes .

 

(i)            Except as otherwise determined by New Hertz Holdings in its discretion, New Hertz Holdings shall cause each member of the Hertz Group to, and shall cause the New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plans to, recognize each New Hertz Holdings Employee’s full service with Old Hertz Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or its respective predecessor entities at or before the Distribution Date, to the same extent that such service was credited by Old Hertz Holdings and its Subsidiaries for similar purposes prior to the Distribution as if such full service had been performed for a member of the Hertz Group, for purposes of eligibility, vesting and determination of level of benefits under any such New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan.

 

(ii)           Except as otherwise determined by HERC Holdings in its discretion, HERC Holdings shall cause each member of the HERC Holdings Group to, and shall

 

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cause the HERC Holdings Benefit Plans to, recognize each HERC Holdings Employee’s full service with Old Hertz Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or its respective predecessor entities at or before the Distribution Date, to the same extent that such service was credited by Old Hertz Holdings and its Subsidiaries for similar purposes prior to the Distribution as if such full service had been performed for a member of the HERC Holdings Group, for purposes of eligibility, vesting and determination of level of benefits under any such HERC Holdings Benefit Plan.

 

(b)           Evidence of Prior Service .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, but subject to applicable Law, upon reasonable request by either Party (the “ Requesting Party ”), the other Party (the “ Providing Party ”) will provide to the Requesting Party copies of any records available to the Providing Party to document the service, plan participation and membership of former employees of the Providing Party who are then employees of the Requesting Party, and will cooperate with the Requesting Party to resolve any discrepancies or obtain any missing data for purposes of determining benefit eligibility, participation, vesting and calculation of benefits with respect to any such employee.

 

Section 2.03           Benefit Plans .

 

(a)           New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plans .

 

(i)            As of the Distribution Date, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, New Hertz Holdings shall, or shall cause one or more members of the Hertz Group to assume, adopt or maintain the New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plans.

 

(ii)           Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement or in a New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan, effective as of the Distribution Date, (a) each member of the HERC Holdings Group shall cease to be a participating company or participating employer in any New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan, (b) each HERC Holdings Employee and Former HERC Holdings Employees shall cease to participate in, be covered by, accrue benefits under, be eligible to contribute to or have any rights under any New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan, and (c) New Hertz Holdings will be responsible for all Liabilities under the New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plans.

 

(b)           HERC Holdings Benefit Plans.

 

(i)            As of the Distribution Date, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause one or more members of the HERC Holdings Group to assume, adopt or maintain the HERC Holdings Benefit Plans.

 

(ii)           Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement or in a HERC Holdings Benefit Plan, effective as of the Distribution Date, (a) each member of the Hertz Group shall cease to be a participating company or participating employer in any HERC Holdings Benefit Plan, (b) each New Hertz Holdings Employee and Former New Hertz Holdings Employee shall cease to participate in, be covered by, accrue benefits under, be eligible to contribute to or have any rights under any HERC Holdings Benefit Plan, and (c) HERC Holdings will be responsible for all Liabilities under the HERC Holdings Benefit Plans.

 

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(c)           Information and Operation .  Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, each Party shall, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, provide the other Party with information describing a Benefit Plan election made by a New Hertz Holdings Employee, HERC Holdings Employee, or Former Employee, as applicable, that may have application to the Requesting Party’s Benefit Plan from and after the Distribution Date, and each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to administer its Benefit Plans using those elections (except as otherwise determined by New Hertz Holdings, in its sole discretion, with respect to the New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plans, and HERC Holdings, in its sole discretion, with respect to the HERC Holdings Benefit Plans).  Each Party shall, subject to applicable Law, upon reasonable request, provide the other Party and the other Party’s respective Affiliates, agents, and vendors all information (including, without limitation, the elections described in the preceding sentence) reasonably necessary to the other Party’s operation or administration of its Benefit Plans.

 

(d)           No Duplication or Acceleration of Benefits .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (i) no participant in any New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan shall receive service credit or benefits to the extent that receipt of such service credit or benefits would result in duplication of benefits provided to such participant by the corresponding HERC Holdings Benefit Plan or any other plan, program or arrangement sponsored or maintained by HERC Holdings or any other member of the HERC Holdings Group, and (ii) no participant in any HERC Holdings Benefit Plan shall receive service credit or benefits to the extent that receipt of such service credit or benefits would result in duplication of benefits provided to such participant by the corresponding New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan or any other plan, program or arrangement sponsored or maintained by New Hertz Holdings or any other member of the Hertz Group. Furthermore, unless expressly provided for in this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or required by applicable Law, no provision in this Agreement shall be construed to create any right to accelerate vesting or entitlements under any Benefit Plans sponsored or maintained by New Hertz Holdings, any member of the Hertz Group, HERC Holdings or any member of the HERC Holdings Group on the part of any New Hertz Holdings Employee, HERC Holdings Employee or Former Employee.

 

(e)           No Expansion of Participation .  Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, as otherwise determined or agreed to by New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings, as required by applicable Law, or as explicitly set forth in (i) a New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan, a New Hertz Holdings Employee or Former New Hertz Holdings Employee shall be entitled to participate in a New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan at the Distribution Date only to the extent that such New Hertz Holdings Employee or Former New Hertz Holdings Employee was entitled to participate in the corresponding Benefit Plan as in effect immediately prior to the Distribution Date, or (ii) a HERC Holdings Benefit Plan, a HERC Holdings Employee or Former HERC Holdings Employee shall be entitled to participate in a HERC Holdings Benefit Plan at the Distribution Date only to the extent that such HERC Holdings Employee or Former HERC Holdings Employee was entitled to participate in the corresponding Benefit Plan as in effect immediately prior to the Distribution Date; it being understood that this Agreement does not expand the number of New Hertz Holdings Employees, HERC Holdings Employees, or Former Employees entitled to participate in any New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan or HERC Holdings

 

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Benefit Plan, as applicable, or the participation rights therein that they had prior to the Distribution Date.

 

(f)            Transition Services .  The Parties acknowledge that the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group may provide administrative services for certain of the other Party’s Benefit Plans for a transitional period under the terms of the Transition Services Agreement.  The Parties agree to enter into a business associate agreement in connection with such Transition Services Agreement (if required by HIPAA or other applicable health information privacy Laws).

 

(g)           Beneficiaries .  References to New Hertz Holdings Employees, HERC Holdings Employees, Former Employees, New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors, HERC Holdings Non-Employee Directors and Old Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors shall be deemed also to refer to their beneficiaries, dependents, survivors and alternate payees, as applicable.

 

Section 2.04           New Hertz Holdings Individual Agreements .

 

(a)           General Principle .  Subject to the other provisions of Section 2.04 and 2.05, e ffective as of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall, or shall cause one or more members of the Hertz Group to perform, discharge and fulfill all Employment Agreements relating to any New Hertz Holdings Employees or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees.

 

(b)           Assignment to New Hertz Holdings .  Old Hertz Holdings hereby assigns, and shall cause each other applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group to assign, to New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group, as designated by New Hertz Holdings, all Transferred New Hertz Holdings Individual Agreements (and any corporate owned life insurance policy underlying any such agreement), with such assignment to be effective as of or prior to the Distribution Date; provided , however , that to the extent that assignment of any such Transferred New Hertz Holdings Individual Agreement is not permitted by the terms of such agreement or by applicable Law, effective as of the Distribution Date, each member of the Hertz Group shall be considered to be a successor to Old Hertz Holdings and/or the applicable member(s) of the HERC Holdings Group for purposes of, and a third-party beneficiary with respect to, such Transferred New Hertz Holdings Individual Agreement, such that the applicable members of the Hertz Group shall enjoy all of the rights and benefits under such agreement (including rights and benefits as a third-party beneficiary) with respect to the business operations of the Hertz Group.

 

(c)           Assumption by New Hertz Holdings .  From and after the Distribution Date, New Hertz Holdings shall accept, assume and faithfully perform, discharge and fulfill the Transferred New Hertz Holdings Individual Agreements.

 

Section 2.05           HERC Holdings Individual Agreements .

 

(a)           General Principle .  Subject to the other provisions of Section 2.04 and 2.05, e ffective as of the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause one or more members of the HERC Holdings Group to perform, discharge and fulfill all Employment Agreements relating to any HERC Holdings Employees or Former HERC Holdings Employees.

 

(b)           Assignment to HERC Holdings .  New Hertz Holdings hereby assigns, and shall cause each other applicable member of the Hertz Group to assign, to HERC Holdings or another

 

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member of the HERC Holdings Group, as designated by HERC Holdings, all Transferred HERC Holdings Individual Agreements (and any corporate owned life insurance policy underlying any such agreement), with such assignment to be effective as of or prior the Distribution Date; provided , however , that to the extent that assignment of any such Transferred HERC Holdings Individual Agreement is not permitted by the terms of such agreement or by applicable Law, effective as of the Distribution Date, each member of the HERC Holdings Group shall be considered to be a successor to New Hertz Holdings and/or the applicable member(s) of the Hertz Group for purposes of, and a third-party beneficiary with respect to, such Transferred HERC Holdings Individual Agreement, such that the applicable members of the HERC Holdings Group shall enjoy all of the rights and benefits under such agreement (including rights and benefits as a third-party beneficiary) with respect to the business operations of the HERC Holdings Group.

 

(c)           Assumption by HERC Holdings .  From and after the Distribution Date, HERC Holdings shall accept, assume and faithfully perform, discharge and fulfill the Transferred HERC Holdings Individual Agreements.

 

Section 2.06           Collective Bargaining Agreements .  Effective as of the Distribution Date, (a) New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group will retain or assume each collective bargaining agreement then in effect covering New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees (the “ New Hertz Holdings Collective Bargaining Agreements ”), including any obligations thereunder requiring contributions to any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, and (b) HERC Holdings or a member of the HERC Holdings Group will retain or assume each collective bargaining agreement then in effect covering HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees (the “ HERC Holdings Collective Bargaining Agreements ”), including any obligations thereunder requiring contributions to any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Article III

 

EMPLOYEES

 

Section 3.01           Active Employees .

 

(a)           Hertz Group .  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties, effective not later than immediately prior to the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group shall have taken such actions as are necessary to ensure that each New Hertz Holdings Employee is employed by a member of the Hertz Group. Each of the Parties agrees to take any action or to execute, and to seek to have the applicable employees execute, such documentation, if any, as may be necessary to reflect such assignments and transfers.

 

(b)           HERC Holdings Group .  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties, effective not later than immediately prior to the Distribution, HERC Holdings or a member of the HERC Holdings Group shall have taken such actions as are necessary to ensure that each HERC Holdings Employee is employed by a member of the HERC Holdings Group.  Each of the Parties agrees to take any action or to execute, and to seek to have

 

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the applicable employees execute, such documentation, if any, as may be necessary to reflect such assignments and transfers.

 

(c)           At Will Employment .  Notwithstanding the above or any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall create any obligation on the part of any member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group to continue the employment of any employee for any period of time following the Distribution or to change the employment status of any employee from “at will,” to the extent such employee is an “at will” employee under applicable Law.

 

(d)           No Severance .  Except as provided under applicable Law, the Distribution and the assignment, transfer or continuation of the employment of employees in connection therewith shall not be deemed a severance or termination of employment of any employee for purposes of any plan, policy, practice or arrangement of any member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group.

 

(e)           Payroll and Related Taxes .  Each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, to (i) satisfy all payroll obligations, tax withholding and reporting obligations, and (ii) furnish a Form W-2 or similar earnings statement, with respect to any current or former employee, to the extent (and for such period) that any current or former employee was employed by the Party at any time during the tax year during which the Distribution occurs.  New Hertz Holdings will, to the extent provided in the Transition Services Agreement, provide payroll, tax withholding and reporting services in accordance with the terms of the Transition Services Agreement.

 

Section 3.02           Former Employees .

 

(a)           General Principle .  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each former employee of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group as of the time of the Distribution will be considered a former employee of the business as to which his or her duties were primarily related as of the last day of his or her employment.

 

(b)           Former HERC Holdings Employees .  Former employees of the HERC Holdings Group as of the time of the Distribution shall be deemed to include all former employees who (i) are listed on Schedule 3.02(b) , and (ii) to the extent not listed on either Schedule 3.02(b)  or Schedule 3.02(c) , had employment duties primarily related to the Equipment Rental Business as of their last day of employment with New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or their respective Affiliates, as applicable (collectively, the “ Former HERC Holdings Employees ”).

 

(c)           Former New Hertz Holdings Employees .  Former employees of the Hertz Group as of the time of the Distribution shall be deemed to include all former employees who (i) are listed on Schedule 3.02(c) , and (ii) to the extent not listed on either Schedule 3.02(b)  or Schedule 3.02(c) , had employment duties primarily related to the Car Rental Business as of their last day of employment with New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or their respective Affiliates, as applicable (collectively, the “ Former New Hertz Holdings Employees ”).  For avoidance of doubt, to the extent a former employee is not listed on either Schedule 3.02(b)  or Schedule 3.02(c) , and such individual had, as of their last day of employment with New Hertz Holdings,

 

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HERC Holdings or their respective Affiliates, as applicable, corporate office employment duties that related to both the Car Rental Business and the Equipment Rental Business, then such former employee shall be a Former New Hertz Holdings Employee.

 

(d)           Former Employees .  Former New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees are collectively referred to as “ Former Employees ”.

 

Section 3.03           Employment Law Obligations .

 

(a)           General Obligations .  From and after the Distribution, (i) the members of the Hertz Group shall be responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment related laws and requirements relating to the employment of the New Hertz Holdings Employees and the treatment of the Former New Hertz Holdings Employees, and (ii) the members of the HERC Holdings Group shall be responsible for adopting and maintaining any policies or practices, and for all other actions and inactions, necessary to comply with employment related laws and requirements relating to the employment of the HERC Holdings Employees and the treatment of the Former HERC Holdings Employees.

 

(b)           WARN Obligations .  The Parties anticipate and expect that neither the Distribution nor the assignment of, transfer of, or any other action concerning, the employment of any employee will result in a loss of employment within the meaning of WARN.  Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, after the Distribution, (i) the members of the Hertz Group shall be responsible for providing any necessary WARN notice and satisfying WARN obligations with respect to any termination of employment of any New Hertz Holdings Employee that occurs after the Distribution, and (ii) the members of the HERC Holdings Group shall be responsible for providing any necessary WARN notice and satisfying WARN obligations with respect to any termination of employment of any HERC Holdings Employee that occurs after the Distribution.

 

(c)           Allocation of Employment Liabilities .  Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.07 or as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, (i) the members of the Hertz Group shall be solely liable for, and no member of the HERC Holdings Group shall have any obligation or Liability with respect to, any employment-related claims and Liabilities regarding New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees relating to, arising out of, or resulting from the prospective employment or service, actual employment or service and/or termination of employment or service, in any case, of such individual(s) with New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates, whether the basis for such claims arose before, as of or after the Distribution Date, and (ii) the members of the HERC Holdings Group shall be solely liable for, and no member of the Hertz Group shall have any obligation or Liability with respect to, any employment-related claims and Liabilities regarding HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees relating to, arising out of, or resulting from the prospective employment or service, actual employment or service and/or termination of employment or service, in any case, of such individual(s) with New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or any of their respective Affiliates, whether the basis for such claims arose before, as of, or after the Distribution Date.

 

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Section 3.04           Employee Records .

 

(a)           Sharing of Records .  To the extent consistent with applicable privacy protection laws or regulations, each Party shall use its best efforts to provide the other Parties with such Employee Records and information as may be necessary or appropriate for such other Party to carry out its obligations under applicable Law, this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement, or for the purposes of administering its Benefit Plans and policies.  Subject to applicable Law, all information and Employee Records regarding employment and personnel matters of (i) New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees shall be accessed, retained, held, used, copied and transmitted after the Distribution by New Hertz Holdings in accordance with all laws and policies relating to the collection, storage, retention, use, transmittal, disclosure and destruction of such records and (ii) HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees shall be accessed, retained, held, used, copied and transmitted after the Distribution by HERC Holdings in accordance with all laws and policies relating to the collection, storage, retention, use, transmittal, disclosure and destruction of such records.  Subject to the Transition Services Agreement, the Parties shall reimburse each other for any reasonable costs incurred in copying or transmitting any records requested pursuant to this Section 3.04 .

 

(b)           Access to Records .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, New Hertz Holdings shall be entitled to reasonable access to those Employee Records retained by HERC Holdings necessary for New Hertz Holdings’ continued administration of any plans or programs (or as otherwise required by applicable Law) on behalf of employees after the Distribution, and HERC Holdings shall be entitled to reasonable access to those Employee Records retained by New Hertz Holdings necessary for HERC Holding’s continued administration of any plans or programs (or as otherwise required by applicable Law) on behalf of employees after the Distribution, provided that, in each case, such access shall be limited to individuals who have a job related need to access such Employee Records.  New Hertz Holdings shall be entitled to retain copies of all restrictive covenant agreements with any HERC Holdings Employee or Former HERC Holdings Employee in which New Hertz Holdings has a valid business interest.  HERC Holdings shall be entitled to retain copies of all restrictive covenant agreements with any New Hertz Holdings Employee or Former New Hertz Holdings Employee in which HERC Holdings has a valid business interest.

 

(c)           Maintenance of Employee Records .  With respect to retaining, destroying, transferring, sharing, copying and permitting access to all such information, New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings shall each comply with all applicable Laws, regulations and internal policies, and each Party shall indemnify and hold harmless the other Party from and against any and all liability, claims, actions, and damages that arise from a failure (by the indemnifying party or its agents) to so comply with all applicable Laws, regulations and internal policies applicable to such information.

 

(d)           No Access to Computer Systems .  Except as set forth in the Separation Agreement or the Transition Services Agreement, no provision of this Agreement shall give either Party direct access to the computer systems of the other Party, unless specifically permitted by the owner of such systems.

 

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(e)           Relation to Separation Agreement .  The provisions of this Section 3.04 shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of the Separation Agreement governing Confidential Information and access to and use of employees, information and records.

 

(f)            Confidentiality .  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, all Employee Records and data relating to employees shall, in each case, be subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Separation Agreement.

 

(g)           Cooperation .  Each member of the Hertz Group and HERC Holdings Group shall use commercially reasonable efforts to share, retain and maintain data and Employee Records that are necessary or appropriate to further the purposes of this Section 3.04 and for each other to administer their respective Benefit Plans to the extent consistent with this Agreement and applicable Law.  Except as provided under the Transition Services Agreement, neither New Hertz Holdings nor HERC Holdings shall charge the other any fee for such cooperation.  The Parties agree to cooperate as long as is reasonably necessary to further the purposes of this Section 3.04 .

 

Section 3.05           No-Hire and Non-Solicitation .  Each Party agrees that, for a period of twelve (12) months from the Distribution, such Party shall not hire or solicit for employment any individual who is an employee of the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group; provided , however , that, nothing in this Section 3.05 shall be construed to (i) prohibit the hiring by either Party of any employee of the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group who initiated contact for the purpose of seeking employment without prior contact initiated by any employee or agent of the hiring Party, or (ii) prohibit the hiring of any person who applied for employment with either Party in response to any public advertising medium.  For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions under this Section 3.05 shall not apply to Former Employees whose most recent employment with New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or their respective Affiliates was terminated prior to the Distribution.

 

Article IV

 

EQUITY AWARDS

 

Section 4.01           General Principles .

 

(a)           New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings shall take any and all reasonable actions as shall be necessary and appropriate to further the provisions of this Article IV , including, to the extent practicable, providing written notice or similar communication to each individual who holds one or more awards granted under the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans informing such individual of (i) the actions contemplated by this Article IV with respect to such awards and (ii) whether (and during what time period) any “blackout” period shall be imposed upon holders of awards granted under the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans during which time awards may not be exercised or settled, as the case may be.

 

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judgment of the administrator of the applicable plan or program such action is consistent with all applicable Laws, including federal securities Laws.  Any period of exercisability will not be extended on account of a period during which such an award is not exercisable pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.01 , at any time prior to the Distribution, the compensation committee of the Old Hertz Holdings Board (the “ Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee ”) may provide for different adjustments with respect to some or all Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards to the extent that the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee deems such adjustments necessary and appropriate.  Any adjustments made by the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be effective immediately prior to the Distribution (or such other time determined by the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee), and shall be deemed incorporated by reference herein as if fully set forth below and shall be binding on the Parties and their respective Affiliates.

 

Section 4.02           Establishment of Equity Incentive Plans .  Prior to the Distribution, (a) New Hertz Holdings shall establish an equity incentive plan for the benefit of eligible New Hertz Holdings Employees and New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors that is substantially similar to the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans (the “ New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan ”) and (b) thereafter and prior to the Distribution, Old Hertz Holdings, as the sole stockholder of New Hertz Holdings, shall approve the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan.

 

Section 4.03           Treatment of Outstanding Equity Incentive Awards .

 

(a)           Old Hertz Holdings RSUs .

 

(i)            HERC Holdings Employees, Former HERC Holdings Employees, and HERC Holdings Non-Employee Directors .  Each Old Hertz Holdings RSU that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a HERC Holdings Employee, a Former HERC Holdings Employee or a HERC Holdings Non-Employee Director, shall be adjusted by multiplying the number of RSUs subject to such Old Hertz Holdings RSU by the HERC Holdings Share Ratio (each such adjusted Old Hertz Holdings RSU, an “ Adjusted HERC Holdings RSU ”).  If the resulting product includes a fractional RSU, the number of RSUs subject to such Adjusted HERC Holdings RSU shall be rounded down to the nearest whole RSU.  Each Adjusted HERC Holdings RSU shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions (including, as applicable, with respect to service vesting) immediately after the Distribution as were applicable to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings RSU immediately prior to the Distribution (except as otherwise provided herein).

 

(ii)           New Hertz Holdings Employees, Former New Hertz Holdings Employees, and New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors .  Each Old Hertz Holdings RSU that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a New Hertz Holdings Employee, a Former New Hertz Holdings Employee or a New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director, shall be converted as of the Distribution into an RSU of New Hertz Holdings (each such award, a “ New Hertz Holdings Spin RSU ”), with the number of

 

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RSUs subject to each such New Hertz Holdings Spin RSU to be set at a number equal to the product of (A) the number of RSUs subject to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings RSU immediately prior to the Distribution multiplied by (B) the New Hertz Holdings Share Ratio, with any fractional RSU rounded down to the nearest whole RSU.  Each New Hertz Holdings Spin RSU shall otherwise be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions (including, as applicable, with respect to service vesting) immediately after the Distribution as were applicable to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings RSU immediately prior to the Distribution (except as otherwise provided herein).

 

(b)           Old Hertz Holdings PSUs .

 

(i)            HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees .  Each Old Hertz Holdings PSU that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a HERC Holdings Employee or a Former HERC Holdings Employee shall be adjusted by multiplying the number of PSUs subject to such Old Hertz Holdings PSU by the HERC Holdings Share Ratio (each such adjusted Old Hertz Holdings PSU, an “ Adjusted HERC Holdings PSU ”).  If the resulting product includes a fractional PSU, the number of PSUs subject to such Adjusted HERC Holdings PSU shall be rounded down to the nearest whole PSU.  The performance goals for such Adjusted HERC Holdings PSUs shall consist of the performance goals applicable to the Old Hertz Holdings PSUs, as adjusted in the manner established by the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee and otherwise in compliance with the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans and any applicable award agreement.  Subject to the forgoing, each Adjusted HERC Holdings PSU shall be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions (including, as applicable, with respect to service vesting and performance vesting) immediately after the Distribution as were applicable to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings PSU immediately prior to the Distribution (except as otherwise provided herein).

 

(ii)           New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees. Each Old Hertz Holdings PSU that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a New Hertz Holdings Employee or a Former New Hertz Holdings Employee shall be converted as of the Distribution into a PSU of New Hertz Holdings (each such award, a “ New Hertz Holdings Spin PSU ”), with the number of PSUs subject to each such New Hertz Holdings Spin PSU to be set at a number equal to the product of (A) the number of PSUs subject to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings PSU immediately prior to the Distribution multiplied by (B) the New Hertz Holdings Share Ratio, with any fractional PSU rounded down to the nearest whole PSU.  The performance goals for such New Hertz Holdings Spin PSUs shall consist of the performance goals applicable to the Old Hertz Holdings PSUs, as adjusted in the manner established by the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee and otherwise in compliance with the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans and any applicable award agreement.  Subject to the foregoing, each New Hertz Holdings Spin PSU shall otherwise be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions (including, as applicable, with respect to service vesting and performance vesting) immediately after the Distribution as were applicable to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings PSU immediately prior to the Distribution (except as otherwise provided herein).

 

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(c)           Old Hertz Holdings Options .

 

(i)            HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees .  Each Old Hertz Holdings Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a HERC Holdings Employee or a Former HERC Holdings Employee shall remain an option to purchase HERC Holdings Shares (each such option, an “ Adjusted HERC Holdings Option ”), with exercise price and the number of HERC Holdings Shares subject to the Adjusted HERC Holdings Option adjusted as follows:

 

(x)  the per-share exercise price of each such Adjusted HERC Holdings Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings Option immediately prior to the Distribution multiplied by (B) the HERC Holdings Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent; and

 

(y) the number of HERC Holdings Shares subject to each such Adjusted HERC Holdings Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of Old Hertz Holdings Shares subject to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings Option immediately prior to the Distribution multiplied by (B) the HERC Holdings Share Ratio, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

The performance goals for any such Adjusted HERC Holdings Options that are subject to performance goals shall consist of the performance goals applicable to the Old Hertz Holdings Options, as adjusted in the manner established by the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee and otherwise in compliance with the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans and any applicable award agreement.  Subject to the foregoing, each Adjusted HERC Holdings Option shall otherwise be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions (including, as applicable, with respect to service vesting and option expiration) immediately after the Distribution as were applicable to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings Option immediately prior to the Distribution (except as otherwise provided herein).

 

(ii)           New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees .  Each Old Hertz Holdings Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a New Hertz Holdings Employee, a Former New Hertz Holdings Employee, a New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director, or a Former Old Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director shall be converted as of the Distribution into an option to purchase New Hertz Holdings Shares (each such option, a “ New Hertz Holdings Spin Option ”), with the exercise price and the number of New Hertz Holdings Shares subject to the New Hertz Holdings Spin Option adjusted as follows:

 

(x) the per-share exercise price of each such New Hertz Holdings Spin Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the per-share exercise price of the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings Option immediately prior to the Distribution multiplied by (ii) the New Hertz Holdings Price Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent; and

 

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(y) the number of New Hertz Holdings Shares subject to each such New Hertz Holdings Spin Option shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of Old Hertz Holdings Shares subject to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings Option immediately prior to the Distribution multiplied by (B) the New Hertz Holdings Share Ratio, with any fractional share rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

The performance goals for any such New Hertz Holdings Spin Options that are subject to performance goals shall consist of the performance goals applicable to the Old Hertz Holdings Options, as adjusted in the manner established by the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee and otherwise in compliance with the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plan and any applicable award agreements.  Subject to the foregoing, each New Hertz Holdings Spin Option shall otherwise be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions (including, as applicable, with respect to service vesting and option expiration) immediately after the Distribution as were applicable to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings Option immediately prior to the Distribution (except as otherwise provided herein).

 

(d)           Old Hertz Holdings Phantom Shares Held By Non-Employee Directors .

 

(i)            Each Old Hertz Holdings Phantom Share that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a HERC Holdings Non-Employee Director, shall be adjusted by multiplying the number of Phantom Shares subject to such Old Hertz Holdings Phantom Share by the HERC Holdings Share Ratio (each such adjusted Old Hertz Holdings Phantom Share, an “ Adjusted HERC Holdings Phantom Share ”).  If the resulting product includes a fractional Phantom Share, the number of Phantom Shares subject to such Adjusted HERC Holdings Phantom Share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Phantom Share.  Each Adjusted HERC Holdings Phantom Share shall be settled immediately after the Distribution in accordance with its terms.

 

(ii)           Each Old Hertz Holdings Phantom Share that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Distribution and held by a New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director, shall be converted as of the Distribution into a Phantom Share of New Hertz Holdings (each such award, a “ New Hertz Holdings Spin Phantom Share ”), with the number of Phantom Shares subject to each such New Hertz Holdings Spin Phantom Share to be set at a number equal to the product of (A) the number of Phantom Shares subject to the corresponding Old Hertz Holdings Phantom Share immediately prior to the Distribution multiplied by (B) the New Hertz Holdings Share Ratio, with any fractional Phantom Share rounded down to the nearest whole Phantom Share.  Each New Hertz Holdings Spin Phantom Share shall be settled immediately after the Distribution in accordance with its terms.

 

(e)           Miscellaneous Award Terms .

 

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employee director) for purposes of any New Hertz Holdings Award or any HERC Holdings Award.

 

(ii)           For any New Hertz Holdings Award granted under this Section 4.03 , and without limiting Sections 12.10 and 12.11 , any reference to a “change in control,” “change of control” or similar definition in an award agreement shall refer to a “Change of Control” as set forth in the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan (as such definition may be adjusted by the applicable award agreement).

 

(iii)          Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the Old Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee from equitably adjusting Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards pursuant to its powers under the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans and applicable award agreements.

 

Section 4.04           Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act .  By approving the adoption of this Agreement, the respective Boards of Directors of each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings intend to exempt from the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, by reason of the application of Rule 16b-3 thereunder, all acquisitions and dispositions of equity incentive awards by directors and officers of each of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings, and the respective Boards of Directors of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings also intend expressly to approve, in respect of any equity-based award, the use of any method for the payment of an exercise price and the satisfaction of any applicable Tax withholding (specifically including the actual or constructive tendering of shares in payment of an exercise price and the withholding of option shares from delivery in satisfaction of applicable Tax withholding requirements) to the extent such method is permitted under the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans, New Hertz Holdings Spinoff Equity Plan and any award agreements, as applicable.

 

Section 4.05           Liabilities for Settlement of Awards .  Except as provided for pursuant to Section 4.07 , from and after the Distribution (a) New Hertz Holdings (or one or more members of the Hertz Group so designated) shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with New Hertz Holdings Awards, including any option exercise, share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise, vesting or settlement of the New Hertz Holdings Awards and (b) HERC Holdings shall be responsible for all Liabilities associated with HERC Holdings Awards, including any option exercise, share delivery, registration or other obligations related to the exercise, vesting or settlement of the HERC Holdings Awards.

 

Section 4.06           Form S-8 .  Prior to, upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Distribution Date and subject to applicable Law, New Hertz Holdings shall prepare and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission one or more registration statements on Form S-8 (or another appropriate form) registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the offering of a number of shares of New Hertz Holdings Common Stock at a minimum equal to the number of shares that are or may be subject to New Hertz Holdings Awards.  New Hertz Holdings shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any such registration statement to be kept effective (and the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses required thereby to be maintained) as long as any New Hertz Holdings Awards remain outstanding.

 

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Section 4.07           Tax Reporting and Withholding for Equity-Based Awards .  The HERC Holdings Group will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of HERC Holdings Employees or Former HERC Holdings Employees from equity-based awards, and New Hertz Holdings (or another member of the Hertz Group) will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of New Hertz Holdings Employees or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees from equity-based awards.  Similarly, the HERC Holdings Group will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of HERC Holdings Non-Employee Directors from equity-based awards, and New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group will be responsible for all income, payroll, or other tax reporting related to income of New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors from equity-based awards.  Further, HERC Holdings (or another member of the HERC Holdings Group) shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees to each applicable taxing authority, and New Hertz Holdings (or another member of the Hertz Group) shall be responsible for remitting applicable tax withholdings for New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees to each applicable taxing authority.

 

Section 4.08           Cooperation .  Each of the Parties shall properly administer (i) exercises of vested Adjusted HERC Holdings Options and New Hertz Holdings Spin Options, (ii) the vesting and forfeiture of other unvested HERC Holdings Awards and New Hertz Holdings Awards, and (iii) the withholding and reporting requirements with respect to all awards.  Each of the Parties shall cooperate with the other to unify and consolidate all indicative data and payroll and employment information on regular timetables and to ensure that each applicable Person’s data and records in respect of such awards are correct and updated on a timely basis.  The foregoing shall include employment status and information required for vesting and forfeiture of awards and tax withholding/remittance, compliance with trading windows and compliance with the requirements of the Exchange Act and other applicable Laws.

 

Section 4.09           Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards in Certain Non-U.S. Jurisdictions .  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.03 , the Parties may mutually agree, in their sole discretion, not to adjust certain outstanding Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards held by non-U.S. award holders pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.03 , where those actions would create or trigger adverse legal, accounting or tax consequences for Old Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings, New Hertz Holdings, and/or the affected non-U.S. award holders.  In such circumstances, Old Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings and/or New Hertz Holdings may take any action necessary or advisable to prevent any such adverse legal, accounting or tax consequences, including, but not limited to, agreeing that the outstanding Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards of the affected non-U.S. award holders shall terminate in accordance with the terms of the Old Hertz Holdings Equity Plans and the underlying award agreements, in which case New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or Old Hertz Holdings, as applicable, shall equitably compensate the affected non-U.S. award holders in an alternate manner determined by New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings, or Old Hertz Holdings, as applicable, in its sole discretion, or apply an alternate adjustment method.  Where and to the extent required by applicable Law or tax considerations outside the United States, the adjustments described in this Section 4.09 shall be deemed to have been effectuated immediately prior to the Distribution.

 

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Article V

 

CERTAIN U.S. WELFARE BENEFIT MATTERS

 

Section 5.01           Establishment of HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans .

 

(a)           On or prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, and subject to Sections 5.01(b) and 5.05 , HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, establish and adopt Welfare Plans for the 2016 Plan Year that will provide welfare benefits to each eligible HERC Holdings Employee and Former HERC Holdings Employee who is, as of immediately prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, eligible for or a participant in any of the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans (and their eligible spouses and dependents, as the case may be) (the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participants ”) under terms and conditions that are comparable to the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans (the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans ”).  Subject to any changes made by a HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participant during annual enrollment for the 2016 Plan Year (or as otherwise permitted under the terms of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans), coverage and benefits that were provided under the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans shall then be provided to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participants on an uninterrupted basis under the newly established HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans.  As of the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans shall contain the terms and conditions set by New Hertz Holdings for the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans prior to the 2016 Plan Year.  HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participants shall cease to be eligible for coverage under the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans on and after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year (unless specifically eligible to do so pursuant to the terms of the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan, provided that such eligibility shall cease no later than the Distribution).  For the avoidance of doubt, HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees shall not participate in any New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans on and after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year (unless specifically eligible to do so pursuant to the terms of the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan, provided that such eligibility shall cease no later than the Distribution), and New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees shall not participate in any HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans at any time (unless specifically eligible to do so pursuant to the terms of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plan, provided that such eligibility shall cease no later than the Distribution).  From and after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, the HERC Holdings Group shall be exclusively responsible for all obligations and Liabilities with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans and the Hertz Group shall be exclusively responsible for all obligations and Liabilities with respect to the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans.  For avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.01 shall be construed and interpreted in the same manner whether the Distribution occurs before, on or after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year; provided , further, that in the event the Distribution occurs on or after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, references in this Section 5.01 to a “HERC Holdings Employee” or “Former HERC Holdings Employee” shall mean, solely for the period of the 2016 Plan Year prior to the Distribution and solely for the purpose of determining whether an individual is a “HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participant,” any individual who is designated by Old Hertz Holdings as eligible for a HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plan.

 

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(b)           Nothing in this Section 5.01 shall prohibit New Hertz Holdings from making coverage or benefit changes affecting the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans or the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans in connection with the beginning of the 2016 Plan Year, as otherwise determined by New Hertz Holdings prior to such date.

 

(c)           Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, New Hertz Holdings (or one or more members of the Hertz Group so designated) shall retain Liability and responsibility in accordance with the applicable New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) for expenses incurred and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims) incurred by participants (and their dependents and beneficiaries), including any HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participants, under such plans prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year; provided that HERC Holdings or a member of the HERC Holdings Group shall reimburse New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group, within thirty (30) days of receipt of reasonable verification from any member of the Hertz Group, to the extent of any Liability incurred by New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group with respect to a HERC Holdings Employee or Former HERC Holdings Employee under a New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year.  HERC Holdings shall retain Liability and responsibility in accordance with the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans for all reimbursement claims (such as medical and dental claims) for expenses incurred and for all non-reimbursement claims (such as life insurance claims) incurred by participants (and their dependents and beneficiaries), including HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries), under such plans for the 2016 Plan Year and after.  For purposes of this Section 5.01(c) , a benefit claim shall be deemed to be incurred when the event giving rise to the benefit under the applicable Welfare Plan has occurred as set forth in the governing plan documents, if it is clear based on the governing documents of both the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan and the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans which plan should be responsible for the claim or, if not, as follows: (i) health, dental, vision, employee assistance program, and prescription drug benefits (including in respect of any hospital confinement), upon provision of such services, materials or supplies; (ii) life, accidental death and dismemberment and business travel accident insurance benefits, upon the death, or other event giving rise to such benefits and (iii) with respect to short- and long-term disability benefits, upon the date of an individual’s onset of disability (subject to Section 5.01(d)  below), as determined by the disability benefit insurance carrier or claim administrator, giving rise to such claim or expense.

 

(d)           HERC Holdings Employees on Disability .

 

(i)            Any HERC Holdings Employee who is on short-term disability leave and receiving insured short-term disability benefits under The Hertz Corporation Short Term Disability Benefits Plan for Non-Exempt Employees (the “ Hertz Insured STD Plan ”) immediately prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year (or who incurs a disability prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year that thereafter qualifies for insured short-term disability benefits under the Hertz Insured STD Plan) (a “ HERC Holdings Insured STD Employee ”) shall receive or continue to receive benefits under the Hertz Insured STD Plan on and after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year in accordance with the provisions of the Hertz Insured STD Plan.  HERC Holdings shall reimburse New Hertz Holdings for

 

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any ongoing costs associated therewith with respect to such HERC Holdings Insured STD Employees.

 

(ii)           With respect to any HERC Holdings Employee who is eligible for self-insured short-term disability benefits (salary continuation benefits) immediately prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year (a “ HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employee ”), HERC Holdings (or a member of the HERC Holdings Group) will be responsible for continuing to provide such benefits under a HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plan.  Such benefits shall be determined in a manner consistent with past practice.  For the avoidance of doubt, any HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employees shall be transferred to, and shall receive any short-term disability benefits (salary continuation benefits) to which such HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employee is entitled, from HERC Holdings (or a member of the HERC Holdings Group) and New Hertz Holdings shall have no Liability for such benefits.

 

(iii)          Any HERC Holdings Employee or Former HERC Holdings Employee who is on long-term disability leave and receiving insured long-term disability benefits under the Hertz Custom Benefit Program (the “ Hertz LTD Plan ”) immediately prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year (a “ HERC Holdings LTD Employee ”) shall continue to receive benefits under the Hertz LTD Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Hertz LTD Plan on and after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year.  HERC Holdings shall reimburse New Hertz Holdings for any ongoing costs associated therewith with respect to such HERC Holdings LTD Employees.

 

(iv)          The Hertz LTD Plan shall remain responsible for long-term disability benefits for any HERC Holdings Insured STD Employee or HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employee who becomes eligible for long-term disability benefits on or after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, provided that the disability relates to the same condition that began prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year and for which short-term disability benefits were paid, and provided further that the HERC Holdings Insured STD Employee or HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employee meets the requirements for long-term disability benefits under the Hertz LTD Plan (a “ Future HERC Holdings LTD Employee ”).

 

(v)           In no event will New Hertz Holdings be obligated to provide any other employment-related benefits (including any Welfare Plan benefits) after the Distribution Date to a HERC Holdings Insured STD Employee, a HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employee, a HERC Holdings LTD Employee, or a Future HERC Holdings LTD Employee.  Nothing herein shall require New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group to offer employment in the event a HERC Holdings Insured STD Employee, a HERC Holdings Self-Insured STD Employee, a HERC Holdings LTD Employee, or a Future HERC Holdings LTD Employee is released to return to work.

 

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provided that HERC Holdings is notified of such fact, any employment or return to work obligations shall be the responsibility of HERC Holdings.

 

(e)           Benefit Elections and Designations .  As of the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, HERC Holdings shall cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans to recognize and give effect to all elections (including all coverage and contribution elections) made or deemed to be made by each HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participant during annual enrollment for the 2016 Plan Year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, New Hertz Holdings shall transfer and HERC Holdings shall recognize and give effect to beneficiary designations made by a HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Participant, to the extent that such beneficiary designations are (i) on file at the third party administrator of the New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plans prior to the Distribution, or (ii) transferred by New Hertz Holdings to HERC Holdings prior to the Distribution.  After the Distribution, and subject to applicable law, New Hertz Holdings shall not be required to maintain paper records of beneficiary designations made before the Distribution by HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plan Participants.

 

Section 5.02           HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans .  Prior to the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause a member of the HERC Holdings Group to retain, or to the extent necessary, assume sponsorship of the Welfare Plans listed on Schedule 5.02 (the “ HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans ”).  From and after the Distribution, the HERC Holdings Group shall be exclusively responsible for all obligations and Liabilities with respect to the HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans, whether accrued before, on or after the time at the Distribution.

 

Section 5.03           Accrued Paid Time Off, Vacation and Sick Pay .

 

(a)           The HERC Holdings Group shall assume responsibility for accrued vacation and sick pay and any other paid time off, without reduction, attributable to HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees (i.e., with respect to Former HERC Holdings Employees, for vacation, sick pay and other paid time off that has been accrued but not cashed out) as of the time of the Distribution.  The Hertz Group shall assume responsibility for accrued vacation and sick pay and any other paid time off, without reduction, attributable to New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees (i.e., with respect to Former New Hertz Holdings Employees, for vacation, sick pay and other paid time off that has been accrued but not cashed out) as of the time of the Distribution.

 

(b)           The Distribution and the assignment, transfer, or continuation of the employment of employees in connection therewith shall not be deemed to entitle any employee to payment of any accrued but unused vacation, sick pay, or other paid time off.

 

Section 5.04           COBRA .  HERC Holdings (or one or more members of the HERC Holdings Group so designated) shall assume responsibility for compliance with the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA with respect to Former HERC Holdings Employees who, immediately prior to the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, were covered under a New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan pursuant to COBRA.  New Hertz Holdings shall maintain responsibility for compliance with the health care continuation requirements of COBRA with respect to Former New Hertz Holdings Employees who, immediately prior to the first day of the

 

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2016 Plan Year, were covered under a New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan pursuant to COBRA.  The Parties agree that neither the Distribution nor any transfers of employment that occur in connection with and on or prior to the Distribution shall constitute a COBRA qualifying event (as defined in Section 4980B of the Code) for purposes of COBRA; provided , that, in all events, HERC Holdings shall assume, or shall have caused the HERC Holdings Spinoff Welfare Plans or the HERC Holdings Retained Welfare Plans to assume, responsibility for compliance with the health care continuation coverage requirements of COBRA with respect to HERC Holdings Employees who, on or after the first day of the 2016 Plan Year, incur a qualifying event for purposes of COBRA.

 

Section 5.05           Third Party Vendors .  To the extent any New Hertz Holdings Welfare Plan is administered by a third party vendor, New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings will cooperate and use their commercially reasonable efforts to “clone” any contract with such third party vendor for HERC Holdings or the applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group and to maintain any pricing discounts or other preferential terms for New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings and members of their respective Groups, as applicable.  Neither party shall be liable for failure to obtain such cloned contract, pricing discounts or other preferential terms for HERC Holdings or any member of the HERC Holdings Group.  Each Party shall be responsible for any additional premiums, charges or administrative fees that such Party may incur pursuant to this Section 5.05 .

 

Section 5.06           Severance .

 

(a)           General Principle .  New Hertz Holdings (or one or more members of the Hertz Group so designated) shall retain responsibility and all Liabilities for providing (or continuing to provide) any severance payments to New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees on and after the time of the Distribution, and neither HERC Holdings nor any member of the HERC Holdings Group shall have any Liability with respect to such severance payments with respect to Former New Hertz Holdings Employees.  HERC Holdings (or one or more members of the HERC Holdings Group so designated) shall retain responsibility and all Liabilities for providing (or continuing to provide) any severance payments to HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees on and after the time of the Distribution, and neither New Hertz Holdings nor any member of the Hertz Group shall have any Liability with respect to such severance payments with respect to Former HERC Holdings Employees.

 

(b)           Old Hertz Holdings Severance Plan .  Old Hertz Holdings hereby assigns, and shall cause each other applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group to assign, to New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group, as designated by New Hertz Holdings, the Old Hertz Holdings Severance Plan, with such assignment to be effective as of the Distribution Date. From and after the Distribution Date, New Hertz Holdings shall accept, assume and faithfully perform, discharge and fulfill the obligations of such assumed plan.

 

Section 5.07           No Restrictions on Amendment or Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing shall prohibit any member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group from amending, modifying or terminating any Welfare Plan, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of such plan.

 

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Section 5.08           Multiemployer Health Plans . On and after the Distribution, (a) New Hertz Holdings shall be exclusively responsible for any contributions to a multiemployer welfare plan pursuant to a New Hertz Holdings Collective Bargaining Agreement, and (b) HERC Holdings shall be exclusively responsible for any contributions to a multiemployer welfare plan pursuant to a HERC Holdings Collective Bargaining Agreement.

 

Article VI

 

U.S. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS

 

Section 6.01           Establishment of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan .  HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, establish a defined contribution plan and trust no later than the time of the Distribution for the benefit of HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees (the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan ”).  HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, be responsible for taking all necessary steps to establish, maintain, and administer the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan with the intention that it be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and that the related trust thereunder be exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code.  HERC Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan.

 

(a)           Participation in HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan .  Each HERC Holdings Employee and Former HERC Holdings Employee who was an active participant (or eligible to participate) or an inactive participant in the Hertz Savings Plan as of the time of the Distribution (the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries ”) shall be eligible to participate in the HERC Holdings Spinoff Saving Plan effective from and after the time of the Distribution (or such earlier date as designated under the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan).  HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees shall not make or receive additional contributions under the Hertz Savings Plan on and after the time of the Distribution (or such earlier date as designated under the Hertz Savings Plan).

 

(b)           Transfer of Hertz Savings Plan Assets .  No later than ninety (90) days following the Distribution Date (or such later time as mutually agreed by the Parties), New Hertz Holdings shall cause the accounts (including any outstanding loan balances) in the Hertz Savings Plan attributable to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries and all of the assets in the Hertz Savings Plan trust related thereto (the “ Hertz Savings Plan HERC Holdings Assets ”) to be transferred in kind (subject to the consent of the plan administrator of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan) or in cash (at the election of the plan administrator of the Hertz Savings Plan) to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan, and HERC Holdings shall cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan to accept such transfer of accounts and underlying Hertz Savings Plan HERC Holdings Assets (including any applicable promissory notes) and, effective as of the date of such transfer, to assume all Liabilities of, and to fully perform, pay, and discharge, all obligations of, the Hertz Savings Plan relating to the accounts of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries (to the extent the Hertz Savings Plan HERC Holdings Assets related

 

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to those accounts are actually transferred from the Hertz Savings Plan to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan).  To the extent that certain investment funds will not be replicated in the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan, any assets invested in such investment funds in the Hertz Savings Plan shall be mapped to new investment funds in the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the transfer of Hertz Savings Plan HERC Holdings Assets shall be conducted in accordance with Section 414(l) of the Code, Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(1)-1, and Section 208 of ERISA.  New Hertz Holdings shall be responsible for taking all necessary, reasonable and appropriate action so that, as of the date of transfer of the Hertz Savings Plan HERC Holdings Assets and as of any other date relevant for purposes of this Agreement, the Hertz Savings Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trust thereunder is exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code.  While it is the intent of the Parties that the preceding transfer be effectuated in a single transfer, the Parties may agree that such transfer be effectuated in multiple transfers to the extent administratively necessary, and in each such case, the provisions of this paragraph shall be construed accordingly.

 

(c)           Continuation of Elections .  As of the time of the Distribution (or such earlier date as designated under the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan), HERC Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall take commercially reasonable steps to cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan to recognize and maintain all Hertz Savings Plan elections, including but not limited to, deferral, investment and payment form elections, beneficiary designations, and the rights of alternate payees under qualified domestic relations orders with respect to HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries, to the extent such election or designation is available under the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan and may be continued under applicable Law.  The HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan shall assume and honor the terms of all qualified domestic relations orders in effect under the Hertz Savings Plan with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries.  Prior to the time of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall provide written notice to all individuals anticipated to be HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries of the intended continuation of such elections.  Any deferrals under the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan with respect to HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan Beneficiaries will begin on the first payroll period following the Distribution Date (or such earlier time as designated by the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan).

 

(d)           Regulatory Filings .  HERC Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall submit an application to the Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) as soon as practicable after the Distribution (but no later than the last day of the applicable remedial amendment period as defined in applicable Code provisions) requesting a determination letter regarding the qualified status of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code and the tax-exempt status of its related trust under Section 501(a) of the Code as of the Distribution Date and shall make any amendments reasonably requested by the IRS to receive such a favorable determination letter.  In connection with the transfer of the Hertz Savings Plan HERC Holdings Assets and Liabilities from the Hertz Savings Plan to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan contemplated in this Article VI , New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings (each acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall cooperate in making any and all appropriate filings required by the IRS, or required under the Code, ERISA or any applicable regulations, and shall take all such action as may be necessary and appropriate to cause such plan-to-plan transfer to take place as soon as practicable after the Distribution; provided , however , that HERC Holdings (acting

 

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directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall be solely responsible for complying with any requirements and applying for any IRS determination letter with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan.

 

(e)           Plan Fiduciaries .  For all periods, including on and after the Distribution Date, the Parties agree that the applicable fiduciaries of each of the Hertz Savings Plan and the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan, respectively, shall have the authority with respect to the Hertz Savings Plan and the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan, respectively, to determine the investment alternatives, the terms and conditions with respect to those investment alternatives and such other matters as are within the scope of their duties under ERISA and the terms of the applicable plan documents.

 

Section 6.02           Other Savings Plans .  As of the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, retain (or assume to the extent necessary) plan sponsorship of the Cinelease, Inc. Employees 401(k) Plan (the “ HERC Holdings Retained Savings Plan ”), and from and after the Distribution, HERC Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the HERC Holdings Retained Savings Plan, whether accrued before, on or after the time of the Distribution; provided , however , that such plan may be merged into the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan before, on or after the time of the Distribution, and the foregoing plan sponsorship requirement shall not be applicable in such case for the merged plan thereafter.

 

Article VII

 

U.S. DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

 

Section 7.01           Establishment of HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan .  Effective as of or before the time of the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall establish a pension plan (the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan ”).  HERC Holdings shall be responsible for taking all necessary steps to establish, maintain, and administer the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan with the intention that it be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and that the related trust thereunder be exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code.  HERC Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan.  The accrued benefit and portion of the Liabilities relating to HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees (and their respective beneficiaries and alternate payees) (the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan Beneficiaries ”) under the Hertz Pension Plan shall be transferred to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan as of the Distribution Date (the “ Pension Transfer ”) in accordance with this Section 7.01 and Code Section 414(l), Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(1)-1, and ERISA Section 208.  At such time, such Liabilities shall cease to be Liabilities of the Hertz Pension Plan.

 

(a)           Transfer of Hertz Pension Plan Assets and Liabilities .

 

(i)            New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group shall cause its actuary to determine the estimated value, as of the Distribution Date, of the assets to be transferred from the Hertz Pension Plan to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan in connection with the Pension Transfer, in accordance with the assumptions and

 

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methodologies deemed reasonable by New Hertz Holdings (the “ Estimated Pension Plan Transfer Amount ”).  Within sixty (60) days after the Distribution Date, New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group shall cause the Hertz Pension Plan’s trust to transfer to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan’s trust an amount in cash or in-kind (as determined by New Hertz Holdings) equal to approximately 95% of the Estimated Pension Plan Transfer Amount. During the time prior to such transfer (and for such time thereafter as the Parties may agree to), benefits for HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan Beneficiaries in pay status shall be paid from the Hertz Pension Plan’s trust.  As provided in Section 7.01(a)(ii) , the Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount shall be reduced by the amount of these benefits paid to a HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan Beneficiary.

 

(ii)           Within nine (9) months) (or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties) after the Distribution Date, New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group shall cause its actuary to provide HERC Holdings with a revised calculation of the value, as of the Distribution Date, of the assets to be transferred to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan’s trust in connection with the Pension Transfer, in accordance with the assumptions and methodologies described in Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Regulations Sections 4044.51-57  (the “ Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount ”) for the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan.  Within ten (10) months (or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties) after the Distribution Date, New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group will cause the Hertz Pension Plan’s trust to transfer to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan’s trust an amount in cash or in kind (as determined by New Hertz Holdings) equal to (a) the Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount, minus (b) any amounts previously transferred from the Hertz Pension Plan (1) directly to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan or (2) to a third party (including any HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan Beneficiary) on behalf of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan (such amount, the “ True-Up Amount ”).  If the True-Up Amount is a negative number, HERC Holdings or a member of the HERC Holdings Group will cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan to transfer to the Hertz Pension Plan an amount, in cash or in kind (as determined by HERC Holdings), by which the amounts described in clause (b) in the preceding sentence exceed the Final Pension Plan Transfer Amount.  The Parties hereto acknowledge that the transfer of the True-Up Amount will be in full settlement and satisfaction of the obligations of New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings to transfer assets to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan pursuant to this Section 7.01 .  Any amounts transferred between the Hertz Pension Plan and the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan pursuant to this Section 7.01 , or otherwise to effectuate this Section 7.01 , will be credited or debited, as applicable with a pro rata share of the actual investment earnings or losses allocable to the transfer amount for the period between the Distribution Date and an assessment date set by New Hertz Holdings that is as close as reasonably practicable, taking into account the timing and reporting of values of assets in the Hertz Pension Plan, to the applicable transfer date.

 

(b)           Continuation of Elections and Provisions .

 

(i)            The HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan shall assume and honor the terms of all qualified domestic relations orders in effect under the Hertz Pension Plan with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan Beneficiaries.

 

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(ii)           HERC Holdings (or a member of the HERC Holdings Group) will cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan to recognize and maintain all existing elections, including beneficiary designations and payment form elections under the Hertz Pension Plan, with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan Beneficiaries who have commenced or completed the retirement process prior to the end of any transitional period for defined benefit pension plan services under the terms of the Transition Services Agreement.

 

(c)           Tax Qualified Status .  HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, submit an application to the IRS as soon as practicable after the Distribution (but no later than the last day of the applicable remedial amendment period as defined in applicable Code provisions) requesting a determination letter regarding the qualified status of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code and the tax-exempt status of its related trust under Section 501(a) of the Code as of the time of the Distribution and shall make any amendments reasonably requested by the IRS to receive such a favorable determination letter.

 

(d)           Cooperation .  New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings (acting directly or through their Subsidiaries) shall, to the extent necessary, file, or supplement, any forms to the IRS, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any other Governmental Authority regarding the transfer of assets and Liabilities from the Hertz Pension Plan to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan, as described in this Section 7.01 .

 

Section 7.02           Hertz Pension Plan after Distribution .   From and after the Distribution, the Hertz Pension Plan shall continue to be responsible for Liabilities in respect of New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees.

 

Section 7.03           Plan Fiduciaries .  For all periods, including on and after the time of the Distribution, the Parties agree that the applicable fiduciaries of each of the Hertz Pension Plan and the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan, respectively, shall have the authority with respect to the Hertz Pension Plan and the HERC Holdings Spinoff Pension Plan, respectively, to determine the plan investments and such other matters as are within the scope of their duties under ERISA and the terms of the applicable plan documents.

 

Section 7.04           Multiemployer Pension Plans .

 

(a)           HERC Holdings Multiemployer Pension Plans.  The plans set forth on Schedule 7.04(a) , each a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, cover HERC Holdings Employees (or Former HERC Holdings Employees) (the “ HERC Holdings Multiemployer Plans ”).  As of the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, retain (or assume to the extent necessary) the collective bargaining agreements which provide for contributions to the HERC Holdings Multiemployer Plans, and neither New Hertz Holdings nor any member of the Hertz Group shall have further Liability thereunder.  HERC Holdings or the applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group shall continue after the Distribution to be responsible for any obligations under such collective bargaining agreements requiring contributions to the HERC Holdings Multiemployer Plans, and shall be solely responsible for any withdrawal liability (including,

 

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without limitation, with respect to any Former Employee) arising in connection with any HERC Holdings Multiemployer Plan, and neither New Hertz Holdings nor any member of the Hertz Group shall have any Liability with respect thereto.

 

(b)           New Hertz Holdings Multiemployer Pension Plans.  The plans set forth on Schedule 7.04(b) , each a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, cover New Hertz Holdings Employees (or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees) (the “ New Hertz Holdings Multiemployer Plans ”).  As of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the Hertz Group to, retain (or assume to the extent necessary) the collective bargaining agreements which provide for contributions to the New Hertz Holdings Multiemployer Plans, and neither HERC Holdings nor any member of the HERC Holdings Group shall have further Liability thereunder.  New Hertz Holdings or the applicable member of the Hertz Group shall continue after the Distribution to be responsible for any obligations under such collective bargaining agreements requiring contributions to the New Hertz Holdings Multiemployer Plans, and shall be solely responsible for any withdrawal liability (including, without limitation, with respect to any Former Employee) arising in connection with any New Hertz Holdings Multiemployer Plan, and neither HERC Holdings nor any member of the HERC Holdings Group shall have any Liability with respect thereto.

 

(c)           Other Multiemployer Pension Plans.  To the extent that any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA covering New Hertz Holdings Employees, HERC Holdings Employees or Former Employees is not set forth on either Schedule 7.04(a)  or Schedule 7.04(b)  (an “ Other Multiemployer Plan ”), this Section 7.04(c)  shall apply.  Any withdrawal liability arising in connection with any Other Multiemployer Pension Plan shall be allocated among the Parties equitably in proportion to a reasonable assessment of the relative proportion of New Hertz Holdings Employees (or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees) and HERC Holdings Employees (or Former HERC Holdings Employees) participating in the Other Multiemployer Pension Plan at the time of the asserted withdrawal date relative to such withdrawal liability.

 

(d)           Multiemployer Pension Plans of Both Parties .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to the extent that any multiemployer plan is set forth on both Schedule 7.04(a)  and Schedule 7.04(b) , and such multiemployer plan asserts a withdrawal liability that relates to both (i) New Hertz Holdings Employees (or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees) and (ii) HERC Holdings Employees (or Former HERC Holdings Employees), such withdrawal liability shall be allocated among the Parties equitably in proportion to a reasonable assessment of the relative proportion of New Hertz Holdings Employees (or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees) and HERC Holdings Employees (or Former HERC Holdings Employees) participating in such plan at the time of the asserted withdrawal date relative to such withdrawal liability.

 

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Article VIII

 

U.S. NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS

 

Section 8.01           Establishment of the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP .

 

(a)           Prior to the time of the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, establish a non-qualified deferred compensation plan that is substantially comparable to the Hertz SISP (the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP ”) for the benefit of each HERC Holdings Employee and Former HERC Holdings Employee who is, immediately prior to the Distribution, a participant in the Hertz SISP (“ HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP Participant ”).  HERC Holdings or the applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP.

 

(b)           As of the time of the Distribution (or such earlier time as designated by the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP), the Parties shall cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP to assume all Liabilities under the Hertz SISP for the benefits of HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP Participants and their respective beneficiaries, and the Hertz Group and the Hertz SISP shall be relieved of all Liabilities for those benefits.  New Hertz Holdings shall retain all Liabilities under the Hertz SISP for the benefits for applicable New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees and their respective beneficiaries and the HERC Holdings Group shall have no Liabilities with respect to those benefits.  From and after the Distribution (or such earlier time as designated by the Hertz SISP), HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP Participants shall cease to be participants in the Hertz SISP.

 

(c)           As of the time of the Distribution (or such earlier time as designated by the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP), HERC Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall take commercially reasonable steps to cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP to recognize and maintain all Hertz SISP elections with respect to HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP Participants, including but not limited to, deferral, investment and payment form elections, and beneficiary designations, to the extent such election or designation is available under the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP and may be continued under applicable Law.  Any deferrals under the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP with respect to HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP Participants will begin on the first payroll period following the Distribution Date (or such earlier time as designated by the HERC Holdings Spinoff SISP).

 

Section 8.02           Establishment of the HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans .

 

(a)           Prior to the time of the Distribution, HERC Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the HERC Holdings Group to, establish non-qualified deferred compensation plans that are substantially comparable to the Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans (collectively, the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans ”) for the benefit of, respectively, each HERC Holdings Employee and Former HERC Holdings Employee who is, immediately prior to the Distribution, a participant in the Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans (collectively, the “ HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plan Participants ”).  HERC Holdings or the applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans.

 

(b)           As of the time of the Distribution (or such earlier time as designated by the HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans), the Parties shall cause the HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans to assume all Liabilities under the Hertz Non-Qualified

 

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Pension Plans for the benefit of HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plan Participants and their respective beneficiaries, and the Hertz Group and the Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans shall be relieved of all Liabilities for those benefits.  New Hertz Holdings or the applicable member of the Hertz Group shall retain all Liabilities under the Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans for the benefits for applicable New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees and their respective beneficiaries and the HERC Holdings Group shall have no Liabilities with respect to those benefits.  From and after the Distribution (or such earlier time as designated by the Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans), HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plan Participants shall cease to be participants in the Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plans.

 

(c)           As of the time of the Distribution (or such earlier time as designated by the HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans), HERC Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall take commercially reasonable steps to cause the HERC Holdings Non-Qualified Pension Plans to recognize and maintain all Hertz Non-Qualified Pension Plan elections with respect to HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plan Participants, including but not limited to, payment form and time elections and beneficiary designations, to the extent such election or designation is available under the HERC Holdings Spinoff Non-Qualified Pension Plans and may be continued under applicable Law.

 

Section 8.03           No Distributions on Separation .  New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings acknowledge that neither the Distribution nor any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Separation Agreement or the other Ancillary Agreements will trigger a payment or distribution of benefits under any Hertz Non-Qualified Retirement Plan, the HERC Holdings Spinoff Savings Plan, and any HERC Holdings Spin-off Non-Qualified Pension Plan, for any New Hertz Holdings Employee, HERC Holdings Employee, or Former Employee and, consequently, that the payment or distribution of any benefit to which any New Hertz Holdings Employee, HERC Holdings Employee, or Former Employee is entitled under any such plan will occur upon such individual’s “separation from service” (to the extent it has not previously occurred, and to the extent applicable under such plan) from the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group, as applicable, or at such other time as specified in the applicable plan (to the extent distribution is scheduled to occur at a time or upon an event other than a separation from service).

 

Section 8.04           Director Compensation Deferral Program .  At or prior to the time of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the Hertz Group to, establish a non-qualified deferred compensation program for the benefit of New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors (the “ New Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program ”) that is substantially comparable to the non-qualified deferred compensation program maintained by Old Hertz Holdings for the benefit of Old Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors (the “ Old Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program ”).  As of the time of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall take commercially reasonable steps to cause the New Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program to recognize and maintain all Old Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program elections with respect to New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Directors, including but not limited to, deferral elections, to the extent such election may be continued under applicable Law.  New Hertz Holdings or the applicable member of the Hertz Group shall be responsible for any and all

 

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Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the New Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program, and except as may otherwise be provided herein, HERC Holdings or the applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the Old Hertz Holdings Director Compensation Deferral Program.

 

Article IX

 

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

Section 9.01           The Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan .

 

(a)           HERC Holdings or another member of the HERC Holdings Group shall be solely responsible for maintaining and administering the Old Hertz Holdings ESPP following the Distribution, and subject to Section 9.01(c) below, shall retain Liability for the Old Hertz Holdings ESPP following the Distribution.

 

(b)           As of the Distribution Date, each member of the Hertz Group and each New Hertz Holdings Employee and Former New Hertz Holdings Employee shall cease participation in the Old Hertz Holdings ESPP, except for any options under the Old Hertz Holdings ESPP held by a New Hertz Holdings Employee or Former New Hertz Holdings Employee that remain exercisable after the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the Old Hertz Holdings ESPP and applicable Law.

 

(c)           New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group shall reimburse HERC Holdings or another member of the HERC Holdings Group, within thirty (30) days of receipt of reasonable verification from any member of the HERC Holdings Group, to the extent of and limited to the following Liability incurred by HERC Holdings or any member of the HERC Holdings Group after the Distribution with respect to any New Hertz Holdings Employee or Former New Hertz Holdings Employee under any of the UK 2013 and Ireland 2012 and 2013 Sharesave Plans (which are sub-plans of the Old Hertz Holdings ESPP): (i) the fair market value of any HERC Holdings Shares issued or transferred to New Hertz Holdings Employees or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees under such plans, reduced by the applicable purchase price paid by the New Hertz Holdings Employees or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees, and (ii) any taxes and reasonable administrative costs payable with respect to the participation of New Hertz Holdings Employees or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees in such plans.

 

Section 9.02           Establishment of New Hertz Holdings Employee Stock Purchase Plan Prior to the time of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the Hertz Group to, establish an employee stock purchase plan (the “ New Hertz Holdings Spinoff ESPP ”), with terms and features that are substantially identical to the Old Hertz Holdings ESPP; provided, however, that New Hertz Holdings may delay implementation of (or commencement of participation in) of the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff ESPP in one or more countries to the extent that New Hertz Holdings, in its sole discretion, determines such delay to be necessary or advisable.  Prior to the time of the Distribution, Old Hertz Holdings, as the sole

 

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stockholder of New Hertz Holdings, shall approve the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff ESPP.  New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group shall be solely responsible for taking all necessary, reasonable, and appropriate actions to establish, maintain and administer the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff ESPP following the Distribution, and shall retain Liability for the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff ESPP following the Distribution.

 

Article X

 

NON-U.S. EMPLOYEES

 

Section 10.01        General Principles .  Except as explicitly set forth in this Article X , New Hertz Holdings Employees, HERC Holdings Employees and Former Employees who are resident outside of the United States or otherwise are subject to non-U.S. Law and their related benefits and obligations shall be treated in the same manner as the New Hertz Holdings Employees, HERC Holdings Employees and Former Employees who are resident of the United States are treated.  Except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties, (i) any non-U.S. Benefit Plan sponsored by New Hertz Holdings (or any member of the Hertz Group) immediately prior to the Distribution shall continue to be sponsored by such entity on and after the Distribution, and such entity shall retain and be solely responsible for all Liabilities and obligations with respect to such non-U.S. Benefit Plan, and (ii) any non-U.S. Benefit Plan sponsored by HERC Holdings (or any member of the HERC Holdings Group) immediately prior to the Distribution shall continue to be sponsored by such entity on and after the Distribution, and such entity shall retain and be solely responsible for all Liabilities and obligations with respect to such non-U.S. Benefit Plan.  All actions taken with respect to non-U.S. employees in connection with the Distribution, including with respect to Old Hertz Holdings Equity Awards as set forth in Section 4.09 , will be accomplished in accordance with applicable Law and custom in each of the applicable jurisdictions.

 

Section 10.02        Non-U.S. Plans .  As of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the Hertz Group to, retain (or assume to the extent necessary) plan sponsorship of the Retirement Plan for the Employees of Puerto Ricancars, Inc. and Related Companies Residing in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “ Puerto Rico Pension Plan ”) and the Retirement Plan for the Employees of Puerto Ricancars, Inc. and Related Companies Residing in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (the “ Virgin Islands Pension Plan ”), and from and after the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings (acting directly or through its Subsidiaries) shall be responsible for any and all Liabilities and other obligations with respect to the Puerto Rico Pension Plan and the Virgin Islands Pension Plan, whether accrued before, on or after the time of the Distribution.

 

Article XI

 

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLANS

 

Section 11.01        Executive Incentive Compensation Plan .

 

(a)           Hertz EICP .  New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group shall be solely responsible for funding, paying, and discharging all obligations relating to the Hertz EICP.

 

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(b)           HERC Holdings EICP .  New Hertz Holdings hereby assigns, and shall cause each other applicable member of the Hertz Group to assign, to HERC Holdings or another member of the HERC Holdings Group, as designated by HERC Holdings, the HERC Holdings EICP, with such assignment to be effective as of the Distribution Date.  From and after the Distribution Date, HERC Holdings shall be solely responsible for funding, paying, and discharging all obligations relating to the HERC Holdings EICP.

 

Section 11.02        Senior Executive Bonus Plan .

 

(a)           Not later than the time of the Distribution, New Hertz Holdings shall, or shall cause another member of the Hertz Group to, take commercially reasonable steps to adopt a plan (or plans) that will provide annual bonus or short-term cash incentive opportunities for New Hertz Holdings Employees that are substantially similar to the opportunities provided to such New Hertz Holdings Employees immediately prior to the Distribution in the Old Hertz Holdings SEBP (the “ New Hertz Holdings Spinoff SEBP ”), subject to New Hertz Holdings’ right to amend or terminate such plan after the Distribution in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

(b)           The New Hertz Holdings Spinoff SEBP shall be approved prior to the time of the Distribution by Old Hertz Holdings to the extent determined necessary by Old Hertz Holdings under Code Section 162(m).  New Hertz Holdings Employees shall participate in such New Hertz Holdings Spinoff SEBP (provided the eligibility requirements therein are met) immediately following the Distribution.  For avoidance of doubt, with respect to the 2016 performance period, New Hertz Holdings Employees shall not be eligible for any payment from any HERC Holdings annual bonus plan or short-term incentive compensation plan, including the Old Hertz Holdings SEBP, at or after the time of the Distribution.

 

Section 11.03        General Principles .  For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the Hertz Group shall be solely responsible for funding, paying, and discharging all obligations relating to any annual cash incentive awards that any New Hertz Holdings Employee or Former New Hertz Holdings Employee is eligible to receive under any Hertz Group annual bonus plans and other short-term incentive compensation plans, including the Hertz EICP and the New Hertz Holdings Spinoff SEBP, with respect to payments made beginning at or after the time of the Distribution, and no member of the HERC Holdings Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto, and (ii) the HERC Holdings Group shall be solely responsible for funding, paying, and discharging all obligations relating to any annual cash incentive awards that any HERC Holdings Employee or Former HERC Holdings Employee is eligible to receive under any HERC Holdings Group annual bonus and other short-term incentive compensation plans, including the HERC Holdings EICP and the Old Hertz Holdings SEBP, with respect to payments made beginning at or after the Distribution, and no member of the Hertz Group shall have any obligations with respect thereto.

 

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Article XII

 

COMPENSATION MATTERS AND GENERAL BENEFIT AND
EMPLOYEE MATTERS

 

Section 12.01        Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Other Agreements .  To the fullest extent permitted by the agreements described in this Section 12.01 and applicable Law, (i) New Hertz Holdings shall assign, or cause an applicable member of the Hertz Group to assign (including through notification to employees, as applicable) to HERC Holdings or a member of the HERC Holdings Group designated by HERC Holdings all agreements containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the Hertz Group and a HERC Holdings Employee, with such assignment to be effective as of the time of the Distribution, and (ii) HERC Holdings shall assign, or cause an applicable member of the HERC Holdings Group to assign (including through notification to employees, as applicable) to New Hertz Holdings or a member of the Hertz Group designated by New Hertz Holdings all agreements containing restrictive covenants (including confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions) between a member of the HERC Holdings Group and a New Hertz Holdings Employee, with such assignment to be effective as of the time of the Distribution.  To the extent that assignment of such agreements is not permitted, effective as of the time of the Distribution, (A) each member of the Hertz Group shall be considered to be a successor to each member of the HERC Holdings Group for purposes of such agreements, with all rights, obligations and benefits under such agreements as if each were a signatory, and (B) each member of the HERC Holdings Group shall be considered to be a successor to each member of the Hertz Group for purposes of such agreements, with all rights, obligations and benefits under such agreements as if each were a signatory.  To the extent necessary, each Party shall, at the other Party’s request and expense, enforce or seek to enforce such restrictive covenants on behalf of members of the Requesting Party’s Group; provided , however , that in no event shall either Party be permitted to enforce such restrictive covenant agreements against the other Party’s employees for action taken in their capacity as employees of a member of the other Party’s Group.

 

Section 12.02        Leaves of Absence .  New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings will continue to apply the appropriate leave of absence policies applicable to inactive New Hertz Holdings Employees and HERC Holdings Employees, as applicable, who are on an approved leave of absence as of the time of the Distribution.

 

Section 12.03        Workers’ Compensation .  Except as otherwise set forth herein, the HERC Holdings Group shall be solely responsible for all United States (including its territories) workers’ compensation claims of HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees, regardless of when the workers’ compensation events occur, and the Hertz Group shall be solely responsible for all United States (including its territories) workers’ compensation claims of New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees, regardless of when the workers’ compensation events occur.

 

Section 12.04        Unemployment Compensation .  Effective as of the time of the Distribution, the member of the Hertz Group employing each New Hertz Holdings Employee shall have (and, to the extent it has not previously had such obligations, such member of the

 

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Hertz Group shall assume) the obligations for all claims and Liabilities relating to unemployment compensation benefits for all New Hertz Holdings Employees and Former New Hertz Holdings Employees.  Effective as of the time of the Distribution, the member of the HERC Holdings Group employing each HERC Holdings Employee shall have (and, to the extent it has not previously had such obligations, such member of the HERC Holdings Group shall assume) the obligations for all claims and Liabilities relating to unemployment compensation benefits for all HERC Holdings Employees and Former HERC Holdings Employees.

 

Section 12.05        Preservation of Rights to Amend .  The rights of New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or the members of their respective Groups to amend or terminate any plan, program, or policy referred to herein shall not be limited in any way by this Agreement.

 

Section 12.06        Confidentiality .  Each Party agrees that any information conveyed or otherwise received by or on behalf of a Party in conjunction herewith is confidential and is subject to the terms of the confidentiality provisions set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

Section 12.07        Administrative Complaints/Litigation .

 

(a)           Class Actions .  To the extent that any threatened or filed legal action relates to a putative or certified class of plaintiffs, which includes both New Hertz Holdings Employees (or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees) and HERC Holdings Employees (or Former HERC Holdings Employees) and such action involves employment or Benefit Plan related claims, the Liability for, and the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Parties in responding to, such threatened or filed legal action shall be allocated among the Parties equitably in proportion to a reasonable assessment of the relative proportion of New Hertz Holdings Employees (or Former New Hertz Holdings Employees) and HERC Holdings Employees (or Former HERC Holdings Employees) included in or represented by the putative or certified plaintiff class.

 

(b)           Corporate Office Former New Hertz Holdings Employees .  To the extent that any legal action, including without limitation an action described in Section 12.07(a) , is brought by a Former New Hertz Holdings Employee who had, as of their last day of employment with New Hertz Holdings, HERC Holdings or their respective Affiliates, as applicable, corporate office employment duties that related to both the Car Rental Business and the Equipment Rental Business (a “ Former New Hertz Holdings Corporate Office Employee ”), and such action involves employment related claims, including without limitation a claim related to the separation of employment or workers’ compensation claim, or the provision of services to or with respect to the business activities of a Party, (i) New Hertz Holdings shall be responsible for the Liability for such claim, together with the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in responding to such claim, if, as of the last day of employment, the Former New Hertz Holdings Corporate Office Employee performed the majority of his service for the benefit of the Car Rental Business, and (ii) HERC Holdings shall be responsible for the Liability for such claim, together with the reasonable costs and expenses incurred in responding to such claim, if, of the last day of employment, the Former New Hertz Holdings Corporate Office Employee performed the majority of his service for the benefit of the Equipment Rental Business.

 

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(c)           The procedures contained in the indemnification and related litigation cooperation provisions of the Separation Agreement shall apply with respect to each Party’s indemnification obligations under this Section 12.07 .

 

Section 12.08        Reimbursement and Indemnification .  To the extent provided for under this Agreement, each Party agrees to reimburse the other Party, within thirty (30) days of receipt from the other Party of reasonable verification, for all costs and expenses which the other Party has incurred on behalf of the reimbursing Party as a result of any of the reimbursing Party’s Welfare Plans and other Benefit Plans.  All Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by New Hertz Holdings pursuant to this Agreement, and all Liabilities retained, assumed, or indemnified against by HERC Holdings pursuant to this Agreement, shall in each case be subject to the indemnification provisions of the Separation Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (i) no provision of this Agreement shall require any member of the Hertz Group to pay or reimburse to any member of the HERC Holdings Group any benefit related cost item that a member of the Hertz Group has paid or reimbursed to any member of the HERC Holdings Group prior to the time of the Distribution; and (ii) no provision of this Agreement shall require any member of the HERC Holdings Group to pay or reimburse to any member of the Hertz Group any benefit related cost item that a member of the HERC Holdings Group has paid or reimbursed to any member of the Hertz Group prior to the time of the Distribution.

 

Section 12.09        Fiduciary Matters .  Each Party acknowledges that actions required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or standards of conduct under ERISA or other applicable Law, and no Party shall be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any provisions hereof based upon its good faith determination (as supported by advice from counsel experienced in such matters) that to do so would violate any such fiduciary duty or standard.  Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release and indemnify the other Party for any Liabilities caused by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.

 

Section 12.10        Subsequent Transfers of Employment .  To the extent that the employment of any individual transfers between any member of the Hertz Group and any member of the HERC Holdings Group during the six (6) month period following the Distribution, the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to effect the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the compensation and benefits of such individuals following such transfer, it being understood that (a) it may not be possible to replicate the effect of such provisions under such circumstance, and (b) neither New Hertz Holdings nor HERC Holdings shall be bound by the provisions of this Section 12.10 to assume any Liabilities or transfer any Assets or to vest any current equity awards of such individual or to issue any replacement or new equity awards to such individual.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for compensation that is subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, or for equity awards, any such subsequent transfer shall be a “separation from service” from the applicable employer for purposes of such compensation and awards, and the consequences of such separation from service shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan or agreement.

 

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Section 12.11        Section 409A .  New Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings shall cooperate in good faith so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Separation Agreement will not result in adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code to any New Hertz Holdings Employee, New Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director, HERC Holdings Employee, HERC Holdings Non-Employee Director, Former Employee, or Old Hertz Holdings Non-Employee Director, in respect of their respective benefits under any Benefit Plan or Employment Agreement.

 

Section 12.12        Post Retirement Assigned Car Benefit .  New Hertz Holdings or another member of the Hertz Group shall retain and be solely responsible for maintaining and administering the Key Officer — Post Retirement Assigned Car Benefit following the Distribution, subject to New Hertz Holdings’ right to amend or terminate such benefit after the Distribution in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Article XIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 13.01        Dispute Resolution .  Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

Section 13.02        Force Majeure .  Neither Party will be liable for any failure of performance attributable to acts or events (including war, terrorist activities, conditions or events of nature, industry wide supply shortages, civil disturbances, work stoppage, power failures, failure of telephone lines and equipment, fire and earthquake, or any law, order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, demand or requirement of any governmental authority) beyond its reasonable control which impair or prevent in whole or in part performance by such party hereunder (“ Force Majeure ”). If either party is unable to perform its obligations hereunder as a result of a Force Majeure event, it will, as promptly as reasonably practicable, give notice of the occurrence of such event to the other Party.  The time for performance of any obligation hereunder shall be automatically extended by the period during which a Force Majeure event shall be continuing.

 

Section 13.03        Relationship of the Parties .  Except as specifically provided herein, neither Party will act or represent or hold itself out as having authority to act as an agent or partner of the other Party, or in any way bind or commit the other Party to any obligations. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as creating a partnership, joint venture, agency, trust or other association of any kind, each Party being individually responsible only for its obligations as set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 13.04        Assignment .  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void; provided , however , that if any Party (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (a) shall consolidate with or merge into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (b) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or Assets

 

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to any Person, then, and in each such case, the Party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) shall ensure that such Person assumes all of the obligations of such Party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement, in which case the consent described in the previous sentence shall not be required; provided , further , that no permitted assignment pursuant to this Section 13.04 shall release the assigning Party from liability for the full performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 13.05        Third Party Beneficiaries .  Except as specifically provided herein, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, cause of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement.

 

Section 13.06        Entire Agreement; No Reliance; Amendment .  This Agreement (including all Schedules or other attachments), the Separation Agreement and any other ancillary agreements related to the Separation Agreement constitute the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any prior agreements, oral or written, are no longer effective. In deciding whether to enter into this Agreement, the Parties have not relied on any representations, statements, or warranties other than those explicitly contained in this Agreement and the Separation Agreement.  No amendments or modifications to this Agreement are valid unless in writing, signed by both Parties.  Irrespective of anything else contained herein, the Parties do not intend for this Agreement to constitute the establishment or adoption of, or amendment to, any Benefit Plan or Employment Agreement, and no Person participating in any such Benefit Plan shall have any claim or cause of action, under ERISA or otherwise, in respect of any provision of this Agreement as it relates to any such Benefit Plan, Employment Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 13.07        Waiver .  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement, neither Party waives any rights under this Agreement by delaying or failing to enforce such rights. No waiver by any Party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default. Any agreement on the part of any Party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such Party.

 

Section 13.08        Notices .  All notices or other communications required to be sent or given under this Agreement will be in writing and will be delivered personally, by commercial overnight courier, by facsimile or by electronic mail, directed to the addresses set forth below. Notices are deemed properly given as follows: (a) if delivered personally, on the date delivered, (b) if delivered by a commercial overnight courier, one (1) Business Day after such notice is sent, and (c) if delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date of transmission, with confirmation of transmission; provided , however , that if the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic mail, the notice must be followed by a copy of the notice being delivered by a means provided in (a) or (b):

 

(a)           if to New Hertz Holdings:

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

8501 Williams Road

Estero, FL 33928

 

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Attention:  Richard J. Frecker

Fax: (866) 888-3765

E-mail:  rfrecker@hertz.com

 

(b)           if to HERC Holdings:

 

HERC Holdings, Inc.

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Attention:  Maryann Waryjas

Fax: (239) 301-1109

E-mail:  mwaryjas@hertz.com

 

Section 13.09        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the Parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes.  Signatures of the Parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

Section 13.10        Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authoritative body, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement. Upon such determination that a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible.

 

Section 13.11        Interpretation .  When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Article or Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section, Article or Schedule of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require.  Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement or the Separation Agreement.  All Schedules annexed hereto or referred to in this Agreement are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in this Agreement.  The provisions of this Agreement will be construed according to their fair meaning and neither for nor against either Party irrespective of which Party caused such provisions to be drafted. The terms “include” and “including” do not limit the preceding terms.  Each reference to “$” or “dollars” is to United States dollars. Each reference to “days” is to calendar days.  Any action to be taken by the board of directors of a Party may be taken by a committee of the board of directors of such Party if properly delegated by the board of directors of a Party to such committee.

 

Section 13.12        Limitation of Liability .  No member of the Hertz Group or the HERC Holdings Group shall be liable to any member of the HERC Holdings Group or the Hertz Group, respectively, for any special, punitive, consequential, incidental or exemplary damages

 

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(including lost or anticipated revenues or profits relating to the same and attorneys’ fees) arising from any claim relating to this Agreement or the performance of or failure to perform such Party’s obligations under this Agreement, whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or otherwise, and regardless of whether such damages are foreseeable or an authorized representative of such party is advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages.

 

Section 13.13        Governing Law .  This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal Laws of the State of New York, without regard to the Laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of New York.

 

Section 13.14        Precedence .  If there is any conflict between the provisions of the Separation Agreement and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control with respect to the subject matter hereof; if there is any conflict between the provisions of the body of this Agreement and the Schedules hereto, the provisions of the body of this Agreement shall control unless explicitly stated otherwise in such Schedule.

 

Section 13.15        Tax Matters .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except for those tax matters specifically addressed herein, the Tax Matters Agreement will be the exclusive agreement among the Parties with respect to all Tax matters, including indemnification in respect of Tax matters.

 

Section 13.16        Settlor Prerogatives Regarding Plan Dispositions .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require (i) New Hertz Holdings to maintain a New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan for a specific period of time, or into perpetuity, and further, nothing herein shall be construed to inhibit or otherwise interfere with New Hertz Holdings’ ability to amend or terminate a New Hertz Holdings Benefit Plan or Employment Agreement, or (ii) HERC Holdings to maintain a HERC Holdings Benefit Plan for a specific period of time, or into perpetuity, and further, nothing herein shall be construed to inhibit or otherwise interfere with HERC Holdings’ ability to amend or terminate a HERC Holdings Benefit Plan or Employment Agreement.

 

Section 13.17        Effect if Distribution Does Not Occur .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Separation Agreement or Transition Services Agreement is terminated prior to the Distribution, this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Name: Richard J. Frecker

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Secretary and Acting General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Name: Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT

 

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” or “IPA”), effective as of this 30 th  day of June 2016 (the “Effective Date”) among THE HERTZ CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation, with an address of 8501 Williams Road, Estero, Florida 33928 (hereinafter “THC”); HERTZ SYSTEM, INC. , a Delaware corporation, with an address of 8501 Williams Road, Estero, Florida 33928, United States of America (hereinafter “HSI”) and HERC RENTALS INC. , a Delaware corporation, with an address of 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Bonita Springs, Florida 34134, United States of America (hereinafter “HERC”) (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS , both HSI and HERC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of THC, and THC is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HGH”);

 

WHEREAS , THC is the owner of a unique plan or system (hereinafter the “Hertz System”) for conducting, inter alia , the business of renting and leasing vehicles with and without drivers (hereinafter the “Vehicle Rental Business” or “VRB”) which it conducts in collaboration with HSI which is the owner of all trademarks for HERTZ and HERTZ-formative trademarks and designs and other trademarks and designs worldwide in connection with the Vehicle Rental Business (the “VRB Trademarks”) and Other Intellectual Property (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS , THC is the owner of a unique plan or system for conducting an equipment rental business (hereinafter the “Equipment Rental Business” or “ERB” as further defined below) which it conducts through HERC;

 

WHEREAS , HGH has approved plans to separate the Vehicle Rental Business and the Equipment Rental Business into two independent, publicly traded companies (the “Separation”) pursuant to, among other agreements, the Separation and Distribution Agreement by and between Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc. (to be renamed “Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.” in connection with the Separation, “New Hertz”) and HGH (to be renamed Herc Holdings Inc. in connection with the Separation) dated as of June 30, 2016 (the “Distribution Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS , as a result of the Separation, THC and HSI will become indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of New Hertz, and HERC will continue to be an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HGH;

 

WHEREAS , THC exercises control with respect to the use, registration and enforcement of all of its company trademarks through its subsidiary HSI.  HERC uses certain HERTZ or HERTZ-formative trademarks in connection with the ERB with the

 



 

permission of HSI and THC;

 

WHEREAS , HSI is the owner of certain foreign HERTZ and HERTZ-formative and other trademarks and logos (the “HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks”) used or to be used by HERC with the permission of HSI in connection with the Equipment Rental Business, including the trademark applications and registrations therefor as more fully set forth on Schedule A ;

 

WHEREAS, HSI is the owner of certain United States HERTZ and HERTZ-formative and other trademarks and logos (the “HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks”) used by HERC with the permission of HSI in connection with the Equipment Rental Business, including the trademark applications and registrations therefor as more fully set forth on Schedule B ;

 

WHEREAS , HSI is the owner of certain foreign HERC trademarks and logos (the “HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks”) used by HERC with the permission of HSI in connection with the Equipment Rental Business, including the trademark applications and registrations therefor, as more fully set forth on Schedule C ;

 

WHEREAS , HERC is the owner of certain US HERTZ-formative trademarks (the “HERC (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks”) used by HERC with the permission of HSI in connection with the Equipment Rental Business, including the trademark applications and registrations therefore as more fully set forth on Schedule D ;

 

WHEREAS , HERC is the owner of certain US trademarks not derived from the HERTZ trademark (the “HERC (HERC) US ERB Trademarks”) that have been used by HERC with the permission of HSI in connection with the Equipment Rental Business and, in the case of the trademarks HERC RENTALS and HERCRENTALS Logo will be used by Herc in connection with the Equipment Rental Business, including the trademark applications and registrations therefor as more fully set forth on Schedule E ;

 

WHEREAS , HERC is the owner of certain foreign trademarks not derived from the HERTZ trademark (the “HERC (HERC) Foreign ERB Trademarks”) that have been used by HERC with the permission of HSI in connection with the Equipment Rental Business and, in the case of the trademarks HERC RENTALS and HERCRENTALS Logo will be used by Herc in connection with the Equipment Rental Business, including the trademark applications and registrations therefore as more fully set forth on Schedule F.

 

WHEREAS , THC is the owner of certain HERTZ and HERTZ-formative domain names (the “THC (HERTZ) ERB Domains”) used by HERC with the permission of THC related to the Equipment Rental Business, as more fully set forth on Schedule G ;

 

WHEREAS , THC is the owner of certain non-HERTZ-formative domain names (the “THC ERB Domains”) used by HERC with the permission of THC related to the Equipment Rental Business, as more fully set forth on Schedule H ;

 

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WHEREAS , as a result of the Separation, the Parties wish to differentiate and distinguish the future ownership, license and use of the relevant HERTZ, HERTZ-formative, HERC and other trademark rights and logos on a worldwide basis related to the Vehicle Renting Business which is to remain with HSI and the Equipment Rental Business to remain with HERC and the Parties have agreed upon a plan going forward with respect to the ownership, license and use of the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks, the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HERC (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks, the HERC (HERC) US ERB Trademarks, the THC (HERTZ) ERB Domains and the THC ERB Domains; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions

 

1.1          The “Equipment Rental Business” or “ERB” has the meaning given to such term in the Distribution Agreement.

 

1.2          “Interim Period” means a period of four (4) years commencing from the Effective Date of this Agreement.

 

1.3          “Other Intellectual Property” means any copyrights, trade dress, content, designs or other indicia and/or social media accounts and handles owned by THC and/or HSI that are already used or otherwise in the possession of HERC relating to the HERTZ and HERTZ-formative trademarks and logos in connection with the Equipment Rental Business.

 

2.             Terms of Transfer, License and Use

 

2.1.         HSI will retain ownership of the worldwide rights in and to the VRB Trademarks.

 

2.2          In the case of the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks:

 

2.2.1       HSI will retain ownership and will grant a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to HERC to use the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks (those foreign trademarks owned by HSI related to the ERB that incorporate the mark/name HERTZ) as set forth on Schedule A , for the Interim Period, outside the United States and Puerto Rico, as more fully set forth in the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement attached as Exhibit A .  HERC shall immediately discontinue use of the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks upon expiration of the Interim Period, or the earlier termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.

 

2.3          In the case of the HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks:

 

2.3.1       HSI will retain ownership and will grant a royalty-free, non-exclusive, license to HERC to use the HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks (those US trademarks

 

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owned by HSI related to the ERB that incorporate the mark/name HERTZ) as set forth on Schedule B , for the Interim Period, in the United States and Puerto Rico, as more fully set forth in the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement attached as Exhibit A .  HERC shall immediately discontinue use of the HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks upon expiration of the Interim Period, or the earlier termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.

 

2.4          In the case of the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks:

 

2.4.1       HSI will assign all right, title and interest in and to the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks (those foreign trademarks owned by HSI related to the ERB for the HERC trademarks) as set forth on Schedule C to HERC as more fully set forth in the Trademark Assignment Agreements attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 (Canada) and Exhibit B-2 (all other foreign countries) .

 

2.5          In the case of the HERC (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks owned by HERC:

 

2.5.1       HERC will have the right to retain ownership and use of the HERC (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks (those US trademarks owned by HERC related to the ERB that incorporate the mark/name HERTZ) as set forth on Schedule D for the Interim Period.  HERC shall immediately discontinue use of the HERC (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks and abandon or voluntarily withdraw or cancel any applications or registrations therefor upon expiration of the Interim Period as more fully set forth in the Coexistence Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C and/or the earlier termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.  The Parties shall cooperate to ensure that no confusion arises in the marketplace during the Interim Period, as more fully set forth in the Coexistence Agreement.

 

2.6          In the case of the HERC (HERC) US ERB Trademarks owned by HERC:

 

2.6.1       HERC shall retain ownership and the right to use the HERC (HERC) US ERB Trademarks (those US trademarks owned by HERC related to the ERB that do not incorporate the mark/name HERTZ) as set forth on Schedule E .

 

2.7          In the case of the HERC (HERC) Foreign ERB Trademarks owned by HERC:

 

2.7.1       HERC shall retain ownership and the right to use the HERC (HERC) Foreign ERB Trademarks (those foreign trademarks owned by HERC related to the ERB that do not incorporate the mark/name HERTZ) as set forth on Schedule F .

 

2.8.         In the case of the THC (HERTZ) ERB Domains owned by THC:

 

2.8.1       THC will retain ownership and will, subject to compliance with the terms of this Agreement, grant a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to HERC to use the THC (HERTZ) ERB Domains (those domains owned by THC related to the ERB that

 

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incorporate the mark/name HERTZ) as set forth on Schedule G , for the Interim Period, as more fully set forth in the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.  HERC shall immediately discontinue use of the THC (HERTZ) ERB Domains upon the expiration of the Interim Period or the earlier termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.  HERC shall make certain that no THC (HERTZ) ERB Domains resolve to a website upon the expiration of the Interim Period or the earlier termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.

 

2.9          In the case of the THC ERB Domains owned by THC:

 

2.9.1       THC will assign all right, title and interest in and to the THC ERB Domains (those domains owned by THC related to the ERB that do not incorporate the mark/name HERTZ) as set forth on Schedule H to HERC and as more fully set forth in the Domain Name Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit D .

 

2.10        In the case of the use of the mark/name HERTZ in the company name Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC):

 

2.10.1     HSI will, subject to compliance with the terms of this Agreement, grant a royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide license to HERC to use the mark/name HERTZ as part of company names for the Interim Period, as more fully set forth in the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement attached as Exhibit A . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, HERC shall immediately discontinue use of the mark/name as part of its company name upon expiration of the Interim Period or the earlier termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.  HERC shall take all steps to change the company name so as to not to include the mark/name HERTZ by the expiration of the Interim Period.

 

2.11        In the case of the Other Intellectual Property:

 

2.11.1     THC and/or HSI will retain ownership and will grant a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to HERC to use such Other Intellectual Property for the Interim Period, as more fully set forth in the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement attached as Exhibit A HERC shall immediately discontinue use of the Other Intellectual Property upon expiration of the Interim Period, or the earlier termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.

 

2.12        With respect to the Parties’ use of the HERTZ and HERC trademarks worldwide:

 

2.12.1     With respect to HSI’s worldwide use of the VRB Trademarks incorporating the name/mark HERTZ and HERTZ-formative trademarks and designs and HERC’s use of the HERC trademarks (including HERC, HERC360 and other HERC-formative

 

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trademarks and designs) in connection with the ERB , the Parties shall cooperate to ensure that no confusion arises in the worldwide marketplace, as more fully set forth in the Coexistence Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

2.13        Nothing in this Agreement or the other ancillary agreements thereto shall affect or limit the rights confirmed in the license effective April 1, 1998 between HSI and HERC, and the sublicense effective April 1, 1998 between HERC as Sub-Licensor and Matthews Equipment Limited and Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership as Sub-Licensees, which remain in full force and effect, save and except that such license and sublicense shall not expire before the later of the expiration of the Interim Period or the final determination or resolution of the action pending as T-409-16 in the Federal Court of Canada (including any appeals thereof).

 

3.             Protection/Maintenance and Enforcement of HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks and HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks during Interim Period .

 

3.1          During the Interim Period, HSI shall take all necessary and reasonable actions to preserve and protect the validity of the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks and the HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks licensed to HERC and HSI shall continue to prosecute all applications and maintain any registrations therefor.  HERC shall not take any action that would harm or jeopardize the licensed HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks or HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks.  HERC shall assist in such actions to the extent required and requested by HSI for establishing use of the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks and HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks during the Interim Period.  HSI shall also enforce the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks and HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks during the Interim Period as more fully set forth in the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.  HERC shall be responsible for reimbursing THC and/or HSI for all costs in connection with prosecuting all applications and maintaining in full force and effect all registrations for the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HSI HERC Foreign ERB Trademarks and HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks during the Interim Period.

 

4.             Ownership The Parties acknowledge and affirm their respective rights in and to the relevant trademark and related rights subject to this Agreement and neither Party shall directly or indirectly attack, challenge or impair the title and related rights of the other Party during the Interim Period or any time thereafter.  The Parties shall cooperate to protect, maintain and enforce all relevant trademark and related rights subject to this Agreement.

 

5.             Infringement and Indemnification.

 

5.1          Notice of Infringement .  HERC shall promptly notify HSI of the use of any mark by any third party which HERC considers might be an infringement or passing off of any HERTZ or HERTZ-formative intellectual property used by or licensed to HERC pursuant

 

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to the terms hereof or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.  However, HSI shall have the sole right to decide whether or not proceedings shall be brought against such third parties.  In the event that HSI decides that action should be taken against such third parties, HSI may take such action either in its own name or, alternatively, HSI may authorize HERC to initiate such action in HERC’s name.  In any event, the Parties agree to cooperate fully with each other to the extent necessary to prosecute such action, all expenses being borne by the Party bringing such action and all damages which may be recovered being solely for the account of that Party.

 

5.2          Indemnification of HERC related to use of HERTZ trademark during the Interim Period.   HSI shall defend, indemnify and hold HERC harmless against any and all claims, suits, actions or other proceedings whatsoever brought against HERC based on third-party claims of trademark infringement in connection with HERC’S use of the HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademarks, the HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks, the HERC (HERTZ) US ERB Trademarks and the Other Intellectual Property to the extent such claims, suits, actions or other proceedings are based upon use of the HERTZ element comprising a HSI (HERTZ) Foreign ERB Trademark, HSI (HERTZ) US ERB Trademark, HERC (HERTZ) US ERB Trademark or Other Intellectual Property during the Interim Period only and from claims of third parties against HERC or any of its affiliates stemming from HERTZ’s use of the HERTZ trademarks.

 

5.3          Indemnification of THC and HSI.   Except as provided in Section 5.2 , HERC shall defend, indemnify and hold THC, HSI, and their affiliates, and each of their officers, directors, agents, and employees harmless from and against all costs, expenses, taxes (including interest and penalties, and determined without regard to the tax attributes of any indemnitee) and losses (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) incurred from claims of third parties (including any taxing authority) against either THC, HSI or any of their affiliates stemming from any of the activities contemplated under this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement and HERC’s use of the HERC trademarks, including without limitation any transfers of rights and actions which relate in any way to the manufacture, distribution, sale or performance or promotion of the Foreign and US Licensed Products and Services (as defined in the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement).  This provision shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement and the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement.

 

5.4          Indemnity Procedure All claims for indemnification under Section 5.2 and Section 5.3 and any other disputes that arise under this Agreement and the ancillary agreements exhibited hereto will be made in accordance with and governed by the procedures set forth in Article V of the Distribution Agreement.

 

6.             Insurance . HERC shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, obtain and maintain at its own cost and expense, from a qualified AAA-rated insurance company, a standard liability insurance and business interruption policy along with advertising injury

 

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protection, all of which must be acceptable to THC and HSI, and which must name THC and HSI as additional insureds. Such policy shall provide, in addition to other protection, protection against any and all claims, demands, and causes of action arising out of any act, omission, negligence or otherwise giving rise to a third party claim. The amount of coverage shall be a minimum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) combined single limit, with no deductible amount for each single occurrence for bodily injury and/or property damage.  HERC shall provide for ten (10) days notice to THC and HSI in the event of any modification, cancellation or termination. HERC agrees to furnish THC and HSI Certificates of Insurance evidencing same within thirty (30) days after the execution of this Agreement.  In no event shall HERC perform or promote the carry out the activities contemplated under this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement prior to receipt by THC and HSI of evidence of insurance.

 

7.             Confidentiality .  Unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties or except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Distribution Agreement, any Confidential Information (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions and restrictions on disclosure set forth in Section 6.7 of the Distribution Agreement.

 

8.             Breach and Termination .

 

8.1          By THC or HSI upon Notice . In the event of a material breach of this Agreement or any of the ancillary agreements exhibited hereto, THC or HSI may notify HERC of such material breach and terminate this Agreement upon written notice.  If HERC has not cured any such breach within thirty (30) days after HERC receives such notice, this Agreement shall automatically terminate without further notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the nature of the breach is such that it cannot be cured, then this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon notice of termination by THC or HSI to HERC (without any opportunity to cure the breach).

 

8.2          By THC or HSI Immediately .  THC or HSI shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement if HERC: (i) becomes insolvent, or (ii) files a petition in bankruptcy or is adjudicated a bankrupt, or if a petition in bankruptcy is filed against HERC and not dismissed within thirty (30) days, or (iii) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or an arrangement pursuant to any bankruptcy law, or (iv) discontinues its business, or (v) causes or suffers a receiver to be appointed for it or its business and such receiver has not been discharged within thirty (30) days after the date of appointment thereof

 

8.3          No Waiver .  No refusal by either THC or HSI to terminate this Agreement in accordance this section will be deemed to be a waiver of such Party’s right to terminate upon any subsequent or future event by which such party has, or is provided with, the right to terminate this Agreement.

 

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8.4          Effect of Termination .  Termination of this Agreement shall not result in the termination of any provisions herein which by their nature are meant to survive termination (including any covenants herein related to discontinuation of use of licensed intellectual property and the indemnification provisions hereof), nor shall it relieve any Party of liability for breaches of the terms hereof prior to termination.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that in the event of termination of this Agreement or the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement, Section 4.4 of the Trademark, Trade Name, Domain and Related Rights License Agreement contains additional provisions related to termination of licensed intellectual property pursuant to the terms hereof that shall apply as if contained herein.

 

9.             Non-Competition . During the Interim Period, neither HERC nor any of its affiliates or subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, engage in the business of renting or leasing cars, crossovers or light trucks (including sport utility vehicles and light commercial vehicles) in [any country in which THC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries rents or leases cars, crossovers or light trucks (including sport utility vehicles and light commercial vehicles) as of the date of this Agreement] without THC’s prior written consent, except to the extent materially consistent in type and scope with HERC’s operations immediately prior to the date of this IPA.  This provision shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

10.          Governing Law . This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of New York.

 

11.          Notices .

 

11.1        All notices or other communications required to be sent or given under this Agreement or any ancillary agreement exhibited hereto will be in writing and will be delivered personally, by commercial overnight courier, by facsimile or by electronic mail, directed to the addresses set forth below. Notices are deemed properly given as follows: (a) if delivered personally, on the date delivered, (b) if delivered by a commercial overnight courier, one (1) business day after such notice is sent, and (c) if delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date of transmission, with confirmation of transmission; provided , however , that if the notice is sent by facsimile or electronic mail, the notice must be followed by a copy of the notice being delivered by a means provided in (a) or (b):

 

If THC, to:

 

8501 Williams Road

Estero, Florida 33928

Attn:  General Counsel

 

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Fax:  (866) 888-3765

E-mail:  rfrecker@hertz.com

 

If HSI, to:

 

8501 Williams Road

Estero, Florida 33928

Attn:  General Counsel

Fax:  (866) 888-3765

E-mail:  rfrecker@hertz.com

 

If HERC, to:

 

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, Florida 34135

Attn:  Chief Legal Officer

Fax:  (239) 301-1109

E-mail:  mwaryjas@hertz.com

 

12.          Miscellaneous .

 

12.1        Authority .  Each Party represents, warrants, and agrees that its corporate officers executing the Agreement have been duly authorized and empowered to do so.

 

12.2        Assignment .  HERC may not assign, transfer, sublicense or delegate any of its rights hereunder or delegate its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of HSI, and any such purported assignment, transfer, sublicense or delegation, in the absence of such consent, shall be void and without effect.

 

12.3        Entire Understanding/Amendment . This Agreement, the agreements exhibited hereto, the Distribution Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Distribution Agreement) set forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be orally changed, altered, modified or amended in any respect. To effect any change, modification, alteration or amendment of this Agreement, the same must be in writing, signed by all Parties hereto.

 

12.4        Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of all successors and assigns of the Parties (including by way of merger or sale of all or substantially all assets), subject to the restrictions on assignment set forth herein.

 

12.5        No Waiver . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither Party waives any rights under this Agreement by delaying or failing to enforce such rights.  No waiver by any Party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach or default.  Any agreement on the part of any Party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly

 

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authorized officer on behalf of such Party.

 

12.6        Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authoritative body, such invalidity or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of this Agreement. Upon such determination that a provision is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible.

 

12.7        Relationship of Parties .  Each Party shall act as an independent contractor in carrying out its obligations under this Agreement.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to imply a joint venture, partnership or principal/agent relationship between the Parties and neither Party by virtue of this Agreement shall have the right, power or authority to act or create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf of the other Party.

 

12.8        Construction . This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the Party causing this Agreement to be drafted.

 

12.9        Exhibits/Schedules . All exhibits and schedules attached to this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.

 

12.10      Headings .  The paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

12.11      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the Parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original version of this Agreement for all purposes.  Signatures of the Parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

12.12.     Conflict .  In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any ancillary agreement exhibited hereto, the terms and conditions of this Agreement will control.

 

12.13      Third Party Beneficiaries .  Except as otherwise provided hereunder in Section 5.2 and Section 5.3 with respect to indemnified parties, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create any third-party beneficiary rights in any individual.

 

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

 

 

THE HERTZ CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

Name: Richard J. Frecker

 

Title: Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel Secretary and Acting General Counsel

 

 

 

 

 

HERTZ SYSTEM, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard J. Frecker

 

Name: Richard J. Frecker

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Lawrence H. Silber

 

Name: Lawrence H. Silber

 

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 


Exhibit 10.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

made by

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

(f/k/a Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

and certain of its Subsidiaries,

 

in favor of

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Note Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINED TERMS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.1

 

Definitions

 

2

Section 1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

[RESERVED]

 

ARTICLE III

 

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1

 

Grant

 

13

Section 3.2

 

Pledged Collateral

 

14

Section 3.3

 

Excluded Assets

 

15

Section 3.4

 

Intercreditor Relations

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1

 

[Reserved]

 

18

Section 4.2

 

Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor

 

18

Section 4.3

 

Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1

 

[Reserved]

 

23

Section 5.2

 

Covenants of Each Grantor

 

23

Section 5.3

 

Covenants of Each Pledgor

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1

 

Certain Matters Relating to Accounts

 

29

Section 6.2

 

Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable

 

30

Section 6.3

 

Pledged Stock

 

31

 

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Section 6.4

 

Proceeds to be Turned Over to Note Collateral Agent

 

32

Section 6.5

 

Application of Proceeds

 

32

Section 6.6

 

Code and Other Remedies

 

33

Section 6.7

 

Registration Rights

 

34

Section 6.8

 

Waiver; Deficiency

 

35

Section 6.9

 

Certain Undertakings with Respect to Special Purpose Subsidiaries

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

THE NOTE COLLATERAL AGENT

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1

 

Note Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.

 

37

Section 7.2

 

Duty of Note Collateral Agent

 

38

Section 7.3

 

Financing Statements

 

39

Section 7.4

 

Authority of Note Collateral Agent

 

39

Section 7.5

 

Note Collateral Agent as Bailee for the Grantors

 

39

Section 7.6

 

Rights of the Collateral Agent

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

NON-INDENTURE SECURED PARTIES

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.1

 

Rights to Collateral

 

40

Section 8.2

 

Appointment of Agent

 

41

Section 8.3

 

Waiver of Claims

 

41

Section 8.4

 

Designation of Non-Indenture Secured Parties

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.1

 

Amendments in Writing

 

42

Section 9.2

 

Notices

 

43

Section 9.3

 

No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies

 

43

Section 9.4

 

[Reserved]

 

43

Section 9.5

 

Successors and Assigns

 

43

Section 9.6

 

[Reserved]

 

43

Section 9.7

 

Counterparts

 

43

Section 9.8

 

Severability

 

44

Section 9.9

 

Section Headings

 

44

Section 9.10

 

Integration

 

44

Section 9.11

 

GOVERNING LAW

 

44

Section 9.12

 

Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers

 

44

Section 9.13

 

Acknowledgments

 

45

Section 9.14

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

 

45

Section 9.15

 

Additional Granting Parties

 

46

Section 9.16

 

Releases

 

46

 

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SCHEDULES

 

 

 

1

 

Notice Addresses of Granting Parties

2

 

Pledged Securities

3

 

Perfection Matters

4

 

Location of Jurisdiction of Organization

5

 

Intellectual Property

6

 

Contracts

7

 

Commercial Tort Claims

 

 

 

ANNEXES

 

1

 

Acknowledgement and Consent of Equity Issuers who are not Granting Parties

2

 

Assumption Agreement

3

 

Supplemental Agreement

 

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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2016, made by HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Company ”) and certain of its Subsidiaries in favor of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as note collateral agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Note Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as such term in defined herein).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 29, 2016, and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2016, and as further amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “ Indenture ”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and note collateral agent on behalf of the Holders, the Company has issued $610.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% senior secured second priority notes due 2022 and $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% senior secured second priority notes due 2024 (collectively, with any other Additional Notes (as defined in the Indenture) that may in the future be issued under the Indenture, the “ Notes ”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “ ABL Credit Agreement ”), among the Company, the Borrowers (as defined therein), the several banks and other financial institutions parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (in its capacity as collateral agent, the “ ABL Agent ”), Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, the lenders thereunder have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers (as defined therein) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Company is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries that are party hereto and any other Domestic Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a party hereto from time to time after the date hereof (all of the foregoing collectively, the “ Granting Parties ”);

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes will be used in part to enable the Company to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Granting Parties in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

 



 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ ABL U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”), by and among Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC, the Company, certain of its Subsidiaries and Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and administrative agent, the Company and such Subsidiaries have granted a first priority Lien to the ABL Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined herein) on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens and to the Intercreditor Agreements (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS, the ABL Agent and the Note Collateral Agent have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement, acknowledged by the Company and the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1), the “ Base Intercreditor Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Note Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents may in the future enter into a Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Indenture as Exhibit I, and acknowledged by the Company and the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company party hereto (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1), the “ Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement ”), and one or more other Intercreditor Agreements;

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Granting Parties shall execute and deliver this Agreement to the Note Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent to enter into the Indenture on the Issue Date and to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes issued on the Issue Date, and in consideration of other valuable consideration (which receipt is hereby acknowledged), each Granting Party hereby agrees with the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINED TERMS

 

Section 1.1                                     Definitions .

 

(a)                                  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Indenture and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture, and the following terms that are defined in the Code (as in effect on the date hereof) are used herein as so defined: Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Money, Promissory Notes, Records, Securities, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Supporting Obligations and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

(b)                                  The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

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ABL Agent ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

ABL Credit Agreement ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

ABL Obligations ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Accounts ”:  all accounts (as defined in the Code) of each Grantor, including, with respect to any Grantor, all such Accounts of such Grantor, whether now existing or existing in the future, including (a) all accounts receivable of such Grantor, including all accounts receivable created by or arising from all of such Grantor’s sales, leases or rental of goods or rendition of services made under any of its trade names, or through any of its divisions, (b) all unpaid rights of such Grantor (including rescission, replevin, reclamation and stopping in transit) relating to the foregoing or arising therefrom, (c) all rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing, including returned or repossessed goods, (d) all reserves and credit balances held by such Grantor with respect to any such accounts receivable of any obligors thereunder, (e) all letters of credit, guarantees or collateral for any of the foregoing, (f) all insurance policies or rights relating to any of the foregoing and (g) all Accounts Receivable of such Grantor, but in any event excluding all Accounts that have been sold or otherwise transferred (and not transferred back to a Grantor) in connection with a Special Purpose Financing.

 

Accounts Receivable ”:  any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, which is not evidenced by an instrument (as defined in the Code) or Chattel Paper.

 

Additional Agent ”: as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Collateral Documents ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Obligations ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Secured Parties ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Affiliate ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Agents ”: each of the ABL Agent and the Note Collateral Agent.

 

Agreement ”: this Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Applicable Law ”:  as defined in Section 9.8.

 

Bank Products Agreement ”:  any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution agrees to provide ( i ) treasury services, ( ii ) credit card, merchant card, purchasing card or stored value card services (including, without limitation, processing and other administrative services with respect thereto), ( iii ) cash management services (including, without limitation, controlled disbursements, credit cards, credit card processing services, automated clearinghouse and other electronic funds transfer transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and ( iv ) other similar banking products or services as may be requested by any Grantor (for the avoidance of

 

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doubt, excluding letters of credit and loans except indebtedness arising from services described in items (i) through (iii) of this definition).

 

Bankruptcy ”: as defined in Section 8.1(a).

 

Bankruptcy Case ”:  ( i ) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries commencing any case, proceeding or other action ( A ) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or ( B ) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or ( ii ) there being commenced against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which ( A ) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or ( B ) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days.

 

Base Intercreditor Agreement ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

CFTC ”: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any successor to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

 

Code ”:  the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

 

Collateral ”:  as defined in Section 3.1; provided that, for purposes of Section 6.5, Section 8 and Section 9.16(b), “Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Indenture.

 

Collateral Account Bank ”: the ABL Agent, an Affiliate thereof or another bank or financial institution as selected by the relevant Grantor; provided that such Grantor shall not alter the Collateral Account Bank during the continuance of an Event of Default without consent of the Note Collateral Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Collateral Proceeds Account ”:  a non-interest bearing cash collateral account established and maintained by the relevant Grantor at an office of the Collateral Account Bank in the name, and in the sole dominion and control of, the Note Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Collateral Representative ”:  each of ( i ) the Senior Priority Representative and the Junior Priority Representative (each as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement), ( ii ) if any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Person acting as representative for the Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement and ( iii ) if any other Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Person acting as representative for the Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Commercial Tort Action ”:  any action, other than an action primarily seeking declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to claims asserted or expected to be asserted by Persons other than the Grantors, that is commenced by a Grantor in the courts of the United States of America, any state or territory thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or territory, in which any Grantor seeks damages arising out of torts committed against it that would reasonably be expected to result in a damage award to it exceeding $40,000,000.

 

Commodity Exchange Act ”:  the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et. seq.), as in effect from time to time, or any successor statute.

 

Company ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Company Obligations ”:  the collective reference to: all obligations and liabilities of the Company in respect of the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest and fees (if any) accruing after the maturity of the Notes and interest and fees (if any) accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest  is allowed in such proceeding) the Notes and all other obligations and liabilities of the Company to the Secured Parties, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Indenture, the Notes, the other Note Documents, Hedging Agreements, Management Guarantees or Bank Products Agreements entered into with any Note Hedging Provider, Management Credit Provider, Note Bank Products Provider, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, amounts payable in connection with any such Bank Products Agreement or a termination of any transaction entered into pursuant to any such Hedging Agreement, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Trustee or Note Collateral Agent that are required to be paid by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Indenture or any other Note Document).

 

Contracts ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures in any form and portions thereof (except for contracts listed on Schedule 6 hereto), to which such Grantor is a party or under which such Grantor or any property of such Grantor is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, including ( i ) all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due to it thereunder or in connection therewith, ( ii ) all rights of such Grantor to damages arising thereunder and ( iii ) all rights of such Grantor to perform and to exercise all remedies thereunder.

 

Copyright Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States copyright of such Grantor, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Company or such Grantor, including any material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

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Copyrights ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States copyrights, whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published or registered, all United States copyright registrations and copyright applications, including any copyright registrations and copyright applications listed on Schedule 5 hereto, and ( i ) all renewals thereof, ( ii ) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof and ( iii ) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof.

 

Credit Facility ”: as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Default ”: as defined in the Indenture.

 

Discharge of Additional Obligations ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Domestic Subsidiary ”:  any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Equity Issuers ”:  the collective reference to issuers of Pledged Stock, including (as of the Grant Date) the Persons identified on Schedule 2 as the issuers of Pledged Stock.

 

Excluded Assets ”:  as defined in Section 3.3.

 

Excluded Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of the Company that is ( i ) not a Domestic Subsidiary, ( ii ) not a Grantor (as defined in the ABL U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) or ( iii ) designated as an “Excluded Subsidiary” under any Senior Priority Collateral Documents.

 

Event of Default ”: as defined in the Indenture.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Foreign Intellectual Property ”:  any right, title or interest in or to any copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent applications, patent licenses, trade secrets, trade secret licenses, trademarks, service marks, trademark and service mark applications, trade names, trade dress, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes or any other intellectual property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.

 

General Fund Account ”:  the general fund account of the relevant Grantor established at the same office of the Collateral Account Bank as the Collateral Proceeds Account.

 

Governmental Authority ”:  the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive,

 

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legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Grant Date ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Granting Parties ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Grantor ”: the Company, the Domestic Subsidiaries that are party hereto from time to time after the date hereof (it being understood that no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party hereto).

 

Grantor Obligations ”:  with respect to any Grantor (other than the Company), the collective reference to ( i ) the Company Obligations guaranteed by such Grantor pursuant to Section 1301 of the Indenture and ( ii ) all obligations and liabilities of such Grantor that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Note Document to which such Grantor is a party, any Hedging Agreement, Management Guarantee or Bank Products Agreement entered into with any Note Hedging Provider, Management Credit Provider or Note Bank Products Provider, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith of such Grantor, in each case whether on account of ( i ) principal, interest (including interest and fees (if any) accruing after the maturity of the Notes and interest and fees (if any) accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Company, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest  is allowed in such proceeding), reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Trustee or Note Collateral Agent that are required to be paid by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Indenture or any other Note Document).  With respect to any Grantor, if and to the extent, under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof), all or a portion of the guarantee of such Grantor of, or the grant by such Grantor of a security interest for, the obligation (the “ Excluded Company 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 (or the analogous term or section in any amended or successor statute) is or becomes illegal, the Company Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor shall not include any such Excluded Company Obligation.

 

Hedging Agreement ”:  any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity, credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, credit or equity values (including any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement, including any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Permitted Hedging Arrangement.

 

Holders ”: as defined in the Indenture.

 

Incur ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

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Indebtedness ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Indenture ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Indenture Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to the Trustee, the Note Collateral Agent, the Holders and the holders of any other Note Obligations, and each of their respective successors and assigns and their permitted transferees and endorsees.

 

Instruments ”:  as defined in Article 9 of the Code, but excluding the Pledged Securities.

 

Intellectual Property ”:  with respect to any Grantor, the collective reference to such Grantor’s Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses.

 

Intercompany Note ”:  with respect to any Grantor, any promissory note in a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 evidencing loans made by such Grantor to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Intercreditor Agreements ”: ( a ) the Base Intercreditor Agreement, ( b ) any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement (upon and during the effectiveness thereof) and ( c ) any other Intercreditor Agreement that may be entered into in the future by the Note Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents and acknowledged by the Company and the other Granting Parties (each as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1)) (upon and during the effectiveness thereof).

 

Inventory ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all inventory (as defined in the Code) of such Grantor, including all Inventory (as defined in the Indenture) of such Grantor.

 

Investment Property ”:  the collective reference to ( i ) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof (other than any Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of any series of such stock and other than any Capital Stock excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock”) and ( ii ) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Securities.

 

Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Liens ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Management Credit Provider ”:  any Person who is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee, as designated by the Company in accordance with Section 8.4 ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Management Guarantee, be at any time a Management Credit Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Management Guarantee ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

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Material Adverse Effect ”:  a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Non-Indenture Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to all Note Bank Products Providers, Note Hedging Providers and Management Credit Providers, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof.

 

Notes ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Note Bank Products Provider ”:  any Person that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Note Documents as designated by the Company in accordance with Section 8.4 ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Note Bank Products Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Note Collateral Agent ”: as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Note Documents ”:  the collective reference to the Indenture, the Notes, this Agreement, and the other Note Security Documents, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived, modified, replaced and/or refinanced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and Article IX of the Indenture.

 

Note Hedging Provider ”:  any Person that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with a Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Note Documents as designated by the Company in accordance with Section 8.4 ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Note Hedging Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility.

 

Note Security Documents ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Obligations ”:  ( i ) in the case of the Company, its Company Obligations, and ( ii ) in the case of each other Grantor, the Grantor Obligations of such Grantor.

 

Patent Licenses ”: with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States patent, patent application, or patentable invention other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Company or such Grantor, including the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Patents ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States patents, patent applications and patentable inventions and all reissues and extensions thereof, including all patents and patent applications identified in Schedule 5 hereto, and including ( i ) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, ( ii ) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof, ( iii ) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including payments under all licenses entered

 

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into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof), and ( iv ) all other rights corresponding thereto in the United States and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, and extensions thereof, all improvements thereon, and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.

 

Person ”:  any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or any other entity.

 

Pledged Collateral ”:  as to any Pledgor, the Pledged Securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof.

 

Pledged Notes ”:  with respect to any Pledgor, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to, or held or owned by, such Pledgor.

 

Pledged Securities ”: the collective reference to the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock.

 

Pledged Stock ”:  with respect to any Pledgor, the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2 as held by such Pledgor, together with any other shares of Capital Stock required to be pledged by such Pledgor pursuant to Section 1503 of the Indenture, as well as any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, such Pledgor while this Agreement is in effect, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective pledge of such Capital Stock under this Agreement is released in accordance with the terms hereof and the Indenture; provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Pledgor be required to pledge, directly or indirectly, ( i ) more than 65% of any series of the outstanding Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for U.S. tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary, ( ii ) any of the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, ( iii de minimis shares of a Foreign Subsidiary held by any Pledgor as a nominee or in a similar capacity, ( iv ) any of the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary and ( v ) without duplication, any Excluded Assets.

 

Pledgor ”:  each Granting Party (with respect to Pledged Securities held by such Granting Party and all other Pledged Collateral of such Granting Party).

 

Proceeds ”:  all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any event, Proceeds of Pledged Securities shall include all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Rental Equipment ”:  equipment owned by or leased to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company that is classified as “revenue earning equipment” in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

Requirement of Law ”:  as to any Person, the Organizational Documents of such Person, and any law, statute, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an

 

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arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its material property or to which such Person or any of its material property is subject, including laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to zoning, occupancy and subdivision of real properties; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any non-binding recommendation of any Governmental Authority.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary

 

Restrictive Agreements ”:  as defined in Section 3.3(c).

 

Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to the Indenture Secured Parties and the Non-Indenture Secured Parties.

 

Security Collateral ”:  with respect to any Granting Party, collectively, the Collateral (if any) and the Pledged Collateral (if any) of such Granting Party.

 

Senior Priority Collateral Documents ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Senior Priority Documents ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Senior Priority Obligations ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Senior Priority Representative ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Senior Priority Secured Parties ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Specified Asset ”:  as defined in Section 4.2.2(b).

 

Special Purpose Subsidiary ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Subsidiary ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Temporary Cash Investments ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Trade Secret Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States trade secrets, including know how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Company or such Grantor, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Trade Secrets ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trade secrets, including know-how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, including ( i ) all income, royalties,

 

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damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including payments under all licenses, non-disclosure agreements and memoranda of understanding entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future misappropriations thereof, and ( ii ) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present or future misappropriations thereof.

 

Trademark Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Company or such Grantor, including the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Trademarks ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, trademark and service mark registrations, and applications for trademark or service mark registrations (except for “intent to use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of said Act has been filed, it being understood and agreed that the carve-out in this parenthetical shall be applicable only if and for so long as a grant of a security interest in such intent-to-use application would invalidate or otherwise jeopardize Grantor’s rights therein or in any registration issuing therefrom), and any renewals thereof, including each registration and application identified in Schedule 5 hereto, and including ( i ) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements or dilutions thereof, ( ii ) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof), and ( iii ) all other rights corresponding thereto in the United States and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto in the United States, together in each case with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, each such trademark, service mark, trade name, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers.

 

Transactions ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ”:  as defined in the Indenture.

 

Section 1.2                                     Other Definitional Provisions .

 

(a)                                  The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Annex references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  The words “include”, “includes”, and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  So long as the Base Intercreditor Agreement is the only Intercreditor Agreement that has been entered into, the phrases  “applicable Intercreditor Agreement” and “Intercreditor Agreements” and other similar

 

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references to multiple Intercreditor Agreements shall be deemed to refer only to the Base Intercreditor Agreement.  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Note Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, waivers or modifications set forth herein).

 

(b)                                  The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(c)                                   Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral, or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Granting Party shall refer to such Granting Party’s Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

(d)                                  All references in this Agreement to any of the property described in the definition of the term “Collateral,” “Pledged Collateral” or “Security Collateral”, or to any Proceeds thereof, shall be deemed to be references thereto only to the extent the same constitute Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral, respectively.

 

ARTICLE II

 

[RESERVED]

 

ARTICLE III

 

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

Section 3.1                                     Grant .  Each Grantor hereby grants, subject to existing licenses to use the Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets granted by such Grantor in the ordinary course of business, to the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Collateral of such Grantor, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Grantor, except as provided in Section 3.3.  The term “ Collateral ”, as to any Grantor, means the following property (wherever located) now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, except as provided in Section 3.3:

 

(a)                                  all Accounts;

 

(b)                                  all Money (including all cash);

 

(c)                                   all Cash Equivalents;

 

(d)                                  all Chattel Paper;

 

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(e)                                   all Contracts (including contracts with any “qualified intermediaries” with respect to any LKE Program);

 

(f)                                    all Deposit Accounts;

 

(g)                                   all Documents;

 

(h)                                  all Equipment;

 

(i)                                      all General Intangibles;

 

(j)                                     all Instruments;

 

(k)                                  all Intellectual Property;

 

(l)                                      all Inventory;

 

(m)                              all Investment Property;

 

(n)                                  all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

 

(o)                                  all Rental Equipment;

 

(p)                                  all Vehicles;

 

(q)                                  all Fixtures;

 

(r)                                     all Commercial Tort Claims constituting Commercial Tort Actions described in Schedule 7 (together with any Commercial Tort Actions subject to a further writing provided in accordance with Section 5.2.12);

 

(s)                                    all books and records pertaining to any of the foregoing;

 

(t)                                     the Collateral Proceeds Account; and

 

(u)                                  to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that, in the case of each Grantor, Collateral shall not include any Pledged Collateral, or any property or assets specifically excluded from Pledged Collateral (including any Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of any series of such stock).

 

Section 3.2                                     Pledged Collateral .  Each Granting Party that is a Pledgor, hereby grants to the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof, as collateral security for the prompt and complete

 

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performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Pledgor, except as provided in Section 3.3.

 

Section 3.3                                     Excluded Assets .  No security interest is or will be granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Note Security Document in any right, title or interest of any Granting Party under or in, and “Collateral” and “Pledged Collateral” shall not include (the following collectively, the “ Excluded Assets ”):

 

(a)                                  any interest in leased real property (including Fixtures) (and there shall be no requirement to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters);

 

(b)                                  any fee interest in owned real property (including Fixtures) if the fair market value of such fee interest is less than $10,000,000 individually;

 

(c)                                   any Instruments, Contracts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles, Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses, Trade Secret Licenses or other contracts or agreements with or issued by Persons other than the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company or an Affiliate thereof, (collectively, “ Restrictive Agreements ”) that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Restrictive Agreements shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) for so long as, and to the extent that, the granting of such a security interest pursuant hereto would result in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements (in each case, except to the extent that, pursuant to the Code or other applicable law, the granting of security interests therein can be made without resulting in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements);

 

(d)                                  any assets over which the granting of such a security interest in such assets by the applicable Granting Party would be prohibited by any contract permitted under the Indenture, applicable law, regulation, permit, order or decree or the organizational or joint venture documents of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary (including permitted liens, leases and licenses), or requires a consent (to the extent that, with respect to any assets that would otherwise constitute Collateral, any applicable Granting Party has sought such consent using commercially reasonable efforts) of any Governmental Authority that has not been obtained (in each case after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Code to the extent that the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibition);

 

(e)                                   any assets to the extent that such security interests would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Company and its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company (it being understood that the Note Collateral Agent shall not require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any security agreements or pledge agreements governed by foreign law);

 

(f)                                    any assets to the extent that the granting or perfecting of a security interest in such assets would result in costs or consequences to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined in good faith by the Company (which

 

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determination shall be conclusive) to be excessive in view of the benefits that would be obtained by the Secured Parties;

 

(g)                                   any ( i ) Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) is subject to a Lien permitted by Section 413 of the Indenture as “Permitted Liens” and designated by the Company to the Note Collateral Agent (but only for so long as such Lien remains in place) and ( ii ) other property that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such other property shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such other property is subject to a Lien described in clause (h)  of the definition of “Permitted Liens” in the Indenture in respect of Purchase Money Obligations or Capitalized Lease Obligations, or a Lien described in clause (o)  of such definition (with respect to such a Lien described in clause (h)  of such definition) and designated by the Company to the Note Collateral Agent (but, in each case, only for so long as such Liens are in place) and, if such Lien is in respect of a Hedging Agreement, such other property consists solely of ( x ) cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments, together with proceeds, dividends and distributions in respect thereof, ( y ) any assets relating to such assets, proceeds, dividends or distributions or to obligations under any Hedging Agreement, and/or ( z ) any other assets consisting of, relating to or arising under or in connection with ( 1 ) any Hedging Agreements or ( 2 ) any other agreements, instruments or documents related to any Hedging Agreement or to any of the assets referred to in any of subclauses (x) through (z)  of this clause (ii) ;

 

(h)                                  any property (and/or related rights and/or assets) that ( A ) would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such property (and/or related rights and/or assets) shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such property has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with ( i ) a Special Purpose Financing (or constitutes the proceeds or products of any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a Special Purpose Financing (except as provided in the proviso to this subsection)), ( ii ) a sale/leaseback transaction permitted under Section 411of the Indenture, ( B ) is subject to any Permitted Lien and consists of property subject to any such sale/leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (but only for so long as such Liens are in place) or ( C ) is subject to any Liens securing Indebtedness incurred in compliance with Section 407(b)(ix) of the Indenture, or Liens permitted by Section 413 of the Indenture as “Permitted Liens” permitted pursuant to clause (k)(6), (p)(12) or (p)(13) of the definition of such term in the Indenture; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a security interest of the Note Collateral Agent shall attach to any money, securities or other consideration received by any Grantor as consideration for the sale or other disposition of such property as and to the extent such consideration would otherwise constitute Security Collateral;

 

(i)                                      Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) subject to any Permitted Lien that secures Indebtedness permitted by the Indenture that is Incurred to finance or refinance such Equipment and/or Inventory and designated by the Company to the Note Collateral Agent (but only for so long as such Permitted Lien is in place);

 

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(j)                                     without duplication, any Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) which is specifically excluded from the definition of Pledged Stock by virtue of the proviso contained in such definition;

 

(k)                                  any Capital Stock and other securities of a Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that the pledge of or grant of any other Lien on such Capital Stock and other securities for the benefit of any holders of securities results in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries being required to file separate financial statements for such Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any other governmental authority) pursuant to either Rule 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, or any other law, rule or regulation as in effect from time to time, but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement;

 

(l)                                      any assets covered by a certificate of title to the extent such assets do not constitute Eligible Service Vehicles or Eligible Rental Equipment, in each case by operation of clause (f) of the definition of such term in the ABL Credit Agreement (or the equivalent provision in any other Senior Priority Documents);

 

(m)                              any aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, helicopters, vessels or rolling stock or any Equipment or other assets constituting a part of any thereof;

 

(n)                                  Letter-of-Credit Rights individually with a value of less than $5,000,000;

 

(o)                                  for the avoidance of doubt, any Deposit Account and any Money, cash, checks, other negotiable instrument, funds and other evidence of payment therein held by any “qualified intermediary” in connection with any LKE Program;

 

(p)                                  any Money, cash, checks, other negotiable instrument, funds and other evidence of payment held in any Deposit Account of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the nature of a security deposit with respect to obligations for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which must be held for or returned to the applicable counterparty under applicable law or pursuant to contractual obligations;

 

(q)                                  [reserved];

 

(r)                                     Foreign Intellectual Property;

 

(s)                                    any goods in which a security interest is not perfected by filing a financing statement in the office of the Secretary of State of the applicable Grantor’s location (as determined by Section 9-307 of the Code); and

 

(t)                                     so long as any Senior Priority Obligations are outstanding, any property that is not part of the collateral securing, or required to be securing, the Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Section 3.4                                     Intercreditor Relations .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the understanding of the parties that the Liens granted pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2

 

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herein shall ( x ) with respect to all Security Collateral, prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations (if applicable), be pari passu and equal in priority to the Liens granted to any Additional Agent for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Additional Obligations to secure Additional Obligations that constitute Junior Priority Debt (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) pursuant to the applicable Additional Collateral Documents (except, in the case of this clause (x), as may be separately otherwise agreed between the Note Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, including pursuant to any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement or other Intercreditor Agreement) and ( y ) with respect to all Security Collateral, prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, be junior in priority to the Liens granted to the Senior Priority Representative for the benefit of the Senior Priority Secured Parties to secure the Senior Priority Obligations pursuant to the ABL U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and any other Senior Priority Collateral Documents.  The Note Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that the relative priority of the Liens granted to the Note Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent shall be determined solely pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreements, and not by priority as a matter of law or otherwise.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Liens and security interest granted to the Note Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Note Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control as among ( a ) the Note Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent and any Additional Agent, in the case of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, ( b ) the Note Collateral Agent and any other secured creditor (or agent therefor) party thereto, in the case of any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement, and ( c ) the Note Collateral Agent and any other secured creditor (or agent therefor) party thereto, in the case of any other Intercreditor Agreement.  In the event of any such conflict, each Grantor may act (or omit to act) in accordance with such Intercreditor Agreement, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, for so long as any Obligations or any Additional Obligations remain outstanding, any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Note Collateral Agent any Security Collateral shall be satisfied by causing such Security Collateral to be delivered to the Note Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent to be held in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 4.1                                     [Reserved] .

 

Section 4.2                                     Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor .  Each Grantor party hereto on the date hereof hereby represents and warrants to the Note Collateral Agent on the date hereof that, in each case after giving effect to the Transactions:

 

4.2.1                      Title; No Other Liens .  Except for the security interests granted to the Note Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens permitted to exist on such Grantor’s Collateral by the Indenture (including

 

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Section 413 thereof), such Grantor owns each item of such Grantor’s Security Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens securing Indebtedness.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3 , to the knowledge of such Grantor, no currently effective financing statement or other similar public notice with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness on all or any part of such Grantor’s Security Collateral is on file or of record in any public office in the United States of America, any state, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia, except, in each case, such as have been filed in favor of the Note Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement or as relate to Liens permitted by the Indenture (including Section 413 thereof) or any other Note Document or for which termination statements will be delivered on the Grant Date.

 

4.2.2                      Perfected Second Priority Liens .

 

(a)                                  This Agreement is effective to create, as collateral security for the Obligations of such Grantor, valid and enforceable Liens on such Grantor’s Security Collateral in favor of the Note Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

(b)                                  Except with regard to ( i ) Liens (if any) on Specified Assets and ( ii ) any rights in favor of the United States government as required by law (if any), upon the completion of the Filings and, with respect to Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents, upon the earlier of such Filing or the delivery to and continuing possession by the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents a security interest in which is perfected by possession, and the obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as described in the Code) by the Note Collateral Agent, the ABL Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement of all Deposit Accounts, Blocked Accounts, the Collateral Proceeds Account, Electronic Chattel Paper and Letter-of-Credit Rights a security interest in which is perfected by “control” and in the case of Commercial Tort Actions (other than such Commercial Tort Actions listed on Schedule 7 on the date of this Agreement), the taking of the actions required by Section 5.2.12, the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement will constitute valid Liens on and (to the extent provided herein) perfected security interests in such Grantor’s Collateral in favor of the Note Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and will be prior to all other Liens of all other Persons securing Indebtedness, in each case other than Permitted Liens (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and enforceable as such as against all other Persons other than Ordinary Course Transferees, except to the extent that the recording of an assignment or other transfer of title to the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the recording of other applicable documents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office may be necessary for perfection or enforceability, and except as to enforcement, as

 

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may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. As used in this Section 4.2.2(b), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Filings ”:  the filing or recording of ( i ) the Financing Statements as set forth in Schedule 3 , ( ii ) this Agreement or a notice thereof with respect to Intellectual Property as set forth in Schedule 3, ( iii ) the recordation on the certificate of title related thereto of each Lien granted in favor of the Note Collateral Agent hereunder on Rental Equipment, subject to certificate of title statutes, and ( iv ) any filings after the Grant Date in any other jurisdiction as may be necessary under any Requirement of Law.

 

Financing Statements ”:  the financing statements filed or authorized for filing by such Grantor in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule 4 .

 

Ordinary Course Transferees ”:  ( i ) with respect to goods only, buyers in the ordinary course of business and lessees in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-320(a) and 9-321 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction, ( ii ) with respect to general intangibles only, licensees in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-321 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction and ( iii ) any other Person who is entitled to take free of the Lien pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Permitted Liens ”:  Liens permitted pursuant to the Indenture, including those permitted to exist pursuant to Section 413 of the Indenture.

 

Specified Assets ”:  the following property and assets of such Grantor:

 

(1)  Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses to the extent that ( a ) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or by the filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or ( b ) such Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(2)  Copyrights and Copyright Licenses with respect thereto and Accounts or receivables arising therefrom to the extent that ( a ) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by the filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the United States Copyright Office or ( b ) the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction is not applicable to the creation or perfection of Liens thereon;

 

(3)  Collateral for which the perfection of Liens thereon requires filings in or other actions under the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of America, any State, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

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(4)  goods included in Collateral received by any Person from any Grantor for “sale or return” within the meaning of Section 2-326 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the applicable jurisdiction, to the extent of claims of creditors of such Person;

 

(5)  Fixtures, Vehicles and any other assets subject to certificates of title;

 

(6)  Contracts, Accounts or receivables subject to the Assignment of Claims Act;

 

(7)  Money and Cash Equivalents other than ( x ) identifiable Cash Proceeds and ( y ) Cash Equivalents constituting Investment Property to the extent a security interest is perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(8) Proceeds of Accounts or Inventory which do not themselves constitute Collateral or which do not constitute identifiable Cash Proceeds or which have not been transferred to or deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account (if any) or to a Blocked Account; and

 

(9)  uncertificated securities (to the extent a security interest is not perfected by the filing of a financing statement); and

 

(10)  Letter-of-Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims.

 

4.2.3                      Jurisdiction of Organization .  On the date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization is specified on Schedule 4 .

 

4.2.4                      Farm Products .  None of such Grantor’s Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, Farm Products.

 

4.2.5                      [Reserved .]

 

4.2.6                      Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Schedule 5 lists all material Trademarks, material Copyrights and material Patents, in each case, registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, and all material Trademark Licenses, all material Copyright Licenses and all material Patent Licenses (including material Trademark Licenses for registered Trademarks, material Copyright Licenses for registered Copyrights and material Patent Licenses for issued Patents) owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, in each case, that is solely United States Intellectual Property.

 

Section 4.3                                     Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor .  Each Pledgor party hereto on the date hereof hereby represents and warrants to the Note Collateral Agent on the date hereof that, in each case after giving effect to the Transactions:

 

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4.3.1                      Except as provided in Section 3.3, the shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Pledgor hereunder constitute ( i ) in the case of shares of a Domestic Subsidiary, all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Subsidiary owned by such Pledgor and ( ii ) in the case of any Pledged Stock constituting Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, such percentage (not more than 65%) as is specified on Schedule 2 of all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of each such Foreign Subsidiary owned by such Pledgor.

 

4.3.2                      [ Reserved .]

 

4.3.3                      Such Pledgor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Pledged Securities pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens securing Indebtedness owing to any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement and Liens permitted to exist by the Indenture (including Section 413 thereof).

 

4.3.4                      Except with respect to security interests in Pledged Securities (if any) constituting Specified Assets, upon the delivery to the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of the certificates evidencing the Pledged Securities held by such Pledgor together with executed undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer, the security interest created in such Pledged Securities constituting certificated securities by this Agreement, assuming the continuing possession of such Pledged Securities by the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, will constitute a valid, perfected second priority (subject, in terms of priority only, to the priority of the Liens of the applicable Collateral Representative and any Additional Agent) security interest in such Pledged Securities to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any Persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor, to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, in each case subject to Permitted Liens (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

4.3.5                      Except with respect to security interests in Pledged Securities (if any) constituting Specified Assets, upon the obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as described in the Code) by the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, will constitute a valid, perfected second priority (subject, in terms of priority only, to the priority of the Liens of the applicable Collateral Representative and any Additional Agent) security interest in such Pledged Securities constituting uncertificated

 

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securities to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor, to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, in each case subject to Liens permitted to exist by the Indenture (including Section 413 thereof) (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS

 

Section 5.1                                     [Reserved] .

 

Section 5.2                                     Covenants of Each Grantor .  Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of ( i ) as to any Grantor, the date upon which ( A ) all the Capital Stock of such Grantor shall have been sold or otherwise disposed of (to a Person other than the Company or a Grantor) or (B) any other transaction or event shall have occurred as a result of which such Grantor ceases to be either a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, ( ii ) as to any Grantor, the release of such Grantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, ( iii ) as to any Grantor, the designation of such Grantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or ( iv ) the release of all of the Collateral or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

5.2.1                      Delivery of Instruments and Chattel Paper .  If any amount payable under or in connection with any of such Grantor’s Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, such Grantor shall (except as provided in the following sentence) be entitled to retain possession of all Collateral of such Grantor evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, and shall hold all such Collateral in trust for the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.  In the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, upon the request of the Note Collateral Agent,  the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, such Instrument or Chattel Paper (other than ordinary course rental contracts for Rental Equipment and Vehicles) shall be promptly delivered to the Note Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, duly indorsed in a manner sufficient to transfer such Instrument or Chattel Paper, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.  Such Grantor shall not permit any other Person to possess any such Collateral at any time other than in connection with any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in a transaction permitted by the Indenture or as contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreements.

 

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5.2.2                      [Reserved] .

 

5.2.3                      [Reserved] .

 

5.2.4                      Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation .

 

(a)                                  Such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral as a perfected security interest as and to the extent described in Section 4.2.2 and to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (subject to the other provisions hereof).

 

(b)                                  [Reserved].

 

(c)                                   At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Note Collateral Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested by the Note Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Note Documents) for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Grantor, including the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any United States jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document, neither the Company nor any Grantor will be required to ( i ) take any action in any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, or required by the laws of any such jurisdiction, or to enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests (or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of the United States of America or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, ( ii ) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any deposit accounts, bank or securities account or other Collateral, except in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes (in the case of Intercompany Notes, limited to any such note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000) to the Note Collateral Agent (or another Person as required under any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), ( iii ) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except to the extent consisting of proceeds perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Code), ( iv ) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or ( v ) file any fixture filing with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(d)                                  The Note Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining a delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Grantor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at

 

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which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Note Security Documents.

 

5.2.5                      Changes in Name, Jurisdiction of Organization, etc .  Such Grantor will give prompt written notice to the Note Collateral Agent of any change in its name or location (as determined by Section 9-307 of the Code) (whether by merger or otherwise) (and in any event within 30 days of such change); provided that, promptly thereafter, such Grantor shall deliver to the Note Collateral Agent copies (or other evidence of filing) of all additional filed financing statements and other documents reasonably necessary to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created hereunder and other documents reasonably requested by the Note Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests as and to the extent provided for herein.

 

5.2.6                      [Reserved] .

 

5.2.7                      Pledged Stock .  In the case of each Grantor that is an Equity Issuer, such Equity Issuer agrees that ( i ) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Stock issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, ( ii ) it will notify the Note Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.3.1 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it and ( iii ) the terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it.

 

5.2.8                      [Reserved] .

 

5.2.9                      Maintenance of Records .

 

(a)                                  Such Grantor will keep and maintain at its own cost and expense reasonably satisfactory and complete records of its Collateral, including a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to such Collateral, and shall mark such records to evidence this Agreement and the Liens and the security interests created hereby.

 

5.2.10               Acquisition of Intellectual Property .  Within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, such Grantor will notify the Note Collateral Agent of any acquisition by the Grantor of ( i ) any registration of any material United States Copyright, Patent or Trademark or ( ii ) any exclusive rights under a material United States Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License constituting Collateral, and each applicable Grantor shall take such actions as may be reasonably requested by the Note Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Note Documents) (but only to the extent such actions are within such Grantor’s control) to perfect the security interest granted to the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties therein, to the extent provided herein in respect of any United States Copyright, Patent or Trademark constituting Collateral on the date hereof, by ( x ) the execution and delivery of an amendment or supplement to this Agreement (or amendments to any such agreement

 

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previously executed or delivered by such Grantor) and/or ( y ) the making of appropriate filings (I) of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and/or (II) in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or with respect to Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, the United States Copyright Office).

 

5.2.11               [Reserved] .

 

5.2.12               Commercial Tort Actions .  All Commercial Tort Actions of each Grantor in existence on the date of this Agreement, known to such Grantor on the date hereof, are described in Schedule 7 hereto.  If any Grantor shall at any time after the date of this Agreement acquire a Commercial Tort Action, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Note Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor and describing the details thereof and shall grant to the Note Collateral Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

5.2.13               [Reserved].

 

5.2.14               [Reserved] .

 

5.2.15               [Reserved] .

 

5.2.16               [Reserved] .

 

Section 5.3                                     Covenants of Each Pledgor .  Each Pledgor covenants and agrees with the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier to occur of ( i ) as to any Pledgor, the date upon which ( A ) all the Capital Stock of such Pledgor shall have been sold or otherwise disposed of (to a Person other than the Company or a Pledgor) or ( B ) any other event shall have occurred as a result of which such Pledgor ceases to be either a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, ( ii ) as to any Pledgor, the release of such Pledgor’s Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, ( iii ) as to any Pledgor, the designation of such Pledgor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or ( iv ) the release of all of the Collateral or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Indenture:

 

5.3.1                      Additional Shares .  If such Pledgor shall, as a result of its ownership of its Pledged Stock, become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock certificate (including any stock certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), stock option or similar rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Equity Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Pledgor shall accept the same as the agent of the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and deliver the same forthwith to the Note Collateral Agent (who will hold the same on behalf of the Secured Parties) or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable

 

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Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Pledgor to the Note Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Pledgor, to be held by the Note Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations (subject to Section 3.3 and provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Pledgor be required to pledge, more than 65% of any series of the outstanding Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement).  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Pledged Stock upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Equity Issuer (except any liquidation or dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with the Indenture) shall be paid over to the Note Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held by the Note Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Pledged Stock or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged Stock pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Equity Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall be delivered to the Note Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held by the Note Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations, in each case except as otherwise provided by the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  If any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Stock shall be received by such Pledgor, such Pledgor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Note Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, hold such money or property in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, as additional collateral security for the Obligations.

 

5.3.2                      [ Reserved .]

 

5.3.3                      Pledged Notes .  Such Pledgor shall, on the date of this Agreement (or on such later date upon which it becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.15), deliver to the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, all Pledged Notes then held by such Pledgor (excluding any Pledged Note the principal amount of which does not exceed $5,000,000), endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Note Collateral Agent, endorsed to the Note Collateral Agent.  Furthermore, within ten Business Days after any Pledgor obtains a Pledged Note with a principal amount in

 

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excess of $5,000,000, such Pledgor shall cause such Pledged Note to be delivered to the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed to the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

5.3.4                      Maintenance of Security Interest .

 

(a)                                  Such Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (subject to the other provisions hereof and to Sections 1501, 1502, 1503 and 1508 of the Indenture).  At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Note Collateral Agent and at the sole expense of such Pledgor, such Pledgor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested by the Note Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Holders pursuant to the terms of the Note Documents) for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Pledgor; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document, neither the Company nor any Grantor will be required to ( i ) take any action in any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, or required by the laws of any such jurisdiction, or to enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests (or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of the United States of America or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, ( ii ) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any deposit accounts, bank or securities account or other Collateral, except in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes (in the case of Intercompany Notes, limited to any such note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000) to the Note Collateral Agent (or another Person as required under any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), ( iii ) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except to the extent consisting of proceeds or perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Code), ( iv ) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or ( v ) file any fixture filing with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(b)                                  The Note Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining an delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Pledgor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Note Security Documents.

 

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(c)                                   Notwithstanding any provision of this Article V or Section 414 , Section 1308 or Article XV of the Indenture to the contrary, prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, ( i ) the requirements of Section 414, Section 1308 and Article XV of the Indenture to deliver any Collateral to the Note Collateral Agent shall be deemed satisfied by the delivery of such Collateral to the ABL Agent or the Senior Priority Representative, ( ii ) the Company shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with the requirements of Section 414, Section 1308 and Article XV of the Indenture with respect to the Obligations thereunder only to the same extent that the Company and such Restricted Subsidiaries are required to comply with provisions analogous to Section 414, Section 1308 or Article XV of the Indenture under the ABL Credit Agreement or the documentation governing any other ABL Obligation and ( iii ) the ABL Agent or the Senior Priority Representative shall have sole discretion (in consultation with the Company, if applicable) with respect to any determination concerning Collateral as to which the Note Collateral Agent would have authority to exercise under Section 414, Section 1308 or Article XV of the Indenture.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 6.1                                     Certain Matters Relating to Accounts .

 

(a)                                  At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Note Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to make test verifications of the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral in any reasonable manner and through any reasonable medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and the relevant Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Note Collateral Agent may reasonably require in connection with such test verifications.  At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, upon the Note Collateral Agent’s reasonable request and at the expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public accountants or others reasonably satisfactory to the Note Collateral Agent to furnish to the Note Collateral Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral.

 

(b)                                  [Reserved] .

 

(c)                                   At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 601(i) or (ii) of the Indenture and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement,  at the Note Collateral Agent’s request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Note Collateral Agent copies or, if required by the Note Collateral Agent for the enforcement thereof or foreclosure thereon, originals of all documents held by such Grantor evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions that gave rise to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, including all statements relating to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and all orders, invoices and shipping receipts.

 

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(d)                                  So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Note Collateral Agent shall instruct the Collateral Account Bank to promptly remit any funds on deposit in each Grantor’s Collateral Proceeds Account to such Grantor’s General Fund Account or any other account designated by such Grantor.  In the event that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Note Collateral Agent and the Grantors agree that the Note Collateral Agent, at its option, may require that each Collateral Proceeds Account and the General Fund Account of each Grantor be established at the Note Collateral Agent or at another institution reasonably acceptable to the Note Collateral Agent.  Each Grantor shall have the right, at any time and from time to time, to withdraw such of its own funds from its own General Fund Account, and to maintain such balances in its General Fund Account, as it shall deem to be necessary or desirable.

 

Section 6.2                                     Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable .

 

(a)                                  The Note Collateral Agent in its own name or in the name of others, may at any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 601(i) or (ii) of the Indenture and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, communicate with obligors under the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and parties to the Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral) to verify with them to the Note Collateral Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts Receivable or Contracts.

 

(b)                                  Upon the request of the Note Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 601(i) or (ii) of the Indenture and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor shall notify obligors on such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and parties to such Grantor’s Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral) that such Accounts Receivable and such Contracts have been assigned to the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Note Collateral Agent.

 

(c)                                   Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under each of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto.  None of the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Account Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any Account Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

 

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Section 6.3                                     Pledged Stock .

 

(a)                                  Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Note Collateral Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Pledgor of the Note Collateral Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 6.3(b), each Pledgor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends and distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Stock (subject to the last two sentences of Section 5.3.1) and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, to the extent permitted in the Indenture, and to exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Stock.

 

(b)                                  Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Note Collateral Agent shall give written notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Pledgor or Pledgors, ( i ) the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and make application thereof to the Obligations of the relevant Pledgor as and in such order as is provided in Section 6.5, and ( ii ) any or all of the Pledged Stock shall be registered in the name of the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, or the respective nominee thereof, and the Note Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable through its respective nominee, if applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may thereafter exercise ( x ) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Pledged Stock at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Equity Issuer or Equity Issuers or otherwise and ( y ) any and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Pledged Stock as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged Stock upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate structure of any Equity Issuer, or upon the exercise by the relevant Pledgor or the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Pledged Stock, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Stock with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may reasonably determine), all without liability to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law (other than for its gross negligence or willful misconduct) except to account for property actually received by it, but the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have no duty, to any Pledgor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing, provided that the Note Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, shall not exercise any voting or other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Stock in any way that would constitute an exercise of the remedies described in Section 6.6 other than in accordance with Section 6.6.

 

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(c)                                   Each Pledgor hereby authorizes and instructs each Equity Issuer or maker of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Pledgor hereunder to, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, ( i ) comply with any instruction received by it from the Note Collateral Agent in writing with respect to Capital Stock in such Equity Issuer that ( x ) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and ( y ) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Pledgor, and each Pledgor agrees that each Equity Issuer or maker shall be fully protected in so complying, and ( ii ) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly to the Note Collateral Agent.

 

Section 6.4                                     Proceeds to be Turned Over to Note Collateral Agent .  In addition to the rights of the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties specified in Section 6.1 with respect to payments of Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and the Note Collateral Agent shall have instructed any Grantor to do so, all Proceeds of Collateral received by such Grantor consisting of cash, checks and other Cash Equivalent items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, any Additional Agent and the other applicable Additional Secured Parties (as defined in the applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Note Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Note Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if required).  All Proceeds of Collateral received by the Note Collateral Agent hereunder shall be held by the Note Collateral Agent in the relevant Collateral Proceeds Account maintained under its sole dominion and control, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  All Proceeds of Collateral while held by the Note Collateral Agent in such Collateral Proceeds Account (or by the relevant Grantor in trust for the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations of such Grantor and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 6.5 and each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 6.5                                     Application of Proceeds .  It is agreed that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, any and all Proceeds of the relevant Granting Party’s Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) received by the Note Collateral Agent (whether from the relevant Granting Party or otherwise) shall be held by the Note Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as collateral security for the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party (whether matured or unmatured), and/or then or at any time thereafter may, in the sole discretion of the Note Collateral Agent, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, be applied by the Note Collateral Agent against the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party then due and owing in the following order of priority, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement:

 

First :  To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 707 of the Indenture;

 

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Second :  To the payment of all amounts due the Note Collateral Agent under Section 1510 of the Indenture;

 

Third :  To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid upon the other Obligations of such Granting Party ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Obligations; provided that any such application of Proceeds shall be made on a pro rata basis as between and among ( i ) the Holders and their respective successors and assigns and their permitted transferees and endorsees and ( ii ) the Non-Indenture Secured Parties, based on certifications of the then-existing Obligations delivered to the Note Collateral Agent by the Trustee and the agent or representative for the Non-Indenture Secured Parties (upon which the Note Collateral Agent may conclusively rely); and

 

Fourth :  To such Grantor.

 

Section 6.6                                     Code and Other Remedies .  Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Note Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may (but shall not be obligated to) exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations to the extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code (whether or not the Code applies to the affected Security Collateral) and under any other applicable law and in equity.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Note Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Granting Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances  (but shall not be obligated to), forthwith (subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing) collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Security Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith, subject to any existing reserved rights or licenses, sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Security Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk.  To the extent permitted by law, the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall have the right, upon any such sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Security Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in such Granting Party, which right or equity is hereby waived and released.  Each Granting Party further agrees, at the Note Collateral Agent’s request (subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement), to assemble the Security Collateral and make it available to the Note Collateral Agent at places which the Note Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Granting Party’s premises or elsewhere.  The Note Collateral Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.6, after deducting all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Security Collateral or in any way relating to the Security Collateral or the rights of the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder, including

 

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reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party then due and owing, in the order of priority specified in Section 6.5, and only after such application and after the payment by the Note Collateral Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including Section 9-615(a)(3) of the Code, need the Note Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to such Granting Party.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, ( i ) such Granting Party waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Security Collateral, other than any such claims, damages and demands that may arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Note Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party, and ( ii ) if any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Security Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.  Each Grantor hereby consents to the non-exclusive royalty free use by the Note Collateral Agent of any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral for the purposes of disposing of any Security Collateral.

 

Section 6.7                                     Registration Rights .

 

(a)                                  Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if the Note Collateral Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 6.6, and if in the reasonable opinion of the Note Collateral Agent it is necessary or reasonably advisable to have the Pledged Stock (other than Pledged Stock of Special Purpose Subsidiaries), or that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the relevant Pledgor will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Equity Issuer thereof to ( i ) execute and deliver, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the directors and officers of such Equity Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the reasonable opinion of the Note Collateral Agent, necessary or advisable to register such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, ( ii ) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of not more than one year from the date of the first public offering of such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, and ( iii ) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the reasonable opinion of the Note Collateral Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto.  Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Equity Issuer to comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all states and the District of Columbia that the Note Collateral Agent shall reasonably designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

 

(b)                                  Such Pledgor recognizes that the Note Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all such Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  Such Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a

 

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public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner.  The Note Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Equity Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Equity Issuer would agree to do so.

 

(c)                                   Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of such Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 6.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law.  Such Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6.7 will cause irreparable injury to the Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, that the Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.7 shall be specifically enforceable against such Pledgor, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under the Indenture.

 

Section 6.8                                     Waiver; Deficiency .  Each Granting Party shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Security Collateral are insufficient to pay in full, the Notes, reimbursement obligations constituting Obligations of such Granting Party and, to the extent then due and owing, all other Obligations of such Granting Party and the reasonable fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

Section 6.9                                     Certain Undertakings with Respect to Special Purpose Subsidiaries .

 

(a)                                  The Note Collateral Agent and each Secured Party agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all of the obligations of each Special Purpose Subsidiary in connection with and under each securitization with respect to which any Special Purpose Subsidiary is a party, ( i ) the Note Collateral Agent and other Secured Parties shall not be entitled, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, to ( A ) institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Special Purpose Subsidiary any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or of any foreign jurisdiction, ( B ) transfer and register the capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument in the name of the Note Collateral Agent or a Secured Party or any designee or nominee thereof, ( C ) foreclose such security interest regardless of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company or any other Subsidiary, ( D ) exercise any voting rights granted or appurtenant to such capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument or ( E ) enforce any right that the holder of any such capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument might otherwise have to liquidate, consolidate, combine, collapse or disregard the entity status of such Special Purpose Subsidiary and ( ii ) the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereby waive and release any right to ( A ) require that any Special Purpose Subsidiary be in any manner merged, combined, collapsed or consolidated with or into the Company or any other Subsidiary, including by way of substantive consolidation in a

 

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bankruptcy case or similar proceeding, ( B ) require that the status of any Special Purpose Subsidiary as a separate entity be in any respect disregarded, ( C ) contest or challenge, or join any other Person in contesting or challenging, the transfers of any securitization assets from the Company or any Subsidiary to any Special Purpose Subsidiary, whether on the grounds that such transfers were disguised financings, preferential transfers, fraudulent conveyances or otherwise or a transfer other than a “true sale” or a “true contribution” or ( D ) contest or challenge, or join any other Person in contesting or challenging, any agreement pursuant to which any assets are leased by any Special Purpose Subsidiary to any Note Party as other than a “true lease.”  The Note Collateral Agent and each Secured Party agree and acknowledge that any agent and/or trustee acting on behalf of the holders of securitization indebtedness of any Special Purpose Subsidiary is an express third party beneficiary with respect to this Section 6.9(a) and each such person shall have the right to enforce compliance by the Note Collateral Agent and any other Secured Party with this Section 6.9.

 

(b)                                  Upon the transfer by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary) of securitization assets to a Special Purpose Subsidiary in a securitization as permitted under this Agreement, any Liens with respect to such securitization assets arising under the Indenture or any Note Security Documents shall automatically be released (and the Note Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into any such releases and other documents as the Company may reasonably request in order to give effect thereto).

 

(c)                                   The Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties shall take no action related to the Collateral that would cause any Special Purpose Subsidiary to breach any of its covenants in its certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or in any other documents governing the related Special Purpose Financing or to be unable to make any representation in any such document.

 

(d)                                  The Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties acknowledge that they have no interest in, and will not assert any interest in, the assets owned by any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or any assets leased by any Special Purpose Subsidiary to any Note Party other than, following a transfer of any pledged equity interest or pledged stock to the Note Collateral Agent in connection with any exercise of remedies pursuant to this Agreement, the right to receive lawful dividends or other distributions when paid by any such Special Purpose Subsidiary from lawful sources and in accordance with the documents governing the related Special Purpose Financing and the rights of a member of such Special Purpose Subsidiary.

 

(e)                                   Without limiting the foregoing, the Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties agree, to the extent required by Moody’s, S&P or any rating agency in connection with a Special Purpose Financing involving a Special Purpose Subsidiary the Capital Stock of which constitutes Pledged Collateral hereunder, to act in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) above with respect to such Capital Stock and such Special Purpose Financing.

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

THE NOTE COLLATERAL AGENT

 

Section 7.1                                     Note Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc .

 

(a)                                  Each Granting Party hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Note Collateral Agent and any authorized officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Granting Party and in the name of such Granting Party or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be reasonably necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable law, provided that the Note Collateral Agent agrees not to exercise such power except upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and in accordance with and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law) and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, ( x ) each Pledgor hereby gives the Note Collateral Agent the power and right  (but the Note Collateral Agent shall not have the obligation), on behalf of such Pledgor, without notice or assent by such Pledgor, to execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.6(a) or 6.7, any indorsements, assessments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral, and ( y ) each Grantor hereby gives the Note Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

 

(i)                                      in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Account Receivable of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor and file any claim or take any other action or institute any proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Note Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Account Receivable of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor whenever payable;

 

(ii)                                   in the case of any Copyright, Patent, or Trademark constituting Collateral of such Grantor, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Note Collateral Agent may reasonably request to such Grantor to evidence the Note Collateral Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interest in such Copyright, Patent, or Trademark and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

 

(iii)                                pay or discharge taxes and Liens, other than Liens permitted under this Agreement or the other Note Documents, levied or placed on the Collateral of such Grantor, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof; and

 

(iv)                               subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing, ( A ) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral of such Grantor to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Note Collateral Agent or as the Note Collateral Agent shall direct; ( B ) ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims

 

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and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral of such Grantor; ( C ) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral of such Grantor; ( D ) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral of such Grantor or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral of such Grantor; ( E ) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral of such Grantor; ( F ) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Note Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; ( G ) subject to any existing reserved rights or licenses, assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark constituting Collateral of such Grantor (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Note Collateral Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and ( H ) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral of such Grantor as fully and completely as though the Note Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Note Collateral Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Note Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral of such Grantor and the Note Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

 

(b)                                  The reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Note Collateral Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 7.1 shall be payable by such Grantor to the Note Collateral Agent on demand in accordance with the Indenture.

 

(c)                                   Each Granting Party hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable as to the relevant Granting Party until this Agreement is terminated as to such Granting Party, and the security interests in the Security Collateral of such Granting Party created hereby are released.

 

Section 7.2                                     Duty of Note Collateral Agent .  The Note Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Security Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the Code or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Note Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account.  None of the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Security Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Security Collateral upon the request of any Granting Party or any other Person or, except as otherwise provided herein, to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Security Collateral or any part thereof.  The powers conferred on the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Note Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ interests in the Security Collateral and shall not impose any duty

 

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upon the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise any such powers.  The Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Granting Party for any act or failure to act hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein or for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable decision).

 

Section 7.3                                     Financing Statements .  Pursuant to any applicable law, each Granting Party authorizes the Note Collateral Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to such Granting Party’s Security Collateral without the signature of such Granting Party in such form and in such filing offices as the Note Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Note Collateral Agent under this Agreement.  Each Granting Party authorizes the Note Collateral Agent to use any collateral description reasonably determined by the Note Collateral Agent, including the collateral description “all personal property” or “all assets” or words of similar meaning in any such financing statements.  The Note Collateral Agent agrees to notify the relevant Granting Party of any financing or continuation statement filed by it, provided that any failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of any such filing.

 

Section 7.4                                     Authority of Note Collateral Agent .  Each Granting Party acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Note Collateral Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Note Collateral Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Note Collateral Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement or any amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall, as between the Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, be governed by the Indenture and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Note Collateral Agent and the Granting Parties, the Note Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Granting Party shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.  The Note Collateral Agent shall have the benefit of the rights, privileges and immunities contained in Section 1509 of the Indenture.

 

Section 7.5                                     Note Collateral Agent as Bailee for the Grantors .  In the event that at any time, any Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes owned by any Grantor and held by the Note Collateral Agent constitute Excluded Assets (including any such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes constituting Pledged Securities at the time of delivery to the Note Collateral Agent that later become Excluded Assets), and for so long as they constitute Excluded Assets, any such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in the possession of the Note Collateral Agent, shall be held by the Note Collateral Agent solely as bailee and in trust for the applicable Grantor and such Pledged Securities will not be subject to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof or any Lien or security interest created pursuant thereto.  The Note Collateral Agent, at the request of the applicable Grantor, shall promptly return to such Grantor any Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes held by the Note Collateral Agent constituting Excluded Assets.

 

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Section 7.6                                     Rights of the Collateral Agent .  Wilmington Trust, National Association is acting under this Agreement solely in its capacity as Note Collateral Agent under the Indenture and not in its individual capacity.  In acting hereunder, the Note Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities granted to it under the Indenture, as if such rights, privileges and immunities were fully set forth herein.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

NON-INDENTURE SECURED PARTIES

 

Section 8.1                                     Rights to Collateral .

 

(a)                                  By their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, the Non-Indenture Secured Parties agree that they shall not have any right whatsoever to do any of the following:  ( i ) exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral (such term, as used in this Section 8, having the meaning assigned to it in the Indenture) or to direct the Note Collateral Agent to do the same, including the right to ( A ) enforce any Liens or sell or otherwise foreclose on any portion of the Collateral, ( B ) request any action, institute any proceedings, exercise any voting rights, give any instructions, make any election, notify account debtors or make collections with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral or ( C ) release any Granting Party under this Agreement or release any Collateral from the Liens of any Note Security Document or consent to or otherwise approve any such release; ( ii ) demand, accept or obtain any Lien on any Collateral (except for Liens arising under, and subject to the terms of, the Note Security Documents); ( iii ) vote in any Bankruptcy Case or similar proceeding in respect of the Company  or any of its Subsidiaries (any such proceeding, for purposes of this clause (a), a “ Bankruptcy ”) with respect to, or take any other actions concerning, the Collateral; ( iv ) receive any proceeds from any sale, transfer or other disposition of any of the Collateral (except in accordance with the Note Security Documents); ( v ) oppose any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral; ( vi ) object to any debtor-in-possession financing in any Bankruptcy that is provided by one or more Holders among others (including on a priming basis under Section 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code); ( vii ) object to the use of cash collateral in respect of the Collateral in any Bankruptcy; or ( viii ) seek, or object to the Indenture Secured Parties’ seeking on an equal and ratable basis, any adequate protection or relief from the automatic stay with respect to the Collateral in any Bankruptcy.

 

(b)                                  Each Non-Indenture Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Note Security Documents, agrees that in exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the Note Collateral Agent and the Holders (pursuant to the terms of the Indenture), may enforce the provisions of the Note Security Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Note Documents (or refrain from enforcing rights and exercising remedies), all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment.  Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights to collect, sell, dispose of or otherwise realize upon all or any part of the Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such collection, sale, disposition or other realization and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction.  The Non-Indenture Secured Parties by their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Note Security Documents hereby agree not to contest or otherwise challenge any such collection, sale, disposition or other realization of or upon all or any of the

 

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Collateral.  Whether or not a Bankruptcy Case has been commenced, the Non-Indenture Secured Parties shall be deemed to have consented to any sale or other disposition of any property, business or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the release of any or all of the Collateral from the Liens of any Note Security Document in connection therewith.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8.1, the Non-Indenture Secured Parties shall be entitled subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleadings ( A ) in order to prevent any Person from seeking to foreclose on the Collateral or supersede the Non-Indenture Secured Parties’ claim thereto or ( B ) in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Non-Indenture Secured Parties.  Each Non-Indenture Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees to be bound by and to comply with each applicable Intercreditor Agreement and authorizes the Note Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements on its behalf.

 

(d)                                  Each Non-Indenture Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees that the Note Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the Holders may deal with the Collateral, including any exchange, taking or release of Collateral, may change or increase the amount of the Company Obligations and/or the Grantor Obligations, and may release any Grantor from its Obligations hereunder, all without any liability or obligation (except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein) to the Non-Indenture Secured Parties.  The Note Collateral Agent shall not be required to provide any notice of any event that the Note Collateral Agent may be aware of, or any action taken by the Note Collateral Agent, to any Non-Indenture Secured Party.

 

Section 8.2                                     Appointment of Agent .  Each Non-Indenture Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Note Security Documents, shall be deemed irrevocably to make, constitute and appoint the Note Collateral Agent, as agent under the Indenture (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Note Collateral Agent) as such Person’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and in such capacity, the Note Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation), with power of substitution for the Non-Indenture Secured Parties and in each such Person’s name or otherwise, to effectuate any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral.  It is understood and agreed that the appointment of the Note Collateral Agent as the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Non-Indenture Secured Parties for the purposes set forth herein is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.

 

Section 8.3                                     Waiver of Claims .  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Non-Indenture Secured Party waives any claim it might have against the Note Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Holders with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of the Note Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Holders or their respective directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Note Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral (including any such exercise described in Section 8.1(b)), except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person or any Related Party (as defined below) thereof.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Note Collateral Agent, the Trustee or any Holder or any of their

 

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respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any Non-Indenture Secured Party or any other Person or to take any other action or forbear from doing so whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof, except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person.  The Note Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties of any kind or nature to the Non-Indenture Secured Parties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing.  As used herein, “ Related Party ” means, with respect to any Person, or any of its affiliates, or any of the officers, directors, trustees, employees, shareholders, members, attorneys and other advisors, agents and controlling persons of any thereof, any of such Person, its affiliates and the officers, directors, trustees, employees, shareholders, members, attorneys and other advisors, agents and controlling persons of any thereof (other than, in each case, Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto,  and its Subsidiaries and any of its controlling shareholders).

 

Section 8.4                                     Designation of Non-Indenture Secured Parties .  The Company may from time to time designate a Person as a “Note Bank Products Provider,” a “Note Hedging Provider” or a “Management Credit Provider” hereunder by written notice to the Note Collateral Agent.  Upon being so designated by the Company, such Note Bank Products Provider, Note Hedging Provider or Management Credit Provider (as the case may be) shall be a Non-Indenture Secured Party for the purposes of this Agreement for as long as so designated by the Company; provided that, at the time of the Company’s designation of such Non-Indenture Secured Party, the obligations of such Grantor under the applicable Bank Products Agreement, Hedging Agreement or Management Guarantee (as the case may be) have not been designated as ABL Obligations or Additional Obligations.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.1                                     Amendments in Writing .  None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Note Collateral Agent, subject to Article IX of the Indenture; provided that ( a ) any provision of this Agreement imposing obligations on any Granting Party may be waived by the Note Collateral Agent in a written instrument executed by the Note Collateral Agent and ( b ) if separately agreed in writing between the Company and any Non-Indenture Secured Party (and such Non-Indenture Secured Party has been designated in writing by the Company to the Note Collateral Agent for purposes of this sentence, for so long as so designated), no such amendment, modification or waiver shall amend, modify or waive Section 6.5 (or the definition of “Non-Indenture Secured Party” or “Secured Party” to the extent relating thereto) if such amendment, modification or waiver would directly and adversely affect such Non-Indenture Secured Party without the written consent of such Non-Indenture Secured Party.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any amendment, amendment and restatement, waiver, supplement or other modification of or to any Intercreditor Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference

 

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herein to any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying this Agreement, or any term or provision hereof, or any right or obligation of any Granting Party hereunder or in respect hereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Note Collateral Agent in accordance with this Section 9.1.  In addition, the Indenture, the other Note Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Section 9.2                                     Notices .  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Note Collateral Agent or any Granting Party hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 109 of the Indenture; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Granting Party shall be addressed to such Granting Party at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1 , unless and until such Granting Party shall change such address by notice to the Note Collateral Agent given in accordance with Section 109 of the Indenture.

 

Section 9.3                                     No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies .  None of the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof or Article IX of the Indenture), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default.  No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  A waiver by the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Note Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion.  The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

Section 9.4                                     [Reserved] .

 

Section 9.5                                     Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Granting Parties, the Note Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Granting Party may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Note Collateral Agent, except as permitted hereby or by the Indenture.

 

Section 9.6                                     [Reserved] .

 

Section 9.7                                     Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.   The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

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Section 9.8                                     Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided that, with respect to any Pledged Stock issued by a Foreign Subsidiary, all rights, powers and remedies provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that they do not violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any such Pledged Stock or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the provisions of this Agreement against the Pledgor (such laws, rules or regulations, “ Applicable Law ”) and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any Applicable Law.

 

Section 9.9                                     Section Headings .  The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

Section 9.10                              Integration .  This Agreement and the other Note Documents represent the entire agreement of the Granting Parties, the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Granting Parties, the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Note Documents.

 

Section 9.11                              GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 9.12                              Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers .  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)                                  submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which it is a party to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York (the “ New York Supreme Court ”), and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “ Federal District Court ,” and together with the New York Supreme Court, the “ New York Courts ”) and appellate courts from either of them; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or operate to preclude ( i ) the Collateral Agent from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations (in which case any party shall be entitled to assert any claim or defense, including any claim or defense that this Section 9.12 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York Court), or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, ( ii ) any party from bringing any legal action or

 

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proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment, ( iii ) if all such New York Courts decline jurisdiction over any Person, or decline (or in the case of the Federal District Court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction and ( iv ) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 9.12(a)  would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal proceeding in a New York Court) in any such action or proceeding;

 

(b)                                  consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

(c)                                   agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at its address referred to in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Note Collateral Agent (in the case of any other party hereto) or the Company (in the case of the Note Collateral Agent) shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(d)                                  agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

 

(e)                                   waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any punitive damages.

 

Section 9.13                              Acknowledgments .  Each Granting Party hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)                                  it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)                                  none of the Note Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Granting Party arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents, and the relationship between the Granting Parties, on the one hand, and the Note Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

(c)                                   no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Note Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Granting Parties and the Secured Parties.

 

Section 9.14                              WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

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Section 9.15                              Additional Granting Parties .  Each new Subsidiary of the Company that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 1503 of the Indenture shall become a Granting Party for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Annex 2 hereto.  Each existing Granting Party that is required to become a Pledgor with respect to Capital Stock of any new Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to Section 1503 of the Indenture shall become a Pledgor with respect thereto upon execution and delivery by such Granting Party of a Supplemental Agreement in substantially the form of Annex 3 hereto.

 

Section 9.16                              Releases .

 

(a)                                  The Collateral shall be released from the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, at any time or from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section 1502 of the Indenture.  Upon such release, all rights in the Collateral so released shall revert to the Company and the Granting Parties.

 

(b)                                  The Note Collateral Agent and, if necessary, the Trustee shall, at the Company’s expense, execute, deliver or acknowledge such instruments or releases to evidence and shall do or cause to be done all other acts reasonably requested by the Company to effect, in each case as soon as is reasonably practicable, the release of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to the Indenture.  Neither the Trustee nor the Note Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in good faith and in the absence of negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(c)                                   So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Note Collateral Agent shall at the direction of any applicable Grantor return to such Grantor any proceeds or other property received by it during any Event of Default pursuant to either Section 5.3.1 or 6.4 and not otherwise applied in accordance with Section 6.5.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

CINELEASE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

HERTZ ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES CORPORATION

 

CINELEASE, LLC

 

CINELEASE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Note Collateral Agreement]

 



 

Acknowledged and Agreed to as

 

of the date hereof by:

 

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

in its capacity as Note Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jane Y. Schweiger

 

 

Name:

Jane Y. Schweiger

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

[Signature Page to Note Collateral Agreement]

 



 

Schedules to the Collateral Agreement

 

1                                          Notice Addresses of Granting Parties

2                                          Pledged Securities

3                                           Perfection Matters

4                                          Location of Jurisdiction of Organization

5                                           Intellectual Property

6                                          Contracts

7                                          Commercial Tort Claims

 

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Schedule 1

to Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 1: Notice Addresses of Granting Parties

 

c/o HERC RENTALS INC.

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

 

Attention: Maryann Waryjas, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Facsimile: (239) 301-1109
Telephone: (239) 301-1125

 

with copies to:

 

Debevoise & Plimpton

 

919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention:  David A. Brittenham and Scott B. Selinger
Facsimile:   212-521-
6836
Telephone:  212-909-6000

 

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Schedule 2

to Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 2:  Pledged Securities

 

I. Pledged Stock

 

Pledgor

 

Issuer

 

Class of
Stock or
Interests

 

Certificate
No(s)

 

Number of
Shares or
Interests
Pledged

 

% of All Issued
Capital or Other
Equity Interests of
Issuer Pledged

 

Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

Common

 

5

 

100

 

100

%

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

CCMG HERC Sub, Inc.

 

Common

 

1

 

650

 

65

%

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Common

 

7

 

990,000

 

100

%

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Common

 

2

 

1000

 

100

%

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Cinelease Inc.

 

Common

 

3

 

500

 

100

%

 

3



 

II. Pledged Notes :

 

None.

 

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Schedule 3

to Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 3: Perfection Matters

 

Existing Security Interests

 

None.

 

UCC Filings

 

Granting Party

 

Jurisdiction

 

Filing Office

 

Type of Filing

1. Herc Rentals Inc. (formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

2. Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

3. Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

4. Cinelease Inc.

 

Nevada

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

5. Cinelease, LLC

 

Louisiana

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

6. Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

 

Schedule 3: Intellectual Property Filings

 

A.                                     Filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

 

Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among Herc Rentals Inc., Cinelease Inc. and  Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

B.                                     Filings with the U.S. Copyright Office

 

None.

 

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Schedule 4

to Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 4: Location of Jurisdiction of Organization

 

Granting Party

 

Jurisdiction

1. Herc Rentals Inc. (formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

 

Delaware

2. Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Delaware

3. Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

4. Cinelease, Inc.

 

Nevada

5. Cinelease, LLC

 

Louisiana

6. Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

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Schedule 5

to Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 5: Intellectual Property

 

A.                                     Patents and Patent Licenses

 

1.               Patents :  None.

 

2.               Patent Licenses : None.

 

B.                                     Trademarks and Trademark Licenses

 

1.               Trademarks

 

Trademarks Owned by Cinelease, Inc.

 

Trademark

 

App. No.

 

App. Date

 

Reg. No.

 

Reg. Date

 

Status

CINE MINI

 

85814073

 

1/2/13

 

4507234

 

4/1/14

 

Registered

CINELEASE

 

85631522

 

5/22/12

 

4426271

 

10/29/13

 

Registered

CINELEASE and Logo

 

85631539

 

5/22/12

 

4415620

 

5/22/12

 

Registered

CINELEASE

 

77557420

 

8/27/08

 

3602022

 

4/7/09

 

Registered

 

Trademarks Owned by Herc Rentals Inc. (formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

 

Trademark

 

App. No.

 

App. Date

 

Reg. No.

 

Reg. Date

 

Classes

 

Status

HERC

 

73/826,866

 

9/21/1989

 

1,609,358

 

8/7/1990

 

37

 

Registered

HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL

 

75/007,011

 

10/16/1995

 

2,013,590

 

11/5/1996

 

37

 

Registered

DEISGN MARK

 

76/527,063

 

7/2/2003

 

3,131,552

 

8/22/2006

 

35, 37

 

Registered

SERVICE PUMP & COMPRESSOR

 

76/527,078

 

7/1/2003

 

3,052,099

 

1/31/2006

 

35, 37

 

Registered

E-SERVICE PROGRAM

 

77/575,557

 

9/22/2008

 

3,895,655

 

12/21/2010

 

35

 

Registered

E-SP

 

77/575,567

 

9/22/2008

 

4080388

 

1/3/2012

 

35, 37, 40

 

Pending

E-SERVICES PROGRAM

 

77/980,685

 

9/13/2010

 

3960620

 

5/17/2011

 

37,40

 

Registered

HERC 360 in Concentric Bolt Like Circles

 

85831633

 

1/24/2013

 

4492377

 

3/3/2014

 

37

 

Registered

HERC READY FINANCE

 

85915696

 

4/26/2013

 

4477274

 

2/4/2014

 

36

 

Registered

HERTZ SERVICE PUMP & COMPRESSOR

 

86095047

 

10/18/2013

 

4571223

 

7/22/2014

 

35, 37

 

Registered

 

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Trademark

 

App. No.

 

App. Date

 

Reg. No.

 

Reg. Date

 

Classes

 

Status

HERTZ

 

72145695

 

5/29/1962

 

750300

 

5/28/1963

 

42

 

Registered

WHEN THE JOB REQUIRES MORE THAN A TOOLBELT

 

86548595

 

2/27/2015

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

37

 

Pending

HERC RENTALS

 

86910198

 

2/17/2016

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

07, 09, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42

 

Pending

HERCRENTALS Logo in Color

 

86910553

 

2/17/2016

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

07, 09, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42

 

Pending

 

2.               Trademark Licenses

 

None.

 

C.                                     Copyrights and Copyright Licenses

 

3.               Registered Copyrights: None.

 

4.               Copyright License: None.

 

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Schedule 6

to Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 6: Contracts

 

None.

 

9



 

Schedule 7

to Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 7: Commercial Tort Claims

 

None.

 

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Annex 1 to

Collateral Agreement

 

[FORM OF]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT*

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Collateral Agreement, dated as of [                   ], 2016 (the “ Agreement ”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement or the Indenture referred to therein, as the case may be), made by the Granting Parties thereto for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Note Collateral Agent.  The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Trustee, Note Collateral Agent and the Holders as follows:

 

The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement applicable to it as an Equity Issuer (as defined in the Agreement) and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned as an Equity Issuer.

 

The undersigned will notify the Note Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.3.1 of the Agreement.

 

The terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 of the Agreement shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 of the Agreement.

 

 

 

[NAME OF EQUITY ISSUER]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Address for Notices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fax:

 


*                       This consent is necessary only with respect to any Equity Issuer which is not also a Granting Party.

 



 

Annex 2 to

Collateral Agreement

 

[FORM OF]
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of              ,     , made by                               , a                (the “ Additional Grantor ”), in favor of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION., as note collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Note Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Agreement referred to below).  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Collateral Agreement referred to below, or if not defined therein, in the Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, Herc Rentals Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Company ”), the other Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, and together with any successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) on behalf of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture), are parties to an Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (as amended by that First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, that Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, that Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of [   ], 2016 and that Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of [   ], 2016 and as the same may be further amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Indenture, the Company and certain Domestic Subsidiaries of the Company are, or are to become, parties to the Collateral Agreement, dated as of [           ], 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Collateral Agreement ”), in favor of the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes the Company and each other Granting Party;

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture requires the Additional Granting Party to become a party to the Collateral Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Collateral Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.  Collateral Agreement .  By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Granting Party, as provided in Section 9.15 of the Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Collateral Agreement as a Granting Party thereunder with the same force

 



 

and effect as if originally named therein as a [Grantor and Pledgor] [Grantor] [Pledgor](1) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a [Grantor and Pledgor] [Grantor] [Pledgor](2) thereunder.  The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules              to the Collateral Agreement, and such Schedules are hereby amended and modified to include such information.  The Additional Granting Party hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties of such Additional Granting Party, in its capacities as a [Grantor and Pledgor] [Grantor] [Pledgor],(3) contained in Section 4 of the Collateral Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.  Each Additional Granting Party hereby grants, as and to the same extent as provided in the Collateral Agreement, to the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the [Collateral (as such term is defined in Section 3.1 of the Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party] [and] [the Pledged Collateral (as such term is defined in the Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party, except as provided in Section 3.3 of the Collateral Agreement].

 

2.  GOVERNING LAW .  THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY RELATING HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 


(1)               Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

(2)               Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

(3)               Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

 

[ADDITIONAL GRANTING PARTY]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed to as

 

 

of the date hereof by:

 

 

 

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

as Note Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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Annex 1-A to

Assumption Agreement

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 1

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 2

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 3

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 4

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 5

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 6

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 7

 



 

Annex 3 to
Collateral Agreement

 

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

 

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT, dated as of                ,     , made by                 , a            corporation (the “ Additional Pledgor ”), in favor of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Note Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Collateral Agreement referred to below).  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Collateral Agreement referred to below.

 

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H  :

 

WHEREAS, Herc Rentals Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Company ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, and together with any successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Trustee ”) on behalf of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) and as Note Collateral Agent, are parties to that certain Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016 (as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of [  ], 2016, and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of [  ], 2016, and as further amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “ Indenture ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Indenture, the Company and certain of its Subsidiaries are, or are to become, parties to the Collateral Agreement, dated as of [  ], 2016  (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Collateral Agreement ”), in favor of the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture requires the Additional Pledgor to become a Pledgor under the Collateral Agreement with respect to Capital Stock of certain new Subsidiaries of the Additional Pledgor; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Pledgor has agreed to execute and deliver this Supplemental Agreement in order to become such a Pledgor under the Collateral Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.                                       Collateral Agreement .  By executing and delivering this Supplemental Agreement, the Additional Pledgor, as provided in subsection 9.15 of the Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a Pledgor under the Collateral Agreement with respect to the shares of Capital Stock of the Subsidiary of the Additional Pledgor listed in Annex 1-A hereto, as a Grantor

 

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thereunder.  The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedule 2 to the Collateral Agreement, and such Schedule 2 is hereby amended and modified to include such information.

 

2.                                       GOVERNING LAW .   THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Supplemental Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

[ADDITIONAL PLEDGOR]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed to as

 

 

of the date hereof by:

 

 

 

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

as Note Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Annex 3- 3



 

Annex 1-A to

Supplemental Agreement

 

Supplement to
Collateral Agreement
Schedule 2

 

Pledged Stock

 

Pledgor

 

Equity Issuer

 

Description of Pledged Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annex 1-A-1 to Annex 3


Exhibit 10.6

 

Execution Version

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Among
HERC RENTALS INC. (f/k/a HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL CORPORATION),
THE CANADIAN BORROWERS
PARTIES HERETO,

 

THE SEVERAL LENDERS
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,

 

CITIBANK, N.A. ,
as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent,

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Canadian Agent and as Canadian Collateral Agent,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Co-Collateral Agent,

 

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ING CAPITAL LLC and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Senior Managing Agents,

 

and

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BANK OF MONTREAL, BNP PARIBAS, CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., ROYAL BANK OF CANADA and REGIONS BANK,
as Co-Documentation Agents

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 


 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.,

Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Montreal, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and RBC Capital Markets (1)

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 


 


(1)           RBC Capital Markets is the brand name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

SECTION 1.

DEFINITIONS

2

1.1

Defined Terms

2

1.2

Other Definitional Provisions

95

1.3

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

98

1.4

Currency Equivalents Generally

99

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS

100

2.1

Commitments

100

2.2

Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing

106

2.3

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

108

2.4

Swing Line Commitments

118

2.5

Reserved

112

2.6

Reserved

112

2.7

Reserved

112

2.8

Repayment of Loans

112

2.9

Commitment Increases

114

2.10

Incremental Facility

115

2.11

Extension Amendments

117

2.12

Specified Refinancing Facilities

122

 

 

 

SECTION 3.

LETTERS OF CREDIT

124

3.1

L/C Commitment

124

3.2

Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit

126

3.3

Fees, Commissions and Other Charges

127

3.4

L/C Participations

128

3.5

Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers

131

3.6

Obligations Absolute

131

3.7

L/C Payments

132

3.8

Credit Agreement Controls

133

3.9

Additional Issuing Lenders

133

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

133

4.1

Interest Rates and Payment Dates

133

4.2

Conversion and Continuation Options

136

4.3

Minimum Amounts; Maximum Sets

137

4.4

Optional and Mandatory Prepayments

137

4.5

Commitment Fees; Administrative Agent’s Fees

142

 

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4.6

Computation of Interest and Fees

142

4.7

Inability to Determine Interest Rate

146

4.8

Pro Rata Treatment and Payments

147

4.9

Illegality

152

4.10

Requirements of Law

153

4.11

Taxes

156

4.12

Indemnity

161

4.13

Certain Rules Relating to the Payment of Additional Amounts

162

4.14

Controls on Prepayment if Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exceeds Aggregate Revolving Credit Loan Commitments

165

4.15

Canadian Facility Lenders

165

4.16

Cash Receipts

166

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

173

5.1

Financial Condition

173

5.2

No Change; Solvent

173

5.3

Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law

174

5.4

Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations

174

5.5

No Legal Bar

175

5.6

No Material Litigation

175

5.7

No Default

175

5.8

Ownership of Property; Liens

175

5.9

Intellectual Property

175

5.10

No Burdensome Restrictions

176

5.11

Taxes

176

5.12

Federal Regulations

176

5.13

ERISA

177

5.14

Collateral

178

5.15

Investment Company Act; Other Regulations

179

5.16

Subsidiaries

179

5.17

Purpose of Loans

179

5.18

Environmental Matters

179

5.19

No Material Misstatements

180

5.20

Labor Matters

181

5.21

Insurance

181

5.22

Eligible Accounts

181

5.23

Eligible Rental Equipment; Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise; Eligible Service Vehicles

181

5.24

Anti-Terrorism; Foreign Corrupt Practices

182

 

 

 

SECTION 6.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

183

6.1

Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit

183

6.2

Conditions to Each Other Extension of Credit

188

 

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SECTION 7.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

188

7.1

Financial Statements

189

7.2

Certificates; Other Information

190

7.3

Payment of Taxes

192

7.4

Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence

192

7.5

Maintenance of Property; Insurance

192

7.6

Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions

194

7.7

Notices

195

7.8

Environmental Laws

198

7.9

After-Acquired Real Property and Fixtures

198

7.10

[Reserved]

202

7.11

Maintenance of New York Process Agent

202

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

202

8.1

Consolidated Fixed Charge Ratio

202

8.2

Limitation on Indebtedness

202

8.3

Limitation on Liens

208

8.4

Limitation on Guarantee Obligations

214

8.5

Limitation on Fundamental Changes

216

8.6

Limitation on Sale of Assets

217

8.7

Limitation on Dividends

220

8.8

[ Reserved ]

223

8.9

Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances

223

8.10

Limitations on Certain Acquisitions

228

8.11

Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates

230

8.12

[ Reserved ]

232

8.13

[Reserved]

232

8.14

Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Debt Instruments and Other Documents

232

8.15

Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year

233

8.16

Limitation on Restrictive Agreements

234

8.17

Limitation on Lines of Business

236

8.18

Limitations on Currency, Commodity and Other Hedging Transactions

236

 

 

 

SECTION 9.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

237

 

 

 

SECTION 10.

THE AGENTS AND THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES

242

10.1

Appointment

242

10.2

Delegation of Duties

244

10.3

Exculpatory Provisions

244

10.4

Reliance by Agents

245

10.5

Notice of Default

245

 

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10.6

Acknowledgements and Representations by Lenders

246

10.7

Indemnification

246

10.8

Agents and Other Representatives in Their Individual Capacity

247

10.9

Collateral Matters

248

10.10

Successor Agent

250

10.11

Other Representatives

252

10.12

Swing Line Lender

252

10.13

Withholding Tax

252

10.14

Application of Proceeds

252

 

 

 

SECTION 11.

MISCELLANEOUS

255

11.1

Amendments and Waivers

255

11.2

Notices

261

11.3

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

265

11.4

Survival of Representations and Warranties

265

11.5

Payment of Expenses and Taxes

265

11.6

Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments

267

11.7

Adjustments; Set-off; Calculations; Computations

273

11.8

Judgment

274

11.9

Counterparts

275

11.10

Severability

275

11.11

Integration

275

11.12

Governing Law

275

11.13

Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers

275

11.14

Acknowledgements

277

11.15

Waiver Of Jury Trial

278

11.16

Confidentiality

278

11.17

USA Patriot Act Notice

279

11.18

Special Provisions Regarding Pledges of Capital Stock in, and Promissory Notes Owed by, Persons Not Organized in the U.S. or Canada

280

11.19

Joint and Several Liability; Postponement of Subrogation

280

11.20

Reinstatement

281

11.21

Language

282

11.22

Incremental Indebtedness; Additional Indebtedness

282

11.23

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

282

 

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SCHEDULES

 

A

Commitments and Addresses

B

Designated Foreign Currencies

C

Unrestricted Subsidiary

D-1

Canadian Facility Issuing Lenders and Canadian Facility L/C Sublimit

D-2

U.S. Facility Issuing Lenders and U.S. Facility L/C Sublimit

E

Fiscal Periods

F

Existing Letters of Credit

G

Rollover Indebtedness

4.16(a)

DDAs

4.16(b)

Credit Card Arrangements

4.16(c)

Blocked Accounts

5.2

Material Adverse Effect Disclosure

5.4

Consents Required

5.6

Litigation

5.8

Real Property

5.9

Intellectual Property Claims

5.16

Subsidiaries

5.18

Environmental Matters

5.21

Insurance

6.1(e)

Lien Searches

6.1(f)

Local Counsel

6.1(j)

Title Insurance Policies

7.2

Website Address for Electronic Financial Reporting

7.10

Surveys

8.2(j)

Permitted Indebtedness

8.3(j)

Permitted Liens

8.4(a)

Permitted Guarantee Obligations

8.9(c)

Permitted Investments

8.11(e)

Permitted Transactions with Affiliates

 

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EXHIBITS

 

A-1

Form of Revolving Credit Note

A-2

Form of Swing Line Note

B-1

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

B-2

Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

C

Form of Mortgage

D-1

Form of Subsidiary Borrower Joinder

D-2

Form of Subsidiary Borrower Termination

E

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

F

Form of Assignment and Acceptance

G

Form of Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate

H

Form of Borrowing Certificate

I

Reserved

J

Form of Closing Certificate

K

Form of L/C Request

L

Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

M-1

Form of Increase Supplement

M-2

Form of Lender Joinder Agreement

N-1

Form of Intercreditor Agreement

N-2

Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement

O

Dutch Auction Procedures

P

Form of Officer’s Certificate

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL CORPORATION (together with its successors and assigns, as further defined in Section 1.1, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party thereto, the Canadian Borrowers (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto (the Canadian Borrowers together with the Parent Borrower and the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers, being collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ” and each being individually referred to as a “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to this Agreement (as further defined in Section 1.1, the “ Lenders ”), CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such respective capacities, the “ Administrative Agent ” and the “ Collateral Agent ”), CITIBANK, N.A., as Canadian agent and as Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such respective capacities, the “ Canadian Agent ” and the “ Canadian Collateral Agent ”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “ Co-Collateral Agent ”); with CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ING CAPITAL LLC and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as senior managing agents (in such respective capacities, “ Senior Managing Agent ”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BANK OF MONTREAL, BNP PARIBAS, CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., ROYAL BANK OF CANADA and REGIONS BANK, as co-documentation agents (in such respective capacities, “ Documentation Agents ”).  Capitalized terms are used herein as defined in Section 1.1 below.

 

The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

 

WHEREAS, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is to be renamed Herc Holdings Inc. (as further defined in Section 1.1, “ HERC Holdings ”) and the indirect parent of the Parent Borrower, will distribute, on the date hereof, all of the equity interests in Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is to be renamed Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (as further defined in Section 1.1, “ Hertz Holdings ”), and, upon the Separation (as defined below), the new indirect parent of The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation to the shareholders of HERC Holdings;

 

WHEREAS, Hertz (as defined in Section 1.1) has distributed all of the equity interests in the Parent Borrower to Hertz Investors, Inc., and Hertz Investors, Inc. has contributed all such equity interests to Holdings;

 

WHEREAS, in order to effect certain transactions in connection with the Separation and to finance the working capital and other business requirements and other

 



 

general corporate purposes of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the refinancing of other indebtedness and the financing or refinancing of acquisitions, the Parent Borrower and the Canadian Borrowers have requested that the Lenders make the Loans and issue and participate in the Letters of Credit provided for herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.         DEFINITIONS .

 

1.1          Defined Terms .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

30-Day Specified Excess Availability ”: as at any date the sum of ( x ) the quotient obtained by dividing ( a ) the sum of each day’s aggregate Available Loan Commitments of all Lenders during the thirty (30) consecutive day period immediately preceding any Specified Payment (calculated on a pro forma basis to include the borrowing or repayment of any Loans or issuance or cancellation of any Letters of Credit in connection with such Specified Payment) by ( b ) thirty (30) days plus ( y ) Specified Unrestricted Cash as at such date.

 

ABR ”:  for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the greatest of ( a ) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, ( b ) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and ( c ) the Eurocurrency Rate for an Interest Period of one month commencing on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%.  For purposes hereof:  “ Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent (or another bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower) as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit to debtors). “ Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean, for any day, the rate calculated by the New York Fed based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the New York Fed shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the New York Fed as the federal funds effective rate, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. “ New York Fed ” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate, respectively.  If

 

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the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurocurrency Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms of the definition thereof, the ABR shall be determined without regard to clause (b) or (c) above, as the case may be, of the first sentence hereof until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist.

 

ABR Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR or, with respect to Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans, the Canadian Prime Rate.

 

Acceleration ”:  as defined in Section 9(e).

 

Account Debtor ”:  each Person who is obligated on an Account, chattel paper or a general intangible.

 

Accounts ”:  ( x ) “accounts” and “payment intangibles” as defined in the UCC or (to the extent governed thereby) the PPSA as in effect from time to time or ( y ) (to the extent governed by the Civil Code of Québec ) all “claims” for the purposes of the Civil Code of Québec as in effect from time to time; in each case arising out of a sale, lease, or rental of goods or rendition of services and, with respect to any Person, all such Accounts of such Person, whether now existing or existing in the future, including ( a ) all accounts receivable of such Person (whether or not specifically listed on schedules furnished to the Administrative Agent), including all accounts receivable created by or arising from all of such Person’s sales, leases or rental of goods or rendition of services made under any of its trade names, or through any of its divisions, ( b ) all unpaid rights of such Person (including rescission, replevin, reclamation and stopping in transit) relating to the foregoing or arising therefrom, ( c ) all rights to any goods represented by any of the foregoing, including returned or repossessed goods, ( d ) all reserves and credit balances held by such Person with respect to any such accounts receivable of any Obligors, ( e ) all letters of credit, guarantees or collateral for any of the foregoing and ( f ) all insurance policies or rights relating to any of the foregoing.

 

Additional ABL Indebtedness ”:  as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Assets ”:  ( i ) any property or assets that replace the property or assets that are the subject of an Asset Disposition; ( ii ) any property or assets (other than Indebtedness and Capital Stock) used or to be used by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise useful in a Related Business (including any capital expenditures on any property or assets already so used); ( iii ) the Capital Stock of a Person that is engaged in a Related Business and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a

 

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result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Parent Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; or ( iv ) Capital Stock of any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary acquired from a third party.

 

Additional Commitment Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

Additional Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

Additional Credit Facility ”:  as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Documents ”:  as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Indebtedness ”:  as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(b).

 

Additional Specified Refinancing Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(b).

 

Adjustment Date ”:  ( i ) for purpose of determining whether the Applicable Margin in clause (a) or clause (b) of the definition of “Pricing Grid” is applicable, the date on which S&P or Moody’s effects the change in the Specified Rating requiring such a change and ( ii ) for purpose of determining the Applicable Margin that corresponds to the percentage of Average Available Loan Commitment on the Pricing Grid and for purpose of determining the Commitment Fee Rate, the last day of each March, June, September and December ended after the Closing Date.

 

Administrative Agent ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor to the Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Section 10.10.

 

Administrative Agent Account ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(d).

 

Affected BA Rate ”:  as defined in Section 4.7.

 

Affected Eurocurrency Rate ”:  as defined in Section 4.7.

 

Affected Loans ”:  as defined in Section 4.9.

 

Affiliate ”:  as to any Person, any other Person (other than a Subsidiary) which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to ( a ) vote 20% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or ( b ) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.

 

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Agent Advance ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(d).

 

Agent Advance Period ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(d).

 

Agents ”:  the collective reference to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agent, Senior Managing Agents and the Co-Documentation Agents.

 

Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure ”:  the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of ( a ) the aggregate principal amount of all Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding and ( b ) the aggregate amount of all Canadian Facility L/C Obligations at such time.

 

Aggregate Outstanding Credit ”:  as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of ( a ) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender then outstanding, ( b ) the aggregate amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage, as applicable, of the U.S. Facility L/C Obligations or the Canadian Facility L/C Obligations, respectively, then outstanding and ( c ) the aggregate amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage, if any, of the Swing Line Loans then outstanding.

 

Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure ”:  the sum of ( a ) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, ( b ) the aggregate amount of all U.S. Facility L/C Obligations at such time and ( c ) the aggregate principal amount of the Swing Line Loans then outstanding.

 

Agreement ”:  this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Amendment ”:  as defined in Section 8.16(c).

 

Anti-Corruption Laws ”:  the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and all laws, rules and regulations of the European Union and United Kingdom applicable to the Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

 

Applicable Margin ”:  the rate per annum determined as follows:  during the period from the Closing Date until the first Adjustment Date, the Applicable Margin shall equal ( a ) with respect to ABR Loans, 0.75% per annum, ( b ) with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, 1.75% per annum and ( c ) with respect to BA Equivalent Loans, 1.75% per annum.  The Applicable Margins will be adjusted on each Adjustment Date to

 

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the applicable rate per annum set forth under clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Pricing Grid”, as applicable, under the heading “Applicable Margin for ABR Rate Loans”, “Applicable Margin for Canadian Prime Rate ABR Loans”, “Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans” or “Applicable Margin for BA Equivalent Loans and BA Fees” on the applicable Pricing Grid which corresponds to the Average Available Loan Commitments for the fiscal quarter ending on (or, if the Adjustment Date changes pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to) such Adjustment Date; provided , that, at all times while an Event of Default known to the Parent Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing, the Applicable Margin shall not decrease from that previously in effect.

 

Applicable Rating Threshold ”:  as defined in the definition of the term “Pricing Grid” in this Section 1.1.

 

Approved Fund ”:  as defined in Section 11.6(b).

 

Arrangers ”:  Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of Montreal, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Royal Bank of Canada, each in their capacity as joint lead arrangers of the Commitments hereunder.

 

Asset Disposition ”:  any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares, or (in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, to the extent required by applicable law), property or other assets, including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction (each referred to for purposes of this definition as a “ disposition ”) by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction), other than ( i ) a disposition to the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, ( ii ) a disposition in the ordinary course of business, ( iii ) a disposition of Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities or Temporary Cash Investments, ( iv ) the sale or discount (with or without recourse, and on customary or commercially reasonable terms, as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith) of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, or the conversion or exchange of accounts receivable for notes receivable, ( v ) (a) any merger, consolidation or amalgamation permitted pursuant to Section 8.5 or Section 8.10, ( b ) any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any or all of the assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower permitted pursuant to Section 8.5 or Section 8.10, ( c ) any dividend payment permitted pursuant to (or expressly not prohibited by) Section 8.7, ( d ) any Investment pursuant to Section 8.9 and ( e ) any payment, repurchase or redemption pursuant to Section 8.14, ( vi ) any Financing Disposition, ( vii ) any “fee in lieu” or other disposition of assets to any Governmental Authority that continue in use by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so

 

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long as the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may obtain title to such assets upon reasonable notice by paying a nominal fee, ( viii ) any exchange of property pursuant to or intended to qualify under Section 1031 (or any successor section) of the Code, or any exchange of equipment to be leased, rented or otherwise used in a Related Business, including pursuant to any LKE Program, ( ix ) any financing transaction with respect to property built or acquired by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date, including any sale/leaseback transaction or asset securitization, ( x ) any disposition arising from foreclosure, condemnation, eminent domain or similar action with respect to any property or other assets, or exercise of termination rights under any lease, license, concession or other agreement, or necessary or advisable (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith) in order to consummate any acquisition of any Person, business or assets, or pursuant to buy/sell arrangements under any joint venture or similar agreement or arrangement, or of non-core assets acquired in connection with any acquisition of any Person, business or assets or any Investment, ( xi ) any disposition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, ( xii ) a disposition of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to an agreement or other obligation with or to a Person (other than the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) from whom such Restricted Subsidiary was acquired, or from whom such Restricted Subsidiary acquired its business and assets (having been newly formed in connection with such acquisition), entered into in connection with such acquisition, ( xiii ) a disposition of not more than 5% of the outstanding Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that has been approved by the Board of Directors, ( xiv ) any disposition or series of related dispositions for aggregate consideration not to exceed $50,000,000, ( xv )  the abandonment or other disposition of patents, trademarks or other intellectual property that are, in the good faith determination of the Parent Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, ( xvi ) any license, sublicense or other grant of rights in or to any trademark, copyright, patent or other intellectual property, ( xvii ) any lease or sublease of real or other property, ( xviii )  any disposition for Fair Market Value, to any Franchisee or any Franchise Special Purpose Entity, ( xix ) any disposition of securities pursuant to an agreement entered into in connection with any securities lending or other securities financing transaction to the extent such securities were otherwise permitted to be disposed of at the time of entering into the agreement for such securities lending or other securities financing transaction or ( xx ) any other disposition if the Payment Conditions are satisfied.

 

Assignee ”:  as defined in Section 11.6(b).

 

Assignment and Acceptance ”:  an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

 

Availability Reserves ”:  without duplication of any other reserves or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, ( v ) any

 

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Damaged Equipment Reserves, ( w ) any Designated Hedging Reserve, ( x ) the Dilution Reserve, ( y ) any Cash Management Reserve and ( z ) such other reserves, subject to Section 2.1(c), as the Administrative Agent and Co-Collateral Agent, in their Permitted Discretion, determine as being appropriate to reflect any impairment to the value of, or the enforceability or priority of the Lien on, the Collateral consisting of Eligible Accounts, Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise, Eligible Service Vehicles or Eligible Unbilled Accounts included in the U.S. Borrowing Base or Canadian Borrowing Base (including claims that such Agents, in their Permitted Discretion, determine will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon such Collateral).

 

Available Amount ”:  the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)                                  50% of the Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) beginning on July 1, 2016 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower are available (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income shall be a negative number, 100% of such negative number); plus

 

(b)                                  ( 1 )  the aggregate Net Proceeds and the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower) of property or assets received ( x ) by the Parent Borrower as capital contributions to the Parent Borrower after the Closing Date or from the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) after the Closing Date (other than Excluded Contributions and any Specified Equity Contribution) or ( y ) by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from the incurrence by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date of Indebtedness that shall have been converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Parent Borrower or Capital Stock of any Parent Entity, plus the amount of any cash and the fair value (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower) of any property or assets, received by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary upon such conversion or exchange plus ( 2 ) in the case of any disposition or repayment of any Investment made pursuant to Section 8.9(o), an amount in the aggregate equal to the lesser of the return of capital, repayment or other proceeds with respect to all such Investments received by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the initial amount of all such Investments; plus

 

(c)                                   $150,000,000; minus

 

(d)                                  the aggregate amount of ( i ) Restricted Payments made after the Closing Date pursuant to clause (y)(ii)(x) of the proviso to Section 8.7(f), ( ii ) outstanding Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to clause (y)(ii)(x) 

 

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of the proviso to Section 8.9(o), ( iii ) cash consideration for acquisitions made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.10(c)(y)(ii)(x) and ( iv ) optional payments made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.14(a)(iv)(y)(ii)(x).

 

Available Amount Payment Conditions ”:  at any time of determination, means that ( a ) no Specified Default then exists or would arise as a result of making the subject Specified Payment, and ( b ) Available Loan Commitments and 30-Day Specified Excess Availability in each case are greater than 10% of the Total Commitment immediately after giving effect to the making of such Specified Payment.

 

Available Canadian Facility Loan Commitment ”:  as to any Canadian Facility Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of ( a ) the lesser of ( i ) the amount of such Canadian Facility Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment at such time and ( ii ) the sum of ( A ) the amount equal to such Canadian Facility Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage of the Canadian Borrowing Base and ( B ) the amount equal to such Canadian Facility Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage of the U.S. Borrowing Base over ( b ) the sum of ( i ) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate unpaid principal amount at such time of all Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made by such Canadian Facility Lender (or any Non-Canadian Affiliate of such Canadian Facility Lender), ( ii ) an amount equal to such Canadian Facility Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Canadian Facility L/C Obligations at such time, ( iii ) such Canadian Facility Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage of the sum of ( A ) the aggregate unpaid principal amount at such time of all U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans (including in the case of U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans made in any Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate unpaid principal amount thereof) and ( B ) an amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount at such time of all Swing Line Loans, provided that for purposes of calculating Available Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 4.5(a) such amount under this clause (iii)(B) shall be zero, and ( iv ) such Canadian Facility Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage of the amount equal to the outstanding U.S. Facility L/C Obligations at such time; collectively, as to all the Canadian Facility Lenders, the “ Available Canadian Facility Loan Commitments ”.

 

Available Excluded Contribution Amount ”:  the aggregate amount of Excluded Contributions, minus the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made after the Closing Date pursuant to clause (y)(ii)(z) of the proviso to Section 8.7(f), ( ii ) outstanding Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to clause (y)(ii)(z) of the proviso to Section 8.9(o), ( iii ) cash consideration for acquisitions made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.10(c)(y)(ii)(z) and ( iv ) optional payments made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 8.14(a)(iv)(y)(ii)(z).

 

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Available Loan Commitments ”:  without duplication of amounts calculated thereunder, the Available Canadian Facility Loan Commitments and the Available U.S. Facility Loan Commitments.

 

Available U.S. Facility Loan Commitment ”:  as to any U.S. Facility Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of ( a ) the lesser of ( i ) the amount of such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment at such time and ( ii ) the amount equal to such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage of the U.S. Borrowing Base over ( b ) the sum of ( i ) the aggregate unpaid principal amount at such time of all U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans made by such U.S. Facility Lender (including in the case of U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans made by such U.S. Facility Lender in any Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate unpaid principal amount thereof), ( ii ) the amount equal to such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount at such time of all Swing Line Loans, provided that for purposes of calculating Available Loan Commitments pursuant to Section 4.5(a) such amount under this clause (ii) shall be zero, ( iii ) the amount equal to such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage of the outstanding U.S. Facility L/C Obligations at such time and ( iv ) the amount equal to such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage of the amount by the which the Dollar Equivalent of all Extensions of Credit to the Canadian Borrowers exceed the Canadian Borrowing Base; collectively, as to all the U.S. Facility Lenders, the “Available U.S. Facility Loan Commitments”.

 

Average Available Loan Commitments ” for any fiscal quarter, an amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the quotient of (A) the daily average Available Loan Commitments for such fiscal quarter divided by (B) the daily average Total Commitments for such fiscal quarter.  The Administrative Agent shall provide its calculation of Average Available Loan Commitments to the Parent Borrower upon request, and in any event no later than 1 Business Day after the applicable Adjustment Date.

 

Average Life ”:  at the date of determination thereof, with respect to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products of the number of years from such date of determination to the dates of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness multiplied by the amount of such principal payment by (b) the sum of all such principal payments.

 

BA Equivalent Loan ”:  any Loan in Canadian Dollars bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the BA Rate in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.

 

BA Fee ”:  the amount calculated by multiplying the face amount of each Bankers’ Acceptance by the rate for the BA Fee specified in the Pricing Grid, and then

 

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multiplying the result by a fraction, the numerator of which is the duration of its term on the basis of the actual number of days to elapse from and including the date of acceptance of a Bankers’ Acceptance by the Lender up to but excluding the maturity date of the Bankers’ Acceptance and the denominator of which is the number of days in the calendar year in question.

 

BA Proceeds ”:  in respect of any Bankers’ Acceptance, an amount calculated on the applicable Borrowing Date which is (rounded to the nearest full cent, with one half of one cent being rounded up) equal to the face amount of such Bankers’ Acceptance multiplied by the price, where the price is calculated by dividing one by the sum of one plus the product of ( i ) the BA Rate applicable thereto expressed as a decimal fraction multiplied by ( ii ) a fraction, the numerator of which is the term of such Bankers’ Acceptance and the denominator of which is 365, which calculated price will be rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.001%.

 

BA Rate ”:  with respect to an issue of Bankers’ Acceptances in Canadian Dollars with the same maturity date, ( a ) for a Schedule I Lender, ( i ) the rate of interest per annum equal to the rates applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances having an identical or comparable term as the proposed BA Equivalent Loan or Bankers’ Acceptance displayed and identified as such on the display referred to as the “CDOR Page” (or any display substituted therefor) of Reuter Monitor Money Rates Service as at or about 10:15 A.M. of such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, at or about 10:15 A.M. on the immediately preceding Business Day), or, ( ii ) if such rates do not appear on the CDOR Page at such time and on such date, the rate for such date will be the annual discount rate (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) at or about 10:15 A.M. on such day at which such Lender is then offering to purchase Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by it having such specified term (or a term as closely as possible comparable to such specified term), and ( b ) for a Lender which is not a Schedule I Lender, the lesser of ( i ) the arithmetic average of the annual discount rates for Bankers’ Acceptances for such term quoted by such Lender at or about 10:15 A.M. and ( ii ) the annual discount rate applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances as determined for the Schedule I Lender in ( a ) above for the same Bankers’ Acceptances issue plus 10 basis points; provided , that, if such applicable rate described in clauses (a) or (b) above shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Bail-In Action ”:  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 ”:  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.

 

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Bank Products Agreement ”:  any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution or other Person agrees to provide ( a ) treasury services, ( b ) credit card, debit card, merchant card, purchasing card, stored value card, non-card electronic payable or other similar services (including the processing of payments and other administrative services with respect thereto), ( c ) cash management or related services (including controlled disbursements, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, electronic funds transfer, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and ( d ) other banking, financial or treasury products or services as may be requested by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than letters of credit and other than loans and advances except indebtedness arising from services described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition).

 

Bank Products Obligations ”:  of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Bank Products Agreement.

 

Bankers’ Acceptance ” and “ B/A ”:  a bill of exchange within the meaning of the Bills of Exchange Act (Canada), including a depository bill issued in accordance with the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada), denominated in Canadian Dollars, drawn by the Canadian Borrowers and accepted by a Canadian Facility Lender in accordance herewith and includes a Discount Note.

 

Benefited Lender ”:  as defined in Section 11.7(a).

 

Blocked Account Agreement ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(c).

 

Blocked Accounts ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(c).

 

Board ”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

Board of Directors ”:  for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors or other governing body of such entity, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board or governing body. Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower.

 

Borrowers ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto, and shall include any successor in interest thereto.

 

Borrowing ”:  the borrowing of one Type of Loan of a single Tranche by either the U.S. Borrowers (on a joint and several basis) or the Canadian Borrowers (on a joint and several basis), from all the Lenders having Commitments of the respective Tranche on a given date (or resulting from a conversion or conversions on such date)

 

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having in the case of Eurocurrency Loans and BA Equivalent Loans the same Interest Period.

 

Borrowing Base Certificate ”:  a certificate setting forth the U.S. Borrowing Base and the Canadian Borrowing Base (in each case with supporting calculations) substantially in the form of Exhibit L or otherwise in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent.

 

Borrowing Date ”:  any Business Day specified in a notice pursuant to Section 2.2, Section 2.4 or Section 3.2 as a date on which the Parent Borrower or any other Borrower requests the Lenders to make Loans hereunder or an Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

Business Day ”:  a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York (or, with respect only to Loans made by a Canadian Lender and Letters of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender not located in the City of New York, the location of such Canadian Lender or such Issuing Lender) are authorized or required by law to close, except that, when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan, “Business Day” shall mean, in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan in Dollars, any Business Day on which dealings in Dollars between banks may be carried on in London, England and New York, New York and, in the case of any Eurocurrency Loan in any Designated Foreign Currency, a day on which dealings in such Designated Foreign Currency between banks may be carried on in London, England, New York, New York and the principal financial center of such Designated Foreign Currency as set forth on Schedule B; provided , however, that, with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Loans denominated in Euros, such day is also a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer System (TARGET) (or, if such clearing system ceases to be operative, such other clearing system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for settlement of payment in Euros.

 

CAML Legislation ”:  as defined in Section 11.17.

 

Canadian Agent ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Canadian Agent Account ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(d).

 

Canadian Blocked Account ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(c).

 

Canadian Borrower Unpaid Drawing ”:  drawings on Canadian Facility Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the applicable Canadian Borrower.

 

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Canadian Borrowers ”:  Matthews Equipment Limited, Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited, Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership and each other Canadian Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that becomes a Borrower pursuant to a Subsidiary Borrower Joinder, in each case, together with their respective successors and assigns, and unless and until such time as the respective Canadian Borrower ceases to be a Borrower in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

 

Canadian Borrowing Base ”:  as of any date of determination, the result of, in each case using the Dollar Equivalent of all amounts in Canadian Dollars:

 

(a)                                  85% of the amount of Eligible Canadian Accounts, plus

 

(b)                                  50% of the amount of Eligible Unbilled Canadian Accounts (not to exceed 50% of the amount calculated under clause (a) above), plus

 

(c)                                   the lesser of:

 

(i)                                      95% times the then Net Book Value of Eligible Canadian Rental Equipment and Eligible Canadian Service Vehicles, and

 

(ii)                                   85% times the then extant Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Canadian Rental Equipment and Eligible Canadian Service Vehicles, plus

 

(d)                                  55% times the then Net Book Value of Eligible Canadian Spare Parts and Merchandise, minus

 

(e)                                   the amount of all Availability Reserves related to the Canadian Facility, minus

 

(f)                                    ( 1 ) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred by any Canadian Loan Party (x) to refinance or replace the Canadian Facility in part pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(2) or pursuant to Section 8.2(x), (y) otherwise constituting Additional ABL Indebtedness or (z) to refinance or replace any Indebtedness referred to in clause (x) or (y) pursuant to Section 8.2(w)(y), in each case to the extent secured by the Collateral on a basis pari passu in priority with the Liens securing the amounts due under the Canadian Facility, pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement and consented to by the Parent Borrower (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including Indebtedness under this Agreement) and ( 2 ) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred by any Canadian Loan Party pursuant to Section 8.2(v) (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including Indebtedness under this Agreement), minus

 

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(g)                                   the amount by which ( i ) the then Net Book Value of all Eligible Canadian Rental Equipment that is damaged or defective to the extent included in the Canadian Borrowing Base pursuant to the above exceeds ( ii ) 10% of the Canadian Borrowing Base, minus

 

(h)                                  to the extent not otherwise deducted from Available Canadian Facility Loan Commitments or Available Loan Commitments or otherwise from any calculation of amounts available to be borrowed under the Canadian Facility, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any outstanding Incremental Loans and Specified Refinancing Loans (other than Incremental Loans or Specified Refinancing Loans, as applicable, pursuant to any FILO Tranche) incurred by any Canadian Loan Party, to the extent secured on a basis pari passu in priority with the Liens securing the Loans, minus

 

(i)                                      the FILO Canadian Overadvance.

 

Canadian Collateral Agent ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Canadian DB Plan ”:  any Foreign Plan required to be registered under Canadian federal or provincial law which contains a “defined benefit provision” as defined in subsection 147.1(l) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

 

Canadian Dollars ”:  the lawful currency of Canada, as in effect from time to time.

 

Canadian Extender of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 4.15.

 

Canadian Facility ”:  the credit facility available to the Canadian Borrowers and, as provided in Section 2.1, the U.S. Borrowers hereunder.

 

Canadian Facility Commitment ”:  with respect to each Canadian Facility Lender, the commitment of such Canadian Facility Lender hereunder to make Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers in the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule A hereto or as may subsequently be set forth in the Register from time to time.

 

Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage ”:  of any Canadian Facility Lender at any time shall be that percentage which is equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Canadian Facility Commitment of such Canadian Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Canadian Facility Commitment at such time, provided that if any such determination is to be made after the Total Canadian Facility Commitment (and the related Canadian Facility Commitments of the Lenders) has (or have) terminated, the determination of such percentages shall be made immediately before giving effect to such termination.

 

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Canadian Facility Issuing Lender ”:  as the context may require, ( i ) each Lender designated as a Canadian Facility Issuing Lender on Schedule D-1 as of the Closing Date or ( ii ) any Canadian Facility Lender (and/or any Affiliate of such Canadian Facility Lender designated by it that is a Canadian Facility Lender) which, at the request of a Canadian Borrower and with the consent of the Canadian Agent, agrees, in such Canadian Lender’s (or Affiliate’s) sole discretion, to also become a Canadian Facility Issuing Lender for the purpose of issuing Canadian Facility Letters of Credit (including Existing Letters of Credit), in each case subject to each such financial institution’s Canadian Facility L/C Sublimit.

 

Canadian Facility L/C Obligations ”:  at any time, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of ( a ) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Canadian Facility Letters of Credit and ( b ) the aggregate amount of drawings under Canadian Facility Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5(a).

 

Canadian Facility L/C Participants ”:  the Canadian Facility Lenders (including any Non-Canadian Affiliate, as applicable).

 

Canadian Facility L/C Sublimit ”:  ( i ) with respect to each Canadian Facility Issuing Lender as of the Closing Date, the amount specified with respect to each such Canadian Facility Issuing Lender on Schedule D-1 hereto and ( ii ) with respect to any other Canadian Facility Issuing Lender, any amount as agreed in writing between such Canadian Facility Issuing Lender and the Canadian Borrowers, with the consent of the Canadian Agent.

 

Canadian Facility Lender ”:  each Lender which has a Canadian Facility Commitment (without giving effect to any termination of the Total Canadian Facility Commitment if there are any outstanding Canadian Facility L/C Obligations) or which has (or has any Non-Canadian Affiliate which has) any outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans (or a Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage in any then outstanding Canadian Facility L/C Obligations).  Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference in this Agreement to a Canadian Facility Lender includes each Canadian Facility Lender and shall include references to any Affiliate of any such Lender (including any Non-Canadian Affiliate, as applicable) which is acting as a Canadian Facility Lender.

 

Canadian Facility Letters of Credit ”:  Letters of Credit (including Existing Letters of Credit) issued by the Canadian Facility Issuing Lender to, or for the account of, the Borrowers, pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loan ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

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Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”:  the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Canadian Lender ”:  ( i ) each Canadian Facility Lender listed on Schedule A or the Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Canadian Facility Lender that is a Lender listed on Schedule A, and ( ii ) each additional Person that becomes a Canadian Facility Lender party hereto in accordance with the provisions hereof.  A Canadian Lender shall cease to be a “Canadian Lender” when it has assigned all of its Canadian Facility Commitment in accordance with Section 11.6 (or its related Canadian Facility Lender has assigned all of its Canadian Facility Commitment pursuant to Section 11.6).  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Lender” includes each Canadian Lender unless the context otherwise requires.

 

Canadian Loan Parties ”:  the Canadian Borrowers and each Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Canadian Prime Rate ”:  the greater of ( a ) rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by the Canadian Agent (or another bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Canadian Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower) as its reference rate of interest for loans made in Canadian Dollars to Canadian customers and designed as its “prime” rate and ( b ) the one month BA Rate for Schedule I Lenders in effect on such day, plus 0.75% per annum.  Any change in the Canadian Prime Rate, due to a change in the Canadian Agent’s (or another bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Canadian Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower) prime rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Canadian Agent’s (or another bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Canadian Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower) prime rate.

 

Canadian Priority Payables ”:  at any time, with respect to the Canadian Borrowers and Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors:

 

(a)                                  the amount past due and owing by such Person, or the accrued amount for which such Person has an obligation to remit to a Governmental Authority or other Person pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation, in respect of ( i ) pension fund obligations; ( ii ) unemployment insurance; ( iii ) goods and services taxes, sales taxes, employee income taxes and other taxes payable or to be remitted or withheld; ( iv ) workers’ compensation; ( v ) vacation pay and wages; and ( vi ) other like charges and demands; in each case, in respect of which any Governmental Authority or other Person may claim a security interest, lien, trust or other claim ranking or capable of ranking in

 

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priority to or pari passu with one or more of the Liens granted in the Security Documents; and

 

(b)                                  the aggregate amount of any other liabilities of such Person ( i ) in respect of which a trust has been or may be imposed on any Collateral to provide for payment or ( ii ) which are secured by a security interest, pledge, lien, charge, right or claim on any Collateral, in each case, pursuant to any applicable law, rule or regulation and which trust, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, right or claim ranks or is capable of ranking in priority to or pari passu with one or more of the Liens granted in the Security Documents.

 

Canadian Resident ”:  ( a ) a person resident in Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), ( b ) an authorized foreign bank which at all times holds all of its interest in any obligations owed by the Canadian Borrowers hereunder in the course of its Canadian banking business for purposes of subsection 212(13.3) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) or ( c ) any Lender with respect to which payments to such Lender of interest, fees, commission or any other amount payable by any Canadian Borrower under the Loan Documents are not subject to any Non-Excluded Taxes imposed by Canada or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein and that is able to establish to the satisfaction of the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Borrowers that, based on applicable law in effect on the date such Lender becomes a Lender, any such payments to or for the benefit of such Lender are not subject to the withholding or deduction of any such Non-Excluded Taxes.

 

Canadian Secured Parties ”:  the “Secured Parties” as defined in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Canadian Security Documents ”:  the collective reference to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Hypothecs and all other similar security documents hereafter delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent granting or perfecting a Lien on any asset or assets of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of the Canadian Loan Parties hereunder and/or under any of the other Loan Documents or to secure any guarantee of any such obligations and liabilities, including any security documents executed and delivered or caused to be delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.9(b) or Section 7.9(c), in each case, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Canadian Subsidiary ”:  each Subsidiary of Parent Borrower that is incorporated or organized under the laws of Canada or any province thereof (other than any Excluded Subsidiary).

 

Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor ”:  each Canadian Subsidiary of a Canadian Borrower which executes and delivers the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral

 

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Agreement, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to constitute a Canadian Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or is released from all of its obligations under the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.

 

Capital Expenditures ”:  for any period, ( a ) the aggregate of all expenditures by the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period (to the extent otherwise included in such expenditures, exclusive of ( i ) expenditures made for Investments permitted by Section 8.9 or acquisitions permitted by Section 8.10, ( ii ) interest capitalized during such period, ( iii ) expenditures that are paid for by a third party (excluding the Parent Borrower and any of its consolidated Subsidiaries) and for which neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its consolidated Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other Person or ( iv ) expenditures made with the proceeds of any equity securities issued or capital contributions received, or Indebtedness incurred, by the Parent Borrower or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries) which, in accordance with GAAP, are included in “capital expenditures,” including any such expenditures made for purchases of Rental Equipment net of ( b ) Dispositions of ( x ) property, plant and equipment, ( y ) Rental Equipment and/or ( z ) Service Vehicles during such period.

 

Capital Stock ”:  any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

Captive Insurance Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (and any Subsidiary thereof).

 

Cash Equivalents ”:  ( 1 ) money and ( 2 )( a ) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America, Canada or a member state of the European Union (in the case of any such member state, to the extent rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (a division of The McGraw Hill Companies Inc.) or any successor rating agency (“ S&P ”) or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor rating agency (“ Moody’s ”) (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency)) or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, ( b ) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of ( i ) any Lender or Affiliate thereof or ( ii ) any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and the commercial paper of the holding company of which is rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency), ( c ) repurchase obligations with a term of not more

 

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than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a) and (b) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above, ( d ) money market instruments, commercial paper or other short term obligations rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency), ( e ) investments in money market funds complying with the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the SEC under the Investment Company Act, ( f ) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in cash equivalents of the types described in clauses (1) and (2)(a) through (e) above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), ( g ) investments similar to any of the foregoing denominated in foreign currencies approved by the Board of Directors, and ( h ) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that such Person is permitted to make in accordance with applicable law.

 

Cash Management Reserves ”:  such reserves as the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent determine in their Permitted Discretion as being appropriate to reflect the reasonably anticipated monetary obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to any Bank Products Agreement then in effect that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is pari passu in priority with the Liens on such Collateral securing the amounts due under this Agreement, pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Bank Products Agreement that is secured under any of the Security Documents).

 

Change in Law ”:  as defined in Section 4.11(a).

 

Change of Control ”:  the occurrence of any of the following events:  ( a ) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders or a Parent Entity, shall be the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) of shares of Voting Stock having more than 50% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of the Relevant Parent Entity, ( b ) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower (or any successor to the Parent Borrower permitted pursuant to Section 8.5) or ( c ) a “Change of Control” as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture shall have occurred.

 

Chief Executive Office ”:  with respect to any Person, the location from which such Person manages the main part of its business operations or other affairs.

 

Closing Date ”:  the date on which all the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6.1 shall be satisfied or waived.

 

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Co-Collateral Agent ”: as defined in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor thereto.

 

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

 

Collateral ”:  all assets of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.

 

Collateral Agent ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor thereto.

 

Collection Bank ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(c).

 

Commercial Letter of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 3.1(a).

 

Commitment ”:  as to any Lender, its U.S. Facility Commitment and its Canadian Facility Commitment.  The original amount of the aggregate Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders is $1,750,000,000.

 

Commitment Fee Rate ”:  during the period from the Closing Date until the first Adjustment Date, 0.375% per annum.  Thereafter, the “Commitment Fee Rate” will be as set forth on the applicable Pricing Grid which corresponds to the Unutilized Commitments set forth therein.

 

Commitment Percentage ”:  of any Lender at any time shall be that percentage which is equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Commitment at such time, provided that if any such determination is to be made after the Total Commitment (and the related Commitments of the Revolving Credit Lenders) has terminated, the determination of such percentages shall be made immediately before giving effect to such termination.

 

Commitment Period ”:  as to any Tranche of Commitments, the period from and including the Closing Date to but not including the Termination Date therefor, or such earlier date as such Commitments shall terminate as provided herein.

 

Commonly Controlled Entity ”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, which (a) is under “common control” (within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA) with the Parent Borrower or (b) is part of a group of entities (whether or not incorporated), which includes the Parent Borrower, which (i) is treated as a “single employer” under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or (ii) solely for the purpose of Section 302 or 303 of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code, is treated as a “single employer” under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

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Conduit Lender ”:  any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument delivered to the Administrative Agent (a copy of which shall be provided by the Administrative Agent to the Parent Borrower on request); provided that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations under this Agreement, including its obligation to fund a Loan if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall ( a ) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, including Section 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, or 11.5, than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender if such designating Lender had not designated such Conduit Lender hereunder, ( b ) be deemed to have any Commitment or ( c ) be designated if such designation would otherwise increase the costs of any Facility to any Borrower.

 

 “ Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ”:  as of the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period, the ratio of ( a ) (i) EBITDA for such period minus ( ii )  the unfinanced portion of all Capital Expenditures (excluding any Capital Expenditure made in an amount equal to all or part of the proceeds, of ( x ) any casualty insurance, condemnation or eminent domain or ( y ) any sale of assets of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiaries) during such period, to ( b ) the sum, without duplication, of ( i ) Debt Service Charges payable in cash by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) during such period plus ( ii ) federal, state and foreign income taxes paid in cash by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Subsidiaries) (net of refunds received) for such period.

 

Consolidated Indebtedness ”:  at the date of determination thereof, an amount equal to ( a ) the sum (without duplication) of ( i ) Consolidated Long Term Debt plus ( ii ) Consolidated Short Term Debt, minus ( b ) to the extent included in clause (a) any amounts incurred to fund or cash collateralize or otherwise backstop or support any letter of credit facility or arrangement, minus ( d ) Unrestricted Cash as at such date.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ”:  for any period, an amount equal to ( a ) interest expense (accrued for such period, and in any event excluding ( u ) amortization or write-off of financing costs, ( v ) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities not constituting Indebtedness, ( w ) any expense resulting from discounting of Indebtedness in conjunction with recapitalization or purchase accounting, ( x ) any “additional interest” in respect of registration rights arrangements for any securities, ( y ) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing costs and ( z ) interest with respect to Indebtedness of any

 

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Parent Entity appearing upon the balance sheet of the Parent Borrower solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP) on Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period minus ( b ) interest income (accrued for such period) of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ”:  as of the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period, the ratio of ( a ) Consolidated Indebtedness on such day to ( b ) EBITDA for such period.

 

Consolidated Long Term Debt ”:  at the date of determination thereof, all long term debt of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and as disclosed on the Parent Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet most recently delivered under Section 7.1(a) or 7.1(b).

 

Consolidated Net Income ”:  for any period, net income (loss) of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends; provided that, without duplication, there shall not be included in such Consolidated Net Income:

 

(a)                                  any net income (loss) of any Person that is not the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, except that ( i ) the Parent Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount actually distributed by or that (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith) could have been distributed by such Person during such period to the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (b) below) and ( ii ) the Parent Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the net loss of such Person shall be included to the extent of the aggregate Investment of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person;

 

(b)                                  solely for purposes of determining the amount available for payments under clause (a) of the definition of “Available Amount”, any net income (loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Parent Borrower by operation of the terms of such Restricted Subsidiary’s charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute or governmental rule or regulation applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders (other than

 

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( i ) restrictions that have been waived or otherwise released, ( ii ) restrictions pursuant to the Senior Notes or the Senior Notes Indenture and ( iii ) restrictions in effect on the Closing Date with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary and other restrictions with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary that taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than such restrictions in effect on the Closing Date (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith), except that ( A ) the Parent Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of any dividend or distribution that was or that (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith) could have been made by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Parent Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary (subject, in the case of a dividend that could have been made to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause) and ( B ) the net loss of such Restricted Subsidiary shall be included to the extent of the aggregate Investment of the Parent Borrower or any of its other Restricted Subsidiaries in such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(c)                                   (x) any gain or loss realized upon the sale, abandonment or other disposition of any asset of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to any sale/leaseback transaction) that is not sold, abandoned or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower) and ( y ) any gain or loss realized upon the disposal, abandonment or discontinuation of operations of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and any income (loss) from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued because they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of), including in each case any closure of any branch;

 

(d)                                  any item classified as an extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gain, loss or charge (including fees, expenses and charges associated with the Transactions and any related transactions, and any acquisition, merger or consolidation after the Closing Date or any accounting change);

 

(e)                                   the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

 

(f)                                    all deferred financing costs written off and premiums paid in connection with any early extinguishment of Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments;

 

(g)                                   any unrealized gains or losses in respect of any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement or other similar agreement or arrangements (including derivative agreements or arrangements), or any

 

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ineffectiveness recognized in earnings related to qualifying hedge transactions or the fair value of changes therein recognized in earnings for derivatives that do not qualify as hedge transactions, in each case, in respect of any Hedging Obligations;

 

(h)                                  any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses, including in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person;

 

(i)                                      ( x ) any non-cash compensation charge arising from any grant of stock, stock options or other equity based awards and any non-cash deemed finance charges in respect of any pension liabilities or other provisions and (y) income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts;

 

(j)                                     to the extent otherwise included in such Consolidated Net Income, any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses, including in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(k)                                  any non-cash charge, expense or other impact attributable to application of the purchase or recapitalization method of accounting (including the total amount of depreciation and amortization, cost of sales or other non-cash expense resulting from the write-up of assets to the extent resulting from such purchase or recapitalization accounting adjustments), non-cash charges for deferred tax valuation allowances and non-cash gains, losses, income and expenses resulting from fair value accounting required by the applicable standard under GAAP;

 

(xii)                            the amount of any restructuring charge or reserve, integration cost or other business optimization expense or cost (including charges related to the implementation of strategic or cost-savings initiatives), including any severance, retention, signing bonuses, relocation, recruiting and other employee related costs, future lease commitments, and costs related to the opening and closure and/or consolidation of facilities and to existing lines of business; and

 

(xiii)                         to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed (or the Parent Borrower has determined that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will be reimbursed by the insurer and such amount is not denied by the applicable insurer in writing within 180 days and is reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction in any future calculation of Consolidated Net Income for any amount so added back to the extent not so

 

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reimbursed within such 365 day period)), any expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption,

 

provided , further , that the exclusion of any item pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) through (xiii) shall also exclude the tax impact of any such item, if applicable.

 

Consolidated Quarterly Tangible Assets ”:  as of any date of determination, the total assets less the sum of the goodwill, net, and other intangible assets, net, in each case reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of any fiscal quarter of the Parent Borrower for which such a balance sheet is available, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (and, in the case of any determination relating to any Incurrence of Indebtedness or any Investment, on a pro forma basis including any property or assets being acquired in connection therewith).

 

Consolidated Short Term Debt ”:  at the date of determination thereof, all short term debt of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and as disclosed on the Parent Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet most recently delivered under Section 7.1(a) or 7.1(b).

 

Consolidated Tangible Assets ”:  as of any date of determination, the amount equal to ( x ) the sum of Consolidated Quarterly Tangible Assets as at the end of each of the most recently ended four fiscal quarters of the Parent Borrower for which a calculation thereof is available, divided by ( y ) four.

 

Consolidation ”:  the consolidation of the accounts of each of the Restricted Subsidiaries with those of the Parent Borrower in accordance with GAAP; provided that “Consolidation” will not include consolidation of the accounts of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, but the interest of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be accounted for as an investment.  The term “Consolidated” has a correlative meaning.

 

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

 

Covered Liabilities ”:  as defined in Section 1.3.

 

Credit Card Notification ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(c).

 

Credit Facility ”:  one or more of (i) the Senior Credit Facility and (ii) any other facilities or arrangements designated by the Parent Borrower, in each case with one or more banks or other lenders or institutions providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables, fleet or other financings (including through the sale of receivables,

 

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fleet or other assets to such institutions or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such institutions against such receivables, fleet or other assets or the creation of any Liens in respect of such receivables, fleet or other assets in favor of such institutions), letters of credit or other Indebtedness, in each case, including all agreements, instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing, including any notes and letters of credit issued pursuant thereto and any guarantee and collateral agreement, patent, trademark or copyright security agreement, mortgages or letter of credit applications and other guarantees, pledge agreements, security agreements and collateral documents, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased, decreased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with the original banks, lenders or institutions or other banks, lenders or institutions or otherwise, and whether provided under any original Credit Facility or one or more other credit agreements, indentures, financing agreements or other Credit Facilities or otherwise).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facility” shall include any agreement ( i ) changing the maturity of any Indebtedness Incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, ( ii ) adding Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, ( iii ) increasing or decreasing the amount of Indebtedness Incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or ( iv ) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof.

 

Damaged Equipment Reserves ”:  reserves determined by the Administrative Agent and Co-Collateral Agent in their Permitted Discretion with respect to damaged Eligible Rental Equipment from time to time in an amount at any time equal to (x) the sum of (1) the aggregate Net Book Value of each such item of Eligible Rental Equipment with a repair cost estimated by the Parent Borrower to be greater than $250.00 individually, plus (2) the aggregate Net Book Value of each such item of Eligible Rental Equipment with a repair cost estimated by the Parent Borrower to equal or exceed the Net Book Value thereof, plus (3) the aggregate estimated repair cost of all such other damaged Eligible Rental Equipment or (y) such other amount determined as may be otherwise agreed by the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent at any time or from time to time.

 

DDA Notification ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(c).

 

DDAs ”:  any checking or other demand deposit account maintained by the Loan Parties (other than any such account ( i ) all of the proceeds of which are swept into any LKE Account, ( ii ) if such account is, or all of the funds and other assets owned by a Loan Party held in such account are, excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, including Excluded Assets, or ( iii ) that is an Excluded Account) in which proceeds of Accounts, Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles, Spare Parts and Merchandise constituting Collateral are located or are expected to be located.  The Agents and the Lenders shall have no duty to inquire as to the source of the amounts on

 

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deposit in the DDAs, subject to the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and Other Intercreditor Agreement.

 

De Minimis Accounts ”: any checking or deposit accounts the average monthly balance of which does not exceed $5,000,000 for any such account, provided that the aggregate average monthly balance for all such De Minimis Accounts shall not exceed $10,000,000, in each case other than as a result of inadvertent deposits made to such accounts.

 

Debt Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, any principal, premium (if any), interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, other monetary obligations of any nature and all other amounts payable thereunder or in respect thereof.

 

Debt Service Charges ”:  for any period, the sum of ( a ) Consolidated Interest Expense paid or payable in cash for such period plus ( b ) scheduled principal payments required to be made (after giving effect to any prepayments paid in cash that reduce the amount of such required payments) on account of Restricted Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the full amount of any non-recourse Indebtedness and any other obligations in respect of Financing Leases (but excluding for the avoidance of doubt the obligations hereunder, payments to reimburse any drawings under any commercial letters of credit, any payments with the proceeds of issuances of Capital Stock of (or capital contributions to) the Parent Borrower or Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2, and any payments on Indebtedness required to be made on the final maturity date thereof) for such period, plus ( c ) scheduled mandatory payments on account of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) (whether in the nature of dividends, redemption, repurchase or otherwise) required to be made during such period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 9, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice (other than, in the case of Section 9(e), a Default Notice), the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition specified in Section 9, has been satisfied.

 

Default Notice ”:  as defined in Section 9(e).

 

Defaulting Lender ”:  any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”

 

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Deposit Account ”:  any deposit account (as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC or (to the extent governed thereby) any similar provision of the PPSA).

 

Designated Foreign Currencies ”:  ( x ) in the case of U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans or Letters of Credit, (1) Euro and Pounds Sterling and, solely with respect to U.S. Facility Letters of Credit, Australian dollars and New Zealand dollars and ( 2 ) each other currency designated by any U.S. Borrower, in each case in this clause (2), to the extent such currency is available to all U.S. Facility Lenders or agreed to by each U.S. Facility Issuing Lender and ( y ) in the case of Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans or Letters of Credit, (1) Euro and Pounds Sterling and, solely with respect to Canadian Facility Letters of Credit, Australian dollars and New Zealand dollars and ( 2 ) each other currency designated by any Borrower, in each case in this clause (2), to the extent such currency is available to all Canadian Facility Lenders or agreed to by each Canadian Facility Issuing Lender.

 

Designated Hedging Agreements ”:  Hedging Agreements that are ( i ) secured by a Lien on the Collateral that are pari passu in priority with the Liens on such Collateral securing the amounts due under this Agreement, pursuant to the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement and ( ii ) designated by the Parent Borrower as a Permitted Hedging Arrangement to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent as contemplated by Section 8.3(w) or pursuant to any applicable Security Document and ( except with respect to any determination of the MTM value on the Closing Date, which shall be as previously provided by the Hedging Party to the Parent Borrower and by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent on or prior to the Closing Date) the Hedging Party shall have provided the MTM value on the date of such designation.

 

Designated Hedging Reserves ”:  such reserves as the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent determine in their Permitted Discretion to reflect (and in no event to exceed) the then aggregate outstanding mark-to-market (“MTM”) exposure of all Loan Parties to the relevant Hedging Parties under all Designated Hedging Agreements.  Such exposure shall be the sum of the positive aggregate MTM values to each Hedging Party of all Designated Hedging Agreements with such Hedging Party outstanding at the time of the relevant calculation.  The aggregate MTM value to a Hedging Party of all Designated Hedging Agreements with such Hedging Party shall be calculated (i) on a net basis by taking into account the netting provision contained in the ISDA Master Agreement (or other similar agreement with netting provisions substantially similar to an ISDA Master Agreement) with such Hedging Party and (ii) if applicable, by taking into account any master netting agreement or arrangement in place among such Hedging Party, any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof that is also party to a Designated Hedging Agreement and the relevant Loan Party, in which case the positive aggregate

 

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MTM value of all relevant Designated Hedging Agreements to such Hedging Party and such Subsidiaries or Affiliates who are parties to such master netting agreements shall be calculated in respect of all of the relevant Designated Hedging Agreements on a net basis across all such Designated Hedging Agreements; provided that the Parent Borrower (i) certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent that such master netting agreement shall apply to all such Designated Hedging Agreements in all cases including upon the occurrence of an event of default by the relevant Loan Party in respect of any such Designated Hedging Agreement and (ii) upon request, provides to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent a copy of the master netting agreement.  In calculating the positive aggregate MTM value to a Hedging Party, the value of collateral posted to such Hedging Party in respect of such Designated Hedging Agreements shall be taken into account, such that the value of such collateral shall reduce the MTM value of such Designated Hedging Agreements that is out-of-the-money to the relevant Loan Party by an amount equal to (x) the amount of cash collateral or (y) the value of non-cash collateral with such value as determined by the relevant Hedging Party or the relevant valuation agent in accordance with the relevant credit support annex or other collateral agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any haircut provision applicable to such non-cash collateral); provided that the Parent Borrower shall provide any supporting documentation for such value as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agent.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the MTM value of all Designated Hedging Agreements with a Hedging Party is a negative amount to such Hedging Party (i.e., if all such Designated Hedging Agreements with such Hedging Party are in-the-money to the relevant Loan Party on a net basis), such MTM value shall be treated as zero in calculating the amount of the Designated Hedging Reserves.  The MTM value of a Designated Hedging Agreement for this purpose shall be calculated and provided to the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the relevant Loan Party and the Parent Borrower together with the supporting calculations therefor promptly (but in any case not later than three Business Days) following (x) the last calendar day of each calendar month and (y) such other date on which a request was made by the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the relevant Loan party or the Parent Borrower, as applicable, for such MTM value.  Upon receipt of such MTM value of a Designated Hedging Agreement from the relevant Hedging Party, the Parent Borrower may, within three Business Days of such receipt, notify the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent that the Parent Borrower does not agree with such MTM value provided by such Hedging Party and seek a Dealer Polling (as defined below) with respect to the relevant Designated Hedging Agreement as set forth below.  In the event the Parent Borrower does not provide such notice to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall use such MTM value in calculating the relevant portion of the Designated Hedging Reserves.  If a Hedging Party fails to provide the MTM value of a Designated Hedging Agreement within the relevant timeframe specified above, then the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent (x) shall give the Parent Borrower notice thereof within three Business Days from the date such Hedging Party was required to provide such

 

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MTM value and (y) may (but is not obligated to) provide, upon receiving from the Parent Borrower or the relevant Loan Party all of the information reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent as being necessary to determine the MTM value of the relevant Designated Hedging Agreement, a proposed MTM value of the relevant Designated Hedging Agreement within such three Business Day period.  If the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent agree to provide such a proposed MTM value and the Parent Borrower does not notify the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agent within three Business Days from receipt thereof that it does not agree with such MTM value, then the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall use such MTM value in calculating the relevant portion of the Designated Hedging Reserves.  If either (i) the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent provide such a proposed MTM value within the timeframe contemplated by this paragraph and the Parent Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent within three Business Days of receipt thereof that it does not agree with such MTM value or (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent have not provided a proposed MTM value within the timeframe contemplated by this paragraph, then the Parent Borrower shall commence a Dealer Polling within three Business Days of the occurrence of the latest event described in sub-clause (i) or (ii), as applicable.  Until Dealer Polling results in an alternative MTM value, the MTM value provided by the Hedging Party or the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent (if such Agents have agreed to provide such MTM value) shall be used for purposes of calculating the Designated Hedging Reserves.  If a Hedging Party provides an MTM value in respect of the relevant Designated Hedging Agreement subsequent to the determination of an MTM value in accordance with a Dealer Polling or a calculation provided by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, such MTM value so provided by the Hedging Party shall be used in calculating the relevant portion of the Designated Hedging Reserves provided that the Parent Borrower may disagree with such new MTM value and commence a new Dealer Polling in accordance with the above provisions.  A “Dealer Polling” for purposes hereof is a procedure by which the Parent Borrower seeks mid-market quotations (which may be firm or indicative) from at least two (and not more than three) recognized dealers in Hedging Agreements of the same or similar type of the MTM value of a Designated Hedging Agreement.  In seeking such quotations, the Parent Borrower shall (x) instruct each such dealer to calculate its mid-market valuation in a manner consistent with the manner in which such dealer would calculate such valuation for products of its own that are of the same or substantially similar type as the relevant Designated Hedging Agreement and (y) provide each such dealer with the transaction details and other information necessary for such dealer to provide such mid-market quotation.  The Parent Borrower shall provide a copy of all written communications with each such dealer and all information provided pursuant to clause (y) of the preceding sentence to the dealers participating in the Dealer Polling to the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent and the relevant Hedging Party.  Upon notification to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent of the details and results of any such mid-market quotations from such other dealers, the Designated Hedging Reserves

 

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attributable to the Designated Hedging Agreement for which such additional dealer mid-market quotations have been obtained shall be adjusted to be equal to (i) the arithmetic average of the valuation provided by the relevant Hedging Party (or, if the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent have agreed to provide such valuation, the valuation provided by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent) and the valuations provided by each of such other dealers in the event the Parent Borrower did not agree with the valuation provided by such Hedging Party (or, if the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent have agreed to provide such valuation, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent) or (ii) the arithmetic average of the valuations provided by each of such other dealers in the event the relevant Hedging Party (and, if the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent have agreed to provide such valuation, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent) has not provided its valuation.  In the event that (x) the Parent Borrower commenced the Dealer Polling but no third party dealer has provided any quotation within seven Business Days from the date on which the Parent Borrower notified the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent of the commencement of the Dealer Polling, or (y) the Parent Borrower has failed to commence the Dealer Polling in a situation described above, then the MTM value of the relevant Designated Hedging Agreement for purposes of the determination of the relevant portion of the Designated Hedging Reserves shall be determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in any manner acceptable to the Parent Borrower, provided that the use by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent of the MTM value provided by the relevant Hedging Party or, in absence of an MTM value provided by the relevant Hedging Party and if the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent have agreed to provide such valuation, the MTM value calculated by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent for such purpose shall be deemed such determination by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in such manner.

 

Designated Noncash Consideration ”:  the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Disposition that is so designated as Designated Noncash Consideration pursuant to a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation.

 

Designation Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(f).

 

Dilution ”:  as of any date of determination, a percentage concerning dilution of Accounts of the Loan Parties as set forth in the most recent field examination with respect to Eligible Accounts included in the U.S. Borrowing Base or the Canadian Borrowing Base, in each case without duplication of any exclusion from the definition of “Eligible Accounts,” during the 12 month period covered by such report.

 

Dilution Reserve ”: as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) if Dilution is less than or equal to five percent (5%), $0, and (b) if Dilution is greater

 

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than five percent (5%), an amount sufficient to reduce the advance rate against Eligible Accounts set forth in the definition of U.S. Borrowing Base or Canadian Borrowing Base, as applicable, by 1 percentage point for each percentage point by which Dilution is in excess of five percent (5%).

 

Discharge ”:  repayment, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire, retire or discharge.  Without limiting the foregoing, the issuance of an irrevocable notice of repayment, repurchase or redemption and deposit of related funds with a trustee, agent or other representative of the applicable creditor shall be deemed a Discharge.

 

Discount Note ”:  a promissory note denominated in Canadian Dollars, issued by the applicable Canadian Borrower to a Lender issuing BA Equivalent Loans to evidence a BA Equivalent Loan.

 

Disinterested Director ”:  as defined in Section 8.11.

 

Disposition ”:  any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of shares of Capital Stock, property or other assets of a Person, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

 

Disqualified Capital Stock ”:  any Capital Stock (other than Management Stock) that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event (other than a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control,” or an “asset sale” or other disposition) ( a ) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, ( b ) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock or ( c ) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than following the occurrence of a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control,” or an “asset sale” or other disposition), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the Termination Date; provided that Capital Stock issued to any employee benefit plan, or by any such plan to any employees of any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased or otherwise acquired or retired in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

Disqualified Lender ”:  any competitor of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is in the same or a similar line of business as the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any controlled affiliate of such competitor designated in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time; provided that no designation of any Person as a “Disqualified Lender” shall apply retroactively to disqualify a Person that has previously acquired an assignment or

 

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participation interest in the Loans to the extent such Person (or its Affiliates) was not a Disqualified Lender at the time of the applicable assignment or participation, as the case may be.  The Administrative Agent shall provide a current list of Disqualified Lenders to any Lender (other than a Disqualified Lender) upon written request for such list from such Lender.

 

Disqualified Stock ”:  as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Documentation Agent ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Dollar Equivalent ”:  with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof and, with respect to the principal amount of any Eurocurrency Loan made or outstanding in any Designated Foreign Currency or any amount in respect of any Letter of Credit denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency, the principal amount of any Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loan or the amount of any Canadian Facility Letters of Credit at any date of determination thereof, an amount in Dollars equivalent to such principal amount or such other amount calculated on the basis of the Spot Rate of Exchange.

 

Dollars ” and “ $ ”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

Domestic Subsidiary ”:  any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower which is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Dominion Event ”:  the determination by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent that Specified Availability on any five consecutive Business Days (from and including the date the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agent has first notified the Parent Borrower) is less than 10% of the Total Commitment; provided that if after such notice while Specified Availability remains below 10% of the Total Commitment, any Borrower borrows any Loans, or has a Letter of Credit issued for its account, a Dominion Event shall begin immediately upon such Extension of Credit notwithstanding that five consecutive Business Days have not elapsed.  The occurrence of a Dominion Event shall be deemed continuing notwithstanding that Specified Availability may thereafter exceed the amount set forth in the preceding sentence unless and until the Specified Availability exceeds 10% of the Total Commitment for 20 consecutive days, in which event a Dominion Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing.

 

Earliest Refinancing Maturity Date ”:  as defined in Section 8.2(w).

 

EBITDA ”:  for any period, the sum of ( a ) Consolidated Net Income for such period adjusted ( i ) to exclude the following items (without duplication) of income or

 

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expense to the extent that such items are included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income:  ( A ) Consolidated Interest Expense, all items excluded from the definition of Consolidated Interest Expense pursuant to clauses (a)(u) through (a)(z) thereof, and to the extent not reflected in Consolidated Interest Expense, costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities,  ( B ) any non-cash expenses and charges, ( C ) total income tax expense, ( D ) depreciation expense, ( E ) the expense associated with amortization of intangible and other assets (including amortization or other expense recognition of any costs associated with asset write-ups in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Nos. 805 and 350), ( F ) non-cash provisions for reserves for discontinued operations, ( G ) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains or losses or charges or credits, including any expenses relating to the Transactions and any non-recurring or extraordinary items paid or accrued during such period relating to deferred compensation owed to any Management Investor that was cancelled, waived or exchanged in connection with the grant to such Management Investor of the right to receive or acquire shares of common stock of Holdings or any Parent Entity, ( H ) any gain or loss associated with the sale or write-down of assets (other than Rental Equipment) not in the ordinary course of business, ( I ) any income or loss accounted for by the equity method of accounting (except in the case of income to the extent of the amount of cash dividends or cash distributions actually paid to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by the entity accounted for by the equity method of accounting), ( J ) any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness of any Person denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of such Person, ( K ) any unrealized foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, ( L )  the amount of any loss or gain attributable to non-controlling interests and ( M ) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, and ( ii ) by reducing EBITDA (as otherwise determined above) by the amount of all dividends paid by the Parent Borrower during the relevant period pursuant to any of clauses (a) and (b) of Section 8.7 (in each case, unless and to the extent ( x ) the amount paid with such dividends by Holdings or any Parent Entity would not, if the respective expense or other item had been incurred directly by the Parent Borrower, have reduced EBITDA determined in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this definition or ( y ) such dividend is paid by the Parent Borrower in respect of an expense or other item that has resulted in, or will result in, a reduction of EBITDA, as calculated pursuant to clause (a) above) plus ( b ) without duplication of any other amounts under this definition of EBITDA, the amount of net cost savings projected by the Parent Borrower in good faith to be realized as the result of actions taken or to be taken on or prior to the date that is 24 months after the Closing Date, or 24 months after the consummation of any operational change, respectively, and prior to or during such period (calculated on a pro forma Basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions ( provided that the aggregate amount of such net cost savings included in EBITDA pursuant to this clause (b) for any

 

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four-quarter period shall not exceed 20.0% of EBITDA (calculated after giving operation to this clause (b) and such cost savings are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable) plus ( c ) only with respect to determining compliance with Section 8.1 hereof, any Specified Equity Contribution.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, EBITDA (before giving effect to any pro forma adjustments or other adjustments contemplated in the paragraph below or in the definition of “Pro Forma Compliance” but after giving pro forma effect to the Transactions) shall be deemed to be $139,125,000 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, $139,125,000 for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015, $139,125,000 for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2015 and $139,125,000 for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016.

 

For the purposes of calculating EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “ Reference Period ”), ( i ) if at any time during such Reference Period the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) shall have made any Material Disposition, the EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period and ( ii ) if during such Reference Period the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Special Purpose Subsidiary) shall have made a Material Acquisition, EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto in accordance with Regulation S-X or in such other manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.  As used in this definition, “ Material Acquisition ” means any acquisition of property or series of related acquisitions of property that ( x ) constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and ( y ) involves the payment of consideration by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in excess of $5,000,000; and “ Material Disposition ” means any Disposition of property or series of related Dispositions of property that ( x ) constitutes assets comprising all or substantially all of an operating unit of a business or constitutes all or substantially all of the common stock of a Person and ( y ) yields gross proceeds to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in excess of $5,000,000 (but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Disposition to any Franchisee or any Franchise Special Purpose Entity).

 

EEA Financial Institution ”: (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 and is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, or (c) any financial institution established in

 

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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 of an EEA Resolution Authority with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country ”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority ”: 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.

 

Eligible Accounts ”:  those Accounts that comply in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below.  In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of related customer deposits (or any other customer deposit that such customer may set-off or apply against such Account) and related unapplied cash.  Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

 

(a)                                  Accounts that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 120 days of original invoice date, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, up to $20,000,000 of Accounts on extended terms shall not be deemed ineligible under this clause so long as the Account Debtor has not failed to pay within 150 days of the original invoice date,

 

(b)                                  Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of the total amount of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,

 

(c)                                   [reserved],

 

(d)                                  Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is ( i ) an Affiliate of any Loan Party or ( ii ) an employee or agent of any Loan Party or any Affiliate of such Loan Party,

 

(e)                                   Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a rental or lease basis),

 

(f)                                    Accounts that are not payable in Dollars; provided that Eligible Canadian Accounts may be payable in Canadian Dollars,

 

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(g)                                   Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Person other than a Governmental Authority unless:  ( i ) the Account Debtor ( A ) is a natural person with a billing address in the United States or Canada, ( B ) maintains its Chief Executive Office in the United States or Canada, or ( C ) is organized under the laws of the United States, Canada or any state, territory, province or subdivision thereof; or ( ii ) (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, in their Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank), that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent, or ( B ) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, in their Permitted Discretion,

 

(h)                                  Accounts with respect to which to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower the Account Debtor is the government of any country or sovereign state (other than the United States and Canada), or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless ( i ) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent, or ( ii ) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their Permitted Discretion,

 

(i)                                      Accounts with respect to which to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower the Account Debtor is ( i ) the federal government of Canada or any department, agency or instrumentality of Canada or ( ii ) the federal government of the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the applicable Loan Party has complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, in the case of clause (i) with the Financial Administration Act (Canada), and, in the case of clause (ii), the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940 (31 USC Section 3727)),

 

(j)                                     ( i ) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party, has or has asserted a right of setoff with respect to, or has disputed its obligation to, pay all or any portion of such Accounts, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute and ( ii ) Accounts which are subject to a rebate that has been earned but not taken or a chargeback, to the extent of such rebate or chargeback,

 

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(k)                                  Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to Borrowers exceed 15% of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage; provided , however , that, in each case, the amount of Eligible Accounts that are excluded because they exceed the foregoing percentage shall be determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent based on all of the otherwise Eligible Accounts prior to giving effect to any eliminations based upon the foregoing concentration limit,

 

(l)                                      Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is Insolvent, is subject to a proceeding related thereto, has gone out of business, or as to which a Loan Party has received notice of an imminent proceeding related to such Account Debtor being or alleged to be Insolvent or which proceeding is reasonably likely to result in a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor unless ( x ) such Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their Permitted Discretion (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to the Administrative Agent and is directly drawable by the Administrative Agent or ( y ) such Account Debtor has received debtor-in-possession financing sufficient as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their Permitted Discretion to finance its ongoing business activities and, solely with respect to Accounts that constitute prepetition claims, the Parent Borrower or other Loan Party is designated as a “critical vendor” of the Account Debtor,

 

(m)                              Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is located in a state, province or jurisdiction that requires, as a condition to access to the courts of such jurisdiction, that a creditor qualify to transact business, file a business activities report or other report or form, or take one or more other actions, unless the applicable Loan Party has so qualified, filed such reports or forms, or taken such actions (and, in each case, paid any required fees or other charges).  The foregoing shall not apply to the extent that the applicable Loan Party may qualify subsequently as a foreign entity authorized to transact business in such state, province or jurisdiction and gain access to such courts, without incurring any cost or penalty viewed by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, in their Permitted Discretion, to be material in amount, and such later qualification cures any access to such courts to enforce payment of such Account (including, for greater certainty, the requirement for a creditor to extra-provincially register in a province or territory of Canada for such purposes),

 

(n)                                  Accounts, the collection of which the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, in their Permitted Discretion, believe to be doubtful

 

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by reason of the Account Debtor’s financial condition, upon notice thereof to the Parent Borrower,

 

(o)                                  Accounts that are not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, pursuant to a Security Document (as and to the extent provided therein (it being agreed that in no event shall any Excluded Assets be deemed to be Eligible Accounts hereunder)),

 

(p)                                  Accounts that have not been billed to the Account Debtor, or

 

(q)                                  Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by the applicable Loan Party of the subject contract for goods or services.

 

Eligible Canadian Accounts ”:  the Eligible Accounts owned by the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible Canadian Rental Equipment ”:  the Eligible Rental Equipment owned by the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible Canadian Service Vehicles ”:  Eligible Service Vehicles owned by the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible Canadian Spare Parts and Merchandise ”:  the Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise owned by the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible Rental Equipment ”:  (x) Rental Equipment of the Loan Parties or (y) equipment of the Loan Parties available for sale, in each case that complies in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Rental Equipment made in the Loan Documents, and that is not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. An item of Rental Equipment shall not be included in Eligible Rental Equipment if:

 

(a)                                  a Loan Party does not have good and valid title thereto,

 

(b)                                  it is not located in the United States or Canada,

 

(c)                                   it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, pursuant to a Security Document (as and to the extent provided therein (it being

 

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agreed that in no event shall any Excluded Assets be deemed to be Eligible Rental Equipment hereunder)); provided that this clause (c) will not apply to Rental Equipment represented by a certificate of title or subject to the parenthetical at the end of clause (f) (such Rental Equipment being subject to clause (f) below),

 

(d)                                  it consists of Spare Parts and Merchandise or Service Vehicles,

 

(e)                                   it is reflected on the books and records of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintained in accordance with GAAP and consistently with the Parent Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ then current practices as, or has been written off as, or is determined in the most recent appraisal to be, damaged or defective and not repairable; or

 

(f)                                    it is U.S. Rental Equipment represented by a certificate of title unless for all periods after the 150-day period following the Closing Date, a Loan Party has caused the certificate of title for such Rental Equipment to be registered with the applicable Governmental Authority showing “Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent” or “Citibank, N.A., as Canadian Collateral Agent”, as applicable, (or a successor Collateral Agent or Canadian Collateral Agent in such capacity, or a trustee or agent reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent or Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable) as the lienholder thereon, such that such Rental Equipment is subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable (or such certificate of title or the requisite application therefor has been submitted to the applicable Governmental Authority for such registration or for issuance of such certificate of title as so registered); provided for the avoidance of doubt that on or prior to the 150-day period following the Closing Date, Rental Equipment shall be included in Eligible Rental Equipment notwithstanding this clause (f), and the eligibility criteria specified in this clause (f) shall not apply during such period.

 

Eligible Service Vehicles ”:  Service Vehicles of the Loan Parties that comply in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Service Vehicles made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below.  A Service Vehicle shall not be included in Eligible Service Vehicles if:

 

(a)                                  a Loan Party does not have good and valid title thereto,

 

(b)                                  it is not located in the United States or Canada,

 

(c)                                   it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, pursuant to a Security Document (as and to the extent provided therein (it being

 

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agreed that in no event shall any Excluded Assets be deemed to be Eligible Service Vehicles hereunder)); provided that this clause (c) will not apply to Service Vehicles represented by a certificate of title or subject to the parenthetical at the end of clause (f) (such Service Vehicle being subject to clause (f) below); provided further that with respect to Service Vehicles of any Canadian Loan Party, in order to perfect such valid and perfected first priority Lien it will not be necessary to perfect it by describing the vehicle identification number so long as there is no competing PPSA registration that does so,

 

(d)                                  it is reflected on the books and records of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintained in accordance with GAAP and consistently with the Parent Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ then current practices as, or has been written off as, or is determined in the most recent appraisal to be, damaged or defective and not repairable; or

 

(e)                                   it is not reflected in the records of a Loan Party regularly maintained for recording the existence of Service Vehicles;  or

 

(f)                                    it is a Service Vehicle owned by U.S. Borrower or a U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor represented by a certificate of title unless for all periods after the 150-day period following the Closing Date, a Loan Party has caused the certificate of title for such Service Vehicle to be registered with the applicable Governmental Authority showing “Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent” or “Citibank, N.A., as Canadian Collateral Agent”, as applicable, (or a successor Collateral Agent or Canadian Collateral Agent in such capacity, or a trustee or agent reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent or Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable) as the lienholder thereon, such that such Service Vehicle is subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable (or such certificate of title or the requisite application therefor has been submitted to the applicable Governmental Authority for such registration or for issuance of such certificate of title as so registered); provided for the avoidance of doubt that on or prior to the 150-day period following the Closing Date, Service Vehicles shall be included in Eligible Service Vehicles notwithstanding this clause (f), and the eligibility criteria specified in this clause (f) shall not apply during such period.

 

Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise ”:  Spare Parts and Merchandise of the Loan Parties that comply in all material respects with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise made in the Loan Documents and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria below. Any piece of Spare Parts and Merchandise shall not be included in Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise if:

 

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(a)                                  a Loan Party does not have good and valid title thereto;

 

(b)                                  it is not located within the United States or Canada;

 

(c)                                   it is reflected on the books and records of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintained in accordance with GAAP and consistently with the Parent Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ then current practices as, or has been written off as, damaged or defective and not repairable; or

 

(d)                                  it is not reflected in the records of a Loan Party regularly maintained for recording the existence of Spare Parts and Merchandise; or

 

(e)                                   it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, pursuant to a Security Document (as and to the extent provided therein (it being agreed that in no event shall any Excluded Assets be deemed to be Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise hereunder)).

 

Eligible Unbilled Accounts ”:  Accounts (which are Eligible Accounts except for their failure to comply with clause (p) of the definition of “ Eligible Accounts ”) ( a ) which have not been billed but for which services have been rendered, ( b ) which have not been billed solely because either ( i ) the services were rendered pursuant to a customer agreement which provides for monthly billing at a date other than month-end, or ( ii ) the services were rendered pursuant to a customer agreement which provides for billing at the completion of the rental term, and such rental term has not yet ended, and ( c ) which shall be billed not more than 30 days after such Account is first included on the Borrowing Base Certificate or otherwise reported to the Collateral Agent as Collateral.

 

Eligible Unbilled Canadian Accounts ”:  the Eligible Unbilled Accounts owned by the Canadian Borrowers and the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible Unbilled U.S. Accounts ”:  the Eligible Unbilled Accounts owned by the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible U.S. Accounts ”:  the Eligible Accounts owned by the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible U.S. Rental Equipment ”:  the Eligible Rental Equipment owned by the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Eligible U.S. Service Vehicles ”:  the Eligible Service Vehicles owned by the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

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Eligible U.S. Spare Parts and Merchandise ”:  the Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise owned by the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

Employee Matters Agreement ”: the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, by and between Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings.

 

Environmental Costs ”:  any and all costs or expenses (including attorney’s and consultant’s fees, investigation and laboratory fees, response costs, court costs and litigation expenses, fines, penalties, damages, settlement payments, judgments and awards), of whatever kind or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of, or in any way relating to, any actual or alleged violation of, noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Laws.  Environmental Costs include any and all of the foregoing, without regard to whether they arise out of or are related to any past, pending or threatened proceeding of any kind.

 

Environmental Laws ”:  any and all U.S., Canadian or foreign federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, enforceable guidelines, orders-in-council, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, and such requirements of any Governmental Authority properly promulgated and having the force and effect of law or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health (as it relates to exposure to Materials of Environmental Concern) or the environment, as have been, or now or at any relevant time hereafter are, in effect.

 

Environmental Permits ”:  any and all permits, licenses, registrations, notifications, exemptions and any other authorization required under any Environmental Law.

 

Equipment ”:  ( a ) any Vehicles and ( b ) any equipment owned by or leased to the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is revenue earning equipment, or is classified as “revenue earning equipment” in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower, including any such equipment consisting of ( i ) construction, industrial, commercial and office equipment, ( ii ) earthmoving, material handling, compaction, aerial and electrical equipment, ( iii ) air compressors, pumps and small tools, and ( iv ) other personal property.

 

ERISA ”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

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Eurocurrency Base Rate ”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic mean (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the offered rates for deposits in Dollars or (in the case of Loans made in a Designated Foreign Currency) in the applicable Designated Foreign Currency with a term comparable to such Interest Period that appears on the Reuters LIBOR Rates Page (as defined below) at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on the second full Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period; provided , that, if such rates appearing on the Reuters LIBOR Rates Page shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement; provided , however , that if any such Interest Period is not available, the rate per annum shall be determined through the use of straight-line interpolation by reference to two such rates, one of which shall be determined as if the length of the period of such deposits were the period of time for which the rate for such deposits are available is the period next shorter than the length of such Interest Period and the other of which shall be determined as if the period of time for which the rate for such deposits are available is the period next longer than the length of such Interest Period as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; provided , further , that if there shall at any time no longer exist a Reuters LIBOR Rates Page, “Eurocurrency Base Rate” shall mean, with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, the rate per annum equal to the rate at which the Administrative Agent (or, in the event there is a successor Administrative Agent at the time, any other commercial bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower) is offered deposits in Dollars or in the applicable Designated Foreign Currency at or about 10:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurocurrency market where the eurocurrency and foreign currency and exchange operations in respect of Dollars or such Designated Foreign Currency, as the case may be, are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of its Eurocurrency Loan to be outstanding during such Interest Period.  “ Reuters LIBOR Rates Page ” shall mean, with respect to Dollars, the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service page designated as “LIBO” or, with respect to any Designated Foreign Currency, the display page applicable to such Designated Foreign Currency on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or, in each case, on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits or deposits in any Designated Foreign Currency are offered by leading banks in the London interbank market).

 

Eurocurrency Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurocurrency Rate.

 

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Eurocurrency Rate ”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):

 

 

Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements ”:  for any day as applied to a Eurocurrency Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of reserve requirements in effect on such day (including basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto) dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New York City.

 

Euros ” and the designation “ ”:  the currency introduced on January 1, 1999 at the start of the third stage of European economic and monetary union pursuant to the Treaty.

 

Event of Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 9, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.

 

Exchange Act ”:  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Excluded Accounts ”:  ( a ) deposit accounts the balance of which consists exclusively of and used exclusively for ( i ) withheld income taxes and federal, provincial, territorial, state or local employment taxes in such amounts as are required in the reasonable judgment of the Parent Borrower to be paid to the Internal Revenue Service or state or local government agencies or the Canada Revenue Agency or provincial, territorial or local government agencies within the following two months with respect to employees of any of the Loan Parties and ( ii ) amounts required to be paid over to a Plan pursuant to Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-102 on behalf of or for the benefit of employees of one or more Loan Parties, ( b ) deposit accounts constituting (and the balance of which consists solely of funds set aside to be used in connection with) taxes accounts and payroll accounts and zero balance disbursement accounts and (c) any De Minimis Account.

 

Excluded Assets ”:  as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

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Excluded Contribution ”:  Net Proceeds, or the Fair Market Value of property or assets, received by the Parent Borrower as capital contributions to the Parent Borrower after the Closing Date, or from the issuance or sale (other than to a Restricted Subsidiary) of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock (as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture as in effect on the Closing Date)) of the Parent Borrower, in each case (x) to the extent designated as an Excluded Contribution by the Parent Borrower and not previously included in the calculation of Available Amount for purposes of determining whether a dividend, payment or distribution may be made pursuant to clause (y)(ii)(x) of the proviso to Section 8.7(f) and (y) not including any Specified Equity Contribution.

 

Excluded Liability ”: any liability that is excluded under the Bail-In Legislation from the scope of any Bail-In Action including, without limitation, any liability excluded pursuant to Article 44 of the Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union.

 

Excluded Subsidiary ”:  ( a ) any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any Subsidiary thereof, ( b ) any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary; provided that solely with respect to the obligations of the Canadian Loan Parties hereunder and under each other Loan Document, none of the Canadian Borrowers, the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors or Canadian Subsidiaries of any Canadian Loan Party shall be Excluded Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (b) (it being understood that any such Canadian Subsidiary may be an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to other clauses of this definition), ( c ) any Immaterial Subsidiary, ( d ) any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, ( e ) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, ( f ) any Domestic Subsidiary or Canadian Subsidiary that is not permitted by Contractual Obligations existing on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition but not entered into in contemplation thereof) or law or regulation to guarantee or grant Liens to secure the Obligations or would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to guarantee or grant Liens to secure the Obligations (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), or for which the provision of a guarantee of or the granting of Liens to secure the Obligations would result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Parent Entity and Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith), ( g ) joint ventures or any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, ( h ) any Subsidiary with respect to which the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent reasonably agree that the burden or cost or other consequences of providing a guarantee of the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom and ( i ) any Subsidiary that is formed solely for the purpose of ( x ) becoming a Parent Entity, or ( y ) merging with the Parent Borrower in connection with another Subsidiary becoming a Parent Entity, in each case to the extent such entity becomes a Parent Entity or is merged with the Parent Borrower within 60 days of the formation thereof, or otherwise creating or forming a Parent Entity.  Any Subsidiary that fails to meet the foregoing requirements as of the last day of the period of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period shall continue to be deemed an Excluded

 

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Subsidiary hereunder until the date that is 60 days following the delivery of annual or quarterly financial statements pursuant to Section 7.1 with respect to such Most Recent Four Quarter Period (or the last quarter thereof, as applicable).

 

Existing Commitment ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Existing Letter of Credit ”:  each letter of credit issued prior to, and outstanding, on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule F.

 

Existing Loans ”: as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Existing Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Extended Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Extended Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Extended Maturity Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Extending Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(b).

 

Extension Amendment ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(c).

 

Extension Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(d).

 

Extension Election ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(b).

 

Extension of Credit ”:  as to any Lender, the making of, or, in the case of Section 2.4(d)(ii), participation in, a Loan by such Lender or the issuance of, or participation in, a Letter of Credit by such Lender.

 

Extension Request ”:    as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Extension Request Deadline ”:    as defined in Section 2.11(b).

 

Facility ”:  each of ( a ) the Commitments and the Extensions of Credit made thereunder and ( b ) any other committed facility hereunder and the Extensions of Credit made thereunder.

 

Fair Market Value ”:  with respect to any asset or property, the fair market value of such asset or property as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower.

 

FATCA ”:  Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor provisions that are substantially comparable), and any current or future regulations promulgated thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreements

 

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entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with any of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules, or practices adopted pursuant to any such intergovernmental agreement .

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate ”:  as defined in the definition of the term “ABR” in this Section 1.1.

 

Fee Letters ”:  collectively, (a) each of the fee letters entered into by the Parent Borrower, the Arrangers and the Other Representatives dated on or about May 23, 2016 and (b) the agency fee letter entered into by the Parent Borrower and the Agents dated on or about May 23, 2016, in each case in respect of fees to be paid to such Arrangers and Agents in connection with the Facility.

 

FILO Canadian Borrowing Base ”: as defined in Section 2.10(c).

 

FILO Borrowing Base ”: as defined in Section 2.10(c).

 

FILO Canadian Overadvance ”:  as of any date of determination, the amount by which the unpaid principal amount of loans and letters of credit obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to any FILO Tranche incurred by the Canadian Borrowers is in excess of the then applicable FILO Canadian Borrowing Base established pursuant to Section 2.10(c).

 

FILO Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(c).

 

FILO US Borrowing Base ”: as defined in Section 2.10(c).

 

FILO US Overadvance ”: as of any date of determination, the amount by which the unpaid principal amount of loans and letters of credit obligations of the Loan Parties with respect to any FILO Tranche incurred by the U.S. Borrowers is in excess of the then applicable FILO US Borrowing Base established pursuant to Section 2.10(c).

 

Financial Covenant Event ”:  any date on which Specified Availability is less than 10% of the Total Commitment.  The occurrence of a Financial Covenant Event shall be deemed continuing notwithstanding that Specified Availability may thereafter exceed the amount set forth in the preceding sentence unless and until ( x ) the Specified Availability exceeds 10% of the Total Commitment for 20 consecutive days or ( y ) the Specified Availability exceeds 15% of the Total Commitment for 5 consecutive days, in which event under clause (x) or (y), a Financial Covenant Event shall no longer be deemed to be continuing.

 

Financing Disposition ”:  any sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of, or creation or incurrence of any Lien on, property or assets by the Parent

 

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Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity, or by any Special Purpose Subsidiary, in each case in connection with the incurrence by a Special Purpose Entity of Indebtedness, or obligations to make payments to the obligor on Indebtedness, which may be secured by a Lien in respect of such property or assets provided , that , after any Financing Disposition with respect to Eligible Accounts of any Loan Party in excess of $100,000,000, if the Parent Borrower wishes to include the remaining Eligible Accounts of such Loan Party in the Borrowing Base Certificate, then the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall be entitled to an update to the most recent field exam with respect to such Eligible Accounts (which update shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the number of field exams conducted under Section 7.6(b) unless such update is, or is conducted as part of, a field exam).

 

Financing Lease ”:  any lease by a Person of property, real or personal, for which the obligations of such lessee are required in accordance with GAAP to be capitalized on a balance sheet of such lessee.

 

FIRREA ”:  the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended from time to time.

 

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ”:  an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit N-2 or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

first priority ”:  with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, that such Lien is the most senior Lien to which such Collateral is subject (subject to Permitted Liens).

 

Fiscal Period ”:  each fiscal month of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries as described on Schedule E.

 

Fiscal Year ”:  any period of twelve consecutive months ending on December 31 of any calendar year.

 

Fixed GAAP Date ”:  December 31, 2015, provided that at any time after the Closing Date, the Parent Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to change the Fixed GAAP Date to be the date specified in such notice, and upon such notice, the Fixed GAAP Date shall be such date for all periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice.

 

Fixed GAAP Terms ”:  the covenants contained in Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 and the defined term “Pro Forma Compliance” and in each case all defined terms relating thereto, the defined terms “Consolidated Net Income,” “Consolidated

 

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Quarterly Tangible Assets” and “Consolidated Tangible Assets,” and any other term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that, at the Parent Borrower’s election, may be specified by the Parent Borrower by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time.

 

Foreign Backstop Letter of Credit ”:  any Standby Letter of Credit issued to any Person for the account of the Parent Borrower to provide credit support for Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary to such Person which is permitted under Section 8.2(p).

 

Foreign Pension Plan ”:  a registered pension plan which is subject to applicable pension legislation other than ERISA or the Code, which a Restricted Subsidiary sponsors or maintains, or to which it makes or is obligated to make contributions.

 

Foreign Plan ”:  each Foreign Pension Plan, deferred compensation or other retirement or superannuation plan, fund, program, agreement, commitment or arrangement whether oral or written, funded or unfunded, sponsored, established, maintained or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, or with respect to which any liability is borne, outside the United States of America, by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than any such plan, fund, program, agreement or arrangement sponsored by a Governmental Authority.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ”:  any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is organized and existing under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or that is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower which is organized and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holdco ”:  any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower designated a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco by the Parent Borrower, so long as such Subsidiary has no material assets other than securities or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof), and intellectual property relating solely to such Foreign Subsidiaries (or Subsidiaries thereof) and other assets (including cash, Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities or Temporary Cash Investments) relating to an ownership interest in any such securities, Indebtedness, intellectual property or Subsidiaries.  As of the Closing Date, CCMG HERC Sub, Inc. is a Foreign Subsidiary Holdco.

 

Franchise Equipment ”: ( a ) any Franchise Vehicles and ( b ) any equipment owned by or leased to any Franchisee that is revenue earning equipment, or is of a type that would be classified as “revenue earning equipment” in the consolidated financial

 

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statements of the Parent Borrower, including any such equipment consisting of ( i ) construction, industrial, commercial and office equipment, ( ii ) earthmoving, material handling, compaction, aerial and electrical equipment, ( iii ) air compressors, pumps and small tools and (iv) other personal property.

 

Franchise Equipment Indebtedness ”: as of any date of determination ( a ) Indebtedness of any Franchise Special Purpose Entity directly or indirectly Incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition of, or secured by, Franchise Equipment and/or related rights and/or assets, ( b ) Indebtedness of any Franchisee or any Affiliate thereof that is attributable to the financing or refinancing of Franchise Equipment and/or related rights and/or assets, as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower and ( c ) Indebtedness of any Franchisee.

 

Franchise Financing Disposition ”: any sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of, or creation or incurrence of any Lien on, property or assets by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof to or in favor of any Franchise Special Purpose Entity, in connection with the Incurrence by a Franchise Special Purpose Entity of Indebtedness, or obligations to make payments to the obligor on Indebtedness, which may be secured by a Lien in respect of such property or assets.

 

Franchise Lease Obligation ”: any Financing Lease, and any other lease, of any Franchisee relating to any property used, occupied or held for use or occupation by any Franchisee in connection with any of its Franchise Equipment operations.

 

Franchise Special Purpose Entity ”: any Person ( a ) that is engaged in the business of ( i ) acquiring, selling, collecting, financing or refinancing Receivables, accounts (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, PPSA, or similar law, as in effect in any jurisdiction from time to time), other accounts and/or other receivables, and/or related assets, and/or ( ii ) acquiring, selling, leasing, financing or refinancing Franchise Equipment, and/or related rights (including under leases, manufacturer warranties and buy-back programs, and insurance policies) and/or assets (including managing, exercising and disposing of any such rights and/or assets) and ( b ) is designated as a “Franchise Special Purpose Entity” by the Parent Borrower.

 

Franchise Vehicles ”: vehicles owned or operated by, or leased or rented to or by, any Franchisee, including automobiles, trucks, tractors, trailers, vans, sport utility vehicles, buses, campers, motor homes, motorcycles and other motor vehicles.

 

Franchisee ”: any Person that is a franchisee or licensee of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or of any other Franchisee), or any Affiliate of such Person.

 

GAAP ”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on the Fixed GAAP Date (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms)

 

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and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement), as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification and subject to the following:  If at any time the Securities and Exchange Commission permits or requires U.S.-domiciled companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act to use IFRS in lieu of GAAP for financial reporting purposes, the Parent Borrower may elect by written notice to the Administrative Agent to so use IFRS in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such notice, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean ( a ) for periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice, IFRS as in effect on the date specified in such notice (for purposes of the Fixed GAAP Terms) and as in effect from time to time (for all other purposes of this Agreement) and ( b ) for prior periods, GAAP as defined in the first sentence of this definition.

 

Governmental Authority ”:  any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including the European Union.

 

Guarantee Obligation ”:  as to any Person (the “ guaranteeing person ”), any obligation of ( a ) the guaranteeing person or ( b ) another Person (including any bank under any letter of credit) to induce the creation of which the guaranteeing person has issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “ primary obligations ”) of any other third Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any such obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, ( i ) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, ( ii ) to advance or supply funds ( A ) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or ( B ) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, ( iii ) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or ( iv ) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided , however , that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of ( a ) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and ( b ) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith.

 

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Guarantors ”:  the collective reference to Holdings, the U.S. Borrowers (solely with respect to the obligations of the Canadian Borrowers hereunder and under each other Loan Document) and each Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (other than any Canadian Borrower and any Excluded Subsidiary) which is from time to time party to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable; individually, a “Guarantor”.

 

Hedging Affiliate ”:  as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Hedging Agreement ”:  as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Hedging Obligations ”:  of any Person, the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or other Permitted Hedging Arrangement.

 

Hedging Party ”:  any Hedging Affiliate or Hedging Provider.

 

Hedging Provider ”:  any Additional ABL Hedging Provider (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

HERC Holdings ”:  Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is to be renamed Herc Holdings Inc., and any successor in interest thereto.

 

Hertz ”:  The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

Hertz Holdings ”:  Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is to be renamed Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., and any successor in interest thereto.

 

Holdings ”:  Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

Hypothecs ”:  as defined in Section 10.1(b).

 

IFRS ”:  International Financial Reporting Standards and applicable accounting requirements set by the International Accounting Standards Board or any successor thereto (or the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or any successor to either such Board, or the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower designated by the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing that had

 

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( a ) total consolidated revenues of less than 2.5% of the total consolidated revenues of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the Most Recent Four Quarter Period and ( b ) total consolidated assets of less than 2.5% of the total consolidated assets of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such period; provided, that at the time of such designation (x) the aggregate total consolidated revenues of all Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not exceed 10.0% of the total consolidated revenue of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the Most Recent Four Quarter Period and (y) the aggregate total consolidated assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not exceed 10.0% of the total consolidated assets of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of such period.  Any Subsidiary so designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary that fails to meet the foregoing as of the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period shall continue to be deemed an “Immaterial Subsidiary” hereunder until the date that is 60 days following the delivery of annual or quarterly financial statements pursuant to Section 7.1 with respect to such Most Recent Four Quarter Period (or the last quarter thereof, as applicable).

 

Increase Supplement ”:  as defined in Section 2.9(b).

 

Incremental Canadian Revolving Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(a).

 

Incremental Commitment Amendment ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(c).

 

Incremental Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(a).

 

Incremental Indebtedness ”:  Indebtedness incurred under any Incremental Commitments.

 

Incremental Loan ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(c).

 

Incremental Revolving Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(a).

 

Incremental Term Loan Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(a).

 

Incremental U.S. Revolving Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.10(a).

 

Incurrence ”:  creation, assumption or incurrence; provided , that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred by such Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Subsidiary.  Accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness, and the payment of dividends on Capital Stock constituting Indebtedness in the form of additional shares of the same class of Capital Stock, will be deemed not to be

 

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an Incurrence of Indebtedness.  Any Indebtedness issued at a discount (including Indebtedness on which interest is payable through the issuance of additional Indebtedness) shall be deemed Incurred at the time of original issuance of the Indebtedness at the initial accreted amount thereof.

 

Indebtedness ”:  of any Person at any date, ( a ) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property (other than (x) trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices and (y) any earn-out obligations until such obligation is reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid within 60 days after becoming due and payable), which purchase price is due more than one year after the date of placing such property in final service or taking final delivery and title thereto, ( b ) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, ( c ) all obligations of such Person under Financing Leases, ( d ) all obligations of such Person in respect of acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person (except to the extent such obligations relate to trade liabilities and such obligations are expected to be satisfied within 30 days of becoming due and payable), ( e ) for purposes of Sections 8.2 and 9(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, interest rate futures, interest rate options, interest rate caps and any other interest rate hedge arrangements, and ( f ) all indebtedness or obligations of the types referred to in the preceding clauses (a) through (e) to the extent secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person even though such Person has not assumed or otherwise become liable for the payment thereof; provided that the amount of indebtedness of such Person under this clause (f) shall be the lesser of ( A ) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination and ( B ) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Persons.  Indebtedness shall exclude any Indebtedness of any Person appearing on the balance sheet of the Parent Borrower solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP.

 

Indemnified Liabilities ”:  as defined in Section 11.5.

 

Indemnitee ”:  as defined in Section 11.5

 

Individual Canadian Facility L/C Exposure ”:  of any Canadian Facility Lender, at any time, the sum of such Canadian Facility Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage in each then outstanding Canadian Facility Letter of Credit multiplied by the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of the Stated Amount of the respective Canadian Facility Letters of Credit and any Unpaid Drawings relating thereto.

 

Individual Canadian Facility Lender Exposure ”:  of any Canadian Facility Lender, at any time, the sum of ( a ) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made by such

 

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Canadian Facility Lender and then outstanding and ( b ) such Canadian Facility Lender’s Individual Canadian Facility L/C Exposure.

 

Individual L/C Exposure ”:  of any Revolving Credit Lender, at any time, the sum of such Lender’s ( a ) Individual U.S. Facility L/C Exposure and ( b ) Individual Canadian Facility L/C Exposure.

 

Individual Lender Exposure ”:  of any Revolving Credit Lender, at any time, the sum of such Lender’s ( a ) Individual U.S. Facility Lender Exposure and ( b ) Individual Canadian Facility Lender Exposure.

 

Individual Swingline Exposure ”:  of any Revolving Credit Lender, at any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage of the Swing Line Loans then outstanding.

 

Individual U.S. Facility L/C Exposure ”:  of any U.S. Facility Lender, at any time, the sum of such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage in each then outstanding U.S. Facility Letter of Credit multiplied by the sum of the Stated Amount of the respective U.S. Facility Letters of Credit and the Dollar Equivalent of any Unpaid Drawings relating thereto.

 

Individual U.S. Facility Lender Exposure ”:  of any U.S. Facility Lender, at any time, the sum of ( a ) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of all U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans made by such U.S. Facility Lender and then outstanding, ( b ) such U.S. Facility Lender’s Individual U.S. Facility L/C Exposure and ( c ) such U.S. Facility Lender’s Individual Swingline Exposure.

 

Initial Agreement ”:  as defined in Section 8.16(c).

 

Insolvency ”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.

 

Insolvent ”:  pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.

 

Intellectual Property ”:  as defined in Section 5.9.

 

Intellectual Property Agreement ”: the Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, by and among Hertz, Hertz Systems, Inc. and the Parent Borrower.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ”:  the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit N-1, among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the administrative agent and the collateral agent under the Senior Notes Indenture, and acknowledged by certain of the Loan Parties, as the same

 

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may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Intercreditor Agreement Supplement ”:  as defined in Section 10.9(a).

 

Interest Payment Date ”:  ( a ) as to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur on or after September 30, 2016, while such Loan is outstanding, and the final maturity date of such Loan, ( b ) as to any Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, and ( c ) as to any Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, ( i ) each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and ( ii ) the last day of such Interest Period.

 

Interest Period ”:  with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan or BA Equivalent Loan:

 

(a)                                  initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan and ending one, two, three or six months (or, if agreed by each affected Lender, one week, two weeks, nine months, twelve months or a shorter period) thereafter, as selected by the applicable Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and

 

(b)                                  thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan and ending one, two, three or six months (or, if agreed by each affected Lender, one week, two weeks, nine months, twelve months or a shorter period) thereafter, as selected by the applicable Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, not less than three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto;

 

provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:

 

(i)                                      if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which

 

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event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

(ii)                                   any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Termination Date shall (for all purposes other than Section 4.12) end on the Termination Date;

 

(iii)                                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 a calendar month; and

 

(iv)                               the applicable Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a scheduled payment of any Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.

 

Interest Rate Protection Agreement ”:  any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future, interest rate option, interest rate cap or collar or other interest rate hedge arrangement entered into other than for purposes of speculation, to or under which the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is or becomes a party or a beneficiary.

 

Investment ”:  any advance, loan, extension of credit (other than to customers, dealers, licensees, franchisees, suppliers, consultants, directors, officers or employees of any Person in the ordinary course of business) or capital contribution to, or purchase any stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of or any assets constituting a business unit of, or make any other investment, in cash or by transfer of assets or property, in any Person.  For purposes of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 8.9 only ( i ) “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to the Parent Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower at the time that such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, provided that upon a redesignation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, the Parent Borrower shall be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (x) the Parent Borrower’s “Investment” in such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation less (y) the portion (proportionate to the Parent Borrower’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation and ( ii ) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer. Guarantee Obligations shall not be deemed to be Investments.  The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original cost of such Investment, reduced (at the

 

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Parent Borrower’s option) by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount or value received in respect of such Investment.

 

Investment Company Act ”:  the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

Investment Grade Rating ”:  a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or, in the case of short-term obligations, P-3) (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or, in the case of short-term obligations, A-3) (or the equivalent) by S&P, or any equivalent rating by any other rating agency recognized internationally or in the United States of America.

 

Investment Grade Securities ”:  ( i ) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America government or any agency or instrumentality thereof (other than Cash Equivalents); ( ii ) debt securities or debt instruments with an Investment Grade Rating, but excluding any debt securities or instruments constituting loans or advances among the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries; ( iii ) investments in any fund that invests exclusively in investments of the type described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, which fund may also hold immaterial amounts of cash pending investment or distribution; and ( iv ) corresponding instruments in countries other than the United States of America customarily utilized for high quality investments.

 

ISP ”:  the International Standby Practices (1998), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 590.

 

Issuing Lender ”:  any Canadian Facility Issuing Lender and any U.S. Facility Issuing Lender. Each Issuing Lender may, with the consent of the Parent Borrower, and subject to Section 4.15(b), arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates or branches of such Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Lender” shall include any such Affiliate or branch with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate or branch.

 

Judgment Conversion Date ”:  as defined in Section 11.8(a).

 

Judgment Currency ”:  as defined in Section 11.8(a).

 

L/C Fee Payment Date ”:  with respect to any Letter of Credit, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur after the date of issuance thereof to and including the first such day to occur on or after the date of expiry thereof; provided that if any L/C Fee Payment Date would otherwise occur on a day that is not a Business Day, such L/C Fee Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

L/C Fees ”:  the fees and commissions defined in Section 3.3.

 

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L/C Obligations ”:  the U.S. Facility L/C Obligations and the Canadian Facility L/C Obligations.

 

L/C Participants ”:  the U.S. Facility L/C Participants and the Canadian Facility L/C Participants.

 

L/C Request ”:  a letter of credit request in the form of Exhibit K attached hereto or, in such form as the applicable Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting an Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.

 

L/C Shortfall ”:  as defined in Section 3.4(b).

 

LCA Election ”:  as defined in Section 1.2(i).

 

LCA Test Date ”:  as defined in Section 1.2(i).

 

Lender Default ”:  ( a ) the refusal (which may be given verbally or in writing and has not been retracted) or failure of any Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) to fund any portion of the Loans or participations in Letters of Credit required to be funded by it hereunder, which refusal or failure is not cured within two Business Days after the date of such refusal or failure, ( b ) the failure of any Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) to pay over to the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, Issuing Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one business day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, ( c ) a Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) has notified the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, ( d ) a Lender (including any Agent in its capacity as Lender) has failed, within 10 Business Days after request by the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender Default pursuant to this clause (d) shall cease to be a Lender Default upon receipt of such confirmation by the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent) or ( e ) an Agent or a Lender has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Agent or Lender becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

 

Lender Joinder Agreement ”:  as defined in Section 2.9(b).

 

Lender Presentation ”:  that certain Lender Presentation dated April 27, 2016, and furnished to the Lenders.

 

Lender-Related Distress Event ”:  with respect to any Agent or Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Agent or Lender (each, a “ Distressed Person ”), as the case may be, a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debtor relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such

 

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Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt, or such Distressed Person has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in any Lender or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof or the existence of an Undisclosed Administration in respect of that Lender (or, in such case, any direct or indirect parent company thereof) by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest or Undisclosed Administration would not be expected to impair or delay a Lender’s ability to satisfy its funding obligations hereunder and 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 or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

 

Lenders ”:  the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties to this Agreement together with, in each case, any affiliate of any such bank or financial institution through which such bank or financial institution elects, by notice to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, and the Borrowers, to make any Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans or Letters of Credit or loans under any other Facility hereunder available to any Borrower (including for the avoidance of doubt, any Issuing Lender), provided that for all purposes of voting or consenting with respect to ( a ) any amendment, supplementation or modification of any Loan Document, ( b ) any waiver of any of the requirements of any Loan Document or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences or ( c ) any other matter as to which a Lender may vote or consent pursuant to Section 11.1 hereof, the bank or financial institution making such election shall be deemed the “Lender” rather than such affiliate, which shall not be entitled to so vote or consent.

 

Letters of Credit ” or “ L/Cs ”:  the U.S. Facility Letters of Credit and the Canadian Facility Letters of Credit.

 

Lien ”:  any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, security deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any Financing Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

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Limited Condition Transaction ”:  ( x ) any acquisition, including by way of merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of Capital Stock or otherwise, by one or more of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person or any other Investment permitted by this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing or ( y ) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or prepayment.

 

LKE Account ”:  any deposit, trust, investment or similar account maintained by, for the benefit of, or under the control of the “qualified intermediary” in connection with any LKE Program.

 

LKE Program ”:  a “like-kind-exchange program” with respect to certain of the Equipment and/or Vehicles of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, under which such Equipment and/or Vehicles will be Disposed from time to time and proceeds of such Dispositions will be held in an LKE Account and used to acquire replacement Equipment and/or Vehicles and/or repay indebtedness secured by such Equipment and/or Vehicles, in a series of transactions intended to qualify as a “like-kind-exchange” within the meaning of the Code.

 

Loan ”:  a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan, as the context shall require; collectively, the “Loans”.

 

Loan Documents ”:  this Agreement, any Notes, the L/C Requests, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Other Intercreditor Agreement, U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and any other Security Documents, each as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Loan Parties ”:  Holdings, the Parent Borrower, each Canadian Borrower and each other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is a party to a Loan Document; individually, a “Loan Party”.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Excluded Subsidiary shall be a Loan Party.

 

Management Investors ”:  the collective reference to the officers, directors, employees and other members of the management of any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, or family members or relatives of any thereof or trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing, or any of their heirs, executors, successors and legal representatives who at any particular date shall beneficially own or have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, common stock of the Parent Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity.

 

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Management Stock ”: Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof) held by any of the Management Investors.

 

Management Subscription Agreements ”:  one or more stock subscription, stock option, grant or other agreements which have been or may be entered into between the Parent Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity and one or more Management Investors (or any of their heirs, successors, assigns, legal representatives or estates), with respect to the issuance to and/or acquisition, ownership and/or disposition by any of such parties of common stock of Holdings or any Parent Entity, or options, warrants, units or other rights in respect of common stock of Holdings or any Parent Entity, any agreements entered into from time to time by transferees of any such stock, options, warrants or other rights in connection with the sale, transfer or reissuance thereof, and any assumptions of any of the foregoing by third parties, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing ”:  as defined in Section 2.4(c).

 

Material Adverse Effect ”:  a material adverse effect on ( a ) the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or ( b ) the validity or enforceability as to the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents taken as a whole or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or with respect to the Collateral comprising the Borrowing Base, in each case taken as a whole.

 

Material Subsidiaries ”:  Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower constituting, individually or in the aggregate (as if such Subsidiaries constituted a single Subsidiary), a “significant subsidiary” in accordance with Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X.

 

Materials of Environmental Concern ”:  any hazardous or toxic substances or materials or wastes defined, listed, or regulated as such in or under, or which may give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law, including gasoline, petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof), petroleum products or by-products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.

 

Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount ”:  at any date of determination, an amount ( i ) such that, after giving effect to the Incurrence of such amount (or on the date of the initial commitment to lend such additional amount after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence of the entire committed amount of such amount), the Parent Borrower shall be in compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 8.1 as of the end of the most recently ended four fiscal quarter period for which financial statements have

 

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been delivered pursuant to Section 7.1, whether or not such covenant is otherwise then applicable to the Parent Borrower under such section at such time (it being understood that if pro forma effect is given to the entire committed amount of any such additional amount on the date of initial borrowing of such Indebtedness or entry into the definitive agreement providing the commitment to fund such Indebtedness, such committed amount may thereafter be borrowed and reborrowed in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with this clause (i)) or ( ii ) not to exceed $600,000,000 (excluding any amount Incurred in accordance with the preceding clause (i)).

 

Minimum Extension Condition ”: as defined in Section 2.11(g).

 

Modifying Lender ”: as defined in Section 11.1(f).

 

Moody’s ”:  as defined in the definition of “Cash Equivalents” in this Section 1.1.

 

Mortgaged Properties ”:  the collective reference to the real properties owned in fee by the Loan Parties acquired after the Closing Date and required to be mortgaged as Collateral pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.9, including all buildings, improvements, structures and fixtures now or subsequently located thereon and owned by any such Loan Party, in each case, unless and until such time as the Mortgage on such real property is released in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof.

 

Mortgages ”:  each of the mortgages and deeds of trust, if any, executed and delivered by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Most Recent Four Quarter Period ”:  the four fiscal quarter period of the Parent Borrower ending on the last date of the most recently completed fiscal year or quarter for which financial statements of the Parent Borrower have been (or have been required to be) delivered under Section 7.1(a) or 7.1(b).

 

MTM ”:  as defined in the definition of “Designated Hedging Reserves.”

 

Multiemployer Plan ”:  a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Net Available Cash ”:  with respect to any Asset Disposition (including any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) or Recovery Event, cash payments received (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring

 

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Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to the properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom, in each case net of ( i ) all legal, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all federal, state, provincial, territorial, foreign and local taxes required to be paid or to be accrued as a liability under GAAP, in each case as a consequence of, or in respect of,  such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event (including as a consequence of any transfer of funds in connection with the application thereof in accordance with Section 8.6), ( ii ) all payments made, and all installment payments required to be made, on any Indebtedness that is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition or involved in such Recovery Event, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or that must by its terms, or, in the case of any Asset Disposition, in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, including any payments required to be made to increase borrowing availability under any revolving credit facility, ( iii ) all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, or to any other Person (other than the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) owning a beneficial interest in the assets disposed of in such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, ( iv ) any liabilities or obligations associated with the assets disposed of in such Asset Disposition or involved in such Recovery Event and retained, indemnified or insured by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters, and liabilities relating to any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Disposition or involved in such Recovery Event, ( v ) in the case of an Asset Disposition, the amount of any purchase price or similar adjustment ( x ) claimed by any Person to be owed by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, until such time as such claim shall have been settled or otherwise finally resolved, or ( y ) paid or payable by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in either case in respect of such Asset Disposition and (vi) in the case of any Recovery Event, any amount thereof that constitutes or represents reimbursement or compensation for any amount previously paid or to be paid by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Net Book Value ”:  with respect to any item of Rental Equipment or equipment, any Service Vehicles or any item of Spare Parts and Merchandise, the net book value thereof as reflected in the books and records of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

 

Net Orderly Liquidation Value ”:  the orderly liquidation value (net of costs and expenses estimated to be incurred in connection with such liquidation) of the Loan Parties’ Rental Equipment or Service Vehicles that is estimated to be recoverable in an orderly liquidation of such Rental Equipment or Service Vehicles expressed as a

 

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percentage of the net book value thereof, such percentage to be as determined from time to time by reference to the most recent Rental Equipment or Service Vehicles appraisal completed by a Qualified Appraisal Company delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent.

 

Net Proceeds ”:  with respect to any issuance or sale of any securities of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any capital contribution, or any incurrence of Indebtedness, means the cash proceeds of such issuance, sale, contribution or incurrence net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees actually incurred in connection with such issuance, sale, contribution or incurrence and net of taxes paid or payable as a result, or in respect, thereof.

 

New York Process Agent ”:  as defined in Section 11.13(b).

 

Non BA Lender ”:  a Lender that cannot or does not as a matter of policy issue Bankers’ Acceptances.

 

Non-Canadian Affiliate ”:  an Affiliate or office of a Canadian Facility Lender or Canadian Facility Issuing Lender that is an entity (or office thereof) that shall allow payments by any U.S. Borrower made under this Agreement and any Notes with respect to any Extensions of Credit made to such U.S. Borrower by such entity or office to be made without withholding of any Non-Excluded Taxes.

 

Non-Consenting Lender ”:  as defined in Section 11.1(e).

 

Non-Defaulting Lender ”:  any Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

 

Non-Excluded Taxes ”:  as defined in Section 4.11.

 

Non-Extending Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(e).

 

Non-Modifying Lender ”: as defined in Section 11.1(f).

 

North American Subsidiaries ”:  the collective reference to the Canadian Borrowers, the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors and the Domestic Subsidiaries.

 

Notes ”:  the collective reference to the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swing Line Note.

 

Obligation Currency ”:  as defined in Section 11.8(a).

 

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Obligations ”:  as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Obligor ”:  any purchaser of goods or services or other Person obligated to make payment to the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party) in respect of a purchase of such goods or services.

 

OFAC ”: as defined in Section 5.24(b).

 

Optional Payment ”:  as defined in Section 8.14(a).

 

Other Intercreditor Agreement ”: an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Other Representatives ”:  (a) the Arrangers and (b) Capital One, National Association and ING Capital LLC, in each case in this clause (b) in its capacity as senior managing agent in connection with the Commitments hereunder.

 

Parent Borrower ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto, and any successor in interest thereto.

 

Parent Entity ”:  any of HERC Holdings, any Other Parent Entity, and any other Person that becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary of HERC Holdings or any Other Parent Entity after the Closing Date and of which Holdings is a direct or indirect Subsidiary that is designated by Holdings as a “Parent Entity”.  As used herein, “Other Parent Entity” means a Person of which the then Relevant Parent Entity becomes a direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Closing Date (it being understood that, without limiting the application of the definition of Change of Control to the new Relevant Parent Entity, such existing Relevant Parent Entity so becoming such a Subsidiary shall not constitute a Change of Control).

 

Parent Entity Expenses ”:  expenses, taxes and other amounts incurred or payable by any Parent Entity in respect of which the Parent Borrower is permitted to make payments pursuant to Section 8.7.

 

Participant Register ”:  as defined in Section 11.6(c).

 

Participants ”:  as defined in Section 11.6(c).

 

Patriot Act ”:  as defined in Section 11.17.

 

Payment Conditions ”:  at any time of determination, means that ( a ) no Specified Default then exists or would arise as a result of making the subject Specified Payment, ( b )  Specified Availability and 30-Day Specified Excess Availability in each

 

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case are no less than 10% of the Total Commitment immediately after giving effect to the making of such Specified Payment and ( c ) if Specified Availability immediately after giving effect to the making of such Specified Payment is greater than 10% of the Total Commitment but less than 20% of the Total Commitment, immediately after giving effect to the making of such Specified Payment, the Parent Borrower is in compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 8.1 as of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period after giving pro forma effect to such Specified Payment as if such Specified Payment (if applicable to such calculation) had been made as of the first day of such period, whether or not such covenant is otherwise then applicable to the Parent Borrower under such Sections at such time.

 

PBGC ”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor thereto).

 

Permitted Cure Securities ”:  common equity securities of Holdings or any Parent Entity, or other equity securities of Holdings or any Parent Entity that do not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock.

 

Permitted Discretion ”: the commercially reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, exercised together by mutual agreement in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for comparable asset-based lending transactions as to any factor which the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent by mutual agreement reasonably determine (giving due regard, if applicable in the reasonable opinion by mutual agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, to the creditworthiness of the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries):  ( a ) will or reasonably could be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the value of any Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise, Eligible Service Vehicles, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Unbilled Accounts, the enforceability or priority of the applicable Agent’s Liens thereon or the amount which any Agent, the Lenders or any Issuing Lender would be likely to receive (after giving consideration to delays in payment and costs of enforcement) in the liquidation of such Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise, Eligible Service Vehicles, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Unbilled Accounts or ( b ) is evidence that any collateral report or financial information delivered to such Agent by any Person on behalf of the applicable Borrower is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect.  In exercising such judgment, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent may consider, without duplication, such factors already included in or tested by the definition of Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise, Eligible Service Vehicles, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Unbilled Accounts, as well as any of the following:  ( i ) changes after the Closing Date in any material respect in demand for, pricing of, or product mix of Rental Equipment, Spare Parts and Merchandise or Service Vehicles; ( ii ) changes after the Closing Date in any material respect in any concentration of risk with respect to Accounts; and ( iii ) any other

 

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factors arising after the Closing Date that change in any material respect the credit risk of lending to the Borrower on the security of the Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise, Eligible Service Vehicles, Eligible Accounts or Eligible Unbilled Accounts.

 

Permitted Hedging Arrangement ”:  as defined in Section 8.18.

 

Permitted Holders ”:  ( a ) any of the Management Investors; ( b ) any “group” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) of which any of the Persons specified in clause (a) above is a member (provided that (without giving effect to the existence of such “group” or any other “group”) one or more of such Persons collectively have beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Relevant Parent Entity held by such “group”), and any other Person that is a member of such “group”; and ( c ) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter in connection with a public or private offering of Capital Stock of Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof or any Parent Entity.  In addition, any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) whose status as a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) constitutes or results in a Change of Control in respect of which the Parent Borrower makes a payment in full of all of the Loans and terminates the Commitments, and any of its Affiliates, shall thereafter constitute a Permitted Holder.

 

Permitted Liens ”:  as defined in Section 8.3.

 

Person ”:  an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

Plan ”:  at a particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Parent Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

PPSA ”:  the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario) (or any successor statute) or similar legislation of any other Canadian jurisdiction, including the Civil Code of Québec , the laws of which are required by such legislation to be applied in connection with the issue, perfection, enforcement, opposability, validity or effect of security interests.

 

Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement ”:  the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2011, among the Parent Borrower, Hertz, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch as administrative agent and collateral agent, Deutsche Bank AG Canada Branch as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent and the other banks and financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as amended on July 31, 2013 and October 31,

 

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2014, as further amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, and in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Predecessor Term Loan Credit Agreement ”:  the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2011, among the Parent Borrower, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other banks and financial institutions from time to time party thereto, as amended on October 9, 2012 and April 8, 2013, as further amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, and in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Pricing Grid ”:  with respect to Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans:

 

(a)                                  if the Specified Rating is lower than the Applicable Rating Threshold:

 

Average Available Loan 
Commitments

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
ABR Rate 
ABR Loans

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
Canadian 
Prime Rate 
ABR Loans

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
Eurocurrency 
Loans
(Subject to any 
applicable 
reduction 
pursuant to 
Section 3.3(a))

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
BA 
Equivalent 
Loans and 
BA Fees

 

Less than 33.33%

 

1.0

0%

1.00

%

2.00

%

2.00

%

Equal to or greater than 33.33%, but less than 66.67%

 

0.75

%

0.75

%

1.75

%

1.75

%

Equal to or greater than 66.67%

 

0.50

%

0.50

%

1.50

%

1.50

%

 

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(b)                               if the Specified Rating is equal to or higher than the Applicable Rating Threshold:

 

Available Loan 
Commitments as a 
percentage of Total 
Commitments

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
ABR Rate 
ABR Loans

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
Canadian 
Prime Rate 
ABR Loans

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
Eurocurrency 
Loans
(Subject to any 
applicable 
reduction 
pursuant to 
Section 3.3(a))

 

Applicable 
Margin for 
BA 
Equivalent 
Loans and 
BA Fees

 

Less than 33.33%

 

0.75

%

0.75

%

1.75

%

1.75

%

Equal to or greater than 33.33%, but less than 66.67%

 

0.50

%

0.50

%

1.50

%

1.50

%

Equal to or greater than 66.67%

 

0.25

%

0.25

%

1.25

%

1.25

%

 

For purposes hereof, “ Applicable Rating Threshold ” shall mean (in the case of S&P) BB- or higher and (in the case of Moody’s) Ba3 or higher.  “ Specified Rating ” shall mean the corporate issuer rating assigned by S&P or the corporate credit rating assigned by Moody’s, in each case, with respect to the Parent Borrower; provided that ( i ) if a difference exists in the Specified Ratings of S&P and Moody’s, and the difference is only one level, the highest of such Specified Ratings will apply for purpose of determining whether the Specified Rating is lower than, or equal to or higher than, the Applicable Rating Threshold; ( ii ) if a difference exists in the Specified Ratings of S&P and Moody’s, and the difference is two or more levels, the level which corresponds to the Specified Rating which is one level immediately above the lowest of such Specified Ratings will apply for purpose of determining whether the Specified Rating is lower than, or equal to or higher than, the Applicable Rating Threshold and ( iii ) if only one rating agency provides a Specified Rating, such Specified Rating will apply for purpose of determining whether the Specified Rating is lower than, or equal to or higher than, the Applicable Rating Threshold.

 

Unutilized Commitments (as defined below) as a 
percentage of Total Commitments

 

Commitment Fee 
Rate

 

Less than 33.33%

 

0.25

%

 

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Unutilized Commitments (as defined below) as a 
percentage of Total Commitments

 

Commitment Fee 
Rate

 

Equal to or greater than 33.33%, but less than 66.67%

 

0.375

%

Equal to or greater than 66.67%

 

0.50

%

 

Prime Rate ”:  as defined in the definition of the term “ABR” in this Section 1.1.

 

Pro Forma Compliance” :  the Parent Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance if at the date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness as at such date (after giving effect to any Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness on such date, including the application of proceeds of such Incurrence) to (b) the aggregate amount of EBITDA for the Most Recent Four Quarter Period shall be less than or equal to 4.00:1.00 (determined for each fiscal quarter (or portion thereof) of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period ending prior to the Closing Date on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred at the beginning of such Most Recent Four Quarter Period); provided that:

 

(i)                                      if since the beginning of such period the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made a Sale (including any Sale occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder), the EBITDA for such period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the assets that are the subject of such Sale for such period or increased by an amount equal to the EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such period (in each case, without duplication of any adjustment to EBITDA pursuant to the definition thereof);

 

(ii)                                   if since the beginning of such period the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) shall have made a Purchase (including any Purchase occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder), EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Purchase occurred on the first day of such period (in each case, without duplication of any adjustment to EBITDA pursuant to the definition thereof);

 

(iii)                                if since the beginning of such period any Person became a Subsidiary or was merged or consolidated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and since the beginning of such period such Person shall have made any Sale or Purchase that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above if made by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary since the beginning of such period, EBITDA for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Sale or Purchase occurred on the first day of such period (in each case, without duplication of any adjustment to EBITDA pursuant to the definition thereof); and

 

(iv)                               without limiting clause (a) above, if the transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder is or involves an Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness, Consolidated Indebtedness as at the date of determination shall be calculated as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred, and any Indebtedness Discharged in connection therewith had been Discharged, on such date (it being understood that if pro forma effect is given to the entire committed amount of any such Indebtedness on the date of initial borrowing of such Indebtedness or entry into the definitive agreement providing the commitment to fund such Indebtedness, such committed amount may thereafter be borrowed and reborrowed, in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with this clause);

 

provided that notwithstanding clause (a) or clause (iv) above, in the event that the Parent Borrower shall classify Indebtedness Incurred on the date of determination as Incurred in part under Section 8.2(x) and in part under any other clause of Section 8.2, as provided in the last paragraph of Section 8.2, any such pro forma calculation of Consolidated Indebtedness shall not give effect to any such Incurrence of Indebtedness on the date of determination pursuant to Section 8.2 (other than under Section 8.2(x)) or to any Discharge of Indebtedness from the proceeds of any such Incurrence pursuant to such Section 8.2 (other than under Section 8.2(x)).

 

For purposes of calculating Pro Forma Compliance, whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any Sale, Purchase or other transaction, or the amount of income or earnings relating thereto, the pro forma calculations in respect thereof (including in respect of anticipated cost savings or synergies relating to any such Sale, Purchase or other transaction) shall be as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower.

 

Public Facility ”:  ( i ) any airport; marine port; rail, subway, bus or other transit stop, station or terminal; stadium; convention center; or military camp, fort, post or base or ( ii ) any other facility owned or operated by any nation or government or political subdivision thereof, or agency, authority or other instrumentality of any thereof, or other entity exercising regulatory, administrative or other functions of or pertaining to government, or any organization of nations (including the United Nations, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

 

Purchase ”:  any Investment in any Person that thereby becomes a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, or other acquisition of any company, any business or

 

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any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business, or any designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Purchase Money Obligations ”:  any Indebtedness Incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets, and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Capital Stock of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.

 

Qualified Appraisal Company ”:  (a) (i) Rouse Asset Services, Inc., (ii) Great American Advisory & Valuation Services, LLC and, (iii) in each case, any successor thereto and (b) any other qualified third-party appraisal company (reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Parent Borrower).

 

Receivable ”: a right to receive payment pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to which such other Person is obligated to pay, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Recovery Event ”:  any settlement of or payment in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of a Loan Party constituting Collateral giving rise to Net Available Cash to such Loan Party, as the case may be, in excess of $25,000,000, to the extent that such settlement or payment does not constitute reimbursement or compensation for amounts previously paid by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of such casualty or condemnation.

 

refinancing ”:  any extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal; the terms “refinance,” “refinanced” and “refinancing” as used for any purpose in this Agreement shall have a correlative meaning.

 

Refinancing Agreement ”:  as defined in Section 8.16(c).

 

Refinancing Indebtedness ”:  any Indebtedness which represents a refinancing, in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness (or unutilized commitment in respect of Indebtedness) existing on the date hereof or incurred (or established) in compliance with Section 8.2 (including Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower that refinances Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary and Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that refinances Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary) including Indebtedness that refinances Refinancing Indebtedness, and Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to a commitment that refinances any Indebtedness or unutilized commitment; provided , that ( 1 ) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof (less any original issue discount, if applicable) does not exceed the sum of ( i ) the principal amount of the Indebtedness so refinanced, plus ( ii ) an amount equal to any unutilized commitment relating to the Indebtedness being

 

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refinanced or otherwise then outstanding under the financing arrangement being refinanced to the extent the unutilized commitment being refinanced could be drawn in compliance with Section 8.1 immediately prior to such refinancing, plus ( iii ) an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including applicable prepayment penalties) thereon plus ( iv ) discounts, commissions, fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith, ( 2 ) Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party that refinances Indebtedness of a Loan Party that could not have been initially Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.2, and (3) in the case of any refinancing of the Senior Notes, it has a final maturity no sooner than the Termination Date and, if applicable, an Average Life equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced (or, if the Average Life of such refinancing Indebtedness is less than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced, then such refinancing Indebtedness shall have a maturity date that is no earlier than the Termination Date).

 

Refunded Swing Line Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.4(c).

 

Register ”:  as defined in Section 11.6(b).

 

Regulation S-X ”:  Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Regulation T ”:  Regulation T of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

Regulation U ”:  Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

Regulation X ”:  Regulation X of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

Reimbursement Obligations ”:  the obligation of the applicable Borrower to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5(a) for amounts drawn under the applicable Letters of Credit.

 

Related Business ”:  those businesses in which the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is engaged on the Closing Date, or that are related, complementary, incidental or ancillary thereto or extensions, developments or expansions thereof.

 

Related Party ”:  as defined in Section 11.5.

 

Related Taxes ”:  ( x ) any taxes, charges or assessments, including sales, use, transfer, rental, ad valorem, value-added, stamp, property, consumption, franchise, license, capital, net worth, gross receipts, excise, occupancy, intangibles or similar taxes, charges or assessments (other than federal, state or local taxes measured by income and federal, state or local withholding imposed by any government or other taxing authority on payments made by Holdings or any Parent Entity other than to Holdings or another

 

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Parent Entity), required to be paid by Holdings or any Parent Entity by virtue of its being incorporated or organized or having Capital Stock outstanding (but not by virtue of owning stock or other equity interests of any corporation or other entity other than the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, Holdings or any Parent Entity), or being a holding company parent of the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, Holdings or any Parent Entity or receiving dividends from or other distributions in respect of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, Holdings or any Parent Entity, or having guaranteed any obligations of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or having made any payment in respect of any of the items for which the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is permitted to make payments to Holdings or any Parent Entity pursuant to Section 8.7, or acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, prosecuting, protecting or defending its intellectual property and associated rights (including receiving or paying royalties for the use thereof) relating to the business or businesses of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof, or ( y ) any other federal, state, foreign, provincial, territorial or local taxes measured by income for which Holdings or any Parent Entity is liable up to an amount not to exceed, with respect to federal, provincial, territorial and foreign taxes, the amount of any such taxes that the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay on a separate company basis, or on a consolidated basis as if the Parent Borrower had filed a consolidated return on behalf of an affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code or an analogous provision of federal, provincial, territorial or foreign law) of which it were the common parent, or with respect to state and local taxes, the amount of any such taxes that the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries would have been required to pay on a separate company basis, or on a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated basis as if the Parent Borrower had filed a consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated return on behalf of an affiliated group (as defined in the applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial or local tax laws for filing such return) consisting only of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that payments for such taxes shall be reduced by any portion of such taxes attributable to such income for each period directly paid to the proper Governmental Authority; provided , further , any payments attributable to the income of Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted only to the extent that cash payments were made for such purpose by the Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.  Taxes include all interest, penalties and additions relating thereto.

 

Relevant Parent Entity ”:  (i) Holdings, so long as Holdings is not a Subsidiary of a Parent Entity, and (ii) any Parent Entity, so long as Holdings is a Subsidiary thereof and such Parent Entity is not a Subsidiary of any other Parent Entity.

 

Rental Equipment ”:  all equipment owned by or leased to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is classified as “revenue earning equipment” in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower.

 

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Reorganization ”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.

 

Reportable Event ”:  any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty (30) day notice period is waived under subsections .21, .22, .23, .24, .25, .27, .28 or .33 of PBGC Regulation Section 4043 or any successor regulation thereto.

 

Required Lenders ”:  Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual Lender Exposures) represent at least a majority of Total Commitment less the Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders (or after the termination thereof, the sum of the Individual Lender Exposures of Non-Defaulting Lenders) at such time.

 

Requirement of Law ”:  as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, statute, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its material property or to which such Person or any of its material property is subject, including (a) laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to zoning, occupancy and subdivision of real properties, (b) guidelines, laws, ordinances, regulations, requests and requirements issued, promulgated or otherwise applicable pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and (c) for purposes of Sections 3.1(c), 4.9, 4.10 and 11.6, 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; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any non-binding recommendation of any Governmental Authority.

 

Responsible Officer ”:  as to any Person, any of the following officers of such Person:  ( a ) the chief executive officer or the president of such Person and, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or the controller of such Person, ( b ) any vice president of such Person or, with respect to financial matters, any assistant treasurer or assistant controller of such Person, who has been designated in writing to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a Responsible Officer by such chief executive officer or president of such Person or, with respect to financial matters, such chief financial officer of such Person, ( c ) with respect to Section 7.7 and without limiting the foregoing, the general counsel of such Person and ( d ) with respect to ERISA matters, the senior vice president — human resources (or substantial equivalent) of such Person.

 

Restricted Indebtedness ”:  as defined in Section 8.14(a).

 

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Restricted Payment ”:  as defined in Section 8.7.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Revaluation Date ”:  with respect to any Letter of Credit denominated in a foreign currency, each of the following: (a) the first Business Day of each month, (b) each date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and (c) 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).

 

Revolving Credit Lender ”:  any Lender having a Commitment hereunder and/or a Revolving Credit Loan outstanding hereunder.

 

Revolving Credit Loan ”:  each U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan and each Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loan.

 

Revolving Credit Note ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(e).

 

Rollover Indebtedness ”:  the Indebtedness listed on Schedule G.

 

S&P ”:  as defined in the definition of the term “Cash Equivalents” in this Section 1.1.

 

Sale ”:  any disposition of any company, any business or any group of assets constituting an operating unit of a business or any designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Sale and Leaseback Transaction ”:  any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Parent Borrower or any such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of the Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary.

 

Sanctions ”: as defined in Section 5.24(a).

 

Sanctioned Country ”: as defined in Section 5.24(b).

 

Sanctioned Party ”: as defined in Section 5.24(b).

 

Schedule I Lender ”:  a Lender which is a Canadian chartered bank listed on Schedule I of the Bank Act (Canada).

 

Section 2.11 Additional Amendment ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(c).

 

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Secured Parties ”:  the reference to the Canadian Secured Parties, the U.S. Secured Parties, or the collective reference thereto, as applicable.

 

Securities Act ”:  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

Security Documents ”:  the collective reference to the Canadian Security Documents and the U.S. Security Documents.

 

Senior Credit Facility ”:  the collective reference to this Agreement, any Loan Documents, any notes and letters of credit (including any Letters of Credit) issued pursuant hereto and any guarantee and collateral agreement, patent, trademark or copyright security agreement, mortgages, letter of credit applications and other guarantees, pledge agreements, security agreements and collateral documents, and other instruments and documents, executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part, whether with the original agent and lenders or other agents and lenders or otherwise, and whether provided under this Agreement or one or more other credit agreements, indentures or financing agreements or otherwise, unless such agreement, instrument or document expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a Senior Credit Facility).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Senior Credit Facility” shall include any agreement (i) changing the maturity of any Indebtedness Incurred thereunder or contemplated thereby, (ii) adding Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder, (iii) increasing the amount of Indebtedness Incurred thereunder or available to be borrowed thereunder or (iv) otherwise altering the terms and conditions thereof.

 

Senior Notes ”: each of the 7.50% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2022 of the Parent Borrower issued on June 9, 2016 and the 7.75% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2024 of the Parent Borrower issued on June 9, 2016, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Senior Notes Debt Documents ”: the Senior Notes Indenture and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Senior Notes or providing for any guarantee, obligation, security or other right in respect thereof.

 

Senior Notes Indenture ”: the Indenture dated as of the date hereof, under which the Senior Notes are issued, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Separation ”:  collectively, ( i ) the distribution by Hertz of all of the common stock of the Parent Borrower to Hertz Investors, Inc. and ( ii ) the distribution by

 

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HERC Holdings of all of the common stock of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., to the shareholders of HERC Holdings.

 

Separation Agreement ”:  the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, between Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Service Vehicles ”: all Vehicles, owned by the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary of Parent Borrower that are classified as “plant, property and equipment” in the consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower that are not rented or offered for rental by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including any such Vehicles being held for sale.

 

Set ”:  the collective reference to Eurocurrency Loans of a single Tranche, the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).

 

Single Employer Plan ”:  any Plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.

 

Solvent” and “Solvency ”:  with respect to any Person on a particular date, the condition 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 as such debts and liabilities 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 amount of capital.

 

Spare Parts and Merchandise ”:  (x) any and all spare parts, instruments, appurtenances, accessories, modules, components, apparatus and assemblies and any and all expendable or repairable parts and equipment of whatever nature that are now or hereafter maintained for installation or use or usable by or on behalf of a Loan Party in connection with Equipment or other equipment or any appliance useable thereon or related thereto, and any and all substitutions for any of the foregoing and replacement thereto and (y) goods held for sale, lease or use by any Loan Party (in each case including any property noted on any Loan Party’s books and records as tires, small equipment, power tools, spare parts or supplies and merchandise but in each case excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Eligible Rental Equipment and Eligible Service Vehicles).

 

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Special Purpose Entity ”:  ( x ) any Special Purpose Subsidiary or ( y ) any other Person that is engaged in the business of ( i ) acquiring, selling, collecting, financing or refinancing Receivables, accounts (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, PPSA or similar law, as in effect in any jurisdiction from time to time), other accounts and/or other receivables, and/or related assets and/or ( ii ) acquiring, selling, leasing, financing or refinancing Vehicles and/or other Equipment, and/or related rights (including under leases, manufacturer warranties and buy-back programs, and insurance policies) and/or assets (including managing, exercising and disposing of any such rights and/or assets).

 

Special Purpose Financing ”:  any financing or refinancing of assets consisting of or including Receivables and/or Equipment of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary that have been transferred to a Special Purpose Entity or made subject to a Lien in a Financing Disposition.

 

Special Purpose Financing Undertakings ”:  representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, guarantees of performance and (subject to clause (y) of the proviso below) other agreements and undertakings entered into or provided by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that the Parent Borrower determines in good faith are customary or otherwise necessary or advisable in connection with a Special Purpose Financing or a Financing Disposition; provided that ( x ) it is understood that Special Purpose Financing Undertakings may consist of or include ( i ) reimbursement and other obligations in respect of notes, letters of credit, surety bonds and similar instruments provided for credit enhancement purposes or ( ii ) hedging obligations, or other obligations relating to Interest Rate Protection Agreements or Permitted Hedging Arrangements entered into by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in respect of any Special Purpose Financing or Financing Disposition, and ( y ) subject to the preceding clause (x), any such other agreements and undertakings shall not include any Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness of a Special Purpose Subsidiary by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Special Purpose Subsidiary.

 

Special Purpose Subsidiary ”:  a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that ( a ) is engaged solely in ( x ) the business of ( i ) acquiring, selling, collecting, financing or refinancing Receivables, accounts (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, PPSA or similar law, as in effect in any jurisdiction from time to time) and other accounts and receivables (including any thereof constituting or evidenced by chattel paper, instruments or general intangibles), all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual and other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and/or ( ii ) acquiring, selling, leasing, financing or refinancing Equipment, and/or related rights (including under leases, manufacturer warranties, and buy-back programs, and insurance policies) and /or assets (including managing, exercising and disposing of any such rights and/or assets), all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual and other), collateral and other assets relating thereto and

 

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( y ) any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and ( b ) is designated as a “Special Purpose Subsidiary” by the Parent Borrower.

 

Specified Availability ”:  as of any date of determination, without duplication of amounts calculated thereunder, the sum of Available Loan Commitments plus Specified Unrestricted Cash as at such Date.

 

Specified Default ”:  the failure of the Parent Borrower to comply with the terms of Sections 4.16(c), 4.16(d), 4.16(f), 4.16(g), 4.16(h), or Section 7.2(e), the failure of the Parent Borrower to deliver financial statements within 30 days of when required pursuant to Section 7.1, or the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Sections 9(a) or 9(f).

 

Specified Equity Contribution ”:  any cash equity contribution made to Holdings or any Parent Entity in exchange for Permitted Cure Securities; provided ( a ) (i) such cash equity contribution to Holdings or any Parent Entity and ( ii ) the contribution of any proceeds therefrom to the Parent Borrower, occur ( i ) after the Closing Date and ( ii ) on or prior to the date that is 10 Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered for a fiscal quarter (or year); ( b ) the Parent Borrower identifies such equity contribution as a “Specified Equity Contribution”; ( c ) in each four fiscal quarter period, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in respect of which no Specified Equity Contribution shall have been made, and ( d ) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution included in the calculation of EBITDA hereunder shall be limited to the amount required to effect compliance with Section 8.1 hereof.

 

Specified Existing Commitment ”:  as defined in Section 2.11(a).

 

Specified Payment ”:  ( i ) any merger, consolidation or amalgamation permitted pursuant to Section 8.5(a), ( ii ) any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any or all of the assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) of any Restricted Subsidiary permitted pursuant to Section 8.5(b), ( iii ) any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 8.7(f), ( iv ) any Investment pursuant to Section 8.9(o), ( v ) any acquisition pursuant to Section 8.10(c) and ( vi ) any Optional Payment pursuant to Section 8.14(a)(iv).

 

Specified Proprietary & Confidential Information ”:  (a) all data and information used to calculate any “measurement month average” or any “market value average” or (b) any similar amount, however designated, under or in connection with any financing of Rental Equipment and/or other property, in each case that does not constitute part of the Collateral or any component of the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base.

 

Specified Rating ”:  as defined in the definition of the term “Pricing Grid” in this Section 1.1.

 

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Specified Refinancing Amendment ”:  an amendment to this Agreement effecting the incurrence of Specified Refinancing Facilities in accordance with Section 2.12.

 

Specified Refinancing Facilities ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(a).

 

Specified Refinancing Indebtedness ”:  Indebtedness incurred by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.12.

 

Specified Refinancing Lenders ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(b).

 

Specified Refinancing Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(a).

 

Specified Refinancing Revolving Commitment ”:  as to any Lender, its obligation to make Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans to, and/or participate in Swing Line Loans made to, and/or participate in Letters of Credit issued on behalf of, the Borrowers.

 

Specified Refinancing Revolving Facilities ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(a).

 

Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(a).

 

Specified Refinancing Term Loan Facilities ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(a).

 

Specified Refinancing Term Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(a).

 

Specified Refinancing Tranche ”:  Specified Refinancing Facilities with the same terms and conditions made on the same day and any Supplemental Term Loan or Supplemental Revolving Commitments and Loans in respect thereof, as applicable, added to such Tranche pursuant to Section 2.9 or Section 2.10.

 

Specified Unrestricted Cash ”: as of any date of determination, an amount equal to all Unrestricted Cash of the Parent Borrower, the Canadian Loan Parties and the U.S. Loan Parties that (in the case of cash) is deposited in the DDAs or other deposit accounts in the United States or Canada with respect to which a control agreement is in place between the applicable Loan Party, the applicable depositary institution and the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent (or over which any such Agent has “control” whether or not pursuant to a control agreement) or that (in the case of Cash Equivalents) (a) are not in a securities account in respect of which the applicable Loan Party has entered into a “control agreement” with the applicable broker or securities intermediary for purposes of

 

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perfecting a security interest in favor of a third party and (b) are subject to the laws of any state, commonwealth, province or territory of the United States of America or Canada.

 

Spot Rate of Exchange ”:  ( i ) with respect to Canadian Dollars and any Designated Foreign Currency (except as provided in clause (ii) below and Section 1.4), at any date of determination thereof, the spot rate of exchange in London that appears on the display page applicable to Canadian Dollars or such Designated Foreign Currency as set forth by the Bloomberg Information Service or any successor thereto (or such other service selected by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Parent Borrower as may replace such service for the purpose of displaying the spot rate of exchange), provided that if there shall at any time no longer exist such a page, the spot rate of exchange shall be determined by reference to another similar rate publishing service selected by the Administrative Agent (and reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower) and, if no such similar rate publishing service is available, by reference to the published rate of the Administrative Agent in effect at such date for similar commercial transactions or ( ii ) with respect to any Letters of Credit denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency or Canadian Dollars ( x ) for the purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of L/C Obligations and for the calculation of L/C Fees and related commissions, the spot rate of exchange quoted in the Wall Street Journal on the Revaluation Date (or, if same does not provide rates, by such other means reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower) and ( y ) for the purpose of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any Letter of Credit with respect to ( A ) a demand for payment of any drawing under such Letter of Credit (or any portion thereof) to any L/C Participants pursuant to Section 3.4(a) or ( B ) a notice from any Issuing Lender for reimbursement of the Dollar Equivalent of any drawing (or any portion thereof) under such Letter of Credit by the Parent Borrower pursuant to Section 3.5(a), the market spot rate of exchange quoted by the Administrative Agent on the date of such demand or notice, as applicable.

 

Standby Letter of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 3.1(a).

 

Stated Amount ”:  at any time, as to any Letter of Credit, ( i ) if the Letter of Credit is denominated in Dollars, the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met) and ( ii ) if the Letter of Credit is denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the maximum amount available to be drawn under the Letter of Credit (regardless of whether any conditions for drawing could then be met).

 

Subsidiary ”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity ( a ) of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company

 

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or other entity are at the time owned by such Person, or ( b ) the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person and, in the case of this clause (b), which is treated as a consolidated subsidiary for accounting purposes.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Borrower ”: any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower and any Canadian Borrower.

 

Subsidiary Borrower Joinder ”:  a joinder in substantially the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, to be executed by each Subsidiary Borrower designated as such after the Closing Date.  Upon receipt of a Subsidiary Borrower Joinder, the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit each such notice to each of the Lenders; provided that any failure to do so by the Administrative Agent shall not in any way affect the status of any such Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder.

 

Subsidiary Borrower Termination ”:  a Subsidiary Borrower Termination delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 11.1(g), substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto.

 

Subsidiary Guarantor ”:  each U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor and each Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Supermajority Lenders ”:  Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Commitments (or after the termination thereof, outstanding Individual Lender Exposures) represent at least 66 2/3% of the sum of the aggregate amount of the Total Commitment less the Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders (or after the termination thereof, the sum of the Individual Lender Exposures of Non-Defaulting Lenders) at such time.

 

Swing Line Commitment ”:  the Swing Line Lender’s obligation to make Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.4.

 

Swing Line Lender ”:  the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as provider of the Swing Line Loans and its successors and assigns.

 

Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate ”:  a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit G.

 

Swing Line Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.4(a).

 

Swing Line Note ”:  as defined in Section 2.4(b).

 

Syndication Agent ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

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Taxes ”:  as defined in Section 4.11(a).

 

Tax Matters Agreement ”: the Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, by and among HERC Holdings, Hertz Holdings, the Parent Borrower and Hertz.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement ”:  each of ( i ) the Tax Sharing and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC Holdings, Holdings and the Parent Borrower and ( ii ) any substantially comparable successor agreement (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith) between the Parent Borrower and any Parent Entity, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Temporary Cash Investments ”:  any of the following: ( i ) any investment in ( x ) direct obligations of the United States of America, Canada, a member state of the European Union (in the case of any such member state, to the extent rated at least A-2 by S&P or at least P-2 by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization)) or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof or obligations Guaranteed by the United States of America, Canada or a member state of the European Union (in the case of any such member state, to the extent rated at least A-2 by S&P or at least P-2 by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization)) or any country in whose currency funds are being held pending their application in the making of an investment or capital expenditure by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in that country or with such funds, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, or obligations guaranteed by any of the foregoing or ( y ) direct obligations of any foreign country recognized by the United States of America rated at least “A” by S&P or “A-1” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), ( ii ) overnight bank deposits, and investments in time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and money market deposits (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by ( x ) any bank or other institutional lender under a Credit Facility or any affiliate thereof or ( y ) a bank or trust company that is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or any foreign country recognized by the United States of America having capital and surplus aggregating in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), ( iii ) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities or instruments of the types described in

 

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clause (i) or (ii) above entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (ii) above, ( iv ) Investments in commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of acquisition, issued by a Person (other than that of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), with a rating at the time as of which any Investment therein is made of “P-2” (or higher) according to Moody’s or “A-2” (or higher) according to S&P (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), ( v ) Investments in securities maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and rated at least “A-2” by S&P or “P-2” by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), ( vi ) Indebtedness or preferred stock (other than of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) having a rating of “A” or higher by S&P or “A2” or higher by Moody’s (or, in either case, the equivalent of such rating by such organization or, if no rating of S&P or Moody’s then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any nationally recognized rating organization), ( vii ) investment funds investing 95% of their assets in securities of the type described in clauses (i)-(vi) above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), ( viii ) any money market deposit accounts issued or offered by a domestic commercial bank or a commercial bank organized and located in a country recognized by the United States of America, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof), or investments in money market funds subject to the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 (or any successor rule) of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act, and ( ix ) similar investments approved by the Board of Directors in the ordinary course of business.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this definition and the definitions of “Cash Equivalents” and “Investment Grade Rating,” rating identifiers, watches and outlooks will be disregarded in determining whether any obligations satisfy the rating requirement therein.

 

Termination Date ”:   June 30, 2021.

 

Total Canadian Facility Commitment ”:  at any time, the sum of the Canadian Facility Commitments of all of the Canadian Lenders at such time.  The original Total Canadian Facility Commitment is $350,000,000.

 

Total Commitment ”:  at any time, the sum of the Commitments of each of the Lenders at such time.

 

Total U.S. Facility Commitment ”:  at any time, the sum of the U.S. Facility Commitments of all of the Lenders at such time.  The original Total U.S. Facility Commitment is $1,400,000,000.

 

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Tranche ”:  each Tranche of Loans available hereunder, with there being two tranches on the Closing Date; namely, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans.

 

Transaction Agreements ”: collectively, the Separation Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and any other instruments, assignments, documents and agreements contemplated thereby and executed in connection therewith.

 

 “ Transactions ”:  collectively, any and all of the following (whether or not consummated):  ( i ) the Separation, ( ii ) the entry into the Separation Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, and all the transactions thereunder, ( iii ) the entry into the Senior Notes Indenture, and the offer and issuance of the Senior Notes, ( iv ) the entry into this Agreement, and the initial incurrence of Indebtedness hereunder, ( v ) the refinancing in full of the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness under the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and the termination of such agreement and ( vi ) all other transactions relating to any of the foregoing (including payment of fees and expenses related to any of the foregoing).

 

Transferee ”:  any Participant or Assignee.

 

Transition Services Agreement ”: the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, by and among HERC Holdings and Hertz Holdings, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Treaty ”:  the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, being the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957 as amended by the Single European Act 1986 and the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed on February 7, 1992 and came into force on November 1, 1993) and as may, from time to time, be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.

 

Type ”:  the type of Loan determined based on the currency in which the same is denominated, and the interest option applicable thereto, with there being multiple Types of Loans hereunder, namely ABR Loans, Eurocurrency Loans in each of the Designated Currencies and BA Equivalent Loans.

 

UCC ”:  the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York from time to time.

 

Underfunding ”:  the excess of the present value of all accrued benefits under a Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan), determined as of the most recent annual valuation date, over the value of the assets of such Plan, determined as of such valuation date, allocable to such accrued benefits.

 

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Undisclosed Administration ”: in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.

 

Uniform Customs ”:  the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Unpaid Drawing ”:  any Canadian Borrower Unpaid Drawing and any U.S. Borrower Unpaid Drawing.

 

Unrestricted Cash ”:  as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments, other than as listed as “restricted cash” for financial statement purposes on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the last day of the Parent Borrower’s fiscal month ending immediately prior to such date of determination for which a balance sheet is available (unless so classified as “restricted” solely because of any provision under the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument governing other Indebtedness that is subject to any Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement or because they are subject to a Lien securing the Obligations or other Indebtedness that is subject to any Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement) ; provided that Unrestricted Cash shall not be less than zero; provided that solely for purposes of any calculation of Consolidated Leverage Ratio or determination of Pro Forma Compliance in connection with any incurrence of Indebtedness, “Unrestricted Cash” shall not include any proceeds of such Indebtedness borrowed at the time of determination of such ratio.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ”:  (i) any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as designated by the Board of Directors in the manner provided below, and (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary provided, that, if the Board of Directors designates any Loan Party as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 7.2(e) included any assets of such Loan Party, then such Loan Party shall not cease to be a Loan Party and shall not become an Unrestricted Subsidiary until the Parent Borrower delivers a Borrowing Base Certificate giving pro forma effect to the designation of such entity as a Unrestricted Subsidiary.  The Board of Directors may designate any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or owns

 

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or holds any Lien on any property of, the Parent Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided , that (A) such designation was made at or prior to the Closing Date (and any such Subsidiary so designated is set forth on Schedule C hereto), or (B) the Subsidiary to be so designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less or (C) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such designation would be permitted under Section 8.9.  The Board of Directors may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , that immediately after giving effect to such designation (x) the Parent Borrower could Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 8.2(x) or (y) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would be no greater than it was immediately prior to giving effect to such designation or (z) such Subsidiary shall be a Special Purpose Subsidiary with no Indebtedness outstanding other than Indebtedness that can be Incurred (and upon such designation shall be deemed to be Incurred and outstanding) pursuant to Section 8.2.  Any such designation by the Board of Directors shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent a copy of the resolution of the Parent Borrower’s Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

Unutilized Commitments ”: an amount equal to (x) the Total Commitments, less (y) the aggregate of all Lenders’ Individual Lender Exposures (excluding any amounts attributable to Swing Line Loans).

 

U.S. Blocked Account ”:  as defined in Section 4.16(c).

 

U.S. Borrower Unpaid Drawing ”:  drawings on U.S. Facility Letters of Credit that have not been reimbursed by the applicable U.S. Borrower.

 

U.S. Borrowers ”:  the Parent Borrower and the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers.

 

U.S. Borrowing Base ”:  as of any date of determination, the result of:

 

(a)                                  85% of the amount of Eligible U.S. Accounts, plus

 

(b)                                  50% of the amount of Eligible Unbilled U.S. Accounts (not to exceed 50% of the amount calculated under clause (a) above), plus

 

(c)                                   the lesser of:

 

(i)                                      95% times the then Net Book Value of Eligible U.S. Rental Equipment and Eligible U.S. Service Vehicles, and

 

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(ii)                                   85% times the then extant Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible U.S. Rental Equipment and Eligible U.S. Service Vehicles, plus

 

(d)                                  55% times the then Net Book Value of Eligible U.S. Spare Parts and Merchandise, minus

 

(e)                                   the amount of all Availability Reserves related to the U.S. Facility, minus

 

(f)                                    ( 1 ) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred by any U.S. Loan Party (x) to refinance or replace the U.S. Facility in part pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(2) or pursuant to Section 8.2(x), (y) otherwise constituting Additional ABL Indebtedness or (z) to refinance or replace any Indebtedness referred to in clause (x) or (y) pursuant to Section 8.2(w)(y), in each case to the extent secured by any Collateral on a basis pari passu in priority with the Liens securing the amounts due under the U.S. Facility, pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement and consented to by the Parent Borrower (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including Indebtedness under this Agreement) and ( 2 ) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness incurred by any U.S. Loan Party pursuant to Section 8.2(v) (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including Indebtedness under this Agreement), minus,

 

(g)                                   the amount by which (i) the then Net Book Value of all Eligible U.S. Rental Equipment that is damaged or defective to the extent included in the U.S. Borrowing Base pursuant to the above exceeds (ii) 10% of the U.S. Borrowing Base, minus

 

(h)                                  to the extent not otherwise deducted from Available U.S. Facility Loan Commitments or Available Loan Commitments or otherwise from any calculation of amounts available to be borrowed under the U.S. Facility, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any outstanding Incremental Loans (other than Incremental Loans pursuant to any FILO Tranche) and Specified Refinancing Loans incurred by any U.S. Loan Party, to the extent secured on a basis pari passu in priority with the Liens securing the Loans, minus

 

(i)                                      the FILO US Overadvance.

 

U.S. Extender of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 4.11(b).

 

U.S. Facility ”:  the credit facility available to the U.S. Borrowers hereunder.

 

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U.S. Facility Commitment ”:  with respect to each U.S. Facility Lender, the commitment of such U.S. Facility Lender hereunder to make Extensions of Credit to the U.S. Borrowers in the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule A hereto or as may subsequently be set forth in the Register from time to time.

 

U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage ”:  of any U.S. Facility Lender at any time shall be that percentage which is equal to a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the U.S. Facility Commitment of such U.S. Facility Credit Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the Total U.S. Facility Commitment at such time, provided that if any such determination is to be made after the Total U.S. Facility Commitment (and the related U.S. Facility Commitments of the Lenders) has (or have) terminated, the determination of such percentages shall be made immediately before giving effect to such termination.

 

U.S. Facility Issuing Lender ”:  as the context may require, ( i ) each Lender designated as a U.S. Facility Issuing Lender on Schedule D-2 as of the Closing Date or ( ii ) any U.S. Facility Lender, which at the request of the Parent Borrower and with the consent of the Administrative Agent, agrees, in such U.S. Facility Lender’s sole discretion, to also become a U.S. Facility Issuing Lender for the purpose of issuing U.S. Facility Letters of Credit (including Existing Letters of Credit), in each case subject to each such financial institution’s U.S. Facility L/C Sublimit.

 

U.S. Facility L/C Obligations ”:  at any time, an amount equal to the sum of ( a ) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding U.S. Facility Letters of Credit (including in the case of outstanding U.S. Facility Letters of Credit in any Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount thereof) and ( b ) the aggregate amount of drawings under U.S. Facility Letters of Credit which have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5(a) (including in the case of U.S. Facility Letters of Credit in any Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the unreimbursed aggregate amount of drawings thereunder, to the extent that such amount has not been converted into Dollars in accordance with Section 3.5(a)).

 

U.S. Facility L/C Participants ”:  the U.S. Facility Lenders.

 

U.S. Facility L/C Sublimit ”:  ( i ) with respect to each U.S. Facility Issuing Lender as of the Closing Date, the amount specified with respect to each such U.S. Facility Issuing Lender on Schedule D-2 hereto and ( ii ) with respect to any other U.S. Facility Issuing Lender any amount as agreed in writing between such U.S. Facility Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, with the consent of the Administrative Agent.

 

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Commitment if there are any U.S. Facility L/C Obligations) or which has any outstanding U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans (or a U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage in any then outstanding U.S. Facility L/C Obligations).  Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference in this Agreement to a U.S. Facility Lender includes each U.S. Facility Lender and shall include references to any Affiliate of any such Lender which is acting as a U.S. Facility Lender.

 

U.S. Facility Letters of Credit ”:  Letters of Credit (including Existing Letters of Credit) issued by the U.S. Facility Issuing Lender to, or for the account of, the U.S. Borrowers, pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(a).

 

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”:  the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement delivered to the Collateral Agent as of the date hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

U.S. Mortgaged Property ”:  each Real Property located in the United States or any State or territory thereof with respect to which a Mortgage is required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

U.S. Secured Parties ”:  the “Secured Parties” as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

U.S. Security Documents ”:  the collective reference to each Mortgage related to any U.S. Mortgaged Property, the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and all other similar security documents hereafter delivered to the Collateral Agent granting or perfecting a Lien on any asset or assets of any Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of the U.S. Loan Parties hereunder and/or under any of the other Loan Documents or to secure any guarantee of any such obligations and liabilities, including any security documents executed and delivered or caused to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 7.9(a), Section 7.9(b) or Section 7.9(c), in each case, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

U.S. Subsidiary Borrower ”:  each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that becomes a Borrower pursuant to a Subsidiary Borrower Joinder, together with their respective successors and assigns, unless and until such time as the respective U.S. Subsidiary Borrower ceases to be a Borrower in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof.

 

U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty ”:  the guaranty of the obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents provided pursuant to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

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U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor ”:  each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of the Parent Borrower which executes and delivers a U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to constitute a Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or is released from all of its obligations under the U.S. Subsidiaries Guaranty in accordance with terms and provisions thereof.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”:  as defined in Section 4.11(b)(Y)(ii).

 

Utilized Commitment ”:  with respect to ( i ) any Lender at any time, ( x ) such Lender’s Individual Lender Exposure (excluding any amounts attributable to Swing Line Loans) divided by ( y ) such Lender’s Commitment and ( ii ) all Lenders at any time, the sum of each Lender’s Utilized Commitment as determined for each fiscal quarter (and the interim period ending on the Termination Date) by the Administrative Agent.

 

Vehicles ”:  vehicles owned or operated by, or leased or rented to or by, the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including automobiles, trucks, tractors, trailers, vans, sport utility vehicles, buses, campers, motor homes, motorcycles and other motor vehicles.

 

Voting Stock ”:  in relation to a Person, shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors to the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person.

 

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ”:  as to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person of which such Person owns, directly or indirectly through one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary (other than director’s qualifying shares, shares held by nominees or such other de minimis portion thereof to the extent required by law).

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ”: 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.

 

1.2                                Other Definitional Provisions .

 

(a)                                  Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any Notes, any other Loan Document or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto.  Any reference to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns permitted hereunder.

 

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(b)                                  As used herein and in any Notes and any other Loan Document, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to Holdings and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.

 

(c)                                   The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Any determination made by Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to a provision of this Agreement that refers to “as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith,” “in the good faith determination of the Parent Borrower” and words of similar import shall be conclusive.  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, waivers or modifications set forth herein).

 

(d)                                  The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(e)                                   For purposes of determining any financial ratio or making any financial calculation for any four fiscal quarter period (or portion thereof) ending immediately prior to the Closing Date, the components of such financial ratio or financial calculation shall be determined on a pro forma basis to give effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period.

 

(f)                                    Any financial ratios required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

 

(g)                                   Any references in this Agreement to “cash and/or Cash Equivalents”, “cash, Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities and/or Temporary Cash Investments” or any similar combination of the foregoing shall be construed as not double counting cash or any other applicable amount which would otherwise be duplicated therein.

 

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(h)                                  In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default, Specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall, at the option of the Parent Borrower, be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default, Specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or irrevocable notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is given.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Parent Borrower has exercised its option under the first sentence of this clause (h), and any Default, Event of Default, Specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Transaction were entered into or irrevocable notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is given and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such Default, Event of Default, Specified Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder.

 

(i)                                      In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:

 

(i)                                      determining whether the Parent Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance; or

 

(ii)                                   determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or the Consolidated Leverage Ratio; or

 

(iii)                                testing baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets);

 

in each case, at the option of the Parent Borrower (the Parent Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “ LCA Election ”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder, shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or irrevocable notice of redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is given, as applicable (the “ LCA Test Date ”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness and the use

 

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of proceeds of such Incurrence) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCA Test Date for which consolidated financial statements of the Parent Borrower are available, the Parent Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Parent Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios, baskets or amounts for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, basket or amount, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Parent Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction or any applicable currency exchange rate, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, ratios or amounts will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations.  If the Parent Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to the Incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Restricted Payments, Asset Dispositions, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Parent Borrower or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds of such Incurrence) have been consummated; provided that with respect to the making of Restricted Payments or payments of Restricted Indebtedness, on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio shall also be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any Incurrence or Discharge of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds of such Incurrence) have not been consummated.

 

1.3                                Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured (all such liabilities, other than any Excluded Liability, the “ Covered Liabilities ”), may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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(a)                                  the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers to any such Covered Liability arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

(b)                                  the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such Covered Liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)                                      a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such Covered Liability;

 

(ii)                                   a conversion of all, or a portion of, such Covered 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 Covered Liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)                                the variation of the terms of such Covered Liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing contained in this Section 1.3 shall modify or otherwise alter the rights or obligations with respect to any liability that is not a Covered Liability.

 

1.4                                Currency Equivalents Generally .

 

(a)                                  The Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender shall determine the Spot Rate of Exchange as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating the Dollar Equivalents of Letters of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars or any Designated Foreign Currency and of disbursements in respect thereof, including any other amounts that will be incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in connection therewith.  Such Spot Rate of Exchange shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rate of Exchange 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 ratios hereunder or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any Letter of Credit denominated in any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent as so determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)                                  Wherever in this Agreement in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit in a Designated Foreign Currency, an amount, such as a required minimum or multiple amount, is expressed in Dollars, but

 

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such Letter of Credit is denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency, such amount, other than in cases where a Dollar Equivalent is expressly included, shall be the relevant foreign currency equivalent of such Dollar Equivalent (rounded to the nearest unit of such Designated Foreign Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward) calculated on the basis of the Spot Rate of Exchange as determined by the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 2.                             AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS .

 

2.1                                Commitments .

 

(a)                                  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender with a U.S. Facility Commitment severally agrees to make, at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date and prior to the Termination Date, a Revolving Credit Loan or Revolving Credit Loans to the U.S. Borrowers (on a joint and several basis as between the U.S. Borrowers) (each a “ U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan ” and, collectively, the “ U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans ”), which U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans:

 

(i)                                      shall ( x ) in the case of ABR Loans, be denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, ( y ) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, be denominated in Dollars or in a Designated Foreign Currency and ( z ) in the case of BA Equivalent Loans, be denominated in Canadian Dollars;

 

(ii)                                   shall, at the option of the U.S. Borrowers, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Loans denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency shall not be incurred, maintained as, and/or converted into ABR Loans; provided , further , that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 4.9 and Section 4.10, all U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type;

 

(iii)                                may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof;

 

(iv)                               shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any U.S. Facility Lender to the extent the incurrence thereof (after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause the Individual U.S. Facility Lender Exposure of such U.S. Facility Lender to exceed the amount of its U.S. Facility Commitment at such time;

 

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(v)                                  shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any U.S. Facility Lender to the extent the incurrence thereof (after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause ( x ) the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure to exceed the Total U.S. Facility Commitment as then in effect or ( y ) the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure to exceed the difference of ( I ) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) minus ( II ) if greater than zero, the excess of the unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the Canadian Borrowers over the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered); and

 

(vi)                               shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any U.S. Facility Lender to the extent any such U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans to be made on any date, individually or in the aggregate, exceed the then Available U.S. Facility Loan Commitments.

 

(b)                                  Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Canadian Facility Lender severally agrees to make (including through a Non-Canadian Affiliate in the case of Revolving Credit Loans to the U.S. Borrowers), at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date and prior to the Termination Date, a Revolving Credit Loan or Revolving Credit Loans to ( i ) the Canadian Borrowers (on a joint and several basis as between the Canadian Borrowers with respect to such Revolving Credit Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers) and ( ii ) the U.S. Borrowers (on a joint and several basis as between the U.S. Borrowers with respect to such Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers) (each of the foregoing, a “ Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loan ” and, collectively, the “ Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans ”); which Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans:

 

(i)                                      in the case of Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers, shall be denominated in Canadian Dollars and in the case of Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers, shall ( x ) in the case of ABR Loans, be denominated in U.S. Dollars or Canadian Dollars, ( y ) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, be denominated in U.S. Dollars or in a Designated Foreign Currency and ( z ) in the case of BA Equivalent Loans, be denominated in Canadian Dollars;

 

(ii)                                   shall, in the case of Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers, at the option of the Canadian Borrowers, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans and, in the case of Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers, at the option of the U.S. Borrowers, be incurred and

 

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maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Loans denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency shall not be incurred, maintained as, and/or converted into ABR Loans; provided , further , in each case that except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 4.9 and Section 4.10, all Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans comprising the same Borrowing shall at all times be of the same Type;

 

(iii)                                may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof;

 

(iv)                               shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any Canadian Facility Lender to the extent the incurrence thereof (after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause ( x ) the Individual Canadian Facility Lender Exposure of such Canadian Facility Lender to exceed the amount of its Canadian Facility Commitment at such time or ( y ) the Dollar Equivalent of the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure to exceed the lesser of ( I ) the Total Canadian Facility Commitments as then in effect and ( II ) (A) the difference of ( 1 ) the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of ( a ) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time plus ( b ) the U.S. Borrowing Base (in each case, based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) minus ( 2 ) the aggregate unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the U.S. Borrowers;

 

(v)                                  shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) by any Canadian Facility Lender (including through any Non-Canadian Affiliate of any Canadian Facility Lender) to the extent any such Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans to be made on any date, individually or in the aggregate, exceed the then Available Canadian Facility Loan Commitments; and

 

(vi)                               shall not be made (and shall not be required to be made) to any U.S. Borrower to the extent the incurrence thereof (after giving effect to the use of the proceeds thereof on the date of the incurrence thereof to repay any amounts theretofore outstanding pursuant to this Agreement) would cause the aggregate unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the U.S. Borrowers to exceed the difference of ( x ) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) minus ( y ) if greater than zero, the excess of the unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the

 

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Canadian Borrowers over the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered).

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 2.1(a) or (b) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall by mutual agreement have the right to establish Availability Reserves in such amounts, and with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in their Permitted Discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, against the U.S. Borrowing Base and/or the Canadian Borrowing Base, as applicable, including reserves with respect to ( i ) sums that the respective Borrowers are or will be required to pay (such as taxes (including payroll and sales taxes), assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and have not yet paid and ( ii ) amounts owing by the respective Borrowers or, without duplication, their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any of the Collateral, which Lien or trust, in the Permitted Discretion of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, is capable of ranking senior in priority to or pari passu with one or more of the Liens granted in the Security Documents (such as Canadian Priority Payables, Liens or trusts in favor of landlords, warehousemen, carriers, mechanics, materialmen, laborers, or suppliers, or Liens or trusts for ad valorem, excise, sales, or other taxes where given priority under applicable law) in and to such item of the Collateral; provided that ( x ) with respect to any Availability Reserve (other than any Designated Hedging Reserves or Cash Management Reserves), the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall have provided the applicable Borrower at least ten Business Days’ prior written notice of any such establishment, ( y ) ( i ) the imposition of any Designated Hedging Reserve or Cash Management Reserve shall be immediately effective upon written notice thereof being delivered to the Borrowers by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent (and the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent agree to notify the Borrowers of any such Designated Hedging Reserve within one Business Day after any applicable Hedging Party has provided written notice of the applicable MTM value or, as the case may be, after the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent have provided a proposed MTM value, in either case that will form the basis for such Designated Hedging Reserve, as provided in the definition of “Designated Hedging Reserve”), ( ii ) any adjustment in any Designated Hedging Reserve contemplated by the definition thereof shall be immediately effective upon the notification to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent of the details and results of the applicable mid-market quotations as provided in the penultimate sentence of the definition of “Designated Hedging Reserve” and ( iii ) no such Designated Hedging Reserve or Cash Management Reserve shall be established if the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure or Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure would exceed the Canadian Borrowing Base or U.S. Borrowing Base, as applicable (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) as a result thereof, after giving effect to any other changes in the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure or Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure, as applicable, at such

 

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time, including any repayment of Revolving Credit Loans at such time and ( z ) the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent may only establish an Availability Reserve after the date hereof based on an event, condition or other circumstance arising after the Closing Date or based on facts not known to the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agent as of the Closing Date.  The amount of any Availability Reserve established by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Availability Reserve.  Upon delivery of such notice, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall be available to discuss the proposed Availability Reserve, and the applicable Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Availability Reserve or increase no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in the exercise of their Permitted Discretion.  In no event shall such notice and opportunity limit the right of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent to establish such Availability Reserve, unless the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall have determined in their Permitted Discretion that the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for such new Availability Reserve no longer exists or has otherwise been adequately addressed by the applicable Borrower.  In the event that the event, condition or other matter giving rise to the establishment of any Availability Reserve shall cease to exist (unless there is a reasonable prospect that such event, condition or other matter will occur again within a reasonable period of time thereafter), the Availability Reserve established pursuant to such event, condition or other matter, shall be discontinued.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Availability Reserves shall not duplicate eligibility criteria contained in the definition of “Eligible Accounts”, “Eligible Rental Equipment”, “Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise”, “Eligible Service Vehicles”, or “Eligible Unbilled Accounts” and vice versa, or reserves or criteria deducted in computing the Net Book Value of Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise or Eligible Service Vehicles or the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise or Eligible Service Vehicles and vice versa.  In addition to the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to Section 7.6, to have the Loan Parties’ Rental Equipment reappraised by a Qualified Appraisal Company for the purpose of re-determining the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Eligible Rental Equipment, Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise or Eligible Service Vehicles, and, as a result, re-determining the U.S. Borrowing Base or the Canadian Borrowing Base.

 

(d)                                  In the event the U.S. Borrowers are, or the Canadian Borrowers are, as applicable, unable to comply with ( i ) the U.S. Borrowing Base limitations or Canadian Borrowing Base limitations, as applicable, set forth in Sections 2.1(a) and/or (b), as the case may be, or ( ii ) the conditions precedent to the making of Revolving Credit Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit set forth in Section 6, ( x ) the U.S. Facility Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent, for the account of the U.S. Facility Lenders,

 

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to make U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans to the U.S. Borrowers and ( y ) the Canadian Facility Lenders authorize the Canadian Agent, for the account of the Canadian Facility Lenders, to make Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrowers, which, in each case, may only be made as ABR Loans (each, an “ Agent Advance ”) for a period commencing on the date the Administrative Agent first receives a notice of Borrowing requesting an Agent Advance until the earliest of ( i ) the 30th Business Day after such date, ( ii ) the date the respective Borrowers or Borrower are again able to comply with the Borrowing Base limitations and the conditions precedent to the making of Revolving Credit Loans and issuance of Letters of Credit, or obtains an amendment or waiver with respect thereto and ( iii ) the date the Required Lenders instruct the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent to cease making Agent Advances (in each case, the “ Agent Advance Period ”).  Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Canadian Agent shall make any Agent Advance to the extent that at such time the amount of such Agent Advance ( A ) in the case of Agent Advances made to the Canadian Borrowers, ( I ) when added to the aggregate outstanding amount of all other Agent Advances made to the Canadian Borrowers at such time, would exceed the lesser of ( i ) 5% of the Total Canadian Facility Commitments as then in effect and ( ii ) the difference of ( 1 ) the sum of ( a ) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time plus ( b ) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time (in each case, based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) minus ( 2 ) the sum of ( a ) the aggregate unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the Canadian Borrowers and ( b ) the aggregate unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the U.S. Borrowers or ( II ) when added to the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure as then in effect (immediately prior to the incurrence of such Agent Advance), would exceed the Total Canadian Facility Commitment at such time, or ( B ) in the case of Agent Advances made to the U.S. Borrowers, ( I ) when added to the aggregate outstanding amount of all other Agent Advances made to the U.S. Borrowers at such time, would exceed 5% of the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) or ( II ) when added to the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure as then in effect (immediately prior to the incurrence of such Agent Advance), ( 1 ) would exceed the Total U.S. Facility Commitment at such time or ( 2 ) when added to the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure as then in effect (immediately prior to such Agent Advance) would exceed the sum of ( a ) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time plus ( b ) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time (in each case, based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered).  It is understood and agreed that, subject to the requirements set forth above, Agent Advances may be made by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent in their respective discretion to the extent the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent deems such Agent Advances necessary or desirable ( x ) to preserve and protect the applicable Collateral, or any portion thereof, ( y ) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents or ( z ) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Borrowers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of reimbursable expenses and other sums payable under the Loan Documents, and that the Borrowers shall have no right to require that any

 

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Agent Advances be made.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Co-Collateral Agent may request that the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent make any Agent Advances that the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent is authorized to make during an Agent Advance Period, and each of the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent agree to make such Agent Advances requested by the Co-Collateral Agent during such Agent Advance Period, in each case to the extent the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent is permitted to do so under, and subject to the limitations of, this Section 2.1(d).

 

(e)                                   Each Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Revolving Credit Lender made on or prior to the Closing Date or in connection with any assignment pursuant to Section 11.6(b), in order to evidence such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans, such Borrower will execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, with appropriate insertions as to payee, date and principal amount (each, as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, a “ Revolving Credit Note ”), payable to such Lender and in a principal amount equal to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender to such Borrower.  Each Revolving Credit Note shall ( i ) be dated the Closing Date, ( ii ) be stated to mature on the Termination Date and ( iii ) provide for the payment of interest in accordance with Section 4.1.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties acknowledge and agree that ( i ) the Canadian Borrowers shall not be jointly or jointly and severally liable with the U.S. Borrowers for any liabilities or obligations of the U.S. Borrowers hereunder and ( ii ) the U.S. Borrowers shall not be jointly or jointly and severally liable with the Canadian Borrowers for any liabilities or obligations of the Canadian Borrowers hereunder.

 

2.2                                Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing .  Each of the Borrowers may borrow under the Commitments during the Commitment Period applicable to such Commitments on any Business Day, provided that the applicable Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to ( a ) 12:30 P.M., New York City time, at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to the requested Borrowing Date, if all or any part of the requested Revolving Credit Loans are to be initially Eurocurrency Loans made in Dollars, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, ( b ) 9:00 AM, London time, at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to the requested Borrowing Date, if all or any part of the requested Revolving Credit Loans are to be initially Eurocurrency Loans made in any Designated Foreign Currency or ( c ) 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date (or such later time as may be agreed by

 

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the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), for ABR Loans made in a currency other than a Designated Foreign Currency) specifying ( i ) the identity of the Borrower, ( ii ) the amount to be borrowed, ( iii ) the requested Borrowing Date, ( iv ) whether the borrowing is to be of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, ABR Loans or a combination thereof and ( v ) if the borrowing is to be entirely or partly of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan, the respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor and, if the Eurocurrency Loans in respect of such borrowing are to be made entirely or partly in any Designated Foreign Currency, the Designated Foreign Currency thereof.  Each borrowing shall be in an amount equal to ( x ) in the case of ABR Loans, except any ABR Loan to be used solely to pay a like amount of outstanding Reimbursement Obligations or Swing Line Loans, in multiples of $1,000,000 (or, if the Commitments then available (as calculated in accordance with Sections 2.1(a) and (b)) are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and ( y ) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans (or, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans to be made in any Designated Foreign Currency, Bankers’ Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans, the Dollar Equivalent of the principal amount thereof) shall be in an amount equal to $5,000,000 (or, in the case of Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers, Cdn$5,000,000) or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 (or, in the case of Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers, Cdn$1,000,000) in excess thereof.  Upon receipt of any such notice from a Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify each applicable Revolving Credit Lender thereof.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in Section 6.2, each applicable Revolving Credit Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for the account of the Borrower identified in such notice at the office of the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, specified in Section 11.2 prior to 12:30 P.M. (or 10:00 A.M., in the case of the initial borrowing hereunder), New York City time, or at such other office of the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, or at such other time as to which the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall notify such Borrower reasonably in advance of the Borrowing Date with respect thereto, on the Borrowing Date requested by such Borrower in Dollars, Canadian Dollars or the applicable Designated Foreign Currency and in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable.  In relation to Bankers’ Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall credit to the applicable Canadian Borrower’s account on the applicable Borrowing Date the BA Proceeds less the applicable BA Fee with respect to each Bankers’ Acceptance purchased and each BA Equivalent Loan advanced by a Lender on that Borrowing Date.  Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower identified in such notice by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, crediting the account of such Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent

 

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or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, by the Revolving Credit Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable.

 

2.3                                Termination or Reduction of Commitments .  The Parent Borrower (on behalf of itself and each other Borrower) shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly notify the Lenders thereof), to terminate the U.S. Facility or Canadian Facility Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the U.S. Facility or Canadian Facility Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans made on the effective date thereof, the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans then outstanding (including in the case of Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding in any Canadian Dollars or Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount thereof), when added to the sum of the then outstanding L/C Obligations, would exceed the Commitments then in effect and provided further that any such notice of termination delivered by the Parent Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Parent Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.  Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and shall reduce permanently the applicable Commitments then in effect.

 

2.4                                Swing Line Commitments .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make swing line loans (individually, a “ Swing Line Loan ”; collectively, the “ Swing Line Loans ”) to any of the U.S. Borrowers from time to time during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $100,000,000, provided that at no time may such Swing Line Loan cause the sum of the outstanding Swing Line Loans, U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans (including in the case of U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding in any Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount thereof) and L/C Obligations exceed the lesser of ( 1 ) the U.S. Facility Commitments then in effect and ( 2 ) the difference of ( I ) the U.S. Borrowing Base then in effect (based on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate) minus ( II ) if greater than zero, the excess of the unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit made to or for the account of, the Canadian Borrowers over the Canadian Borrowing Base (based on the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate) (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date the notice of borrowing of Swing Line Loans is given for

 

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purposes of determining compliance with this Section 2.4).  Amounts borrowed by any U.S. Borrower under this Section 2.4 may be repaid and, through but excluding the Termination Date, reborrowed.  All Swing Line Loans made to any U.S. Borrower shall be made in Dollars as ABR Loans and shall not be entitled to be converted into Eurocurrency Loans.  The Parent Borrower (on behalf of itself or any other Borrower as the case may be) shall give the Swing Line Lender irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time) on the requested Borrowing Date specifying ( 1 ) the identity of the Borrower and ( 2 ) the amount of the requested Swing Line Loan.  The proceeds of the Swing Line Loans will be made available by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower identified in such notice at an office of the Swing Line Lender by crediting the account of such Borrower at such office with such proceeds in Dollars.

 

(b)                                  The Parent Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by the Swing Line Lender made on or prior to the Closing Date or in connection with any assignment pursuant to Section 11.6(b), in order to evidence the Swing Line Loans such Borrower will execute and deliver to the Swing Line Lender a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, with appropriate insertions (as the same may be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Swing Line Note ”), payable to the Swing Line Lender and representing the obligation of such Borrower to pay the amount of the Swing Line Commitment or, if less, the unpaid principal amount of the Swing Line Loans made to such Borrower, with interest thereon as prescribed in Section 4.1.  The Swing Line Note shall ( i ) be dated the Closing Date, ( ii ) be stated to mature on the Termination Date and ( iii ) provide for the payment of interest in accordance with Section 4.1.

 

(c)                                   The Swing Line Lender, at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may, and, at any time as there shall be a Swing Line Loan outstanding for more than seven Business Days, the Swing Line Lender shall, on behalf of the Borrower to which the Swing Line Loan has been made (which hereby irrevocably directs and authorizes such Swing Line Lender to act on its behalf), request ( provided that such request shall be deemed to have been automatically made upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 9(f)) each U.S. Facility Lender, including the Swing Line Lender to make a U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan as an ABR Loan in an amount equal to such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage of the principal amount of all Swing Line Loans made in Dollars (each, a “ Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing ”) in an amount equal to such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage of the principal amount of all of the Swing Line Loans (collectively, the “ Refunded Swing Line Loans ”) outstanding on the date such notice is given; provided that the provisions of this Section 2.4 shall not affect the obligations of any U.S. Borrower to prepay Swing Line Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.4(d).  Unless the U.S. Facility Commitments shall have expired or terminated (in which event the procedures of paragraph (d) of this Section 2.4 shall

 

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apply), each U.S. Facility Lender hereby agrees to make the proceeds of its U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan (including any Eurocurrency Loan) available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the office of the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, in funds immediately available on the Business Day next succeeding the date such notice is given notwithstanding ( i ) that the amount of the Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for Revolving Credit Loans otherwise required hereunder, ( ii ) whether any conditions specified in Section 6 are then satisfied, ( iii ) whether a Default or an Event of Default then exists, ( iv ) the date of such Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing and ( v ) the amount of the U.S. Facility Commitment of such, or any other, U.S. Facility Lender at such time.  The proceeds of such U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans (including any Eurocurrency Loan) shall be immediately applied to repay the Refunded Swing Line Loans.

 

(d)                                  If the U.S. Facility Commitments shall expire or terminate at any time while Swing Line Loans are outstanding, each U.S. Facility Lender shall, at the option of the Swing Line Lender, exercised reasonably, either ( i ) notwithstanding the expiration or termination of the U.S. Facility Commitments, make a U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan as an ABR Loan (which U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan shall be deemed a “U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) or ( ii ) purchase an undivided participating interest in such Swing Line Loans, in either case in an amount equal to such U.S. Facility Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage determined on the date of, and immediately prior to, expiration or termination of the U.S. Facility Commitments of the aggregate principal amount of such Swing Line Loans; provided , that in the event that any Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including as a result of the commencement of a proceeding under any domestic or foreign bankruptcy, reorganization, dissolution, insolvency, receivership, administration or liquidation or similar law with respect to any Borrower), then each U.S. Facility Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith purchase (as of the date the Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing would otherwise have occurred, but adjusted for any payments received from such Borrower on or after such date and prior to such purchase) from the Swing Line Lender such participations in such outstanding Swing Line Loans as shall be necessary to cause such U.S. Facility Lenders to share in such Swing Line Loans ratably based upon their respective U.S. Facility Commitment Percentages, provided , further, that ( x ) all interest payable on the Swing Line Loans shall be for the account of the Swing Line Lender until the date as of which the respective participation is required to be purchased and, to the extent attributable to the purchased participation, shall be payable to the participant from and after such date and ( y ) at the time any purchase of participations pursuant to this sentence is actually made, the purchasing U.S. Facility Lender shall be required to pay the Swing Line Lender interest on the principal amount of the participation purchased for each day from and including the day upon which the Mandatory Revolving Credit Loan Borrowing

 

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would otherwise have occurred to but excluding the date of payment for such participation, at the rate otherwise applicable to U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans made as ABR Loans.  Each U.S. Facility Lender will make the proceeds of any U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan made pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the office of the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, in funds immediately available on the Business Day next succeeding the date on which the U.S. Facility Commitments expire or terminate and in the currency in which such Swing Line Loans were made.  The proceeds of such U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans shall be immediately applied to repay the Swing Line Loans outstanding on the date of termination or expiration of the U.S. Facility Commitments.  In the event that the U.S. Facility Lenders purchase undivided participating interests pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph (d), each U.S. Facility Lender shall immediately transfer to the Swing Line Lender, in immediately available funds and in the currency in which such Swing Line Loans were made, the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Swing Line Lender will deliver to such U.S. Facility Lender a Swing Line Loan Participation Certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.

 

(e)                                   Whenever, at any time after the Swing Line Lender has received from any U.S. Facility Lender such U.S. Facility Lender’s participating interest in a Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account thereof (whether directly from the Parent Borrower or any other Borrower in respect of such Swing Line Loan or otherwise, including proceeds of Collateral applied thereto by the Swing Line Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Swing Line Lender will, if such payment is received prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Business Day, distribute to such U.S. Facility Lender its pro rata share thereof prior to the end of such Business Day and otherwise, the Swing Line Lender will distribute such payment on the next succeeding Business Day (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such U.S. Facility Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded); provided , however , that in the event that such payment received by the Swing Line Lender is required to be returned, such U.S. Facility Lender will return to the Swing Line Lender any portion thereof previously distributed by the Swing Line Lender to it.

 

(f)                                    Each U.S. Facility Lender’s obligation to make the U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans and to purchase participating interests with respect to Swing Line Loans in accordance with Sections 2.4(c) and 2.4(d) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including ( i ) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such U.S. Facility Lender or any of the Borrowers may have against the Swing Line Lender, any of the Borrowers or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; ( ii ) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default; ( iii ) any adverse change in condition (financial or otherwise) of any of the Borrowers; ( iv ) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by any

 

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of the Borrowers, any other Loan Party or any other U.S. Facility Lender; ( v ) any inability of any of the Borrowers to satisfy the conditions precedent to borrowing set forth in this Agreement on the date upon which such U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loan is to be made or participating interest is to be purchased or ( vi ) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

(g)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event there is a Defaulting Lender, then the Individual Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will automatically be reallocated among the U.S. Facility Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with such Non-Defaulting Lenders’ respective U.S. Facility Commitment Percentages (calculated without regard to the Commitment of the Defaulting Lender) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Individual Lender Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed the Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender.  If such reallocation cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the U.S. Borrowers shall, upon one Business Day’s written notice from the Administrative Agent, prepay such Defaulting Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage (calculated as in effect immediately prior to it becoming a Defaulting Lender) of any Swing Line Loans (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.4(g)).  So long as there is a Defaulting Lender, the Swing Line Lender shall not be obligated to make a Swing Line Loan to the extent that the sum of the Individual U.S. Facility Lender Exposure of the Non-Defaulting Lenders after giving effect to such Swing Line Loan would exceed the aggregate U.S. Facility Commitments of such Non-Defaulting Lenders.

 

2.5                                Reserved .

 

2.6                                Reserved .

 

2.7                                Reserved .

 

2.8                                Repayment of Loans .

 

(a)                                  Each U.S. Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent (in the currency in which such Loan is denominated) for the account of:  ( i ) each U.S. Facility Lender or each Canadian Facility Lender, as applicable, the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan of such Lender made to such Borrower, on the Termination Date (or such earlier date on which the Revolving Credit Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9); and ( ii ) the Swing Line Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of the Swing Line Loans made to such U.S. Borrower, on the Termination Date (or such earlier date on which the Swing Line Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9).  Each U.S. Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest (which payments shall be in the same currency in which the respective Loan referred to above is denominated) on the unpaid principal amount of

 

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such Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section 4.1.

 

(b)                                  Each Canadian Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Canadian Agent (in Canadian Dollars) for the account of each Canadian Facility Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of each Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loan of such Lender made to such Borrower, on the Termination Date (or such earlier date on which the Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9).  Each Canadian Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest (which payments shall be in the same currency in which the respective Loan referred to above is denominated) on the unpaid principal amount of such Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section 4.1.

 

(c)                                   Each Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of each of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

 

(d)                                  The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 11.6(b), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded ( i ) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof, the Borrowers to which such Loan is made, each Interest Period, if any, applicable thereto and whether such Loans are U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans, Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans or U.S. Facility Swing Line Loans, ( ii ) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each of the Borrowers to each applicable Lender hereunder and ( iii ) both the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent hereunder from each of the Borrowers and each applicable Lender’s share thereof.

 

(e)                                   The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to Section 2.8(d) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of each of the Borrowers therein recorded; provided , however , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the any Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to such Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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2.9                                Commitment Increases .

 

(a)                                  The Parent Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to (i) increase the Commitments of any Lender and/or (ii) add Commitments (“ Additional Commitments ”), provided that, no Additional Commitment shall become effective if any Specified Default has occurred and is continuing, of one or more financial institutions or other entities that will become “Lenders” (each an “ Additional Commitment Lender ”), in each case subject only to (i) the consent of such Lender that is increasing its Commitment or Additional Commitment Lender, as applicable and (ii) if such Additional Commitment Lender is not already a Lender hereunder or an affiliate of a Lender hereunder, the consent of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and the Swing Line Lender (each such consent not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld).  For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender will be required to provide any such Additional Commitments unless it so agrees.

 

(b)                                  With respect to a Commitment increase pursuant to clause (a)(i) above, the Parent Borrower shall provide a supplement substantially in the form of Exhibit M-1 hereto (the “ Increase Supplement ”) specifying the U.S. Facility Commitment increase or the Canadian Facility Commitment increase, as the case may be, executed by each increasing Lender and the Parent Borrower which shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for recording in the Register.  With respect to a Commitment increase pursuant to clause (a)(ii) above, the Parent Borrower shall provide a Lender Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M-2 hereto (the “ Lender Joinder Agreement ”) specifying, among other things, the U.S Facility Commitment amount or Canadian Facility Commitment amount, as the case may be, executed by the Additional Commitment Lender and the Parent Borrower, which shall be delivered together with any tax forms required pursuant to Section 4.11 hereof to the Administrative Agent for its recording in the Register. Upon effectiveness of the Lender Joinder Agreement, each Additional Commitment Lender shall be a U.S Facility Lender and/or a Canadian Facility Lender, as the case may be, and a Lender for all intents and purposes of this Agreement and such Additional Commitments shall be U.S. Facility Commitments or Canadian Commitments, respectively.

 

(c)                                   Upon the effectiveness of the Increase Supplement or the Lender Joinder Agreement, as the case may be, outstanding Loans and/or participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans and/or L/C Obligations under the U.S. Facility and/or the Canadian Facility, as the case may be, shall be reallocated (and the increasing Lender or joining Additional Commitment Lender, as applicable, shall make appropriate payments representing principal, with the Parent Borrower making any necessary payments of accrued interest and, at the option of the Parent Borrower, any accrued letter of credit commission under the first sentence of Section 3.3(a)) so that after giving effect thereto the increasing Lender or the joining Additional Commitment Lender, as the case may be, and the other U.S. Facility Lenders or Canadian Facility Lenders, as the case may be,

 

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share ratably in the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure, or the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure, in accordance with the applicable Commitments (and notwithstanding Section 4.12, no Borrower shall be liable for any amounts under Section 4.12 as a result of such reallocation).

 

2.10                         Incremental Facility .

 

(a)                                  Without limiting Section 2.9, so long as no Specified Default exists or would arise therefrom, ( i ) the Canadian Borrowers shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date to request new commitments under a new revolving facility to be included in this agreement (the “ Incremental Canadian Revolving Commitments ”), ( ii ) the U.S. Borrowers shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, to request new commitments under a new revolving facility to be included in this agreement (the “ Incremental U.S. Revolving Commitments ” and, together with the Incremental Canadian Revolving Commitments, the “ Incremental Revolving Commitments ”), and ( iii ) the Borrowers shall have the right, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, to request new term loan commitments under a new term loan credit facility to be included in this Agreement (the “ Incremental Term Loan Commitments ” and, together with the Incremental Revolving Commitments, the “ Incremental Commitments ”).

 

(b)                                  Each request from any Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Commitments.  The Incremental Commitments (or any portion thereof) may be made by any existing Lender or by any other bank, savings and loan association or other similar savings institution, insurance company, investment fund or company or other financial institution (any such bank or other financial institution, an “ Additional Lender ”) subject, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments (if such Additional Lender is not already a Lender hereunder or any affiliate of a Lender hereunder) to the consent of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lenders (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

(c)                                   Incremental Commitments shall become commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “ Incremental Commitment Amendment ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrowers and each Additional Lender.  An Incremental Commitment Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lender, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.10, provided , however , that ( i ) (A) the Incremental Commitments will not be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, and will be secured on a pari passu or at the Parent Borrower’s option junior basis by the same collateral securing, the Loans, (B) the Incremental Commitments and any incremental loans drawn thereunder

 

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(the “ Incremental Loans ”) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with or at the Parent Borrower’s option junior to the Loans, and (C) no Incremental Commitment Amendment may provide for (I) any Incremental Commitment or any Incremental Loans to be secured by any Collateral or other assets of any Loan Party that do not also secure the Loans and (II) so long as any Loans (other than Incremental Loans) are outstanding, any mandatory prepayment provisions that do not also apply to the Loans on a pro rata basis while a Dominion Event has occurred and is continuing or upon an acceleration of the Loans, ( ii ) no Lender will be required to provide any such Incremental Commitment unless it so agrees, ( iii ) the maturity date of such Incremental Commitments shall be no earlier than the Termination Date or such later date as extended under Section 2.11, ( iv ) the aggregate amount of Incremental Commitments permitted pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall not exceed, at the time the respective Incremental Commitment becomes effective (and after giving effect to the Incurrence of Indebtedness in connection therewith and the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness, including to refinance other Indebtedness), the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount, ( v ) the interest rate margins applicable to the loans made pursuant to the Incremental Commitments shall be determined by the Parent Borrower and the Additional Lenders, ( vi ) any Incremental Commitments may be in the form of a separate “first-in, last out” tranche (the “ FILO Tranche ”) with separate borrowing bases against the Collateral that supports the Canadian Borrowing Base (the “ FILO Canadian Borrowing Base ”) and against the Collateral that supports the US Borrowing Base (the “ FILO US Borrowing Base ”, together with the FILO Canadian Borrowing Base, the “ FILO Borrowing Base ”), provided that ( 1 ) if the availability under the FILO Tranche exceeds $0, any Extension of Credit under the Facility thereafter requested shall be made under the FILO Tranche until availability under the FILO Tranche no longer exceeds $0, ( 2 ) as between the Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) on the one hand and the FILO Tranche on the other hand, all proceeds from the liquidation or other realization of the Collateral shall be applied first to obligations owing under, or with respect to, the Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and any outstanding obligations payable under Designated Hedging Agreements prior to applying such proceeds to the FILO Tranche, ( 3 ) no Borrower may prepay loans under the FILO Tranche or terminate or reduce the commitments in respect thereof at any time that other Loans and/or Reimbursement Obligations (unless such Reimbursement Obligations are cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) are outstanding, ( 4 ) the requisite lenders under the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, and the Security Documents (in each case calculated as excluding Lenders under the FILO Tranche until such time as the Loans and/or Reimbursement Obligations have been paid in full and Letters of Credit have terminated or expired (or cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent)) shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, control exercise of remedies in respect of the Collateral and ( 5 ) no changes affecting the priority status of the Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and

 

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the Designated Hedging Agreements vis-à-vis the FILO Tranche may be made without the consent of the requisite lenders under the Facility (excluding any FILO Tranche), ( vii ) such Incremental Commitment Amendment may provide for the inclusion, as appropriate, of Additional Lenders in any required vote or action of the Required Lenders, the Supermajority Lenders or of the Lenders of each Facility hereunder and may provide class protection for any additional credit facilities; provided , that with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Commitments, such Incremental Commitment Amendment may provide that an amendment, supplement or modification may (A ) amend or otherwise modify Section 6.2 solely with respect to any Extension of Credit under any Facility of revolving Commitments, ( B ) waive any representation made or deemed made in connection with any Extension of Credit under any Facility of revolving Commitments, ( C ) amend or otherwise modify Section 8.1 or ( D ) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default ( x ) relating to Section 6.2 solely with respect to, or relating to any representation made or deemed made in connection with, any Extension of Credit under any Facility of revolving Commitments, or ( y ) relating to Section 8.1, or ( z ) otherwise relating solely to the Revolving Credit Loans and corresponding Commitments, in each case under the preceding clauses (A) through (D), with the written consent only of Revolving Credit Lenders the Individual Lender Exposures of which aggregate to at least a majority of total Commitments of Revolving Credit Lenders ( provided that the Commitments (or, if the Commitments have terminated or expired, all Revolving Credit Loans and interests in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans) held or deemed held by Defaulting Lenders shall be excluded for purposes of making such determination) and without the consent of any Lender holding Incremental Term Loan Commitments or term loans thereunder, ( viii ) with respect to Incremental Term Loan Commitments, such Incremental Commitment Amendment may provide ( A ) that any Event of Default under Section 8.1 shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to any Incremental Term Loan Commitments or term loans thereunder unless and until the Revolving Credit Loans have been declared due and payable and the corresponding Commitments have been terminated by the Revolving Credit Lenders or otherwise as provided in such Incremental Commitment Amendment and ( B ) for optional and mandatory prepayments, Dutch auction procedures (including as set forth in Exhibit O hereto as may be modified in any Incremental Commitment Amendment), open market purchases, assignment and participation, cashless rollover, debt exchange and any other provisions customarily applicable to term loans (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower), and ( ix ) the other terms and documentation in respect thereof, to the extent not consistent with this Agreement as in effect prior to giving effect to the Incremental Commitment Amendment, shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory to the Parent Borrower.

 

2.11                         Extension Amendments .

 

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(including any Extended Commitments), each existing at the time of such request (each, an “ Existing Commitment ” and any related Revolving Credit Loans thereunder, “ Existing Loans ”; each Existing Commitment and related Existing Loans together being referred to as an “ Existing Tranche ”) be converted to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) (each, an “ Extended Maturity Date ”) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of Existing Loans related to such Existing Commitments (any such Existing Commitments which have been so extended, “ Extended Commitments ” and any related Existing Loans, “ Extended Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.11; provided that any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Parent Borrower.  In order to establish any Extended Commitments, the Parent Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Tranche) (an “ Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Existing Commitments from which they are to be extended (the “ Specified Existing Commitment ”) except (x) all or any of the final maturity dates or scheduled payment dates of such Extended Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates or scheduled payment dates of the Specified Existing Commitments, (y) (A) the interest margins with respect to the Extended Commitments may be higher or lower than the interest margins for the Specified Existing Commitments and/or (B) additional fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any change in interest margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A) and (z) the applicable Commitment Fee Rate with respect to the Extended Commitments may be higher or lower than the applicable Commitment Fee Rate for the Specified Existing Commitment, in each case to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.11 or otherwise, the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of Loans with respect to any Commitments (including all Extended Commitments) shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other outstanding Commitments (including all Extended Commitments) and assignments and participations of Extended Commitments and Extended Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions (or, at the Parent Borrower’s discretion, assignment and participation that are more restrictive to the Lenders) applicable to Commitments and the Revolving Loans related to such Commitments set forth in Section 11.6.  No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Existing Loans or Existing Commitments of any Existing Tranche converted into Extended Loans or Extended Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request.  Any Extended Commitments shall constitute a separate Tranche of Commitments from the Specified Existing Commitments and from any other Existing Commitments (together with any other Extended Commitments so established on such date).

 

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(b)                                  The Parent Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Tranche or Existing Tranches are requested to respond.  Any Lender (an “ Extending Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Specified Existing Commitments converted into Extended Commitments shall notify the Administrative Agent (an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Specified Existing Commitments that it has elected to convert into Extended Commitments.  In the event that the aggregate amount of Specified Existing Commitments subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request, the Specified Existing Commitments subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to Extended Commitments on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Specified Existing Commitments included in each such Extension Election.  Notwithstanding the conversion of any Existing Commitment into an Extended Commitment, such Extended Commitment shall be treated identically to all Commitments for purposes of the obligations of a Lender in respect of Letters of Credit under Article 3 and Swing Line Loans under Section 2.4, except that the applicable Extension Amendment may provide that the maturity date for Swing Line Loans and/or Letters of Credit may be extended and the related obligations to make Swing Line Loans and issue Letters of Credit may be continued so long as the Swing Line Lender and/or the applicable Issuing Lender, as applicable, have consented to such extensions in their sole discretion (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any such extension).  The Parent Borrower may amend, revoke or replace an Extension Request pursuant to procedures reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent at any time prior to the date (the “ Extension Request Deadline ”) on which Lenders under the applicable Existing Tranche are requested to respond to the Extension Request.  Any Lender may revoke an Extension Election at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. on the date that is two Business Days prior to the Extension Request Deadline, at which point the Extension Election becomes irrevocable (unless otherwise agreed by the Parent Borrower).  The revocation of an Extension Election prior to the Extension Request Deadline shall not prejudice any Lender’s right to submit a new Extension Election prior to the Extension Request Deadline.

 

(c)                                   Extended Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “ Extension Amendment ”) to this Agreement (which may include amendments to provisions related to maturity, interest margins or fees referenced in Section 2.11(a) clauses (x) to (z) and which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.11(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 11.1, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Commitments established thereby) executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, if applicable, and the Extending Lenders.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this

 

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Agreement and without limiting the generality or applicability of Section 11.1 to any Section 2.11 Additional Amendments, any Extension Amendment may provide for additional terms and/or additional amendments other than those referred to or contemplated above (any such additional amendment, a “ Section 2.11 Additional Amendment ”) to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such Section 2.11 Additional Amendments do not become effective prior to the time that such Section 2.11 Additional Amendments have been consented to (including pursuant to consents applicable to holders of any Extended Commitments provided for in any Extension Amendment) by such of the Lenders, the Borrowers and other parties (if any) as may be required in order for such Section 2.11 Additional Amendments to become effective in accordance with Section 11.1; provided , further, that no Extension Amendment may provide for (a) any Extended Commitment or Extended Loans to be secured by any Collateral or other assets of any Loan Party that does not also secure the Existing Tranches and (b) so long as any Existing Tranches are outstanding, any mandatory prepayment provisions that do not also apply to the Existing Tranches on a pro rata basis while a Dominion Event has occurred and is continuing or upon an acceleration of the Loans.  It is understood and agreed that each Lender has consented for all purposes requiring its consent, and shall at the effective time thereof be deemed to consent to each amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents authorized by this Section 2.11 and the arrangements described above in connection therewith except that the foregoing shall not constitute a consent on behalf of any Lender to the terms of any Section 2.11 Additional Amendment.  In connection with any Extension Amendment, the Parent Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the enforceability of such Extension Amendment, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (A) on any date on which any Existing Tranche is converted to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with clause (a) above (an “ Extension Date ”), in the case of the Specified Existing Commitments of each Extending Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such Specified Existing Commitments shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Commitments so converted by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Commitments shall be established as a separate Tranche of Commitments from the Specified Existing Commitments and from any other Existing Commitments (together with any other Extended Commitments so established on such date) and (B) if, on any Extension Date, any Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the applicable Specified Existing Commitments, such Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be allocated as Extended Loans (and related participations) and Existing Loans (and related participations) in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Specified Existing Commitments to Extended Commitments so converted by such Lender on such date.

 

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(e)                                   If, in connection with any proposed Extension Amendment, any Lender declines to consent to the extension of its Commitment on the terms and by the deadline set forth in the applicable Extension Request (each such other Lender, a “ Non-Extending Lender ”) then the Parent Borrower may, on notice to the Administrative Agent and the Non-Extending Lender, (A) replace such Non-Extending Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 11.6 (with the assignment fee and any other costs and expenses to be paid by the Parent Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Parent Borrower to find a replacement Lender; provided , further , that the applicable assignee shall have agreed to provide a Commitment on the terms set forth in such Extension Amendment; and provided , further , that all obligations of the Borrowers owing to the Non-Extending Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender (or, at the Parent Borrower’s option, the Borrowers) to such Non-Extending Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance or ( B ) upon notice to the Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, the Canadian Agent), to prepay the Loans and, at the Parent Borrower’s option, terminate the Commitments of such Non-Extending Lender, in whole or in part, subject to Section 4.12, without premium or penalty.   In connection with any such replacement under this Section 2.11, if the Non-Extending Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement by the later of ( a ) the date on which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and ( b ) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrowers owing to the Non-Extending Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender (or, at the Parent Borrower’s option, the Borrowers) to such Non-Extending Lender, then such Non-Extending Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and the applicable Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Non-Extending Lender.

 

(f)                                    Following any Extension Date, with the written consent of the Parent Borrower, any Non-Extending Lender may elect to have all or a portion of its Existing Loans and/or Existing Commitments deemed to be an Extended Loan or Extended Commitments, as applicable, under the applicable Tranche on any date (each date a “ Designation Date ”) prior to the Extended Maturity Date of such Tranche; provided that such Lender shall have provided written notice to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to such Designation Date (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion).  Following a Designation Date, the Existing Loans or Existing Commitments, as applicable, held by such Lender so elected to be extended will be deemed to be Extended Loans or Extended Commitments, as applicable, of the applicable Tranche, and any

 

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Existing Loans and Existing Commitments held by such Lender not elected to be extended, if any, shall continue to be “Existing Loans” and “Existing Commitments” of the applicable Tranche.

 

(g)                                   With respect to all Extension Requests consummated by the Borrowers pursuant to this Section 2.11, (i) such extensions shall not constitute optional or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 4.4 and (ii) no Extension Request is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, provided that the Parent Borrower may at its election specify as a condition (a “ Minimum Extension Condition ”) to consummating any such extension that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Extension Request in the Parent Borrower’s sole discretion and may be waived by the Parent Borrower) of Existing Loans of any or all applicable Tranches be extended.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.11 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Loans on such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Request) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including Sections 4.4 and 4.8) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit or restrict any such extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.11.

 

2.12                         Specified Refinancing Facilities .

 

(a)                                  The Borrowers may, from time to time, add one or more new term loan facilities (the “ Specified Refinancing Term Loan Facilities ”) and new revolving credit facilities (the “ Specified Refinancing Revolving Facilities ,” and, together with the Specified Refinancing Term Loan Facilities, the “ Specified Refinancing Facilities ”) to the Facilities to refinance ( i ) all or any portion of any tranche of term loans then outstanding under this Agreement or (i i ) all or any portion of any Tranche of Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Commitments) under this Agreement; provided that ( i ) the Specified Refinancing Facilities will not be guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than the Subsidiary Guarantors, and will be secured on a pari passu or (at the Parent Borrower’s option) junior basis by the same Collateral securing the loans hereunder, ( ii ) the Specified Refinancing Term Loan Facilities and any term loans drawn thereunder (the “ Specified Refinancing Term Loans ”) and Specified Refinancing Revolving Facilities and revolving loans drawn thereunder (the “ Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans ” and, together with the Specified Refinancing Term Loans, the “ Specified Refinancing Loans ”) shall rank pari passu in right of payment with or (at the Parent Borrower’s option) junior to the loans hereunder, ( iii ) no Specified Refinancing Amendment may provide for any Specified Refinancing Facility or any Specified Refinancing Loans to be secured by any Collateral or other assets of any Loan Party that do not also secure the loans hereunder, ( iv ) the Specified Refinancing Facilities will have such pricing, amortization and optional and mandatory prepayment terms as may be agreed by the Parent Borrower and the applicable Lenders thereof, and ( v ) the maturity

 

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date of any Specified Refinancing Facility shall be no earlier than, and no scheduled mandatory commitment reduction in respect thereof shall be required prior to, the maturity date of the tranche being refinanced (other than an earlier maturity date for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith), would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for an earlier maturity date than the maturity date of the tranche being refinanced).

 

(b)                                  Each request from the Parent Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Specified Refinancing Facility.  The Specified Refinancing Facilities (or any portion thereof) may be made by any existing Lender or by any other bank, savings and loan association or other similar savings institution, insurance company, investment fund or company or other financial institution (any such bank or other financial institution, an “ Additional Specified Refinancing Lender ”, and the Additional Specified Refinancing Lenders together with any existing Lender providing Specified Refinancing Facilities, the “ Specified Refinancing Lenders ”); provided that if such Additional Specified Refinancing Lender is not already a Lender hereunder or an Affiliate of a Lender hereunder, the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required.

 

(c)                                   Specified Refinancing Facilities shall become facilities under this Agreement pursuant to a Specified Refinancing Amendment to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrowers and each applicable Specified Refinancing Lender.  Any Specified Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lender, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.12, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.12.

 

(d)                                  Any loans made in respect of any such Specified Refinancing Facility shall be made by creating a new tranche.  Any Specified Refinancing Amendment may provide for the issuance of letters of credit for the account of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or the provision to the Borrowers of swing line loans, pursuant to any Specified Refinancing Revolving Facility established thereby; provided that no Issuing Lender or Swing Line Lender shall be obligated to provide any such letters of credit or swing line loans unless it has consented (in its sole discretion) to the applicable Specified Refinancing Amendment.

 

(e)                                   The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Specified Refinancing Amendment.  Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Specified Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary or

 

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appropriate to reflect the existence and terms of the Specified Refinancing Facilities incurred pursuant thereto (including the addition of such Specified Refinancing Facilities as separate “Facilities” and “Tranches” hereunder and treated in a manner consistent with the Facilities being refinanced, including for purposes of prepayments and voting).  Any Specified Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any Person other than the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and the Lenders providing such Specified Refinancing Facilities, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.12.  In addition, if so provided in the relevant Specified Refinancing Amendment and with the consent of each Issuing Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the scheduled maturity date in respect of the respective Tranche of Revolving Loans or commitments shall be reallocated from Lenders holding such Commitments to Lenders holding commitments under Specified Refinancing Revolving Facilities in accordance with the terms of such Specified Refinancing Amendment; provided , however , that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding commitments under such Specified Refinancing Revolving Facilities, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such commitments under such Specified Refinancing Revolving Facilities and the terms of such participation interests (including the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.

 

SECTION 3.                             LETTERS OF CREDIT .

 

3.1                                L/C Commitment .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each applicable Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it, if any, and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3.1, collectively with the Existing Letters of Credit, the “ Letters of Credit ”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant) any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 30th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, ( i ) (x) the aggregate Canadian Facility L/C Obligations shall exceed $100,000,000, (y) the aggregate U.S. Facility L/C Obligations shall exceed $250,000,000 or (z) the aggregate L/C Obligations shall exceed $250,000,000 or ( B ) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the U.S. Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers or the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Section 2.1 (it being understood and

 

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agreed that the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and any other applicable Extension of Credit in Canadian Dollars or any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the applicable Borrower has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), or ( C ) the aggregate Canadian Facility L/C Obligations attributable to the relevant Canadian Facility Issuing Lender exceeds its Canadian Facility L/C Sublimit (unless otherwise agreed by such Canadian Facility Issuing Lender from time to time) or the aggregate U.S. Facility L/C Obligations attributable to the applicable U.S. Facility Issuing Lender exceeds its U.S. Facility L/C Sublimit (unless otherwise agreed by such U.S. Facility Issuing Lender from time to time), as applicable, or ( ii ) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.  Each Letter of Credit shall ( i ) be denominated in Dollars, Canadian Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the applicable Borrower and shall be either ( A ) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective franchisees, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs, and for general corporate purposes, of the Parent Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective franchisees (a “ Standby Letter of Credit ”), or ( B ) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (a “ Commercial Letter of Credit ”), and ( ii ) unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, or cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the relevant Issuing Lender, expire no later than the earlier of ( A ) one year after its date of issuance and ( B ) the 5 th  day prior to the Termination Date, in the case of Standby Letters of Credit (subject to, if requested by the applicable Borrower and agreed to by the applicable Issuing Lender, automatic renewals for successive periods not exceeding one year and ending prior to the 5 th  day prior to the Termination Date), or ( A ) 12 months after its date of issuance and ( B ) the 30 th  day prior to the Termination Date, in the case of Commercial Letters of Credit.  Each Lender’s participation in any undrawn Letter of Credit that is outstanding on the Termination Date shall terminate on the Termination Date.  Each Letter of Credit issued by the U.S. Facility Issuing Lenders shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the U.S. Facility Commitments and each Letter of Credit issued by the Canadian Facility Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Canadian Facility Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in Section 3.4) by the U.S. Facility Lenders or the Canadian Facility Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with their respective U.S. Facility Commitment Percentages or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentages, as applicable.  All Letters of Credit issued under the U.S. Facility shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the applicable U.S. Borrower and shall be issued

 

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for the account of the applicable U.S. Borrower.  All Letters of Credit issued under the Canadian Facility shall be denominated in Canadian Dollars, Dollars or a Designated Foreign Currency requested by the applicable Borrower and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Royal Bank of Canada and Barclays Bank PLC shall only be required to issue Standby Letters of Credit hereunder and Barclays Bank PLC shall not be required to issue any Letters of Credit denominated in Australian dollars or New Zealand dollars.

 

(b)                                  Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and to the extent not prohibited by such laws, the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and the Uniform Customs shall apply to each Commercial Letter of Credit.  The ISP shall not in any event apply to this Agreement.  All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.

 

(c)                                   No Issuing Lender shall at any time issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.

 

3.2                                Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit .

 

(i)                                      The applicable Borrower may from time to time request during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 30th day prior to the Termination Date that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, at their respective addresses for notices specified herein, an L/C Request therefor in the form of Exhibit K hereto (completed to the reasonable satisfaction of such Issuing Lender), and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may reasonably request.  Each L/C Request shall specify whether the requested Letter of Credit is to be denominated in Dollars, Canadian Dollars or a Designated Foreign Currency, as the case may be.  Upon receipt of any L/C Request, such Issuing Lender will process such L/C Request and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall such Issuing Lender be required, unless otherwise agreed to by such Issuing Lender, to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the L/C Request therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed by such Issuing Lender and the applicable Borrower.  The applicable Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the applicable Borrower promptly following the issuance thereof.  No Issuing Lender shall amend, cancel or waive presentation of any Letter of Credit, or replace any lost, mutilated or destroyed Letter of Credit, without the prior written consent of the applicable Borrower.  Promptly after the issuance or amendment of any Standby Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall notify the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, in writing, of such issuance

 

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or amendment and such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such issuance or amendment.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders, in writing, of such issuance or amendment, and if so requested by a Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall provide to such Lender copies of such issuance or amendment.  With regards to Commercial Letters of Credit, each Issuing Lender shall on the first Business Day of each week provide the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, by facsimile, with a report detailing the aggregate daily outstanding Commercial Letters of Credit during the previous week.

 

(b)                                  The making of each request for a Letter of Credit by any Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Parent Borrower that such Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, Section 3.1.  Unless the respective Issuing Lender has received notice from the Required Lenders before it issues a Letter of Credit that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Section 3.1, then such Issuing Lender may issue the requested Letter of Credit for the account of the applicable Borrower in accordance with such Issuing Lender’s usual and customary practices.

 

3.3                                Fees, Commissions and Other Charges .

 

(a)                                  Each Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, a letter of credit commission with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender on its behalf, computed for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit through to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for Eurocurrency Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans calculated on the basis of a 360 day year, of the daily aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date with respect to such Letter of Credit and on the Termination Date or such earlier date as the Commitments shall terminate as provided herein; provided, that, the rate per annum of the letter of credit commission for any Letter of Credit that is fully cash collateralized in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lenders shall be reduced by 0.25% for any period that such Letter of Credit remains so fully cash collateralized.  Such commission shall be payable to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for the account of the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders to be shared ratably among them in accordance with their respective U.S. Facility Commitment Percentages or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentages.  Each Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender with respect to each Letter of Credit a fee equal to 1/8 of 1% per annum calculated on the basis of a 360-day year (but in no event less than $500 per annum for each Letter of Credit issued on its behalf) of the daily aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment

 

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Date with respect to such Letter of Credit and on the Termination Date or such other date as the Commitments shall terminate.  Such commissions and fees shall be nonrefundable.  Such fees and commissions shall be payable in Dollars (or Canadian Dollars, in the case of Canadian Borrowers), notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit may be denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency.

 

(b)                                  In addition to the foregoing commissions and fees, each Borrower agrees to pay amounts necessary to reimburse the applicable Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.

 

(c)                                   The Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent shall, promptly following any receipt thereof, distribute to the applicable Issuing Lender and the applicable L/C Participants all commissions and fees received by such Agent for their respective accounts pursuant to this Section 3.3.

 

3.4                                L/C Participations .

 

(a)                                  Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each U.S. Facility L/C Participant or Canadian Facility L/C Participant, as applicable, and, to induce the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from the applicable Issuing Lender, without recourse or warranty, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s U. S.  Facility Revolving Credit Loan Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage, as applicable, (determined on the date of issuance of the relevant Letter of Credit) in such Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued or continued hereunder, the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder and the obligations of the applicable Borrowers under this Agreement with respect thereto (although L/C Fees and related commissions shall be payable directly to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for the account of the applicable Issuing Lender and L/C Participants, as provided in Section 3.3 and the L/C Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of any facing fees with respect to any such Letters of Credit) and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto.  Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with such Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the applicable Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit in accordance with

 

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Section 3.5(a), such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender upon demand (which demand, in the case of any demand made in respect of any draft under a L/C denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency, shall not be made prior to the date that the amount of such draft shall be converted into Dollars in accordance with Section 3.5(a)) at such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage, as applicable, of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, which is not so reimbursed; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall relieve such Issuing Lender of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender, or otherwise affect any defense or other right that any L/C Participant may have as a result of such gross negligence or willful misconduct.  All calculations of an L/C Participants’ Commitment Percentages shall be made from time to time by the Administrative Agent, which calculations shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(b)                                  If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to an Issuing Lender on demand by such Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such demand is made, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of such amount, times the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate (or, in the case of a Canadian Facility Lender, the interbank rate customarily charged by the Canadian Agent) during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360.  If any such amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not in fact made available to such Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such amount with interest thereon (with interest based on the Dollar Equivalent of any amounts denominated in Canadian Dollars or Designated Foreign Currencies) calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to Revolving Credit Loans maintained as ABR Loans accruing interest at the ABR rate hereunder.  A certificate of an Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this subsection (which shall include calculations of any such amounts in reasonable detail) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event a L/C Participant becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Individual L/C Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will automatically be reallocated among the L/C Participants that are Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with such Non-Defaulting Lenders’ U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage, as applicable (calculated without regard to the Commitment of the Defaulting Lender) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Individual Lender Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed the Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender.  If such reallocation cannot, or can only partially be effected, the Borrowers shall, within three Business Days after written notice from the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as

 

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applicable, an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to such Defaulting Lender’s U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage (calculated as in effect immediately prior to it becoming a Defaulting Lender) of the L/C Obligations (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 3.4(b)) to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrowers to the Issuing Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent.  So long as there is a Defaulting Lender, an Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue any Letter of Credit where the sum of the Non-Defaulting Lenders’ U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage, as applicable, of the outstanding Loans and their participations in Letters of Credit after giving effect to any such requested Letter of Credit would exceed (such excess, the “ L/C Shortfall ”) the aggregate Commitments of such Non-Defaulting Lenders, unless the Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of the L/C Shortfall, such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrowers to the Issuing Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent.  Any portion of the Individual L/C Exposure of any Defaulting Lender that is fully cash collateralized pursuant to this Section 3.4(b) shall be disregarded in calculating any fees payable pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.3(a).

 

(c)                                   Whenever, at any time after an Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from a Borrower in respect of such Letter of Credit or otherwise, including proceeds of Collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will, if such payment is received prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Business Day, distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof prior to the end of such Business Day and otherwise such Issuing Lender will distribute such payment on the next succeeding Business Day; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment received by an Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to such Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender to it.

 

(d)                                  For the avoidance of doubt, the Dollar Equivalent of any U.S. Facility L/C Obligations denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency shall be calculated from time to time in accordance with the applicable provisions of the definition of “U.S. Facility L/C Obligations”, and any reimbursement payments required to be made in accordance with Section 3.4(a) by the L/C Participants in respect of any such U.S. Facility L/C Obligations shall be made in Dollars as calculated by the relevant Issuing Lender in accordance with Section 3.5(a).

 

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3.5                                Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers .

 

(a)                                  Each Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Parent Borrower of any presentation of a draft under any Letter of Credit.  Each Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender, upon receipt by such Borrower of notice from the applicable Issuing Lender of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit issued on its behalf and paid by such Issuing Lender, for the amount of such draft so paid and any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment.  Each such payment shall be made to the applicable Issuing Lender, at its address for notices specified herein in the currency in which such Letter of Credit is denominated or in Dollars, in an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such payment converted on the date of such notice into Dollars at the Spot Rate of Exchange, and in immediately available funds, on the date on which such Borrower receives such notice, if received prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on a Business Day and otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day.  Any conversion by an Issuing Lender of any payment to be made in respect of any Letter of Credit denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency into Dollars in accordance with this Section 3.5(a) shall be conclusive and binding upon each Borrower and the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders in the absence of manifest error; provided that upon the request of a Borrower or any Revolving Credit Lender, the applicable Issuing Lender shall provide to such Borrower or Revolving Credit Lender a certificate including reasonably detailed information as to the calculation of such conversion.

 

(b)                                  Interest shall be payable on any and all amounts remaining unpaid (taking the Dollar Equivalent of any amounts denominated in Canadian Dollars or any Designated Foreign Currency, as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable) by the Borrowers under this Section 3.5(b) ( i ) from the date the draft presented under the affected Letter of Credit is paid to the date on which the applicable Borrower is required to pay such amounts pursuant to paragraph (a) above at the rate which would then be payable on any outstanding ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans and ( ii ) thereafter until payment in full at the rate which would be payable on any outstanding ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans which were then overdue.

 

3.6                                Obligations Absolute .

 

(a)                                  Each Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment which such Borrower may have or have had against an Issuing Lender, any L/C Participant or any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit, provided that this paragraph (a) shall not relieve any Issuing Lender or L/C Participant of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender

 

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or L/C Participant, or otherwise affect any defense or other right that any Borrower may have as a result of any such gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(b)                                  Each Borrower and each Lender also agree with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants shall not be responsible for, and such Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5(a) shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among any Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of any Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee, provided that this paragraph (b) shall not relieve any Issuing Lender or L/C Participant of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender or L/C Participant, or otherwise affect any defense or other right that any Borrower may have as a result of any such gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(c)                                   Neither any Issuing Lender nor any L/C Participant shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions caused by such Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(d)                                  Each Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the standards of care specified in the UCC, shall be binding on the Borrowers and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender or L/C Participant to any Borrower.

 

3.7                                L/C Payments .  If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower of the date and amount thereof.  The responsibility of an Issuing Lender to such Borrower in respect of any Letter of Credit in connection with any draft presented for payment under such Letter of Credit shall, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit, be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment are in conformity with such Letter of Credit, provided that this Section 3.7 shall not relieve such Issuing Lender of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Issuing Lender, or otherwise affect any defense or other right that any Borrower may have as a result of any such gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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3.8                                Credit Agreement Controls .  In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any L/C Request or other application or agreement submitted by the Parent Borrower to, or entered into by the Parent Borrower with, any Issuing Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

 

3.9                                Additional Issuing Lenders .  Any Borrower may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and such Lender, designate one or more additional Canadian Lenders or U.S. Facility Lenders, as applicable, to act as an issuing lender under the terms of this Agreement.  Any Lender designated as an issuing bank pursuant to this Section 3.9 shall be deemed to be an “Issuing Lender” (in addition to being a Lender) in respect of Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by such Lender, and, with respect to such Letters of Credit, such term shall thereafter apply to the other Issuing Lender or Issuing Lenders and such Lender.

 

SECTION 4.                             GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT .

 

4.1                                Interest Rates and Payment Dates .

 

(a)                                  Each ( i ) Eurocurrency Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurocurrency Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day and ( ii ) BA Equivalent Loan shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable) at a rate per annum that shall be equal to the BA Rate, plus the Applicable Margin for BA Equivalent Loans.

 

(b)                                  Each ABR Loan (other than a Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loan made to a Canadian Borrower) shall bear interest for each day that it is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the ABR for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day and each ABR Loan that is a Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loan made to a Canadian Borrower shall bear interest for each day that it is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Canadian Prime Rate in effect for such day plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.

 

(c)                                   If all or a portion of ( i ) the principal amount of any Loan, ( ii ) any interest payable thereon or ( iii ) any commitment fee, letter of credit commission, letter of credit fee or other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is ( x ) in the case of overdue principal, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the relevant foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1 plus 2.00%, ( y ) in the case of overdue interest, the rate that would be

 

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otherwise applicable to principal of the related Loan pursuant to the relevant foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1 (other than clause (x) above) plus 2.00% and ( z ) in the case of, fees, commissions or other amounts, the rate described in paragraph (b) of this Section 4.1 for ABR Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans accruing interest at the ABR rate (or the Canadian Prime Rate in the case of fees, commissions or other amounts owing to a Canadian Borrower) plus 2.00%, in each case from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment); provided that ( 1 ) no amount shall be payable pursuant to this Section 4.1(c) to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender and ( 2 ) no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this Section 4.1(c) on any overdue amount or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.

 

(d)                                  Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 4.1 shall be payable from time to time on demand.

 

(e)                                   It is the intention of the parties hereto to comply strictly with applicable usury laws; accordingly, it is stipulated and agreed that the aggregate of all amounts which constitute interest under applicable usury laws, whether contracted for, charged, taken, reserved, or received, in connection with the indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement or any Notes, or any other document relating or referring hereto or thereto, now or hereafter existing, shall never exceed under any circumstance whatsoever the maximum amount of interest allowed by applicable usury laws.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, solely to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction finally determines that the calculation or determination of interest or any fee payable by the Canadian Borrowers in respect of their obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be governed by the laws of any province of Canada or the federal laws of Canada:

 

(i)                                      whenever any interest or fee payable by the Canadian Borrowers is calculated using a rate based on a year of 360 days, the rate determined pursuant to such calculation, when expressed as an annual rate, is, for the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) and disclosure thereunder, equivalent to the applicable rate based on a year of 360 days multiplied by the actual number of days in the applicable calendar year in which such rate is to be ascertained and divided by 360;

 

(ii)                                   if any provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents would obligate the Canadian Borrowers to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any of the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender under this Agreement or any

 

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other Loan Document in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by law or would result in a receipt by any of the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender of interest at a criminal rate (as such terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)) then, notwithstanding such provisions, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by law or so result in a receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender of interest at a criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as follows:  ( 1 ) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender under this Section 4.1, and ( 2 ) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be paid to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender which would constitute “interest” for purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and after giving effect to all adjustments contemplated thereby, if the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender shall have received an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by that Section of the Criminal Code (Canada), the Canadian Borrowers shall be entitled, by notice in writing to the applicable Administrative Agent, Canadian Agent or Lender, to obtain reimbursement from such party in an amount equal to such excess and, pending such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an amount payable by the applicable Administrative Agent, Canadian Agent or Lender to the Canadian Borrowers.  Any amount or rate of interest referred to in this Section 4.1(f) shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles as an effective annual rate of interest over the term that the applicable loan remains outstanding on the assumption that any charges, fees or expenses that fall within the meaning of “interest” (as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada)) and, in the event of a dispute, a certificate of a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries appointed by the Canadian Agent shall be conclusive for the purposes of such determination; and

 

(iii)                                all calculations of interest payable by the Canadian Borrowers under this Agreement or any other Loan Document are to be made on the basis of the nominal interest rate described herein and therein and not on the basis of effective yearly rates or on any other basis which gives effect to the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest which principle does not apply to any interest calculated under this Agreement or any Loan Document.  The parties hereto acknowledge that there is a material difference between the stated nominal interest rates and the

 

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effective yearly rates of interest and that they are capable of making the calculations required to determine such effective yearly rates of interest.

 

4.2                                Conversion and Continuation Options .

 

(a)                                  The applicable Borrowers may elect from time to time to convert outstanding Revolving Credit Loans from ( i ) Eurocurrency Loans made or outstanding in Dollars to ABR Loans, ( ii ) Bankers’ Acceptances to ABR Loans, or ( iii ) BA Equivalent Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, at least two Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior irrevocable notice of such election, provided that any such conversion of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  The Borrowers may elect from time to time to convert outstanding Revolving Credit Loans ( i ) made or outstanding in Dollars from ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Loans outstanding in Dollars or ( ii ) in the case of Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to a Canadian Borrower, from ABR Loans to BA Equivalent Loans or Bankers’ Acceptances, by giving the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable notice of such election.  Any such notice of conversion to Eurocurrency Loans outstanding in Dollars, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period or Interest Periods therefor.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.  All or any part of outstanding Eurocurrency Loans made or outstanding in Dollars or Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans and ABR Loans may be converted as provided herein, provided that ( i ) (unless the Required Lenders otherwise consent) no Loan may be converted into a Eurocurrency Loan or Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, in the case of any Default, the Administrative Agent has given notice to the applicable Borrower that no such conversions may be made and ( ii ) no Loan may be converted into a Eurocurrency Loan or BA Equivalent Loan after the date that is one month prior to the Termination Date.

 

(b)                                  Any Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the applicable Borrowers giving notice to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loan, determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, provided that no Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loan may be continued as such after the date that is one month prior to the Termination Date, and provided , further , that ( A ) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans made or outstanding in Dollars, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, if the applicable Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as

 

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described above in this paragraph (b) or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period and ( B ) in case of Eurocurrency Loans made or outstanding in any Designated Foreign Currency, if the applicable Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph (b) or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to clause (A) of the preceding proviso, such Eurocurrency Loans will be continued for the shortest available Interest Periods as determined by the Administrative Agent.  Upon receipt of any such notice of continuation pursuant to this Section 4.2(b), the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the request of the Required Lenders, ( i ) no Loans denominated in Dollars or Canadian Dollars may be converted or continued as Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans and ( ii ) no Loans denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency may be continued as a Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest period longer than one month.

 

4.3                                Minimum Amounts; Maximum Sets .  All borrowings, conversions and continuations of Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loans outstanding in Dollars comprising each Set shall be equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loans outstanding in any Designated Foreign Currency, Bankers’ Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans comprising each Set shall be equal to $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and so that there shall not be more than 30 Sets at any one time outstanding.

 

4.4                                Optional and Mandatory Prepayments .

 

(a)                                  Each of the Borrowers may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans made to it and the Reimbursement Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued for its account, in whole or in part, subject to Section 4.12, without premium or penalty, upon at least three Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable (in the case of Eurocurrency Loans outstanding in Dollars or any Designated Foreign Currency, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans and Reimbursement Obligations outstanding in any Designated Foreign Currency), at least one Business Day’s (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable (in the case of ( x ) ABR Loans other than Swing Line Loans and ( y ) Reimbursement Obligations outstanding in Dollars or Canadian Dollars) or same-day

 

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notice by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable (in the case of Swing Line Loans).  Such notice shall be irrevocable except as provided in Section 4.4(f).  Such notice shall specify, in the case of any prepayment of Loans, the identity of the prepaying Borrower, the date and amount of prepayment and the Tranches being prepaid and if a combination thereof the principal amount allocable to each, and whether the prepayment is of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances, BA Equivalent Loans, ABR Loans or a combination thereof, and, in each case if a combination thereof, the principal amount allocable to each and, in the case of any prepayment of Reimbursement Obligations, the date and amount of prepayment, the identity of the applicable Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit and the amount allocable to each of such Reimbursement Obligations.  Upon the receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall promptly notify each affected Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall (subject to Section 4.4(f)) be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (if a Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loan is prepaid other than at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto) any amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.12.  Partial prepayments of the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations pursuant to this Section 4.4(a) shall (unless the Parent Borrower otherwise directs) be applied, first , to payment of the Swing Line Loans then outstanding, second , to payment of the Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, third , to payment of any Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding and, last , to cash collateralize any outstanding Bankers’ Acceptances or L/C Obligation on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided , further , that any pro rata calculations required to be made pursuant to this Section 4.4(a) in respect to any Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars or a Designated Foreign Currency shall be made on a Dollar Equivalent basis.  Partial prepayments pursuant to this Section 4.4(a) shall be in multiples of $1,000,000 (or, in the case of ( i ) partial prepayments made by the Canadian Borrowers, Cdn$1,000,000 and ( ii ) Eurocurrency Loans outstanding in any Designated Foreign Currency, the Dollar Equivalent of an aggregate principal amount of at least approximately $1,000,000), provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any Loan may be prepaid in its entirety.

 

(b)                                  The Borrowers shall, in accordance with Section 4.4(e), prepay the Loans and cash collateralize the Bankers’ Acceptances and the L/C Obligations to the extent required by Section 8.6(b) (subject to Section 8.6(c)).

 

(c)                                   (i)                                      On any day (other than during an Agent Advance Period) on which the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure or the Dollar Equivalent of the unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the U.S. Borrowers exceeds the difference of ( A ) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) minus ( B ) the excess of ( 1 ) the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure (with respect to the Canadian Borrowers) over ( 2 ) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last

 

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delivered), the U.S. Borrowers shall prepay on such day the principal of outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers and, if required, U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans in an amount equal to such excess.  If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers and U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate amount of the U.S. Facility L/C Obligations and the Canadian Facility L/C Obligations with respect to the U.S. Borrowers exceeds the difference of ( A ) the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) minus ( B ) the excess of ( 1 ) the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure (with respect to the Canadian Borrowers) over ( 2 ) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered), the U.S. Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, at the office designated for payment on such day an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum amount equal to such L/C Obligations at such time), such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the U.S. Borrowers to the Issuing Lenders and the Revolving Credit Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)                                   Without duplication of any mandatory prepayment required under Section 4.4(c) above, on any day (other than during an Agent Advance Period) on which the Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure with respect to the Canadian Borrowers exceeds the sum of ( A ) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) plus ( B ) the excess of ( 1 ) the U.S. Borrowing Base (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) over ( 2 ) the unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the U.S. Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers shall prepay on such day the principal of Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to them in an amount equal to such excess.  If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate amount of the Canadian Facility L/C Obligations with respect to the Canadian Borrowers exceeds the sum of ( A ) the Canadian Borrowing Base at such time (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) plus ( B ) the excess of ( 1 ) the U.S. Borrowing Base (based on the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) over ( 2 ) the unpaid balance of Extensions of Credit to, or for the account of, the U.S. Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian Agent at the office designated for payment on such day an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum amount equal to the Canadian Facility L/C Obligations at such time), such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the Canadian Borrowers to the applicable Issuing Lenders and the Canadian Facility Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Canadian Agent.

 

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(iii)                                On any day on which the Dollar Equivalent of the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure exceeds the Total U.S. Facility Commitment at such time, the U.S. Borrowers shall prepay on such day the principal of U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans in an amount equal to such excess.  If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate amount of the U.S. Facility L/C Obligations exceeds the U.S. Facility L/C Sublimit at such time, the U.S. Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent at the office designated for payment on such day an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum amount equal to the U.S. Facility L/C Obligations at such time), such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the U.S. Borrowers to the applicable Issuing Lenders and the U.S. Facility Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent.

 

(iv)                               On any day on which the Dollar Equivalent of the Aggregate Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Exposure exceeds the Total Canadian Facility Commitment at such time, the Canadian Borrowers and, if applicable, the U.S. Borrowers shall prepay on such day the principal of Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans, in an amount equal to such excess.  If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans, the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of the Canadian Facility L/C Obligations exceeds the Canadian Facility L/C Sublimit at such time, the Canadian Borrowers and, if applicable, the U.S. Borrowers shall pay to the Canadian Agent at the office designated for payment on such day an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of such excess (up to a maximum amount equal to the Canadian Facility L/C Obligations at such time), such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the Canadian Borrowers or the U.S. Borrowers, as applicable, to the applicable Issuing Lenders and the Canadian Facility Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Canadian Agent.

 

(d)                                  The U.S. Borrowers shall prepay all Swing Line Loans then outstanding simultaneously with each borrowing by them of Revolving Credit Loans.  Upon the incurrence by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Specified Refinancing Revolving Loans, the Borrowers shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of the Tranche of Revolving Credit Loans being refinanced in an amount equal to 100% of all Net Proceeds received therefrom promptly (and in any event within three Business Days) following receipt thereof by the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

(e)                                   Prepayments pursuant to Sections 4.4(b) and 4.4(c) shall be applied, first , to prepay Swing Line Loans then outstanding, second , to prepay Revolving Credit Loans then outstanding, third , to pay any Reimbursement Obligations then

 

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outstanding and, last, to cash collateralize any outstanding Bankers’ Acceptance or L/C Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)                                    If a notice of prepayment in connection with a repayment of all outstanding Loans is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.3, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.3.

 

(g)                                   For avoidance of doubt, the Commitments shall not be correspondingly reduced by the amount of any prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans, payments of Reimbursement Obligations and cash collateralizations of L/C Obligations, in each case, made under Sections 4.4(b) or 4.4(c).

 

(h)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4, if at any time any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 4.4(a), Section 4.4(b) or Section 4.4(c) would result, after giving effect to the procedures set forth in this Agreement, in any Borrower incurring breakage costs under Section 4.12 as a result of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans being prepaid other than on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, then, the relevant Borrower may, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in its sole discretion, initially ( i ) deposit a portion (up to 100%) of the amounts that otherwise would have been paid in respect of such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans with the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable (which deposit must be equal in amount to the amount of such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans not immediately prepaid), to be held as security for the obligations of such Borrowers to make such prepayment pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, with such cash collateral to be directly applied upon the first occurrence thereafter of the last day of an Interest Period with respect to such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans (or such earlier date or dates as shall be requested by such Borrower) or ( ii ) make a prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with Section 4.4(a) with an amount equal to a portion (up to 100%) of the amounts that otherwise would have been paid in respect of such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans (which prepayment, together with any deposits pursuant to clause (i) above, must be equal in amount to the amount of such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans not immediately prepaid); provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the Borrowers may request any Extension of Credit under the Commitments that would reduce the aggregate amount of the Available Loan Commitments to an amount that is less than the amount of such prepayment until the related portion of such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans have been prepaid upon the first occurrence thereafter of the last day of an Interest Period with respect to

 

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such Eurocurrency Loans or BA Equivalent Loans; provided that, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), such unpaid Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans shall continue to bear interest in accordance with Section 4.1 until such unpaid Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans or the related portion of such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, as the case may be, have or has been prepaid.

 

4.5                                Commitment Fees; Administrative Agent’s Fees .

 

(a)                                  Each U.S. Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each U.S. Facility Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), and each Canadian Borrower agrees to pay to the Canadian Agent, for the account of each Canadian Facility Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), a commitment fee for the period from and including the first day of the Commitment Period to the Termination Date, computed at the applicable Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Unutilized Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears five (5) Business Days after the last day of each March, June, September and December and on the Termination Date or such earlier date as the Revolving Credit Loan Commitments shall terminate as provided herein, commencing on September 30, 2016.

 

(b)                                  Each Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, and the Other Representatives any fees in the amounts and on the dates previously agreed to in writing pursuant to the Fee Letters by the Parent Borrower, the Other Representatives and the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement.

 

4.6                                Computation of Interest and Fees .

 

(a)                                  Interest (other than interest based on the Prime Rate, Canadian Prime Rate or BA Rate) shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed; and commitment fees and interest based on the Prime Rate, Canadian Prime Rate or BA Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a 365-day year (or 366-day year, as the case may be) for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall as soon as practicable notify the Parent Borrower and the affected Lenders of each determination of a Eurocurrency Rate.  Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR, the Canadian Prime Rate or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective.  The Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall as soon as practicable notify the Parent Borrower and the affected Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.

 

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(b)                                  Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on each of the Borrowers and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.  The Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall, at the request of the Parent Borrower or any Lender, deliver to the Parent Borrower or such Lender a statement showing in reasonable detail the calculations used by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 4.1, excluding any Eurocurrency Base Rate which is based upon the Reuters LIBOR Rates Page and any ABR Loan which is based upon the Prime Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate.

 

(c)                                   Bankers’ Acceptances .

 

(i)                                      Term .  Each Bankers’ Acceptance shall have a term of 1, 2, 3, or 6 months (or such other periods as the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, and the Canadian Borrowers may agree from time to time), subject to availability.  No term of any Bankers’ Acceptance shall extend beyond the Termination Date.

 

(ii)                                   BA Rate .  On each Borrowing Date or other date on which Bankers’ Acceptances are to be accepted, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent shall advise the applicable Canadian Borrowers as to such Agent’s determination of the applicable BA Rate for the Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted.

 

(iii)                                Purchase .  Upon acceptance of a Bankers’ Acceptance by a Canadian Lender, such Canadian Lender shall purchase, or arrange the purchase of, such Bankers’ Acceptance at the applicable BA Rate.  The Lender shall provide to the Canadian Agent’s account for payments of the BA Proceeds less the BA Fee payable by the applicable Canadian Borrower with respect to the Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

(iv)                               Sale .  Each Canadian Lender may from time to time hold, sell, rediscount or otherwise dispose of any or all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and purchased by it.

 

(v)                                  Power of Attorney for the Execution of Bankers’ Acceptances .  To facilitate the availment of the Canadian Facility by Bankers’ Acceptances, each Canadian Borrower hereby appoints each Canadian Lender as its attorney to sign and endorse on its behalf, in handwriting or by facsimile or mechanical signature as and when deemed necessary by such Canadian Lender, blank forms of B/As.  In this respect, it is each Canadian Lender’s responsibility to maintain an adequate supply of blank forms of B/As for acceptance under this Agreement.  Each Canadian Borrower recognizes and agrees that all B/As signed and/or endorsed on its behalf by a Canadian Lender shall bind the applicable Canadian Borrower as fully and effectually as if signed in the handwriting of

 

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and duly issued by the proper signing officers of such Canadian Borrower.  Each Canadian Lender is hereby authorized to issue such B/As endorsed in blank in such face amounts as may be determined by such Canadian Lender; provided that the aggregate amount thereof is equal to the aggregate amount of B/As required to be accepted and purchased by such Canadian Lender.  No Canadian Lender shall be liable for any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such instrument except the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Canadian Lender or its officers, employees, agents or representatives.  Each Canadian Lender shall maintain a record with respect to B/As held by it in blank hereunder, voided by it for any reason, accepted and purchased by it hereunder, and cancelled at their respective maturities.  Each Canadian Lender agrees to provide such records to any Canadian Borrower at such Canadian Borrower’s expense upon request.

 

(vi)                               Execution .  Drafts drawn by any Canadian Borrower to be accepted as Bankers’ Acceptances shall be signed by a duly authorized officer or officers of the applicable Canadian Borrower or by its attorneys.  Notwithstanding that any Person whose signature appears on any Bankers’ Acceptance may no longer be an authorized signatory for the Canadian Borrower at the time of issuance of a Bankers’ Acceptance, that signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if the authority had remained in force at the time of issuance and any Bankers’ Acceptance so signed shall be binding on such Canadian Borrower.

 

(vii)                            Issuance .  The Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, promptly following receipt of a notice of a Borrowing, conversion or continuation by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, shall advise the Canadian Lenders of the notice and shall advise each Canadian Lender of the face amount of Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by it and the applicable term (which shall be identical for all Canadian Lenders).  The aggregate face amount of Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by a Canadian Lender shall be determined by the Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent by reference to that Canadian Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage of the issue of Bankers’ Acceptances, except that, if the face amount of a Bankers’ Acceptance which would otherwise be accepted by a Canadian Lender would not be Cdn$100,000, or a whole multiple thereof, the face amount shall be increased or reduced by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent in its sole discretion to Cdn$1000, or the nearest whole multiple of that amount, as appropriate; provided that after such issuance, no Canadian Lender shall have aggregate outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans in excess of its Canadian Facility Commitment.

 

(viii)                         Rollover .  At or before 10:00 A.M. two (2) Business Days before the maturity date of any Bankers’ Acceptances, the applicable Canadian Borrower shall give to the Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, written notice which notice shall specify either that the applicable Canadian Borrower intends to repay the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances on the maturity date or that the applicable Canadian

 

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Borrower intends to issue Bankers’ Acceptances on the maturity date to provide for the payment of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances.  If the applicable Canadian Borrower fails to provide such notice to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent or fails to repay the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances, or if a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on such maturity date, the applicable Canadian Borrower’s obligations in respect of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances shall be deemed to have been converted on the maturity date thereof into an ABR Loan in an amount equal to the aggregate face amount of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances.  Otherwise, the applicable Canadian Borrower shall provide payment to the Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, on behalf of the Canadian Lenders of an amount equal to the aggregate face amount of the Bankers’ Acceptances issued by the applicable Canadian Lenders on their maturity date.

 

(ix)                               Waiver of Presentment and Other Conditions .  Each Canadian Borrower waives presentment for payment and any other defense to payment of any amounts due to a Canadian Lender in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance accepted and purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement which might exist solely by reason of the Bankers’ Acceptance being held, at the maturity thereof, by the Canadian Lender in its own right and each Canadian Borrower agrees not to claim any days of grace if the Canadian Lender as holder sues such Canadian Borrower on the Bankers’ Acceptance for payment of the amount payable by the Canadian Borrower thereunder.  On the specified maturity date of a B/A, the applicable Canadian Borrower shall pay to the Canadian Lender that has accepted such B/A the full face amount of such B/A and after such payment, the applicable Canadian Borrower shall have no further liability in respect of such B/A and the Canadian Lender shall be entitled to all benefits of, and be responsible for all payments due to third parties under, such B/A.

 

(x)                                  BA Equivalent Loans by Non BA Lenders .  Whenever a Canadian Borrower requests a Revolving Credit Loan by way of Bankers’ Acceptance, each Lender which is not a Schedule I Lender and each Non BA Lender shall, in lieu of accepting a Bankers’ Acceptance, make a BA Equivalent Loan in an amount equal to the Non BA Lender’s Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage.

 

(xi)                               Terms Applicable to Discount Notes .  As set out in the definition of Bankers’ Acceptances, that term includes Discount Notes and all terms of this Agreement applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances shall apply equally to Discount Notes evidencing BA Equivalent Loans with such changes as may in the context be necessary.  For greater certainty:

 

(A)                                the term of a Discount Note shall be the same as the term for Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and purchased on the same Borrowing Date in respect of the same Revolving Credit Loan;

 

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(B)                                an acceptance fee will be payable in respect of a Discount Note and shall be calculated at the same rate and in the same manner as the BA Fee in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance; and

 

(C)                                the BA Rate applicable to a Discount Note shall be the BA Rate applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by a Lender other than a Schedule I Lender on the same Borrowing Date or other date, as the case may be, in respect of the same Revolving Credit Loan.

 

(xii)                            Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada) .  At the option of any Canadian Lender, Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement to be accepted by that Canadian Lender may be issued in the form of depository bills for deposit with The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited pursuant to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada).  All depository bills so issued shall be governed by the provisions of this Section 4.6.

 

4.7                                Inability to Determine Interest Rate .  If prior to the first day of any Interest Period, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon each of the Borrowers) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan (the “ Affected Eurocurrency Rate ”) or the BA Rate (the “ Affected BA Rate ”) with respect to any Bankers’ Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loans for such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Parent Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given ( a ) any Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based on the Affected Eurocurrency Rate or the Affected BA Rate, as applicable, requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans (to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 4.2), ( b ) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to or continued as Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurocurrency Rate or Affected BA Rate shall be converted to or continued as ABR Loans (to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 4.2) and ( c ) any outstanding Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to or continued as Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurocurrency Rate or Affected BA Rate and that are not otherwise permitted to be converted to or continued as ABR Loans by Section 4.2 shall, upon demand by the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders the Commitment Percentage of which aggregate greater than 50% of such U.S. Facility

 

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Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, be immediately repaid by the applicable Borrower on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto together with accrued interest thereon or otherwise, at the option of the Parent Borrower, shall remain outstanding and bear interest at a rate which reflects, as to each of the Revolving Credit Lenders, such Revolving Credit Lender’s cost of funding such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, as reasonably determined by such Revolving Credit Lender, plus the Applicable Margin hereunder.  If any such repayment occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect to such affected Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loan, the applicable Borrower shall pay to each of the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 4.12.  Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurocurrency Rate or Affected BA Rate shall be made or continued as such, nor shall any of the Borrowers have the right to convert ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Affected Eurocurrency Rate or Affected BA Rate.

 

4.8                                Pro Rata Treatment and Payments .

 

(a)                                  Except as expressly otherwise provided herein, each Borrowing (other than a Borrowing of Swing Line Loans) by any of the applicable Borrowers from the Lenders hereunder shall be made, each payment by any of the Borrowers on account of any commitment fee in respect of the U.S. Facility or Canadian Facility Commitments or (subject to the limitations on non-pro rata payments in clause (i)(C)(II) of the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.10(c)) any Incremental Commitment, as applicable, hereunder shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, and any reduction of the U.S. Facility or Canadian Facility Commitments of the Lenders, or (subject to the limitations on non-pro rata payments in clause (i)(C)(II) of the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.10(c)) of any Incremental Commitment, as applicable, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, in the case of U.S. Facility or Canadian Facility Commitments, pro rata according to the U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage, or in the case of any Incremental Commitment or any other Tranche established after the date of this Agreement, pro rata (or as otherwise may be provided in an Incremental Commitment Amendment, Extension Amendment or Specified Refinancing Amendment) among the Lenders with such Incremental Commitment or such other Tranche (in each case subject to the limitations on non-pro rata payments in clause (i)(C)(II) of the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.10(c)).  Each payment (including each prepayment (but excluding payments made pursuant to Section 2.9, 2.11, 2.12, 4.8(c), 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13(d), 11.1(e) or 11.1(f))) by any of the applicable Borrowers on account of principal of and interest on any U.S. Facility or Canadian

 

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Facility Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of such Revolving Credit Loans then held by the relevant Revolving Credit Lenders, and each payment on account of principal of and interest on any loans made pursuant to any Incremental Commitment or any other Tranche established after the date of this Agreement shall be allocated by the applicable Agent as provided for in the applicable amendment to this Agreement (subject to the limitations on non-pro rata payments in clause (i)(C)(II) of the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.10(c)).  All payments (including prepayments) to be made by any of the Borrowers hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees, Reimbursement Obligations or otherwise, shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for the account of the Lenders holding the relevant Loans or the L/C Participants, as the case may be, at the Administrative Agent’s or the Canadian Agent’s, as applicable, office specified in Section 11.2, in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, as applicable, or, in the case of Loans outstanding in any Designated Foreign Currency and L/C Obligations in any Designated Foreign Currency, such Designated Foreign Currency and, whether in Dollars, Canadian Dollars or any Designated Foreign Currency, in immediately available funds.  Payments received by the Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, after such time shall be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day.  The Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall distribute such payments to such Lenders, if any such payment is received prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on a Business Day, in like funds as received prior to the end of such Business Day and otherwise the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall distribute such payment to such Lenders on the next succeeding Business Day.  If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.  If any payment on a Eurocurrency Loan, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity of such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day (and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension) unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.  This Section 4.8(a) may be amended in accordance with Section 11.1(c) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new Tranches added pursuant to Sections 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12, as applicable.

 

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such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to such Agent, such Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to such Agent, and such Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrowers in respect of such borrowing a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to ( i ) in the case of Loans to be made in any Designated Foreign Currency, the rate customary in such Designated Foreign Currency for settlement of similar inter-bank obligations, or ( ii ) in the case of Loans to be made in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate or the rate customary for settlement of Canadian Dollar interbank obligations, as applicable, and as quoted by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, in each case for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 4.8 shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the applicable Agent by such Lender within three Business Days of such Borrowing Date, ( x ) the applicable Agent shall notify the Parent Borrower of the failure of such Lender to make such amount available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, and such Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to such Loans pursuant to Section 4.1, in either case on demand, from such Borrower and ( y ) then such Borrower may, without waiving or limiting any rights or remedies it may have against such Lender hereunder or under applicable law or otherwise, ( i ) borrow a like amount on an unsecured basis from any commercial bank for a period ending on the date upon which such Lender does in fact make such borrowing available, provided that at the time such borrowing is made and at all times while such amount is outstanding such Borrower would be permitted to borrow such amount pursuant to Section 2.1 and/or ( ii ) take any action permitted by the following Section 4.8(c).

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

 

(i)                                      the Parent Borrower shall have the right to ( A )( x ) if such Lender is a Revolving Credit Lender, to seek one or more Persons reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower to each become a substitute Revolving Credit Lender and assume all or part of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, and in such event, the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and any such

 

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substitute Revolving Credit Lender shall execute and deliver, and such Defaulting Lender shall thereupon be deemed to have executed and delivered, a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance to effect such substitution and (y) if such Lender is a Lender holding Incremental Term Loan Commitments or term loans thereunder, to seek one or more Persons reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower to each become a substitute Lender and purchase all or part of the loans and commitments of such Defaulting Lender, and in such event, the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and any such substitute Lender shall execute and deliver, and such Defaulting Lender shall thereupon be deemed to have executed and delivered, a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance to effect such substitution or ( B ) upon notice to the Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, the Canadian Agent), to prepay the Loans and, at the Parent Borrower’s option, terminate the Commitments of such Defaulting Lender, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty;

 

(ii)                                   in determining the Required Lenders or Supermajority Lenders, any Lender that at the time is a Defaulting Lender (and the Revolving Credit Loans and/or Commitments, and any other loans and/or commitments of such Defaulting Lender) shall be excluded and disregarded;

 

(iii)                                no commitment fee shall accrue for the account of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender;

 

(iv)                               if any Individual Swingline Exposure exists or any Individual L/C Exposure exists at the time a Revolving Credit Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

 

(A)                                all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s Individual Swingline Exposure exists or any Individual L/C Exposure shall be re-allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective U.S. Facility Commitment Percentage or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentage, as applicable, but only to the extent the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Individual Lender Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Individual Swingline Exposure and Individual L/C Exposure does not exceed the total of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ applicable Commitments;

 

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within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent ( x ) first, prepay such Defaulting Lender’s Individual Swingline Exposure and ( y ) second, cash collateralize such Defaulting Lender’s Individual L/C Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (A) above) on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender for so long as such L/C Obligations are outstanding;

 

(C)                                if any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Individual L/C Exposure is cash collateralized pursuant to clause (B) above, the Parent Borrower shall not be required to pay the commitment fee that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender (with respect to the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment that was utilized by such L/C Obligations) or the letter of credit commission payable with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations; and

 

(D)                                if any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Individual L/C Exposure is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to clause (A) above, then the letter of credit commission with respect to such portion shall be allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages;

 

(v)                                  the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Line Loan and the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, amend, extend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateralized on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, and participations in any such newly issued or increased Letter of Credit or newly made Swing Line Loan shall be allocated among Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein);

 

(vi)                               if at any time any Borrower shall be required to make any payment under any Loan Document to or for the account of a Defaulting Lender, then such Borrower, so long as it is then permitted to borrow Revolving Credit Loans hereunder, may either ( x ) set off and otherwise apply its obligation to make such payment against the obligation of such Defaulting Lender to make a Revolving Credit Loan (in such case, the amount so set off and otherwise applied shall be deemed to constitute a Revolving Credit Loan by such Defaulting Lender made on the date of such set-off and included within any borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans

 

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as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine) or ( y ) satisfy such payment obligation by paying such amount to the Administrative Agent, or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, to be (to the extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent not utilized by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, to satisfy obligations of the Defaulting Lender owing to it) held by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, in escrow pursuant to its standard terms (including as to the earning of interest), and applied (together with any accrued interest) by it from time to time to make any Revolving Credit Loans or other payments as and when required to be made by such Defaulting Lender hereunder; and

 

(vii)                            in the event that the Administrative Agent, the Parent Borrower, each applicable Issuing Lender or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Individual Swingline Exposure and Individual L/C Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its applicable Commitment Percentage.  The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section 4.8(c) are in addition to other rights and remedies that the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the Non-Defaulting Lenders may have against such Defaulting Lender.  The arrangements permitted or required by this Section 4.8 shall be permitted under this Agreement, notwithstanding any limitation on Liens or the pro rata sharing provisions or otherwise.

 

4.9                                Illegality .  Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof occurring after the Closing Date shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans as contemplated by this Agreement (“ Affected Loans ”), ( a ) such Lender shall promptly give written notice of such circumstances to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent (in the case of Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans) (which notice shall be withdrawn whenever such circumstances no longer exist), ( b ) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Affected Loans, continue Affected Loans as such and convert an ABR Loan to an Affected Loan shall forthwith be cancelled and, until such time as it shall no longer be unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain such Affected Loans, such Lender shall then have a commitment only to make an ABR Loan (or a Swing Line Loan) when an

 

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Affected Loan is requested (to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 4.2), ( c ) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Affected Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to ABR Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law (to the extent otherwise permitted by Section 4.2) and ( d ) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Affected Loans, if any, not otherwise permitted to be converted to ABR Loans by Section 4.2 (whether because such Loans are denominated in a Designated Foreign Currency or otherwise) shall, at the option of the Parent Borrower, ( i ) be prepaid with accrued interest thereon on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto (or such earlier date as may be required by any such Requirement of Law) or ( ii ) bear interest at an alternate rate which reflects such Lender’s cost of funding such Loans, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender, plus the Applicable Margin hereunder.  If any such conversion or prepayment of an Affected Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 4.12.

 

4.10                         Requirements of Law .

 

(a)                                  If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof applicable to any Lender, or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority, in each case made subsequent to the Closing Date (or, if later, the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender):

 

(i)                                      shall subject such Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to any Letter of Credit, any L/C Request, or any Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or any BA Equivalent Loans made or maintained by it or its obligation to make or maintain Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof, in each case, except for Non-Excluded Taxes, Taxes arising under FATCA, Taxes arising as a result of such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (b) or (c) of Section 4.11 and Taxes measured by or imposed upon the overall net income, or franchise taxes, or Taxes measured by or imposed upon overall capital or net worth, or branch profits taxes, of such Lender or its applicable lending office, branch, or any affiliate thereof;

 

(ii)                                   shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any

 

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office of such Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate or BA Rate, as the case may be, hereunder; or

 

(iii)                                shall impose on such Lender any other condition (excluding any Tax of any kind whatsoever);

 

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount which such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, upon notice to the Parent Borrower from such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, in accordance herewith, the applicable Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable with respect to such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances, BA Equivalent Loans, or Letters of Credit, provided that, in any such case, such Borrower may elect to convert the Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances and/or BA Equivalent Loans made by such Lender hereunder to ABR Loans (to the extent, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, such Eurocurrency Loans are denominated in Dollars and, in all cases, to the extent such Loans are permitted by Section 4.2) by giving the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day’s (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice of such election, in which case such Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender, upon demand, without duplication, amounts theretofore required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to this Section 4.10(a) and such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 4.12.  If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section 4.10, it shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Parent Borrower, through the Administrative Agent, certifying ( x ) that one of the events described in this paragraph (a) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, ( y ) as to the increased cost or reduced amount resulting from such event and ( z ) as to the additional amount demanded by such Lender and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof.  Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.10 submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Parent Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.10(a), no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 4.10(a) for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Parent Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect.

 

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(b)                                  If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority, in each case, made subsequent to the Closing Date, does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, within ten Business Days after submission by such Lender to the Parent Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor certifying ( x ) that one of the events described in this paragraph (b) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, ( y ) as to the reduction of the rate of return on capital resulting from such event and ( z ) as to the additional amount or amounts demanded by such Lender or corporation and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof, the applicable Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or corporation for such reduction.  Such a certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.10 submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Parent Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.10(b), no Borrower shall be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 4.10(b) for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Parent Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor;  provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect.

 

(c)                                   Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph (c), no Borrower shall be required to pay any amount with respect to any additional cost or reduction specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) above, to the extent such additional cost or reduction is attributable, directly or indirectly, to the application of, compliance with or implementation of specific capital adequacy requirements or new methods of calculating capital adequacy, including any part or “pillar” (including Pillar 2), of the International Convergence of Capital Measurement Standards:  a Revised Framework, published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004, or any implementation, adoption (whether voluntary or compulsory) thereof, whether by an EC Directive or the FSA Integrated Prudential Sourcebook or any other law or regulation, or otherwise.  In addition, no Borrower shall be required to pay any amount with respect to any additional cost or reduction specified in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) above unless such Lender delivers a certificate from a senior officer of such Lender certifying to the Parent Borrower that the request therefor is being made, and the method of calculation of the

 

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amount so requested is being applied, consistently with such Lender’s treatment of a majority of its customers in connection with similar transactions affected by the relevant adoption or change in a Requirement of Law.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.10, ( 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 an adoption of or change in any Requirement of Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

4.11                         Taxes .

 

(a)                                  Except as provided below in this Section 4.11 or as required by law, all payments made by each of the Borrowers and the Agents under this Agreement and any Notes shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority (“ Taxes ”), excluding Taxes measured by or imposed upon the overall net income of any Agent or Lender or its applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, and all franchise Taxes, branch profits Taxes, Taxes on doing business or Taxes measured by or imposed upon the overall capital or net worth of any such Agent or Lender or its applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, in each case imposed:  (i) by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Agent or Lender, applicable lending office, branch or affiliate is organized or is located, or in which its principal executive office is located, or any nation within which such jurisdiction is located or any political subdivision thereof; or ( ii ) by reason of any connection between the jurisdiction imposing such Tax and such Agent or Lender, applicable lending office, branch or affiliate other than a connection arising solely from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations under, or received payment under or enforced, this Agreement or any Notes.  If any such non-excluded Taxes (“ Non-Excluded Taxes ”) are required to be withheld from any amounts payable by any Borrower or any Agent to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any Notes, the amounts payable by such Borrower shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement; provided , however , that each of the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, and shall not be required to indemnify for, any Non-Excluded Taxes, and any such amounts payable by any Borrower or any Agent to, or for the account of, any such Agent or Lender shall not be increased ( w ) if such Agent or Lender fails to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (b) or (c) of this Section 4.11 or Section 4.15 hereof or ( x ) with respect to any

 

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Non-Excluded Taxes imposed in connection with the payment of any fees paid under this Agreement unless such Non-Excluded Taxes are imposed as a result of a change in treaty, law or regulation that occurred after such Agent becomes an Agent hereunder; such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder or, in the case of an Issuing Lender that becomes an Issuing Lender pursuant to the second sentence of the definition of “Issuing Lender,” such Issuing Lender issued the applicable Letter of Credit (or, if such Agent or Lender is a non-U.S. intermediary or flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, after the relevant beneficiary or member of such Agent or Lender became such a beneficiary or member, if later) (such change, at such time, and with respect to any Agent or Lender (or, if applicable, its relevant beneficiary or member), a “ Change in Law ”) or ( y ) with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes imposed by the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof, unless such Non-Excluded Taxes are imposed as a result of a Change in Law or ( z ) with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes arising under FATCA.  Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by any of the Borrowers, as promptly as possible thereafter the applicable Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for its own account or for the account of such Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by such Borrower showing payment thereof.  If any of the Borrowers fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, such Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent and the Lenders for such Non-Excluded Taxes and any interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.  The agreements in this Section 4.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(b)                                  Each Agent (other than the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Collateral Agent), and each Lender that stands ready to make, makes or holds any Extension of Credit to any U.S. Borrower (a “ U.S. Extender of Credit ”), in each case that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so:

 

(X)                                (i)                                      on or before the date of any payment by any of the U.S. Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Agent or Lender, deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent ( A ) two duly completed and accurate signed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (certifying that it is a resident of the applicable country within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country), Form W-8EXP or Form W-8ECI, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, in each case certifying that it is entitled to receive all payments under this Agreement and any Notes without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, ( B ) in the case of the

 

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Administrative Agent, also deliver two duly completed and accurate signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the U.S. Borrowers to be treated as a U.S. person with respect to such payments (and the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent agree to so treat the Administrative Agent as a U.S. person with respect to such payments), with the effect that the U.S. Borrowers can make payments to the Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States and ( C ) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes;

 

(ii)                                   deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two further accurate and complete copies of any such form or certification on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form or certificate previously delivered by it to the U.S. Borrowers; and

 

(iii)                                obtain such extensions of time for filing and completing such forms or certifications as may reasonably be requested by any U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent; or

 

(Y)                                in the case of any such Lender that is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”,

 

(i)                                      represent to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that it is not ( A ) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, ( B ) a “10 percent shareholder” of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or ( C ) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code that is related to any U.S. Borrower;

 

(ii)                                   deliver to the U.S. Borrowers on or before the date of any payment by any of the U.S. Borrowers, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, ( A ) two certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit E (any such certificate a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and ( B ) two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, or successor applicable form, certifying to such Lender’s legal entitlement at the date of such form to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 871(h) or

 

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Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes (and shall also deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two further accurate and complete copies of such form or certificate on or before the date it expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recently provided form or certificate and, if necessary, obtain any extensions of time reasonably requested by any U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent for filing and completing such forms or certificates); and

 

(iii)                                deliver, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by any U.S. Borrower, to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (iii) such Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by any of the Borrowers) which would be imposed on such Lender of complying with such request; or

 

(Z)                                 in the case of any such Lender that is a non-U.S. intermediary or flow-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes,

 

(i)                                      on or before the date of any payment by any of the U.S. Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Lender, deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY and, if any beneficiary or member of such Lender is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, ( I ) represent to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that such Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, and ( II ) also deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates certifying to such Lender’s legal entitlement at the date of such certificate to an exemption from U.S. Withholding tax under the provisions of Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes; and

 

(A)                                with respect to each beneficiary or member of such Lender that is not claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, also deliver to the U.S. Borrower and the Administrative Agent ( I ) two duly completed and accurate signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E (certifying that such beneficiary or member is a resident of the applicable

 

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country within the meaning of the income tax treaty between the United States and that country), Form W-8ECI, Form W-8EXP, or Form W-9, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, in each case so that each such beneficiary or member is entitled to receive all payments under this Agreement and any Notes without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes and ( II ) such other forms, documentation or certifications, as the case may be, certifying that each such beneficiary or member is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax with respect to all payments under this Agreement and any Notes; and

 

(B)                                with respect to each beneficiary or member of such Lender that is claiming the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”, ( I ) represent to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that such beneficiary or member is not ( 1 ) a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, ( 2 ) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or ( 3 ) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and ( II ) also deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates from each beneficiary or member and two accurate and complete signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, or successor applicable form, certifying to such beneficiary’s or member’s legal entitlement at the date of such certificate to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement and any Notes;

 

(ii)                                   deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two further accurate and complete copies of any such forms, certificates or certifications referred to above on or before the date any such form, certificate or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or any beneficiary or member changes, and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recently provided form, certificate or certification and obtain such extensions of time reasonably requested by any U.S. Borrower or the Administrative Agent for filing and completing such forms, certificates or certifications; and

 

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order to establish the legal entitlement of such Lender (or beneficiary or member) to an exemption from withholding with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Notes, provided that in determining the reasonableness of a request under this clause (iii) such Lender shall be entitled to consider the cost (to the extent unreimbursed by any of the Borrowers) which would be imposed on such Lender (or beneficiary or member) of complying with such request;

 

unless in any such case any change in treaty, law or regulation has occurred after the date such Person becomes a Lender hereunder (or a beneficiary or member in the circumstances described in clause (Z) above, if later) or, in the case of an Issuing Lender that becomes an Issuing Lender pursuant to the second sentence of the definition of “Issuing Lender,” such Issuing Lender issued the applicable Letter of Credit which renders all such forms or statements inapplicable or which would prevent such Lender (or such beneficiary or member) from duly completing and delivering any such form or statement with respect to it and such Lender so advises the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)                                   Each Agent and each U.S. Extender of Credit, in each case that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, shall on or before the date of any payment by any of the U.S. Borrowers under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Agent or U.S. Extender of Credit, deliver to the U.S. Borrowers and the Administrative Agent two duly completed and accurate copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or successor form, certifying that such Agent or U.S. Extender of Credit is a United States Person (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) and that such Agent or U.S. Extender of Credit is entitled to a complete exemption from United States backup withholding tax.

 

(d)                                  If a payment made to an Agent or U.S. Extender of Credit hereunder may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax under FATCA, such Agent or Lender shall deliver to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with its withholding obligations, to determine that such Agent or Lender has complied with such Agent or Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.

 

4.12                         Indemnity .  Each U.S. Borrower agrees to indemnify each U.S. Facility Lender and each Canadian Facility Lender, as applicable, in respect of Extensions of Credit made, or requested to be made, to the U.S. Borrowers, and each Canadian Borrower agrees to indemnify each Canadian Facility Lender in respect of Extensions of Credit made, or requested to be made, to the Canadian Borrowers, and, in

 

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each case, to hold each such Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur (other than through such Lender’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment) as a consequence of ( a ) default by such Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans after the Parent Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, ( b ) default by such Borrower in making any prepayment or conversion of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans after the Parent Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or ( c ) the making of a payment or prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans or the conversion of Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if any, of ( i ) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or converted, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or conversion or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the last day of the applicable Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Eurocurrency Loans, Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Loans, as applicable, provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein, if any) over ( ii ) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) which would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank eurocurrency market.  If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any amounts under the indemnity contained in this Section 4.12, it shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Parent Borrower, through the Administrative Agent, certifying ( x ) that one of the events described in clause (a), (b) or (c) has occurred and describing in reasonable detail the nature of such event, ( y ) as to the loss or expense sustained or incurred by such Lender as a consequence thereof and ( z ) as to the amount for which such Lender seeks indemnification hereunder and a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation thereof.  Such a certificate as to any indemnification pursuant to this Section 4.12 submitted by such Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to the Parent Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

4.13                         Certain Rules Relating to the Payment of Additional Amounts .

 

(a)                                  Upon the request, and at the expense of the applicable Borrower, each Lender to which any of the Borrowers is required to pay any additional amount pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.11, and any Participant in respect of whose participation such payment is required, shall reasonably afford such Borrower the

 

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opportunity to contest, and reasonably cooperate with such Borrower in contesting, the imposition of any Non-Excluded Tax giving rise to such payment; provided that ( i ) such Lender shall not be required to afford such Borrower the opportunity to so contest unless such Borrower shall have confirmed in writing to such Lender its obligation to pay such amounts pursuant to this Agreement and ( ii ) such Borrower shall reimburse such Lender for its reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements incurred in so cooperating with such Borrower in contesting the imposition of such Non-Excluded Tax; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing no Lender shall be required to afford any Borrower the opportunity to contest, or cooperate with such Borrower in contesting, the imposition of any Non-Excluded Taxes, if such Lender in its sole discretion in good faith determines that to do so would have an adverse effect on it.

 

(b)                                  If a Lender changes its applicable lending office and the effect of such change, as of the date of such change, would be to cause any of the Borrowers to become obligated to pay any additional amount under Section 4.10 or Section 4.11, such Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such additional amount, except to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office.

 

(c)                                   If a condition or an event occurs which would, or would upon the passage of time or giving of notice, result in the payment of any additional amount to any Lender by any of the Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.11 or result in Affected Loans or commitments to make Affected Loans being automatically converted to ABR Loans or Loans bearing an alternate rate of interest or commitments to make ABR Loans or Loans bearing an alternate rate of interest, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 4.9, such Lender shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower and the Administrative Agent and shall take such steps as may reasonably be available to it to mitigate the effects of such condition or event (which shall include efforts to rebook the Loans and Commitments held by such Lender at another lending office, or through another branch or an affiliate, of such Lender); provided that such Lender shall not be required to take any step that, in its reasonable judgment, would be materially disadvantageous to its business or operations or would require it to incur additional costs (unless the Parent Borrower agrees to reimburse such Lender for the reasonable incremental out-of-pocket costs thereof).

 

(d)                                  If any of the Borrowers shall become obligated to pay additional amounts pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.11 or if Affected Loans or commitments to make Affected Loans are automatically converted to ABR Loans or Loans bearing an alternate rate of interest or commitments to make ABR Loans or Loans bearing an alternate rate of interest, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 4.9, the applicable Borrower shall have the right, for so long as such obligation remains, ( i ) with the assistance of the Administrative Agent, to seek one or more substitute Lenders reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and such Borrower to purchase the

 

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affected Loan (and/or the related Commitments), in whole or in part, at an aggregate price no less than such Loan’s principal amount plus accrued interest, and assume the affected obligations under this Agreement, or ( ii )  upon notice to the Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, the Canadian Agent), to prepay the affected Loan and, at the Parent Borrower’s option, terminate the Commitments of the applicable Lender, in whole or in part, subject to Section 4.12, without premium or penalty.  In the case of the substitution of a Lender, the Parent Borrower (and any other applicable Borrower), the Administrative Agent, the affected Lender, and any substitute Lender shall execute and deliver a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 11.6(b) to effect the assignment of rights to, and the assumption of obligations by, the substitute Lender; provided that any fees required to be paid by Section 11.6(b) in connection with such assignment shall be paid by the Parent Borrower or the substitute Lender.  In the case of a prepayment of an affected Loan, the amount specified in the notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with any accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.  In the case of each of the substitution of a Lender and of the prepayment of an affected Loan, the applicable Borrower shall first pay the affected Lender any additional amounts owing under Sections 4.10 and 4.11 (as well as any commitment fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Lender, including any amounts under this Section 4.13) prior to such substitution or prepayment.  In the case of the substitution of a Lender, if the Lender being replaced does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement by the later of ( a ) the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and ( b ) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrowers owing to such replaced Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Lender being replaced, then the Lender being replaced shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and the applicable Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Lender.

 

(e)                                   If any Agent or any Lender receives a refund directly attributable to taxes for which any of the Borrowers has made additional payments pursuant to Section 4.10(a) or Section 4.11(a), such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall promptly pay such refund (together with any interest with respect thereto received from the relevant taxing authority, but net of any reasonable cost incurred in connection therewith) to such Borrower; provided, however, that such Borrower agrees promptly to return such refund (together with any interest with respect thereto due to the relevant taxing authority) (free of all Non-Excluded Taxes) to such Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, upon receipt of a notice that such refund is required to be repaid to the relevant taxing authority.

 

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(f)                                    The obligations of any Agent, Lender or Participant under this Section 4.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all amounts payable hereunder.

 

4.14                         Controls on Prepayment if Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exceeds Aggregate Revolving Credit Loan Commitments .

 

(a)                                  In addition to the provisions set forth in Section 4.4(c), the Parent Borrower will implement and maintain internal controls to monitor the borrowings and repayments of Loans by the Borrowers and the issuance of and drawings under Letters of Credit, with the object of ( A ) preventing any request for an Extension of Credit that would result in ( i ) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit with respect to all of the Revolving Credit Lenders (including the Swing Line Lender) being in excess of the aggregate Commitments then in effect or ( ii ) any other circumstance under which an Extension of Credit would not be permitted pursuant to Sections 2.1(a) and (b) and of ( B ) promptly identifying any circumstance where, by reason of changes in exchange rates, the Aggregate Outstanding Credit with respect to all of the Revolving Credit Lenders (including the Swing Line Lender) exceeds the aggregate Commitments then in effect.

 

(b)                                  The ( i ) Administrative Agent will calculate the Aggregate Outstanding Credit with respect to all of ( A ) the Revolving Credit Lenders and ( B ) the U.S. Facility Lenders (in each case, including the Swing Line Lender) and ( ii ) Canadian Agent will calculate the Aggregate Outstanding Credit with respect to the Canadian Facility Lenders, in each case, from time to time, and in any event not less frequently than once during each calendar week.  In making such calculations, the Administrative Agent will rely on the information most recently received by it from the Swing Line Lender in respect of outstanding Swing Line Loans, from the Issuing Lenders in respect of outstanding L/C Obligations and from the Canadian Agent in respect of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit with respect to the Canadian Facility Lenders.

 

4.15                         Canadian Facility Lenders .

 

(a)                                  The Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and any Lender that holds any commitment or makes or holds any Extension of Credit to any Canadian Borrower (such Lender, a “ Canadian Extender of Credit ”) shall, with respect to any fees payable to any such Person under this Agreement: (A) at all times be a Canadian Resident or (B) render all services for which such fees are received under the Credit Agreement outside Canada unless it notifies the applicable Canadian Borrower in writing prior to payment of such fees that any services related to such fees were or will be rendered in Canada.  In addition, to the extent legally entitled to do so, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and each Canadian Extender of Credit shall, upon a written request by any Borrower, deliver to such Borrower or the applicable governmental or taxing authority, any further form or certificate required in order that

 

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any payment by any Borrower under this Agreement or any Notes to, or for the account of, such Person may be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Non-Excluded Taxes.

 

(b)                                  A Canadian Facility Lender may change its Affiliate acting as Canadian Lender hereunder but only pursuant to an assignment in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent (with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent and each Canadian Issuing Lender and the Canadian Borrowers, such consent from the Administrative Agent, Canadian Agent and each Canadian Issuing Lender not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), where the respective assignee represents and warrants that it is an Affiliate of the respective Canadian Facility Lender and will act directly as a Canadian Lender with respect to the Canadian Facility Commitment of the respective Canadian Facility Lender.

 

(c)                                   Each Non-Canadian Affiliate will at all times comply with the provisions of Section 4.11(b), Section 4.11(c) and/or Section 4.11(d), as applicable.

 

4.16                         Cash Receipts .

 

(a)                                  Annexed hereto as Schedule 4.16(a), as the same may be modified from time to time by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, is a schedule of all DDAs that are maintained by the Loan Parties, which schedule includes, with respect to each depository ( i ) the name and address of such depository; ( ii ) the account number(s) maintained with such depository; and ( iii ) a contact person at such depository.

 

(b)                                  Annexed hereto as Schedule 4.16(b), as the same may be modified from time to time by notice to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, is a list describing all arrangements to which any Loan Party is a party with respect to the payment to such Loan Party of the proceeds of all credit card charges for sales of goods or services by such Loan Party.

 

(c)                                   Except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each Loan Party shall ( i ) deliver to the Administrative Agent or, if such Loan Party is a Canadian Loan Party, the Canadian Agent, notifications in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, which have been executed on behalf of such Loan Party and addressed to such Loan Party’s credit card clearinghouses and processors, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be (each, a “ Credit Card Notification ”), subject to Section 4.16(g), ( ii ) deliver to the Administrative Agent or, if such Loan Party is a Canadian Loan Party, the Canadian Agent, notifications executed on behalf of the Borrowers to each depository institution with which any DDA is maintained, in form

 

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reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, of the Administrative Agent’s (or, in the case of any Loan Party that is a Canadian Loan Party, the Canadian Agent’s) interest in such DDA (each, a “ DDA Notification ”), ( iii ) instruct each depository institution for a DDA (other than, at the Parent Borrower’s option, any account subject to a blocked account agreement in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, with the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, and the bank with which such Loan Party maintains such account) to cause all amounts on deposit and available at the close of each Business Day in such DDA to be swept to one of the Loan Parties’ concentration accounts no less frequently than on a daily basis, such instructions (except in the case of any account that is or becomes an Excluded Account) to be irrevocable unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be (and the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent hereby agree that the Loan Parties may revoke any such instructions given to a depository institution for an account that is or becomes an Excluded Account), ( iv ) enter into a blocked account agreement (each, together with any blocked account agreement entered into as contemplated by the foregoing clause (iii), a “ Blocked Account Agreement ”), in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, with the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, and any bank with which such Loan Party maintains a concentration account into which funds from the DDAs and proceeds released from the any LKE Account (other than proceeds excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document) are swept (each such account of a Loan Party other than a Canadian Loan Party, a “ U.S. Blocked Account ”, each such account of a Canadian Loan Party, a “ Canadian Blocked Account ” and all such accounts, together with any account subject to a blocked account agreement as contemplated by the foregoing clause (iii), collectively, the “ Blocked Accounts ”), covering each such concentration account maintained with such bank (other than any LKE Account, and other than any concentration account all of the funds in which (other than funds excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document) are swept on a daily basis into another concentration account), which concentration accounts as of the Closing Date are listed on Schedule 4.16(c) annexed hereto and ( v ) instruct all Account Debtors of such Loan Party that remit payments of Accounts of such Account Debtor regularly by check pursuant to arrangements with such Loan Party, to remit all such payments (other than ( x ) any such amount to be deposited in Excluded Accounts and ( y ) Accounts or payment thereof excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, including Excluded Assets) to the applicable “P.O.  Boxes” or “Lockbox Addresses” with respect to the applicable DDA or concentration account, which remittances shall be collected by the applicable bank (each, a “ Collection Bank ”) and deposited in the applicable DDA or concentration account.  All amounts received by the Parent Borrower, any of its Domestic Subsidiaries or Canadian Subsidiaries that is a Loan Party and any Collection Bank in respect of any Account shall upon receipt of such amount (other than ( x ) any such amount to be deposited in Excluded Accounts and ( y ) any Account or amount excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document,

 

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including Excluded Assets) be deposited into a DDA or concentration account.  Each Loan Party agrees that it will not cause proceeds of such DDAs (other than any Blocked Account) to be otherwise redirected.

 

(d)                                  Each Credit Card Notification and Blocked Account Agreement shall require, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default or a Dominion Event, the ACH or wire transfer no less frequently than once per Business Day (unless the Commitments have been terminated and the monetary obligations then due and owing hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been paid in full), of all available cash balances and cash receipts, including the then contents or then entire available ledger balance of each U.S. Blocked Account net of such minimum balance (not to exceed $10,000 per account), if any, required by the bank at which such U.S. Blocked Account is maintained to an account maintained by the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent (or another bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent with the reasonable consent of the Parent Borrower) (the “ Administrative Agent Account ”) and of each Canadian Blocked Account net of such minimum balance (not to exceed $10,000 per account), if any, required by the bank at which such Canadian Blocked Account is maintained to an account maintained by the Canadian Agent at the Canadian Agent (or another bank of recognized standing reasonably selected by the Canadian Agent with the reasonable consent of the Parent Borrower) (the “ Canadian Agent Account ”).  Each Loan Party agrees that it will not cause any credit card proceeds subject to any then effective Credit Card Notification or any proceeds of any Blocked Account to be otherwise redirected.

 

(e)                                   (i)                                      At any time other than during the continuance of an Event of Default, all collected amounts received in the Administrative Agent Account shall be distributed and applied on a daily basis in the following order (in each case, to the extent the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge of the amounts owing or outstanding as described below and any applications otherwise described in following clauses (x) and (y), and after giving effect to the application of any such amounts ( x ) otherwise required pursuant to Section 4.4(b), ( y ) constituting proceeds from any Collateral otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the respective Security Document or ( z ) otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement):  ( 1 ) first, to the payment (on a ratable basis) of any outstanding expenses actually due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and, to the extent allocable to Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers, the Canadian Agent and/or the Canadian Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents and to repay or prepay outstanding U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans advanced by the Administrative Agent and Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers by the Canadian Agent on behalf of the applicable Lenders hereunder; ( 2 ) second, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clause (1) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding expenses actually due and payable to each U.S. Facility Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents

 

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and to repay all outstanding U.S. Borrower Unpaid Drawings and all interest thereon; ( 3 ) third, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) and (2) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all accrued and unpaid interest actually due and payable on the U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers and all accrued and unpaid fees actually due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent, the U.S. Issuing Lenders and the Revolving Credit Lenders under any of the Loan Documents; ( 4 ) fourth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (3), inclusive, have been paid in full, to repay (on a ratable basis) the outstanding principal of U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers (whether or not then due and payable), ( 5 ) fifth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding obligations of the U.S. Borrowers then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders under this Agreement and ( 6 ) sixth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (5), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all other outstanding obligations of the U.S. Borrowers then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders under any of the Loan Documents.

 

(ii)                                   At any time other than during the continuance of an Event of Default, all collected amounts held in the Canadian Agent Account shall be distributed and applied on a daily basis in the following order (in each case, to the extent the Canadian Agent has actual knowledge of the amounts owing or outstanding as described below and any applications otherwise described in following clauses (x) and (y), and after giving effect to the application of any such amounts ( x ) otherwise required pursuant to Section 4.4(b), ( y ) constituting proceeds from any Collateral otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the respective Security Document or ( z ) otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement):  ( 1 ) first, to the payment (on a ratable basis) of any outstanding expenses actually due and payable by the Canadian Borrowers to the Canadian Agent and/or the Canadian Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents and to repay or prepay outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers by the Canadian Agent on behalf of the Lenders hereunder; ( 2 ) second, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clause (1) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding expenses actually due and payable by the Canadian Borrower to each Canadian Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents and to repay all outstanding Canadian Borrower Unpaid Drawings and interest thereon; ( 3 ) third, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) and (2) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all accrued and unpaid interest actually due and payable on the Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers and all accrued and unpaid Fees actually due and payable by the Canadian Borrowers to the

 

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Canadian Agent, the Canadian Issuing Lenders and the Canadian Lenders under any of the Loan Documents; ( 4 ) fourth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (3), inclusive, have been paid in full, to repay (on a ratable basis) the outstanding principal of Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers (whether or not then due and payable), ( 5 ) fifth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding obligations of the Canadian Borrowers then due and payable to the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Lenders under this Agreement; and ( 6 ) sixth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (5), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all other outstanding obligations of the Canadian Borrowers then due and payable to the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Lenders under any of the other Loan Documents.

 

(iii)                                This Section 4.16(e) may be amended (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into such amendments) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new classes or tranches of loans added pursuant to Sections 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 and 11.1(d), as applicable, in accordance with Section 11.1(c).

 

(f)                                    If, at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Specified Default or a Dominion Event as to which the Administrative Agent has notified the Borrower, any cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments owned by any Loan Party (other than ( i ) de minimis cash, Cash Equivalents and/or Temporary Cash Investments from time to time inadvertently misapplied by any Loan Party, ( ii ) funds in any LKE Account or any DDA or other account the amounts in which are solely swept into any LKE Account, ( iii )  cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments deposited or to be deposited in an Excluded Account and (i v ) cash, Cash Equivalents and Temporary Cash Investments that are (or are in any account that is) excluded from the Collateral pursuant to any Security Document, including Excluded Assets) are deposited to any account, or held or invested in any manner, otherwise than in a Blocked Account subject to a Blocked Account Agreement (or a DDA which is swept daily to such Blocked Account), the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, shall be entitled to require the applicable Loan Party to close such account and have all funds therein transferred to a Blocked Account, and to cause all future deposits to be made to a Blocked Account.

 

(g)                                   The Loan Parties may close DDAs or Blocked Accounts and/or open new DDAs or Blocked Accounts, subject to the contemporaneous execution and delivery to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, of a DDA Notification or Blocked Account Agreement consistent with the provisions of this Section 4.16 and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be.  In connection with the acquisition of new DDAs or

 

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Blocked Accounts as a result of an acquisition or of a Subsidiary becoming a Loan Party, the applicable Loan Party shall within 45 days of the date of such acquisition or of such Subsidiary becoming a Loan Party (in the case of both, whichever is later) (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, a DDA Notification or Blocked Account Agreement consistent with the provisions of this Section 4.16 and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be.  Unless consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be, the Loan Parties shall not enter into any agreements with credit card processors other than the ones listed on Schedule 4.16(b) unless ( x ) contemporaneously therewith a Credit Card Notification is executed and a copy thereof is delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as the case may be or ( y ) in connection with any Special Purpose Financing or Financing Disposition involving credit card proceeds.  The Loan Parties shall be entitled to terminate any Credit Card Notification in connection with any such Special Purpose Financing or Financing Disposition (and the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Agent shall take such action as shall the Parent Borrower shall reasonably request in connection therewith and shall otherwise cooperate to effectuate such termination).

 

(h)                                  (i)                                      The Administrative Agent Account shall at all times be under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent.  Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except to the extent otherwise provided in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ( x ) such Loan Party has no right of withdrawal from the Administrative Agent Account, ( y ) the funds on deposit in the Administrative Agent Account shall at all times continue to be collateral security for all of the obligations of the Loan Parties (other than the Canadian Loan Parties) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and ( z ) the funds on deposit in the Administrative Agent Account shall be applied as provided in this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement.  In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.16, any Loan Party receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any proceeds or collections required to be transferred to the Administrative Agent Account pursuant to Section 4.16(d), such proceeds and collections shall be held in trust by such Loan Party for the Administrative Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Loan Party’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Loan Party (other than any account by which such Loan Party received or acquired dominion or control of such proceeds and collections, or with any funds in such account) and shall promptly be deposited into the Administrative Agent Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Loan Party may be reasonably instructed by the Administrative Agent.

 

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agrees that, except to the extent otherwise provided in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ( x ) such Loan Party has no right of withdrawal from the Canadian Agent Account, ( y ) the funds on deposit in the Canadian Agent Account shall at all times continue to be collateral security for all of the obligations of the Canadian Loan Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and ( z ) the funds on deposit in the Canadian Agent Account shall be applied as provided in this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement.  In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.16, any Loan Party receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any proceeds or collections required to be transferred to the Canadian Agent Account pursuant to Section 4.16(d), such proceeds and collections shall be held in trust by such Loan Party for the Canadian Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Loan Party’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Loan Party (other than any account by which such Loan Party received or acquired dominion or control such proceeds and collections, or with any funds in such account) and shall promptly be deposited into the Canadian Agent Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Loan Party may be reasonably instructed by the Canadian Agent.

 

(i)                                      So long as ( i ) no Specified Default has occurred and is continuing, and ( ii ) no Dominion Event has occurred and is continuing, the Loan Parties may direct, and shall have sole control over, the manner of disposition of funds in the Blocked Accounts.

 

(j)                                     Any amounts held or received in the Administrative Agent Account or the Canadian Agent Account (including all interest and other earnings with respect hereto, if any) at any time ( x ) when all of the monetary obligations due and owing hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been satisfied or ( y ) all Specified Defaults and Dominion Events have been cured or waived, shall (subject in the case of clause (x) to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement), be remitted to the operating account of the applicable Borrower.

 

(k)                                  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Loan Parties shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.16 during the initial thirty (30) day period commencing on the Closing Date to the extent that the arrangements described above are established and effective not later than the date that is thirty (30) days following the Closing Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, may agree.

 

(l)                                      In the event the daily balance in any De Minimis Account shall exceed $5,000,000 or the aggregate daily balance in all De Minimis Accounts shall exceed $10,000,000 for two (2) consecutive Business Days, the Parent Borrower shall within one (1) Business Day of such event instruct the depository institution for such De

 

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Minimis Account to sweep such excess into a DDA or a Blocked Account.  Failure to comply with the foregoing sentence shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default, but for so long as such failure is continuing, Accounts the proceeds of which are expected to be deposited in such De Minimis Account or De Minimis Accounts, as applicable, shall not constitute Eligible Accounts.

 

SECTION 5.                             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .

 

To induce the Administrative Agent and each Lender to make the Extensions of Credit requested to be made by it on the Closing Date and on each Borrowing Date thereafter, the Parent Borrower hereby represents and warrants, on the Closing Date, and on every Borrowing Date thereafter to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:

 

5.1                                Financial Condition .  The carve-out audited combined balance sheets of HERC Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and the related combined statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by unqualified reports from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition as at such date, and the consolidated results of operations and consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then ended, of HERC Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby.

 

5.2                                No Change; Solvent .  Since December 31, 2015, except as and to the extent disclosed on Schedule 5.2, ( a ) there has been no development or event relating to or affecting any Loan Party which has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (after giving effect to ( i ) the consummation of the Transactions, ( ii ) the making of the Extensions of Credit (if any) to be made on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds thereof as contemplated hereby, and ( iii ) the payment of actual or estimated fees, expenses, financing costs and tax payments related to the transactions contemplated hereby) and ( b ) except in connection with the Transactions or as otherwise permitted by the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement or by this Agreement and each other Loan Document, no dividends or other distributions have been declared, paid or made upon the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower and none of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower been redeemed, retired, purchased or otherwise acquired for value by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.  As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions described in preceding clauses (i) through (iii) in clause (a) above, the Parent Borrower, together with its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, is Solvent.

 

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5.3                                Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law .  Each of the Loan Parties ( a ) is duly organized, validly existing and (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, except (other than with respect to the Parent Borrower), to the extent that the failure to be organized, existing and (to the extent applicable) in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, ( b ) has the corporate or other organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, except to the extent that the failure to have such legal right would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, ( c ) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company and (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and (to the extent applicable) in good standing would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and ( d ) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law, except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.4                                Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations .  Each Loan Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of each of the Borrowers, to obtain Extensions of Credit hereunder, and each such Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of each of the Borrowers, to authorize the Extensions of Credit to it, if any, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, any Notes and the L/C Requests.  No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other similar act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required to be obtained or made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents to which it is a party or, in the case of each of the Borrowers, with the Extensions of Credit to it, if any, hereunder, except for ( a ) consents, authorizations, notices and filings described in Schedule 5.4, all of which have been obtained or made prior to the Closing Date, ( b ) filings to perfect the Liens created by the Security Documents, ( c ) filings pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended (31 U.S.C. § 3727 et seq.), in respect of Accounts of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries the Obligor in respect of which is the United States of America or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, ( d ) filings pursuant to the Financial Administration Act (Canada) in respect of accounts of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries the Obligor in respect of which is Her Majesty the Queen in the right of Canada or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof and ( e ) consents, authorizations, notices and filings which the failure to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  This Agreement has been

 

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duly executed and delivered by each of the Borrowers, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party will be duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Loan Party.  This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrowers and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party when executed and delivered will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, in each case except as enforceability may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

 

5.5                                No Legal Bar .  The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by any of the Loan Parties, the Extensions of Credit hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof ( a ) will not violate any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of such Loan Party in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and ( b ) will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens permitted by Section 8.3) on any of its properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation.

 

5.6                                No Material Litigation .  No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower, threatened by or against Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or against any of their respective properties or revenues, ( a ) except as described on Schedule 5.6, which is so pending or threatened at any time on or prior to the Closing Date and relates to any of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or ( b ) which would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.7                                No Default .  Neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect which would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

5.8                                Ownership of Property; Liens .  Each of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its material real property located in the United States of America, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other material property (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction), and none of such property is subject to any Lien, except for Liens permitted by Section 8.3.

 

5.9                                Intellectual Property .  The Parent Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or has the legal right to use, all United States and foreign patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and trade

 

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secrets necessary for each of them to conduct its business as currently conducted (the “ Intellectual Property ”) except for those the failure to own or have such legal right to use would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Except as provided on Schedule 5.9, no claim has been asserted and is pending by any Person against the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries challenging or questioning the use of any such Intellectual Property, or the validity or effectiveness of any such Intellectual Property, nor does the Parent Borrower know of any such claim, and, to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower, the use of such Intellectual Property by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person, except for such claims and infringements which in the aggregate, would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.10                         No Burdensome Restrictions .  Neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Requirement of Law applicable to the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.11                         Taxes .  To the knowledge of the Parent Borrower, each of Holdings, the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all United States and Canadian federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed and has paid ( a ) all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and ( b ) all Taxes shown to be due and payable on any assessments of which it has received notice made against it or any of its property (including the Mortgaged Properties) and all other Taxes imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than any ( i ) Taxes with respect to which the failure to pay, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or ( ii ) Taxes the amount or validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Holdings, the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be); and no tax Lien has been filed, and no claim is being asserted in writing, with respect to any such Taxes.

 

5.12                         Federal Regulations .  No part of the proceeds of any Extensions of Credit will be used for any purpose which violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board.  If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Parent Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1, referred to in said Regulation U.

 

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5.13         ERISA .

 

(a)            During the five (5) year period prior to each date as of which this representation is made, or deemed made, with respect to any Plan (or, with respect to (vi) or (viii) of this Section 5.13(a), as of the date such representation is made or deemed made), none of the following events or conditions, either individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect:  (i) a Reportable Event; (ii) any failure to satisfy minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA); (iii) any noncompliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code; (iv) a termination of a Single Employer Plan (other than a standard termination pursuant to Section 4041(b) of ERISA); (v) a Lien on the property of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the PBGC or a Plan; (vi) any Underfunding with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (vii) a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan by the Parent Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity; (viii) any liability of the Parent Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity under ERISA if the Parent Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the annual valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or deemed made; (ix) the Reorganization or Insolvency of any Multiemployer Plan; or (x) any transactions that resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in any liability to the Parent Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity under Section 4069 of ERISA or Section 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

(b)            With respect to any Foreign Plan, none of the following events or conditions exists and is continuing that, either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:  (i) substantial non-compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders; (ii) failure to be maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities; (iii) any obligation of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the termination or partial termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Plan; (iv) any Lien on the property of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of a Governmental Authority as a result of any action or inaction regarding a Foreign Plan; (v) for each Foreign Plan which is a funded or insured plan, failure to be funded or insured on an ongoing basis to the extent required by applicable non-U.S. law (using actuarial methods and assumptions which are consistent with the valuations last filed with the applicable Governmental Authorities); (vi) with respect to the assets of any Foreign Plan (other than individual claims for the payment of benefits) (A) any facts that, to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, exist that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a dispute and (B) any pending or threatened disputes that, to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, would reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (vii)

 

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failure to make all contributions in a timely manner to the extent required by applicable non-U.S. law.  As of the Closing Date, none of the Foreign Plans are Canadian DB Plans.

 

5.14         Collateral .

 

(a)            Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Mortgages will be effective to create (to the extent described therein) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the U.S. Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein, except as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.  When ( a ) the actions specified in Schedule 3 to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement have been duly taken, ( b ) all applicable Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents (each as described therein) constituting Collateral a security interest in which is perfected by possession have been delivered to, and/or are in the continued possession of, the Collateral Agent, ( c ) all Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper and Pledged Stock (each as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) a security interest in which is required by the Security Documents to be perfected by “control” (as described in the UCC) are under the “control” of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, as agent for the Collateral Agent and as directed by the Collateral Agent, and ( d ) the Mortgages have been duly recorded and any other formal requirements of state or local law applicable to the recording of real property mortgages generally have been complied with, the security interests granted pursuant thereto shall constitute (to the extent described therein) a perfected security interest (to the extent intended to be created thereby and required to be perfected under the Loan Documents) in, all right, title and interest of each pledgor or mortgagor (as applicable) party thereto in the Collateral described therein (excluding Commercial Tort Claims, as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, other than such Commercial Tort Claims set forth on Schedule 7 thereto (if any)) with respect to such pledgor or mortgagor (as applicable).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, capitalized terms which are used in this Section 5.14 and not defined in this Agreement are so used as defined in the applicable Security Document.

 

(b)            Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement will be effective to create (to the extent described therein) in favor of the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Canadian Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein, except as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and

 

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fair dealing.  When (a) the actions specified in Schedule 3 to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement have been duly taken, (b) all applicable instruments, chattel paper and Documents of Title (each as described therein) constituting Collateral a security interest in which is perfected by possession have been delivered to, and/or are in the continued possession of the Collateral Agent, and (c) all Pledged Stock (as defined therein a security interest in which is required to be or is perfected by “control” (as described in the PPSA) from time to time) are under the “control” of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, as agent for the Collateral Agent and as directed by the Collateral Agent, the security interests granted pursuant thereto shall constitute (to the extent described therein) a perfected security interest (to the extent intended to be created thereby and required to be perfected under the Loan Documents) in, all right, title and interest of each pledgor party thereto in the Collateral described therein with respect to such pledgor.

 

5.15         Investment Company Act; Other Regulations .  None of the Borrowers is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.  None of the Borrowers is subject to regulation under any federal or state statute or regulation (other than Regulation X of the Board) which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness as contemplated hereby.

 

5.16         Subsidiaries .  Schedule 5.16 sets forth all the Subsidiaries of Holdings at the Closing Date, the jurisdiction of their incorporation and the direct or indirect ownership interest of Holdings therein.

 

5.17         Purpose of Loans .  The proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans shall not be used by the Borrowers for any purpose other than ( x ) to refinance amounts outstanding under the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement, ( y ) to finance the working capital and business requirements of, and for general corporate purposes of, the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the financing or refinancing of acquisitions and ( z ) any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement, including with respect to the initial Revolving Credit Loans borrowed on the Closing Date to effect certain transactions in connection with the Separation.

 

5.18         Environmental Matters .  Other than as disclosed on Schedule 5.18 or exceptions to any of the following that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(a)            The Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:  ( i ) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; ( ii ) hold all Environmental Permits (each of which is in full force and effect) required for any of their current operations or for any property owned, leased, or otherwise operated by any of them and

 

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reasonably expect to timely obtain without material expense all such Environmental Permits required for planned operations; ( iii ) are, and within the period of all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all of their Environmental Permits; and ( iv ) believe they will be able to maintain compliance with Environmental Laws, including any reasonably foreseeable future requirements thereof.

 

(b)            Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported, disposed of, emitted, discharged, or otherwise released or threatened to be released, to or at any real property presently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or at any other location, which would reasonably be expected to ( i ) give rise to liability or other Environmental Costs of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Law, or ( ii ) interfere with the Parent Borrower’s planned or continued operations, or ( iii ) impair the fair saleable value of any real property owned by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is part of the Collateral.

 

(c)            There is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding (including any notice of violation or alleged violation) under any Environmental Law to which the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is, or to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is reasonably likely to be, named as a party that is pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened.

 

(d)            Neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received any written request for information, or been notified that it is a potentially responsible party, under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or any similar Environmental Law, or received any other written request for information from any Governmental Authority with respect to any Materials of Environmental Concern.

 

(e)            Neither the Parent Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into or agreed to any consent decree, order, or settlement or other agreement, nor is subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any judicial, administrative, arbitral, or other forum, relating to compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law.

 

5.19         No Material Misstatements .  The written information (including the Lender Presentation), reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules concerning the Loan Parties furnished by or on behalf of the Parent Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Other Representatives and the Lenders in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto, taken as a whole,

 

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did not contain as of the Closing Date any material misstatement of fact and did not omit to state as of the Closing Date any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading in their presentation of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.  It is understood that ( a ) no representation or warranty is made concerning the forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements as to anticipated future performance or conditions, and the assumptions on which they were based or concerning any information of a general economic nature or general information about Parent Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ industry, contained in any such information, reports, financial statements, exhibits or schedules, except that, in the case of such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements, as of the date such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements were generated, ( i ) such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information, projections and statements were based on the good faith assumptions of the management of the Parent Borrower and ( ii ) such assumptions were believed by such management to be reasonable and ( b ) such forecasts, estimates, pro forma information and statements, and the assumptions on which they were based, may or may not prove to be correct.

 

5.20         Labor Matters .  There are no strikes pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower, reasonably expected to be commenced against the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  The hours worked and payments made to employees of the Parent Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations, except where such violations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.21         Insurance .  Schedule 5.21 sets forth a complete and correct listing of all insurance that is ( a ) maintained by the Loan Parties and ( b ) material to the business and operations of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole maintained by Restricted Subsidiaries other than Loan Parties, in each case as of the Closing Date, with the amounts insured (and any deductibles) set forth therein.

 

5.22         Eligible Accounts .  As of the date of any Borrowing Base Certificate, the Accounts included in the calculation of Eligible Accounts on such Borrowing Base Certificate satisfy in all material respects the requirements of an “Eligible Account” hereunder.

 

5.23         Eligible Rental Equipment; Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise; Eligible Service Vehicles .  As of the date of any Borrowing Base Certificate, the Rental Equipment included in the calculation of Eligible Rental Equipment, the Service Vehicles included in the calculation of Eligible Service Vehicles and the Spare Parts and Merchandise included in the calculation of Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise on such

 

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Borrowing Base Certificate satisfy in all material respects the requirements of an “Eligible Rental Equipment”, “Eligible Service Vehicles” or “Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise,” as applicable, hereunder.

 

5.24         Anti-Terrorism; Foreign Corrupt Practices .

 

(a)            To the extent applicable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Parent Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is, and to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower its directors are, in compliance with (i) the Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing the Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, (ii) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, (iii) any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto as well as sanctions laws and regulations of the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any member state thereof and the United Kingdom (collectively, the “ Sanctions ”), (iv) the Special Economic Measures Act (Canada), the United Nations Act (Canada) and any other applicable enabling legislation, guidelines or orders relating thereto and (v) Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

(b)            None of the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Parent Borrower, any director or officer of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, is the target of any Sanctions (a “ Sanctioned Party ”).  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary is organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of a comprehensive embargo under Sanctions (including as of the date of this Agreement, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and the Crimea Region of the Ukraine —each a “ Sanctioned Country ”). None of the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary will knowingly (directly or indirectly) use the proceeds of the Loans (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in material violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) for the purpose of funding or financing any activities or business of or with any Person that at the time of such funding or financing is a Sanctioned Party or organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, except as otherwise permitted by applicable law, regulation or license.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, this Section 5.24 shall not apply in relevant part to Restricted Subsidiaries that are organized under the laws of any member state of the European Union solely to the extent this Section 5.24 would violate the provisions of the “Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 protecting against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation adopted by a third country, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom” or any other applicable anti-boycott statute.

 

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SECTION 6.          CONDITIONS PRECEDENT .

 

6.1           Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit .  This Agreement, including the agreement of each Lender to make the initial Extension of Credit requested to be made by it, shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived:

 

(a)            Loan Documents .  The Administrative Agent shall have received the following Loan Documents, executed and delivered as required below, with, in the case of clause (i), a copy for each Lender:

 

(i)             this Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Borrower;

 

(ii)            the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Holdings, the Parent Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) and an Acknowledgement and Consent in the form attached to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by each Issuer (as defined therein), if any, that is not a Loan Party (other than any Excluded Subsidiary);

 

(iii)           each Canadian Security Document (which will include full guarantees of the obligations of the Canadian Borrowers hereunder to be provided by each Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor), executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Canadian Borrower and each other Loan Party signatory thereto; and

 

(iv)           the Intercreditor Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto.

 

(b)            Outstanding Indebtedness .  All principal, accrued and unpaid interest, and other amounts then due and owing under the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and the Predecessor Term Loan Credit Agreement shall have been or shall substantially contemporaneously be, paid in full and all commitments thereunder shall have been, or shall substantially contemporaneously be, terminated, and any Liens on the Collateral granted by any Loan Party to secure such obligations shall have been, or shall substantially contemporaneously be, terminated and released.

 

(c)            Financial Information .  The Administrative Agent shall have received ( i ) audited selected combined financial statements of HERC Holdings for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 certified by the Parent Borrower’s independent registered public accountants and ( ii ) unaudited consolidated

 

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financial statements for the Parent Borrower for the most recent interim quarter for which financial statements are available (but in no event for a period ended less than 45 days prior to the Closing Date) and (iii) annual projections of the operating budget and cash flow budget (including related consolidated balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows) of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries covering the period from the Closing Date through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

 

(d)            Governmental Approvals and/or Consents .  All loans to the Borrowers (and all guarantees thereof and security therefor) shall be in substantial compliance in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law, including Regulations T, U and X of the Federal Reserve Board.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower stating that all other consents, authorizations, notices and filings referred to in Schedule 5.4 are in full force and effect or have the status described therein, and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to it.

 

(e)            Lien Searches .  The Administrative Agent shall have received the results of a recent search by a Person reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the UCC, judgment and tax lien filings which have been filed with respect to personal property of Holdings, the Parent Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries in any of the jurisdictions set forth in Schedule 6.1(e), and the results of such search shall not reveal any liens other than Liens permitted by Section 8.3.

 

(f)             Legal Opinions .  The Administrative Agent shall have received the following executed legal opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)             the executed legal opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, special New York counsel to each of Holdings, the Parent Borrower and the other Loan Parties;

 

(ii)            the executed legal opinion of Richards, Layton and Finger PA, special Delaware counsel to each of Holdings, the Parent Borrower and certain other Loan Parties;

 

(iii)           [reserved];

 

(iv)           the executed legal opinion of Stikeman Elliott LLP, special Canadian  counsel to the Canadian Borrowers.

 

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(g)            Closing Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, with appropriate insertions and attachments.

 

(h)            Perfected Liens .

 

(i)             The Collateral Agent shall have obtained a valid security interest in the Collateral covered by the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (with the priority contemplated therein); and all documents, instruments, filings, recordations and searches reasonably necessary in connection with the perfection and, in the case of the filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office, protection of such security interests shall have been executed and delivered, in the case of UCC filings, written authorization to make such UCC filings shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent, and none of such collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages except for Permitted Liens.

 

(ii)            The Canadian Collateral Agent shall have obtained a valid security interest in the Collateral covered by the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (with the priority contemplated therein); and all documents, instruments, filings, recordations and searches reasonably necessary in connection with the perfection and, in the case of the filings with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, protection of such security interests shall have been executed and delivered or, in the case of PPSA filings, written authorization to make such PPSA filings shall have been delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent, and none of such collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages except for Permitted Liens.

 

(i)             [ reserved ] .

 

(j)             [reserved] .

 

(k)            Fees .  The Agents and the Lenders shall have received all fees and expenses required to be paid or delivered by the Parent Borrower to them on or prior to the Closing Date, including the fees referred to in Section 4.5.

 

(l)             Borrowing Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Parent Borrower, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, with appropriate insertions and attachments, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, executed by a Responsible Officer and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Parent Borrower.

 

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(m)           Corporate Proceedings of the Loan Parties .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the Board of Directors of each Loan Party  authorizing, as applicable, ( i ) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, any Notes and the other Loan Documents to which it is or will be a party as of the Closing Date, ( ii ) the Extensions of Credit to such Loan Party (if any) contemplated hereunder and ( iii ) the granting by it of the Liens to be created pursuant to the Security Documents to which it will be a party as of the Closing Date, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party as of the Closing Date, which certificate shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and shall state that the resolutions thereby certified have not been amended, modified (except as any later such resolution may modify any earlier such resolution), revoked or rescinded and are in full force and effect.

 

(n)            Incumbency Certificates of the Loan Parties .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, as to the incumbency and signature of the officers of such Loan Party executing any Loan Document, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent executed by a Responsible Officer and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party.

 

(o)            Governing Documents .  The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the certificate or articles of incorporation and by-laws (or other similar governing documents serving the same purpose) of each Loan Party, certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Loan Party.

 

(p)            Insurance .  Holdings shall have used reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it that all of the requirements of Section 7.5 of this Agreement shall have been satisfied.  Holdings shall have used reasonable best efforts to cause the Administrative Agent and/or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, and the other Secured Parties to have been named as additional insured with respect to liability policies and the Collateral Agent and/or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, to have been named as lender’s loss payee with respect to the property insurance maintained by each Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

(q)            [reserved] .

 

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(s)             Solvency .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer or, if none, the treasurer, controller, vice president (finance) or other responsible financial officer of the Parent Borrower certifying the solvency of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in customary form (as per the applicable jurisdiction of such Borrower).

 

(t)             Cash Management .  The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the arrangements made by the Parent Borrower to comply with the provisions set forth in Section 4.16 hereof.

 

(u)            Appraisal .  The Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall have received ( i ) appraisal valuations of Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles, Spare Parts and Merchandise constituting Collateral of the Borrowers prepared by a Qualified Appraisal Company, and ( ii ) the results of a completed field examination with respect to Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles and Spare Parts and Merchandise constituting Collateral to be included in calculating the U.S. Borrowing Base and Canadian Borrowing Base and of the relevant accounting systems, policies and procedures of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case completed within six ( 6 ) months prior to the Closing Date.

 

(v)            Excess Availability .  The Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate setting forth, after giving effect to the Borrowings hereunder on the Closing Date, the Available Loan Commitments equal to an amount not less than $400,000,000.

 

(w)           Patriot Act; KYC .  No later than two (2) days prior to the Closing Date, the Lenders, to the extent reasonably requested by such Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation and other information about the Borrowers and the Guarantors that the Administrative Agent has reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, and that the Administrative Agent has reasonably requested in writing at least five (5) days prior to the Closing.

 

The making of the initial Extensions of Credit by the Lenders hereunder shall conclusively be deemed to constitute an acknowledgement by the Administrative Agent and each Lender that each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 6.1 shall have been satisfied in accordance with its respective terms or shall have been irrevocably waived by such Person.

 

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6.2           Conditions to Each Other Extension of Credit .  The agreement of each Lender to make any Extension of Credit requested to be made by it on any date (including the initial Extension of Credit and each Swing Line Loan) is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)            Representations and Warranties .  Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or in any amendment, modification or supplement hereto or thereto) to which it is a party, and each of the representations and warranties contained in any certificate furnished at any time by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, except to the extent that they relate to a particular date, be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date.

 

(b)            No Default .  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or after giving effect to the Extensions of Credit requested to be made on such date.

 

(c)            Borrowing Notice or L/C Request .  With respect to any Borrowing, the Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall have received a notice of such Borrowing as required by Section 2.2 (or such notice shall have been deemed given in accordance with Section 2.2).  With respect to the issuance of any Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall have received a L/C Request, completed to its satisfaction, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may reasonably request.

 

Each borrowing of Loans by and each Letter of Credit issued on behalf of any of the Borrowers hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Parent Borrower as of the date of such borrowing or such issuance that the conditions contained in this Section 6.2 have been satisfied (including, to the extent provided herein, with respect to the initial Extension of Credit hereunder).

 

SECTION 7.          AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS .

 

The Parent Borrower hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date and so long as the Commitments remain in effect, and thereafter until payment in full of the Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations and any other amount then due and owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder and under any Note and termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), it shall and (except in the case of delivery of financial information, reports and notices) shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:

 

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7.1           Financial Statements .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the Co-Collateral Agent and each Lender (and the Administrative Agent agrees to make and so deliver such copies):

 

(a)            as soon as available, but in any event not later than the fifth Business Day after the 105 th  day following the end of each fiscal year of the Parent Borrower (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC for the filing of annual reports on Form 10-K) ending on or after December 31, 2016, a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in common stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case, in comparative form the figures for and as of the end of the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing (it being agreed that the furnishing of the Parent Borrower’s or any Parent Entity’s annual report on Form 10-K for such year, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will satisfy the Parent Borrower’s obligation under this Section 7.1(a) with respect to such year including with respect to the requirement that such financial statements be reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, so long as the report included in such Form 10-K does not contain any “going concern” or like qualification or exception);

 

(b)            as soon as available, but in any event not later than the fifth Business Day after the 50 th  day following the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Parent Borrower (or such longer period as may be permitted by the SEC for the filing of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case, in comparative form the figures for and as of the corresponding periods of the previous year, certified as provided in Section 7.1(c) (it being agreed that the furnishing of the Parent Borrower’s or any Parent Entity’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for such quarter, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, will satisfy the Parent Borrower’s obligations under this Section 7.1(b) with respect to such quarter); and

 

(c)            all such financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(a) or (b) to (and, in the case of any financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(b) shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower

 

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in an officer’s certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P to) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP and to be (and, in the case of any financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(b) shall be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower as being, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge) prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods that began on or after the Closing Date (except as disclosed therein, and except, in the case of any financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(b), for the absence of certain notes).

 

7.2           Certificates; Other Information .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to the Co-Collateral Agent and each Lender (and the Administrative Agent agrees to make and so deliver such copies):

 

(a)            concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements and reports referred to in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b), a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower ( i ) stating that, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each of Holdings, the Parent Borrower and the Parent Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition, contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, except, in each case, as specified in such certificate, and ( ii ) setting forth the calculations required to determine compliance (if such compliance is at the time required) with all covenants set forth in Section 8.1 (in the case of a certificate furnished with the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.1(a) and (b));

 

(b)            within five Business Days after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and periodic reports which Holdings, the Parent Borrower may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority;

 

(c)            as soon as available, but in any event not later than the fifth Business Day following the 105th day after the beginning of fiscal year 2017 of the Parent Borrower and each fiscal year of the Parent Borrower thereafter, a copy of the annual business plan by the Parent Borrower of the projected operating budget (including an annual consolidated balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries), each such business plan to be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower to the effect that such Responsible Officer believes such

 

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projections to have been prepared on the basis of reasonable assumptions at the time of preparation and delivery thereof;

 

(d)            within five Business Days after the same are filed, copies of all registration statements and any amendments and exhibits thereto, which Holdings or the Parent Borrower may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority;

 

(e)            not later than 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on or before the tenth Business Day of each Fiscal Period of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or ( i ) more frequently as the Parent Borrower may elect or ( ii ) upon the occurrence and continuance of a Specified Default or a Dominion Event after a request by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, not later than Wednesday of each week), a Borrowing Base Certificate, which shall be prepared as of the last Business Day of the preceding Fiscal Period of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or ( x ) such other applicable date in the case of clause (i) above or ( y ) the previous Friday in the case of clause (ii) above) in the case of each subsequent Borrowing Base Certificate.  Each such Borrowing Base Certificate shall include such supporting information as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agent;

 

(f)             subject to Section 7.6(c), promptly, such additional financial and other information regarding the Loan Parties as the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request; and

 

(g)            (x) copies of borrowing notices with respect to the incurrence by any Loan Party of Indebtedness described in clause (h) of the definition of “Canadian Borrowing Base” and clause (h) of the definition of “U.S. Borrowing Base” and (y) promptly after the incurrence of any Incremental Indebtedness or the designation of any Loan Party as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, a Borrowing Base Certificate.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 or this Section 7.2 may at the Parent Borrower’s option be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Parent Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Parent Borrower’s (or Holdings’ or any Parent Entity’s) website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 7.2 (or such other website address as the Parent Borrower may specify by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time); or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Parent Borrower’s (or Holdings’ or any Parent Entity’s) behalf on an Internet or intranet website to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access

 

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(whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent).

 

7.3           Payment of Taxes .  Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all Taxes, except where ( x ) the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,  or ( y ) failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.4           Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence .  Continue to engage in business of the same general type as conducted by the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, taken as a whole, and preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate or other organizational existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of the business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as otherwise expressly permitted pursuant to Section 8.5, provided that any such Restricted Subsidiary shall not be required to preserve, renew, or keep in full force and effect its corporate or other organizational existence, and the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to maintain any such rights, privileges or franchises, if the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and comply with all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law except to the extent that failure to comply therewith, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.5           Maintenance of Property; Insurance .

 

(a)            Keep all property useful and necessary in the business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in good working order and condition, except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (or any Captive Insurance Subsidiary) insurance on, or self-insure, all property material to the business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event public liability and business interruption) as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, all as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon written request, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance carried; and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, at all times the Administrative Agent and/or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the

 

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other Secured Parties shall be named as an additional insured with respect to liability policies maintained by each Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantor and the Collateral Agent and/or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, shall be named as lender’s loss payee with respect to the property insurance maintained by each Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that, ( A ) unless a Specified Default or a Dominion Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall turn over to the Parent Borrower any amounts received by it as an additional insured or lender’s loss payee under any property insurance maintained by the Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries, and (for the avoidance of doubt) any other proceeds from a Recovery Event, the disposition of such amounts to be subject to the provisions of Section 4.4(b) to the extent applicable, and ( B ) unless a Specified Default or Dominion Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent agrees that the Parent Borrower and/or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor shall have the sole right to adjust or settle any claims under such insurance.

 

(b)            With respect to each property of any Loan Party subject to a Mortgage:

 

(i)             If any portion of any such property is located in an area identified as a special flood hazard area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or other applicable agency, such Loan Party shall maintain or cause to be maintained, flood insurance to the extent required by law.

 

(ii)            Such applicable Loan Party promptly shall comply with and conform to ( i ) all provisions of each such insurance policy, and ( ii ) all requirements of the insurers applicable to such party or to such property or to the use, manner of use, occupancy, possession, operation, maintenance, alteration or repair of such property, except for such non-compliance or non-conformity as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iii)           If the Parent Borrower is in default of its obligations to insure or deliver any such prepaid policy or policies, the result of which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, then the Administrative Agent, at its option upon 10 days’ written notice to the Parent Borrower, may effect such insurance from year to year at rates substantially similar to the rate at which such Loan Party had insured such property, and pay the premium or premiums therefor, and the Parent Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent on demand such premium or premiums so paid by the Administrative Agent with interest from the time of payment at a rate per annum equal to 2.00%.

 

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7.6           Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions .

 

(a)            (i) In the case of the Parent Borrower, keep proper books of records in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving the material assets and business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (ii) permit representatives of the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and, to the extent reasonable, make abstracts from any of its books and records (other than in respect of any Specified Proprietary & Confidential Information) and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with officers of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and with its independent certified public accountants, in each case at any reasonable time, upon reasonable notice, and as often as may reasonably be desired; provided that representatives of the Parent Borrower may be present during any such visits, discussions and inspections.  Each Borrower shall keep records of its Rental Equipment and Service Vehicles that are accurate and complete in all material respects and shall furnish (without duplication) the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent with inventory reports respecting such Rental Equipment and Service Vehicles, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent at such times as the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent may reasonably request.

 

(b)            At reasonable times during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice that the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent request, independently of or in connection with the visits and inspections provided for in clause (a) above, the Parent Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will grant access to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent (including employees of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or any consultants, accountants, lawyers and appraisers retained by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent) to such Person’s premises, books, records, accounts, Rental Equipment and Service Vehicles so that ( i ) the Administrative Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or an appraiser retained by any such Agent may conduct a Rental Equipment and Service Vehicle appraisal and ( ii ) the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent may conduct (or engage third parties to conduct) such field examinations, verifications and evaluations (including environmental assessments) as such Agent may deem necessary or appropriate.  Unless an Event of Default or Dominion Event exists, or if previously approved by Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary, no environmental assessment by the Administrative Agent or the Co-Collateral Agent may include any sampling or testing of the soil, surface water or groundwater.  All such appraisals, field examinations and other verifications and evaluations and environmental assessments shall be made available to the Loan Parties and shall be at their sole expense; provided that ( i ) absent the existence and continuation of an Event of Default or a Dominion Event, the

 

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Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, collectively, may conduct at the expense of the Loan Parties no more than two (2) such appraisals in any calendar year; provided that such appraisals at the expense of the Loan Parties shall be limited to no more than one (1) in any calendar year to the extent the sum of (1) the average of the Available Loan Commitments for the twelve month period immediately prior to the date of calculating such average plus (2) the average of the Specified Unrestricted Cash as at the end of each month in such period exceeds $500,000,000 and ( ii ) absent the existence and continuation of an Event of Default or a Dominion Event, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, collectively, may conduct at the expense of the Loan Parties no more than two ( 2 ) such field examinations and other verifications and evaluations in any calendar year; provided that such field examinations and other verifications and evaluations at the expense of the Loan Parties shall be limited to no more than one (1) in any calendar year to the extent that the sum of (1) the average of the Available Loan Commitments for the twelve month period immediately prior to the date of calculating such average plus (2) the average of Specified Unrestricted Cash as at the end of each month for such period exceeds $500,000,000.  All amounts chargeable to the applicable Borrowers under this Section 7.6(b) shall constitute obligations that are secured by all of the applicable Collateral and shall be payable to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, as applicable, hereunder.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.2(f) or in this Section 7.6 or any other provision of the Loan Documents, none of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose or permit the inspection or discussion of, any document, information or other matter ( i ) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, ( ii ) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (or their respective representatives) is prohibited by Requirement of Law or any binding agreement or ( iii ) that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

 

7.7           Notices .  Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender (and the Administrative Agent agrees to make and so deliver copies thereof):

 

(a)            as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower knows thereof, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b)            as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower knows thereof, any ( i ) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation (including with respect to lease obligations in connection with Special Purpose Financings) of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than as previously disclosed in writing to the Lenders, or ( ii ) litigation, investigation or proceeding which may exist at any time between the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority

 

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that in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)            as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower knows thereof, the occurrence of any default or event of default under the Senior Notes Indenture;

 

(d)            as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower knows thereof, any litigation or proceeding affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)            the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower knows thereof:  ( i ) the occurrence or expected occurrence of any Reportable Event (or similar event) with respect to any Single Employer Plan (or Foreign Plan), a failure to make any required contribution to a Single Employer Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan, the creation of any Lien on the property of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the PBGC, a Plan or a Foreign Plan or any withdrawal from, or the full or partial termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan; ( ii ) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other formal action by the PBGC or the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan which would reasonably be expected to result in the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Single Employer Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan; provided, however, that no such notice will be required under clause (i) or (ii) above unless the event giving rise to such notice, when aggregated with all other such events under clause (i) or (ii) above, would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or ( iii ) the first occurrence after the Closing Date of an Underfunding under a Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan that exceeds 10% of the value of the assets of such Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan, in each case, determined as of the most recent annual valuation date of such Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used to determine the funding requirements of such Single Employer Plan or Foreign Plan as of such date;

 

(f)             and in any event deliver notice to the Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day, if on any day, the sum of Available Loan Commitments (for the avoidance of doubt, calculated using the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) and Specified Unrestricted Cash (calculated using the actual Unrestricted Cash balances as of such date) shall be less than 10% of the Total Commitment, and thereafter provide daily reports of Unrestricted Cash balances for each Business Day until the Business Day that the Available Loan

 

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Commitments (for the avoidance of doubt, calculated using the Borrowing Base Certificate last delivered) and Specified Unrestricted Cash (calculated using the actual Unrestricted Cash balances as of such date) shall be at least 10% of the Total Commitment for a period of three (3) consecutive Business Days;

 

(g)            as soon as possible after a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower knows thereof, ( i ) any release or discharge by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Materials of Environmental Concern required to be reported under applicable Environmental Laws to any Governmental Authority, unless the Parent Borrower reasonably determines that the total Environmental Costs arising out of such release or discharge would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; ( ii ) any condition, circumstance, occurrence or event not previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent that would reasonably be expected to result in liability or expense under applicable Environmental Laws, unless the Parent Borrower reasonably determines that the total Environmental Costs arising out of such condition, circumstance, occurrence or event would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or would not reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of any lien or other material restriction on the title, ownership or transferability of any facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and ( iii ) any proposed action to be taken by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to subject the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any material additional or different requirements or liabilities under Environmental Laws, unless the Parent Borrower reasonably determines that the total Environmental Costs arising out of such proposed action would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(h)            any loss, damage, or destruction to Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles and/or Spare Parts and Merchandise constituting Collateral in the amount of $50,000,000 or more, whether or not covered by insurance; and

 

(i)             any and all default notices received under or with respect to any leased location or public warehouse where Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles and/or Spare Parts and Merchandise constituting Collateral, either individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $50,000,000 are located.

 

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applicable, the relevant Commonly Controlled Entity or Restricted Subsidiary) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Parent Borrower (or, if applicable, the relevant Commonly Controlled Entity or Restricted Subsidiary) proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

7.8           Environmental Laws .

 

(a)            ( i ) Comply substantially with, and require substantial compliance by all tenants, subtenants, contractors, and invitees with, all applicable Environmental Laws; ( ii ) obtain, comply substantially with and maintain any and all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations as conducted and as planned; and ( iii ) require that all tenants, subtenants, contractors, and invitees obtain, comply substantially with and maintain any and all Environmental Permits necessary for their operations as conducted and as planned, with respect to any property leased or subleased from, or operated by the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.  For purposes of this Section 7.8(a), noncompliance shall not constitute a breach of this covenant, provided that, upon learning of any actual or suspected noncompliance, the Parent Borrower and any such affected Restricted Subsidiary shall promptly undertake and diligently pursue reasonable efforts, if any, to achieve compliance, and provided, further, that in any case such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            Promptly comply, in all material respects, with all orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental Laws, other than such orders or directives ( i ) as to which the failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or ( ii ) as to which:  ( x ) appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; ( y ) an appeal or other appropriate contest is or has been timely and properly taken and is being diligently pursued in good faith; and ( z ) if the effectiveness of such order or directive has not been stayed, the failure to comply with such order or directive during the pendency of such appeal or contest would not reasonably be expected to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7.9           After-Acquired Real Property and Fixtures .

 

(a)            With respect to any owned real property (including fixtures thereon) located in the United States of America, in each case with a purchase price or a Fair Market Value at the time of acquisition of at least $10,000,000, in which any Loan Party acquires ownership rights at any time after the Closing Date (or owned by any Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party after the Closing Date), promptly grant to the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, a Lien of record on all such owned real property and fixtures pursuant to a Mortgage or otherwise upon terms reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, and in accordance with any applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority (including any required appraisals of such property under FIRREA); provided that ( i ) nothing in this

 

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Section 7.9 shall defer or impair the attachment or perfection of any security interest in any Collateral covered by any of the Security Documents which would attach or be perfected pursuant to the terms thereof without action by the Parent Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any other Person, ( ii ) no such Lien shall be required to be granted as contemplated by this Section 7.9 on any owned real property or fixtures the acquisition of which is financed, or is to be financed or refinanced, in whole or in part through the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2(g) or (h), until such Indebtedness is repaid in full (and not refinanced as permitted by Section 8.2) or, as the case may be, the Parent Borrower determines not to proceed with such financing or refinancing and ( iii ) any such mortgage by a Canadian Subsidiary shall not secure any U.S. Borrower’s obligations.  In connection with any such grant to the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, of a Lien of record on any such real property in accordance with this Section 7.9, the Parent Borrower or such other Loan Party shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent any surveys, title insurance policies, environmental reports and other documents in connection with such grant of such Lien obtained by it in connection with the acquisition of such ownership rights in such real property or as the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall reasonably request (in light of the value of such real property and the cost and availability of such surveys, title insurance policies, environmental reports and other documents and whether the delivery of such surveys, title insurance policies, environmental reports and other documents would be customary in connection with such grant of such Lien in similar circumstances).

 

(b)            With respect to (i) any Domestic Subsidiary created or acquired (including by reason of any Foreign Subsidiary Holdco ceasing to constitute same) subsequent to the Closing Date by the Parent Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary being designated as a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) any Immaterial Subsidiary ceasing to be such as provided in the definition thereof and (iv) any entity becoming a Domestic Subsidiary as a result of a transaction pursuant to, and permitted by, Section 8.5 (in each case in clauses (i) through (iv), other than an Excluded Subsidiary), promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders so request, promptly ( i ) execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Lenders such amendments to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, a perfected security interest (as and to the extent provided in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) in the Capital Stock of such new Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Parent Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), ( ii ) deliver to the Collateral Agent or to such agent therefor as may be provided by any Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, the certificates (if any) representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, executed and delivered in blank by a duly

 

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authorized officer of the parent corporation of such new Domestic Subsidiary and ( iii ) cause such new Domestic Subsidiary ( A ) to become a party to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, ( B ) at the Parent Borrower’s option, and subject to the Administrative Agent receiving all documentation and other information about such Domestic Subsidiary that the Administrative Agent has reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act no later than two Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) prior to such Domestic Subsidiary becoming a party to this Agreement, to become a party to this Agreement as a Borrower hereunder by executing a Subsidiary Borrower Joinder and ( C ) to take all actions reasonably deemed by the Collateral Agent to be necessary or advisable to cause the Lien created by the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in such new Domestic Subsidiary’s Collateral to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law (as and to the extent provided in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)            ( x ) With respect to any Foreign Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) created or acquired subsequent to the Closing Date by the Parent Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), the Capital Stock of which is owned directly by the Parent Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and if the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders so request, subject to clause (e) below, promptly ( i ) execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent a new pledge agreement or such amendments to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, a perfected security interest (as and to the extent provided in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) in the Capital Stock of such new Foreign Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Parent Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) ( provided that in no event shall more than 65% of the Capital Stock of any such new Foreign Subsidiary be required to be so pledged and, provided , further , that no such pledge or security shall be required with respect to any non-wholly owned Foreign Subsidiary to the extent that the grant of such pledge or security interest would violate the terms of any agreements under which the Investment by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries was made therein) and ( ii ) to the extent reasonably deemed advisable by the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent or to such agent therefor as may be provided by any Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, the certificates, if any, representing such Capital Stock, together with undated stock powers, executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the relevant parent corporation of such new Foreign Subsidiary and take such other action as may be reasonably deemed by the Collateral Agent to be necessary or desirable to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest therein; and

 

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( y ) with respect to any Canadian Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) created or acquired subsequent to the Closing Date by any Canadian Borrower or any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor, promptly notify the Canadian Collateral Agent of such occurrence and, if the Canadian Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders so request, promptly ( A ) execute and deliver to the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Canadian Lenders such amendments to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Canadian Collateral Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Canadian Lenders, a perfected security interest (as and to the extent provided in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) in the Capital Stock of such new Canadian Subsidiary and ( B ) cause such new Canadian Subsidiary ( x ) to become a party to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and ( y ) to take all actions reasonably deemed by the Canadian Collateral Agent to be necessary or advisable to cause the Lien created by the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in such new Canadian Subsidiary’s Collateral to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Canadian Collateral Agent.

 

(d)            At its own expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgement and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument reasonably deemed by the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable, to be necessary or desirable for the creation, perfection and priority and the continuation of the validity, perfection and priority of the foregoing Liens or any other Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, in each case in accordance with and to the extent required thereby.

 

(e)            Notwithstanding anything to contrary in this Agreement, ( A ) the foregoing requirements of this Section 7.9 shall be subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, and, in the event of any conflict with such terms, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, shall control; ( B ) no security interest is or will be granted pursuant to any Loan Document or otherwise in any right, title or interest of any of Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in, and “Collateral” shall not include, any Excluded Asset (as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement); ( C ) no Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof shall be required to take any action in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction in order to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect any security interests (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction) in each case other than Canada as and to the extent provided herein and in the other Loan Documents; and ( D ) nothing in this Section 7.9 shall require that any Loan Party grant a Lien with respect to any property or assets in which such Subsidiary acquires ownership

 

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rights to the extent that the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable judgment, determines that the granting of such a Lien is impracticable or that that the costs or other consequences to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of the granting of such a Lien is excessive in view of the benefits that would be obtained by the Secured Parties.

 

7.10         [Reserved].

 

7.11         Maintenance of New York Process Agent .  In the case of any Canadian Borrower, maintain in New York, New York or at such other location in the United States of America as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent a Person acting as agent to receive on its behalf and on behalf of its property service of process and capable of discharging the functions of the New York Process Agent set forth in Section 11.13(b).

 

SECTION 8.          NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

 

The Parent Borrower hereby agrees that, from and after the Closing Date and so long as the Commitments remain in effect, and thereafter until payment in full of the Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations and any other amount then due and owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder and under any Note and termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Lender), it shall not and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

 

8.1           Consolidated Fixed Charge Ratio .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Financial Covenant Event, permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as at the last day of the Most Recent Four Quarter Period to be less than 1.00 to 1.00.

 

8.2           Limitation on Indebtedness .  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness (including any Indebtedness of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except:

 

(a)            ( 1 ) Indebtedness of each of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any Incremental Commitments) and ( 2 ) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that in the case of this clause (2) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the Termination Date;

 

(b)            [reserved];

 

(c)            Rollover Indebtedness and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

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(d)            Indebtedness evidenced by the Senior Notes, and Indebtedness evidenced other than by the Senior Notes, and in each case any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that ( x ) at any time that such Indebtedness is created, incurred or assumed, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding pursuant to this clause (d) shall not exceed (i) $1,235,000,000 (except as a result of any capitalization of accrued and unpaid interest thereon, including through the issuance of pay in kind notes), plus (ii) in the event of any refinancing of any such Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of fees, discounts, commissions, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing and ( y ) such Indebtedness shall not be extended, renewed, replaced, refinanced or otherwise amended, except as permitted by Section 8.14;

 

(e)            Indebtedness ( A ) of any Special Purpose Subsidiary secured by a Lien on all or part of the assets disposed of in, or otherwise incurred in connection with, a Financing Disposition or ( B ) otherwise incurred in connection with a Special Purpose Financing; provided that ( 1 ) such Indebtedness is not recourse to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Special Purpose Subsidiary (other than with respect to Special Purpose Financing Undertakings), ( 2 ) in the event such Indebtedness shall become recourse to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Special Purpose Subsidiary (other than with respect to Special Purpose Financing Undertakings), such Indebtedness is permitted by one or more of the other provisions of this Section 8.2 (in which case, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been incurred on the date on which such Indebtedness shall have become recourse to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary) for so long as such Indebtedness shall be so recourse and ( 3 ) in the event that at any time thereafter such Indebtedness shall comply with the provisions of the preceding subclause (1), such Indebtedness shall be permitted under this clause (e);

 

(f)             Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

 

(g)            ( x ) Purchase Money Obligations, ( y ) Financing Leases and ( z ) in each case under this clause (g), any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(h)            ( x ) unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred to finance or refinance the purchase price of, or ( y ) Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries assumed in connection with, any transaction permitted by Section 8.9(g), 8.9(o), 8.9(p), 8.9(s) or Section 8.10; provided that ( i ) in the case of clause (x), such Indebtedness is incurred prior to, substantially simultaneously with or within six months after such transaction or in connection with a refinancing thereof, in whole or in part,

 

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( ii ) if such Indebtedness is being assumed under clause (y), such Indebtedness shall not have been wholly incurred by any party in contemplation of the acquisition permitted by Section 8.10 and ( iii ) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Event of Default known to the Parent Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing; it being understood that, in the event that any such Indebtedness incurred under this Section 8.2(h) is incurred in good faith to finance the purchase price of any such acquisition in advance of the closing of such acquisition and such closing shall thereafter not occur and such Indebtedness (or an equal principal amount of other Indebtedness) is redeemed, repaid or otherwise retired promptly after the Parent Borrower determines that such transaction has been abandoned, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to comply with this Section 8.2(h);

 

(i)             to the extent that any Indebtedness may be incurred or arise thereunder, Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under Interest Rate Protection Agreements and under Permitted Hedging Arrangements;

 

(j)             other Indebtedness outstanding, or incurred under facilities in existence, on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.2(j), and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(k)            to the extent that any Guarantee Obligation or other obligation permitted under Section 8.4 constitutes Indebtedness, such Indebtedness;

 

(l)             Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower, provided that, at any time that any such Indebtedness is created, incurred or assumed, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding under this clause (l) shall not exceed the greater of $70,000,000 and 2.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;

 

(m)           Indebtedness in respect of performance, bid, appeal, surety, judgment, replevin and similar bonds, other suretyship arrangements, other similar obligations, letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments or obligations, and take-or-pay obligations under supply arrangements, all provided in, or relating to liabilities or obligations incurred in, the ordinary course of business;

 

(n)            Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted under Section 8.6;

 

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(o)            Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred to finance insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;

 

(p)            Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower fully supported on the date of the incurrence thereof by a Foreign Backstop Letter of Credit;

 

(q)            Indebtedness ( A ) arising from the honoring of a check, draft or similar instrument against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business or ( B ) consisting of indemnities, obligations in respect of earnouts or other purchase price adjustments, or similar obligations, created, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Person;

 

(r)             Indebtedness in respect of Financing Leases which have been funded solely by Investments of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.9(l);

 

(s)             other Indebtedness; provided that, at any time that such Indebtedness is created, incurred or assumed the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding under this clause (s) shall not exceed the greater of $115,000,000 and 3.25% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;

 

(t)             any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any of the Indebtedness described in clause (h) hereof; provided that,  any Liens securing such Indebtedness are limited to all or part of the same property (including, if required by the documentation evidencing such Indebtedness being refinanced, after-acquired property, plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or under written arrangements governing such Liens or Indebtedness could have secured) the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

(u)            cash management obligations and Bank Products Obligations; and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and other arrangements in each case arising under standard business terms of any bank at which the Parent Borrower or Subsidiary maintains an overdraft, cash pooling or other similar facility or arrangement, and Indebtedness or other obligations under any Bank Products Agreement;

 

(v)            other Indebtedness, provided that at the time such Indebtedness is created, incurred or assumed, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount; and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

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(w)           other Indebtedness, provided that an amount equal to the Net Proceeds in respect of such Indebtedness shall be applied within 270 days of the incurrence thereof, at the Parent Borrower’s option to ( x ) consummate any transaction permitted by Sections 8.9(g), 8.9(o), 8.9(p), 8.9(s) and 8.10 and/or ( y ) pay, prepay, repurchase, redeem or otherwise Discharge any other Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to any other clause of this Section 8.2 (including any Senior Notes), including any interest and premium (including any prepayment penalties) thereon plus other amounts paid and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption or other Discharge, provided further that in the case of this clause (y) such refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced, or, if the Average Life of such refinancing Indebtedness is less than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced, then such refinancing Indebtedness shall (i) have a maturity date that is no earlier than the date that is 91 days after the Termination Date (such date, the “ Earliest Refinancing Maturity Date ”) and (ii) not provide for scheduled principal repayments of such Indebtedness in an aggregate amount greater than the aggregate amount of scheduled principal repayments of the Indebtedness being so refinanced, in each case during the period commencing on the date of incurrence of such refinancing Indebtedness and ending on the day immediately preceding the Earliest Refinancing Maturity Date; and

 

(x)            other Indebtedness, provided that at the time such Indebtedness is created, incurred or assumed, the Parent Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance (it being understood that if pro forma effect is given to the entire committed amount of any such Indebtedness on the date of initial borrowing of such Indebtedness or entry into the definitive agreement providing the commitment to fund such Indebtedness, such committed amount may thereafter be borrowed and reborrowed, in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with this clause (x)); and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.2 and Sections 8.3 and 8.4, the amount of any Indebtedness denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on customary currency exchange rates in effect, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) on or prior to the Closing Date, on the Closing Date and, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness) after the Closing Date, on the date that such Indebtedness was incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness); provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a currency other than Dollars (or in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced), and such refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant

 

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currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed ( i ) the outstanding or committed principal amount (whichever is higher) of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus ( ii ) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, original issue discount, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing.

 

In addition, for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.2, ( i ) any other obligation of the obligor on such Indebtedness (or of any other Person who could have Incurred such Indebtedness under this Section 8.2) arising under any Guarantee Obligation, Lien or letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or other similar instrument or obligation supporting such Indebtedness shall be disregarded to the extent that such Guarantee Obligation, Lien or letter of credit, bankers’ acceptance or other similar instrument or obligation secures the principal amount of such Indebtedness; ( ii ) in the event that any Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (x) above, the Parent Borrower, in its sole discretion, shall classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness and may include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of such clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause); provided that (if the Parent Borrower shall so determine) ( 1 ) any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (s) of this Section 8.2 shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of such clause but shall be deemed Incurred under clause (x) of this Section 8.2 from and after the first date on which the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary could have Incurred such Indebtedness under clause (x) of this Section 8.2 without reliance on such clause (s) and ( 2 ) any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to clause (v) of this Section 8.2 and clause (ii) of the definition of “Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount” shall cease to be deemed Incurred or outstanding for purposes of such clause but shall be deemed Incurred under clause (x) of this Section 8.2 from and after the first date on which the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary could have Incurred such Indebtedness under clause (x) of this Section 8.2 without reliance on such clause (v); ( iii ) in the event that Indebtedness could be Incurred in part under clause (x) of this Section 8.2, the Parent Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify a portion of such Indebtedness as having been Incurred under clause (x) of this Section 8.2 and thereafter the remainder of such Indebtedness as having been Incurred under any other clause of Section 8.2; ( iv ) the amount of Indebtedness issued at a price that is less than the principal amount thereof shall be equal to the amount of the liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; ( v ) the principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under any clause of this Section 8.2 shall be determined after giving effect to the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness, including to refinance any other Indebtedness; and ( vi ) if any Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance Indebtedness initially Incurred in reliance on a basket measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets at the time of Incurrence, and such refinancing would cause the percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets restriction to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated Tangible Assets on the

 

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date of such refinancing, such percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets restriction shall not be deemed to be exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses (including accrued and unpaid interest) incurred or payable in connection with such refinancing.

 

8.3           Limitation on 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 for the following (Liens described below are herein referred to as “ Permitted Liens ”; provided , however , that no reference to a Permitted Lien herein, including any statement or provision as to the acceptability of any Permitted Lien, shall in any way constitute or be construed so as to postpone or subordinate any Liens or other rights of the Agents, the Lenders or any of them hereunder or arising under any other Loan Document in favor of such Permitted Lien):

 

(a)            Liens for taxes, assessments and similar charges not yet delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;

 

(b)            Liens with respect to outstanding motor vehicle fines, and carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and relating to obligations which are not known to be overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

(c)            Liens of landlords or of mortgagees of landlords arising by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of real property leases, provided that the rental payments secured thereby are not known to be overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted;

 

(d)            pledges, deposits or other Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, professional liability, unemployment insurance, other social security benefits or other insurance related obligations (including pledges or deposits securing liability to insurance carriers under insurance or self-insurance arrangements);

 

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may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment, decree or order, are being diligently prosecuted and shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated shall not have expired;

 

(f)             Liens to secure the performance of (x) bids, contracts (other than for borrowed money), obligations for utilities, leases and statutory or regulatory obligations, or (y) performance, bid, surety, appeal, judgment, replevin and similar bonds, other suretyship arrangements, and other similar obligations, all in, or relating to liabilities or obligations incurred in, the ordinary course of business;

 

(g)            zoning restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions on the use of property, other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and minor irregularities of title, which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(h)            Liens securing or consisting of ( i ) Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.2(g) incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of assets or property (or Guarantee Obligations in respect thereof), provided that, any such Liens are limited to all or part of the property (including, if required by the documentation evidencing such Indebtedness, after-acquired property, plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof, and other property that under written arrangements governing such Liens or Indebtedness could have been subject to such Lien) being financed or refinanced by such, ( ii ) Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.2(h) or Section 8.4 assumed in connection with any transaction permitted by Section 8.9(g), 8.9(o), 8.9(p), 8.9(s) or Section 8.10 (or Guarantee Obligations in respect thereof), provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), such Liens shall not be created in contemplation of such acquisition and shall be created (or be provided for under written arrangements existing) no later than the later of the date of such acquisition or the date of the assumption of such Indebtedness, or ( iii ) in each case under this clause (h) any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any such Indebtedness (and any Guarantee Obligation in respect of any such Refinancing Indebtedness);

 

(i)             Liens existing on assets or properties at the time of the acquisition thereof by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which do not materially interfere with the use, occupancy, operation and maintenance of structures existing on the property subject thereto or extend to or cover any assets or properties of the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets or property being acquired;

 

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(j)             Liens ( i ) in existence on the Closing Date and listed in Schedule 8.3(j) and other Liens securing Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.2(j) (or Guarantee Obligations of such Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.4), provided that no such Lien securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.2(j) is spread to cover any additional property after the Closing Date (other than, if required by the documentation evidencing such Indebtedness, after-acquired property, plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof and other property that, under written arrangements governing such Liens or Indebtedness could have secured such Indebtedness) and that the amount of Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased except as permitted by Section 8.2(j), ( ii ) not otherwise permitted hereunder, provided that, at the time any obligation secured by any Lien permitted pursuant to this Section 8.3(j)(ii) is created, incurred or assumed, all obligations secured by all such Liens so permitted and then outstanding do not exceed the greater of $35,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets, ( iii ) contemplated by Section 8.2(t) or ( iv ) securing Indebtedness or other obligations (including Guarantee Obligations in respect thereof permitted by Section 8.4) in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments or obligations permitted under Section 8.2(m) or guarantees thereof permitted under Section 8.4(c);

 

(k)            Liens securing Guarantee Obligations permitted under Section 8.4(f) not exceeding (as to the Parent Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries) $15,000,000 in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding;

 

(l)             Liens ( i ) created pursuant to the Security Documents or ( ii ) securing or consisting of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.2(a) (or Guarantee Obligations of such Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.4) other than pursuant to the Security Documents; provided that in the case of this clause (ii), if such Liens apply to the Collateral, such Liens shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(m)           ( i ) any encumbrance or restriction (including pursuant to put and call agreements or buy/sell arrangements) with respect to the Capital Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangement pursuant to the joint venture or similar agreement with respect to such joint venture or similar arrangement, provided that no such encumbrance or restriction affects in any way the ability of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with Section 7.9(b) or (c) and ( ii ) Liens on Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other securities of any joint venture that is not a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower securing Indebtedness or other obligations of such joint venture;

 

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(n)            Liens on property subject to Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted under Section 8.6 and general intangibles related thereto;

 

(o)            Liens on property of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower securing Indebtedness of such Subsidiary permitted by Section 8.2(l);

 

(p)            Liens on intellectual property; provided that such Liens result from the granting of licenses in the ordinary course of business to any Person to use such intellectual property;

 

(q)            [reserved];

 

(r)             Liens on property ( i ) of any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and ( ii ) that does not constitute Collateral, which Liens secure Indebtedness of the applicable Subsidiary permitted under Section 8.2, Guarantee Obligations of the applicable Subsidiary permitted under Section 8.4 or other liabilities or obligations of the applicable Subsidiary not prohibited by this Agreement;

 

(s)             Liens securing or consisting of Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted by Section 8.2(d) and any refinancings thereof, in whole or in part, otherwise permitted under this Agreement (or Guarantee Obligations in respect of any such Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.4), and Liens created pursuant to the Note Collateral Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); provided that ( i ) such Liens do not apply to any asset other than Collateral and ( ii ) all such Liens shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(t)             ( i ) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2(e) (or Guarantee Obligations in respect of such Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.4), to the extent secured by Equipment and/or related rights and/or assets, ( ii ) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2(v) and ( iii ) Liens in favor of any Special Purpose Entity in connection with any Financing Disposition; provided that in the case of clause (ii), if such Liens apply to the Collateral, such Liens shall be subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(u)            Liens in favor of any Franchise Special Purpose Entity in connection with any Franchise Financing Disposition;

 

(v)            Liens (i) on inventory or goods and proceeds securing the obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods, (ii) that are contractual rights of set-off, (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements

 

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entered into with customers or suppliers of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, (iv) in favor of financial institutions encumbering deposits or other amounts (including the right of set-off) which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry or (v) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(w)           Liens in respect of or in connection with any Bank Products Agreements, Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Permitted Hedging Arrangements entered into by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided , that , to the extent that the Parent Borrower determines to so secure any of such Bank Products Agreements, Interest Rate Protection Agreements and Permitted Hedging Arrangements with a Lien on any Collateral on a basis pari passu in priority with the Liens securing the amounts due under the Facility, either (1) (i) the Parent Borrower shall deliver a notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent and (ii) the other party to such Bank Products Agreement, Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Permitted Hedging Arrangement, or an agent, trustee or other representative therefor, shall enter into a joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as contemplated thereby, or Other Intercreditor Agreement, or (2) the Parent Borrower shall designate the other party to such Bank Products Agreement, Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Permitted Hedging Arrangement as a “Bank Products Affiliate” or a “Hedging Affiliate” as provided in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the case may be; and

 

(x)            Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2(x) (and Guarantee Obligations in respect of such Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.4); provided , that , to the extent that the Parent Borrower determines to so secure any of such Indebtedness with a Lien on any Collateral on a basis pari passu in priority with the Liens securing the amounts due under the Facility, either (1) (i) the Parent Borrower shall deliver a notice of such determination to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, and (ii) the holder or holders of such Indebtedness, or an agent, trustee or other representative therefor, shall enter into a joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement or First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as contemplated thereby, or Other Intercreditor Agreement or (2) such Indebtedness shall be incurred pursuant to this Agreement.

 

It is understood that a Lien securing Indebtedness may secure Debt Obligations with respect to such Indebtedness.

 

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clauses (a) through (x) of this Section 8.3 but may be incurred under any combination of such categories (including in part under one such category and in part under any other such category), ( ii ) in the event that a Lien (or any portion thereof) meets the criteria of one or more of such categories of Permitted Liens, the Parent Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify or reclassify such Lien (or any portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this Section 8.3, ( iii ) in the event that a portion of Indebtedness secured by a Lien could be classified as secured in part pursuant to Section 8.3(x) above in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 8.2(x) (giving effect to the Incurrence of such portion of such Indebtedness), the Parent Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify such portion of such Indebtedness (and any Debt Obligations in respect thereof) as having been secured pursuant to Section 8.3(x) above in respect of Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to Section 8.2(x) and the remainder of the Indebtedness as having been secured pursuant to one or more of the other clauses of this Section 8.3 (other than clause (x)), ( iv ) the principal amount of Indebtedness secured by a Lien outstanding under any category of Permitted Liens shall be determined after giving effect to the application of proceeds of any such Indebtedness to refinance any such other Indebtedness, ( v ) any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the Incurrence of such Indebtedness shall also be permitted to secure any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness in connection with the accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness and the payment of dividends on Capital Stock constituting Indebtedness in the form of additional shares of the same class of Capital Stock, ( vi ) if any Indebtedness or other obligation is secured by any Lien outstanding under any category of Permitted Liens measured by reference to a percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness or other obligations, and is refinanced by any Indebtedness or other obligation secured by any Lien incurred by reference to such category of Permitted Liens, and such refinancing would cause the percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets to be exceeded if calculated based on the Consolidated Tangible Assets on the date of such refinancing, such percentage of Consolidated Tangible Assets shall not be deemed to be exceeded (and such refinancing Lien shall be deemed permitted) so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness or other obligation does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness or other obligation being refinanced, plus the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses (including accrued and unpaid interest) incurred or payable in connection with such refinancing, and ( vii ) the principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such respective Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

 

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8.4           Limitation on Guarantee Obligations .  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Guarantee Obligation except:

 

(a)            Guarantee Obligations in existence on the Closing Date and listed in Schedule 8.4(a) and any refinancings thereof, in whole or in part;

 

(b)            Guarantee Obligations in connection with up to an aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000 of Indebtedness outstanding at any time incurred by any Management Investors in connection with any Management Subscription Agreements or other purchases by them or Capital Stock of any Parent Entity (so long as such Parent Entity applies the net cash proceeds of such purchases to, directly or indirectly, make capital contributions to, or purchase Capital Stock of, Holdings or applies such proceeds to pay Parent Entity Expenses) or Holdings, and any refinancings thereof, in whole or in part; provided that such amount shall be reduced by the aggregate then outstanding principal amount of loans and advances permitted by Section 8.9(n);

 

(c)            Guarantee Obligations for performance, bid, appeal, surety, judgment, replevin and similar bonds, other suretyship arrangements, other similar obligations and letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments or obligations, all in, or relating to liabilities or obligations incurred in, the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)            Guarantee Obligations in respect of indemnification and contribution agreements expressly permitted by Section 8.11(d) or similar agreements by the Parent Borrower;

 

(e)            Reimbursement Obligations in respect of the Letters of Credit or reimbursement obligations in respect of any other letters of credit permitted under Section 8.2;

 

(f)             Guarantee Obligations in respect of third-party loans and advances to officers or employees of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries ( i ) for travel and entertainment expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, ( ii ) for relocation expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, or ( iii ) for other purposes in an aggregate principal amount (as to Holdings and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries), together with the aggregate principal amount of all Investments permitted under Section 8.9(e)(iv), of up to $15,000,000 outstanding at any time;

 

(g)            obligations to insurers required in connection with worker’s compensation and other insurance coverage incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(h)            obligations of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries under any Interest Rate Protection Agreements or under Permitted Hedging Arrangements or Bank Products Agreements;

 

(i)             Guarantee Obligations incurred in connection with acquisitions permitted under Section 8.10 or Investments permitted by Section 8.9;

 

(j)             guarantees made by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Sections 8.2(c)) which obligations are otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

 

(k)            Guarantee Obligations in connection with sales or other dispositions permitted under Section 8.6, including indemnification obligations with respect to leases, and guarantees of collectability in respect of accounts receivable or notes receivable for up to face value;

 

(l)             Guarantee Obligations incurred pursuant to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any Canadian Security Document or otherwise in respect of Indebtedness permitted by Section 8.2(a);

 

(m)           Guarantee Obligations (i) in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Sections 8.2(c), (d), (e) and (v), provided that Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 8.2(c) shall be permitted only so long as such Guarantee Obligations are incurred only by Guarantors or Borrowers; or (ii) otherwise arising pursuant to the Junior Lien Collateral Documents (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement) or any Additional Documents (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement);

 

(n)            ( x ) accommodation guarantees for the benefit of trade creditors of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, ( y ) Guarantee Obligations in connection with the construction or improvement of all or any portion of a Public Facility to be used by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary, and ( z ) Guarantee Obligations in respect of any Franchise Equipment Indebtedness or Franchise Lease Obligations; and

 

(o)            Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of a Person in connection with a joint venture or similar arrangement that as to all of such Persons do not at any time exceed $100,000,000 in aggregate outstanding principal amount; provided that ( i ) such amount shall be increased by an amount equal to $10,000,000 on each anniversary of the Closing Date, so long as no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Event of Default known to the Parent Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing on any date on which such amount is to be increased and ( ii ) such amount and any

 

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increase in such amount permitted by clause (i) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding under Section 8.9(k).

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.4, in the event that any Guarantee Obligation meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Guarantee Obligations described in clauses (a) through (o) above, the Parent Borrower, in its sole discretion, shall classify such Guarantee Obligation and may include the amount and type of such Guarantee Obligation in one or more of such clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause).

 

8.5           Limitation on Fundamental Changes .  Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, all or substantially all of its property, business or assets, except:

 

(a)            ( x ) any Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into another Person if a Borrower is the surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving such merger, consolidation or amalgamation ( i )( A ) in the case of the Parent Borrower or any Borrower that is a Domestic Subsidiary, is organized or existing under the laws of the United States, or any state, district or territory thereof or ( B ) in the case of any Canadian Borrower, is organized or existing under the laws of Canada in any province or territory thereof, and ( ii ) expressly assumes all obligations of such Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent Borrower; ( y ) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than any Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into another Person if the surviving Person is the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower; provided that in any case where the Subsidiary that is the non-surviving entity is a North American Subsidiary and such Subsidiary’s assets include real property owned by such North American Subsidiary or Voting Stock of any other North American Subsidiary, or if such merger or consolidation constitutes (alone or together with any related merger or consolidation by any North American Subsidiary) a transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Domestic Subsidiaries or Canadian Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties, ( 1 ) the continuing or surviving entity shall be a Loan Party, or ( 2 ) such merger, consolidation or amalgamation shall be in the ordinary course of business, or ( 3 ) if the continuing or surviving entity is not a Loan Party, the Net Available Cash of all such assets transferred by a North American Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (3) do not exceed $20,000,000 in any fiscal year, or ( 4 ) at the time of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, the Payment Conditions are satisfied and (z) any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Parent Borrower if the surviving Person is the Parent Borrower;

 

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(b)            any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (and, in the case of a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, may be liquidated to the extent the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary which is a direct parent of such non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary receives a pro rata distribution of the assets thereof); provided that if any Borrower so disposes of all or substantially all of its assets either ( A ) such Borrower shall, simultaneously with such disposition, ( 1 ) repay in full all outstanding Loans made ( x ) to it and ( y ) against assets contributed by it to the Borrowing Base, to any other Borrower and ( 2 ) terminate its right to borrow hereunder or ( B ) the transferee of such assets shall be a Borrower; provided , further, that if the Subsidiary that disposes of any or all of its assets is a North American Subsidiary and such disposition includes real property owned by such North American Subsidiary or Voting Stock of any other North American Subsidiary, or constitutes (alone or together with any related disposition of assets by any North American Subsidiary) all or substantially all of the assets of the Domestic Subsidiaries or Canadian Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties, ( 1 ) the transferee of such assets shall be a Loan Party, or ( 2 ) such disposition shall be in the ordinary course of business, or ( 3 ) if the transferee of such assets is not a Loan Party, the Net Available Cash of all such assets transferred by a North American Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (3) do not exceed $20,000,000 in any fiscal year, or ( 4 ) at the time of such disposition, the Payment Conditions are satisfied;

 

(c)            pursuant to any Asset Disposition made in accordance with Section 8.6 (or any disposition not constituting an Asset Disposition); and

 

(d)            no Loan Party shall, without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), ( i ) acquire a controlling interest in any Person if such Person sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or at any time in the five-year period preceding such acquisition has sponsored, maintained or contributed to, a Canadian DB Plan if such acquisition ( x ) causes a Loan Party to assume any obligation in respect of such Canadian DB Plan, other than a multi-employer pension plan and ( y ) would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or ( ii ) except as permitted by clause (i), establish, contribute to or assume an obligation with respect to any Canadian DB Plan.

 

8.6           Limitation on Sale of Assets .

 

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(i)             the Parent Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive consideration (including by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise) at the time of such Asset Disposition at least equal to the fair market value of the shares and assets subject to such Asset Disposition, as such fair market value (as of the date a legally binding commitment for such Asset Disposition was entered into) shall be determined (including as to the value of all non-cash consideration) in good faith by the Parent Borrower,

 

(ii)            in the case of any Asset Disposition (or series of related Asset Dispositions) having a Fair Market Value (as of the date a legally binding commitment for such Asset Disposition was entered into) of $25,000,000 or more, at least 75% of the consideration therefor (excluding, in the case of an Asset Disposition (or series of related Asset Dispositions), any consideration by way of relief from, or by any other Person assuming responsibility for, any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, that are not Indebtedness) received by the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash,

 

(iii)           to the extent required by Section 8.6(b), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition is applied by the Parent Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary), as the case may be) as provided in such Section, and

 

(iv)           in the case of any Asset Disposition of Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles and/or Spare Parts and Merchandise having a Fair Market Value exceeding $75,000,000, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall have received an updated Borrowing Base Certificate giving effect to such Asset Disposition on a pro forma basis.

 

(b)            In the event that on or after the Closing Date, ( x ) the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall make an Asset Disposition or ( y ) a Recovery Event in respect of Collateral shall occur, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event shall be applied by Parent Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) as follows:

 

first , ( x ) to the extent Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary elects, to reinvest or commit to reinvest in the business of Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any investment in Additional Assets by Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) within 365 days from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition and the date of receipt of such Net Available Cash (or, if such reinvestment is in a project authorized by the Board of Directors of the Parent

 

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Borrower that will take longer than such 365 days to complete, the period of time necessary to complete such project) or ( y ) in the case of any Asset Disposition by any Subsidiary of the Parent Entity that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, to the extent that the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary elects, or is required by the terms of any Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, to prepay, repay or purchase any such Indebtedness or Debt Obligations in respect thereof or (in the case of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments) cash collateralize any such Indebtedness or Debt Obligations in respect thereof (in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) within 365 days after the later of the date of such Asset Disposition and the date of receipt of such Net Available Cash;

 

second , to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash after application in accordance with the clause first above, and if Available Loan Commitments are less than $250,000,000, to prepay the Loans and cash collateralize the Bankers’ Acceptances and the L/C Obligations up to an amount necessary in order for Available Loan Commitments to be $250,000,000 or more and (to the extent the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary elects or is required by the terms thereof) to prepay, repay or purchase any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.2(a) or Additional Indebtedness on a pro rata basis with the Loans, in accordance with Section 4.4(b) (and subject to Section 4.4(e)) or the agreements or instruments governing such other Indebtedness or Additional Indebtedness; and

 

third , to the extent of the balance of such Net Available Cash after application in accordance with clauses first and second above, to fund any general corporate purposes (including the repayment, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of Senior Notes) (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 8.14 and consistent with any other applicable provision of this Agreement).

 

(c)            Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.6, the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to apply any Net Available Cash or equivalent amount in accordance with this Section 8.6 ( x ) except to the extent that the aggregate Net Available Cash from all Asset Dispositions and Recovery Events or equivalent amount that is not applied in accordance with this Section 8.6 exceeds $50,000,000, in which case the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall apply all such Net Available Cash from such Asset Dispositions and Recovery Events or equivalent amount in accordance with Section 8.6(b) above and ( y ) in the case of any Asset Disposition by, or Recovery Event relating to any asset of, any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, to the extent that ( i ) any Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition or Recovery Event is subject to any restriction on the transfer of all or

 

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any portion thereof directly or indirectly to any Borrower, including by reason of applicable law or agreement (other than any agreement entered into primarily for the purpose of imposing such a restriction) or ( ii ) in the good faith determination of the Parent Borrower the transfer of all or any portion of any Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition directly or indirectly to any Borrower could reasonably be expected to give rise to or result in ( A ) any violation of applicable law, ( B ) any liability (criminal, civil, administrative or other) for any of the officers, directors or shareholders of the Parent Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity, ( C ) any violation of the provisions of any joint venture or other material agreement governing or binding upon the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, ( D ) any material risk of any such violation or liability referred to in any of the preceding clauses (A), (B) and (C), ( E ) any adverse tax consequence for the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or ( F ) any cost, expense, liability or obligation (including any Tax) other than routine and immaterial out-of-pocket expenses.

 

For the purposes of Section 8.6(a)(ii) above, the following are deemed to be cash:  ( 1 ) Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities and Temporary Cash Investments, ( 2 ) the assumption of Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock of the Parent Borrower) or any Restricted Subsidiary and the release of the Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary from all liability on payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition, ( 3 ) securities received by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from the transferee that are converted by the Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary into cash within 180 days, ( 4 ) consideration consisting of Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiary, ( 5 ) Additional Assets, ( 6 ) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Disposition, to the extent that the Parent Borrower and each other Restricted Subsidiary are released from any Guarantee of payment of the principal amount of such Indebtedness in connection with such Asset Disposition and ( 7 ) any Designated Noncash Consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an Asset Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Noncash Consideration received pursuant to this clause, not to exceed when received an aggregate amount equal to the greater of $45,000,000 and 1.25% of Consolidated Tangible Assets (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Noncash Consideration being measured as of the date a legally binding commitment for such Asset Disposition (or, if later, for the payment of such item) and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value).

 

8.7           Limitation on Dividends .  Declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable solely in common stock of the Parent Borrower or options, warrants or other rights to purchase common stock of the Parent Borrower) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase,

 

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redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any shares of any class of Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower  (other than any acquisition of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise of options if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof) or any warrants or options to purchase any such Capital Stock, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution (other than distributions payable solely in common stock of the Parent Borrower or options, warrants or other rights to purchase common stock of the Parent Borrower) in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Parent Borrower (any of the foregoing, a “ Restricted Payment ”), except that:

 

(a)            the Parent Borrower may pay cash dividends in an amount sufficient to allow any Parent Entity or Holdings to pay expenses (other than taxes) incurred in the ordinary course of business, provided that, if any Parent Entity shall own any material assets other than the Capital Stock of Holdings or another Parent Entity or other assets, relating to the ownership interest of such Parent Entity in another Parent Entity, Holdings or Subsidiaries of Holdings, such cash dividends with respect to such Parent Entity shall be limited to the reasonable and proportional share, as determined by the Parent Borrower in its reasonable discretion, of such expenses incurred by such Parent Entity relating or allocable to its ownership interest in Holdings or another Parent Entity and such other related assets; and provided , further , that if Holdings shall own any material assets other than Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower or other assets relating to the ownership interest of Holdings in the Parent Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower, such cash dividends with respect to Holdings shall be limited to the reasonable and proportional share, as determined by the Parent Borrower in its reasonable discretion, of such expenses incurred by Holdings relating to or allocable to its ownership interest in the Parent Borrower and such other related assets;

 

(b)            the Parent Borrower may pay cash dividends in an amount sufficient to cover reasonable and necessary expenses (including professional fees and expenses) (other than taxes) incurred by any Parent Entity or Holdings in connection with ( i ) registration, public offerings and exchange listing of equity or debt securities and maintenance of the same, ( ii ) compliance with reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, federal or state laws or under this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, the Senior Notes Debt Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and ( iii ) indemnification and reimbursement of directors, officers and employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity, or obligations in respect of director and officer insurance (including premiums therefor), provided that, in the case of sub-clause (i) above, if any Parent Entity shall own any material assets other than the Capital Stock of Holdings or another Parent Entity or other assets relating to

 

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the ownership interest of such Parent Entity in another Parent Entity, Holdings or its Subsidiaries, with respect to such Parent Entity such cash dividends shall be limited to the reasonable and proportional share, as determined by the Parent Borrower in its reasonable discretion, of such expenses incurred by such Parent Entity relating or allocable to its ownership interest in another Parent Entity, Holdings and such other assets; and provided , further , that in the case of sub-clause (i) above, if Holdings shall own any material assets other than the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower or other assets relating to the ownership interest of Holdings in the Parent Borrower or its Subsidiaries, with respect to Holdings such cash dividends shall be limited to the reasonable and proportional share, as determined by the Parent Borrower in its reasonable discretion, of such expenses incurred by Holdings relating or allocable to its ownership interest in the Parent Borrower and such other assets;

 

(c)            the Parent Borrower may pay, without duplication, cash dividends ( A ) pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement and ( B ) to pay or permit Holdings or any Parent Entity to pay any Related Taxes;

 

(d)            the Parent Borrower may pay cash dividends in an amount sufficient to allow Holdings or any Parent Entity to repurchase shares of its Capital Stock or rights, options or units in respect thereof from any Management Investors or former Management Investors (or any of their respective heirs, successors, assigns, legal representatives or estates) (including any repurchase or acquisition by reason of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity retaining any Capital Stock, option, warrant or other right in respect of tax withholding obligations, and any related payment in respect of any such obligations), or as otherwise contemplated by any Management Subscription Agreements, for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $20,000,000; provided that such amount shall be increased by ( i ) an amount equal to $5,000,000 on each anniversary of the Closing Date, commencing on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, and ( ii ) an amount equal to the proceeds to Holdings (whether received by it directly or from a Parent Entity or applied to pay Parent Entity Expenses) of any resales or new issuances of shares and options to any Management Investors, at any time after the initial issuances to any Management Investors, together with the aggregate amount of deferred compensation owed by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Management Investor that shall thereafter have been cancelled, waived or exchanged at any time after the initial issuances to any thereof in connection with the grant to such Management Investor of the right to receive or acquire shares of Holdings’ or any Parent Entity’s Capital Stock;

 

(e)            the Parent Borrower may pay cash dividends in an amount sufficient ( i ) to allow Holdings and any Parent Entity to ( x ) pay all fees and

 

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expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions and the other transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and ( y ) satisfy its obligations under the Separation Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, and ( ii ) to allow Holdings to perform its obligations under or in connection with the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

(f)             in addition to the foregoing dividends, the Parent Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments; provided that, at the time such Restricted Payment is made either (x) the Payment Conditions are satisfied or (y) to the extent the Payment Conditions are not satisfied, (i) the Available Amount Payment Conditions are satisfied and (ii) such Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (f)(y) are in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (x) the Available Amount plus (y) the greater of $35,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets plus (z) the Available Excluded Contribution Amount, in each case immediately prior to the time of the payment or making of such dividend, payment or distribution; and

 

(g)            the Parent Borrower may pay cash dividends; provided that the aggregate amount of such dividends pursuant to this clause (g), when aggregated with ( i )  all cash consideration paid in respect of Investments outstanding pursuant to Section 8.9(g)(ii)(C) and acquisitions pursuant to Section 8.10(b)(iii), ( ii ) all Investments outstanding pursuant to Section 8.9(p), proviso clause (i) and ( iii ) all optional prepayments made pursuant to 8.14(a)(i), do not exceed $200,000,000 in the aggregate.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with Section 8.7, in the event that any Restricted Payment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments described in one or more of the clauses of Section 8.7, the Parent Borrower, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Restricted Payment and may include the amount and type of such Restricted Payment in one or more of such clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause).

 

8.8           [ Reserved ]

 

8.9           Limitation on Investments, Loans and Advances .  Make any Investment in any Person, except:

 

(a)            extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b)            Investments in cash, Cash Equivalents, Investment Grade Securities and Temporary Cash Investments;

 

(c)            Investments existing or made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on the Closing Date and described in Schedule 8.9(c);

 

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(d)            Investments in notes receivable and other instruments and securities obtained in connection with transactions permitted by Section 8.6;

 

(e)            loans and advances to officers, directors or employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries ( i ) in the ordinary course of business for travel and entertainment expenses, ( ii ) existing on the Closing Date and described in Schedule 8.9(c), ( iii ) made after the Closing Date for relocation expenses in the ordinary course of business, ( iv ) made for other purposes in an aggregate principal amount (as to Holdings and all of its Subsidiaries), together with the aggregate principal amount of all Guarantee Obligations permitted pursuant to Section 8.4(f)(iii), of up to $15,000,000 outstanding at any time and ( v ) relating to indemnification or reimbursement of any officers, directors or employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity or as otherwise specified in Section 8.11;

 

(f)             ( i ) Investments by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary in the Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary and ( ii ) Investments in Holdings in amounts and for purposes for which dividends are permitted under Section 8.7;

 

(g)            ( i ) acquisitions expressly permitted by Section 8.10 and ( ii ) Investments in less than all business or assets of, or stock or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, any Person made for aggregate consideration (including cash and indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with such Investment) that consists solely of any combination of ( A )  Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or Holdings and/or ( B ) cash in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of the sale or issuance of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or Holdings which amount is contributed to the Parent Borrower within 90 days prior to the date of the relevant acquisition (and is not a Specified Equity Contribution); and/or ( C ) additional cash and other property (excluding cash and other property covered in clauses (A) and (B) of this Section 8.9(g)(ii)) and Indebtedness (whether incurred or assumed); provided that the aggregate amount of such cash consideration (net of any increase in the Available Loan Commitments attributable to the purchase of revenue earning equipment in connection with such Investment) paid pursuant to this clause (C), when aggregated with ( 1 ) all cash dividends paid pursuant to Section 8.7(g), ( 2 ) all Investments outstanding pursuant to Section 8.9(p), proviso clause (i), ( 3 ) all cash consideration paid in respect of acquisitions pursuant to Section 8.10(b)(iii) and ( 4 ) all optional prepayments made pursuant to 8.14(a)(i), do not exceed $200,000,000 in the aggregate);

 

(h)            Investments of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries under Interest Rate Protection Agreements or under Permitted Hedging Arrangements or under Bank Products Agreements;

 

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(i)             Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business or otherwise described in Section 8.3(c), (d) or (f);

 

(j)             Investments representing non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any disposition or Asset Disposition permitted by Section 8.6 (or in any disposition not constituting an Asset Disposition), provided that any such non-cash consideration received by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party (other than any such consideration securing Indebtedness as permitted by Section 8.3(t)(i) or consisting of Excluded Assets) is pledged to the Collateral Agent or Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Lenders pursuant to the Security Documents to the extent provided therein;

 

(k)            Investments by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person in connection with a joint venture or similar arrangement; provided that ( i ) the aggregate amount of such Investments outstanding pursuant to this clause (k) does not at any time exceed $100,000,000 in aggregate outstanding principal amount; provided that ( i ) such amount shall be increased by an amount equal to $10,000,000 on each anniversary of the Closing Date, so long as no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing and no Event of Default known to the Parent Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing on any date on which such amount is to be increased and ( ii ) such amount and any increase in such amount permitted by clause (i) shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of Guarantee Obligations outstanding under Section 8.4(o);

 

(l)             Investments in industrial development or revenue bonds or similar obligations secured by assets leased to and operated by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that were issued in connection with the financing or refinancing of such assets, so long as the Parent Borrower or any such Subsidiary may obtain title to such assets at any time by optionally canceling such bonds or obligations, paying a nominal fee and terminating such financing transaction;

 

(m)           Investments representing evidences of Indebtedness, securities or other property received from another Person by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding or other reorganization of such other Person or as a result of foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien or exchange for evidences of Indebtedness, securities or other property of such other Person held by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary provided that any such securities or other property received by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party (other than any such securities or other property securing Indebtedness as permitted by Section 8.3(t)(i)) is pledged to the

 

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Collateral Agent or Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Lenders pursuant to the Security Documents;

 

(n)            loans and advances to Management Investors in connection with the purchase by such Management Investors of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity (so long as ( i ) such Parent Entity applies the net cash proceeds of such purchases to, directly or indirectly, make capital contributions to, or purchase Capital Stock of, Holdings or applies such proceeds to pay Parent Entity Expenses and ( ii ) Holdings applies the net cash proceeds of such purchases to, directly or indirectly, make capital contributions to, or purchase Capital Stock of, the Parent Borrower or applies such proceeds to pay Parent Entity Expenses) or Holdings of up to $20,000,000 outstanding at any one time; provided that such amount shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness in respect of Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 8.4(b);

 

(o)            Investments not otherwise permitted by the other clauses of this Section 8.9; provided that, at the time such Investments are made either ( x ) the Payment Conditions are satisfied or ( y ) to the extent the Payment Conditions are not satisfied, ( i ) the Available Amount Payment Conditions are satisfied and ( ii ) such Investments made pursuant to this clause (o)(y) are in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (x) the Available Amount plus (y) the greater of $35,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets plus (z) the Available Excluded Contribution Amount, in each case immediately prior to the time of making of such Investment;

 

(p)            other Investments; provided that ( i ) the aggregate amount of such Investments outstanding pursuant to this clause (p), when aggregated with ( A ) all cash dividends paid pursuant to Section 8.7(g), ( B ) all cash consideration paid in respect of Investments outstanding pursuant to clause (g)(ii)(C) of this Section 8.9 and acquisitions pursuant to Section 8.10(b)(iii) and ( C ) all optional prepayments made pursuant to Section 8.14(a)(i), do not exceed $200,000,000 in the aggregate or ( ii ) such Investments are made with Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or Holdings and/or cash in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of the sale or issuance of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or Holdings which amount is contributed to the Parent Borrower within 90 days prior to the date of the relevant acquisition (and is not a Specified Equity Contribution);

 

(q)            any Investment pursuant to an agreement entered into in connection with any securities lending or other securities financing transaction to the extent such securities lending or other securities financing transaction is otherwise permitted by the provisions of Sections 8.2 and 8.6;

 

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(r)             Investments in or by any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or in connection with a Financing Disposition by, to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity, including ( 1 ) Investments of funds in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing such Financing Disposition or any related Indebtedness, or ( 2 ) any promissory note issued by the Parent Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity, provided that if Holdings or such Parent Entity receives cash from the relevant Special Purpose Entity in exchange for such note, an equal cash amount is contributed by Holdings or any Parent Entity to the Parent Borrower;

 

(s)             ( 1 ) Investments in Franchise Special Purpose Entities directly or indirectly to finance or refinance the acquisition of Franchise Equipment and/or related rights and/or assets, ( 2 ) Investments in Franchisees attributable to the financing or refinancing of Franchise Equipment and/or related rights and/or assets, as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower, ( 3 ) other Investments in Franchisees, ( 4 ) Investments in Capital Stock of Franchisees and Franchise Special Purpose Entities (including pursuant to capital contributions), ( 5 ) Investments in Franchisees arising as the result of Guarantee Obligations in respect of Franchise Equipment Indebtedness or Franchise Lease Obligations and ( 6 ) Investments in Franchisees (x) that have discontinued operations or that have indicated, or that the Parent Borrower shall have reasonably determined, that if an Investment is not made it is reasonably likely to imminently discontinue operations or (y) otherwise for a cash purchase price, when aggregated with the cash purchase price for all other Investments under this clause (s)(6) and acquisitions under Section 8.10(d)(y) in the same fiscal year not in excess of $100,000,000; and

 

(t)             Investments made as part of an Islamic financing arrangement, including Sukuk, if such arrangement, if structured as Indebtedness, would be permitted under Section 8.2, provided that, (i) the amount that would constitute Indebtedness if such arrangement were structured as Indebtedness, as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower, shall be treated by the Parent Borrower as Indebtedness for purposes of Section 8.2 (including, to the extent applicable, with respect to the calculation of any amounts of Indebtedness outstanding thereunder) and (ii) any such Islamic financing arrangement shall not include any payment obligations of any Loan Party secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a basis pari passu in priority with the Liens securing the amounts due under the Facility.

 

provided , that , (A) if either any Investment or series of Investments permitted under this Section 8.9 results in the acquisition by any Loan Party of Accounts, Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles and/or Spare Parts and Merchandise constituting Collateral or any component of the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base consisting either of (x) assets of a type substantially different from those in the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time, or (y) assets of a type substantially similar to

 

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those in the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time, and in the case of this clause (y) with an aggregate net book value in excess of $180,000,000, then (i) the Parent Borrower may deliver an appraisal prepared by a Qualified Appraisal Company with respect to such acquired assets and (ii) until such appraisal is delivered or waived in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, the assets acquired pursuant to such Investment shall not be included in the Borrowing Base Certificate, the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base; and (B) for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.9, in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Investments described in clauses (a) through (t) above, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, shall classify such item of Investment and may include the amount and type of such Investment in one or more of such clauses (including in part under one such clause and in part under another such clause).

 

8.10         Limitations on Certain Acquisitions .  Acquire by purchase or otherwise all the business or assets of, or stock or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, any Person, except that the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be allowed to make any such acquisition so long as:

 

(a)            such acquisition is expressly permitted by Section 8.5;

 

(b)            the aggregate consideration paid by the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such acquisition (including cash and Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with such acquisition) consists solely of any combination of:

 

(i)             Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or Holdings; and/or

 

(ii)            cash in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of the sale or issuance of Capital Stock of any Parent Entity or Holdings which amount is contributed to the Parent Borrower within 90 days prior to the date of the relevant acquisition (and is not a Specified Equity Contribution); and/or

 

(iii)           additional cash and other property (excluding cash and other property covered in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 8.10(b)) and Indebtedness (whether incurred or assumed); provided that the aggregate amount of such cash consideration (net of any increase in the Available Loan Commitments attributable to the purchase of revenue earning equipment in connection with such acquisition) paid pursuant to this clause (b)(iii), when aggregated with ( A ) all cash dividends paid pursuant to Section 8.7(g), ( B )  all cash consideration paid for Investments outstanding pursuant to Section 8.9(g)(ii)(C) and all Investments

 

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outstanding pursuant to Section 8.9(p), proviso clause (i) and ( C ) all optional prepayments made pursuant to 8.14(a)(i), do not exceed $200,000,000 in the aggregate; or

 

(c)            either (x) the Payment Conditions are satisfied or (y) to the extent the Payment Conditions are not satisfied, (i) the Available Amount Payment Conditions are satisfied and (ii) the cash consideration for such acquisition paid pursuant to this clause (c)(y) is in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (x) the Available Amount plus (y) the greater of $35,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets plus (z) the Available Excluded Contribution Amount, in each case immediately prior to the time of the payment or making of such acquisition; or

 

(d)            such acquisition is an acquisition of businesses of Franchisees (x) that have discontinued operations or that have indicated, or that the Parent Borrower shall have reasonably determined, that if an acquisition is not made it is reasonably likely to imminently discontinue operations or (y) otherwise for a cash purchase price, when aggregated with the cash purchase price for all other acquisitions under this clause (d)(y) and all Investments under Section 8.9(s)(6) in the same fiscal year not in excess of $100,000,000.

 

provided , that in the case of each such acquisition pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) after giving effect thereto, no Specified Default shall occur as a result of such acquisition and no Event of Default known to the Parent Borrower shall occur as a result of such acquisition; and provided , further , that to the extent any acquisition permitted under this Section 8.10 results in the acquisition by any Loan Party of Rental Equipment, Service Vehicles and/or Spare Parts and Merchandise constituting Collateral or any component of the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base consisting either of (x) assets of a type substantially different from those in the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base at such time, or (y) assets of a type substantially similar to those in the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S Borrowing Base at such time, in the case of this clause (y) with an aggregate net book value in excess of $180,000,000, then (i) the Parent Borrower may deliver an appraisal prepared by a Qualified Appraisal Company with respect to such acquired assets and (ii) until such appraisal is delivered or waived in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, the assets acquired pursuant to such acquisition shall not be included in the Borrowing Base Certificate, the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base.  With respect to any acquisition that is consummated in a series of transactions, any of which might constitute an Investment but not the acquisition of all of the business or assets of, or stock or other evidences of beneficial ownership of, any Person, the Parent Borrower at its option may classify such transactions in whole or in part as an acquisition subject to this Section 8.10 (and for the avoidance of doubt not as Investments subject to Section 8.9), with

 

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compliance with this Section 8.10 determined as of the date of the first such transaction so classified as if all such transactions so classified had been consummated on such date.

 

8.11         Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates .  Enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate unless such transaction is ( a ) otherwise permitted under this Agreement, and ( b ) upon terms no less favorable to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person which is not an Affiliate; provided that nothing contained in this Section 8.11 shall be deemed to prohibit:

 

(a)            the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from entering into or performing any consulting, management or employment agreements or other compensation arrangements with any current or former director, officer, employee or consultants of or to the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity that (i) is approved by the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity (including the compensation committee thereof), (ii) provides for annual base compensation not in excess of $2,000,000 for such director, officer, employee or consultant or (iii) is entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b)            [reserved];

 

(c)            the payment of transaction expenses in connection with this Agreement;

 

(d)            the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from entering into, making payments pursuant to and otherwise performing an indemnification and contribution agreement in favor of any Permitted Holder and each person who was, is or becomes a director, officer, agent, employee or consultant of or to the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity, in respect of liabilities ( A ) arising under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities laws or otherwise, in connection with any offering of securities by any Parent Entity (provided that, if such Parent Entity shall own any material assets other than the Capital Stock of Holdings or another Parent Entity, or other assets relating to the ownership interest of such Parent Entity in Holdings or another Parent Entity, such liabilities shall be limited to the reasonable and proportional share, as determined by the Parent Borrower in its reasonable discretion, of such liabilities relating or allocable to the ownership interest of such Parent Entity in Holdings or another Parent Entity and such other related assets) or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, ( B ) incurred to third parties for any action or failure to act of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, predecessors or successors, ( C ) arising out of the fact that any indemnitee was or is a director,

 

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officer, agent, employee or consultant of or to the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Holdings or any Parent Entity, or is or was serving at the request of any such corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or consultant of or to another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or enterprise or ( D ) to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware or other applicable state law, arising out of any breach or alleged breach by such indemnitee of his or her fiduciary duty as a director or officer of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(e)            the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from performing any agreements or commitments with or to any Affiliate existing on the Closing Date and described in Schedule 8.11(e);

 

(f)             any transaction permitted under Section 8.4(b), Section 8.4(d), Section 8.4(f), Section 8.5, Section 8.7, Section 8.9(e), Section 8.9(f) or Section 8.9(n), any transaction with the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, any transaction with a Special Purpose Entity, and any transaction in the ordinary course of business, or approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Parent Borrower or such Subsidiary, with an Affiliate of the Parent Borrower controlled by the Parent Borrower that is a Franchisee, a Franchise Special Purpose Entity, a joint venture or similar entity;

 

(g)            the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from performing its obligations under the Tax Sharing Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement; and

 

(h)            the Transactions, and all transactions relating thereto.

 

For purposes of this Section 8.11, ( A ) any transaction with any Affiliate shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (b) of the first sentence hereof if ( i ) such transaction is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, or ( ii ) in the event that at the time of any such transaction, there are no Disinterested Directors serving on the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, such transaction shall be approved by a nationally recognized expert with expertise in appraising the terms and conditions of the type of transaction for which approval is required, and ( B ) “ Disinterested Director ” shall mean, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the Board of Directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.  A member of any such Board of Directors shall not be deemed to have such a financial interest by reason of such member’s holding Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower or any Parent Entity or any

 

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options, warrants or other rights in respect of such Capital Stock or by reason of such member receiving any compensation in respect of such member’s role as director.

 

8.12         [ Reserved ]

 

8.13         [Reserved] .

 

8.14         Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Debt Instruments and Other Documents .

 

(a)            Make any optional payment or prepayment on or optional repurchase or redemption of ( x ) the Senior Notes (in each case, other than as provided in the respective definition thereof) or ( y ) any other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.2(d) or any other Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations hereunder or any other Loan Document pursuant to a written agreement (the Indebtedness referred to in clauses (x) and (y), “ Restricted Indebtedness ”), including any optional payments on account of, or for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition thereof (any such optional payment, prepayment, repurchase redemption, defeasance or acquisition, an “ Optional Payment ”):

 

(i)             except for Optional Payments pursuant to this clause (i) in an aggregate amount, when aggregated with ( i ) all cash dividends paid pursuant to Section 8.7(g), ( ii ) all Investments outstanding pursuant to Section 8.9(p), proviso clause (i) and ( iii ) all cash consideration paid in respect of Investments outstanding pursuant to Section 8.9(g)(ii)(C) and acquisitions made pursuant to Section 8.10(b)(iii), not exceeding $200,000,000 in the aggregate, or

 

(ii)            except for Optional Payments made in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the issuance, sale or other incurrence of, Indebtedness of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries permitted under Section 8.2, or Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock), or Indebtedness or Capital Stock of any Parent Entity, or

 

(iii)           except for Optional Payments ( w ) in amounts not to exceed in the aggregate the amount of any Indebtedness incurred or assumed in reliance on Section 8.2(x), ( x ) in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 per year or ( y ) in an amount not exceeding the amount of Net Available Cash permitted to be so applied pursuant to Section 8.6, or

 

(iv)           except for Optional Payments if either ( x ) the Payment Conditions are satisfied or (y) the Payment Conditions are not satisfied, ( i )

 

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the Available Amount Payment Conditions are satisfied and ( ii ) such Optional Payment made pursuant to this clause (a)(iv)(y) is in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of ( x ) the Available Amount plus ( y ) the greater of $35,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets plus ( z ) the Available Excluded Contribution Amount, in each case immediately prior to the time of the payment or making of such Optional Payment.

 

(b)            In the event of the occurrence of a Change of Control, repurchase or repay any Indebtedness then outstanding pursuant to any of the Senior Notes or any portion thereof, unless the Borrowers shall have ( i ) made payment in full of the Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations and any other amounts then due and owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder and under any Note and cash collateralized the Bankers’ Acceptances and the L/C Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or ( ii ) made an offer to pay the Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations and any amounts then due and owing to each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereunder and under any Note and to cash collateralize the Bankers’ Acceptances and the L/C Obligations in respect of each Lender and shall have made payment in full thereof to each such Lender or the Administrative Agent which has accepted such offer and cash collateralized the Bankers’ Acceptances and the L/C Obligations in respect of each such Lender which has accepted such offer.  Upon the Borrowers having (i) made all payments of Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations and any other amounts then due and owing to any Lender required by the preceding sentence and (ii) terminated the Commitments of any such Lender outstanding hereunder, any Event of Default arising under Section 9(l) by reason of such Change of Control shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing.

 

(c)            Amend, supplement, waive or otherwise modify any of the provisions of the Senior Notes Indenture or the Senior Notes (excluding pursuant to a refinancing thereof, in whole or in part) which increases the rate or shortens the time of payment of interest or premium payable, whether at maturity, at a date fixed for prepayment or by acceleration or otherwise on the Indebtedness evidenced by the Senior Notes, or shortens the fixed maturity of the Senior Notes to a date prior to the date that is 91 days after the Termination Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not limit the ability of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay customary (as determined by the Parent Borrower in good faith) consent fees in connection with any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of any of the provisions of the Senior Notes Indenture or the Senior Notes.

 

8.15         Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Year .  Permit the fiscal year of Holdings or the Parent Borrower to end on a day other than December 31.

 

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8.16         Limitation on Restrictive Agreements .  The Parent Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into with any Person any agreement that restricts the ability of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excluded Subsidiaries) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in favor of the Lenders in respect of obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents upon any of its property, assets or revenues constituting Collateral as and to the extent contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than:

 

(a) this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any related documents, the Senior Notes, the Senior Notes Indenture and the other Senior Notes Debt Documents and any related documents, any Additional Credit Facility, any other Additional Documents and any related documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Credit Facility, and any agreement in effect or entered into on the Closing Date;

 

(b) any agreement of a Person, or relating to Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereto) or Capital Stock of a Person, which Person is acquired by or merged or consolidated with or into the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or which agreement is assumed by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition from or other transaction with such Person, as in effect at the time of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transaction (except to the extent that such Indebtedness was incurred to finance, or otherwise in connection with, such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transaction); provided that for purposes of this clause (b), if a Person other than the Parent Borrower is the surviving Person with respect thereto, any Subsidiary thereof or agreement of such Person or any such Subsidiary shall be deemed acquired or assumed, as the case may be, by the Parent Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, when such Person becomes such surviving Person;

 

(c) any agreement (a “ Refinancing Agreement ”) effecting a refinancing of Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereto)  Incurred or outstanding pursuant or relating to, or that otherwise extends, renews, refunds, refinances or replaces, any agreement referred to in clause (a) or (b) above or this clause (c) (an “ Initial Agreement ”), or that is, or is contained in, any amendment, supplement or other modification to any Initial Agreement or Refinancing Agreement (an “ Amendment ”); provided , however , that the restrictions contained in any such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than restrictions contained in the Initial Agreement or Initial Agreements to which such Refinancing Agreement or Amendment relates (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower);

 

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(d)  any agreement relating to intercreditor arrangements and related rights and obligations, to or by which the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other agent, trustee or representative on their behalf may be party or bound at any time or from time to time, and any agreement providing that in the event that a Lien is granted for the benefit of the lenders another Person shall also receive a Lien, which Lien is permitted by Section 8.3;

 

(e) any agreement governing or relating to ( x ) Indebtedness of or a Franchise Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Franchisee or Franchise Special Purpose Entity or to any Franchise Lease Obligation, ( y ) Indebtedness of or a Financing Disposition by or to or in favor of any Special Purpose Entity or ( z ) sale of receivables by or Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary, in each case under this clause (e) including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof;

 

(f) any agreement relating to any Indebtedness Incurred after the Closing Date as permitted by Section 8.2 (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof), or otherwise entered into after the Closing Date, ( i ) if the restrictions thereunder taken as a whole are consistent with prevailing market practice for similar Indebtedness or other agreements, or are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than those under the Initial Agreements, or do not materially impair the ability of the Loan Parties to create and maintain the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations pursuant to the Security Documents as and to the extent contemplated thereby and by Section 7.9, in each case as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower or ( ii ) if such restrictions apply only if a default occurs in respect of a payment or financial covenant relating to such Indebtedness;

 

(h) any agreement governing or relating to Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation in respect thereof) and/or other obligations and liabilities secured by a Lien permitted by Section 8.3 (in which case any restriction shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Lien, except as may be otherwise permitted under this Section 8.16);

 

(i)  any agreement for the direct or indirect disposition of Capital Stock of any Person, property or assets, imposing restrictions with respect to such Person, Capital Stock, property or assets pending the closing of such disposition;

 

(j) ( i ) any agreement that restricts in a customary manner (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower) the assignment or transfer thereof, or the subletting, assignment or transfer of any property or asset subject thereto, ( ii ) any restriction by virtue of any transfer of, agreement to transfer, option or right with respect to, or Lien on, any property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, ( iii )  mortgages, pledges or other security agreements to the extent restricting the transfer of the property or assets subject thereto, ( iv ) any

 

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reciprocal easement agreements containing customary provisions (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower) restricting dispositions of real property interests, ( v ) Purchase Money Obligations that impose restrictions with respect to the property or assets so acquired, ( vi ) agreements with customers or suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business that impose restrictions with respect to cash or other deposits, net worth or inventory, ( vii ) customary provisions (as determined in good faith by the Parent Borrower) contained in agreements and instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business (including leases and licenses) or in joint venture and other similar agreements or in shareholder, partnership, limited liability company and other similar agreements in respect of non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries, ( viii ) restrictions that arise or are agreed to in the ordinary course of business and do not detract from the value of property or assets of the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Parent Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, ( ix ) Hedging Obligations or ( x ) Bank Products Obligations;

 

(k) restrictions by reason of any applicable law, rule, regulation or order, or required by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their businesses, including any such law, rule, regulation, order or requirement applicable in connection with such Subsidiary’s status (or the status of any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary) as a Captive Insurance Subsidiary; and

 

(l)  any agreement evidencing any replacement, renewal, extension or refinancing of any of the foregoing (or of any agreement described in this clause (l)).

 

It is understood that a limitation on the amount of Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities that may be incurred, outstanding, guaranteed or secured under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in excess of the amount thereof that may be incurred, outstanding, guaranteed and secured under this Agreement or any other Loan Document as in effect on the Closing Date) does not constitute a limitation that is restricted by this Section 8.16.

 

8.17         Limitation on Lines of Business .  Enter into any business, either directly or through any Restricted Subsidiary or joint venture or similar arrangement described in Section 8.9(k), except for those businesses of the same general type as those in which the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the Closing Date or which are reasonably related thereto and any business related thereto.

 

8.18         Limitations on Currency, Commodity and Other Hedging Transactions .  Enter into, purchase or otherwise acquire agreements or arrangements relating to currency, commodity or other hedging except, to the extent and only to the extent that, such agreements or arrangements are entered into, purchased or otherwise acquired other than for purposes of speculation (any such agreement or arrangement permitted by this Section 8.18 a “ Permitted Hedging Arrangement ”).

 

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SECTION 9.          EVENTS OF DEFAULT .  If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:

 

(a)            Any of the Borrowers shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof (whether at stated maturity, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise); or any of the Borrowers shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan, or any other amount payable hereunder, within five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or

 

(b)            Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party herein or in any other Loan Document (or in any amendment, modification or supplement hereto or thereto) or which is contained in any certificate furnished at any time by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made and the circumstances giving rise to such misrepresentation, if capable of alteration, are not altered so as to make such representation or warranty correct in all material respects by the date falling thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice thereof shall have been given to the Parent Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; provided , for the avoidance of doubt that if any representation or warranty made or deemed made pursuant to the second sentence of Section 5.7 shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect, such failure to be correct shall be deemed cured if the Default or Event of Default giving rise to, or otherwise underlying, such failure to be correct, shall be cured; or

 

(c)            Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Section 7.7(f) (after a two (2) Business Day cure period), Section 4.16, Section 7.2(e) (after a three Business Day grace period or, if during the continuance of a Specified Default or Dominion Event, after a one Business Day grace period), Section 7.4 (with respect to maintenance of existence), Section 7.6(a)(ii) (after a two Business Day grace period), Section 7.6(b) (after a two Business Day grace period), Section 7.7(a) or Section 8 of this Agreement; provided that, in the case of a default in the observance or performance of its obligations under Section 7.7(a) hereof, such default shall have continued unremedied for a period of two days; and provided further that, if ( x ) any such failure with respect to Sections 4.16, 7.4 or 7.6 is of a type that can be cured within five Business Days and ( y ) such Default could not materially adversely impact the Lenders’ Liens on the Collateral, such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default for five Business Days after the occurrence thereof so long as the Loan Parties are diligently pursuing the cure of such failure; or

 

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(d)            Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 9), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of ( A ) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower becomes aware of such default and ( B ) the date on which written notice thereof shall have been given to the Parent Borrower by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or

 

(e)            Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall  (i) default in (x) any payment of principal of or interest on any Indebtedness (excluding the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations) in excess of $100,000,000 or (y) in the payment of any Guarantee Obligation in excess of $100,000,000, beyond the period of grace (not to exceed 30 days), if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness or Guarantee Obligation was created; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any Indebtedness (excluding the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations) or Guarantee Obligation referred to in clause (i) above or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee Obligation (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice or lapse of time if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or such Guarantee Obligation to become payable (an “ Acceleration ”), and (x) such time shall have lapsed and, if any notice (a “ Default Notice ”) shall be required to commence a grace period or declare the occurrence of an event of default before notice of Acceleration may be delivered, such Default Notice shall have been given, (y) such default shall not have been remedied or waived by or on behalf of such holder or holders, and (z) in the case of any such Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary (other than any Loan Party), such Indebtedness shall have been Accelerated and such Acceleration shall not have been rescinded (provided that this clause (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)             If ( i ) the Parent Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action ( A ) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking

 

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reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts (excluding, in each case, the reorganization, winding-up, liquidation or dissolution of any Foreign Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Loan Party or a Canadian Subsidiary), or ( B ) seeking appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receivers, receiver and manager, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Parent Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or ( ii ) there shall be commenced against the Parent Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which ( A ) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or ( B ) remains undismissed, undischarged, unstayed or unbonded for a period of, in the case of Material Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries (other than any Loan Party), 90 days and otherwise, 60 days; or ( iii ) there shall be commenced against the Parent Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within, in the case of Material Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries (other than any Loan Party), 90 days and otherwise, 60 days from the entry thereof; or ( iv ) the Parent Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall take any corporate or other organizational action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or ( v ) any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower shall be generally unable to, or shall admit in writing its general inability to, pay its debts as they become due (other than in connection with any reorganization, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is not a Loan Party referred to in the parenthetical exclusion contained in clause (i)(A) above); or

 

(g)            ( i ) Any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, ( ii ) (A) any failure to satisfy minimum funding standards (as defined in Section 302 or 303 of ERISA or Section 412 or 430 of the Code), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan or (B) any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of either of the Parent Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity, ( iii ) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent likely to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, ( iv ) any Single

 

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Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA other than a standard termination pursuant to Section 4041(b) of ERISA, ( v ) either of the Parent Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent is reasonably likely to, incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, a Multiemployer Plan, or ( vi ) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan; and in each case in clauses (i)  through (vi) of this Section 9(g), such event or condition, either individually or together with all other such events or conditions, if any, could be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(h)            One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary involving in the aggregate at any time a liability (net of any insurance or indemnity payments actually received in respect thereof prior to or within 60 days from the entry thereof, or to be received in respect thereof in the event any appeal thereof shall be unsuccessful) of $50,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or

 

(i)             Any Loan Party shall assert in writing that the Intercreditor Agreement or any Note hereunder shall have ceased for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof); or

 

(j)             ( i ) The U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall, or any other Security Document covering a significant portion of the Collateral shall (at any time after its execution, delivery and effectiveness), cease for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof), or any Loan Party which is a party to such Security Document shall so assert in writing, or ( ii ) the Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be perfected and enforceable in accordance with its terms or of the same effect as to perfection and priority purported to be created thereby with respect to any significant portion of the Collateral (other than in connection with any termination of such Lien in respect of any Collateral as permitted hereby or by any Security Document), and such failure of such Lien to be perfected and enforceable with such priority shall have continued unremedied for a period of 20 days; or

 

(k)            [reserved ] ;

 

(l)             A Change of Control shall have occurred;

 

then , and in any such event, ( A ) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to any Borrower, automatically the

 

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Commitments, if any, shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement (including all amounts of BA Equivalent Loans and L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder and whether or not the BA Equivalent Loans have matured) shall immediately become due and payable, and ( B ) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken:  ( i ) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Parent Borrower, declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments, if any, shall immediately terminate; and ( ii ) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Parent Borrower, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement (including all amounts of Bankers’ Acceptances and L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder and whether or not the Bankers’ Acceptances have matured) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.

 

In the case of all U.S. Facility Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the applicable U.S. Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount in immediately available funds equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such U.S. Facility Letters of Credit (and each U.S. Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all amounts at any time on deposit in such cash collateral account to secure the undrawn and unexpired amount of such U.S. Facility Letters of Credit and all other obligations under the Loan Documents of the US Borrowers).  In the case of all Canadian Facility Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the applicable Canadian Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Canadian Agent an amount in immediately available funds equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Canadian Facility Letters of Credit (and the Canadian Borrowers hereby grant to the Canadian Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all amounts at any time on deposit in such cash collateral account to secure the undrawn and unexpired amount of such Canadian Facility Letters of Credit and all other obligations of such Canadian Borrowers under the Loan Documents).  If at any time the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, determines that any funds held in any such cash collateral account are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, and the applicable Secured Parties, or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount of outstanding U.S. Facility Letters of Credit

 

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or Canadian Facility Letters of Credit, as applicable, the applicable Borrowers, shall, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, as additional funds to be deposited and held in such cash collateral account, an amount equal to the excess of ( a ) such aggregate undrawn and unexpired amount over ( b ) the total amount of funds, if any, then held in such cash collateral account that the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim.  Amounts held in any such cash collateral account with respect to U.S. Facility Letters of Credit shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such U.S. Facility Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such U.S. Facility Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  Amounts held in any such cash collateral account with respect to Canadian Facility Letters of Credit shall be applied by the applicable Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Canadian Facility Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Canadian Facility Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Loan Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the applicable Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Lender in its capacity as a Secured Party or as beneficiary of any security granted pursuant to the Security Documents shall have any right to exercise remedies in respect of such security without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

 

Except as expressly provided above in this Section 9, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived.

 

SECTION 10.        THE AGENTS AND THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES .

 

10.1         Appointment .

 

(a)            Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Agents as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes each agent in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to or required of such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Agents and the Other Representatives shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except, in the case of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent and the Issuing Lenders, those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Agent or the Other Representatives.  Each of the Agents may perform any of their respective duties under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other instruments and agreements referred to herein or therein by or through its respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates (it being understood and agreed, for avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent may perform any of their respective duties under the Security Documents by or through one or more of their respective affiliates).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent agrees to act as the U.S. federal withholding Tax agent in respect of all amounts payable by it under the Loan Documents.

 

(b)            Each of the parties hereto (including each Lender, acting for itself and on behalf of each of its Affiliates that are or become Secured Parties from time to time) confirms the appointment and designation of Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as the Canadian Collateral Agent, as the hypothecary representative for the present and future Secured Parties (in such capacity, the “ Representative ”), as contemplated by Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Québec, for the purposes of holding any Liens including any hypothecs (“ Hypothecs ”) granted by the Canadian Loan Parties or any one of them pursuant to the laws of the Province of Quebec. The execution by the Representative prior to the date hereof of any document creating or evidencing any such Hypothec for the benefit of any of the Secured Parties is hereby ratified and confirmed.  Each future Secured Party, whether a Lender or a holder of any Obligation, shall be deemed to have ratified and confirmed (for itself and on behalf of each of its Affiliates that are or become Secured Parties from time to time) the appointment of the Representative.  The substitution or replacement of the Canadian Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions hereof shall also constitute the substitution or replacement of the Representative. The new Representative, without further act other than the filing of a notice of replacement of hypothecary representative as contemplated by Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Quebec, shall then be vested and have all the rights, powers and authorities granted to the Representative hereunder and shall be subject in all respects to the terms, conditions and provisions hereof, to the same extent as if originally appointed as the Representative.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of An Act Respecting the Special Powers of Legal Persons (Québec), the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, and the Canadian Collateral Agent may purchase, acquire and be the holder of any bond issued by any Loan Party.  Each of the Loan Parties hereby

 

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acknowledges that any such bond shall constitute a title of indebtedness, as such term is used in Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Québec.

 

10.2         Delegation of Duties .  In performing its functions and duties under this Agreement, each Agent shall act solely as agent for the Lenders and, as applicable, the other Secured Parties, and no Agent assumes any (and shall not be deemed to have assumed any) obligation or relationship of agency or trust with or for Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.  Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact (including the Canadian Agent in the case of the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent in the case of the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent in the case of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent in the case of the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Collateral Agent in the case of the Canadian Agent), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.  No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact or counsel selected by it with reasonable care.

 

10.3         Exculpatory Provisions .  None of the Agents or any Other Representative nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be ( a ) liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates) or ( b ) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for ( i ) any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by Holdings, any Borrower or any other Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents or any Other Representative under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, ( ii ) for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any Notes or any other Loan Document, ( iii ) for any failure of Holdings, any Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, ( iv ) the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, ( v ) the satisfaction of any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6, or ( vi ) the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default.  Neither the Agents nor any Other Representative shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of Holdings, any Borrower or any other Loan Party.  Each Lender agrees that, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent hereunder or given to the Agents for the account of or with copies for the Lenders, the Agents and the Other

 

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Representatives shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of Holdings, any Borrower or any other Loan Party which may come into the possession of the Agents and the Other Representatives or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.

 

10.4         Reliance by Agents .  Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected (and shall have no liability to any Person) in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message or other electronic transmission, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Borrower or Holdings), independent accountants and other experts selected by each Agent.  The Agents may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless such Note shall have been transferred in accordance with Section 11.6 and all actions required by such Section in connection with such transfer shall have been taken.  Any request, authority or consent of any Person or entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or endorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.  Each Agent shall be fully justified as between itself and the Lenders in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders and/or such other requisite percentage of the Lenders as is required pursuant to Section 11.1(a) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and any Notes and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders and/or such other requisite percentage of the Lenders as is required pursuant to Section 11.1(a), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.

 

10.5         Notice of Default .  No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender, the Parent Borrower or Holdings referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default.  In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders.  The Agents shall take such action reasonably promptly with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be directed by the Required Lenders and/or such other requisite percentage of the Lenders as is required pursuant to Section 11.1(a); provided that unless and until the Agents shall have

 

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received such directions, the Agents may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.

 

10.6         Acknowledgements and Representations by Lenders .  Each Lender expressly acknowledges that none of the Agents or the Other Representatives nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent or any Other Representative hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Borrowers or any other Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Agent or such Other Representative to any Lender.  Each Lender represents to the Agents, the Other Representatives and each of the Loan Parties that, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, the Other Representatives or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will make, its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of Holdings and the Borrowers and the other Loan Parties, it has made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement and it will make its own decisions in taking or not taking any action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither the Agents nor any Other Representative shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender or the holder of any Note with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the making of the Loans or at any time or times thereafter.  Each Lender represents to each other party hereto that it is a bank, savings and loan association or other similar savings institution, insurance company, investment fund or company or other financial institution which makes or acquires commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business, that it is participating hereunder as a Lender for such commercial purposes, and that it has the knowledge and experience to be and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of being a Lender hereunder.  Each Lender acknowledges and agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 11.6 applicable to the Lenders hereunder.

 

10.7         Indemnification .

 

(a)            The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent (or any Affiliate thereof), each Issuing Lender and the Swing Line Lender (to the extent not reimbursed by the Parent Borrower or any other Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of the Parent Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Commitment Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 10.7 (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with their Commitment Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,

 

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expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by any Agent (or any Affiliate thereof) under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent arising from ( a ) such Agent’s bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct or ( b ) claims made or legal proceedings commenced against such Agent by any security holder or creditor thereof arising out of and based upon rights afforded any such security holder or creditor solely in its capacity as such.  The obligations to indemnify each Issuing Lender and Swing Line Lender shall be ratable among the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the outstanding principal amount of their respective Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations and their respective participating interests in the outstanding Letters of Credit and shall be payable only by the Revolving Credit Lenders).  The agreements in this Section 10.7 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(b)            Any Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Loan Document (except actions expressly required to be taken by it hereunder or under the Loan Documents) unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.

 

(c)            The agreements in this Section 10.7 shall survive the payment of all Borrower Obligations and Guaranteed Obligations (each as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).

 

10.8         Agents and Other Representatives in Their Individual Capacity .  Each Agent, the Other Representatives and their Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Borrower or any other Loan Party as though such Agent and the Other Representatives were not an Agent or the Other Representatives hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  With respect to Loans made or renewed by them and any Note issued to them and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by them, each Agent and the Other Representatives shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though they were not an Agent or an Other Representative, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Agents and the Other Representatives in their individual capacities.

 

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10.9        Collateral Matters .

 

(a)           Each Lender authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent to enter into ( x ) the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement for the benefit of the applicable Lenders and the other Secured Parties, ( y ) any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to the Security Documents or the  Intercreditor Agreement or enter into the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof of Incremental Indebtedness (each, an “ Intercreditor Agreement Supplement ”) to permit such Incremental Indebtedness to be secured by a valid, perfected lien (with such priority as may be designated by the relevant Loan Party or Subsidiary, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents) and (z) any Increase Supplement, Lender Joinder Agreement, Incremental Commitment Amendment, Extension Amendment or Specified Refinancing Amendment as provided in Section 2.9, 2.10, 2.11 or 2.12, as applicable.  Each Lender hereby agrees, and each holder of any Note or participant in Letters of Credit by the acceptance thereof will be deemed to agree, that, except as otherwise set forth herein, any action taken by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement (as amended by any Intercreditor Agreement Supplement), the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, Other Intercreditor Agreement, Increase Supplement, Lender Joinder Agreement, Incremental Commitment Amendment, Extension Amendment and Specified Refinancing Amendment, and the exercise by the Agents or the Required Lenders of the powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be authorized and binding upon all of the Lenders.  The Collateral Agent and the Canadian Collateral Agent are hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents.  Except for any joinders with respect to additional facilities or as otherwise required or contemplated by the terms thereof, the Collateral Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent shall not enter into amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of supplements to or other modifications to the Intercreditor Agreement or any intercreditor agreements without the consent of the Administrative Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  The Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as the case may be, may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Closing Date or in

 

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connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Closing Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

(b)           The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent, as applicable, in each case at its option and in its discretion ( A ) to release any Lien granted to or held by such Agent upon any Collateral ( i ) upon termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction of all of the obligations under the Loan Documents at any time arising under or in respect of this Agreement or the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby that are then due and unpaid, ( ii ) constituting property being sold or otherwise disposed of (to Persons other than a Loan Party) upon the sale or other disposition thereof in compliance with Section 8.6, ( iii ) owned by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower which becomes an Excluded Subsidiary or ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or constituting Capital Stock or other equity interests of an Excluded Subsidiary, ( iv ) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or such greater amount, to the extent required by Section 11.1) ( v ) [reserved] or ( vi ) as otherwise may be expressly provided in the relevant Security Documents; ( B ) at the written request of the Parent Borrower to subordinate any Lien on any Excluded Assets (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) (or to confirm in writing the absence of any Lien thereon) or on any other property granted to or held by such Agent, as the case may be under any Loan Document to the holder of any Permitted Lien and ( C ) to release any Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower from its Obligations under any Loan Documents to which it is a party if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary.  Upon request by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing such Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 10.9.

 

(c)           The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent as the case may be, in each case at its option and in its discretion, to enter into any amendment, amendment and restatement, restatement, waiver, supplement or modification, and to make or consent to any filings or to take any other actions, in each case as contemplated by Section 11.22.  Upon request by any Agent, at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing any Agent’s authority under this Section 10.9(c).

 

(d)           No Agent shall have any obligation whatsoever to the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to any Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or

 

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enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Agents in this Section 10.9 or in any of the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed by the Lenders that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, each Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given such Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as Lender and that no Agent shall have any duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, any Security Document may be amended (or amended and restated), restated, waived, supplemented or modified as contemplated by Section 11.1 or 11.22 with the written consent of the Agent party thereto and the Loan Party thereto.

 

(f)            The Collateral Agent may, and hereby does, appoint the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent as its agent for the purposes of holding any Collateral and/or perfecting such Collateral Agent’s security interest therein and for the purpose of taking such other action with respect to the collateral as such Agents may from time to time agree.  The Canadian Collateral Agent may, and hereby does, appoint the Canadian Agent and the Administrative Agent as its agent for the purposes of holding any Collateral and/or perfecting the Canadian Collateral Agent’s security interest therein and for the purpose of taking such other action with respect to the Collateral as such Agents may from time to time agree.

 

(g)           The Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent each hereby agree that to the extent such Agent receives any notice from the Loan Parties hereunder, such Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each other Agent hereunder in accordance with Section 11.2 hereunder, and the Borrowers hereby authorize such delivery.

 

10.10      Successor Agent .  Subject to the appointment of a successor as set forth herein, the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent may resign upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Parent Borrower, and if the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent is a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender, either the Required Lenders or the Parent Borrower may, upon 10 days’ notice to the Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, remove such Agent.  If the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent shall resign or be removed as Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders (in the case of the Administrative Agent) or the majority of the remaining Canadian Lenders (in the case of the Canadian Agent) shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be subject to approval by the Parent Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed

 

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to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, and the term “Administrative Agent” or “Canadian Agent,” as applicable, shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent or Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans or issuers of Letters of Credit.  The Co-Collateral Agent may resign as an Agent hereunder upon 10 days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, Lenders and the Parent Borrower.  If the Co-Collateral Agent or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate thereof (x) has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event, or (y) is a Defaulting Lender, then either the Required Lenders or the Parent Borrower may, upon 10 days’ notice to the Co-Collateral Agent, remove the Co-Collateral Agent.  Each of the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agent and any Co-Documentation Agent may resign as an Agent hereunder upon 10 days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, Lenders and the Parent Borrower, or if any such Agent is a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender, either the Required Lenders or the Borrower may, upon 10 days’ notice to such Agent, remove such Agent.  If the Collateral Agent, Canadian Collateral Agent, Co-Collateral Agent, Syndication Agent or either Documentation Agent shall resign or be removed as Collateral Agent, Canadian Collateral Agent, Co-Collateral Agent, Syndication Agent or Co-Documentation Agent hereunder, as applicable, the duties, rights, obligations and responsibilities of such Agent hereunder, if any, shall automatically be assumed by, and inure to the benefit of, the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of the resignation or removal of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent), without any further act by any Agent or any Lender.  After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal as Agent, the provisions of this Article 10 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Additionally, after such retiring Agent’s resignation or removal as such Agent, the provisions of this Section 10.10 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was such Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  After the resignation or removal of any Administrative Agent pursuant to the preceding provisions of this Section 10.10, such resigning or removed Administrative Agent ( x ) shall not be required to act as Issuing Lender for any Letters of Credit to be issued after the date of such resignation or removal and ( y ) shall not be required to act as Swing Line Lender with respect to Swing Line Loans to be made after the date of such resignation or removal (and all outstanding Swing Line Loans of such resigning or removed Administrative Agent shall be required to be repaid in full upon its resignation), although the resigning or removed Administrative Agent shall retain all rights hereunder as Issuing Lender and Swing Line Lender with respect to all Letters of Credit issued by it, and all Swing Line Loans made by it, prior to the effectiveness of its resignation or removal as Administrative Agent hereunder.

 

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10.11      Other Representatives .  None of the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Senior Managing Agents nor any of the entities identified as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers pursuant to the definition of Other Representative contained herein, shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder or under any other Loan Document in its capacity as such.

 

10.12      Swing Line Lender .  The provisions of this Section 10 shall apply to the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such to the same extent that such provisions apply to the Administrative Agent.

 

10.13      Withholding Tax .  To the extent required by any applicable law, each Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax, and in no event shall such Agent be required to be responsible for or pay any additional amount with respect to any such withholding.  If any payment has been made to any Lender by the Administrative Agent without the applicable withholding tax being withheld from such payment and the Administrative Agent has paid over the applicable withholding tax to the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority, or the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that any Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify such Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption from or reduction of withholding tax ineffective or for any other reason, such Lender shall indemnify such Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by such Agent as tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with any expenses incurred.

 

10.14      Application of Proceeds .

 

(a)           The Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent and each Issuing Lender agree, as among such parties, as follows:  Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts collected or received by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender on account of the Collateral under the U.S. Security Documents, on account of the U.S. Borrowers’ Obligations or in the Administrative Agent Account shall be distributed and applied on a daily basis in the following order (in each case, to the extent the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge of the amounts owing or outstanding as described below and subject to any applications of any such amounts otherwise required pursuant to Section 4.4(b), or otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement):  (1)  first , to the payment (on a ratable basis) of all outstanding expenses actually due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Co-

 

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Collateral Agent and, to the extent allocable to Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers, the Canadian Agent and/or the Canadian Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents and to repay or prepay outstanding U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans advanced by the Administrative Agent and Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers by the Canadian Agent on behalf of the applicable Lenders hereunder; (2)  second, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clause (1) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding expenses actually due and payable to each U.S. Facility Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents and to repay all outstanding U.S. Borrower Unpaid Drawings and all interest thereon; (3)  third, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) and (2) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all accrued and unpaid interest actually due and payable on the U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers and all accrued and unpaid Fees actually due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent and the Canadian Agent, the U.S. Issuing Lenders and the Revolving Credit Lenders under any of the Loan Documents; (4)  fourth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (3), inclusive, have been paid in full, (A) to repay (on a ratable basis) the outstanding principal of U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans and Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers (whether or not then due and payable), (B) to repay (on a ratable basis) any outstanding obligations payable under Designated Hedging Agreements secured under the U.S. Security Documents and for which an equal Designated Hedging Reserve has been taken against the Borrowing Base, (C) to repay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding obligations payable under any Bank Products Agreements secured under the U.S. Security Documents and for which an equal Cash Management Reserve has been taken against the Borrowing Base and (D) cash collateralize Individual L/C Exposure, (5)  fifth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all other outstanding obligations of the U.S. Borrowers then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders under this Agreement and (6)  sixth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (5), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) ( x ) all other outstanding obligations of the U.S. Borrowers and Canadian Borrowers then due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders under any of the Loan Documents and ( y ) all other outstanding obligations payable under any Bank Products Agreements secured under the U.S. Security Documents or Designated Hedging Agreement secured under the U.S. Security Documents.

 

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First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts collected or received by the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender on account of the Collateral under the Canadian Security Documents, on account of the Canadian Borrowers’ Obligations or in the Canadian Agent Account shall be distributed and applied on a daily basis in the following order (in each case, to the extent the Canadian Agent has actual knowledge of the amounts owing or outstanding as described below and subject to any applications of any such amounts otherwise required pursuant to Section 4.4(b), or (z) otherwise required by the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement):  (1)  first, to the payment (on a ratable basis) of all outstanding expenses actually due and payable by the Canadian Borrowers to the Canadian Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent and/or the Canadian Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents and to repay or prepay outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers by the Canadian Agent on behalf of the Lenders hereunder; (2)  second, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clause (1) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding expenses actually due and payable by the Canadian Borrower to each Canadian Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents and to repay all outstanding Canadian Borrower Unpaid Drawings and interest thereon; (3)  third, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) and (2) have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all accrued and unpaid interest actually due and payable on the Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers and all accrued and unpaid Fees actually due and payable by the Canadian Borrowers to the Canadian Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the Canadian Issuing Lenders and the Canadian Lenders under any of the Loan Documents; (4)  fourth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (3), inclusive, have been paid in full, (A) to repay (on a ratable basis) the outstanding principal of Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans made to the Canadian Borrowers (whether or not then due and payable), (B) to repay (on a ratable basis) any outstanding obligations payable under Designated Hedging Agreements secured under the Canadian Security Documents and for which an equal Designated Hedging Reserve has been taken against the Borrowing Base, (C) to repay (on a ratable basis) all outstanding obligations payable under any Bank Products Agreements secured under the Canadian Security Documents and for which an equal Cash Management Reserve has been taken against the Borrowing Base and (D) cash collateralize Individual L/C Exposure, (5)  fifth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (4), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) all other outstanding obligations of the Canadian Borrowers then due and payable to the Canadian Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Lenders under this Agreement; and (6)  sixth, to the extent all amounts referred to in preceding clauses (1) through (5), inclusive, have been paid in full, to pay (on a ratable basis) ( x ) all other outstanding obligations of the Canadian Borrowers then due and payable to the Canadian Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Lenders under any of the other

 

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Loan Documents and ( y ) all outstanding obligations payable under any Bank Products Agreements secured under the Canadian Security Documents or Designated Hedging Agreement secured under the Canadian Security Documents.

 

(c)           This Section 10.14 may be amended (and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such amendment) to the extent necessary to reflect differing amounts payable, and priorities of payments, to Lenders participating in any new classes or tranches of loans added pursuant to Sections 2.10, 2.11 and 2.12, as applicable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Excluded Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as applicable) with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets and such Excluded Obligations shall be disregarded in any application of any amounts pursuant to the preceding paragraph.

 

SECTION 11.       MISCELLANEOUS .

 

11.1        Amendments and Waivers .

 

(a)           Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof, may be amended, supplemented, modified or waived except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.1.  The Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent (and the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable) may, from time to time, ( x ) enter into with the respective Loan Parties hereto or thereto, as the case may be, written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or to the other Loan Documents or changing, in any manner the rights or obligations of the Lenders or the Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or ( y ) waive at any Loan Party’s request, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent (or the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as applicable), as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided , however , that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:

 

(i)            reduce or forgive the amount or extend the scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation or of any scheduled installment thereof or reduce the stated rate of any interest, commission or fee payable hereunder (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment or change the currency in which any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation is payable, in

 

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each case without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, subject to Sections 11.1(d) and 11.1(e) (it being understood that ( x ) waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the aggregate Commitment of all Lenders shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender and ( y ) an increase in the available portion of any Commitment of any Lender shall not constitute an increase in the Commitment of such Lender);

 

(ii)           amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 11.1(a) or reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Supermajority Lenders, or consent to the assignment or transfer by Holdings or the Parent Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than pursuant to Section 8.5 or Section 11.6(a)), in each case without the written consent of all the Lenders;

 

(iii)          release Guarantors accounting for substantially all of the value of the Guarantee of the Obligations pursuant to the Security Documents, or all or substantially all of the Collateral, in each case without the consent of all of the Lenders, except as expressly permitted hereby or by any Security Document;

 

(iv)          require any Lender to make Loans having an Interest Period of longer than six months without the consent of such Lender;

 

(v)           amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10 without the written consent of the Administrative Agent and of any Other Representative directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

(vi)          amend, modify or waive any provision of the Swing Line Note (if any) or Section 2.4 without the written consent of the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender, if any, which holds, or is required to purchase, a participation in any Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.4(d); or

 

(vii)         amend, modify or waive the provisions of any Letter of Credit or any L/C Obligation without the written consent of the applicable Issuing Lender and each directly and adversely affected L/C Participant;

 

(viii)        increase the advance rates set forth in the definition of Canadian Borrowing Base or U.S. Borrowing Base, or make any change to the definition of “Borrowing Base” (by adding additional categories or components thereof), “Eligible Accounts”, “Eligible Rental Equipment”,

 

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“Eligible Spare Parts and Merchandise”, “Eligible Service Vehicles”, “Eligible Unbilled Accounts” or “Net Orderly Liquidation Value” that would have the effect of increasing the amount of the Canadian Borrowing Base or the U.S. Borrowing Base, reduce the percentage set forth in the definition of “Dominion Event”, or increase the maximum amount of permitted Agent Advances under Section 2.1(d) (which, when aggregated with all other Extensions of Credit made hereunder, shall under no circumstance exceed the Commitments) in each case, without the written consent of the Supermajority Lenders; or

 

(ix)          subject to Section 11.1(c), amend, modify or waive the order of application of payments set forth in the last sentence of Section 4.4(a)(i) or Section 4.4(e), 4.8(a), 4.16(e) or 10.14 hereof, or Section 4.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement in each case without the consent of the Supermajority Lenders.

 

provided further that, notwithstanding and in addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, release the Lien on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $10,000,000 in any fiscal year without the consent of any Lender.

 

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, ( x ) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents, except to the extent the consent of such Lender would be required under clause (i) in the proviso to the second sentence of Section 11.1(a) and ( y ) no Disqualified Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents.

 

(b)           Any waiver and any amendment, supplement or modification pursuant to this Section 11.1 shall apply to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agents and all future holders of the Loans.  In the case of any waiver, each of the Loan Parties, the Lenders and the Agents shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, ( u ) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended in accordance with Section 2.10 to incorporate the terms of any Incremental Commitments with the written consent of the Parent Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments, provided that if such amendment includes an Incremental Commitment of a bank or other financial institution that is not at such time a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender, the inclusion of such bank or other financial institution as an Additional Lender

 

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shall be subject to the Administrative Agent’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) at the time of such amendment, ( w ) the scheduled date of maturity of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation owed to any Lender or any Commitment of any Lender may be extended with the written consent of the Parent Borrower and such Lender, as contemplated by Section 2.11 or otherwise, ( x ) the Commitment of any Lender may be increased as contemplated by Section 2.9 with the written consent of the Parent Borrower and such Lender, ( y ) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended in accordance with Section 2.12 to incorporate the terms of any Specified Refinancing Facilities with the written consent of the Parent Borrower and the Specified Refinancing Lenders and ( z ) the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent may amend this Agreement without the consent of any Lender to cure any ambiguity, mistake, omission, defect or inconsistency, in each case without the consent of any other Person.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject to the limitations on non-pro rata payments in clause (i)(C)(II) of the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.10(c) and in clause (b) of the proviso to the third sentence in Section 2.11(c), any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including Section 4.4(a), 4.4(e), 4.8(a), 4.16(e) or 11.7 hereof, may be amended as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence pursuant to any Incremental Commitment Amendment, any Extension Amendment or Specified Refinancing Amendment, as the case may be, to provide for non-pro rata borrowings and payments of any amounts hereunder as between any Tranches, including the Loans, any Incremental Commitments, any Extended Commitments and Specified Refinancing Facilities or to provide for the inclusion, as appropriate, of the Lenders of any Incremental Commitments, any Extended Commitments or any Specified Refinancing Tranche in any required vote or action of the Required Lenders or of the Lenders of each Tranche hereunder.  The Administrative Agent hereby agrees (if requested by the Parent Borrower) to execute any amendment referred to in this clause (c) or an acknowledgement thereof.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended (or deemed amended) and otherwise may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers ( x ) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the existing Facilities and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof, ( y ) to include, as appropriate, the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any required vote or action of the Required Lenders or of the Lenders of each Facility hereunder and ( z ) to provide class protection for any additional credit facilities. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, any Security Document may be amended (or amended and restated), restated, waived, supplemented or modified as contemplated by Section 11.18 with the written consent of the Agent party thereto and the Loan Party party thereto.

 

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(e)           If, in connection with any proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement and/or any other Loan Document as contemplated by Section 11.1(a), the consent of each Lender, each affected Lender, or the Supermajority Lenders, as applicable, is required and the consent of the Required Lenders at such time is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (each such other Lender, a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) then the Parent Borrower may, on notice to the Administrative and the Non-Consenting Lender, (A) replace such Non-Consenting Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 11.6 (with the assignment fee and any other costs and expenses to be paid by the Parent Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Parent Borrower to find a replacement Lender; provided , further , that the applicable assignee shall have agreed to the applicable change, waiver, discharge or termination of this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents; and provided , further , that all obligations of the Borrowers owing to the Non-Consenting Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender (or, at their option, the Borrowers) to such Non-Consenting Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance or ( B ) upon notice to the Administrative Agent (and, if applicable, the Canadian Agent), prepay the Loans and, at the Parent Borrower’s option, terminate the Commitments of such Non-Consenting Lender, in whole or in part, subject to Section 4.12, without premium or penalty.  In connection with any such replacement under this Section 11.1(e), if the Non-Consenting Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance and/or any other documentation necessary to reflect such replacement by the later of ( a ) the date on which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation and ( b ) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrowers owing to the Non-Consenting Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Non-Consenting Lender, then such Non-Consenting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation as of such date and the applicable Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Acceptance and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Non-Consenting Lender.

 

(f)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time and from time to time, upon notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall promptly notify the applicable Lenders) specifying in reasonable detail the proposed terms thereof, the Parent Borrower may make one or more loan modification offers to all the Lenders of any Facility that would, if and to the extent accepted by any such Lender, ( a ) change the Applicable Margin, premium and/or fees payable with respect to the Loans and Commitments under such Facility (in each case solely with respect to the Loans and Commitments of accepting Lenders in respect of which an acceptance is delivered), ( b )

 

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add any additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the accepting Lenders; provided that such covenants and provisions are applicable only during periods after the Termination Date and ( c ) treat the Loans and Commitments so modified as a new “Facility” and a new “Tranche” for all purposes under this Agreement; provided that ( i ) such loan modification offer is made to each Lender under the applicable Facility on the same terms and subject to the same procedures as are applicable to all other Lenders under such Facility (which procedures in any case shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and ( ii ) no loan modification shall affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or any Issuing Lender, without its prior written consent.  In connection with any such loan modification, the Borrowers and each accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such agreements and other documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of the applicable loan modification offer and the terms and conditions thereof, and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be amended in a writing (which may be executed and delivered by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent and shall be effective only with respect to the applicable Loans and Commitments of Lenders that shall have accepted the relevant loan modification offer (and only with respect to Loans and Commitments as to which any such Lender has accepted the loan modification offer) (each such accepting Lender, a “ Modifying Lender ”)) to the extent necessary or appropriate, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the existence of, and to give effect to the terms and conditions of, the applicable loan modification (including the addition of such modified Loans and/or Commitments as a “ Facility ” or a “ Tranche ” hereunder).  No Lender shall have any obligation whatsoever to accept any loan modification offer, and may reject any such offer in its sole discretion (each such non-accepting Lender, a “ Non-Modifying Lender ”).  The Parent Borrower shall have the right, at its sole expense and effort ( A ) to seek one or more Persons reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower to each become a substitute Revolving Credit Lender and assume all or part of the Commitment of any Non-Modifying Lender and the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and any such substitute Revolving Credit Lender shall execute and deliver, and such Non-Modifying Lender shall thereupon be deemed to have executed and delivered, a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance to effect such substitution or ( B )  upon notice to the Administrative Agent, and, at the Parent Borrower’s option, to prepay the Loans and/or terminate the Commitments of such Non-Modifying Lender, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.  If the Parent Borrower elects to terminate the Commitments of such Non-Modifying Lender pursuant to clause (B) above, participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans and/or L/C Obligations shall be reallocated so that after giving effect thereto the Modifying Lenders share ratably in the Swing Line Loans and/or L/C Obligations of the applicable Tranche in accordance with their applicable Commitments (and notwithstanding Section 4.12, no Borrower shall be liable for any amounts under Section 4.12 as a result of such reallocation), and the Borrowers shall repay any Swing Line

 

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Loans and/or cash collateralize L/C Obligations, and make any payments of accrued interest and any accrued letter of credit commission, in each case to the extent necessary as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to effect such reallocation.

 

(g)            Upon the execution by the Parent Borrower and delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Subsidiary Borrower Termination with respect to any Subsidiary Borrower, such Subsidiary Borrower shall cease to be a Borrower; provided that the Borrower Termination shall not be effective (other than to terminate its right to borrow additional Revolving Loans under this Agreement) unless (x) another Borrower shall remain liable for the principal of or interest on any Loan to such Subsidiary Borrower outstanding hereunder or (y) the obligations of such Subsidiary Borrower shall have been assumed by another Borrower, in each case on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  In the event that a Subsidiary Borrower shall cease to be a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, the Parent Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Subsidiary Borrower Termination terminating its status as a Borrower, subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence.

 

11.2        Notices .

 

(a)           All notices, requests, and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including telecopy or electronic mail), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand, or three days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice or electronic mail, when received, or, in the case of delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Collateral Agent and the Canadian Collateral Agent and as set forth in Schedule A in the case of the other parties hereto, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the Loans:

 

The Borrowers:

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Attention: Maryann Waryjas, Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Facsimile: (239) 301-1109

Telephone: (239) 301-1125

 

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with copies to:

 

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention:  David A. Brittenham, Esq.

Facsimile:  (212) 909-6836

Telephone:  (212) 909-6000

 

The Administrative Agent:

 

Citibank, N.A.

Citigroup ABTF Global Loans

1615 Brett Road

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: Kimberly Shelton

Facsimile: 646-274-5025
Telephone: 302-323-2416

Email: glabfunitloansops@citi.com

 

with copies to:

 

Citibank, N.A.

Asset Based & Transitional Finance Group

390 Greenwich Street, 1st Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention:  Christopher Marino

Telephone: 212-723-3897

Email: Christopher.marino@citi.com

 

The Canadian Agent:

 

Citibank, N.A.

Citigroup ABTF Global Loans

1615 Brett Road

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: Kimberly Shelton

Facsimile: 646-274-5025
Telephone: 302-323-2416

Email: glabfunitloansops@citi.com

 

with copies to:

 

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Citibank, N.A.

Asset Based & Transitional Finance Group

390 Greenwich Street, 1st Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention:  Christopher Marino

Telephone: 212-723-3897
Email: Christopher.marino@citi.com

 

The Collateral Agent:

 

Citibank, N.A.

Citigroup ABTF Global Loans

1615 Brett Road

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: Kimberly Shelton

Facsimile: 646-274-5025
Telephone: 302-323-2416

Email: glabfunitloansops@citi.com

 

with copies to:

 

Citibank, N.A.

Asset Based & Transitional Finance Group

390 Greenwich Street, 1st Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention:  Christopher Marino

Telephone: 212-723-3897

Email: Christopher.marino@citi.com

 

The Canadian Collateral Agent:

 

Citibank, N.A.

Citigroup ABTF Global Loans

1615 Brett Road

New Castle, DE 19720

Attention: Kimberly Shelton

Facsimile: 646-274-5025
Telephone: 302-323-2416

Email: glabfunitloansops@citi.com

 

with copies to:

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

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Asset Based & Transitional Finance Group

390 Greenwich Street, 1st Floor

New York, NY 10013

Attention:  Christopher Marino

Telephone: 212-723-3897

Email: Christopher.marino@citi.com

 

The Co-Collateral Agent:

 

Bank of America, N.A.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
225 Franklin Street
MA1-225-02-05
Boston, MA 02110
Attention: Matthew T. O’Keefe, Senior Vice President
Telephone: 617-346-1196
Facsimile: 312-453-4415
Email: matthew.o’keefe@baml.com

 

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Section 3.2, Section 4.2, Section 4.4, or Section 4.8 shall not be effective until received.

 

(b)           Without in any way limiting the obligation of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries to confirm in writing any telephonic notice permitted to be given hereunder, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender (in the case of a Borrowing of Swing Line Loans) or any Issuing Lender (in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit), as the case may be, may prior to receipt of written confirmation act without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice, believed by the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or such Issuing Lender in good faith to be from a Responsible Officer.

 

(c)           Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures .  Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic means (i.e., a “pdf” or “tiff”).  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 each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender.  The Administrative Agent may also require that any such documents and signatures 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 facsimile document or signature.

 

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electronic communication (including electronic mail and Internet or intranet websites); provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 2 if such Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Parent Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that the approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.  Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes (with the Parent Borrower’s consent), ( i ) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of a written acknowledgement from the intended recipient, provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient and ( ii ) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the posting thereof.

 

11.3        No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Agent, any Lender or any Loan Party, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents 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 are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

11.4        Survival of Representations and Warranties .  All representations and warranties made hereunder and in the other Loan Documents (or in any amendment, modification or supplement hereto or thereto) and in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or such other Loan Documents shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans hereunder.

 

11.5        Payment of Expenses and Taxes .  The Parent Borrower agrees ( a ) to pay or reimburse the Agents for ( 1 ) all their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with ( i ) the syndication of the Facilities and the development, preparation, execution and delivery of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, ( ii ) the consummation and administration of the transactions (including the syndication of the Commitments) contemplated hereby and thereby and ( iii ) efforts in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents to monitor the Loans and verify, protect, evaluate, assess, appraise, collect, sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral, and ( 2 ) (i) the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one firm of counsel, solely in its

 

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capacity as counsel to the Administrative Agent, and such other special or local counsel, consultants, advisors, appraisers and auditors whose retention (other than during the continuance of an Event of Default) is approved by the Parent Borrower, ( b ) to pay or reimburse each Lender, the Arrangers and the Agents for all their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, including the fees and disbursements of counsel to the Agents (limited to one firm of counsel for the Agents and, if necessary, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction, in each case for the Agents), ( c ) to pay, indemnify, or reimburse each Lender, the Arrangers and the Agents for, and hold each Lender and the Agents harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and other similar taxes, if any, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and ( d ) to pay, indemnify or reimburse each Lender, the Arrangers, each Agent, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) for, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against, any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (in the case of fees and disbursements of counsel, limited to one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees and, if necessary, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction, in each case for all Indemnitees (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Parent Borrower of such conflict and thereafter, after receipt of the Parent Borrower’s consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel for such affected Indemnitee)) arising out of or relating to any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Loan Party and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of the Parent Borrower of any of its Subsidiaries or any of the property of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), provided that the Parent Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder to the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any Arranger or any Lender (or any Related Party of any Agent, Arranger or Lender) with respect to Indemnified Liabilities arising from ( i ) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent, Arranger or Lender (or any Related Party thereof) as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment,

 

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( ii ) a material breach of any Loan Document by, or any act or omission of, such Agent, Arranger or Lender (or any Related Party thereof), ( iii ) claims of any Indemnitee (or any Related Party thereof) solely against one or more Indemnitees (or any Related Party thereof) or disputes between or among Indemnitees (or any Related Party thereof) in each case except to the extent such claim is determined to have been caused by an act or omission by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or ( iv ) claims made or legal proceedings commenced against such Agent, Arranger or Lender (or any Related Party thereof) by any security holder or creditor thereof arising out of and based upon rights afforded any such security holder or creditor solely in its capacity as such.  No Borrower and no Indemnitee shall be liable for any consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Facilities.  All amounts due under this Section 11.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor.  Statements reflecting amounts payable by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Section 11.5 shall be submitted to the address of the Parent Borrower set forth in Section 11.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Parent Borrower in a notice to the Administrative Agent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as provided in clauses (b) and (c) above, the Parent Borrower shall have no obligation under this Section 11.5 to any Indemnitee with respect to any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority.  The agreements in this Section 11.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.  As used herein, “ Related Party ” means, with respect to any Person, or any of its affiliates, or any of the officers, directors, trustees, employees, shareholders, members, attorneys and other advisors, agents and controlling persons of any thereof, any of such Person, its affiliates and the officers, directors, trustees, employees, shareholders, members, attorneys and other advisors, agents and controlling persons of any thereof (other than, in each case, Holdings and its Subsidiaries and any of its controlling shareholders).

 

11.6        Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments .

 

(a)           The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any affiliate of the applicable Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that ( i ) other than in accordance with Section 8.5, none of the Borrowers may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and ( ii ) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 11.6.

 

(b)           (i)            Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender other than a Conduit Lender may, in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with applicable law, assign (other than to a Disqualified Lender or a

 

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natural person) to one or more assignees (each, an “ Assignee ”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its Commitment and/or Loans, pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of Exhibit F) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

 

(A)          the Parent Borrower, provided that no consent of the Parent Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 9(a) or (f) with respect to the Parent Borrower has occurred and is continuing;

 

(B)          the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender; and

 

(C)          (1) each U.S. Facility Issuing Lender and the Swing Line Lender, in the case of assignments of U.S. Facility Commitments (and related outstanding U.S. Facility Revolving Credit Loans) and (2) each Canadian Facility Issuing Lender, in the case of assignments of Canadian Facility Commitments (and related outstanding Canadian Facility Revolving Credit Loans); provided that no such consent shall be required in the event that the respective assignee is already a U.S. Facility Lender (in the case of preceding clause (1)) or a Canadian Facility Lender (in the case of preceding clause (2)).

 

(ii)           Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(A)          except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans under any Facility, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that ( 1 ) no such consent of the Parent Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 9(a) or (f) with respect to the Parent Borrower has occurred and is continuing and ( 2 ) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

 

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(B)                                the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; provided that for concurrent assignments to two or more Approved Funds such assignment fee shall only be required to be paid once in respect of and at the time of such assignments;

 

(C)                                the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire; and

 

(D)                                any assignment made by a Canadian Facility Lender of its Canadian Facility Commitment shall only be made to an assignee with a Non-Canadian Affiliate.

 

For the purposes of this Section 11.6, the term “Approved Fund” has the following meaning:  “Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and that is administered or managed by ( a ) a Lender, ( b ) an affiliate of a Lender or ( c ) an entity or an affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be permitted to make assignments under this Agreement to any Disqualified Lender.

 

(iii)                                Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, 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 Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance 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 (and bound by any related obligations under) Sections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15 and 11.5, and bound by its continuing obligations under Section 11.16).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 11.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section 11.6.

 

(iv)                               The Borrowers hereby designate the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent agrees, to serve as the Borrowers’ agent, solely for purposes of this Section 11.6, to maintain at one of its offices in New York, New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names

 

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and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and interest and principal amount 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 Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers, the Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

(v)                                  Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender (unless such assignment is made in accordance with Section 2.11(e), 4.8(c), 4.13(d), 11.1(e) or 11.1(f), in which case the effectiveness of such Assignment and Acceptance shall not require execution by the assignee Lender) and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 11.6 and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section 11.6, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance, record the information contained therein in the Register and give prompt notice of such assignment and recordation to the Parent Borrower.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(vi)                               On or prior to the effective date of any assignment pursuant to this Section 11.6(b), the assigning Lender shall surrender any outstanding Notes held by it all or a portion of which are being assigned.  Any Notes surrendered by the assigning Lender shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Parent Borrower marked “cancelled”.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Assignee, which as of the date of any assignment to it pursuant to this Section 11.6(b) would be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.10, 4.11 or 11.5 than the assigning Lender would have been entitled to receive as of such date under such Sections with respect to the rights assigned, shall be entitled to receive such greater payments unless the assignment was made after an Event of Default under Section 9(a) or (f) with respect to the Parent Borrower has occurred and is continuing or the Parent Borrower has expressly consented in writing to waive the benefit of this provision at the time of such assignment.

 

(c)                                   (i)                                      Any Lender other than a Conduit Lender may, in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with applicable law, without the consent of the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations (other than to any Disqualified Lender or a natural person) to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this

 

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Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that ( A ) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, ( B ) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, ( C ) such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and ( D ) the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement 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 may provide that, to the extent of such participation such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that ( 1 ) requires the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 11.1(a) and ( 2 ) directly and adversely affects such Participant.  Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section 11.6, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of (and shall have the related obligations under) Sections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15 and 11.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 11.6.  To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.7(b) as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant shall be subject to Section 11.7(a) as though it were a Lender.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be permitted to sell participations under this Agreement to any Disqualified Lender.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, 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 Facilities 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 a Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Facility or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary ( x ) to establish that such Facility or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or ( y ) for any Borrower to enforce its rights hereunder.  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.

 

(ii)                                   No Loan Party shall be obligated to make any greater payment under Section 4.10, Section 4.11 or Section 11.5 than it would have been obligated to make in the absence of any participation, unless the sale of such participation is made with the prior written consent of the Parent Borrower and the Parent Borrower expressly waives the benefit of this provision at the time of such participation.  No Participant shall

 

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be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.11 unless such Participant complies with Section 4.11(b) or (c), as applicable and provides the forms and certificates referenced therein to the Lender that granted such participation.

 

(d)                                  Any Lender, without the consent of the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent, may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section 11.6 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute (by foreclosure or otherwise) any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(e)                                   No assignment or participation made or purported to be made to any Assignee or Participant shall be effective without the prior written consent of the Parent Borrower if it would require the Parent Borrower to make any filing with any Governmental Authority or qualify any Loan or Note under the laws of any jurisdiction, and the Parent Borrower shall be entitled to request and receive such information and assurances as it may reasonably request from any Lender or any Assignee or Participant to determine whether any such filing or qualification is required or whether any assignment or participation is otherwise in accordance with applicable law.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 11.6(b).  Each Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any domestic or foreign bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state, federal or provincial bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided , however , that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.  Each such indemnifying Lender shall pay in full any claim received from the Parent Borrower pursuant to this Section 11.6(f) within 30 Business Days of receipt of a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower specifying in reasonable detail the cause and amount of the loss, cost, damage or expense in respect of which the claim is being asserted, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Without limiting the indemnification obligations of any indemnifying Lender pursuant to this Section 11.6(f), in the event that the indemnifying Lender fails timely to compensate the Parent Borrower for such claim, any Loans held by the relevant Conduit Lender shall, if requested by the Parent Borrower, be

 

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assigned promptly to the Lender that administers the Conduit Lender and the designation of such Conduit Lender shall be void.

 

(g)                                   If the Parent Borrower wishes to replace the Loans or Commitments under any Facility or Tranche with ones having different terms, it shall have the option, with the consent of the Administrative Agent and subject to at least three Business Days’ (or such shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) advance notice to the Lenders under such Facility or Tranche, instead of prepaying the Loans or reducing or terminating the Commitments to be replaced, to ( i ) require the Lenders under such Facility or Tranche to assign such Loans or Commitments to the Administrative Agent or its designees and ( ii ) amend the terms thereof in accordance with Section 11.1.  Pursuant to any such assignment, all Loans and Commitments to be replaced shall be purchased at par (allocated among the Lenders under such Facility or Tranche in the same manner as would be required if such Loans were being optionally prepaid or such Commitments were being optionally reduced or terminated by the Borrowers), accompanied by payment of any accrued interest and fees thereon and any amounts owing pursuant to Section 4.12.  By receiving such purchase price, the Lenders under such Facility or Tranche shall automatically be deemed to have assigned the Loans or Commitments under such Facility or Tranche pursuant to the terms of the form of Assignment and Acceptance attached hereto as Exhibit F, and accordingly no other action by such Lenders shall be required in connection therewith.  The provisions of this paragraph (g) are intended to facilitate the maintenance of the perfection and priority of existing security interests in the Collateral during any such replacement.

 

11.7                         Adjustments; Set-off; Calculations; Computations .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the last sentence of Section 4.8(a), if any Lender (a “ benefited Lender ”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of its Revolving Credit Loans or the Reimbursement Obligations owing to it, or interest thereon, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 9(f), or otherwise (except pursuant to Section 2.9, Section 2.11, Section 2.12, Section 3.3(a), Section 4.4, Section 4.13(d), Section 11.1(e) or Section 11.6)), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans or the Reimbursement Obligations, as the case may be, owing to it, or interest thereon, such benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders an interest (by participation, assignment or otherwise) in such portion of each such other Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans or the Reimbursement Obligations, as the case may be, owing to it, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such benefited Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment

 

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or benefits is thereafter recovered from such benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.

 

(b)                                  In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to any Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 9(a) to set-off as appropriate and apply against any amount then due and payable under Section 9(a) by such Borrower any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of such Borrower.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.

 

11.8                         Judgment .

 

(a)                                  If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Loan Party in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 11.8 referred to as the “ Judgment Currency ”) an amount due under any Loan Document in any currency (the “ Obligation Currency ”) other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of the Province of Ontario or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date, or the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the applicable date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 11.8 being hereinafter in this Section 11.8 referred to as the “ Judgment Conversion Date ”).

 

(b)                                  If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 11.8(a), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual receipt for value of the amount due, the applicable Loan Party shall pay such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount actually received in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of the Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.  Any amount due from any Loan Party under this Section 11.8(b) shall be due as a

 

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separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of any of the Loan Documents.

 

(c)                                   The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 11.8 means the rate of exchange at which the Administrative Agent, on the relevant date at or about 12:00 noon (New York time), would be prepared to sell, in accordance with its normal course foreign currency exchange practices, the Obligation Currency against the Judgment Currency.

 

11.9                         Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy and electronic transmission), and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be delivered to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

11.10                  Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

11.11                  Integration .  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of each of the Loan Parties party hereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by any of the Loan Parties party hereto, the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

11.12                  Governing Law .  THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY NOTES AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

11.13                  Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers .

 

(a)                                  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(i)                                      submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in

 

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respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

(ii)                                   consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient forum and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

(iii)                                agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the applicable Borrower (or, in the case of any Canadian Borrower, as specified in paragraph (b)), the applicable Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, at the address specified in Section 11.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent, any such Lender and any such Borrower shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(iv)                               agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

 

(v)                                  waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section 11.13(a) any consequential or punitive damages.

 

(b)                                  Each Canadian Borrower hereby agrees to irrevocably and unconditionally appoint an agent for service of process located in The City of New York (the “ New York Process Agent ”), reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, as its agent to receive on behalf of such Canadian Borrower and its property service of copies of the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any action or proceeding in any such New York State or Federal court described in paragraph (a) of this Section 11.13 and agrees promptly to appoint a successor New York Process Agent in The City of New York (which successor New York Process Agent shall accept such appointment in a writing reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) prior to the termination for any reason of the appointment of the initial New York Process Agent.  CT Corporation, a Wolters Kluwer Company, located at 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor; New York, NY 10011; telephone:  212-590-9310; facsimile:  212-590-9190, has been appointed as the initial New York Process Agent.  In any action or proceeding in New York State or Federal court, service may be made on a Canadian Borrower by delivering a copy of such process to such Canadian Borrower in care of the New York Process Agent at the New York Process Agent’s address and by depositing a copy of

 

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such process in the mails by certified or registered air mail, addressed to such Canadian Borrower at its address specified in Section 11.2 with (if applicable) a copy to the Parent Borrower (such service to be effective upon such receipt by the New York Process Agent and the depositing of such process in the mails as aforesaid).  Each of the Canadian Borrowers hereby irrevocably and unconditionally authorizes and directs the New York Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf.  As an alternate method of service, each of the Canadian Borrowers irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding in such New York State or Federal court by mailing of copies of such process to such Canadian Borrower by certified or registered air mail at its address specified in Section 11.2.  Each of the Canadian Borrowers agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that any Canadian Borrower has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property, such Canadian Borrower hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement and any Note.

 

11.14                  Acknowledgements .  Each party hereto hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)                                  it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

 

(b)                                  neither any Agent nor any Other Representative or Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Administrative Agent and Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrowers, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of creditor and debtor;

 

(c)                                   no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby among the Lenders or among any of the Borrowers and the Lenders; and

 

(d)                                  neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed against the Lenders or any Borrower, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary

 

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meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.

 

11.15                  Waiver Of Jury Trial .  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY NOTES OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

11.16                  Confidentiality .  ( a ) Each Agent, Other Representative and each Lender agrees to keep confidential any information (x) provided to it by or on behalf of Holdings, the Parent Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to or in connection with the Loan Documents or ( y ) obtained by such Agent, Other Representative or Lender based on a review of the books and records of Holdings, the Parent Borrower, or any of their respective Subsidiaries; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Agent, Other Representative or Lender from disclosing any such information ( i ) to any Agent, any Other Representative or any other Lender, ( ii ) to any Transferee, or prospective Transferee or any creditor or any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any Borrower and its obligations that agrees to comply with the provisions of this Section 11.16 pursuant to a written instrument (or electronically recorded agreement from any Person listed above in this clause (ii), which Person has been approved by the Parent Borrower (such approval not be unreasonably withheld), in respect to any electronic information (whether posted or otherwise distributed on Intralinks or any other electronic distribution system)) for the benefit of the Parent Borrower (it being understood that each relevant Agent, Other Representative or Lender shall be solely responsible for obtaining such instrument (or such electronically recorded agreement)), ( iii ) to its affiliates and the employees, officers, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors of it and its affiliates, provided that such Agent, Other Representative or Lender shall inform each such Person of the agreement under this Section 11.16 and take reasonable actions to cause compliance by any such Person referred to in this clause (iii) with this agreement (including, where appropriate, to cause any such Person to acknowledge its agreement to be bound by the agreement under this Section 11.16), ( iv ) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Agent, Other Representative or Lender or its affiliates or to the extent required in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as shall otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, provided that such Lender shall, unless prohibited by any Requirement of Law, notify the Parent Borrower of any disclosure pursuant to this clause (iv) as far in advance as is reasonably practicable under such circumstances, ( v ) which has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this Agreement, ( vi ) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder, under any Loan Document or under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, ( vii ) in connection with periodic regulatory examinations and reviews conducted by the National

 

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Association of Insurance Commissioners or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such Agent, Other Representative or Lender or its affiliates (to the extent applicable), ( viii ) in connection with any litigation to which such Agent, Other Representative or Lender (or, with respect to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, any affiliate of any Lender party thereto) may be a party, subject to the proviso in clause (iv), and ( ix ) if, prior to such information having been so provided or obtained, such information was already in an Agent’s, an Other Representative’s or a Lender’s possession on a non-confidential basis without a duty of confidentiality to Holdings or any Borrower (or any of their respective Affiliates) being violated.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Assignment and Acceptance, the provisions of this Section 11.16 shall survive with respect to each Agent, Other Representative and Lender until the second anniversary of such Agent, Other Representative or Lender ceasing to be an Agent, an Other Representative or a Lender, respectively.

 

(b)                                  Each Lender acknowledges that any such information referred to in Section 11.16(a), and any information (including requests for waivers and amendments) furnished by the Parent Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, may include material non-public information concerning the Parent Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates or their respective securities.  Each Lender represents and confirms that such Lender has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information; that such Lender will handle such material non-public information in accordance with those procedures and applicable law, including United States federal and state securities laws; and that such Lender has identified to the Administrative Agent a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law.

 

11.17                  USA Patriot Act Notice .  Each Lender hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub.:  107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each Borrower and each Guarantor, which information includes the name of each Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify each Borrower and each Guarantor in accordance with the Patriot Act, and each Borrower agrees to provide such information (including any information with respect to any Guarantor) from time to time to any Lender.  The Loan Parties acknowledge that, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and other applicable Canadian anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and “know your client” laws (collectively, including any guidelines or orders thereunder, “ CAML Legislation ”), the Lenders and the Administrative Agent may be required to obtain, verify and record information regarding the Loan Parties, their directors, authorized signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders or other Persons in control of the Loan Parties, and the transactions

 

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contemplated hereby.  The Borrower shall promptly provide all such information, including supporting documentation and other evidence, as may be reasonably requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, or any prospective assignee or participant of a Lender or the Administrative Agent, in order to comply with any applicable CAML Legislation, whether now or hereafter in existence.  Each of the Lenders agrees that the Administrative Agent has no obligation to ascertain the identity of the Loan Parties or any authorized signatories of the Loan Parties on behalf of any Lender, or to confirm the completeness or accuracy of any information it obtains from the Loan Parties or any such authorized signatory in doing so.

 

11.18                  Special Provisions Regarding Pledges of Capital Stock in, and Promissory Notes Owed by, Persons Not Organized in the U.S. or Canada .  To the extent any Security Document requires or provides for the pledge of promissory notes issued by, or Capital Stock in, any Person organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States or Canada, it is acknowledged that no actions have been or will be required to be taken to perfect, under local law of the jurisdiction of the Person who issued the respective promissory notes or whose Capital Stock is pledged, under the Security Documents.

 

11.19                  Joint and Several Liability; Postponement of Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The obligations of the U.S. Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be joint and several and, as such, each U.S. Borrower shall be liable for all of the obligations of the other U.S. Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The obligations of the Canadian Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be joint and several and, as such, each Canadian Borrower shall be liable for all of such obligations of the other Canadian Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  To the fullest extent permitted by law the liability of each Borrower for the obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents of the other applicable Borrowers with whom it has joint and several liability shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, without regard to ( i ) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the obligations hereunder or thereunder or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by any applicable Secured Party, ( ii ) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance hereunder; provided that no Borrower hereby waives any suit for breach of a contractual provision of any of the Loan Documents) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by such other applicable Borrower or any other Person against any Secured Party or ( iii ) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of such other applicable Borrower or such Borrower) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of such other applicable Borrower for the obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or of such Borrower under this Section 11.19(a), in bankruptcy or in any other instance.

 

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(b)                                  Each Borrower agrees that it will not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of rights of subrogation under this Agreement, by any payments made hereunder or otherwise, until the prior payment in full in cash of all of the obligations hereunder and under any other Loan Document, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the permanent termination of all Commitments.  Any amount paid to any Borrower on account of any such subrogation rights prior to the payment in full in cash of all of the obligations hereunder and under any other Loan Document, the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the permanent termination of all Commitments shall be held in trust for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and shall immediately be paid to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties and credited and applied against the obligations of the applicable Borrowers, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall elect.  In furtherance of the foregoing, for so long as any obligations of the Borrowers hereunder, any Letters of Credit or any Commitments remain outstanding, each Borrower shall refrain from taking any action or commencing any proceeding against any other Borrower (or any of its successors or assigns, whether in connection with a bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise) to recover any amounts in respect of payments made in respect of the obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document of such other Borrower to any Secured Party.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if a “secured creditor” (as that term is defined under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)) is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to include a Person to whom obligations are owed on a joint or joint and several basis, then the Borrowers’ Obligations (and the obligations of their Subsidiaries), to the extent such obligations are secured, only shall be several obligations and not joint or joint and several obligations.

 

11.20                  Reinstatement .  This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition or other proceeding be filed by or against any Loan Party for liquidation or reorganization, should any Loan Party become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should an interim receiver, receiver, receiver and manager or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Loan Party’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or to be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the obligations, whether as a fraudulent preference, reviewable transaction or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made.  In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

 

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11.21                  Language .  The parties hereto confirm that it is their wish that this Agreement, as well as any other documents relating to this Agreement, including notices, schedules and authorizations, have been and shall be drawn up in the English language only.  Les signataires conferment leur volonté que la présente convention, de même que tous les documents s’y rattachant, y compris tout avis, annexe et autorisation, soient rédigés en anglais seulement.

 

11.22                  Incremental Indebtedness; Additional Indebtedness .  In connection with the incurrence by the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Incremental Indebtedness, Specified Refinancing Indebtedness or Additional Indebtedness, each of the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, and the Canadian Collateral Agent agrees to execute and deliver any Intercreditor Agreement Supplement and any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, any Security Document, and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions in connection therewith, as may be reasonably deemed by the Parent Borrower to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on the property or assets of any Loan Party permitted to secure such Additional Indebtedness, Specified Refinancing Indebtedness or Incremental Indebtedness to become a valid, perfected lien (with such priority as may be designated by the relevant Borrower or Subsidiary, to the extent such priority is permitted by the Loan Documents) pursuant to the Security Document being so amended, amended and restated, restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified or otherwise.

 

11.23                  Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents .  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

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

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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

 

 

MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

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

 

 

WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LIMITED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

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

 

 

HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP, by i ts managing partner, MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

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CITIBANK, N.A. , as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Canadian Agent, Canadian Collateral Agent, Swingline Lender and a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Marino

 

Name:

Christopher Marino

 

Title:

Vice President and Director

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as Co-Collateral Agent and a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Polly Hackett

 

Name:

Polly Hackett

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., (CANADA BRANCH) , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sylwia Durkiewicz

 

Name:

Sylwia Durkiewicz

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronnie Glen

 

Name:

Ronnie Glenn

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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BANK OF MONTREAL , as a U.S. Facility Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jason Hoefler

 

Name:

Jason Hoefler

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANK OF MONTREAL, as a Canadian Facility Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Helen Alvarez-Hernandez

 

Name:

Helen Alvarez-Hernandez

 

Title:

Director

 

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BNP PARIBAS , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Guelày Mese

 

Name:

Guelày Mese

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John McDevitt

 

Name:

John McDevitt

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Lockery

 

Name:

Michael Lockery

 

Title:

Director

 

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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE (CIBC) , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Italo Fortino

 

Name:

Italo Fortino

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Geoff Golding

 

Name:

Geoff Golding

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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CITY NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mia Bolin

 

Name:

Mia Bolin

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gordon Yip

 

Name:

Gordon Yip

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kaye Ea

 

Name:

Kaye Ea

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

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CAYMAN SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Doreen Barr

 

Name:

Doreen Barr

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nicholas Goss

 

Name:

Nicholas Goss

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rebecca Kratz

 

Name:

Rebecca Kratz

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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ING CAPITAL LLC , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jerry L. McDonald

 

Name:

Jerry L. McDonald

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Doug S. Clarida

 

Name:

Doug S. Clarida

 

Title:

Director

 

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JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert P. Kellas

 

Name:

Robert P. Kellas

 

Title:

Executive Director

 

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a U.S. Facility Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Philippe Pepin

 

Name:

Philippe Pepin

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Canadian Facility Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gina Lee

 

Name:

Gina Lee

 

Title:

Attorney in Fact

 

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REGIONS BANK, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruce Kasper

 

Name:

Bruce Kasper

 

Title:

SVP

 

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TD BANK, N.A. , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrew Loughlin

 

Name:

Andrew Loughlin

 

Title:

Vice President — Credit Manager

 

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THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dennis Kossack

 

Name:

Dennis Kossack

 

Title:

Senior Analyst

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Darcy Mack

 

Name:

Darcy Mack

 

Title:

AVP

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jennifer Avrigian

 

Name:

Jennifer Avrigian

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION — LONDON BRANCH , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven Chait

 

Name:

Steven Chait

 

Title:

Authorised Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION CANADA , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David G. Phillips

 

Name:

David G. Phillips

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

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Schedules to the ABL Credit Agreement

 

A

Commitments and Addresses

B

Designated Foreign Currencies

C

Unrestricted Subsidiary

D-1

Canadian Facility Issuing Lenders and Canadian Facility L/C Sublimit

D-2

U.S. Facility Issuing Lenders and U.S. Facility L/C Sublimit

E

Fiscal Periods

F

Existing Letters of Credit

G

Rollover Indebtedness

4.16(a)

DDAs

4.16(b)

Credit Card Arrangements

4.16(c)

Blocked Accounts

5.2

Material Adverse Effect Disclosure

5.4

Consents Required

5.6

Litigation

5.9

Intellectual Property Claims

5.16

Subsidiaries

5.18

Environmental Matters

5.21

Insurance

6.1(e)

Lien Searches

7.2

Website Address for Electronic Financial Reporting

8.2(j)

Permitted Indebtedness

8.3(j)

Permitted Liens

8.4(a)

Permitted Guarantee Obligations

8.9(c)

Permitted Investments

8.11(e)

Permitted Transactions with Affiliates

 

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Schedule A
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule A: Commitments and Addresses of Lenders

 

Lender

 

Address

 

U.S.
Commitment
Amount

 

Canadian
Commitment
Amount

 

Total
Commitment

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

390 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013

 

$

148,000,000.00

 

$

62,000,000.00

 

$

210,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022

 

$

148,000,000.00

 

$

62,000,000.00

 

$

210,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC 

 

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

 

$

84,571,428.57

 

$

21,142,857.14

 

$

105,714,285.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of Montreal

 

111 West Monroe

Chicago, IL 60603

 

$

74,571,428.57

 

$

31,142,857.14

 

$

105,714,285.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas

 

787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019

 

$

84,571,428.57

 

$

21,142,857.14

 

$

105,714,285.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

 

1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019

 

$

84,571,428.57

 

$

21,142,857.14

 

$

105,714,285.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

200 West Street
New York, NY 10282

 

$

84,571,428.57

 

$

21,142,857.14

 

$

105,714,285.71

 

 

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Lender

 

Address

 

U.S.
Commitment
Amount

 

Canadian
Commitment
Amount

 

Total
Commitment

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

383 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10179

 

$

84,571,428.57

 

$

21,142,857.14

 

$

105,714,285.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10281

 

$

74,571,428.57

 

$

31,142,857.14

 

$

105,714,285.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One, National Association

 

299 Park Avenue, 23 rd  Floor

New York, NY 10171

 

$

125,000,000.00

 

$

0.00

 

$

125,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City National Bank, a National Banking Association

 

555 S. Flower Street, 24th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

 

$

12,000,000.00

 

$

3,000,000.00

 

$

15,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ING Capital LLC

 

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

 

$

100,000,000.00

 

$

0.00

 

$

100,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

 

2450 Colorado Ave
3rd Floor, Suite 3000

Santa Monica, CA 90404

 

$

40,000,000.00

 

$

10,000,000.00

 

$

50,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

199 Bay St
Toronto, ON M5L 1A2

 

$

60,000,000.00

 

$

15,000,000.00

 

$

75,000,000.00

 

 



 

Lender

 

Address

 

U.S.
Commitment
Amount

 

Canadian
Commitment
Amount

 

Total
Commitment

 

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

 

Eleven Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10010

 

$

60,000,000.00

 

$

15,000,000.00

 

$

75,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regions Bank

 

250 Park Avenue

New York NY 10017

 

$

75,000,000.00

 

$

0.00

 

$

75,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TD Bank, N.A.

 

125 Park Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

$

60,000,000.00

 

$

15,000,000.00

 

$

75,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

 

TD West Tower, 29th Floor
100 Wellington Street West Toronto, M5K
1A2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

$

1,400,000,000.00

 

$

350,000,000.00

 

$

1,750,000,000.00

 

 



 

Schedule B
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule B: Designated Foreign Currencies

 

Currency

 

Principal Financial Center

 

 

 

Euro

 

Brussels

 

 

 

British Pound Sterling

 

London

 

 

 

Australian Dollars

 

Sydney

 

 

 

New Zealand Dollars

 

Wellington

 

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Schedule C
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule C: Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

None.

 

6



 

Schedule D-1
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule D-1: Canadian Facility Issuing Lenders and Canadian Facility L/C Sublimit

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate Canadian Facility L/C Obligations listed  on this Schedule D-1 shall not exceed $100,000,000 and is a subtranche of the total aggregate L/C obligations under this Agreement of $250,000,000 in accordance with Section 3.1(a).

 

Canadian Facility Issuing Lender

 

Canadian Sub-
tranche
Commitment

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

$

20,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

16,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

 

$

16,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

$

16,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

$

16,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

$

16,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

$

100,000,000.00

 

 

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Schedule D-2
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule D-2: U.S. Facility Issuing Lenders and U.S. Facility L/C Sublimit

 

U.S. Facility Issuing Lender

 

Commitment

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

$

50,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

$

40,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

 

$

40,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

$

40,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

$

40,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

$

40,000,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

$

250,000,000.00

 

 

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Schedule E
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule E: Fiscal Periods

 

For the Parent Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries:

 

·                   Annual Fiscal Periods begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year;

 

·                   Quarterly Fiscal Periods end on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year; and

 

·                   Monthly Fiscal Periods end on the last day of the applicable calendar month.

 

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Schedule F
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule F: Existing Letters of Credit

 

None.

 

10



 

Schedule G
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule G: Rollover Indebtedness

 

None.

 

11



 

Schedule 4.16(a)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 4.16(a): DDAs

 

None.

 

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Schedule 4.16(b)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 4.16(b): Credit Card Arrangements

 

Mastercard and Visa—Matthews Equipment Limited

 

1.     Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2002, as amended to date, among The Toronto Dominion Bank and Matthews Equipment Limited.

 

2.     Transition Services Agreement, to be dated as of July 1, 2016, among First Data Canada Ltd., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Canadian Branch, Hertz Canada Limited and Matthews Equipment Limited with respect to the Merchant Services Agreement, dated August 27, 2009, as amended February 17, 2015, among First Data Canada Ltd., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Canadian Branch, and Hertz Canada Limited.

 

Amex, Mastercard and Visa—Herc Rentals Inc.

 

1.     Transition Services Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among Herc Rentals Inc., The Hertz Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and First Data Services, LLC with respect to the Merchant Services Bankcard Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2007, among The Hertz Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and First Data Services, LLC.

 

2.     Transition Services Agreement, to be dated as of July 1, 2016, among American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., The Hertz Corporation and Herc Rentals Inc. with respect to the Card Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2009, as amended to date, between American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. and The Hertz Corporation.

 

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Schedule 4.16(c)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 4.16(c): Blocked Accounts

 

BANK NAME

 

ACCOUNT #

 

BANK CONTACT

 

TELEPHONE

 

ENTITY

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Cinelease Inc.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Cinelease Inc.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Cinelease Inc.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Jason Bradley

 

313-256-2219

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

Caren McCracken

 

416-982-7716

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

14



 

Schedule 5.2
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 5.2: Material Adverse Effect Disclosure

 

None.

 

15



 

Schedule 5.4
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 5.4:  Consents Required

 

None.

 

16



 

Schedule 5.6
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 5.6: Litigation

 

None.

 

17



 

Schedule 5.9
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 5.9: Intellectual Property Claims

 

None.

 

18



 

Schedule 5.16
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 5.16: Subsidiaries of Holdings

 

SUBSIDIARY

 

JURISDICTION

 

DIRECT
EQUITY
HOLDER

 

# SHARES
OWNED

 

TOTAL SHARES
OUTSTANDING

 

OWNERSHIP
INTEREST

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

DE

 

Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

100

 

100

 

100%

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

DE

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

990,000

 

990,000

 

100%

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

DE

 

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

1,000

 

1000

 

100%

Cinelease, Inc.

 

NV

 

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

500

 

500

 

100%

Cinelease, LLC

 

LA

 

Cinelease Inc.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

100%

Cinelease UK Limited

 

UK

 

Hertz Equipment Rental Company Holdings Netherlands B.V.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

100%

CCMG HERC Sub, Inc.

 

DE

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

1000

 

1000

 

100%

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

ONTARIO

 

CCMG HERC Sub, Inc.

 

1000

 

1000

 

100%

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

NOVA SCOTIA

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

100

 

100

 

100%

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

ONTARIO

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

100

 

100

 

100%

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

ONTARIO

 

Matthews Equipment Limited; 3222434 Nova Scotia Company;

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Combined 100%

Hertz Equipment Rental Company Limited

 

PRC

 

Hertz Equipment Rental Holdings (HK) Limited

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

100%

 

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SUBSIDIARY

 

JURISDICTION

 

DIRECT
EQUITY
HOLDER

 

# SHARES
OWNED

 

TOTAL SHARES
OUTSTANDING

 

OWNERSHIP
INTEREST

Hertz Equipment Rental Holdings (HK) Limited

 

HONG KONG

 

Hertz Equipment Rental Company Holdings Netherlands B.V.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

100%

Hertz Equipment Rental Company Holdings Netherlands B.V.

 

THE NETHERLANDS

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

18,000

 

18,000

 

100%

Hertz Dayim Equipment Rental Limited

 

SAUDI ARABIA

 

Hertz Equipment Rental Company Holdings Netherlands B.V.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

51%

Hertz Dayim Equipment Rental LLC

 

Qatar

 

Hertz Equipment Rental Company Holdings Netherlands B.V.

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

100%

 

20



 

Schedule 5.18
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 5.18:  Environmental Matters

 

None.

 

21



 

Schedule 5.21
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 5.21: Insurance

 

Coverage

 

Territory

 

Insurer

 

Broker

 

Limit

 

Deductible

 

Premium

 

Policy No.

 

Renewal

Auto Liability

 

US

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

ISA H09044310

 

6/30/16 - 17

Auto Liability

 

US

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

ISA H09044309

 

6/30/16 – 17

Workers’ Compensation (All States)

 

US

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

WLR C48609521

 

6/30/16 – 17

Workers’ Compensation (AZ, CA, MA)

 

US

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

WLR C48609533

 

6/30/16 – 17

Workers’ Compensation (WI)

 

US

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

SCF C48609545

 

6/30/16 – 17

General Liability

 

US

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

HDO G27854679

 

6/30/16 – 17

Auto Liability

 

Canada

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

CAC426240

 

6/30/16 – 17

General Liability

 

Canada

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

CGL325174

 

6/30/16 – 17

Umbrella Liability

 

WW

 

ACE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

XOO G28131549001

 

6/30/16 – 17

Excess Liability Layer 1

 

WW

 

SwissRe

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

EXS 2000554 00

 

6/3016 – 17

Excess Liability Layer 2

 

WW

 

Everest

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

XC5EX0040161

 

6/3016 – 17

Excess Liability Layer 3

 

WW

 

QBE

 

Marsh

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

[Intentionally omitted.]

 

CCU3977242

 

6/3016 – 17

 

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Schedule 6.1(e)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 6.1(e): Lien Searches

 

Debtor

 

Jurisdiction

 

Scope of Search

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

DC Superior Court, DC

 

Judgment Liens

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

Recorder of Deeds, DC

 

Financing Statements, Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

USDC - District of Columbia, DC

 

Judgment Liens

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

Lee County, FL

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Secretary of State, DE

 

Financing Statements, Federal Tax Liens

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Lee County, FL

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Cinelease, Inc.

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Cinelease, Inc.

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Cinelease, Inc.

 

Lee County, FL

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Cinelease, Inc.

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Cinelease, Inc.

 

Secretary of State, NV

 

Financing Statements

Cinelease, LLC

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Cinelease, LLC

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Cinelease, LLC

 

Lee County, FL

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Cinelease, LLC

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Cinelease, LLC

 

Central Index, LA

 

Financing Statements, Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

DC Superior Court, DC

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

Recorder of Deeds, DC

 

Financing Statements, Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

USDC - District of Columbia, DC

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

Lee County, FL

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Secretary of State, DE

 

Financing Statements, Federal Tax Liens

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

 

23



 

Debtor

 

Jurisdiction

 

Scope of Search

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Lee County, FL

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Secretary of State, DE

 

Financing Statements and Federal Tax Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Lee County, FL

 

Financing Statements, Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

DC Superior Court, DC

 

Judgment Liens

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

Recorder of Deeds, DC

 

Financing Statements, Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

USDC - District of Columbia, DC

 

Judgment Liens

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

Lee County, FL

 

Financing Statements, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

DC Superior Court, DC

 

Judgment Liens

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

Recorder of Deeds, DC

 

Financing Statements, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

USDC - District of Columbia, DC

 

Judgment Liens

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

Lee County, FL

 

Financing Statements, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

Secured Transaction Registry, FL

 

Financing Statements

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

Secured Transaction Registry, FL

 

Financing Statements

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

Secured Transaction Registry, FL

 

Financing Statements

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

Secured Transaction Registry, FL

 

Financing Statements

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Gwinnett County, GA

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Gwinnett County State & Superior Courts, GA

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

USDC - Northern District of Georgia, GA

 

Judgment Liens

HERC Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Secretary of State, DE

 

Financing Statements, Federal Tax Liens

HERC Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Department of State, FL

 

Federal Tax Liens

HERC Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Department of State, FL

 

Judgment Liens

HERC Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Lee County, FL

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

HERC Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

USDC - Middle District of Florida, FL

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Harris County, TX

 

Fixture Filings, Federal Tax Liens, State Tax Liens, Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Harris County Court

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Harris County District Court

 

Judgment Liens

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

USDC — Southern District of Texas

 

Judgment Liens

 

24



 

Schedule 7.2
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 7.2: SEC Filings Website Address

 

Available at : http://ir.hercrentals.com/.

 

25



 

Schedule 8.2(j)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 8.2(j): Permitted Indebtedness

 

None.

 

26



 

Schedule 8.3(j)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 8.3(j): Permitted Liens

 

Debtor

 

Jurisdiction

 

Type of
filing found

 

Secured
Party

 

Collateral

 

Original
File Date

 

Original
File Number

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

GE Capital Commercial Inc.

 

Inventory owned or acquired by debtor, including new and used products and all intangibles as specified therein.

 

08/25/2011

 

2011 3304030

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Vermeer Pacific

 

1 2011 Vermeer BC1000XL Brush Chipper, including all spare and special parts

 

06/01/2011

 

2011 2095993

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.

 

All rights, titles and interest of listed equipment as specified therein.

 

05/25/2011

 

2011 1999450

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Doosan Infracore America Corporation

 

Purchase money security interest in all equipment, inventory and accounts as specified therein.

 

04/01/2010

 

2010 1128069

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.

 

All rights, titles and interest of listed equipment as specified therein.

 

09/21/2009

 

2009 3011647

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.

 

Inventory delivered on or behalf of Secured Party and that has not yet been paid for in whole as specified therein.

 

02/01/2008

 

2008 0398857

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Komatsu America Corp.

 

None specified

 

04/17/2006

 

6127650 0

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Case Corporation/ Case Credit Corporation

 

None specified

 

04/15/87
(01/04/2002)

 

87 03771
(2027899 8-0000000)

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.

 

All rights, titles and interest of listed equipment

 

10/20/2011

 

2011 4051531

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc.

 

All rights, titles and interest of listed equipment

 

02/10/2012

 

2012 0546582

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, a Division of U.S. Bank National Association

 

I ARM257 85035622 (for informational purposes only)

 

08/01/2013

 

2013 3001113

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, a Division of U.S. Bank National Association

 

1ARM257 95033772 (for informational purposes only)

 

08/01/2013

 

2013 3001477

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Western Pacific Crane & Equipment, LLC

 

National Boom Truck Model 851D-TM Serial #298461

 

12/30/2014

 

2014 5285671

 

27



 

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Komatsu Financial Limited Partnership

 

PC360LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator, complete with all attachments and all proceeds thereof

 

08/27/2015

 

2015 3763314

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-1

 

Komatsu Financial Limited Partnership

 

PC360LC-11 Hydraulic Excavator

 

08/27/2015

 

2015 3763322

Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation

 

Delaware

 

UCC-3 (Continuation)

 

Komatsu America Corp.

 

Each item of Komatsu goods sold to Debtor with respect to any unpaid balance or other amounts owing

 

 

 

2006 1276500

 

28



 

Schedule 8.4(a)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 8.4(a): Permitted Guarantee Obligations

 

None.

 

29



 

Schedule 8.9(c)
to Credit Agreement

 

Schedule 8.9(c): Permitted Investments

 

Hertz  Dayim Equipment Rental Limited — Join Venture in Saudi Arabia with Dayim Holdings Company Ltd. :

 

1.               Minority Shareholders’ Agreement between Hertz Equipment Rental Company Holdings Netherlands B.V., Dayim Systems & Services Company Limited, Herc Rentals Inc. (f/k/a Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation) and Dayim Holdings Company Limited.

 

2.               Hertz Dayim Equipment Rental LLC — Joint Venture in Qatar with Dayim Holdings Inc. and Phoenix Phoenix Project Development W.L.L.

 

3.               Shareholders’ Agreement between Phoenix Project Development W.L.L., Hertz Equipment Rental Company Holdings Netherlands B.V. and Dayim Systems & Services Company Limited.

 

4.

 

5.

 

30



 

Schedule 8.11(e): Permitted Transactions with Affiliates

 

None.

 

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EXHIBIT A-1 TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

 

·       THIS REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.  TRANSFERS OF THIS REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

·                   $

New York, New York

 

 

·

[                      ], 20[  ]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”)], [[MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED] [WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LIMITED] [HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP], a corporation organized under the laws of Canada]], [U.S. SUBSIDIARY BORROWERS], hereby unconditionally promises to pay to [             ] (the “ Lender ”) and its successors and assigns, at the office of Citibank, N.A., located at 390 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, in lawful money of the United States of America (or, in the case of Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars or a Designated Foreign Currency (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) evidenced hereby, Canadian Dollars or the relevant Designated Foreign Currency in which the Revolving Credit Loans evidenced hereby are made) and in immediately available funds, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans made by the Lender to the undersigned pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Credit Agreement referred to below, which sum shall be payable on the Termination Date, provided that, notwithstanding the fact that the principal amount of this Revolving Credit Note is denominated in Dollars, to the extent provided in the Credit Agreement, all payments hereunder with respect to Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Canadian Dollars or a Designated Foreign Currency evidenced hereby shall be made in Canadian Dollars or the relevant Designated Foreign Currency in which the Revolving Credit Loans evidenced hereby are made, whether or not the Dollar Equivalent (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of such amounts, when added to the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans denominated in Dollars (as defined in the Credit Agreement) evidenced hereby, would exceed the stated principal amount of this Revolving Credit Note.

 

The [Parent] Borrower further agrees to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time at the applicable rates per annum and on the dates set forth in Section 4.1 of the Credit Agreement until such principal amount is paid in full (both before and after judgment).

 

This Revolving Credit Note is one of the Revolving Credit Notes referred to in, and is subject in all respects to, the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Parent Borrower, the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the

 

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Schedule 8.3(j)

to Credit Agreement

 

Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (including the Lender) (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders, and the other parties thereto, and is entitled to the benefits thereof, is secured and guaranteed as provided therein and in the other Loan Documents and is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided therein.  Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were granted and the rights of the holder of this Revolving Credit Note in respect thereof.  Each holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Revolving Credit Note, agrees to the terms of, and to be bound by and to observe the provisions applicable to the Lenders contained in, the Credit Agreement.  Terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have such defined meanings unless otherwise defined herein or unless the context otherwise requires.

 

Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Credit Agreement, all amounts then remaining unpaid on this Revolving Credit Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable, all as provided therein.

 

All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Revolving Credit Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind under this Revolving Credit Note.

 

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THIS REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

 

[HERC RENTALS INC.]

 

[MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED]

 

[WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LIMITED]

 

[HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP]

 

[U.S. SUBSIDIARY BORROWER]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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·       EXHIBIT A-2 TO

 

·       CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF SWING LINE NOTE

 

THIS SWING LINE NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.  TRANSFERS OF THIS SWING LINE NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS EVIDENCED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

$

New York, New York

 

[                     ], 20[  ]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, [HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”)][U.S. Subsidiary Borrower], hereby unconditionally promises to pay to [ · ] (the “ Swing Line Lender ”) and its successors and assigns, at the office of Citibank, N.A., 390 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender to the undersigned pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement referred to below, which sum shall be payable on the Termination Date.

 

The [Parent Borrower][U.S. Subsidiary Borrower] further agrees to pay interest in like money at such office on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to time at the applicable rates per annum and on the dates set forth in Section 4.1 of the Credit Agreement until paid in full (both before and after judgment).

 

This Swing Line Note is the Swing Line Note referred to in, and is subject in all respects to, the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Parent Borrower, the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (including the Swing Line Lender) (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto, and is entitled to the benefits thereof, is secured and guaranteed as provided therein and in the other Loan Documents and is subject to optional and mandatory prepayment in whole or in part as provided therein.  Reference is hereby made to the Loan Documents for a description of the properties and assets in which a security interest has been granted, the nature and extent of the security and the guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which the security interests and each guarantee were granted and the rights of the holder of this Swing Line Note in respect thereof.  The holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Swing Line Note, agrees to the terms of, and to be bound by and to observe the provisions applicable to the Lenders contained in, the Credit Agreement.  Terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have such defined meanings unless otherwise defined herein or unless the context otherwise requires.

 

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Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Credit Agreement, all amounts remaining unpaid on this Swing Line Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided therein.

 

All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Swing Line Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind under this Swing Line Note.

 

THIS SWING LINE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK , WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION .

 

 

[HERC RENTALS INC.]

 

[U.S. SUBSIDIARY BORROWER]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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·      EXHIBIT B-1 TO

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF U.S. GUARANTEE AND
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

[Please see attached]

 

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·      EXHIBIT B-2 TO

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF CANADIAN GUARANTEE AND

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

[Please see attached]

 

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·      EXHIBIT C TO

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF MORTGAGE

 

(2) This instrument was prepared in consultation with
counsel in the state in which the Premises is
located by the attorney named below and after
recording, please return to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022-4834

Attention: Kimberly Lucas, Esq.

 

STATE OF

 

 

 

 

 

COUNTY OF

 

 

 

MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT

OF LEASES AND RENTS AND FIXTURE FILING

 

THIS MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS AND FIXTURE FILING (the “Mortgage”) is made and entered into as of the [  ]th day of [    ], 2016, by [HERC RENTALS INC. (f/k/a HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL CORPORATION)](3), a Delaware corporation, with an address as of the date hereof at 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Bonita Springs, Florida 34134, Attention: Chief Financial Officer (the “Mortgagor”), for the benefit of CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties, with an address as of the date hereof at 390 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: [   ] (in such capacity, the “Mortgagee”).

 

RECITALS :

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgagor, as borrower, entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among the Mortgagor, the Subsidiary Borrowers, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the Mortgagee, and the other financial institutions party thereto (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgagor is the owner of the fee simple interest in the real property described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference;

 


(2)  Local counsel to advise as to any recording requirements for the cover page, including need for recording tax notification or a separate tax affidavit.

 

(3)  Insert name of applicable Loan Party.

 

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WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement contemplates that the Mortgagor shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagee this Mortgage;

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the entering into of the Credit Agreement, the Mortgagor and certain subsidiaries and affiliates thereof have entered into that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, in favor of the Mortgagee (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, this Mortgage is given by the Mortgagor in favor of the Mortgagee for its benefit and the benefit of the other Secured Parties to secure the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of Mortgagor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (such Obligations being hereinafter referred to as the “Obligations”).

 

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

 

The Mortgagor, in consideration of the indebtedness herein recited and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, has irrevocably granted, released, sold, remised, bargained, assigned, pledged, warranted, mortgaged, transferred and conveyed, and does hereby grant, release, sell, remise, bargain, assign, pledge, warrant, mortgage, transfer and convey to the Mortgagee and the Mortgagee’s successors and assigns, a continuing security interest in and to, and lien upon, all of the Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to the following described land, real property interests, buildings, improvements and fixtures:

 

(a)           All that tract or parcel of land and other real property interests in               County,               , as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, together with any greater or additional estate therein as hereafter may be acquired by Mortgagor (the “Land”), and all of the Mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to rights appurtenant thereto, including easement rights; and

 

(b)           All buildings and improvements of every kind and description now or hereafter situated, erected or placed on the Land (the “Improvements”) and all materials, equipment and apparatus and fixtures now or hereafter owned by the Mortgagor and attached to or installed in and used in connection with the aforesaid Land and Improvements (collectively, the “Fixtures”) (hereinafter, the Land, the Improvements and the Fixtures may be collectively referred to as the “Premises.”  As used in the Mortgage, the term “Premises” shall mean all or, where the context permits or requires, any portion of the above or any interest therein.).

 

TO HAVE AND HOLD the same, together with all privileges, hereditaments, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, subject to Permitted Liens, to the Mortgagee and the Mortgagee’s successors and assigns to secure the Obligations; provided that, should (i) the Loans be paid in full and all other Obligations that are then due and owing be paid, or (ii) conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement for the release of this Mortgage be fully satisfied, the lien and security interest of this Mortgage shall cease, terminate and be void and the Mortgagee or its successor or assign shall promptly cause a release of this Mortgage to be filed in the appropriate office; and until such obligations are fully satisfied, it shall remain in full force and virtue.

 

And, as additional security for the Obligations, subject to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgagor hereby unconditionally assigns to the Mortgagee all the security deposits, rents, issues, profits and revenues of the Premises from time to time accruing (the “Rents and Profits”), which assignment constitutes a present, absolute and unconditional assignment and not an assignment for

 

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additional security only, reserving only the right to the Mortgagor to collect and apply the same as the Mortgagor chooses as long as no Event of Default (as defined in Article III) has occurred and is continuing.

 

As additional collateral and further security for the Obligations, subject to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgagor does hereby assign to the Mortgagee and grants to the Mortgagee a security interest in all of the right, title and the interest of the Mortgagor in and to any and all real property leases and rental agreements (collectively, the “Leases”) with respect to the Premises or any part thereof, and the Mortgagor agrees to execute and deliver to the Mortgagee such additional instruments, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Mortgagee, as may hereafter be requested by the Mortgagee to evidence and confirm said assignment; provided, however, that acceptance of any such assignment shall not be construed to impose upon the Mortgagee any obligation with respect thereto.

 

The Mortgagor covenants, represents and agrees as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Obligations Secured

 

1.1          Obligations . The Mortgagee and the Lenders have agreed to establish a senior secured credit facility in favor of the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.  This Mortgage is given to secure the payment and performance by the Mortgagor of the Obligations.  [The maximum amount of the obligations secured hereby will not exceed $          , plus, to the extent permitted by applicable law, collection costs, sums advanced for the payment of taxes, assessments, maintenance and repair charges, insurance premiums and any other costs incurred to protect the security encumbered hereby or the lien hereof, expenses incurred by the Mortgagee by reason of any default by the Mortgagor under the terms hereof, together with interest thereon, all of which amount shall be secured hereby.](4)

 

1.2          Future Advances .  This Mortgage is given to secure the Obligations and the repayment of the aforesaid obligations together with any renewals or extensions or modifications thereof upon the same or different terms or at the same or different rate of interest and also to secure all future advances that may subsequently be made to the Mortgagor or any other Loan Party by the Lenders pursuant to the Credit Agreement.  The lien of such future advances shall relate back to the date of this Mortgage.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Mortgagor’s Covenants, Representations and Agreements

 

2.1          Taxes and Fees; Maintenance of Premises; Reimbursement .  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Sections 7.3, 7.5(a)  and 11.5 of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

2.2          Intentionally Omitted .

 

2.3          Additional Documents .  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Section 7.9(d)  of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 


(4)  To be included in states that impose mortgage recording tax and subject to applicable laws.

 

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2.4          Restrictions on Sale or Encumbrance .  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Sections 8.2 and 8.3 of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

2.5          Fees and Expenses .  The Mortgagor will promptly pay upon demand any and all reasonable costs and expenses of the Mortgagee, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees actually incurred by the Mortgagee, to the extent required under the Credit Agreement.

 

2.6          Insurance .

 

(a)           Types Required .  The Mortgagor shall maintain insurance for the Premises as set forth in Sections 7.5(a)  and 7.5(b)(ii)  of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

(b)           Use of Proceeds .  Insurance proceeds shall be applied or disbursed as set forth in Sections 7.5(a)  and 8.4 of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

2.7          Eminent Domain .  All proceeds or awards relating to condemnation or other taking of the Premises pursuant to the power of eminent domain shall be applied pursuant to Sections 7.5(a)  and 8.4 of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

2.8          Releases and Waivers .  The Mortgagor agrees that no release by the Mortgagee of any portion of the Premises, the Rents and Profits or the Leases, no subordination of lien, no forbearance on the part of the Mortgagee to collect on any Loan, or any part thereof, no waiver of any right granted or remedy available to the Mortgagee and no action taken or not taken by the Mortgagee shall, except to the extent expressly released, in any way have the effect of releasing the Mortgagor from full responsibility to the Mortgagee for the complete discharge of each and every of the Mortgagor’s obligations hereunder.

 

2.9          Compliance with Law .  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Sections 7.4 and 7.8 of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

2.10        Inspection .  The Mortgagor agrees to comply with Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement to the extent applicable.

 

2.11                         Security Agreement .

 

(a)           This Mortgage is hereby made and declared to be a security agreement encumbering the Fixtures, and Mortgagor grants to the Mortgagee a security interest in the Fixtures.  The Mortgagor grants to the Mortgagee all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the laws of the state in which the Premises are located.  A financing statement or statements reciting this Mortgage to be a security agreement with respect to the Fixtures may be appropriately filed by the Mortgagee.

 

(b)           The Mortgagor warrants that, as of the date hereof, the name and address of the “Debtor” (which is the Mortgagor) are as set forth in the preamble of this Mortgage and a statement indicating the types, or describing the items, of collateral is set forth hereinabove.  Mortgagor warrants that Mortgagor’s exact legal name is correctly set forth in the preamble of this Mortgage.

 

(c)           This Mortgage will be filed in the real property records.

 

(d)           [The Mortgagor is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of [Delaware] and the Mortgagor’s organizational identification number is                     .](5)

 


(5)  Subject to local counsel review, to be included if required by the jurisdiction

 

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ARTICLE III

 

Events of Default

 

An Event of Default shall exist and be continuing under the terms of this Mortgage upon the existence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Foreclosure

 

4.1          Acceleration of Secured Obligations; Foreclosure .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the entire balance of the Loans and any other obligations due under the Loan Documents, including all accrued interest, shall become due and payable to the extent such amounts become due and payable under the Credit Agreement.  Provided an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon failure to pay the Loans or reimburse any other amounts due under the Loan Documents in full at any stated or accelerated maturity and in addition to all other remedies available to the Mortgagee at law or in equity, the Mortgagee may foreclose the lien of this Mortgage by judicial or non-judicial proceeding in a manner permitted by applicable law.  The Mortgagor hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any statutory right of redemption in connection with such foreclosure proceeding.

 

4.2          Proceeds of Sale . The proceeds of any foreclosure sale of the Premises, or any part thereof, will be distributed and applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 10.14 the Credit Agreement (subject to any applicable provisions of applicable law).

 

ARTICLE V

 

Additional Rights and Remedies of the Mortgagee

 

5.1          Rights Upon an Event of Default .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Mortgagee, immediately and without additional notice and without liability therefor to the Mortgagor, except for gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad faith or unlawful conduct, may do or cause to be done any or all of the following to the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement: (a) enter the Premises and take exclusive possession thereof; (b) invoke any legal remedies to dispossess the Mortgagor if the Mortgagor remains in possession of the Premises without the Mortgagee’s prior written consent; (c) hold, lease, develop, manage, operate or otherwise use the Premises upon such terms and conditions as the Mortgagee may deem reasonable under the circumstances (making such repairs, alterations, additions and improvements and taking other actions, from time to time, as the Mortgagee deems necessary or desirable), and apply all rents and other amounts collected by the Mortgagee in connection therewith in accordance with the provisions hereof; (d) institute proceedings for the complete foreclosure of the Mortgage, either by judicial action or by power of sale, in which case the Premises may be sold for cash or credit in one or more parcels; and (e) exercise all other rights, remedies and recourses granted under the Credit Agreement or otherwise available at law or in equity.  At any foreclosure sale by virtue of any judicial proceedings, power of sale, or any other legal right, remedy or recourse, the title to and right of possession of any such property shall pass to the purchaser thereof, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Mortgagor shall be completely and irrevocably divested of all of its right, title, interest, claim, equity, equity of redemption, and demand

 

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whatsoever, either at law or in equity, in and to the property sold and such sale shall be a perpetual bar both at law and in equity against the Mortgagor, and against all other Persons claiming or to claim the property sold or any part thereof, by, through or under the Mortgagor.  The Mortgagee or any of the Secured Parties may be a purchaser at such sale and if Mortgagee is the highest bidder, Mortgagee shall credit the portion of the purchase price that would be distributed to Mortgagee against the indebtedness in lieu of paying cash. In the event this Mortgage is foreclosed by judicial action, appraisement of the Premises is waived to the extent permitted by applicable law.   With respect to any notices required or permitted under the UCC to the extent applicable, the Mortgagor agrees that ten (10) days’ prior written notice shall be deemed commercially reasonable.

 

5.2          Appointment of Receiver .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement, the Mortgagee shall be entitled, without additional notice and without regard to the adequacy of any security for the Obligations secured hereby, whether the same shall then be occupied as a homestead or not, or the solvency of any party bound for its payment, to make application for the appointment of a receiver to take possession of and to operate the Premises, and to collect the rents, issues, profits, and income thereof, all expenses of which shall be added to the Obligations and secured hereby.  The receiver shall have all the rights and powers provided for under the laws of the state in which the Premises are located, including without limitation, the power to execute leases, and the power to collect the rents, sales proceeds, issues, profits and proceeds of the Premises during the pendency of such foreclosure suit, as well as during any further times when the Mortgagor, its successors or assigns, except for the intervention of such receiver, would be entitled to collect such rents, sales proceeds, issues, proceeds and profits, and all other powers which may be necessary or are usual in such cases for the protection, possession, control, management and operation of the Premises during the whole of said period.  Receiver’s fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with the appointment of a receiver pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be secured by this Mortgage.  Notwithstanding the appointment of any receiver, trustee or other custodian, subject to the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Other Intercreditor Agreement, the Mortgagee shall be entitled to retain possession and control of any cash or other instruments at the time held by or payable or deliverable under the terms of the Mortgage to the Mortgagee to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

5.3          Waivers .  No waiver of a prior Event of Default shall operate to waive any subsequent Event(s) of Default.  All remedies provided in this Mortgage, any Notes, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents are cumulative and may, at the election of the Mortgagee, be exercised alternatively, successively, or in any manner and are in addition to any other rights provided by law.

 

5.4          Delivery of Possession After Foreclosure .  In the event there is a foreclosure sale hereunder and at the time of such sale, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s successors or assigns are occupying or using the Premises, or any part thereof, each and all immediately shall become the tenant of the purchaser at such sale, which tenancy shall be a tenancy from day to day, terminable at the will of either landlord or tenant, at a reasonable rental per day based upon the value of the property occupied, such rental to be due daily to the purchaser; and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the purchaser at such sale, notwithstanding any language herein apparently to the contrary, shall have the sole option to demand possession immediately following the sale or to permit the occupants to remain as tenants at will.  In the event the tenant fails to surrender possession of said property upon demand, the purchaser shall be entitled to institute and maintain a summary action for possession of the property (such as an action for forcible detainer) in any court having jurisdiction.

 

5.5          Marshalling .  The Mortgagor hereby waives, in the event of foreclosure of this Mortgage or the enforcement by the Mortgagee of any other rights and remedies hereunder, any right otherwise

 

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available in respect to marshalling of assets which secure any Loan and any other indebtedness secured hereby or to require the Mortgagee to pursue its remedies against any other such assets.

 

5.6          Protection of Premises .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Mortgagee may take such actions, including, but not limited to disbursements of such sums, as the Mortgagee in its sole but reasonable discretion deems necessary to protect the Mortgagee’s interest in the Premises.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

General Conditions

 

6.1          Terms .  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.  The singular used herein shall be deemed to include the plural; the masculine deemed to include the feminine and neuter; and the named parties deemed to include their successors and assigns to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement.  The term “Mortgagee” shall include the Collateral Agent on the date hereof and any successor Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement.  The word “person” shall include any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature, and the word “Premises” shall include any portion of the Premises or interest therein.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation.

 

6.2          Notices .  All notices, requests and other communications shall be given in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.3          Severability .  If any provision of this Mortgage is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.

 

6.4          Headings .  The captions and headings herein are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope of this Mortgage nor the intent of any provision hereof.

 

6.5          Intentionally Omitted .

 

6.6          Conflicting Terms .

 

(a)           In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Mortgage and the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Other Intercreditor Agreement, the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement or any Other Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control any conflict between Mortgagee and any other lender or agent which is a party thereto, other than with respect to Section 6.7 ; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the terms of this Mortgage and the Intercreditor Agreement, any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any Other Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a waiver, amendment, supplement or other modification of any right or obligation of the Mortgagor or a Subsidiary Borrower hereunder or in respect hereof, the terms of this Mortgage shall govern and control.  In the event of any such conflict, the Mortgagor may act (or omit to act) in accordance with such Intercreditor Agreement, First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so.

 

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(b)           In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the terms and provisions of this Mortgage, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement shall control and supersede the provisions of this Mortgage with respect to such conflicts other than with respect to Section 6.7 .

 

6.7          Governing Law .  This Mortgage shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal law of the state in which the Premises are located.

 

6.8          Application of the Foreclosure Law .  If any provision in this Mortgage shall be inconsistent with any provision of the foreclosure laws of the state in which the Premises are located, the provisions of such laws shall take precedence over the provisions of this Mortgage, but shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision of this Mortgage that can be construed in a manner consistent with such laws.

 

6.9          Written Agreement .  This Mortgage may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.10        Waiver of Jury Trial Section 11.15 of the Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

6.11        Request for Notice .  The Mortgagor requests that a copy of any statutory notice of default and a copy of any statutory notice of sale hereunder be mailed to the Mortgagor at the address specified in Section 6.2 of this Mortgage.

 

6.12        Counterparts .  This Mortgage may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

6.13        Release .  If any of the Premises shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Mortgagor in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement, then the Mortgagee, at the request of the Mortgagor, shall execute and deliver to the Mortgagor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on the Premises.  The Mortgagor shall deliver to the Mortgagee prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release.

 

6.14        [Last Dollars Secured; Priority .  This Mortgage secures only a portion of the Obligations owing or which may become owing by the Mortgagor to the Secured Parties.  The parties agree that any payments or repayments of the Obligations shall be and be deemed to be applied first to the portion of the Obligations that is not secured hereby, it being the parties’ intent that the portion of the Obligations last remaining unpaid shall be secured hereby.  If at any time this Mortgage shall secure less than all of the principal amount of the Obligations, it is expressly agreed that any repayments of the principal amount of the Obligations shall not reduce the amount of the lien of this Mortgage until the lien amount shall equal the principal amount of the Obligations outstanding.](6)

 

6.15        State Specific Provisions .  In the event of any inconsistencies between this Section 6.15 and any of the other terms and provisions of this Mortgage, the terms and provisions of this Section 6.15 shall control and be binding.

 


(6)  To be included in mortgages for states with a mortgage recording tax, to the extent required.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgagor has executed this Mortgage as of the above written date.

 

 

MORTGAGOR :

 

 

 

[HERC RENTALS INC. (f/k/a HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL CORPORATION)]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

[ADD STATE NOTARY FORM FOR THE MORTGAGOR](1)

 


(1)  Local counsel to confirm signature page and notary block which is acceptable for recording in the jurisdiction.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Legal Description

 

(See Attached)

 



 

·                   EXHIBIT D-1 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

·                   FORM OF SUBSIDIARY BORROWER JOINDER

 

SUBSIDIARY BORROWER JOINDER, dated as of [       ], 20[  ] (this “ Joinder ”), by and among each of the undersigned parties hereto (each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”) and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent under the Credit Agreement (as defined below) (together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS , reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, refinanced, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among  HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and certain other parties party thereto from time to time (capitalized terms used but not defined herein having the meaning provided in the Credit Agreement);

 

WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, [        ], a [       ] corporation (the “New Subsidiary Borrower ”), may join the Credit Agreement as a Borrower by entering into a Subsidiary Borrower Joinder;

 

WHEREAS , the New Subsidiary Borrower has indicated its desire to become a Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS , the New Subsidiary Borrower shall become a party to the [U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement][Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement], substantially concurrently herewith, by executing the [U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement][Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement] in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             In accordance with subsection 7.9(b) of the Credit Agreement, the New Subsidiary Borrower by its signature below shall become, and shall be deemed, a Borrower and a Loan Party for all purposes under the Credit Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Borrower and Loan Party and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly obligates itself with respect to all obligations and liability of a Borrower and Loan Party thereunder.  Each reference to a Borrower, Loan Party, Subsidiary Borrower or [U.S. Subsidiary Borrower] [Canadian Borrower] in the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary Borrower.  The Credit Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

SECTION 2.                             The New Subsidiary Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that as of the date hereof:

 

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1.                                                               Authorization; Enforceability .  The New Subsidiary Borrower has the corporate or other organizational power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to obtain Extensions of Credit thereunder. This Joinder has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and this Joinder and the Credit Agreement (after giving effect to this Joinder) constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

 

2.                                                               Corporate Organization and Power .  The New Subsidiary Borrower (i) is duly organized, validly existing and (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, except to the extent that the failure to be organized, existing and (to the extent applicable) in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) has the corporate or other organizational power and authority and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform this Joinder and the other Loan Documents to which it is or will be a party, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, except to the extent that the failure to have such legal right would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company and (to the extent applicable) in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or conduct of its business requires such qualification, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and (to the extent applicable) in good standing would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

3.                                                               No Legal Bar .  The execution, delivery and performance by the New Subsidiary Borrower of this Joinder and of the other Loan Documents to which it is or will be a party (i) will not violate any Requirement of Law, Contractual Obligation of such New Subsidiary Borrower in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens permitted by Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement) on any of its properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation.

 

SECTION 3.                             This Joinder may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Joinder on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  This Joinder shall become effective as to the New Subsidiary Borrower when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Joinder that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the New Subsidiary Borrower, the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 4.                             Except as expressly modified hereby, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 5.                          THIS JOINDER AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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SECTION 6.                             Any provision of this Joinder that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and in the Credit Agreement, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 7.                             All notices, requests and demands pursuant hereto shall be made in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.  All communications and notices hereunder to the New Subsidiary Borrower shall be given to it in care of the Parent Borrower at the Parent Borrower’s address set forth on Schedule 11.2 to the Credit Agreement.

 

[Signature pages follow.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Joinder to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

[ · ],

 

as the Subsidiary Borrower

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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HERC RENTALS INC.

 

as the Parent Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[ADDITIONAL BORROWERS]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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·                   EXHIBIT D-2 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

·                   FORM OF SUBSIDIARY BORROWER TERMINATION

 

[           ]

Facsimile: ([   ]) [   ]-[    ]

Email: [           ]

Attention: [          ]

 

[Date]

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned, Parent Borrower (as defined below), refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”),  the several banks, the other financial institutions from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein), Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent for the Lenders and Canadian collateral agent for the Secured Parties, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Secured Parties and certain other parties party thereto from time to time. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Parent Borrower hereby (i) certifies that the conditions set forth in subsection 11.1(g) of the Credit Agreement to effect the termination contemplated hereunder have been, or substantially concurrently herewith will be, satisfied and (ii) accordingly, terminates the status of [                  ] (the “ Terminated Subsidiary Borrower ”) as a Subsidiary Borrower under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

The Parent Borrower further agrees that, any time and from time to time upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.1(g) of the Credit Agreement in order to effect the purposes of this Subsidiary Borrower Termination.

 

This Subsidiary Borrower Termination may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Subsidiary Borrower Termination on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  This Subsidiary Borrower Termination shall become effective as to the Terminated Subsidiary Borrower when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Subsidiary Borrower Termination that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Terminated Subsidiary Borrower and the Parent Borrower.

 

THIS SUBSIDIARY BORROWER TERMINATION AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE

 

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EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged by:

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

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·                   EXHIBIT E-1 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the Loan(s) held by the undersigned pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and as Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto.  The undersigned hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that:

 

(i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (v)  interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States of the undersigned.

 

The undersigned has furnished you with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on IRS W-8BEN-E.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Parent Borrower, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) in writing and (2) the undersigned shall furnish the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Parent Borrower, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers and the Administrative Agent), a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which payment is to be made by the Parent Borrower or any of the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payment.

 

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Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[Address]

Dated:                    , 20    

 

 

 

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·       EXHIBIT E-2 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the participation held by the undersigned pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and as Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto.  The undersigned hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that:

 

(i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v)  interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States of the undersigned.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on IRS Form W-8BEN-E.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall furnish such Lender a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payment.

 

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Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

[Address]

 

Dated:                                   , 20

 

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·       EXHIBIT E-3 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the participation held by the undersigned pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and as Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto.  The undersigned hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that:

 

(i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption is a ten percent shareholder of the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi)  interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States of the undersigned or of any of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.

 

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as appropriate, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as appropriate, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall furnish such Lender a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payment.

 

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Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

[Address]

 

Dated:                            , 20

 

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·       EXHIBIT E-4 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

 

Reference is made to the Loan(s) held by the undersigned pursuant to the Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and as Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto.  The undersigned hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that:

 

(i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members  are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption is a ten percent shareholder of the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Parent Borrower or any U.S. Subsidiary Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi)  interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States of the undersigned or of any of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.

 

The undersigned has furnished you with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as appropriate, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as appropriate, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Parent Borrower, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers and the Administrative Agent) in writing and (2) the undersigned shall furnish the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Parent Borrower, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers and the Administrative Agent), a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which payment is to be made by the Parent Borrower or the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payment.

 

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Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

[Address]

 

Dated:                                 , 20

 

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EXHIBIT F TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE, dated as of                            ,         (this “ Assignment and Acceptance” ) (between [NAME OF ASSIGNOR] (the “ Assignor ”) and [NAME OF ASSIGNEE] (the “ Assignee ”).

 

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent (the “ Canadian Agent ”) and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

The Assignor and the Assignee hereby agree as follows:

 

The Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of the Transfer Effective Date (as defined below), an interest (the “ Assigned Interest ”) as set forth in Schedule 1 in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to those credit facilities provided for in the Credit Agreement as are set forth on Schedule 1 (individually, an “ Assigned Facility ”; collectively, the “ Assigned Facilities ”), in a principal amount for each Assigned Facility as set forth on Schedule 1.

 

The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest and that such Assigned Interest is free and clear of any adverse claim and (ii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all actions necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral thereunder, (c) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto and (d) attaches the Note(s), if any, held by it evidencing the Assigned Facilities [and requests that the Administrative

 

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Agent exchange such Note(s) for a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignee and (if the Assignor has retained any interest in the Assigned Facilities) a new Note or Notes payable to the Assignor in the respective amounts which reflect the assignment being made hereby (and after giving effect to any other assignments which have become effective on the Transfer Effective Date).](1)

 

The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it has full power and authority, and has taken all actions necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.1 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance, (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor, any Agent, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto, (d) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and/or the Canadian Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, (e) hereby affirms the acknowledgements and representations of such Assignee as a Lender contained in Section 10.6 of the Credit Agreement and confirms that it meets the requirements set forth in Section 11.6(b)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement, if applicable, (f) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement, (g) agrees that it will perform in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement all of the obligations that, by the terms of the Credit Agreement, are required to be performed by it as a Lender, including its obligations pursuant to Section 11.16 of the Credit Agreement, and its obligations pursuant to Sections 4.11(b), 4.11(c) and 4.11(d) of the Credit Agreement, (h) specifies as its address for notices the offices set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof and (i) if applicable pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Credit Agreement, attaches two properly completed Forms W-9, W-8EXP, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W8IMY or successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, certifying that such Assignee is entitled to receive all payments under the Credit Agreement and the Notes payable to it without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes.

 

The Assignor hereby assigns and the Assignee hereby accepts all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations as a party to the Intercreditor Agreement and the Assignee agrees (i) that its interest in the Loans and the other Obligations being assigned hereunder is subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) that such Assignee shall be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto.

 

Following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 11.6 of the Credit Agreement, effective as of                                , 20    (the “Transfer Effective Date”) (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

 

Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Transfer Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and/or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, shall make all payments in respect of the

 


(1)  Note:   should only be requested when specifically required by the Assignee and/or Assignor, as the case may be.

 

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Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to the Transfer Effective Date or accrued subsequent to the Transfer Effective Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent and/or the Canadian Agent, as applicable, for periods prior to the Transfer Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.

 

Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent, then as of the Transfer Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement of a Lender thereunder and under the other Loan Documents and shall be bound by the provisions thereof [and, if such Lender is an Issuing Lender, of such Issuing Lender] and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents but shall nevertheless continue to be entitled to the benefits (and bound by any related obligations) of Sections 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, and 11.5 other than those relating to events or circumstances occurring prior to the Transfer Effective Date.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if the consents of the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent hereto are required under Section 11.6 of the Credit Agreement, this Assignment and Acceptance shall not be effective unless such consents shall have been obtained.

 

This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without giving effects to its principles or rules of conflict of laws to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission (i.e. a “pdf” or “tif”)) and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement.  Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are attached the same document.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Acceptance to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

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SCHEDULE 1 to the

Assignment and Acceptance

 

Re: Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto.

 

Name of Assignor:

 

Name of Assignee:

 

Transfer Effective Date of Assignment:

 

Credit Facility
Assigned

 

Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans
under Credit
Facility for all Lenders

 

Amount of
Commitment/Loans
under Credit
Facility Assigned

 

 

 

    .         

%

$

 

 

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

Title:

 

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Accepted for recording in the Register :

 

Consented To :

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,

 

[ HERC RENTALS INC.

By [ · ],

 

 

as Administrative Agent

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

By:

 

 

 

Title: ](2)

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

[ CITIBANK, N.A.,

 

 

 

By [ · ],

 

 

 

as Administrative Agent

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

By:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title: ](3)

 


(2)  Consent necessary if required pursuant to Section 11.6(b) of the Credit Agreement.

(3)  Consent necessary if required pursuant to Section 11.6(b) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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[ [ · ],

By [ · ],

as Swing Line Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title: ](4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ [                                                     ],

 

 

as U.S. Facility Issuing Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title: ](5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ [                                                     ],

 

 

as Canadian Facility Issuing Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title: ](6)

 


(4)  Consent necessary if required pursuant to Section 11.6(b) of the Credit Agreement.

(5)  Consent necessary if required pursuant to Section 11.6(b) of the Credit Agreement.

(6)  Consent necessary if required pursuant to Section 11.6(b) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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·       EXHIBIT G TO

·       CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF SWING LINE LOAN PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATE

 

 

, 20        

 

[Name of Lender]

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto, the undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt from you on the date hereof of          DOLLARS ($            ) as payment for a participating interest in the following Swing Line Loan:

 

Date of Swing Line Loan:

 

Principal Amount of Swing Line Loan:

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

[ · ],

 

 as Swing Line Lender under the Credit Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT H TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

BORROWING CERTIFICATE

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 6.1(l) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and each of the parties thereto, the undersigned hereby certifies, on behalf of the Parent Borrower, that:

 

1.    Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (or in any amendment, modification or supplement thereto) to which it is a party and each of the representations and warranties contained in any certificate furnished at any time by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, except to the extent that they relate to a particular date, be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date.

 

2.     No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof or after giving effect to the Loans to be made on the date hereof and/or the issuance of any Letters of Credit to be issued on the date hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his/her name as of the date set forth below.

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Date:                                                        , 2016

 

 

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EXHIBIT I TO THE

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

[Reserved]

 

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·       EXHIBIT J TO

·       CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF
CLOSING CERTIFICATE

 

[INSERT ENTITY NAME]

 

June 30, 2016

 

Reference is hereby made to the asset-based Credit Agreement, dated as of [         ], 2016 among HERC RENTALS INC. formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers, Citibank, N.A. (“ Citibank ”) as administrative and collateral agent for the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders, and other parties named therein (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreemen t”).

 

The undersigned, [            ], as [                     ] of [                    ] (the “ Certifying Loan Party ”), certifies on behalf of the Certifying Loan Party, in such capacity and not individually, as follows:

 

attached hereto as Annex 1 is a complete and correct copy of all resolutions authorizing the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement, duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Certifying Loan Party on or before [        ], 2016; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect and are the only corporate proceedings of the Certifying Loan Party now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein;

 

attached hereto as Annex 2 is a complete and correct copy of the By-Laws or the equivalent organization document of the Certifying Loan Party as in effect on the date hereof;

 

attached hereto as Annex 3 is a complete and correct copy of the Certificate of Incorporation or the equivalent charter document of the Certifying Loan Party as in effect on the date hereof; and

 

the following persons are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Certifying Loan Party holding the offices indicated next to their respective names below, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names below are the true and genuine signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Certifying Loan Party each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Certifying Loan Party pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party:

 

Name

 

Office

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger are entitled to rely on this certificate in connection with any opinions they are delivering pursuant to the  Loan Documents to which the Certifying Loan Party is a party.

 

[REMAINDER OF THE PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this certificate as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

I, [                                       ], [                                       ] of [                                       ], hereby certify that [                                       ] is a duly elected and qualified [Assistant Secretary][Secretary] of the Certifying Loan Party and that the signature appearing above is his genuine signature.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate this    day of            , 20  .

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

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ANNEX 1
to Exhibit J

 

[ Board Resolutions ]

 

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ANNEX 2
to Exhibit J

 

[ By-Laws ]

 

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ANNEX 3
to Exhibit J

 

[ Certificate of Incorporation ]

 

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EXHIBIT K TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF L/C REQUEST (1)

 

 

Dated (2)

 

[                              ] [or name of other Issuing Lender,] as Issuing Lender, and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, under the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders, CITIBANK, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

 

 

Attention:

 

Letter of Credit Issuer: (3)

 


(1)            Note — any other form satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lender and Parent Borrower may be used in lieu of this Exhibit K.

(2)            Date of L/C Request.

(3)            For Standby Letters of Credit insert [ · ][ · ], [ · ], [         ]. For Trade Letters of Credit insert [ · ][ · ], [         ]. In the event the L/C is to be issued by an affiliate of [ · ][ · ], insert name and address of applicable affiliate .

 

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[with a copy to:
                      
                      
Attention:                                       ](4)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement, we hereby request that the Issuing Lender referred to above issue a [Commercial] [Standby] L/C for the account of the undersigned on (5) (the “ Date of Issuance ”) in the aggregate Stated Amount of (6).  The requested L/C shall be denominated in [(7)].

 

For purposes of this L/C Request, unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the respective meanings provided therein.

 

The beneficiary of the requested L/C will be (8), and such L/C will be in support of (9) and will have a stated expiration date of (10).

 

We hereby certify that:

 

(A)                                the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof except to the extent such representations and warranties relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

 

(B)                                no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing nor, immediately after giving effect to the issuance of the L/C requested hereby, would such a Default or Event of Default occur; and

 

(C)                                the L/C requested may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate Section 3.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 


(4)               Insert name and address of Issuing Lender in the case of a L/C Request to any Issuing Lender other than [ · ][ · ].

(5)               Date of issuance which shall be (x) a Business Day and (y) at least three days from the date hereof (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the respective Issuing Lender in any given case).

(6)               Insert aggregate Stated Amount (in currency specified in footnote 7).

(7)               Insert applicable Designated Foreign Currency, Dollars or Canadian Dollars.

(8)               Insert name and address of beneficiary.

(9)               Insert a description of relevant obligations.

(10)        Insert the last date upon which drafts may be presented which, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, may not be later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5 th  day prior to the Termination Date, in the case of Standby Letters of Credit, or (A) 12 months days after its date of issuance and (B) the 30 th  day prior to the Termination Date, in the case of Commercial Letters of Credit.

 

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Copies of all documentation with respect to the supported transaction are attached hereto.

 

 

 

[HERC RENTALS INC.]

 

[MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED]

 

[WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LIMITED]

 

[HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP]

 

[U.S. SUBSIDIARY BORROWER]

 

 

 

By

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT L TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

 

As of the last day of the [calendar month] ending                               , 20    (the “Determination Date”)

 

I,                                    , the                                       of HERC RENTALS INC. formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Parent Borrower”), hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Co-Collateral Agent in my representative capacity on behalf of the Borrowers and not in my individual capacity, to the best of my knowledge and belief, with respect to that certain Credit Agreement dated as June 30, 2016, among the financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (such financial institutions, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns, are referred to each individually as a “Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, Citibank, N.A. as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other agents party thereto, the Borrowers, and each of their respective Subsidiaries identified on the signature pages thereof as borrowers (including all annexes, exhibits and schedules thereto and as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms that are not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement), as follows:

 

As of the Determination Date, each of the U.S. Borrowing Base and the Canadian Borrowing Base is not less than the respective amount thereof set forth on Annex A hereto and the related calculations of the U.S. Borrowing Base and the Canadian Borrowing Base set forth on such Annex have been made in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement in all material respects (it being understood that a failure to classify an eligible item as eligible shall not be deemed material).

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Borrowing Base Certificate to be executed and delivered on the          day of                 , 20     .

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC., as
borrower representative

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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Annex A

 

[To Come]

 

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EXHIBIT M-1 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

 

This INCREASE SUPPLEMENT, dated as of [                               , 20    ] (this “ Agreement ”), is by and among [U.S. Facility Lender(s)][Canadian Facility Lender(s)] (each, an “ Increased Lender ” and, collectively, the “ Increased Lenders ”) and HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ).

 

RECITALS :

 

WHEREAS , reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of  June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Parent Borrower, the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”), Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders (the “ Canadian Agent ”, and together with the Administrative Agent, the “ Agent ”), Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto (capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement); and

 

WHEREAS , on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Parent Borrower may request (i) an increase in the U.S. Facility Commitment (the “ Increased U.S. Commitment ”) and/or (ii) an increase in the Canadian Facility Commitment (the “ Increased Canadian Commitment ”) to increase the U.S. Facility Commitments and/or the Canadian Facility Commitments, as applicable, pursuant to one or more Increase Supplements with the U.S. Facility Lender(s) and/or Canadian Facility Lender(s), as applicable.

 

AGREEMENT :

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

This Agreement is in respect of [an] [Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s]] in an aggregate principal amount of $[          ].  The [Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s]] evidenced by this Agreement constitute[s] Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 8.2(a) of the Credit Agreement.

 

Each Increased Lender hereby agrees to commit to provide its respective [Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s]]as set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below.

 

Each Increased Lender hereby agrees to make its [Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s]] on the following terms and conditions:

 

1.                                       Increased Amount Date .  The Increased Amount Date for the [Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s]] shall be                              .

 

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2.                                       Credit Agreement Governs .  Except as set forth in this Agreement, the [Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s]] shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

3.                                       Borrower Certifications .  By its execution of this Agreement, the Parent Borrower hereby certifies that no Specified Default has occurred and is continuing immediately prior to and after the Increased Amount Date.

 

4.                                       Recordation of the Commitments .  Upon execution and delivery hereof, the Agent will record the [Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s] of each Increased Lender in the Register.

 

5.                                       Amendment, Modification and Waiver .  This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of each of the parties hereto; provided , however, that from and after the Increased Amount Date, any amendments, modifications or waivers shall be governed by the terms of Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.                                       Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

7.                                       GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION .

 

8.                                       Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

9.                                       Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of [                                , 20  ].

 

 

[NAME OF INCREASED LENDER(S)]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged by:

 

 

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,

 

 

as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

TO INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

 

Name of Increased Lender

 

Type of Commitment Increase

 

Amount

 

[                                    ]

 

[Increased U.S. Commitment[s]] [Increased Canadian Commitment[s]

 

$

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

$

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT M-2 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF LENDER JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

THIS LENDER JOINDER AGREEMENT , dated as of [             , 20  ] (this “ Agreement ”), by and among [Additional Commitment Lenders] (each an “ Additional Commitment Lender ” and collectively the “ Additional Commitment Lenders ”)[,][and] HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”) [ [                  ], as an issuing lender (an “Issuing Lender”), [ · ] (“ [ · ] ”), as swing line lender (the “ Swing Line Lender ”), and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”) ] .

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS , reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Parent Borrower, the Canadian Borrowers, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), the Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A. as collateral agent for the Lenders, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent for the Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent for the Lenders and the other parties thereto (capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Credit Agreement); and

 

WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Parent Borrower may request new (i) Canadian Facility Commitments and (ii) U.S. Facility Commitments, by entering into one or more Lender Joinder Agreements with the Additional Commitment Lenders (such new Canadian Facility Commitment and/or U.S. Facility Commitment, as applicable, an “ Additional Commitment ”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Each Additional Commitment Lender party hereto hereby agrees to commit to provide its respective Additional Commitment as set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below:

 

Each Additional Commitment Lender (i) confirms that it is legally authorized to enter into this Agreement, (ii) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Canadian Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished hereto or thereto, (iii) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent, to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished hereto or

 

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thereto as are delegated to such Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that, by the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement, are required to be performed by it as a “Lender” thereunder, (v) represents and warrants that it has full power and authority, and has taken all actions necessary, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (vi) specifies its address for notices the offices set forth beneath its name on the signature pages hereof and if applicable pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Credit Agreement, attaches two properly completed Forms W-9, W-8EXP, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W8IMY or successor or other form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, certifying that such Additional Commitment Lender is entitled to receive all payments under the Credit Agreement and the Notes payable to it without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes and (vii) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

Each Additional Commitment Lender hereby agrees to make its Additional Commitment on the following terms and conditions:

 

1.                                       Additional Commitment Date .  The Increased Amount Date for the Additional Commitment shall be                             .

 

2.                                       Credit Agreement Governs.  Except as set forth in this Agreement, Additional Commitments shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

3.                                       Parent Borrower’s Certifications .  By its execution of this Agreement, the Parent Borrower hereby certifies that no Specified Default has occurred and is continuing immediately prior to and after the Additional Commitment Date.

 

4.                                       Notice .  For purposes of the Credit Agreement, the initial notice address of each Additional Commitment Lender shall be as set forth below its signature below.

 

5.                                       Tax Forms and Other Agreements .  Delivered herewith to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent are such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Additional Committed Lender may be required to deliver to the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Credit Agreement.  The Additional Committed Lender agrees to execute such other documents relating to the Facility (including the Intercreditor Agreement and/or similar agreements among Lenders) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

6.                                       Recordation of the New Loans .  Upon execution and delivery hereof, the Administrative Agent will record the Additional Commitment made by the Additional Commitment Lender in the Register.

 

7.                                       Amendment, Modification and Waiver .  This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

8.                                       Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, the Credit Agreement and  the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and

 

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thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

9.                                       GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION .

 

10.                                Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

11.                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of [                             ,       ].

 

 

 

[NAME OF ADDITIONAL COMMITMENT
LENDER]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

 

 

Attention:

 

Telephone:

 

Facsimile:

 

 

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged by:

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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[ Consented to:

 

 

 

[ · ], as Swing Line Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title: ]

 

 

 

 

[ Consented to:

 

 

 

[                                                                       ], as Issuing Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title: ]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ Consented to:

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title: ]

 

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EXHIBIT N-1 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF
INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as ABL Agent

 

and

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Note Collateral Agent

Dated as of [ · ], 2016

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.1

UCC Definitions

 

2

Section 1.2

Other Definitions

 

2

Section 1.3

Rules of Construction

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIEN PRIORITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1

Agreement to Subordinate

 

20

Section 2.2

Waiver of Right to Contest Liens

 

24

Section 2.3

Remedies Standstill

 

25

Section 2.4

Exercise of Rights

 

26

Section 2.5

No New Liens

 

28

Section 2.6

Waiver of Marshalling

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1

Certain Actions Permitted

 

30

Section 3.2

Delivery of Control Collateral; Agent for Perfection

 

30

Section 3.3

Sharing of Information and Access

 

31

Section 3.4

Insurance

 

31

Section 3.5

No Additional Rights for the Credit Parties Hereunder

 

32

Section 3.6

Actions upon Breach

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1

Application of Proceeds

 

32

Section 4.2

Specific Performance

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERCREDITOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1

Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers

 

36

Section 5.2

Modifications to Senior Priority Documents and Junior Priority Documents

 

36

Section 5.3

Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement

 

40

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1

DIP Financing

 

41

Section 6.2

Relief from Stay

 

42

Section 6.3

No Contest

 

42

Section 6.4

Asset Sales

 

42

Section 6.5

Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification

 

43

Section 6.6

Enforceability

 

43

Section 6.7

Senior Priority Obligations Unconditional

 

43

Section 6.8

Junior Priority Obligations Unconditional

 

44

Section 6.9

Adequate Protection

 

44

Section 6.10

Reorganization Securities and Other Plan-Related Issues

 

45

Section 6.11

Certain Waivers

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1

Rights of Subrogation

 

47

Section 7.2

Further Assurances

 

47

Section 7.3

Representations

 

47

Section 7.4

Amendments

 

47

Section 7.5

Addresses for Notices

 

48

Section 7.6

No Waiver, Remedies

 

49

Section 7.7

Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations

 

49

Section 7.8

Governing Law; Entire Agreement

 

50

Section 7.9

Counterparts

 

50

Section 7.10

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

 

50

Section 7.11

Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents

 

50

Section 7.12

Senior Priority Representative; Junior Priority Representative

 

51

Section 7.13

Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights

 

52

Section 7.14

Headings

 

52

Section 7.15

Severability

 

52

Section 7.16

Attorneys’ Fees

 

53

Section 7.17

VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER

 

53

Section 7.18

Intercreditor Agreement

 

53

Section 7.19

No Warranties or Liability

 

54

Section 7.20

Conflicts

 

54

Section 7.21

Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties

 

54

Section 7.22

Excluded Assets

 

54

 

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A                                              Additional Indebtedness Designation

Exhibit B                                              Additional Indebtedness Joinder

Exhibit C                                              Joinder of ABL Credit Agreement or Indenture

 

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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

This Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of [ · ], 2016, by and between CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, and as further defined herein, the “ ABL Agent ”) for the ABL Secured Parties referred to below, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as note collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, and as further defined herein, the “ Note Collateral Agent ”) for the Note Secured Parties referred to below.  Capitalized terms used herein without other definition are used as defined in Article I hereof.

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                     Pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Creditors have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the ABL Borrowers.

 

B.                                     Pursuant to the ABL Guarantees, the ABL Guarantors have agreed to unconditionally guarantee jointly and severally the payment and performance of the ABL Borrowers’ obligations under the ABL Facility Documents, as more particularly provided therein.

 

C.                                     As a condition to the effectiveness of the ABL Credit Agreement and to secure the obligations of the ABL Borrowers and the ABL Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes an ABL Credit Party, the ABL Credit Parties have granted or will grant to the ABL Agent (for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral, as more particularly provided in the ABL Facility Documents.

 

D.                                     Pursuant to the Indenture, the Notes have been issued, as more particularly provided therein.

 

E.                                      Pursuant to the Note Guarantees, the Note Guarantors have agreed to unconditionally guarantee jointly and severally the payment and performance of the Note Issuers’ obligations under the Note Documents, as more particularly provided therein.

 

F.                                       To secure the obligations of the Note Issuers and the Note Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a Note Party, the Note Parties have granted or will grant to the Note Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Note Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral, as more particularly provided in the Note Documents.

 

G.                                     Pursuant to this Agreement, the Parent Borrower may, from time to time, designate certain additional Indebtedness of any Credit Party as “Additional Indebtedness” by executing and delivering an Additional Indebtedness Designation hereunder, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and by complying with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11 hereof, and the holders of such Additional Indebtedness and any other applicable Additional Creditors shall thereafter constitute Senior Priority Creditors or Junior Priority Creditors (as so designated by the Parent Borrower), as the case may be, and any Additional Agent therefor shall thereafter constitute a Senior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Agent (as so designated by the Parent Borrower), as the case may be, for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

H.                                    Each of the ABL Agent (on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties) and the Note Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Note Secured Parties) and, by their acknowledgment hereof, the ABL Credit

 



 

Parties and the Note Parties, desire to agree to the relative priority of Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as provided herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

(a)                                                          UCC Definitions .  The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code are used herein as so defined (and if defined in more than one Article of the Uniform Commercial Code, as defined in Article 9 thereof):  Accounts, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Financial Assets, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Money, Payment Intangibles, Promissory Notes, Records, Security, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Supporting Obligations and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

(b)                                                          Other Definitions .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

ABL Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor thereto in such capacity, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” in respect of the ABL U.S. Collateral under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

ABL Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the ABL Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Borrowers ” shall mean the Parent Borrower and each ABL Subsidiary Borrower.

 

ABL Canadian Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in Section 3 of the ABL Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

ABL Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ” shall mean the “Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement (or, in the event of any amendment, modification, replacement or refinancing of the ABL Credit Agreement, the equivalent of such “Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” entered into in connection with such amendment, modification, replacement agreement or refinancing agreement).

 

ABL Collateral Documents ” shall mean all “U.S. Security Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in respect of ABL U.S. Collateral in connection with any ABL Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien on any ABL U.S. Collateral is granted securing any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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ABL Credit Agreement ” shall mean ( a ) that certain ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of [ · ], 2016, among the ABL Borrowers, the ABL Lenders and the ABL Agent, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Original ABL Credit Agreement ”), together with ( b ) if designated by the Parent Borrower, any other agreement (including any credit agreement, loan agreement, indenture or other financing agreement) providing for Indebtedness that complies with clause (1)  of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” and has been incurred to extend the maturity of, consolidate, restructure, refund, replace or refinance all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debt holder or group of lenders or debt holders or the same (an “ Other ABL Credit Agreement ”) or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder; provided that ( i ) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Lien securing the Senior Priority Obligations and ( ii ) the requisite creditors party to such Other ABL Credit Agreement (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Senior Priority Representative (other than any Senior Priority Representative being replaced in connection with such joinder) (or, if there is no continuing Senior Priority Representative, other than any Designated Agent) and the Junior Priority Representative (or, if there is no continuing Junior Priority Representative, other than any Designated Agent), that the obligations under such Other ABL Credit Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Original ABL Credit Agreement and any Other ABL Credit Agreement, in each case then in existence.

 

ABL Credit Parties ” shall mean the ABL Borrowers, the ABL Guarantors and each other Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any ABL Facility Documents; provided that, solely for the purpose of the definition of “ABL Obligations” any other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any ABL Facility shall be an “ABL Credit Party.”

 

ABL Creditors ” shall mean the ABL Lenders together with all ABL Bank Product Providers, ABL Hedging Providers, ABL Management Credit Providers, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Lender” or “Senior Priority Creditor” under any ABL Credit Agreement.

 

ABL Facility Documents ” shall mean all ABL Credit Agreements, ABL Guarantees, ABL Collateral Documents, Bank Products Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Bank Products Provider, Hedging Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Hedging Provider, Management Guarantees in favor of an ABL Management Credit Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any ABL Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any ABL Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates and delivered to the ABL Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or any ABL Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

ABL Guarantees ” means that certain U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of [ · ], 2016, by the ABL Guarantors in favor of the ABL Agent, and all other guarantees (other than the ABL Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and any other guarantee in respect of any non ABL U.S. Collateral) executed under or in connection with any ABL Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

ABL Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is or becomes a guarantor under any of the ABL Guarantees.

 

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ABL Hedging Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the ABL Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Lenders ” shall mean the financial institutions and other lenders party from time to time to the ABL Credit Agreement (including any such financial institution or lender in its capacity as an issuer of letters of credit thereunder), together with their successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof.

 

ABL Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Person who ( a ) is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee provided by an ABL Credit Party, with the obligations of the applicable ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents and ( b ) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of one or more ABL Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Management Guarantee, be at any time a Management Credit Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of every nature of each ABL Credit Party from time to time owed to the ABL Agent, the ABL Lenders or any of them, any ABL Bank Products Provider, any ABL Hedging Provider or any ABL Management Credit Provider under any ABL Facility Documents, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such ABL Credit Party, would have accrued on any ABL Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such ABL Credit Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the ABL Facility Documents, as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

ABL Secured Parties ” shall mean the ABL Agent, the ABL Creditors and the holders of any other ABL Obligations.

 

ABL Subsidiary Borrowers ” shall mean each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is or becomes a borrower under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

ABL U.S. Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in Section 3 of the ABL U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

ABL U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ” shall mean the “U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement(or, in the event of any amendment, modification, replacement or refinancing of the ABL Credit Agreement, the equivalent of such “U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” entered into in connection with such amendment, modification, replacement agreement or refinancing agreement).

 

Additional Agent ” shall mean any one or more agents, trustees or other representatives for or of any one or more Additional Credit Facility Creditors, and shall include any successor thereto, as well as any Person designated as an “Agent” under any Additional Credit Facility.

 

Additional Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent

 

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Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Additional Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Borrower ” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that incurs or issues Additional Indebtedness, under any Additional Credit Facility, together with its successors and assigns.

 

Additional Collateral Documents ” shall mean all “Collateral Documents” (or an equivalent definition) as defined in any Additional Credit Facility (other than, at the Parent Borrower’s option, any such document relating to non ABL U.S. Collateral), and in any event shall include all security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Additional Credit Facility, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Additional Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Credit Facilities ” shall mean ( a ) any one or more agreements, instruments and documents under which any Indebtedness which has been designated as Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred, including any credit agreements, loan agreements, indentures, guarantees or other financing agreements, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, together with ( b ) if designated by the Parent Borrower, any other agreement (including any credit agreement, loan agreement, indenture or other financing agreement) extending the maturity of, consolidating, restructuring, refunding, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of such Additional Indebtedness, whether by the same or any other lender, debt holder or other creditor or group of lenders, debt holders or other creditors, or the same or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor, or otherwise, and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder, provided that all Indebtedness that is incurred under such other agreement constitutes Additional Indebtedness.  As used in this definition of “Additional Credit Facilities”, the term “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original ABL Credit Agreement, whether or not the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect.

 

Additional Credit Facility Creditors ” shall mean one or more holders of Additional Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under one or more Additional Credit Facilities, together with their permitted successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Credit Facility Creditor” under any Additional Credit Facility.

 

Additional Credit Party ” shall mean the Parent Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that becomes a party to any Additional Document, and any other Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower who becomes a guarantor under any of the Additional Guarantees.

 

Additional Creditors ” shall mean one or more Additional Credit Facility Creditors and shall include all Additional Bank Products Providers, Additional Hedging Providers and Additional Management Credit Providers in respect of any Additional Documents and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Creditor” under any Additional Credit Facility; and with respect to any Additional Agent, shall mean the Additional Creditors represented by such Additional Agent.

 

Additional Documents ” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness designated as Additional Indebtedness hereunder, any Additional Credit Facilities, any Additional Guarantees, any Additional Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreement between any Credit Party and any Additional Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreement between any Credit Party and any Additional Hedging

 

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Provider, any Management Guarantee in favor of an Additional Management Credit Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any Additional Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Additional Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates and delivered to any Additional Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or any Additional Credit Facility, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among any of the Additional Secured Parties or between or among any of the other Secured Parties and any of the Additional Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, restated supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Effective Date ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.11(b).

 

Additional Guarantees ” shall mean any one or more guarantees of any Additional Obligations of any Additional Credit Party by any other Additional Credit Party in favor of any Additional Secured Party, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Guarantor ” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that at any time has provided an Additional Guarantee.

 

Additional Hedging Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Additional Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time an Additional Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Indebtedness ” shall mean any Additional Specified Indebtedness that ( 1 ) is secured by a Lien on Collateral and is permitted to be so secured by:

 

·                                           (a)                                  prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 8.3 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such ABL Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

·                                           (b)                                  prior to the Discharge of Note Obligations, Section 413 of the Original Indenture (if the Original Indenture is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any Other Indenture then in effect if the Original Indenture is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Indenture as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

·                                           (c)                                   prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

( 2 ) is designated as “Additional Indebtedness” by the Parent Borrower pursuant to an Additional Indebtedness Designation and in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11.

 

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As used in this definition of “Additional Indebtedness”, the term “Lien” shall have the meaning assigned thereto ( x ) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(a) , prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in Section 1.1 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), ( y ) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(b) , prior to the Discharge of Note Obligations, in Section 101 of the Original Indenture (if the Original Indenture is then in effect) or in any Other Indenture then in effect (if the Original Indenture is not then in effect), and ( z ) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(c) , prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.

 

Additional Indebtedness Designation ” shall mean a certificate of the Parent Borrower with respect to Additional Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Additional Indebtedness Joinder ” shall mean a joinder agreement executed by one or more Additional Agents in respect of any Additional Indebtedness subject to an Additional Indebtedness Designation on behalf of one or more Additional Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Additional Junior Priority Exposure ” shall mean, as to any Additional Credit Facility in respect of Junior Priority Debt, as of the date of determination, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of ( a ) as to any revolving facility thereunder, the total commitments (whether funded or unfunded) of the applicable Junior Priority Creditors to make loans and other extensions of credit thereunder (or after the termination of such commitments, the total outstanding principal amount of Additional Obligations in respect of Junior Priority Debt thereunder) plus ( b ) as to any other facility thereunder, the outstanding principal amount of Additional Obligations in respect of Junior Priority Debt thereunder.

 

Additional Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Person who ( a ) is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee provided by an Additional Credit Party, with the obligations of the applicable Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents and ( b ) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Management Guarantee, be at any time an Additional Management Credit Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Obligations ” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Additional Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Additional Credit Party from time to time to any Additional Agent, any Additional Creditors or any of them, including any Additional Bank Products Providers, Additional Hedging Providers or Additional Management Credit Providers, under any Additional Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Additional Credit Party, would have accrued on any Additional Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Additional Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of any Additional Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Additional Secured Parties ” shall mean any Additional Agents and any Additional Creditors.

 

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Additional Specified Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness that is or may from time to time be incurred by any Credit Party in compliance with:

 

(a)                                  prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 8.2 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect (in each case under this clause (a), which covenant is designated in such ABL Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

(b)                                  prior to the Discharge of Note Obligations, Section 407 of the Original Indenture (if the Original Indenture is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Other Indenture then in effect (in each case under this clause (b), which covenant is designated in such Indenture as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)                                   prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition).

 

As used in this definition of “Additional Specified Indebtedness”, the term “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning assigned thereto ( x ) for purposes of the preceding clause (a) , prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in Section 1.1 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), ( y ) for purposes of the preceding clause (b) , prior to the Discharge of Note Obligations, in Section 101 of the Original Indenture (if the Original Indenture is then in effect) or in any Other Indenture then in effect (if the Original Indenture is not then in effect) and ( z ) for purposes of the preceding clause (c) , prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.  In the event that any Indebtedness as defined in any such Credit Document shall not be Indebtedness as defined in any other such Credit Document, but is or may be incurred in compliance with such other Credit Document, such Indebtedness shall constitute Additional Specified Indebtedness for purposes of such other Credit Document.

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Agent ” shall mean any Senior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Agent.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble hereto.

 

Bank Products Agreement ” shall mean any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution or other Person agrees to provide ( a ) treasury services, ( b ) credit card, debit card, merchant card, purchasing card, stored value card, non-card electronic payable or similar services (including the processing of payments and other administrative services with respect thereto), ( c ) cash management or related services (including controlled disbursements, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, electronic funds transfer, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and ( d ) other

 

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banking, financial or treasury products or services as may be requested by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than letters of credit and other than loans and advances except indebtedness arising from services described in clauses (a)  through (c)  of this definition).

 

Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any ABL Bank Products Provider, Note Bank Products Provider or any Additional Bank Products Provider, as applicable.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean title 11 of the United States Code.

 

Bankruptcy Law ” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code 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 and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

Board of Directors ” shall mean for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors or other governing body of such entity, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board of directors or other governing body.  Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower.

 

Borrower ” shall mean any of the ABL Borrowers, any Note Issuer and any Additional Borrower.

 

Business Day ” shall mean a day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

 

Capital Stock ” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” shall mean an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

Captive Insurance Subsidiary ” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (and any Domestic Subsidiary (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) thereof).

 

Cash Collateral ” shall mean any Collateral consisting of Money, Cash Equivalents and any Financial Assets.

 

Cash Equivalents ”:  ( 1 ) money and ( 2 )( a ) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America, Canada or a member state of the European Union (in the case of any such member state, to the extent rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (a division of The McGraw Hill Companies Inc.) or any successor rating agency (“ S&P ”) or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor rating agency (“ Moody’s ”) (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency)) or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, ( b ) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of ( i ) any ABL Lender or Affiliate thereof or ( ii ) any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and the commercial paper of the holding company of which is rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s

 

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(or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency), ( c ) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a)  and (b)  above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b)(i)  or (b)(ii)  above, ( d ) money market instruments, commercial paper or other short term obligations rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency), ( e ) investments in money market funds complying with the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the SEC under the Investment Company Act, ( f ) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in cash equivalents of the types described in clauses (1)  and (2)(a)  through (e)  above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), ( g ) investments similar to any of the foregoing denominated in foreign currencies approved by the Board of Directors, and ( h ) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that such Person is permitted to make in accordance with applicable law.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this definition, rating identifiers, watches and outlooks will be disregarded in determining whether any obligations satisfy the rating requirement herein.

 

Collateral ” shall mean all Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by, any Credit Party in or upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any Agent under any of the ABL Collateral Documents, the Note Collateral Documents or the Additional Collateral Documents, together with all rents, issues, profits, products and Proceeds thereof.

 

Control Collateral ” shall mean any Collateral consisting of any certificated Security, Investment Property, Deposit Account, Instruments, Chattel Paper and any other Collateral as to which a Lien may be perfected through possession or control by the secured party or any agent therefor.

 

Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean the Secured Parties whose Agent is the Junior Priority Representative.

 

Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean ( i ) at any time when the ABL Agent is the Senior Priority Representative, the ABL Secured Parties and ( ii ) at any other time, the Secured Parties whose Agent is the Senior Priority Representative.

 

Credit Documents ” shall mean all ABL Facility Documents, Note Documents and Additional Documents.

 

Credit Facility ” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement, the Indenture or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Credit Parties ” shall mean the ABL Credit Parties, the Note Parties and any Additional Credit Parties.

 

Creditor ” shall mean any Senior Priority Creditor or Junior Priority Creditor.

 

Designated Agent ” shall mean any Party that the Parent Borrower designates as a Designated Agent (as confirmed in writing by such Party if such designation is made after the execution of this Agreement by such Party or the joinder of such Party to this Agreement), in each case as and to the extent so designated.  Such designation may be for all purposes of this Agreement, or may be for one or more specified purposes hereunder or provisions hereof.

 

DIP Financing ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(a).

 

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Discharge of ABL Obligations ” shall mean ( a ) the payment in full in cash of the applicable ABL Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations) at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such ABL Credit Agreement (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) and ( b ) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the ABL Facility Documents.

 

Discharge of Additional Obligations ” shall mean, if any Indebtedness shall at any time have been incurred under any Additional Credit Facility, ( a ) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Additional Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations) at the time all Additional Indebtedness under such Additional Credit Facility is paid in full in cash, including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such Additional Credit Facility (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) and ( b ) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the applicable Additional Credit Facility.

 

Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the occurrence of all of the Discharge of Note Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Obligations in respect of Junior Priority Debt.

 

Discharge of Note Obligations ” shall mean ( a ) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Note Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations) at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable Indenture is paid in full in cash, including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such Indenture (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) and ( b ) the termination of all then-outstanding commitments to extend credit under the Note Documents.

 

Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the occurrence of all of the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Obligations in respect of Senior Priority Debt.

 

Dollar ” and “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States.

 

Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof and, with respect to the principal amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, at any date of determination thereof, an amount in Dollars equivalent to such principal amount or such other amount calculated on the basis of the Spot Rate of Exchange.

 

Domestic Subsidiary shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the ABL Credit Agreement, the Indenture or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

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Event of Default ” shall mean an Event of Default under any ABL Credit Agreement, any Indenture or any Additional Credit Facility.

 

Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies ” or “ Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies ” shall mean:

 

(a)                                  the taking of any action to enforce or realize upon any Lien, including the institution of any foreclosure proceedings or the noticing of any public or private sale pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or taking any action to enforce any right or power to repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon or collect the Proceeds of any Lien;

 

(b)                                  the exercise of any right or remedy provided to a secured creditor on account of a Lien under any of the Credit Documents, under applicable law, by self-help repossession, by notification to account obligors of any Grantor, in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, including the election to retain any of the Collateral in satisfaction of a Lien;

 

(c)                                   the taking of any action or the exercise of any right or remedy in respect of the collection on, set off against, marshaling of, injunction respecting or foreclosure on the Collateral or the Proceeds thereof;

 

(d)                                  the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager or interim receiver of all or part of the Collateral;

 

(e)                                   subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, the sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral by private or public sale or any other means permissible under applicable law;

 

(f)                                    the exercise of any other right of a secured creditor under Part 6 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(g)                                   the exercise of any voting rights relating to any Capital Stock included in the Collateral; and

 

(h)                                  the delivery of any notice, claim or demand relating to the Collateral to any Person (including any securities intermediary, depository bank or landlord) in possession or control of, any Collateral.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) filing a proof of claim or statement of interest in any Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) the imposition of a default rate or late fee, (iii) the acceleration of the Senior Priority Obligations, (iv) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of any applicable Senior Priority Documents or Junior Priority Documents, (v) the consent by any Senior Priority Agent to the disposition by any Grantor of any Collateral under the Senior Priority Documents, (vi) seeking adequate protection shall not be deemed to be an Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies, (vii) the establishment or modification of (x) borrowing base and/or availability reserves or other reserves against collateral, (y) eligibility criteria for accounts or inventory or (z) other conditions for advances or (viii) the changing of advance rates or advance sub-limits .

 

Federal District Court ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.17(a).

 

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Governmental Authority ” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including the European Union.

 

Grantor ” shall mean any Grantor as defined in the ABL Documents, in the Note Documents or in any Additional Documents, as applicable; provided , that no Person that is not (i) a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or (ii) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, shall in any case be a Grantor.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Person that is organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Grantor.

 

Guarantor ” shall mean any of the ABL Guarantors, the Note Guarantors or the Additional Guarantors.

 

Hedging Agreement ” shall mean any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity, credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, credit or equity values (including any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

 

Hedging Provider ” shall mean any ABL Hedging Provider, any Note Hedging Provider or any Additional Hedging Provider, as applicable.

 

Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(g).

 

Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(e).

 

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original ABL Credit Agreement, the Original Indenture or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Indenture ” shall mean, collectively, ( a ) that certain Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, among the Note Issuers, the Trustee and the Note Collateral Agent (as such agreement is supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2016, the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of [ · ], 2016, and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of [ · ], 2016, and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (together, the “ Original Indenture ”), together with ( b ) if designated by the Parent Borrower, any other agreement (including any credit agreement, loan agreement, indenture or other financing agreement) providing for Indebtedness that complies with clause (1)  of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” and has been incurred to extend the maturity of, consolidate, restructure, refund, replace or refinance all or any portion of the Note Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debt holder or group of lenders or debt holders (an “ Other Indenture ”), or the same or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder; provided that ( i ) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Lien securing the Junior Priority Obligations, and ( ii ) the requisite creditors party to such Other Indenture (or their trustee, agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Senior Priority Representative (or, if there is no continuing Senior Priority Representative other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Parent Borrower) and the Junior Priority Representative (other than any Junior Priority Representative being replaced in connection with

 

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such joinder) (or, if there is no continuing Junior Priority Representative other than any Designated Agent, as designated by the Parent Borrower) that the obligations under such Other Indenture are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the Indenture shall be deemed a reference to the Original Indenture and any Other Indenture, in each case then in existence.

 

Insolvency Proceeding ” shall mean ( a ) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding up or relief of debtors, or ( b ) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; in each case covered by clauses (a)  and (b)  undertaken under United States Federal, State or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).

 

Investment Company Act ” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

Junior Intervening Creditor ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(h).

 

Junior Priority Agent ” shall mean any of the Note Collateral Agent and any Additional Agent under any Junior Priority Documents.

 

Junior Priority Collateral Documents ” shall mean the Note Collateral Documents and any Additional Collateral Documents in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Credit Agreement ” shall mean the Indenture and any Additional Credit Facility in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Creditors ” shall mean the Noteholders and any Additional Creditor in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Debt ” shall mean:

 

(1)                                  all Note Obligations; and

 

(2)                                  any Additional Obligations of any Credit Party so long as on or before the date on which the relevant Additional Indebtedness is incurred, such Indebtedness is designated by the Parent Borrower as “Junior Priority Debt” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to Section 7.11(a)(iii).

 

Junior Priority Documents ” shall mean the Note Documents and any Additional Documents in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Lien ” shall mean a Lien granted ( a ) by a Note Collateral Document to the Note Collateral Agent or ( b ) by an Additional Collateral Document to any Additional Agent for the purpose of securing Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the Note Obligations and any Additional Obligations constituting Junior Priority Debt.

 

Junior Priority Representative ” shall mean the Note Collateral Agent acting for the Junior Priority Secured Parties, unless either ( i ) the Indenture is no longer in effect or ( ii ) the aggregate

 

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Additional Junior Priority Exposure (and in any event excluding Additional Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees) under any Additional Credit Facility in respect of Junior Priority Debt exceeds the aggregate Note Exposure (and in any event excluding Note Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees), in which case the Junior Priority Representative shall be the Junior Priority Agent (if other than a Designated Agent) representing the Junior Priority Creditors with the greatest aggregate Additional Junior Priority Exposure (and in any event excluding Junior Priority Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees) under an Additional Credit Facility in respect of Junior Priority Debt acting for the Junior Priority Secured Parties (in each case, unless otherwise agreed in writing among the Junior Priority Agents then party to this Agreement).

 

Junior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean, at any time, all of the Junior Priority Agents and all of the Junior Priority Creditors.

 

Junior Standstill Period ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a)(i) .

 

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory, judgment or other) or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

 

Lien Priority ” shall mean, with respect to any Lien of the ABL Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the Note Collateral Agent, the Note Secured Parties, any Additional Agent or any Additional Creditors in the Collateral, the order of priority of such Lien as specified in Section 2.1 .

 

Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Additional Management Credit Provider, any ABL Management Credit Provider or any Note Management Credit Provider, as applicable.

 

Management Guarantee ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto ( a ) with respect to the ABL Obligations, in the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), ( b ) with respect to the Note Obligations, in the Original Indenture (if the Original Indenture is then in effect), or in any Other Indenture then in effect (if the Original Indenture is not then in effect) and ( c ) with respect to any Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility.

 

Moody’s ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”.

 

New York Courts ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.17(a) .

 

New York Supreme Court ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.17(a) .

 

Note Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Note Party with the obligations of such Note Party thereunder being secured by one or more Note Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Note Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Note Collateral Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor thereto in such capacity as well as any Person designated as the “Note Collateral Agent” under the Indenture.

 

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Note Collateral Documents ” shall mean all “Note Security Documents” as defined in the Original Indenture, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Indenture, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Note Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note Creditors ” shall mean the Noteholders together with all Note Bank Products Providers, Note Hedging Providers, Note Management Credit Providers, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Lender” or “Junior Priority Creditor” under any Indenture.

 

Note Documents ” shall mean all Indentures, Note Guarantees, Note Collateral Documents, Bank Products Agreements between any Note Party and any Note Bank Products Provider, Hedging Agreement between any Note Party and any Note Hedging Provider, Management Guarantees in favor of a Note Management Credit Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any Note Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Note Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the Note Collateral Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or any Indenture, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Note Exposure ” shall mean, as to any Indenture, as of the date of determination, the Dollar Equivalent of the outstanding principal amount of Note Obligations thereunder.

 

Note Guarantees ” shall mean the guarantees provided for in the Indenture, and all other guarantees executed under or in connection with any Indenture, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

Note Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is or becomes a guarantor under any of the Note Guarantees.

 

Note Hedging Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with a Note Party with the obligations of such Note Party thereunder being secured by one or more Note Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Note Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Note Issuer ” shall mean the Parent Borrower in its capacity as an issuer under the Indenture, together with its successors and assigns.

 

Note Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Person who ( a ) is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee provided by a Note Party, with the obligations of the applicable Note Party thereunder being secured by one or more Note Collateral Documents and ( b ) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of one or more Note Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Management Guarantee, be at any time a Management Credit Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Note Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of every nature of each Note Party from time to time owed to the Note Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Noteholders or any of them, any Note Bank Products Provider, any Note Hedging Provider, any Note Management Credit Provider under any Note Documents, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in

 

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bankruptcy with respect to such Note Party, would have accrued on any Note Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Note Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the Note Documents, as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Note Parties ” shall mean the Note Issuers, the Note Guarantors and each other Domestic Subsidiary that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any Note Documents.

 

Note Secured Parties ” shall mean the Trustee, the Note Collateral Agent, the Noteholders and any Note Creditors.

 

Noteholders ” shall mean the holders of the Notes, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Holder” or a “Noteholder” under any Indenture.

 

Obligations ” shall mean any of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Original ABL Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning given such term in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement”.

 

Original Indenture ” shall have the meaning given such term in the definition of “Indenture”.

 

Other ABL Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement.”

 

Other Indenture ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Indenture.”

 

Parent Borrower ” shall mean Herc Rentals Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, together with its successors and assigns.

 

Party ” shall mean any of the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent.

 

Person ” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

Pledged Securities ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Senior Priority Collateral Documents or in the Junior Priority Collateral Documents, as the context requires.

 

Proceeds ” shall mean ( a ) all “proceeds,” as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, with respect to the Collateral, ( b ) whatever is recoverable or recovered when any Collateral is sold, exchanged, collected or disposed of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily and ( c ) in the case of Proceeds of Pledged Securities, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Property ” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

S&P ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”.

 

Secured Parties ” shall mean the Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties.

 

Senior Intervening Creditor ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(f) .

 

Senior Priority Agent ” shall mean any of the ABL Agent or any Additional Agent under any Senior Priority Documents.

 

Senior Priority Collateral Documents ” shall mean all ABL Collateral Documents and Additional Collateral Documents relating to any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Credit Agreement ” shall mean any of the ABL Credit Agreement and any Additional Credit Facility in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Creditors ” shall mean the ABL Creditors and any Additional Creditor in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Debt ” shall mean:

 

(1)                                  all ABL Obligations; and

 

(2)                                  any Additional Obligations of any Credit Party so long as on or before the date on which the relevant Additional Indebtedness is incurred, such Indebtedness is designated by the Parent Borrower as “Senior Priority Debt” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to Section 7.11(a)(iii) .

 

Senior Priority Documents ” shall mean all ABL Facility Documents and Additional Documents in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Exposure ” shall mean, as to any Credit Facility in respect of Senior Priority Debt, as of the date of determination, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of ( a ) as to any revolving facility thereunder, the total commitments (whether funded or unfunded) of the applicable Senior Priority Creditors to make loans and other extensions of credit thereunder (or after the termination of such commitments, the total outstanding principal amount of Senior Priority Obligations thereunder) plus ( b ) as to any other facility thereunder, the outstanding principal amount of Senior Priority Obligations thereunder.

 

Senior Priority Lien ” shall mean a Lien granted ( a ) by an ABL Collateral Document to the ABL Agent or ( b ) by an Additional Collateral Document to any Additional Agent for the purpose of securing Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the ABL Obligations and any Additional Obligations constituting Senior Priority Debt.

 

Senior Priority Recovery ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3 .

 

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Senior Priority Representative ” shall mean the ABL Agent under the Original ABL Credit Agreement while the Original ABL Credit Agreement is in effect; provided that if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not in effect, the Senior Priority Representative shall be the Senior Priority Agent (if other than a Designated Agent) representing the Senior Priority Creditors with the greatest aggregate Senior Priority Exposure (and in any event excluding Senior Priority Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees) under a Credit Facility in respect of Senior Priority Debt acting for the Senior Priority Secured Parties (in each case, unless otherwise agreed in writing among the Senior Priority Agents then party to this Agreement).

 

Senior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean, at any time, all of the Senior Priority Agents and all of the Senior Priority Creditors.

 

Series of Junior Priority Debt ” shall mean, severally, ( a ) the Indebtedness outstanding under the Indenture and ( b ) the Indebtedness outstanding under any Additional Credit Facility in respect of or constituting a Series of Junior Priority Debt.

 

Series of Senior Priority Debt ” shall mean, severally, ( a ) the Indebtedness outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement, ( b ) the Indebtedness under each other ABL Credit Agreement and ( c ) the Indebtedness outstanding under each Additional Credit Facility in respect of or constituting a Series of Senior Priority Debt.

 

Series ” means ( x ) with respect to Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt, all Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt, as applicable, represented by the same Agent acting in the same capacity and ( y ) with respect to Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations, all such obligations secured by the same Senior Priority Collateral Documents or Junior Priority Collateral Documents, as the case may be.

 

Spot Rate of Exchange ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original ABL Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original ABL Credit Agreement, the Original Indenture or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Titled Goods ” means collectively, all of each Grantor’s motor vehicles, tractors, trailers and other Equipment (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) evidenced by a certificate of title or ownership, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired.

 

Trustee ” means the party named as such in the Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor thereto.

 

Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided that to the extent that the Uniform Commercial Code is used to define any term in any security document and such term is defined differently in differing Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern; provided , further , that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, publication or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Liens of any Party is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial Code” will mean the Uniform Commercial Code or such foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to

 

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such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

 

United States ” shall mean the United States of America.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means ( i ) any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and ( ii ) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

U.S. Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean an Affiliate of such Person other than an Affiliate that is organized and existing under the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States.  For the avoidance of doubt, an Affiliate organized and existing under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States shall not be a U.S. Affiliate.

 

(c)                                                           Rules of Construction .  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the term “ including ” is not limiting, and the term “ or ” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “ and/or .” The words “ hereof ,” “ herein ,” “ hereby ,” “ hereunder ,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders and supplements thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders and supplements set forth herein).  Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.  Any reference herein to the repayment in full of an obligation shall mean the payment in full in cash of such obligation, or in such other manner as may be approved in writing by the requisite holders or representatives in respect of such obligation.

 

2.

 

LIEN PRIORITY

 

(a)                                                          Agreement to Subordinate .

 

(i)              Notwithstanding ( i ) the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Senior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, or of any Liens granted to any Junior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), ( ii ) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Secured Party or any Junior Priority Secured Party in any Collateral, ( iii ) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Senior Priority Documents or Junior Priority Documents, ( iv ) whether any Senior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, ( v ) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Secured Party securing any of the Senior Priority Obligations are ( x ) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or ( y ) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or ( vi ) any other circumstance of any kind or nature

 

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whatsoever, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                                any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens granted to any of the Senior Priority Secured Parties in such Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(B)                                                                                any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be senior and prior in all respects to all Liens granted to any of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(C)                                                                                except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations; provided that any such separate agreement is expected to allocate the risk of any Impairment of such Series; and

 

(D)                                                                                except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations; provided that any such separate agreement is expected to allocate the risk of any Impairment of such Series.

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding ( i ) the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Senior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), ( ii ) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any other Senior Priority Secured Party in any Collateral, ( iii ) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Senior Priority Documents, ( iv ) whether any Senior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, ( v ) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Secured Party securing any of the Senior Priority Obligations are ( x ) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or ( y ) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or ( vi ) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of

 

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itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, subject to Sections 4.1(e) and (f) hereof, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(iii)        Notwithstanding ( i ) the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Junior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), ( ii ) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any other Junior Priority Secured Party in any Collateral, ( iii ) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Junior Priority Documents, ( iv ) whether any Junior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, ( v ) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any Junior Priority Secured Party securing any of the Junior Priority Obligations are ( x ) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or ( y ) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or ( vi ) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, subject to Sections 4.1(g)  and (h)  hereof, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations.

 

(iv)       Notwithstanding any failure by any Senior Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Collateral granted to any of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as ( x ) between the respective classes of Senior Priority Secured Parties and ( y ) between the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein.  Notwithstanding any failure by any Junior Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Collateral granted to any of the Junior Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as between the respective classes of Junior Priority Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein.  Lien priority as among the Senior Priority Obligations and the Junior Priority Obligations with respect to any Collateral will be governed solely by this Agreement, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by or among any applicable Secured Parties.

 

(v)          The ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors, acknowledges and agrees that ( x ) concurrently herewith, the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Note Creditors, has been granted Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Agent has been granted Senior Priority Liens, and the ABL Agent hereby consents thereto, and ( y ) one or more Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior

 

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Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Agent has been granted Senior Priority Liens, and the ABL Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(vi)       The Note Collateral Agent, for and on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Note Creditors, acknowledges and agrees that ( x ) the ABL Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Creditors, has been granted Senior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Note Collateral Agent has been granted Junior Priority Liens, and the Note Collateral Agent hereby consents thereto, and ( y ) one or more Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the Note Collateral Agent has been granted Junior Priority Liens, and the Note Collateral Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(vii)                            Each Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, acknowledges and agrees that, ( x ) the ABL Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Creditors, has been granted Senior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto, ( y ) the Note Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself, the Trustee and the Note Creditors, has been granted Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto, and ( z ) one or more other Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, have been or may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(viii)                         The subordination of Liens by each Junior Priority Agent in favor of the Senior Priority Agents shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of any Junior Priority Agent to the Liens of any other Person.  The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of any Senior Priority Agent and Liens of any other Senior Priority Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to provide that the Liens of the Senior Priority Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person, or to subordinate any Liens of any Senior Priority Agent to the Liens of any Person.  The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of any Junior Priority Agent and Liens of any other Junior Priority Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to provide that the Liens of the Junior Priority Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person.

 

(ix)       So long as the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations has not occurred, the parties hereto agree that in the event that any ABL Borrower shall, or shall permit any other Grantor to, grant or permit any additional Liens, or take any action to perfect any additional Liens, on any asset or property to secure any Junior Priority Obligation and, unless otherwise provided for in accordance with Section 2.5(d) , have not also granted a Lien on such asset or property to secure the Senior Priority Obligations and taken all actions to perfect such Liens, then, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to any Senior Priority Agent and/or the other Senior Priority Secured Parties, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties for which it is a Junior Priority Agent, and each other Junior Priority Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of the Junior Priority Documents), agrees that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.1(i)  shall be subject to Section 4.1   (b) .

 

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(b)                                                          Waiver of Right to Contest Liens .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability or perfection of the Liens of any Senior Priority Secured Party in respect of the Collateral, or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Senior Priority Secured Party under the Senior Priority Documents with respect to the Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Junior Priority Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to or interfere with the manner in which any Senior Priority Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral.

 

(ii)           Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability or perfection of the Liens of any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Senior Priority Agent and such Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by, and not prohibited under this Agreement to be undertaken by, any other Controlling Senior Priority Secured Party under any applicable Senior Priority Documents with respect to the Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Senior Priority Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to or interfere with the manner in which any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral so long as such other Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby is not prohibited from taking such action under this Agreement.

 

(iii)        Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding

 

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(including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability or perfection of the Liens of any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented by such other Junior Priority Agent, or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Junior Priority Agent and Junior Priority Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by, and not prohibited under this Agreement to be undertaken by, any Controlling Junior Priority Secured Party under any applicable Junior Priority Documents with respect to the Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Junior Priority Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to or interfere with the manner in which any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Junior Priority Agent seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral so long as such other Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor is not prohibited from taking such action under this Agreement.

 

(iv)       The assertion of priority rights established under the terms of this Agreement or in any separate writing contemplated hereby between any of the parties hereto shall not be considered a challenge to Lien priority of any Party prohibited by this Section 2.2 .

 

(c)                                                           Remedies Standstill .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, such Junior Priority Agent and such Junior Priority Secured Parties:

 

(A)                                                                                will not, and will not seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to the Collateral without the written consent of the Senior Priority Representative; provided that any Junior Priority Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (other than any remedies the exercise of which is otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, including Article VI ) after a period of 180 consecutive days has elapsed from the date of delivery of written notice by such Junior Priority Agent to each Senior Priority Agent stating that an Event of Default (as defined under the applicable Junior Priority Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing thereunder and that the Junior Priority Obligations are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration or otherwise) and stating its intention to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (the “ Junior Standstill Period ”), and then such Junior Priority Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies only so long as ( 1 ) no Event of Default relating to the payment of interest, principal, fees or other Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred and be continuing and ( 2 ) no Senior Priority Secured Party shall have commenced (or attempted to commence or given notice of its intent to commence) the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral (including seeking relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding) and, in each case, such Junior Priority Agent has notice thereof;

 

(B)                                                                                will not contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor or any other exercise by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor of any rights and remedies relating to the Collateral

 

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under the Senior Priority Documents or otherwise (including any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies initiated by or supported by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor);

 

(C)                                                                                subject to their rights under clause (i)  above, will not object to the forbearance by any Senior Priority Agent or the Senior Priority Creditors from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the Collateral; or

 

(D)                                                                                will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of the Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Junior Priority Representative shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Senior Priority Representative.

 

From and after the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Senior Priority Agent), any Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Creditor may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Junior Priority Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided , however , that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 .

 

(ii)           Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that such Senior Priority Agent and such Senior Priority Secured Parties will not (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among all Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby) Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the Senior Priority Representative and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among all Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Senior Priority Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Senior Priority Representative; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Senior Priority Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as Senior Priority Representative, if applicable.  The Senior Priority Representative may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Senior Priority Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided , however , that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Senior Priority Representative is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 .

 

(iii)        Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by any Secured Party of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations, as the case may be, so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by any Secured Party of rights or remedies as a secured creditor in respect of the Collateral (including set-off) or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien held by such Secured Party.

 

(d)                                                          Exercise of Rights.

 

(i)              No Other Restrictions .  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, subject to Section 2.3(a) , the Senior Priority Agents shall have the exclusive right to commence and

 

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maintain an Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies; provided , however , that the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral shall be subject to the Lien Priority and to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1 .  In commencing any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies, each Senior Priority Agent may enforce the provisions of the applicable Senior Priority Documents, all in such order and in such manner as each may determine in the exercise of its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and mandatory provisions of applicable law (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Creditors represented thereby); provided , however , that each Agent agrees to provide to each other such Party copies of any notices that it is required under applicable law to deliver to any Credit Party; provided , further , however , that any Senior Priority Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any Senior Priority Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the applicable Senior Priority Documents, and any Junior Priority Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any Junior Priority Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the applicable Junior Priority Documents.  Each Agent agrees for and on behalf of itself and each Creditor represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim, ( x ) in the case of any Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, against any Senior Priority Secured Party, and ( y ) in the case of any Senior Priority Agent and any Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, against any Junior Priority Secured Party, seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent agrees for and on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Senior Priority Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent agrees for and on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Junior Priority Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.

 

(ii)           Release of Liens by Junior Secured Parties .  In the event of ( A ) any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (including any private or public sale of all or a portion of the Collateral in connection therewith) by or with the consent of the Senior Priority Representative which results in the release of the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ Lien on all or any portion of the Collateral, ( B ) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral, so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then permitted by the Senior Priority Documents, ( C ) the release of the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral, so long as such release shall have been approved by the requisite Senior Priority Secured Parties (as determined pursuant to the Senior Priority Documents), in the case of clauses (B) and (C) only to the extent occurring prior to the Discharge of

 

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Senior Priority Obligations and not in connection with a Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations (and irrespective of whether an Event of Default has occurred), or ( D ) upon the termination and discharge of a subsidiary guarantee in accordance with the terms thereof, each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, that ( x ) so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, transfer or other disposition, if any, described in clause (A)  above are applied as provided in Section 4.1, and there is a corresponding release of the Liens securing the Senior Priority Obligations, such sale, transfer or other disposition will be free and clear of the Liens on such Collateral securing the Junior Priority Obligations and ( y ) such Junior Priority Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released (but not the proceeds thereof) without further action.  In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each Junior Priority Agent agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by any Senior Priority Agent in connection therewith, so long as the net cash proceeds, if any, from such sale, transfer or other disposition described in clause (A)  above of such Collateral are applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Each Junior Priority Agent hereby appoints the Senior Priority Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Senior Priority Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Junior Priority Agent and in the name of such Junior Priority Agent or in the Senior Priority Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Senior Priority Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

 

(e)                                                           No New Liens .

 

(i)              Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                                no Junior Priority Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold ( x ) any guarantee of Junior Priority Obligations by any Person unless such Person also provides a guarantee of the Senior Priority Obligations, or ( y ) any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement; and

 

(B)                                                                                if any such Junior Priority Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any guarantee of Junior Priority Obligations by any Person who does not also provide a guarantee of Senior Priority Obligations or any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation, which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement, then such Junior Priority Agent (or the relevant Junior Priority Creditor) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Junior Priority Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Junior Priority Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such guarantee or Lien for the benefit of the Senior Priority Agents as security for the Senior Priority Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Senior Priority Agent in writing of the existence of such guarantee or Lien and any proceeds of any such Lien shall be subject to Article IV.

 

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each case, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                                no Senior Priority Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold ( x ) any guarantee of any Senior Priority Obligations by any Person unless such Person also provides a guarantee of all the other Senior Priority Obligations, or ( y ) any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Senior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement; and

 

(B)                                                                                if any such Senior Priority Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any guarantee of any Senior Priority Obligations by any Person who does not also provide a guarantee of all other Senior Priority Obligations or any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Senior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement, then such Senior Priority Agent (or the relevant Senior Priority Creditor) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Senior Priority Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Senior Priority Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such guarantee or Lien for the benefit of each other Senior Priority Agent as security for the other Senior Priority Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Senior Priority Agent in writing of the existence of such guarantee or Lien.

 

(iii)        Until the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case, for and on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                                no such Junior Priority Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold ( x ) any guarantee of any Junior Priority Obligations by any Person unless such Person also provides a guarantee of all the other Junior Priority Obligations, or ( y ) any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Junior Priority Agent under the Junior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein; and

 

(B)                                                                                if any such Junior Priority Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any guarantee of any Junior Priority Obligations by any Person who does not also provide a guarantee of all other Junior Priority Obligations or any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Junior Priority Agent under the Junior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then such Junior Priority Agent (or the relevant Junior Priority Creditor) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Junior Priority Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Junior Priority Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such guarantee or Lien for the benefit of each other Junior Priority Agent as security for the other Junior Priority Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Junior Priority Agent in writing of the existence of such guarantee or Lien.

 

(iv)       No Secured Party shall be deemed to be in breach of this Section 2.5 as a result of any other Secured Party expressly declining, in writing (by virtue of the scope of the grant of

 

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Liens, including exceptions thereto, exclusions therefrom, and waivers and releases thereof), to acquire, hold or continue to hold any Lien in any asset of any Credit Party.

 

(v)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall not apply with respect to ( x ) any ABL Canadian Collateral or ( y ) any guarantees, grants or pledges by Holdings (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) or by any other direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower, in each case in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(f)                                                            Waiver of Marshalling .  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent (including in its capacity as Junior Priority Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

3.

 

ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES

 

(a)                                                          Certain Actions Permitted .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, ( a ) each Agent may make such demands or file such claims in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations, as applicable, owed to such Agent and the Creditors represented thereby as are necessary to prevent the waiver or bar of such claims under applicable statutes of limitations or other statutes, court orders, or rules of procedure at any time, ( b ) in any Insolvency Proceeding commenced by or against the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party, each Junior Priority Secured Party may file a proof of claim or statement of interest with respect to its respective Junior Priority Obligations, ( c ) each Junior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of such Junior Priority Secured Party, including any claims secured by the Collateral, if any, in each case if not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, ( d ) each Junior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Credit Parties arising under either the Bankruptcy Law or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case if not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, ( e ) each Junior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to file any proof of claim and other filings and make any arguments and motions in order to preserve or protect its Liens on the Collateral that are, in each case, not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the Junior Priority Obligations and the Collateral and ( f ) each Junior Priority Secured Party may exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral after the termination of the Junior Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 2.3 above.

 

(b)                                                          Delivery of Control Collateral; Agent for Perfection .

 

(i)              Each Credit Party shall deliver all Control Collateral when required to be delivered pursuant to the Credit Documents to ( x ) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative and ( y ) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative.

 

(ii)           Each Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of itself and each other Secured Party represented thereby, agrees to hold all Control Collateral, Cash Collateral and Titled Goods

 

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that are part of the Collateral in its possession, custody or control (or in the possession, custody or control of agents or bailees for either) as agent for the other Secured Parties solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Control Collateral, Cash Collateral or Titled Goods, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.2.  Each ( i ) Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby and ( ii ) Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, agrees that each notation on a certificate of title with respect to any Titled Goods naming such Agent as a secured party or a lien holder (whether made before or after the date hereof) shall be intended and construed to perfect the security interest of the Agent (for and on behalf of itself and each Secured Party represented thereby) in such Titled Goods.  The Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Secured Parties shall not have any obligation whatsoever to the Junior Priority Agents or the other Secured Parties to assure that the Control Collateral, the Cash Collateral or Titled Goods is genuine or owned by any Credit Party or any other Person or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person.  The duties or responsibilities of the Senior Priority Representative under this Section 3.2 are and shall be limited solely to holding or maintaining control of the Control Collateral and the Cash Collateral as agent for the Junior Priority Secured Parties for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties.  The Senior Priority Representative is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the other Secured Parties, or any other Person.

 

(iii)        In the event that any Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, then such Secured Party shall promptly pay over such Proceeds or Collateral to ( x ) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative, and ( y ) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative, in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, for application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1.

 

(iv)       Unless the Liens of the Junior Priority Agents on the Collateral shall have been or are concurrently released, upon the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, at the cost and expense of the Grantors all certificates of title with respect to Titled Goods naming the Senior Priority Representative as a secured party shall be re-submitted in order to remove the Senior Priority Representative and to name the Junior Priority Representative as a secured party (it being understood that the Senior Priority Representative shall continue to hold the security interest granted pursuant to this Section 3.2 until such certificates of title are so amended).

 

(c)                                                           Sharing of Information and Access .  In the event that any Junior Priority Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the applicable Junior Priority Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Collateral, such Junior Priority Agent shall, upon request from any other Agent, and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such Agent copies thereof.  In the event that any Senior Priority Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the applicable Senior Priority Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Senior Priority Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Collateral, such Agent shall, upon request from any other Senior Priority Agent, and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such Agent copies thereof.

 

(d)                                                          Insurance .  The Lien Priority shall govern the ultimate disposition of casualty insurance proceeds.  The Senior Priority Representative shall be named as additional insured or loss

 

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payee, as applicable, with respect to all insurance policies relating to Collateral.  The Senior Priority Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right, as against any Secured Party, to adjust settlement of insurance claims in the event of any covered loss, theft or destruction of Collateral.  All proceeds of such insurance shall be remitted to ( x ) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative and ( y ) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative, and each other Agent shall cooperate (if necessary) in a reasonable manner in effecting the payment of insurance proceeds in accordance with Section 4.1.

 

(e)                                                           No Additional Rights for the Credit Parties Hereunder .  Except as provided in Section 3.6, if any Secured Party shall enforce its rights or remedies in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Parties shall not be entitled to use such violation as a defense to any action by any Secured Party, nor to assert such violation as a counterclaim or basis for set off or recoupment against any Secured Party.

 

(f)                                                            Actions upon Breach .  If any Junior Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, commences or participates in any action or proceeding against the Credit Parties or the Collateral, the Credit Parties, with the prior written consent of the Senior Priority Representative, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea the making of this Agreement, and any Senior Priority Secured Party may intervene and interpose such defense or plea in its own name or in the name of the Credit Parties.  Should any Junior Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, in any way take, or attempt or threaten to take, any action with respect to the Collateral (including any attempt to realize upon or enforce any remedy with respect to this Agreement), or fail to take any action required by this Agreement, any Senior Priority Agent (in its own name or in the name of the Credit Parties) may obtain relief against such Junior Priority Secured Party by injunction, specific performance and/or other appropriate equitable relief, it being understood and agreed by each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, that the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ damages from such actions may be difficult to ascertain and may be irreparable, and each Junior Priority Agent on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, waives any defense that the Senior Priority Secured Parties cannot demonstrate damage or be made whole by the awarding of damages.

 

4.

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

(a)                                                          Application of Proceeds .

 

(i)              Revolving Nature of Certain Obligations .  Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, expressly acknowledges and agrees that ( i )  any Credit Facility may include a revolving commitment and that in the ordinary course of business the applicable Agents and/or Creditors may apply payments and make advances thereunder; ( ii ) the amount of the applicable Obligations in respect thereof that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, and that the terms of such Obligations may be modified, extended or amended from time to time, and that the aggregate amount of such Obligations may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by any other Secured Parties and without affecting the provisions hereof; provided , however , that from and after the date on which any Agent or Creditor commences the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies, all amounts received by such Agent or such Creditor as a result of such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies shall be applied as specified in this Section 4.1.  The Lien Priority shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any

 

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such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of the ABL Obligations, the Note Obligations or any Additional Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

(ii)           Application of Proceeds of Collateral .  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Agents, each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that all Collateral, and all Proceeds thereof, received by such Agent in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies shall be applied, subject to clauses (e)  through (h)  of this Section 4.1,

 

first , to the payment, on a pro rata basis, of costs and expenses of each Agent, as applicable, in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (other than any costs and expenses of any Junior Priority Agent in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by it in willful violation of this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Senior Priority Representative), which costs and expenses shall be payable in accordance with paragraph third of this clause (b)  to the extent that such costs and expenses constitute Junior Priority Obligations),

 

second , to the payment, on a pro rata basis, of the Senior Priority Obligations in accordance with the Senior Priority Documents until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred,

 

third , to the payment, on a pro rata basis, of the Junior Priority Obligations in accordance with the Junior Priority Documents and the Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement, if then in effect, until the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations shall have occurred; and

 

fourth , the balance, if any, to the Credit Parties or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

(iii)        Limited Obligation or Liability .  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, no Senior Priority Agent shall have any obligation or liability to any Junior Priority Secured Party or (except as may be separately agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby) to any other Senior Priority Secured Party, in each case regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Senior Priority Agent under the terms of this Agreement.  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, no Junior Priority Agent shall have any obligation or liability (except as may be separately agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby) to any other Junior Priority Secured Party, in each case regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Junior Priority Agent under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(iv)       Turnover of Cash Collateral After Discharge .  Upon the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent shall deliver to the Junior Priority Representative or shall execute such documents as the Parent Borrower or as the Junior Priority Representative may reasonably request to enable the Junior Priority Representative to have control over any Cash Collateral or Control Collateral still in such Senior Priority Agent’s possession, custody or control in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.  As between any Junior Priority Agent and any other Junior

 

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Priority Agent, any such Cash Collateral or Control Collateral held by any such Party shall be held by it subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.2.

 

(v)          Impairment of Senior Priority Debt .  Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that solely as among the Senior Priority Secured Parties, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the intention of the Senior Priority Secured Parties of each Series of Senior Priority Debt that the holders of Senior Priority Debt of such Series of Senior Priority Debt (and not the Senior Priority Secured Parties of any other Series of Senior Priority Debt) bear the risk of ( i ) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that ( x ) any of the Senior Priority Obligations of such Series of Senior Priority Debt are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of Senior Priority Debt), ( y ) any of the Senior Priority Obligations of such Series of Senior Priority Debt do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of Senior Priority Debt and/or ( z ) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of Senior Priority Debt) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of Senior Priority Debt but junior to the security interest of any other Series of Senior Priority Debt or ( ii ) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of Senior Priority Debt that is not also Collateral for such Series of Senior Priority Debt (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i)  or (ii)  with respect to any Series of Senior Priority Debt, an “ Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt ”) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby).  In the event of any Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt with respect to any Series of Senior Priority Debt, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the results of such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of Senior Priority Debt, and the rights of the holders of such Series of Senior Priority Debt (including the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of Senior Priority Debt pursuant to Section 4.1) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such Senior Priority Debt subject to such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt.

 

(vi)       Senior Intervening Creditor .  Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.1(b) to the contrary, solely as among the Senior Priority Secured Parties with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a Senior Priority Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of Senior Priority Debt but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of Senior Priority Debt (such third party, a “ Senior Intervening Creditor ”), except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the value of any Collateral or Proceeds that are allocated to such Senior Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of Senior Priority Debt with respect to which such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt exists.

 

(vii)    Impairment of Junior Priority Debt .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that solely as among the Junior Priority Secured Parties, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject nonetheless to the parenthetical at the end of this sentence, it is the

 

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intention of the Junior Priority Secured Parties of each Series of Junior Priority Debt that the holders of Junior Priority Debt of such Series of Junior Priority Debt (and not the Junior Priority Secured Parties of any other Series of Junior Priority Debt) bear the risk of ( i ) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that ( x ) any of the Junior Priority Obligations of such Series of Junior Priority Debt are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of Junior Priority Debt), ( y ) any of the Junior Priority Obligations of such Series of Junior Priority Debt do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of Junior Priority Debt and/or ( z ) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of Junior Priority Debt) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of Junior Priority Debt but junior to the security interest of any other Series of Junior Priority Debt or ( ii ) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of Junior Priority Debt that is not also Collateral for such Series of Junior Priority Debt (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i)  or (ii)  with respect to any Series of Junior Priority Debt, an “ Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt ”) (except, as to any of the preceding provisions, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby).  In the event of any Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt with respect to any Series of Junior Priority Debt, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the results of such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of Junior Priority Debt, and the rights of the holders of such Series of Junior Priority Debt (including the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of Junior Priority Debt pursuant to Section 4.1) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such Junior Priority Debt subject to such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt.

 

(viii)                         Junior Intervening Creditor .  Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.1(b) to the contrary, solely as among the Junior Priority Secured Parties with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a Junior Priority Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of Junior Priority Debt but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of Junior Priority Debt (such third party, a “ Junior Intervening Creditor ”), except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the value of any Collateral or Proceeds that are allocated to such Junior Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of Junior Priority Debt with respect to which such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt exists.

 

(b)                                                          Specific Performance .  Each Agent is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement, whether or not any Credit Party shall have complied with any of the provisions of any of the Credit Documents, at any time when any other Party shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to it.  Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law that might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

 

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5.

 

INTERCREDITOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

(a)                                                          Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers .

 

(i)              All Senior Priority Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Credit Party shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance of, or proof of reliance by any Senior Priority Secured Party on, this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(ii)           None of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Creditors or any of their respective Affiliates, or any of the respective directors, officers, employees, or agents of any of the foregoing, shall be liable for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.  If any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Senior Priority Credit Agreement or any other Senior Priority Document, whether or not such Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Junior Priority Credit Agreement or any other Junior Priority Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or would constitute an act, condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under any Senior Priority Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), no Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor shall have any liability whatsoever to any Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement).  Each Senior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to manage and supervise its loans and extensions of credit under the relevant Senior Priority Credit Agreement and other Senior Priority Documents as it may, in its sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage its loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Junior Priority Agents or Other Junior Priority Secured Parties have in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or Proceeds thereof pursuant to the Senior Priority Documents, in each case so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                                          Modifications to Senior Priority Documents and Junior Priority Documents .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Junior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, each Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole

 

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discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Junior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Junior Priority Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Senior Priority Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5 hereof, change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Senior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations or any of the Senior Priority Documents;

 

(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Senior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Senior Priority Documents;

 

(C)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5 hereof, amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                subject to Section 2.4 hereof, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as the applicable Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(ii)           Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, each Junior Priority Agent and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party or impairing or releasing the priority provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                change the manner, place, time or terms of payment, or renew, alter or increase all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations, or otherwise amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

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(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5(a)  hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Junior Priority Documents;

 

(C)                                                                                amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5(a)  hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as the Junior Priority Secured Parties shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(iii)        Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document shall include the following language (or language to similar effect):

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to [name of Junior Priority Agent] pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by [name of Junior Priority Agent] hereunder are subject to the provisions of the [Intercreditor Agreement], dated as of [ · ], 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), initially among Citibank, N.A., in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent for the ABL Lenders to the ABL Credit Agreement, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as note collateral agent for the Noteholders under the Indenture, and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”

 

In addition, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document consisting of a mortgage covering any Collateral consisting of real estate shall contain language appropriate to reflect the subordination of such Junior Priority Collateral Documents to the Senior Priority Documents covering such Collateral.

 

(iv)       Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Senior Priority Agent and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior

 

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Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Senior Priority Documents to which such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Senior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations or any of the Senior Priority Documents;

 

(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5(b)  hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Senior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any Senior Priority Documents;

 

(C)                                                                                amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5(b)  hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as such other Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(v)          Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Junior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Junior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Junior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents to which such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                change the manner, place, time or terms of payment, or renew, alter or increase all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations, or otherwise amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

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(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5(c)  hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations and, in connection therewith, to enter into any Junior Priority Documents;

 

(C)                                                                                amend or grant any waiver, compromise or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5(c)  hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as such other Junior Priority Secured Parties shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(vi)       The Senior Priority Obligations and the Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document, respectively) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided , however , that ( x ) if the Indebtedness refunding, replacing or refinancing any such Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations is to constitute Additional Obligations hereunder (as designated by the Parent Borrower), as the case may be, the holders of such Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) shall bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to an Additional Indebtedness Joinder and any such refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of the Senior Priority Documents and the Junior Priority Documents and ( y ) for the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Priority Obligations and Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, to the incurrence of Additional Indebtedness, subject to Section 7.11 .

 

(c)                                                           Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement .  If any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Credit Party or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations (a “ Senior Priority Recovery ”), then the Senior Priority Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Senior Priority Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Senior Priority Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Senior Priority Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of

 

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reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of each Agent, each Senior Priority Creditor, and each Junior Priority Creditor under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Credit Party or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations.  No priority or right of any Senior Priority Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Senior Priority Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Senior Priority Secured Party may have.

 

6.

 

INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

 

(a)                                                          DIP Financing .

 

(i)              If any Credit Party shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, and any Senior Priority Secured Party shall seek to provide any Credit Party with, or consent to a third party providing, any financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to any order for the use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (“ DIP Financing ”), with such DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would be Collateral), then each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it will raise no objection and will not directly or indirectly support or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection to such DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of such Junior Priority Agent securing the applicable Junior Priority Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such DIP Financing, except as otherwise set forth herein), and will subordinate its Liens on the Collateral to ( i ) the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto), ( ii ) any adequate protection Liens provided to the Senior Priority Creditors, and ( iii ) any “carve-out” for professional or United States Trustee fees agreed to by the Senior Priority Agent, so long as ( x ) such Junior Priority Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the applicable Junior Priority Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code), ( y ) all Liens on Collateral securing any such DIP Financing are senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the Senior Priority Secured Parties on the Collateral securing the Senior Priority Obligations and ( z ) if any Senior Priority Secured Party receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Senior Priority Obligations, such Junior Priority Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the related Junior Priority Obligations, provided that ( x ) each such Lien in favor of such Senior Priority Secured Party and such Junior Priority Secured Party shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(b)  hereof and ( y ) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a)  shall not prevent any Junior Priority Secured Party from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a plan of reorganization.

 

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the Parties to be and shall be deemed to be subject to the Lien Priority and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                                          Relief from Stay .  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the Collateral without each Senior Priority Agent’s express written consent.

 

(c)                                                           No Contest .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) ), or ( ii ) any objection by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by such Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor that its interests in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) ) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Senior Priority Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or ( ii ) any objection by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Senior Priority Agent that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Junior Priority Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or ( ii ) any objection by such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Junior Priority Agent that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Junior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.

 

(d)                                                          Asset Sales .  Each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not oppose any sale consented to by any Senior Priority Agent of any Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                                           Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification .  Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that ( i ) the grants of Liens pursuant to the Senior Priority Collateral Documents and the Junior Priority Collateral Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and ( ii ) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Senior Priority Obligations are fundamentally different from the Junior Priority Obligations and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding.  To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held by a court of competent jurisdiction that the claims of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, in respect of the Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that all distributions shall be applied as if there were separate classes of Senior Priority Obligation claims and Junior Priority Obligation claims against the Credit Parties, with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties), the Senior Priority Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of post-petition interest that is available from the Collateral for each of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, before any distribution from the Collateral is applied in respect of the claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties, with the Junior Priority Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the Senior Priority Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them from the Collateral to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing their aggregate recoveries.  The foregoing sentence is subject to any separate agreement by and between any Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Additional Creditors represented thereby, and any other Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, with respect to the Obligations owing to any such Additional Agent and Additional Creditors.

 

(f)                                                            Enforceability .  The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable as a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(g)                                                           Senior Priority Obligations Unconditional .  All rights of any Senior Priority Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the other Senior Priority Agents, the Junior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(a)                                  any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Priority Document;

 

(b)                                  any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Senior Priority Document;

 

(c)                                   any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(d)                                  the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any Borrower or any other Credit Party; or

 

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(e)                                   any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Junior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

(h)                                                          Junior Priority Obligations Unconditional .  All rights of any Junior Priority Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Senior Priority Agents, the other Junior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(a)                                  any lack of validity or enforceability of any Junior Priority Document;

 

(b)                                  any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Junior Priority Document;

 

(c)                                   any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(d)                                  the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any Credit Party; or

 

(e)                                   any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Senior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

(i)                                                              Adequate Protection .  Each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not contest or support any other Person in contesting any request by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor for adequate protection or any objection by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on such Senior Priority Agent’s or Senior Priority Creditor’s claiming a lack of adequate protection.  Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 6.1 and this Section 6.9 , nothing in this Agreement shall limit the rights of any Agent and the Creditors represented thereby from seeking or requesting adequate protection with respect to their interests in the applicable Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, cash payments of interest, additional collateral or otherwise; provided that:

 

(i)              in the event that any Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself or any of the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then each Junior Priority Agent may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a junior Lien on such collateral as security for the Junior Priority Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Junior Priority Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

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Liquidation Proceeding in the form of ( A ) additional collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien shall be senior to any Lien of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Creditors on such additional collateral; ( B ) replacement Liens on the Collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted replacement Liens on the Collateral, which Liens shall be senior to the Liens of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Creditors on the Collateral; ( C ) an administrative expense claim; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted an administrative expense claim which is senior and prior to the administrative expense claim of the Junior Priority Agents and the other Junior Priority Creditors; and ( D ) cash payments with respect to interest on the Junior Priority Obligations; provided that (1) as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted cash payments with respect to interest on the Senior Priority Obligation represented by it and (2) such cash payments do not exceed an amount equal to the interest accruing on the principal amount of Junior Priority Obligations outstanding on the date such relief is granted at the interest rate under the applicable Junior Priority Documents and accruing from the date the applicable Junior Priority Agent is granted such relief;

 

(iii)        If any Junior Priority Creditor receives post-petition interest and/or adequate protection payments in an Insolvency Proceeding (“ Junior Priority Adequate Protection Payments ”) and the Senior Priority Creditors do not receive payment in full in cash of all Senior Priority Obligations upon the effectiveness of the plan of reorganization for, or conclusion of, that Insolvency Proceeding, then each Junior Priority Creditor shall pay over to the Senior Priority Creditors an amount (the “ Pay-Over Amount ”) equal to the lesser of ( i ) the Junior Priority Adequate Protection Payments received by such Junior Priority Creditor and ( ii ) the amount of the short-fall in payment in full in cash of the First Lien Obligations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Senior Priority Creditors shall not be deemed to have consented to, and expressly retain their rights to object to, the grant of adequate protection in the form of cash payments to the Junior Priority Creditors; and

 

(iv)       in the event that any Senior Priority Agent, for or on behalf of itself or any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then such Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that each other Senior Priority Agent shall also be granted a pari passu Lien on such collateral as security for the Senior Priority Obligations owing to such other Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, and that any such Lien on such collateral securing such Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu to each such other Lien on such collateral securing such other Senior Priority Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby).

 

(j)                                                             Reorganization Securities and Other Plan-Related Issues .

 

(a)                                  If, in any Insolvency Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed pursuant to a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan, on account of claims of the Senior Priority

 

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Secured Parties and/or on account of claims of the Junior Priority Secured Parties, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of claims of the Senior Priority Secured Parties and/or on account of claims of the Junior Priority Secured Parties are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.

 

(b)                                  Each Junior Priority Agent and the other Junior Priority Secured Parties(whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall not propose, vote in favor of, or otherwise directly or indirectly support any plan of reorganization that is inconsistent with the priorities or other provisions of this Agreement, other than with the prior written consent of the Senior Priority Agents or to the extent any such plan is proposed or supported by the number of Senior Priority Creditors required under Section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(c)                                   Each Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Creditors (whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall not propose, vote in favor of, or otherwise directly or indirectly support any plan of reorganization that is inconsistent with the priorities or other provisions of this Agreement, other than with the prior written consent of each other Senior Priority Agent.

 

(k)                                                 Certain Waivers .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, waives any claim any Junior Priority Secured Party may hereafter have against any Senior Priority Secured Party arising out of the election by any Senior Priority Secured Party of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.

 

(ii)           Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of them shall ( i ) object or contest, or directly or indirectly support any other Person objecting to or contesting, any request by any Senior Priority Agent or any of the Senior Priority Creditors for the payment of interest, fees, expenses or other amounts to such Senior Priority Agent or any other Senior Priority Secured Party under Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, or ( ii ) assert or directly or indirectly support any claim against any Senior Priority Creditor for costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of any Collateral under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.

 

(iii)        So long as the Senior Priority Agents and holders of the Senior Priority Obligations shall have received and continue to receive all accrued post-petition interest, default interest, premiums, fees or expenses with respect to the Senior Priority Obligations, neither any Senior Priority Agent nor any other holder of Senior Priority Obligations shall object to, oppose or challenge any claim by the Junior Priority Agent or any holder of Junior Priority Obligations for allowance in any Insolvency Proceeding of Junior Priority Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, default interest, premiums, fees or expenses.

 

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7.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)                                                          Rights of Subrogation .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Junior Priority Agent or any such Junior Priority Secured Parties to any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Secured Parties to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements and instruments as any Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Senior Priority Obligations resulting from payments to such Senior Priority Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Senior Priority Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

(b)                                                          Further Assurances .  The Parties will, at their own expense and at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that any Party may reasonably request, in order to protect any right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable such Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder; provided , however , that no Party shall be required to pay over any payment or distribution, execute any instruments or documents, or take any other action referred to in this Section 7.2 , to the extent that such action would contravene any law, order or other legal requirement or any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, and in the event of a controversy or dispute, such Party may interplead any payment or distribution in any court of competent jurisdiction, without further responsibility in respect of such payment or distribution under this Section 7.2.

 

(c)                                                           Representations .  The ABL Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the ABL Facility Documents to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors.  The Note Collateral Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the Note Documents to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the Note Creditors.  Each Additional Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the applicable Additional Documents to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby.

 

(d)                                                          Amendments .

 

(i)              No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Party hereto, shall be effective unless it is in a written agreement executed by ( i ) prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent then party to this Agreement and ( ii ) prior to the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent then party to this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parent Borrower may, without the consent of any Party hereto, amend this Agreement to add an Additional Agent by ( x ) executing an Additional Indebtedness Joinder as provided in Section 7.11 or ( y ) executing a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise as provided for in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement” or “Indenture”, as applicable.  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this

 

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Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom by any Party hereto, that changes, alters, modifies or otherwise affects any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of, or otherwise adversely affects in any manner, any Additional Agent that is not then a Party, or any Additional Creditor not then represented by an Additional Agent that is then a Party (including but not limited to any change, alteration, modification or other effect upon any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of or other adverse effect upon any such Additional Agent or Additional Creditor that may at any subsequent time become a Party or beneficiary hereof), shall be effective unless it is consented to in writing by the Parent Borrower (regardless of whether any such Additional Agent or Additional Creditor ever becomes a Party or beneficiary hereof).  Any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference in any Credit Document to this Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying such Credit Document, or any term or provision thereof, or any right or obligation of any Credit Party thereunder or in respect thereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Parent Borrower and each other affected Credit Party.  Any amendment, modification or waiver of clause (b)  in any of the definitions of the terms “Additional Credit Facilities,” “ABL Credit Agreement” or “Indenture” shall not be given effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Parent Borrower.

 

(ii)           In the event that any Senior Priority Agent or the requisite Senior Priority Creditors enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of, or replace any Senior Priority Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, deleting from or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Senior Priority Collateral Document relating to the Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of any Senior Priority Agent, any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby or any Credit Party with respect to the Collateral (including the release of any Liens on Collateral), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Junior Priority Collateral Document without the consent of or any actions by any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby; provided that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of such Junior Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral (it being understood that the release of any Liens securing Junior Priority Obligations pursuant to Section 2.4(b)  shall not be deemed to materially adversely affect the rights or interests of such Junior Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral).  The applicable Senior Priority Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Junior Priority Agents; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Junior Priority Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(b) .

 

(e)                                                           Addresses for Notices .  Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, faxed, sent by electronic mail or sent by overnight express courier service or United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a facsimile or upon receipt of electronic mail 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) or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail (certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed).  The addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in this Section 7.5 ) shall be as set forth below or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.

 

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ABL Agent:

 

Citibank, N.A.
Citigroup ABTF Global Loans
1615 Brett Road
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Attention: Kimberly Shelton
Facsimile: 646-274-5025
Telephone: 302-323-2416
Copy: glabfunitloansops@citi.com

 

 

 

Note Collateral Agent:

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
Global Capital Markets
50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1544
Attention: Herc Rentals Administrator

 

 

 

Any Additional Agent:

 

As set forth in the Additional Indebtedness Joinder executed and delivered by such Additional Agent pursuant to Section 7.11 .

 

 

 

Any ABL Agent under any Other ABL Credit Agreement:

 

As set forth in the joinder executed and delivered by such ABL Agent pursuant to the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement.”

 

 

 

Any Note Collateral Agent under any Other Indenture:

 

As set forth in the joinder executed and delivered by such Note Collateral Agent pursuant to the definition of “Indenture.”

 

(f)                                                            No Waiver, Remedies .  No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

(g)                                                           Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations .  This Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall ( a ) remain in full force and effect ( x ) with respect to all Senior Priority Secured Parties and Senior Priority Obligations, until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, subject to Section 5.3 and ( y ) with respect to all Junior Priority Secured Parties and Junior Priority Obligations, until the later of the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations and the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, ( b ) be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns, and ( c ) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns.  Nothing herein is intended to, or shall be construed to, give any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or any Collateral, subject to Section 7.10 .  All references to any Credit Party shall include any Credit Party as debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Credit Party in any Insolvency Proceeding.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c) , any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior

 

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Priority Creditor may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations, as applicable, to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations in respect thereof granted to such Senior Priority Agent, Junior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, herein or otherwise.  The Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties may continue, at any time and without notice to the other Parties hereto, to extend credit and other financial accommodations, lend monies and provide Indebtedness to, or for the benefit of, any Credit Party on the faith hereof.

 

(h)                                                          Governing Law; Entire Agreement .  The validity, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of laws principles to the extent that such principles are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would permit or require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.  Subject to Section 7.13 and 7.20 hereof, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

(i)                                                              Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by telecopy and other electronic transmission), and it is not necessary that the signatures of all Parties be contained on any one counterpart hereof; each counterpart will be deemed to be an original, and all together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

(j)                                                             No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Creditors, the Junior Priority Agents, the Junior Priority Secured Parties and the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties.  No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.

 

(k)                                                          Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents .

 

(i)              The Parent Borrower may designate any Additional Indebtedness complying with the requirements of the definition thereof as Additional Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement, upon complying with the following conditions:

 

(A)                                                                                one or more Additional Agents for one or more Additional Creditors in respect of such Additional Indebtedness shall have executed the Additional Indebtedness Joinder with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, and the Parent Borrower or any such Additional Agent shall have delivered such executed Additional Indebtedness Joinder to each Agent then party to this Agreement;

 

(B)                                                                                at least five Business Days (unless a shorter period is agreed in writing by each of the Parties (other than any Designated Agent) and the Parent Borrower) prior to delivery of the Additional Indebtedness Joinder, the Parent Borrower shall have delivered to each Agent then party to this Agreement complete and correct copies of any Additional Credit Facility, Additional Guarantees and Additional Collateral Documents that will govern such Additional Indebtedness upon giving effect to such designation (which may be unexecuted copies of Additional Documents to be executed and delivered concurrently with the effectiveness of such designation);

 

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Indebtedness is designated Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt) with respect to such Additional Indebtedness; and

 

(D)                                                                                all state and local stamp, recording, filing, intangible and similar taxes or fees (if any) that are payable in connection with the inclusion of such Additional Indebtedness under this Agreement shall have been paid and reasonable evidence thereof shall have been given to each Agent then party to this Agreement.

 

No Additional Indebtedness may be designated as both Senior Priority Debt and Junior Priority Debt.

 

(ii)           Upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the preceding Section 7.11(a) , the designated Additional Indebtedness shall constitute “ Additional Indebtedness ”, any Additional Credit Facility under which such Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “ Additional Credit Facility ”, any holder of such Additional Indebtedness or other applicable Additional Creditor shall constitute an “ Additional Creditor ”, and any Additional Agent for any such Additional Creditor shall constitute an “ Additional Agent ” for all purposes under this Agreement.  The date on which such conditions specified in clause (a)  shall have been satisfied with respect to any Additional Indebtedness is herein called the “ Additional Effective Date ” with respect to such Additional Indebtedness.  Prior to the Additional Effective Date with respect to any Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed not to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is not then designated.  On and after the Additional Effective Date with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is then designated.

 

(iii)        In connection with any designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 , each of the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent and each Additional Agent then party hereto agrees ( x ) to execute and deliver upon receipt of any required documents pursuant to the applicable Senior Priority Documents or Junior Priority Documents any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of, or supplements to or other modifications to, any ABL Collateral Documents, Note Collateral Documents or Additional Collateral Documents, as applicable, and any agreements relating to any security interest in Control Collateral and Cash Collateral, and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions (including executing and delivering for recording any mortgage subordination or similar agreement), as may be reasonably deemed by the Parent Borrower to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on any Collateral to secure such Additional Indebtedness to become a valid and perfected Lien (with the priority contemplated by the applicable Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to this Section 7.11 and by this Agreement), and ( y ) otherwise to reasonably cooperate to effectuate a designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 (including, if requested, by executing an acknowledgment of any Additional Indebtedness Joinder or of the occurrence of any Additional Effective Date).

 

(l)                                                              Senior Priority Representative; Junior Priority Representative .  (a)        The Senior Priority Representative shall act for the Senior Priority Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction or with the consent of the Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties, or of the requisite percentage of such Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties as provided in the applicable Senior Priority Documents (or the agent or representative with respect thereto).  Until a

 

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Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative) receives written notice from the existing Senior Priority Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 , of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Senior Priority Representative is in fact the Senior Priority Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative which facially appears to be from the then-existing Senior Priority Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5 , and such Party shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing Senior Priority Representative from time to time shall give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative.

 

(b)                                  The Junior Priority Representative shall act for the Junior Priority Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction or with the consent of the Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties, or of the requisite percentage of such Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties as provided in the applicable Junior Priority Documents (or the agent or representative with respect thereto).  Until a Party (other than the existing Junior Priority Representative) receives written notice from the existing Junior Priority Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 , of a change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Junior Priority Representative is in fact the Junior Priority Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Junior Priority Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative which facially appears to be from the then-existing Junior Priority Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5, and such Party shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing Junior Priority Representative from time to time shall give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative.

 

(m)                                                      Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights .  The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, respectively.  Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the right of any Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties represented thereby) to enter into any separate agreement (including any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement) among all or a portion of the Agents (each on behalf of the Secured Parties represented thereby); and the rights and obligations among such Secured Parties will be governed by, and any provisions herein regarding them will therefore be subject to, the provisions of any such separate agreement. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the rights of any Credit Party, or the obligations of any Credit Party to pay any ABL Obligations, any Note Obligations and any Additional Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

 

(n)                                                          Headings .  The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

(o)                                                          Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not ( i ) invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction or ( ii ) invalidate the Lien Priority or the application of Proceeds and other priorities set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(p)                                                          Attorneys’ Fees .  The Parties agree that if any dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding is brought with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement or any provision hereof, the prevailing party in such dispute, arbitration, litigation or other proceeding shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement, irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

(q)                                                          VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER .

 

(i)              EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK (THE “ NEW YORK SUPREME COURT ”), AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (THE “ FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, ” AND TOGETHER WITH THE NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, THE “ NEW YORK COURTS ”) AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM EITHER OF THEM; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE ( I ) ANY PARTY FROM BRINGING ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION FOR THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, ( II ) IF ALL SUCH NEW YORK COURTS DECLINE JURISDICTION OVER ANY PERSON, OR DECLINE (OR, IN THE CASE OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, LACK) JURISDICTION OVER ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, A LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT WITH RESPECT THERETO IN ANOTHER COURT HAVING JURISDICTION AND ( III ) IN THE EVENT A LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO OR INVOLVING ANY OF ITS ASSETS OR PROPERTY IN ANOTHER COURT (WITHOUT ANY COLLUSIVE ASSISTANCE BY SUCH PARTY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES), SUCH PARTY FROM ASSERTING A CLAIM OR DEFENSE (INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OR DEFENSE THAT THIS SECTION 7.17(A)  WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE TO BE ASSERTED IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING IN A NEW YORK COURT) IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

 

(ii)           EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY HERETO REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

(iii)        EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 7.5.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

(r)                                                             Intercreditor Agreement .  This Agreement is the “Base Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in the ABL Credit Agreement, the Indenture and each Additional Credit Facility.  Nothing in

 

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this Agreement shall be deemed to subordinate the right of any Junior Priority Secured Party to receive regularly scheduled principal, interest and other payments it would be entitled to as an unsecured creditor to the right of any Senior Priority Secured Party (whether before or after the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding) so long as such payments are not the direct or indirect result of any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies or enforcement in violation of this Agreement, it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement shall effectuate a subordination of Liens as between the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, but not a subordination of Indebtedness.

 

(s)                                                            No Warranties or Liability .  Each Party acknowledges and agrees that none of the other Parties has made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any other ABL Facility Document, any other Note Document or any other Additional Document.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party will be entitled to manage and supervise its respective extensions of credit to any Credit Party in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.

 

(t)                                                             Conflicts .  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any ABL Facility Document, any Note Document or any Additional Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to limit the relative rights and obligations of any Agent (and the Secured Parties represented thereby) that may be set forth in any separate agreement (including any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement) among all or a portion of the Agents; such rights and obligations among the applicable Secured Parties will be governed by, and any provisions herein regarding them are therefore subject to, any such separate agreement.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are not intended to negate any specific rights granted to, or obligations of, any Credit Party in the Senior Priority Documents or the Junior Priority Documents.

 

(u)                                                          Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties .  No Party has any responsibility for keeping any other Party informed of the financial condition of the Credit Parties or of other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations, the Note Obligations or any Additional Obligations, as applicable.  Each Party hereby agrees that no Party shall have any duty to advise any other Party of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances.  In the event any Party, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other Party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation ( a ) to provide any such information to such other Party or any other Party on any subsequent occasion, ( b ) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or ( c ) to disclose any other information.

 

(v)                                                          Excluded Assets .  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement (including Sections 2.1, 4.1, 6.1 and 6.9) shall be deemed to provide or require that any Agent or any Secured Party represented thereby receive any Proceeds of, or any Lien on, any Property of any Credit Party that constitutes “Excluded Assets” under (and as defined in) the applicable Credit Document to which such Agent is a party.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ABL Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors, and the Note Collateral Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Noteholders, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

in its capacity as ABL Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST,

 

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

in its capacity as Note Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 



 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of this Agreement and consents thereto, agrees to recognize all rights granted thereby to the ABL Agent, the ABL Creditors, the Note Collateral Agent, the Note Creditors, any Additional Agent and any Additional Creditors, and will not do any act or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with this Agreement.  Each Credit Party further acknowledges and agrees that it is not an intended beneficiary or third party beneficiary under this Agreement, except as expressly provided therein.

 

CREDIT PARTIES:

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ · ]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS DESIGNATION

 

DESIGNATION, dated as of           , 20  , by [            ] (the “ Parent Borrower ”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) entered into as of [ · ], 2016, between [                        ], in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ ABL Agent ”) for the ABL Creditors, and [                        ], in its capacity as note collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Note Collateral Agent ”) for the Noteholders.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Additional Credit Facility ”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list Additional Creditors] [and Additional Agent, as agent (the “ Additional Agent ”)].

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Parent Borrower to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  Accordingly:

 

Section 1.  Representations and Warranties .  The Parent Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent and any Additional Agent that:

 

(1)                                  The Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility constitutes “ Additional Indebtedness ” which complies with the definition of such term in the Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(2)                                  all conditions set forth in Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Additional Indebtedness have been satisfied.

 

Section 2.  Designation of Additional Indebtedness .  The Parent Borrower hereby designates such Additional Indebtedness as Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement and such Additional Indebtedness shall constitute [Senior Priority Debt] [Junior Priority Debt] for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Ex. A- 1



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Designation to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer or other representative, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

[Parent Borrower]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Ex. A- 2



 

EXHIBIT B

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                , 20  , among [ · ] (the “ Parent Borrower ”), [[                        ], (the “ ABL Agent ”) for the ABL Creditors,] [[                        ], in its capacity as note collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacities, the “ Note Collateral Agent ”) for the Noteholders, [list any previously added Additional Agent] [and insert name of each Additional Agent under any Additional Credit Facility being added hereby as party] (24) and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [ · ], 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), among the ABL Agent[,][and] the Note Collateral Agent [and [list any previously added Additional Agent]].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Additional Credit Facility ”), among [list any applicable Grantor], [list any applicable Additional Creditors (the “ Joining Additional Creditors ”)] [and insert name of each applicable Additional Agent (the “ Joining Additional Agent ”)].

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Parent Borrower to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  The Parent Borrower has so designated Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility as Additional Indebtedness by means of an Additional Indebtedness Designation.

 

Accordingly, [the Joining Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors,] hereby agrees with the Borrowers and the other Grantors, the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound .  The [Joining Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors,] hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the Additional Effective Date with respect to the Additional Credit Facility, be deemed to be a Party to the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Recognition of Claims .  The ABL Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Lenders), the Note Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the Noteholders) and [each of] the Additional Agent[s] (for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby) hereby agree that the interests of the respective Creditors in the Liens granted to the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, under the applicable Credit Documents shall be treated, as among the Creditors, as having the priorities provided for in Section 2.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement, and shall at all times be allocated among the Creditors as provided therein regardless of any claim or defense (including any claims under the fraudulent transfer, preference or similar avoidance provisions of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally) to which the ABL Agent, the Note Collateral Agent, any Additional Agent or any Creditor may be entitled or subject.  The ABL Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors), the Note Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the Note Creditors), and any Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement (for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby) ( a ) recognize the existence and validity of the Additional Obligations represented by the Additional Credit Facility, and ( b ) agree to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Additional Credit Facility or

 


(24)        List applicable current Parties, other than any party being replaced in connection herewith.

 

Ex. B- 1



 

other applicable Additional Documents are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.  The [Joining Additional Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors)] ( a ) recognize[s] the existence and validity of the ABL Obligations represented by the ABL Credit Agreement and the existence and validity of the Note Obligations represented by the Indenture and ( b ) agree[s] to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the ABL Credit Agreement, the Indenture or other ABL Facility Documents or Note Documents, as the case may be, are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.

 

Section 3.  Notices .  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to [the Joining Additional Agent] shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 4.  Miscellaneous THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[Add Signatures]

 

Ex. B- 2



 

EXHIBIT C

 

[ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT][INDENTURE] JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                , 20  , among [[        ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ ABL Agent ”) for the ABL Secured Parties,] [[             ], in its capacity as note collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ Note Collateral Agent ”) for the Note Secured Parties], [list any previously added Additional Agent]] (1) and [insert name of additional ABL Secured Parties, ABL Agent, Note Secured Parties or Note Collateral Agent, as applicable, being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [ · ], 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), among the ABL Agent, [and] the Note Collateral Agent [and (list any previously added Additional Agent)].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of new facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Joining [ABL Credit Agreement][Indenture] ”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable new ABL Secured Parties or new Note Secured Parties, as applicable (the “ Joining [ABL][Note] Secured Parties ”)] [and insert name of each applicable Agent (the “ Joining [ABL][Note Collateral] Agent ”)].

 

The Joining [ABL][Note Collateral] Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [ABL][Note] Secured Parties, hereby agrees with the Borrowers and the other Grantors, the [ABL][Note Collateral] Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound .  The [ABL][Note Collateral] Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [ABL][Note] Secured Parties,] hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the date hereof, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as [the][an] [ABL][Note Collateral] Agent.  As of the date hereof, the Joining [ABL Credit Agreement][Indenture] shall be deemed [the][an] [ABL Credit Agreement][Indenture] under the Intercreditor Agreement, and the obligations thereunder are subject to the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Notices .  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to the Joining [ABL][Note Collateral] Agent shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 3.  Miscellaneous THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[ADD SIGNATURES]

 


(1)               List applicable current Parties, other than any party being replaced in connection herewith.

 

Ex. C- 1



 

EXHIBIT N-2 TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF

FIRST LIEN INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

[  ],

as ABL Collateral Agent

 

and

 

[  ],

as [  ] (1) Junior Lien Agent

 

Dated as of [  ]

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.1

UCC Definitions

 

2

Section 1.2

Other Definitions

 

2

Section 1.3

Rules of Construction

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIEN PRIORITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1

Agreement to Subordinate

 

20

Section 2.2

Waiver of Right to Contest Liens

 

24

Section 2.3

Remedies Standstill

 

25

Section 2.4

No New Liens

 

28

Section 2.5

Waiver of Marshalling

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1

Certain Actions Permitted

 

30

Section 3.2

Delivery of Control Collateral; Agent for Perfection

 

30

Section 3.3

Sharing of Information and Access

 

31

Section 3.4

Insurance

 

32

Section 3.5

No Additional Rights for the Credit Parties Hereunder

 

32

Section 3.6

Actions upon Breach

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1

Application of Proceeds

 

32

Section 4.2

Specific Performance

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERCREDITOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1

Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers

 

36

Section 5.2

Modifications to Senior Priority Documents and Junior Priority Documents

 

36

Section 5.3

Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement

 

40

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1

DIP Financing

 

41

Section 6.2

Relief from Stay

 

41

Section 6.3

No Contest

 

42

Section 6.4

Asset Sales

 

42

Section 6.5

Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification

 

42

Section 6.6

Enforceability

 

43

Section 6.7

Senior Priority Obligations Unconditional

 

43

Section 6.8

Junior Priority Obligations Unconditional

 

43

Section 6.9

Adequate Protection

 

44

Section 6.10

Reorganization Securities and Other Plan-Related Issues

 

45

Section 6.11

Certain Waivers

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.1

Rights of Subrogation

 

46

Section 7.2

Further Assurances

 

47

Section 7.3

Representations

 

47

Section 7.4

Amendments

 

47

Section 7.5

Addresses for Notices

 

48

Section 7.6

No Waiver, Remedies

 

49

Section 7.7

Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations

 

49

Section 7.8

Governing Law; Entire Agreement

 

49

Section 7.9

Counterparts

 

49

Section 7.10

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

 

50

Section 7.11

Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents

 

50

Section 7.12

Senior Priority Representative; Junior Priority Representative

 

51

Section 7.13

Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights

 

52

Section 7.14

Headings

 

52

Section 7.15

Severability

 

52

Section 7.16

Attorneys’ Fees

 

52

Section 7.17

VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER

 

52

Section 7.18

Intercreditor Agreement

 

53

Section 7.19

No Warranties or Liability

 

53

Section 7.20

Conflicts

 

53

Section 7.21

Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties

 

54

Section 7.22

Excluded Assets

 

54

 

EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A               Additional Indebtedness Designation

Exhibit B               Additional Indebtedness Joinder

Exhibit C               Joinder of ABL Credit Agreement or [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement

 

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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

 

This First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of [  ], by and between [  ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, and as further defined herein, the “ ABL Collateral Agent ”) for the ABL Secured Parties referred to below, and [  ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, and as further defined herein, the “ [             ](1) Junior Lien Agent ”) for the [       ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties referred to below.  Capitalized terms used herein without other definition are used as defined in Article I hereof.

 

RECITALS

 

A.            Pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, the ABL Creditors have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the ABL Borrowers.

 

B.            Pursuant to the ABL Guarantees, the ABL Guarantors have agreed to unconditionally guarantee jointly and severally the payment and performance of the ABL Borrowers’ obligations under the ABL Facility Documents, as more particularly provided therein.

 

C.            To secure the obligations of the ABL Borrowers and the ABL Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a ABL Credit Party, the ABL Credit Parties have granted or will grant to the ABL Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the ABL Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral, as more particularly provided in the ABL Facility Documents.

 

D.            Pursuant to the [                ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, the [             ](1) Junior Lien Lenders have agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to or for the benefit of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Borrowers, as more particularly provided therein.

 

E.            Pursuant to the [    ](1) Junior Lien Guarantees, the [    ](1) Junior Lien Guarantors agreed to unconditionally guarantee jointly and severally the payment and performance of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Borrowers’ obligations under the [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents, as more particularly provided therein.

 

F.             As a condition to the effectiveness of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement and to secure the obligations of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Borrowers and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Parties have granted or will grant to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent (for the benefit of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties) Liens on the Collateral, as more particularly provided in the [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents.

 

G.            Pursuant to this Agreement, the Parent Borrower may, from time to time, designate certain additional Indebtedness of any Credit Party as “Additional Indebtedness” by executing and delivering an Additional Indebtedness Designation hereunder, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and by complying with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11 hereof, and the holders of such Additional Indebtedness and any other applicable Additional Creditors shall thereafter constitute Senior Priority Creditors or Junior Priority Creditors (as so designated by the Parent Borrower), as the case may be, and any Additional Agent therefor shall thereafter constitute a Senior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Agent (as so designated by the Parent Borrower), as the case may be, for all purposes under this Agreement.

 



 

H.            Each of the ABL Collateral Agent (on behalf of the ABL Secured Parties) and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent (on behalf of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties) and, by their acknowledgment hereof, the ABL Credit Parties and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Parties, desire to agree to the relative priority of Liens on the Collateral and certain other rights, priorities and interests as provided herein.

 

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

8.

 

DEFINITIONS

 

(a)                   UCC Definitions .  The following terms which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code are used herein as so defined (and if defined in more than one Article of the Uniform Commercial Code, as defined in Article 9 thereof):  Accounts, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Financial Assets, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Money, Payment Intangibles, Promissory Notes, Records, Security, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Supporting Obligations and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

(b)                   Other Definitions .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

ABL Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the ABL Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Borrowers ” shall mean the Parent Borrower and each ABL Subsidiary Borrower.

 

ABL Canadian Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in Section 3 of the ABL Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

ABL Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ” shall mean the “Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement (or, in the event of any amendment, modification, replacement or refinancing of the ABL Credit Agreement, the equivalent of such “Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” entered into in connection with such amendment, modification, replacement agreement or refinancing agreement).

 

ABL Collateral Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor thereto in such capacity, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” in respect of the ABL U.S. Collateral under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

ABL Collateral Documents ” shall mean all “U.S. Security Documents” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in respect of ABL U.S. Collateral in connection with any ABL Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien on any ABL U.S. Collateral is granted securing any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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ABL Credit Agreement ” shall mean ( a ) that certain ABL Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among the ABL Borrowers, the ABL Lenders and the ABL Collateral Agent, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Original ABL Credit Agreement ”), together with ( b ) if designated by the Parent Borrower, any other agreement (including any credit agreement, loan agreement, indenture or other financing agreement) providing for Indebtedness that complies with clause (1)  of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” and has been incurred to extend the maturity of, consolidate, restructure, refund, replace or refinance all or any portion of the ABL Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debt holder or group of lenders or debt holders or the same (an “ Other ABL Credit Agreement ”) or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder; provided that ( i ) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Lien securing the Senior Priority Obligations and ( ii ) the requisite creditors party to such Other ABL Credit Agreement (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Senior Priority Representative (other than any Senior Priority Representative being replaced in connection with such joinder) (or, if there is no continuing Senior Priority Representative, other than any Designated Agent) and the Junior Priority Representative (or, if there is no continuing Junior Priority Representative, other than any Designated Agent), that the obligations under such Other ABL Credit Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Original ABL Credit Agreement and any Other ABL Credit Agreement, in each case then in existence.

 

ABL Credit Parties ” shall mean the ABL Borrowers, the ABL Guarantors and each other Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any ABL Facility Documents; provided that, solely for the purpose of the definition of “ABL Obligations” any other Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any ABL Facility shall be an “ABL Credit Party.”

 

ABL Creditors ” shall mean the ABL Lenders together with all ABL Bank Products Providers, ABL Hedging Providers, ABL Management Credit Providers, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Lender” or “Senior Priority Creditor” under any ABL Credit Agreement.

 

ABL Facility Documents ” shall mean all ABL Credit Agreements, ABL Guarantees, ABL Collateral Documents, Bank Products Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Bank Products Provider, Hedging Agreements between any ABL Credit Party and any ABL Hedging Provider, Management Guarantees in favor of an ABL Management Credit Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any ABL Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any ABL Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates and delivered to the ABL Collateral Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or any ABL Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

ABL Guarantees ” means that certain U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30 , 2016, by the ABL Guarantors in favor of the ABL Agent, and all other guarantees (other than the ABL Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and any other guarantee in respect of any non ABL U.S. Collateral) executed under or in connection with any ABL Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

ABL Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is or becomes a guarantor under any of the ABL Guarantees.

 

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ABL Hedging Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an ABL Credit Party with the obligations of such ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the ABL Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Lenders ” shall mean the financial institutions and other lenders party from time to time to the ABL Credit Agreement (including any such financial institution or lender in its capacity as an issuer of letters of credit thereunder), together with their successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof.

 

ABL Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Person who ( a ) is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee provided by an ABL Credit Party, with the obligations of the applicable ABL Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more ABL Collateral Documents and ( b ) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of one or more ABL Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Management Guarantee, be at any time a Management Credit Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

ABL Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of every nature of each ABL Credit Party from time to time owed to the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Lenders or any of them, any ABL Bank Products Provider, any ABL Hedging Provider or any ABL Management Credit Provider under any ABL Facility Documents, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such ABL Credit Party, would have accrued on any ABL Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such ABL Credit Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the ABL Facility Documents, as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

ABL Secured Parties ” shall mean the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Creditors and the holders of any other ABL Obligations.

 

ABL Subsidiary Borrowers ” shall mean each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is or becomes a borrower under the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

ABL U.S. Collateral ” shall mean all “Collateral” as defined in Section 3 of the ABL U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

ABL U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ” shall mean the “U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement(or, in the event of any amendment, modification, replacement or refinancing of the ABL Credit Agreement, the equivalent of such “U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” entered into in connection with such amendment, modification, replacement agreement or refinancing agreement).

 

Additional Agent ” shall mean any one or more agents, trustees or other representatives for or of any one or more Additional Credit Facility Creditors, and shall include any successor thereto, as well as any Person designated as an “Agent” under any Additional Credit Facility.

 

Additional Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with an Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent

 

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Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Additional Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Borrower ” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that incurs or issues Additional Indebtedness, under any Additional Credit Facility, together with its successors and assigns.

 

Additional Collateral Documents ” shall mean all “Collateral Documents” (or an equivalent definition) as defined in any Additional Credit Facility (other than, at the Parent Borrower’s option, any such document relating to non ABL U.S. Collateral), and in any event shall include all security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, pledges and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any Additional Credit Facility, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Additional Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Credit Facilities ” shall mean ( a ) any one or more agreements, instruments and documents under which any Indebtedness which has been designated as Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred, including any credit agreements, loan agreements, indentures, guarantees or other financing agreements, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, together with ( b ) if designated by the Parent Borrower, any other agreement (including any credit agreement, loan agreement, indenture or other financing agreement) extending the maturity of, consolidating, restructuring, refunding, replacing or refinancing all or any portion of such Additional Indebtedness, whether by the same or any other lender, debt holder or other creditor or group of lenders, debt holders or other creditors, or the same or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor, or otherwise, and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder, provided that all Indebtedness that is incurred under such other agreement constitutes Additional Indebtedness.  As used in this definition of “Additional Credit Facilities”, the term “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original ABL Credit Agreement, whether or not the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect.

 

Additional Credit Facility Creditors ” shall mean one or more holders of Additional Indebtedness (or commitments therefor) that is or may be incurred under one or more Additional Credit Facilities, together with their permitted successors, assigns and transferees, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Credit Facility Creditor” under any Additional Credit Facility.

 

Additional Credit Party ” shall mean the Parent Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that becomes a party to any Additional Document, and any other Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower who becomes a guarantor under any of the Additional Guarantees.

 

Additional Creditors ” shall mean one or more Additional Credit Facility Creditors and shall include all Additional Bank Products Providers, Additional Hedging Providers and Additional Management Credit Providers in respect of any Additional Documents and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as an “Additional Creditor” under any Additional Credit Facility; and with respect to any Additional Agent, shall mean the Additional Creditors represented by such Additional Agent.

 

Additional Documents ” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness designated as Additional Indebtedness hereunder, any Additional Credit Facilities, any Additional Guarantees, any Additional Collateral Documents, any Bank Products Agreement between any Credit Party and any Additional Bank Products Provider, any Hedging Agreement between any Credit Party and any Additional Hedging

 

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Provider, any Management Guarantee in favor of an Additional Management Credit Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any Additional Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any Additional Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates and delivered to any Additional Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or any Additional Credit Facility, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among any of the Additional Secured Parties or between or among any of the other Secured Parties and any of the Additional Secured Parties, in each case as the same may be amended, restated supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Effective Date ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.11(b).

 

Additional Guarantees ” shall mean any one or more guarantees of any Additional Obligations of any Additional Credit Party by any other Additional Credit Party in favor of any Additional Secured Party, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Additional Guarantor ” shall mean any Additional Credit Party that at any time has provided an Additional Guarantee.

 

Additional Hedging Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an Additional Credit Party with the obligations of such Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Additional Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time an Additional Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Indebtedness ” shall mean any Additional Specified Indebtedness that ( 1 ) is secured by a Lien on Collateral and is permitted to be so secured by:

 

·               (a)           prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 8.3 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such ABL Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

·               (b)           prior to the Discharge of [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations, Section [ · ](2) of the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement (if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement then in effect if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is not then in effect (which covenant is designated in such [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

·               (c)           prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Liens contained in any applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

( 2 ) is designated as “Additional Indebtedness” by the Parent Borrower pursuant to an Additional Indebtedness Designation and in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.11.

 

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As used in this definition of “Additional Indebtedness”, the term “Lien” shall have the meaning assigned thereto ( x ) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(a) , prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in Section 1.1 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), ( y ) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(b) , prior to the Discharge of [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations, in Section [ · ](3) of the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien  Credit Agreement (if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is then in effect) or in any Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien  Credit Agreement is not then in effect), and ( z ) for purposes of the preceding clause (1)(c) , prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.

 

Additional Indebtedness Designation ” shall mean a certificate of the Parent Borrower with respect to Additional Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

Additional Indebtedness Joinder ” shall mean a joinder agreement executed by one or more Additional Agents in respect of any Additional Indebtedness subject to an Additional Indebtedness Designation on behalf of one or more Additional Secured Parties in respect of such Additional Indebtedness, substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.

 

Additional Junior Priority Exposure ” shall mean, as to any Additional Credit Facility in respect of Junior Priority Debt, as of the date of determination, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of ( a ) as to any revolving facility thereunder, the total commitments (whether funded or unfunded) of the applicable Junior Priority Creditors to make loans and other extensions of credit thereunder (or after the termination of such commitments, the total outstanding principal amount of Additional Obligations in respect of Junior Priority Debt thereunder) plus ( b ) as to any other facility thereunder, the outstanding principal amount of Additional Obligations in respect of Junior Priority Debt thereunder.

 

Additional Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Person who ( a ) is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee provided by an Additional Credit Party, with the obligations of the applicable Additional Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more Additional Collateral Documents and ( b ) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of one or more Additional Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Management Guarantee, be at any time an Additional Management Credit Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Additional Obligations ” shall mean any and all loans and all other obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the commencement of any case with respect to any Additional Credit Party under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Insolvency Proceeding, owing by each Additional Credit Party from time to time to any Additional Agent, any Additional Creditors or any of them, including any Additional Bank Products Providers, Additional Hedging Providers or Additional Management Credit Providers, under any Additional Document, whether for principal, interest (including interest and fees which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such Additional Credit Party, would have accrued on any Additional Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such Additional Credit Party for such interest and fees in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of any Additional Documents, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Additional Secured Parties ” shall mean any Additional Agents and any Additional Creditors.

 

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Additional Specified Indebtedness ” shall mean any Indebtedness that is or may from time to time be incurred by any Credit Party in compliance with:

 

(a)                                  prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, Section 8.2 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect (in each case under this clause (a), which covenant is designated in such ABL Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition);

 

(b)                                  prior to the Discharge of [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations, Section [ · ](4) of the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement (if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is then in effect) or the corresponding negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement then in effect (in each case under this clause (b), which covenant is designated in such [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement as applicable for purposes of this definition); and

 

(c)                                   prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, any negative covenant restricting Indebtedness contained in any Additional Credit Facility then in effect (which covenant is designated in such Additional Credit Facility as applicable for purposes of this definition).

 

As used in this definition of “Additional Specified Indebtedness”, the term “Indebtedness” shall have the meaning assigned thereto ( x ) for purposes of the preceding clause (a) , prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, in Section 1.1 of the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect) or in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), ( y ) for purposes of the preceding clause (b) , prior to the Discharge of [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations, in Section [ · ](3) of the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement (if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is then in effect) or in any Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is not then in effect) and ( z ) for purposes of the preceding clause (c) , prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility then in effect.  In the event that any Indebtedness as defined in any such Credit Document shall not be Indebtedness as defined in any other such Credit Document, but is or may be incurred in compliance with such other Credit Document, such Indebtedness shall constitute Additional Specified Indebtedness for purposes of such other Credit Document.

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person.  For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Agent ” shall mean any Senior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Agent.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble hereto.

 

Bank Products Agreement ” shall mean any agreement pursuant to which a bank or other financial institution or other Person agrees to provide ( a ) treasury services, ( b ) credit card, debit card, merchant card, purchasing card, stored value card, non-card electronic payable or similar services (including the processing of payments and other administrative services with respect thereto), ( c ) cash

 

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management or related services (including controlled disbursements, automated clearinghouse transactions, return items, netting, overdrafts, depository, lockbox, stop payment, electronic funds transfer, information reporting, wire transfer and interstate depository network services) and ( d ) other banking, financial or treasury products or services as may be requested by the Parent Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than letters of credit and other than loans and advances except indebtedness arising from services described in clauses (a)  through (c)  of this definition).

 

Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any ABL Bank Products Provider, [  ](1) Junior Lien Bank Products Provider or any Additional Bank Products Provider, as applicable.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean title 11 of the United States Code.

 

Bankruptcy Law ” shall mean the Bankruptcy Code 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 and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

Base Intercreditor Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Intercreditor Agreement” in the Original ABL Credit Agreement.

 

Board of Directors ” shall mean for any Person, the board of directors or other governing body of such Person or, if such Person does not have such a board of directors or other governing body and is owned or managed by a single entity, the board of directors or other governing body of such entity, or, in either case, any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board of directors or other governing body.  Unless otherwise provided, “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Parent Borrower.

 

Borrower ” shall mean any of the ABL Borrowers, any [  ](1) Junior Lien Borrowers and any Additional Borrower.

 

Business Day ” shall mean a day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

 

Capital Stock ” shall mean any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants or options to purchase any of the foregoing.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” shall mean an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

 

Captive Insurance Subsidiary ” means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Company that is subject to regulation as an insurance company (or any Domestic Subsidiary thereof).

 

Cash Collateral ” shall mean any Collateral consisting of Money, Cash Equivalents and any Financial Assets.

 

Cash Equivalents ”:  ( 1 ) money and ( 2 )( a ) securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America, Canada or a member state of the European Union (in the case of any such member state, to the extent rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (a division of The McGraw Hill Companies Inc.) or any successor rating agency (“ S&P ”) or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor rating agency

 

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(“ Moody’s ”) (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency)) or any agency or instrumentality of any thereof, ( b ) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of ( i ) any ABL Lender or Affiliate thereof or ( ii ) any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 (or the foreign currency equivalent thereof as of the date of such investment) and the commercial paper of the holding company of which is rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency), ( c ) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a)  and (b)  above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b)(i)  or (b)(ii)  above, ( d ) money market instruments, commercial paper or other short term obligations rated at least A-2 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (or if at such time neither is issuing ratings, then a comparable rating of such other nationally recognized rating agency), ( e ) investments in money market funds complying with the risk limiting conditions of Rule 2a-7 or any successor rule of the SEC under the Investment Company Act, ( f ) investment funds investing at least 95% of their assets in cash equivalents of the types described in clauses (1)  and (2)(a)  through (e)  above (which funds may also hold reasonable amounts of cash pending investment and/or distribution), ( g ) investments similar to any of the foregoing denominated in foreign currencies approved by the Board of Directors, and ( h ) solely with respect to any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, any investment that such Person is permitted to make in accordance with applicable law.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this definition, rating identifiers, watches and outlooks will be disregarded in determining whether any obligations satisfy the rating requirement herein.

 

Collateral ” shall mean all Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by, any Credit Party in or upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted to any Agent under any of the ABL Collateral Documents, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents or the Additional Collateral Documents, together with all rents, issues, profits, products and Proceeds thereof.

 

Control Collateral ” shall mean any Collateral consisting of any certificated Security, Investment Property, Deposit Account, Instruments, Chattel Paper and any other Collateral as to which a Lien may be perfected through possession or control by the secured party or any agent therefor.

 

Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean the Secured Parties whose Agent is the Junior Priority Representative.

 

Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean ( i ) at any time when the ABL Collateral Agent is the Senior Priority Representative, the ABL Secured Parties and ( ii ) at any other time, the Secured Parties whose Agent is the Senior Priority Representative.

 

Credit Documents ” shall mean all ABL Facility Documents, [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents and Additional Documents.

 

Credit Facility ” shall mean the ABL Credit Agreement, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Credit Parties ” shall mean the ABL Credit Parties, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Parties and any Additional Credit Parties.

 

Creditor ” shall mean any Senior Priority Creditor or Junior Priority Creditor.

 

Designated Agent ” shall mean any Party that the Parent Borrower designates as a Designated Agent (as confirmed in writing by such Party if such designation is made after the execution of this

 

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Agreement by such Party or the joinder of such Party to this Agreement), in each case as and to the extent so designated.  Such designation may be for all purposes of this Agreement, or may be for one or more specified purposes hereunder or provisions hereof.

 

DIP Financing ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.1(a).

 

Discharge of ABL Obligations ” shall mean ( a ) the payment in full in cash of the applicable ABL Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations) at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such ABL Credit Agreement (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) and ( b ) the termination of all then-outstanding commitments to extend credit under the ABL Facility Documents.

 

Discharge of Additional Obligations ” shall mean, if any Indebtedness shall at any time have been incurred under any Additional Credit Facility, ( a ) the payment in full in cash of the applicable Additional Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations) at the time all Additional Indebtedness under such Additional Credit Facility is paid in full in cash, including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such Additional Credit Facility (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) and ( b ) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the applicable Additional Credit Facility.

 

Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the occurrence of all of the Discharge of [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Obligations in respect of Junior Priority Debt.

 

Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the occurrence of all of the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Additional Obligations in respect of Senior Priority Debt.

 

Discharge of [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations ” shall mean ( a ) the payment in full in cash of the applicable [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations that are outstanding and unpaid (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, unasserted contingent indemnification or other obligations) at the time all Indebtedness under the applicable [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is paid in full in cash, including (if applicable), with respect to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder at such time (or indemnities or other undertakings issued pursuant thereto in respect of outstanding letters of credit at such time), delivery or provision of cash or backstop letters of credit in respect thereof in compliance with the terms of any such [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement (which shall not exceed an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) and ( b ) the termination of all then outstanding commitments to extend credit under the [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents.

 

Dollar ” and “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States.

 

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Dollar Equivalent ” shall mean, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the amount thereof and, with respect to the principal amount denominated in any currency other than Dollars, at any date of determination thereof, an amount in Dollars equivalent to such principal amount or such other amount calculated on the basis of the Spot Rate of Exchange.

 

Domestic Subsidiary shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

Event of Default ” shall mean an Event of Default under any ABL Credit Agreement, any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility.

 

Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies ” or “ Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies ” shall mean:

 

(a)                                  the taking of any action to enforce or realize upon any Lien, including the institution of any foreclosure proceedings or the noticing of any public or private sale pursuant to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or taking any action to enforce any right or power to repossess, replevy, attach, garnish, levy upon or collect the Proceeds of any Lien;

 

(b)                                  the exercise of any right or remedy provided to a secured creditor on account of a Lien under any of the Credit Documents, under applicable law, by self-help repossession, by notification to account obligors of any Grantor, in an Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise, including the election to retain any of the Collateral in satisfaction of a Lien;

 

(c)                                   the taking of any action or the exercise of any right or remedy in respect of the collection on, set off against, marshaling of, injunction respecting or foreclosure on the Collateral or the Proceeds thereof;

 

(d)                                  the appointment of a receiver, receiver and manager or interim receiver of all or part of the Collateral;

 

(e)                                   subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, the sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral by private or public sale or any other means permissible under applicable law;

 

(f)                                    the exercise of any other right of a secured creditor under Part 6 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(g)                                   the exercise of any voting rights relating to any Capital Stock included in the Collateral; and

 

(h)                                  the delivery of any notice, claim or demand relating to the Collateral to any Person (including any securities intermediary, depository bank or landlord) in possession or control of, any Collateral.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) filing a proof of claim or statement of interest in any Insolvency Proceeding, (ii) the imposition of a default rate or late fee, (iii) the acceleration of the Senior Priority Obligations, (iv) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of any applicable Senior Priority Documents or Junior Priority Documents, (v) the consent by any Senior Priority Agent to the disposition by any Grantor of any Collateral under the Senior Priority Documents, (vi) seeking adequate protection shall not be deemed to be an Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies, (vii) the establishment or modification of (x) borrowing base and/or availability reserves or other reserves against collateral, (y)

 

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eligibility criteria for accounts or inventory or (z) other conditions for advances or (viii) the changing of advance rates or advance sub-limits.

 

Federal District Court ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.17(a).

 

Governmental Authority ” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including the European Union.

 

Grantor ” shall mean any Grantor as defined in the ABL Facility Documents, in the [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents or in any Additional Documents, as applicable; provided , that no Person that is not (i) a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or (ii) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, shall in any case be a Grantor.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Person that is organized under the laws of Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States of America shall be a Grantor.

 

Guarantor ” shall mean any of the ABL Guarantors, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Guarantors or the Additional Guarantors.

 

Hedging Agreement ” shall mean any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity, credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, credit or equity values (including any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

 

Hedging Provider ” shall mean any ABL Hedging Provider, any [  ](1) Junior Lien Hedging Provider or any Additional Hedging Provider, as applicable.

 

Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(g).

 

Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(e).

 

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original ABL Credit Agreement, the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding ” shall mean ( a ) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding up or relief of debtors, or ( b ) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors; in each case covered by clauses (a)  and (b)  undertaken under United States Federal, State or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).

 

Investment Company Act ” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

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Junior Intervening Creditor ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(h).

 

Junior Priority Agent ” shall mean any of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Agent and any Additional Agent under any Junior Priority Documents.

 

Junior Priority Collateral Documents ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents and any Additional Collateral Documents in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Credit Agreement ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement and any Additional Credit Facility in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Creditors ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors and any Additional Creditor in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Debt ” shall mean:

 

(1)                                  all [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations; and

 

(2)                                  any Additional Obligations of any Credit Party so long as on or before the date on which the relevant Additional Indebtedness is incurred, such Indebtedness is designated by the Parent Borrower as “Junior Priority Debt” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to Section 7.11(a)(iii).

 

Junior Priority Documents ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents and any Additional Documents in respect of any Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Lien ” shall mean a Lien granted ( a ) by a [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Document to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent or ( b ) by an Additional Collateral Document to any Additional Agent for the purpose of securing Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Junior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations and any Additional Obligations constituting Junior Priority Debt.

 

Junior Priority Representative ” shall mean the Junior Lien Collateral Agent acting for the Junior Priority Secured Parties, unless either (i) the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is no longer in effect or (ii) the aggregate Additional Junior Priority Exposure (and in any event excluding Additional Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees) under any Additional Credit Facility in respect of Junior Priority Debt exceeds the aggregate [   ](1) Junior Lien Exposure (and in any event excluding [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees), in which case the Junior Priority Representative shall be the Junior Priority Agent (if other than a Designated Agent) representing the Junior Priority Creditors with the greatest aggregate Additional Junior Priority Exposure (and in any event excluding Junior Priority Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees) under an Additional Credit Facility in respect of Junior Priority Debt acting for the Junior Priority Secured Parties (in each case, unless otherwise agreed in writing among the Junior Priority Agents then party to this Agreement)].

 

Junior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean, at any time, all of the Junior Priority Agents and all of the Junior Priority Creditors.

 

Junior Standstill Period ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.3(a)(i).

 

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Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory, judgment or other) or charge of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof).

 

Lien Priority ” shall mean, with respect to any Lien of the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Secured Parties, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties, any Additional Agent or any Additional Creditors in the Collateral, the order of priority of such Lien as specified in Section 2.1.

 

Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Additional Management Credit Provider, any ABL Management Credit Provider or any [  ](1) Junior Lien Management Credit Provider, as applicable.

 

Management Guarantee ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto  ( a ) with respect to the ABL Obligations, in the Original ABL Credit Agreement (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any Other ABL Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not then in effect), ( b ) with respect to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations, in the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement (if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is then in effect), or in any Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement then in effect (if the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement is not then in effect) and ( c ) with respect to any Additional Obligations, in the applicable Additional Credit Facility.

 

Moody’s ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”.

 

New York Courts ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.17(a).

 

New York Supreme Court ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.17(a).

 

Obligations ” shall mean any of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations.

 

Original ABL Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement”.

 

Other ABL Credit Agreement ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement.”

 

Parent Borrower ” shall mean Herc Rentals Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, together with its successors and assigns.

 

Party ” shall mean any of the ABL Collateral Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent or any Additional Agent.

 

Person ” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

 

Pledged Securities ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Senior Priority Collateral Documents or in the Junior Priority Collateral Documents, as the context requires.

 

Proceeds ” shall mean ( a ) all “proceeds,” as defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, with respect to the Collateral, ( b ) whatever is recoverable or recovered when any Collateral is sold, exchanged, collected or disposed of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily and ( c ) in the case of Proceeds

 

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of Pledged Securities, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Property ” shall mean any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

S&P ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Cash Equivalents”.

 

Secured Parties ” shall mean the Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties.

 

Senior Intervening Creditor ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 4.1(f).

 

Senior Priority Agent ” shall mean any of the ABL Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent under any Senior Priority Documents.

 

Senior Priority Collateral Documents ” shall mean all ABL Collateral Documents and Additional Collateral Documents relating to any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Credit Agreement ” shall mean any of the ABL Credit Agreement and any Additional Credit Facility in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Creditors ” shall mean the ABL Creditors and any Additional Creditor in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Debt ” shall mean:

 

(1)                                  all ABL Obligations; and

 

(2)                                  any Additional Obligations of any Credit Party so long as on or before the date on which the relevant Additional Indebtedness is incurred, such Indebtedness is designated by the Parent Borrower as “Senior Priority Debt” in the relevant Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to Section 7.11(a)(iii).

 

Senior Priority Documents ” shall mean all ABL Facility Documents and Additional Documents in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

Senior Priority Exposure ” shall mean, as to any Credit Facility in respect of Senior Priority Debt, as of the date of determination, the sum of the Dollar Equivalent of ( a ) as to any revolving facility thereunder, the total commitments (whether funded or unfunded) of the applicable Senior Priority Creditors to make loans and other extensions of credit thereunder (or after the termination of such commitments, the total outstanding principal amount of Senior Priority Obligations thereunder) plus ( b ) as to any other facility thereunder, the outstanding principal amount of Senior Priority Obligations thereunder.

 

Senior Priority Lien ” shall mean a Lien granted ( a ) by a ABL Collateral Document to the ABL Collateral Agent or ( b ) by an Additional Collateral Document to any Additional Agent for the purpose of securing Senior Priority Obligations.

 

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Senior Priority Obligations ” shall mean the ABL Obligations and any Additional Obligations constituting Senior Priority Debt.

 

Senior Priority Recovery ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 5.3.

 

Senior Priority Representative ” shall mean the ABL Collateral Agent under the Original ABL Credit Agreement while the Original ABL Credit Agreement is in effect; provided that if the Original ABL Credit Agreement is not in effect, the Senior Priority Representative shall be the Senior Priority Agent (if other than a Designated Agent) representing the Senior Priority Creditors with the greatest aggregate Senior Priority Exposure (and in any event excluding Senior Priority Obligations in respect of Bank Products Agreements, Hedging Agreements or Management Guarantees) under a Credit Facility in respect of Senior Priority Debt acting for the Senior Priority Secured Parties (in each case, unless otherwise agreed in writing among the Senior Priority Agents then party to this Agreement).

 

Senior Priority Secured Parties ” shall mean, at any time, all of the Senior Priority Agents and all of the Senior Priority Creditors.

 

Series of Junior Priority Debt ” shall mean, severally, ( a ) the Indebtedness outstanding under the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement and ( b ) the Indebtedness outstanding under any Additional Credit Facility in respect of or constituting Junior Priority Debt.

 

Series of Senior Priority Debt ” shall mean, severally, ( a ) the Indebtedness outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement, ( b ) the Indebtedness under each other ABL Credit Agreement and ( c ) the Indebtedness outstanding under each Additional Credit Facility in respect of or constituting Senior Priority Debt.

 

Series ” means ( x ) with respect to Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt, all Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt, as applicable, represented by the same Agent acting in the same capacity and ( y ) with respect to Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations, all such obligations secured by the same Senior Priority Collateral Documents or Junior Priority Collateral Documents, as the case may be.

 

Spot Rate of Exchange ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Base Intercreditor, whether or not the Base Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect.

 

Subsidiary ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original ABL Credit Agreement, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement or any Additional Credit Facility, as applicable.

 

Titled Goods ” means collectively, all of each Grantor’s motor vehicles, tractors, trailers and other Equipment (as defined in the UCC) evidenced by a certificate of title or ownership, in each case whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired.

 

Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of New York; provided that to the extent that the Uniform Commercial Code is used to define any term in any security document and such term is defined differently in differing Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code, the definition of such term contained in Article 9 shall govern; provided , further , that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, publication or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Liens of any Party is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or foreign personal property security laws as enacted and in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “Uniform Commercial Code” will mean the Uniform Commercial Code or such foreign personal property security laws as

 

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enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

 

United States ” shall mean the United States of America.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means ( i ) any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that at the time of determination is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement and ( ii ) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Agent ” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Preamble hereto and shall include any successor thereto in such capacity, as well as any Person designated as the “Agent” or “Collateral Agent” under the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Bank Products Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party with the obligations of such [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Borrowers ” shall mean the Parent Borrower and each [  ](1) Junior Lien Subsidiary Borrower.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents ” shall mean all “[Security] Documents” as defined in the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, and all other security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust and other collateral documents executed and delivered in connection with any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement ” shall mean ( a ) that certain [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of [the date hereof], among the [  ](1) Junior Lien Borrowers, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Lenders and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement ”), together with ( b ) if designated by the Parent Borrower, any other agreement (including any credit agreement, loan agreement, indenture or other financing agreement) providing for Indebtedness that complies with clause (1)  of the definition of “Additional Indebtedness” and has been incurred to extend the maturity of, consolidate, restructure, refund, replace or refinance all or any portion of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations, whether by the same or any other lender, debt holder or group of lenders or debt holders or the same (an “ Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement ”) or any other agent, trustee or representative therefor and whether or not increasing the amount of any Indebtedness that may be incurred thereunder; provided that ( i ) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Lien securing the [Junior] Priority Obligations and ( ii ) the requisite creditors party to such Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement (or their agent or other representative on their behalf) shall agree, by a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Senior Priority Representative (or, if there is no continuing Senior Priority Representative, other than any Designated Agent) and the Junior Priority Representative (other than any Junior Priority Representative being replaced in connection with such joinder) (or, if there is no continuing Junior Priority Representative, other than any Designated Agent), that the obligations under

 

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such Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement are subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement shall be deemed a reference to the Initial [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement and any Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, in each case then in existence.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Parties ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Borrowers, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Guarantors and each other Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is now or hereafter becomes a party to any [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Lenders together with all [  ](1) Junior Lien Bank Product Providers, [  ](1) Junior Lien Hedging Providers, [  ](1) Junior Lien Management Credit Providers, and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof, as well as any Person designated as a “Lender” or “Senior Priority Creditor” under any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents ” shall mean all [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreements, [  ](1) Junior Lien Guarantees, [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents, Bank Products Agreements between any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party and any [  ](1) Junior Lien Bank Products Provider, Hedging Agreements between any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party and any [  ](1) Junior Lien Hedging Provider, Management Guarantees in favor of an [  ](1) Junior Lien Management Credit Provider, those other ancillary agreements as to which any [  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Party is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates and delivered to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent in connection with any of the foregoing or any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Guarantees ” means that certain [Guarantee and Collateral Agreement], dated as of the date hereof, and all other guarantees (other than any guarantees by any Affiliate of the Parent Borrower other than a Domestic Subsidiary thereof) executed under or in connection with any [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Guarantors ” shall mean, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is or becomes a guarantor under any of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Guarantees.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Hedging Provider ” shall mean any Person that has entered into a Hedging Agreement with an [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party with the obligations of such [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents, as designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Provider hereunder with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Lenders ” shall mean the financial institutions and other lenders party from time to time to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement (including any such financial institution or lender in its capacity as an issuer of letters of credit thereunder), together with their successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Management Credit Provider ” shall mean any Person who ( a ) is a beneficiary of a Management Guarantee provided by an [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party, with the obligations of the applicable [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party thereunder being secured by one or more [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents and ( b ) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with the terms of one or more [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents ( provided that no Person shall, with respect to any

 

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Management Guarantee, be at any time a Management Credit Provider with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of every nature of each [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party from time to time owed to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Lenders or any of them, any [  ](1) Junior Lien Bank Products Provider, any [  ](1) Junior Lien Hedging Provider or any [  ](1) Junior Lien Management Credit Provider under any [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents, whether for principal, interest (including interest which, but for the filing of a petition in bankruptcy with respect to such [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party, would have accrued on any [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligation, whether or not a claim is allowed against such [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Party for such interest in the related bankruptcy proceeding), reimbursement of amounts drawn under letters of credit, payments for early termination of Hedging Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise, and all other amounts owing or due under the terms of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents, as amended, restated, supplemented, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties ” shall mean the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors and the holders of any other [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations.

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Subsidiary Borrowers ” shall mean each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is or becomes a borrower under the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(c)                                                           Rules of Construction .  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the singular include the plural, the term “ including ” is not limiting, and the term “ or ” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “ and/or .” The words “ hereof ,” “ herein ,” “ hereby ,” “ hereunder ,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  Article, section, subsection, clause, schedule and exhibit references herein are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  Any reference in this Agreement to any agreement, instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders and supplements thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders and supplements set forth herein).  Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.  Any reference herein to the repayment in full of an obligation shall mean the payment in full in cash of such obligation, or in such other manner as may be approved in writing by the requisite holders or representatives in respect of such obligation.

 

9.

 

LIEN PRIORITY

 

(a)                                                          Agreement to Subordinate .

 

(i)              Notwithstanding ( i ) the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Senior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, or of any Liens granted to any Junior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral, and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), ( ii ) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Secured Party or any Junior Priority Secured Party in any Collateral, ( iii ) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Senior

 

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Priority Documents or Junior Priority Documents, ( iv ) whether any Senior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, ( v ) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any Senior Priority Secured Party securing any of the Senior Priority Obligations are ( x ) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or ( y ) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or ( vi ) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                  any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to all Liens granted to any of the Senior Priority Secured Parties in such Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(B)                                                                  any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be senior and prior in all respects to all Liens granted to any of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral to secure all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(C)                                                                  except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations; provided that any such separate agreement is expected to allocate the risk of any Impairment of such Series; and

 

(D)                                                                  except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Party, that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations; provided that any such separate agreement is expected to allocate the risk of any Impairment of such Series.

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding ( i ) the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Senior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), ( ii ) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any other Senior Priority Secured Party in any Collateral, ( iii ) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Senior Priority Documents, ( iv ) whether any Senior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, ( v ) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any

 

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Senior Priority Secured Party securing any of the Senior Priority Obligations are ( x ) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or ( y ) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or ( vi ) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, subject to Sections 4.1(e) and (f) hereof, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Senior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(iii)        Notwithstanding ( i ) the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection (including any defect or deficiency or alleged defect or deficiency in any of the foregoing) of any Liens granted to any Junior Priority Secured Party in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), ( ii ) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of any other Junior Priority Secured Party in any Collateral, ( iii ) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any Junior Priority Documents, ( iv ) whether any Junior Priority Agent, in each case either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Collateral, ( v ) the fact that any such Liens in favor of any Junior Priority Secured Party securing any of the Junior Priority Obligations are ( x ) subordinated to any Lien securing any other obligation of any Credit Party or ( y ) otherwise subordinated, voided, avoided, invalidated or lapsed or ( vi ) any other circumstance of any kind or nature whatsoever, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, subject to Sections 4.1(g) and (h) hereof, any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu and equal in priority in all respects with any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any other Junior Priority Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations.

 

(iv)       Notwithstanding any failure by any Senior Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Collateral granted to any of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as ( x ) between the respective classes of Senior Priority Secured Parties and ( y ) between the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein.  Notwithstanding any failure by any Junior Priority Secured Party to perfect its security interests in the Collateral or any avoidance, invalidation, priming or subordination by any third party or court of competent jurisdiction of the security interests in the Collateral granted to any of the Junior Priority Secured Parties, the priority and rights as between the respective classes of Junior Priority Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth herein.  Lien priority as among the Senior Priority Obligations and the Junior Priority Obligations with respect to any Collateral will be governed solely by this Agreement, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by or among any applicable Secured Parties.

 

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(v)          The ABL Collateral Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors, acknowledges and agrees that ( x ) concurrently herewith, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, for the benefit of itself and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors, has been granted Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Collateral Agent has been granted Senior Priority Liens, and the ABL Collateral Agent hereby consents thereto, and ( y ) one or more Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the ABL Collateral Agent has been granted Senior Priority Liens, and the ABL Collateral Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(vi)       The [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors, acknowledges and agrees that ( x ) the ABL Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Creditors, has been granted Senior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent has been granted Junior Priority Liens, and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent hereby consents thereto, and ( y ) one or more Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent has been granted Junior Priority Liens, and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(vii)                            Each Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, acknowledges and agrees that, ( x ) the ABL Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the ABL Creditors, has been granted Senior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto, ( y ) the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, for the benefit of itself and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors, has been granted Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto, and ( z ) one or more other Additional Agents, each on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby, have been or may be granted Senior Priority Liens or Junior Priority Liens upon all of the Collateral in which such Additional Agent is being granted Liens, and such Additional Agent hereby consents thereto.

 

(viii)                         The subordination of Liens by each Junior Priority Agent in favor of the Senior Priority Agents shall not be deemed to subordinate the Liens of any Junior Priority Agent to the Liens of any other Person.  The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of any Senior Priority Agent and Liens of any other Senior Priority Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to provide that the Liens of the Senior Priority Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person, or to subordinate any Liens of any Senior Priority Agent to the Liens of any Person.  The provision of pari passu and equal priority as between Liens of any Junior Priority Agent and Liens of any other Junior Priority Agent, in each case as set forth herein, shall not be deemed to provide that the Liens of the Junior Priority Agent will be pari passu or of equal priority with the Liens of any other Person.

 

(ix)       So long as the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations has not occurred, the parties hereto agree that in the event that any ABL Borrower shall, or shall permit any other Grantor to, grant or permit any additional Liens, or take any action to perfect any additional Liens, on any asset or property to secure any Junior Priority Obligation and, unless otherwise provided for in accordance with Section 2.5(d), have not also granted a Lien on such asset or property to secure the Senior Priority Obligations and taken all actions to perfect such Liens, then, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to any Senior Priority Agent and/or the other Senior Priority Secured Parties, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties for which it is a Junior Priority Agent, and each other

 

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Junior Priority Secured Party (by its acceptance of the benefits of the Junior Priority Documents), agrees that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.1(i) shall be subject to Section 4.1(b).

 

(b)                                                          Waiver of Right to Contest Liens .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability or perfection of the Liens of any Senior Priority Secured Party in respect of the Collateral, or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by any Senior Priority Secured Party under the Senior Priority Documents with respect to the Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Junior Priority Secured Parties may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to or interfere with the manner in which any Senior Priority Secured Party seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral.

 

(ii)           Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability or perfection of the Liens of any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Senior Priority Agent and such Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by, and not prohibited under this Agreement to be undertaken by, any other Controlling Senior Priority Secured Party under any applicable Senior Priority Documents with respect to the Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Senior Priority Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to or interfere with the manner in which any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral so long as such other Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby is not prohibited from taking such action under this Agreement.

 

(iii)        Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of

 

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itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it and they shall not (and hereby waives any right to) take any action to contest or challenge (or assist or support any other Person in contesting or challenging), directly or indirectly, whether or not in any proceeding (including in any Insolvency Proceeding), the validity, priority, enforceability or perfection of the Liens of any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented by such other Junior Priority Agent, or the provisions of this Agreement.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of such Junior Priority Agent and Junior Priority Secured Parties will take any action that would interfere with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies undertaken by, and not prohibited under this Agreement to be undertaken by, any Controlling Junior Priority Secured Party under any applicable Junior Priority Documents with respect to the Collateral.  Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement, or as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives any and all rights it or such Junior Priority Secured Parties may have as a pari passu lien creditor or otherwise to contest, protest, object to or interfere with the manner in which any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Junior Priority Agent seeks to enforce its Liens in any Collateral so long as such other Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor is not prohibited from taking such action under this Agreement.

 

(iv)       The assertion of priority rights established under the terms of this Agreement or in any separate writing contemplated hereby between any of the parties hereto shall not be considered a challenge to Lien priority of any Party prohibited by this Section 2.2.

 

(c)                                                           Remedies Standstill .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, such Junior Priority Agent and such Junior Priority Secured Parties:

 

(A)                                                                  will not, and will not seek to, Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to the Collateral without the written consent of the Senior Priority Representative; provided that any Junior Priority Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (other than any remedies the exercise of which is otherwise prohibited by this Agreement, including Article VI ) after a period of [150] consecutive days has elapsed from the date of delivery of written notice by such Junior Priority Agent to each Senior Priority Agent stating that an Event of Default (as defined under the applicable Junior Priority Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing thereunder and that the Junior Priority Obligations are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration or otherwise) and stating its intention to Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (the “ Junior Standstill Period ”), and then such Junior Priority Agent may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies only so long as ( 1 ) no Event of Default relating to the payment of interest, principal, fees or other Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred and be continuing and ( 2 ) no Senior Priority Secured Party shall have commenced (or attempted to commence or given notice of its intent to commence) the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral (including seeking relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding) and, in each case, such Junior Priority Agent has notice thereof;

 

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(B)                                                                  will not contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor or any other exercise by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor of any rights and remedies relating to the Collateral under the Senior Priority Documents or otherwise (including any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies initiated by or supported by any Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor);

 

(C)                                                                  subject to their rights under clause (i)  above, will not object to the forbearance by any Senior Priority Agent or the Senior Priority Creditors from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies relating to the Collateral; or

 

(D)                                                                  will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of the Collateral, it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by the Junior Priority Representative shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Senior Priority Representative.

 

From and after the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations (or prior thereto upon obtaining the written consent of each Senior Priority Agent), any Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Creditor may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Junior Priority Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided , however , that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1.

 

(ii)           Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that such Senior Priority Agent and such Senior Priority Secured Parties will not (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among all Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby) Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies (or institute or join in any action or proceeding with respect to the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies) with respect to any of the Collateral without the written consent of the Senior Priority Representative and will not knowingly take, receive or accept any Proceeds of Collateral (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among all Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby), it being understood and agreed that the temporary deposit of Proceeds of Collateral in a Deposit Account controlled by such Senior Priority Agent shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement so long as such Proceeds are promptly remitted to the Senior Priority Representative; provided that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Senior Priority Agent from taking such actions in its capacity as Senior Priority Representative, if applicable.  The Senior Priority Representative may Exercise Any Secured Creditor Remedies under the Senior Priority Documents or applicable law as to any Collateral; provided , however , that any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to any Collateral by the Senior Priority Representative is at all times subject to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1.

 

(iii)        Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by any Secured Party of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations, as the case may be, so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by any Secured Party of rights or remedies as a secured creditor in respect of the Collateral (including set-off) or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien held by such Secured Party.

 

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(d)                                                          Exercise of Rights.

 

(i)              No Other Restrictions .  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, subject to Section 2.3(a), the Senior Priority Agents shall have the exclusive right to commence and maintain an Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies; provided , however , that the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies with respect to the Collateral shall be subject to the Lien Priority and to the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.1.  In commencing any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies, each Senior Priority Agent may enforce the provisions of the applicable Senior Priority Documents, all in such order and in such manner as each may determine in the exercise of its sole discretion, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and mandatory provisions of applicable law (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Parties, solely as among such Parties and the Creditors represented thereby); provided , however , that each Agent agrees to provide to each other such Party copies of any notices that it is required under applicable law to deliver to any Credit Party; provided , further , however , that any Senior Priority Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any Senior Priority Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the applicable Senior Priority Documents, and any Junior Priority Agent’s failure to provide any such copies to any other such Party shall not impair any Junior Priority Agent’s rights hereunder or under any of the applicable Junior Priority Documents.  Each Agent agrees for and on behalf of itself and each Creditor represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim, ( x ) in the case of any Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, against any Senior Priority Secured Party, and ( y ) in the case of any Senior Priority Agent and any Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, against any Junior Priority Secured Party, seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent agrees for and on behalf of any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Senior Priority Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent agrees for and on behalf of any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby that such Agent and each such Creditor will not institute or join in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding or assert in any suit, Insolvency Proceeding or other proceeding any claim against any other Junior Priority Secured Party seeking damages from or other relief by way of specific performance, instructions or otherwise, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Person with respect to the Collateral that is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, and none of such Persons shall be liable for any such action taken or omitted to be taken.

 

(ii)           Release of Liens by Junior Secured Parties .  In the event of ( A ) any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (including any private or public sale of all or a portion of the Collateral in connection therewith) by or with the consent of the Senior Priority Representative which results in the release of the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ Lien on all or any portion of the Collateral, ( B ) any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral, so long as such sale, transfer or other disposition is then permitted by the Senior Priority Documents, ( C ) the release of the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ Liens on all or any portion of the Collateral, so long as such release shall have been approved by the requisite Senior Priority Secured Parties (as determined pursuant to the Senior Priority

 

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Documents), in the case of clauses (B) and (C) only to the extent occurring prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations and not in connection with a Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations (and irrespective of whether an Event of Default has occurred), or ( D ) upon the termination and discharge of a subsidiary guarantee in accordance with the terms thereof, each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, that ( x ) so long as, if applicable, the net cash proceeds of any such sale, transfer or other disposition, if any, described in clause (A)  above are applied as provided in Section 4.1, and there is a corresponding release of the Liens securing the Senior Priority Obligations, such sale, transfer or other disposition will be free and clear of the Liens on such Collateral securing the Junior Priority Obligations and ( y ) such Junior Priority Secured Parties’ Liens with respect to the Collateral so sold, transferred, disposed or released shall terminate and be automatically released (but not the proceeds thereof) without further action.  In furtherance of, and subject to, the foregoing, each Junior Priority Agent agrees that it will execute any and all Lien releases or other documents reasonably requested by any Senior Priority Agent in connection therewith, so long as the net cash proceeds, if any, from such sale, transfer or other disposition described in clause (A)  above of such Collateral are applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Each Junior Priority Agent hereby appoints the Senior Priority Representative and any officer or duly authorized person of the Senior Priority Representative, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power of attorney in the place and stead of such Junior Priority Agent and in the name of such Junior Priority Agent or in the Senior Priority Representative’s own name, from time to time, in the Senior Priority Representative’s sole discretion, for the purposes of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including any financing statements, endorsements, assignments, releases or other documents or instruments of transfer (which appointment, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable).

 

(e)                                                           No New Liens .

 

(i)              Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                  no Junior Priority Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold ( x ) any guarantee of Junior Priority Obligations by any Person unless such Person also provides a guarantee of the Senior Priority Obligations, or ( y ) any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement; and

 

(B)                                                                  if any such Junior Priority Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any guarantee of Junior Priority Obligations by any Person who does not also provide a guarantee of Senior Priority Obligations or any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation, which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement, then such Junior Priority Agent (or the relevant Junior Priority Creditor) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Junior Priority Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Junior Priority Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such guarantee or Lien for the benefit of the Senior Priority Agents as security for the Senior Priority Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Senior Priority Agent in writing of the existence of such guarantee or Lien and any proceeds of any such Lien shall be subject to Article IV.

 

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(ii)           Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                  no Senior Priority Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold ( x ) any guarantee of any Senior Priority Obligations by any Person unless such Person also provides a guarantee of all the other Senior Priority Obligations, or ( y ) any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Senior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement; and

 

(B)                                                                  if any such Senior Priority Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any guarantee of any Senior Priority Obligations by any Person who does not also provide a guarantee of all other Senior Priority Obligations or any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Senior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Senior Priority Agent under the Senior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth in this Agreement, then such Senior Priority Agent (or the relevant Senior Priority Creditor) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Senior Priority Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Senior Priority Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such guarantee or Lien for the benefit of each other Senior Priority Agent as security for the other Senior Priority Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Senior Priority Agent in writing of the existence of such guarantee or Lien.

 

(iii)        Until the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case, for and on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that:

 

(A)                                                                  no such Junior Priority Secured Party shall knowingly acquire or hold ( x ) any guarantee of any Junior Priority Obligations by any Person unless such Person also provides a guarantee of all the other Junior Priority Obligations, or ( y ) any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Junior Priority Agent under the Junior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein; and

 

(B)                                                                  if any such Junior Priority Secured Party shall nonetheless acquire or hold any guarantee of any Junior Priority Obligations by any Person who does not also provide a guarantee of all other Junior Priority Obligations or any Lien on any assets of any Credit Party securing any Junior Priority Obligation which assets are not also subject to the Lien of each other Junior Priority Agent under the Junior Priority Documents, subject to the Lien Priority set forth herein, then such Junior Priority Agent (or the relevant Junior Priority Creditor) shall, without the need for any further consent of any other Junior Priority Secured Party and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Junior Priority Document, be deemed to also hold and have held such guarantee or Lien for the benefit of each other Junior Priority Agent as security for the other Junior Priority Obligations (subject to the Lien Priority and other terms hereof) and shall promptly notify each Junior Priority Agent in writing of the existence of such guarantee or Lien.

 

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(iv)       No Secured Party shall be deemed to be in breach of this Section 2.5 as a result of any other Secured Party expressly declining, in writing (by virtue of the scope of the grant of Liens, including exceptions thereto, exclusions therefrom, and waivers and releases thereof), to acquire, hold or continue to hold any Lien in any asset of any Credit Party.

 

(v)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of this Section 2.5 shall not apply with respect to ( x ) any ABL Canadian Collateral or ( y ) any guarantees, grants or pledges by Holdings (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) or by any other direct or indirect parent of the Parent Borrower, in each case in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(f)                                                            Waiver of Marshalling .  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent (including in its capacity as Junior Priority Representative, if applicable), for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to assert and hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to demand, request, plead or otherwise assert or otherwise claim the benefit of, any marshalling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available under applicable law with respect to the Collateral or any other similar rights a junior secured creditor may have under applicable law.

 

10.

 

ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES

 

(a)                                                          Certain Actions Permitted .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, ( a ) each Agent may make such demands or file such claims in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations, as applicable, owed to such Agent and the Creditors represented thereby as are necessary to prevent the waiver or bar of such claims under applicable statutes of limitations or other statutes, court orders, or rules of procedure at any time, ( b ) in any Insolvency Proceeding commenced by or against the Parent Borrower or any other Credit Party, each Junior Priority Secured Party may file a proof of claim or statement of interest with respect to its respective Junior Priority Obligations, ( c ) each Junior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of such Junior Priority Secured Party, including any claims secured by the Collateral, if any, in each case if not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, ( d ) each Junior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to file any pleadings, objections, motions or agreements which assert rights or interests available to unsecured creditors of the Credit Parties arising under either the Bankruptcy Law or applicable non-bankruptcy law, in each case if not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, ( e ) each Junior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to file any proof of claim and other filings and make any arguments and motions in order to preserve or protect its Liens on the Collateral that are, in each case, not otherwise in contravention of the terms of this Agreement, with respect to the Junior Priority Obligations and the Collateral and ( f ) each Junior Priority Secured Party may exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral after the termination of the Junior Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 2.3 above.

 

(b)                                                          Delivery of Control Collateral; Agent for Perfection .

 

(i)              Each Credit Party shall deliver all Control Collateral when required to be delivered pursuant to the Credit Documents to ( x ) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative and ( y ) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative.

 

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(ii)           Each Agent, for the benefit of and on behalf of itself and each other Secured Party represented thereby, agrees to hold all Control Collateral, Cash Collateral and Titled Goods that are part of the Collateral in its possession, custody or control (or in the possession, custody or control of agents or bailees for either) as agent for the other Secured Parties solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Control Collateral, Cash Collateral or Titled Goods, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3.2.  Each ( i ) Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby and ( ii ) Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, agrees that each notation on a certificate of title with respect to any Titled Goods naming such Agent as a secured party or a lien holder (whether made before or after the date hereof) shall be intended and construed to perfect the security interest of the Agent (for and on behalf of itself and each Secured Party represented thereby) in such Titled Goods.  The Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Secured Parties shall not have any obligation whatsoever to the Junior Priority Agents or the other Secured Parties to assure that the Control Collateral, the Cash Collateral or Titled Goods is genuine or owned by any Credit Party or any other Person or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person.  The duties or responsibilities of the Senior Priority Representative under this Section 3.2 are and shall be limited solely to holding or maintaining control of the Control Collateral and the Cash Collateral as agent for the Junior Priority Secured Parties for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties.  The Senior Priority Representative is not and shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of any kind for the other Secured Parties, or any other Person.

 

(iii)        In the event that any Secured Party receives any Collateral or Proceeds of the Collateral in violation of the terms of this Agreement, then such Secured Party shall promptly pay over such Proceeds or Collateral to ( x ) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative, and ( y ) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative, in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, for application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1.

 

(iv)       Unless the Liens of the Junior Priority Agents on the Collateral shall have been or are concurrently released, upon the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, at the cost and expense of the Grantors all certificates of title with respect to Titled Goods naming the Senior Priority Representative as a secured party shall be re-submitted in order to remove the Senior Priority Representative and to name the Junior Priority Representative as a secured party (it being understood that the Senior Priority Representative shall continue to hold the security interest granted pursuant to this Section 3.2 until such certificates of title are so amended).

 

(c)                                                           Sharing of Information and Access .  In the event that any Junior Priority Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the applicable Junior Priority Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Collateral, such Junior Priority Agent shall, upon request from any other Agent, and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such Agent copies thereof.  In the event that any Senior Priority Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the applicable Senior Priority Collateral Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Senior Priority Credit Party that contain information identifying or pertaining to the Collateral, such Agent shall, upon request from any other Senior Priority Agent, and as promptly as practicable thereafter, either make available to such Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to such Agent copies thereof.

 

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(d)                                                          Insurance .  The Lien Priority shall govern the ultimate disposition of casualty insurance proceeds.  The Senior Priority Representative shall be named as additional insured or loss payee, as applicable, with respect to all insurance policies relating to Collateral.  The Senior Priority Representative shall have the sole and exclusive right, as against any Secured Party, to adjust settlement of insurance claims in the event of any covered loss, theft or destruction of Collateral.  All proceeds of such insurance shall be remitted to ( x ) until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, the Senior Priority Representative and ( y ) thereafter, the Junior Priority Representative, and each other Agent shall cooperate (if necessary) in a reasonable manner in effecting the payment of insurance proceeds in accordance with Section 4.1.

 

(e)                                                           No Additional Rights for the Credit Parties Hereunder .  Except as provided in Section 3.6, if any Secured Party shall enforce its rights or remedies in violation of the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Parties shall not be entitled to use such violation as a defense to any action by any Secured Party, nor to assert such violation as a counterclaim or basis for set off or recoupment against any Secured Party.

 

(f)                                                            Actions upon Breach .  If any Junior Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, commences or participates in any action or proceeding against the Credit Parties or the Collateral, the Credit Parties, with the prior written consent of the Senior Priority Representative, may interpose as a defense or dilatory plea the making of this Agreement, and any Senior Priority Secured Party may intervene and interpose such defense or plea in its own name or in the name of the Credit Parties.  Should any Junior Priority Secured Party, contrary to this Agreement, in any way take, or attempt or threaten to take, any action with respect to the Collateral (including any attempt to realize upon or enforce any remedy with respect to this Agreement), or fail to take any action required by this Agreement, any Senior Priority Agent (in its own name or in the name of the Credit Parties) may obtain relief against such Junior Priority Secured Party by injunction, specific performance and/or other appropriate equitable relief, it being understood and agreed by each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, that the Senior Priority Secured Parties’ damages from such actions may be difficult to ascertain and may be irreparable, and each Junior Priority Agent on behalf of itself and each Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby, waives any defense that the Senior Priority Secured Parties cannot demonstrate damage or be made whole by the awarding of damages.

 

11.

 

APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS

 

(a)                                                          Application of Proceeds .

 

(i)              Revolving Nature of Certain Obligations .  Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, expressly acknowledges and agrees that ( i )  any Credit Facility may include a revolving commitment and that in the ordinary course of business the applicable Agents and/or Creditors may apply payments and make advances thereunder; ( ii ) the amount of the applicable Obligations in respect thereof that may be outstanding at any time or from time to time may be increased or reduced and subsequently reborrowed, and that the terms of such Obligations may be modified, extended or amended from time to time, and that the aggregate amount of such Obligations may be increased, replaced or refinanced, in each event, without notice to or consent by any other Secured Parties and without affecting the provisions hereof; provided , however , that from and after the date on which any Agent or Creditor commences the Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies, all amounts received by such Agent or such Creditor as a result of such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies shall be applied as

 

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specified in this Section 4.1.  The Lien Priority shall not be altered or otherwise affected by any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, repayment, reborrowing, increase, replacement, renewal, restatement or refinancing of the ABL Obligations, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations or any Additional Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

(ii)           Application of Proceeds of Collateral .  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Agents, each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that all Collateral, and all Proceeds thereof, received by such Agent in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies shall be applied, subject to clauses (e)  through (h)  of this Section 4.1,

 

first , to the payment, on a pro rata basis, of costs and expenses of each Agent, as applicable, in connection with such Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies (other than any costs and expenses of any Junior Priority Agent in connection with any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies by it in willful violation of this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Senior Priority Representative), which costs and expenses shall be payable in accordance with paragraph third of this clause (b)  to the extent that such costs and expenses constitute Junior Priority Obligations),

 

second , to the payment, on a pro rata basis, of the Senior Priority Obligations in accordance with the Senior Priority Documents until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred,

 

third , to the payment, on a pro rata basis, of the Junior Priority Obligations in accordance with the Junior Priority Documents until the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations shall have occurred; and

 

fourth , the balance, if any, to the Credit Parties or to whomsoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

(iii)        Limited Obligation or Liability .  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, no Senior Priority Agent shall have any obligation or liability to any Junior Priority Secured Party or (except as may be separately agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby) to any other Senior Priority Secured Party, in each case regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Senior Priority Agent under the terms of this Agreement.  In exercising remedies, whether as a secured creditor or otherwise, no Junior Priority Agent shall have any obligation or liability (except as may be separately agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby) to any other Junior Priority Secured Party, in each case regarding the adequacy of any Proceeds or for any action or omission, save and except solely for an action or omission that breaches the express obligations undertaken by such Junior Priority Agent under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(iv)       Turnover of Cash Collateral After Discharge .  Upon the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent shall deliver to the Junior Priority Representative or shall execute such documents as the Parent Borrower or as the Junior Priority Representative may reasonably request to enable the Junior Priority Representative to have control over any Cash Collateral or Control Collateral still in such Senior Priority Agent’s possession, custody or control in the same form as received with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent

 

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jurisdiction may otherwise direct.  As between any Junior Priority Agent and any other Junior Priority Agent, any such Cash Collateral or Control Collateral held by any such Party shall be held by it subject to the terms and conditions of Section 3.2.

 

(v)          Impairment of Senior Priority Debt .  Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that solely as among the Senior Priority Secured Parties, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the intention of the Senior Priority Secured Parties of each Series of Senior Priority Debt that the holders of Senior Priority Debt of such Series of Senior Priority Debt (and not the Senior Priority Secured Parties of any other Series of Senior Priority Debt) bear the risk of ( i ) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that ( x ) any of the Senior Priority Obligations of such Series of Senior Priority Debt are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of Senior Priority Debt), ( y ) any of the Senior Priority Obligations of such Series of Senior Priority Debt do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of Senior Priority Debt and/or ( z ) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of Senior Priority Debt) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of Senior Priority Debt but junior to the security interest of any other Series of Senior Priority Debt or ( ii ) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of Senior Priority Debt that is not also Collateral for such Series of Senior Priority Debt (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i)  or (ii)  with respect to any Series of Senior Priority Debt, an “ Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt ”) (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby).  In the event of any Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt with respect to any Series of Senior Priority Debt, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the results of such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of Senior Priority Debt, and the rights of the holders of such Series of Senior Priority Debt (including the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of Senior Priority Debt pursuant to Section 4.1) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such Senior Priority Debt subject to such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt.

 

(vi)       Senior Intervening Creditor .  Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.1(b) to the contrary, solely as among the Senior Priority Secured Parties with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a Senior Priority Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of Senior Priority Debt but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of Senior Priority Debt (such third party, a “ Senior Intervening Creditor ”), except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the value of any Collateral or Proceeds that are allocated to such Senior Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of Senior Priority Debt with respect to which such Impairment of Series of Senior Priority Debt exists.

 

(vii)    Impairment of Junior Priority Debt .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that solely as among the Junior Priority Secured Parties, notwithstanding anything herein

 

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to the contrary, but subject nonetheless to the parenthetical at the end of this sentence, it is the intention of the Junior Priority Secured Parties of each Series of Junior Priority Debt that the holders of Junior Priority Debt of such Series of Junior Priority Debt (and not the Junior Priority Secured Parties of any other Series of Junior Priority Debt) bear the risk of ( i ) any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that ( x ) any of the Junior Priority Obligations of such Series of Junior Priority Debt are unenforceable under applicable law or are subordinated to any other obligations (other than another Series of Junior Priority Debt), ( y ) any of the Junior Priority Obligations of such Series of Junior Priority Debt do not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral securing any other Series of Junior Priority Debt and/or ( z ) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another Series of Junior Priority Debt) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such Series of Junior Priority Debt but junior to the security interest of any other Series of Junior Priority Debt or ( ii ) the existence of any Collateral for any other Series of Junior Priority Debt that is not also Collateral for such Series of Junior Priority Debt (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clauses (i)  or (ii)  with respect to any Series of Junior Priority Debt, an “ Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt ”) (except, as to any of the preceding provisions, as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby).  In the event of any Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt with respect to any Series of Junior Priority Debt, except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the results of such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt shall be borne solely by the holders of such Series of Junior Priority Debt, and the rights of the holders of such Series of Junior Priority Debt (including the right to receive distributions in respect of such Series of Junior Priority Debt pursuant to Section 4.1) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt are borne solely by the holders of the Series of such Junior Priority Debt subject to such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt.

 

(viii)                         Junior Intervening Creditor .  Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.1(b) to the contrary, solely as among the Junior Priority Secured Parties with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a Junior Priority Secured Party) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the Lien or security interest of any Series of Junior Priority Debt but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the Lien or security interest of any other Series of Junior Priority Debt (such third party, a “ Junior Intervening Creditor ”), except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, the value of any Collateral or Proceeds that are allocated to such Junior Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the Collateral or Proceeds thereof to be distributed in respect of the Series of Junior Priority Debt with respect to which such Impairment of Series of Junior Priority Debt exists.

 

(b)                                                          Specific Performance .  Each Agent is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement, whether or not any Credit Party shall have complied with any of the provisions of any of the Credit Documents, at any time when any other Party shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to it.  Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law that might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.

 

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12.

 

INTERCREDITOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND WAIVERS

 

(a)                                                          Notice of Acceptance and Other Waivers .

 

(i)              All Senior Priority Obligations at any time made or incurred by any Credit Party shall be deemed to have been made or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby waives notice of acceptance of, or proof of reliance by any Senior Priority Secured Party on, this Agreement, and notice of the existence, increase, renewal, extension, accrual, creation, or non-payment of all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations.

 

(ii)           None of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Creditors or any of their respective Affiliates, or any of the respective directors, officers, employees, or agents of any of the foregoing, shall be liable for failure to demand, collect, or realize upon any of the Collateral or any Proceeds, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral or Proceeds thereof or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part or Proceeds thereof, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.  If any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor honors (or fails to honor) a request by any Borrower for an extension of credit pursuant to any Senior Priority Credit Agreement or any other Senior Priority Document, whether or not such Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor has knowledge that the honoring of (or failure to honor) any such request would constitute a default under the terms of any Junior Priority Credit Agreement or any other Junior Priority Document (but not a default under this Agreement) or would constitute an act, condition or event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute such a default, or if any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor otherwise should exercise any of its contractual rights or remedies under any Senior Priority Documents (subject to the express terms and conditions hereof), no Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor shall have any liability whatsoever to any Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor as a result of such action, omission, or exercise (so long as any such exercise does not breach the express terms and provisions of this Agreement).  Each Senior Priority Secured Party shall be entitled to manage and supervise its loans and extensions of credit under the relevant Senior Priority Credit Agreement and other Senior Priority Documents as it may, in its sole discretion, deem appropriate, and may manage its loans and extensions of credit without regard to any rights or interests that the Junior Priority Agents or Other Junior Priority Secured Parties have in the Collateral, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor shall incur any liability as a result of a sale, lease, license, application, or other disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral or Proceeds thereof pursuant to the Senior Priority Documents, in each case so long as such disposition is conducted in accordance with mandatory provisions of applicable law and does not breach the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                                          Modifications to Senior Priority Documents and Junior Priority Documents .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Junior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, each Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Junior Priority Secured Party (except to the

 

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extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Junior Priority Secured Party or impairing or releasing the subordination provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Senior Priority Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5 hereof, change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Senior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations or any of the Senior Priority Documents;

 

(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Senior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Senior Priority Documents;

 

(C)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5 hereof, amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                subject to Section 2.4 hereof, release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5 hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as the applicable Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate, provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(ii)           Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, each Junior Priority Agent and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party or impairing or releasing the priority provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                change the manner, place, time or terms of payment, or renew, alter or increase all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations, or otherwise amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5(a) hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Junior Priority Documents;

 

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(C)                                                                                amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5(a) hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as the Junior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(iii)        Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document shall include the following language (or language to similar effect):

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to [name of Junior Priority Agent] pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by [name of Junior Priority Agent] hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [ · ] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), initially among [  ], in its capacity as collateral agent for the ABL Lenders under the ABL Credit Agreement, [  ], in its [capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent] for the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors to the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement, and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”

 

In addition, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document consisting of a mortgage covering any Collateral consisting of real estate shall contain language appropriate to reflect the subordination of such Junior Priority Collateral Documents to the Senior Priority Documents covering such Collateral.

 

(iv)       Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Senior Priority Agent and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Senior Priority Documents to which such other Senior

 

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Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Senior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations or any of the Senior Priority Documents;

 

(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5(b) hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Senior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any Senior Priority Documents;

 

(C)                                                                                amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5(b) hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as such other Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(v)          Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Junior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Junior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Junior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents to which such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(A)                                                                                change the manner, place, time or terms of payment, or renew, alter or increase all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations, or otherwise amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

(B)                                                                                subject to Section 2.5(c) hereof, retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations and, in connection therewith, to enter into any Junior Priority Documents;

 

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(C)                                                                                amend or grant any waiver, compromise or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(D)                                                                                release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(E)                                                                                 exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(F)                                                                                  subject to Section 2.5(c) hereof, retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(G)                                                                                otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as such other Junior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(vi)       The Senior Priority Obligations and the Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document, respectively) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided , however , that ( x ) if the Indebtedness refunding, replacing or refinancing any such Senior Priority Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations is to constitute Additional Obligations hereunder (as designated by the Parent Borrower), as the case may be, the holders of such Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) shall bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to an Additional Indebtedness Joinder and any such refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of the Senior Priority Documents and the Junior Priority Documents and ( y ) for the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Priority Obligations and Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, to the incurrence of Additional Indebtedness, subject to Section 7.11.

 

(c)                                                           Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement .  If any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Credit Party or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations (a “ Senior Priority Recovery ”), then the Senior Priority Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Senior Priority Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Senior Priority Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Senior Priority Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of each Agent, each Senior Priority Creditor, and each Junior Priority Creditor under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Credit Party or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the

 

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Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations.  No priority or right of any Senior Priority Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Senior Priority Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Senior Priority Secured Party may have.

 

13.

 

INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

 

(a)                                                          DIP Financing .

 

(i)              If any Credit Party shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, and any Senior Priority Secured Party shall seek to provide any Credit Party with, or consent to a third party providing, any financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to any order for the use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (“ DIP Financing ”), with such DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would be Collateral), then each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that it will raise no objection and will not directly or indirectly support or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection to such DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of such Junior Priority Agent securing the applicable Junior Priority Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such DIP Financing, except as otherwise set forth herein), and will subordinate its Liens on the Collateral to ( i ) the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto), ( ii ) any adequate protection Liens provided to the Senior Priority Creditors, and ( iii ) any “carve-out” for professional or United States Trustee fees agreed to by the Senior Priority Agent, so long as ( x ) such Junior Priority Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the applicable Junior Priority Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code), ( y ) all Liens on Collateral securing any such DIP Financing are senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the Senior Priority Secured Parties on the Collateral securing the Senior Priority Obligations and ( z ) if any Senior Priority Secured Party receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Senior Priority Obligations, such Junior Priority Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the related Junior Priority Obligations, provided that ( x ) each such Lien in favor of such Senior Priority Secured Party and such Junior Priority Secured Party shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(b) hereof and ( y ) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a) shall not prevent any Junior Priority Secured Party from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a plan of reorganization.

 

(ii)           All Liens granted to any Senior Priority Secured Party or Junior Priority Secured Party in any Insolvency Proceeding, whether as adequate protection or otherwise, are intended by the Parties to be and shall be deemed to be subject to the Lien Priority and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                                          Relief from Stay .  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the Collateral without each Senior Priority Agent’s express written consent.

 

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(c)                                                           No Contest .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a)), or ( ii ) any objection by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by such Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor that its interests in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a)) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Senior Priority Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or ( ii ) any objection by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Senior Priority Agent that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, any Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Junior Priority Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or ( ii ) any objection by such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Party represented by such other Junior Priority Agent that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Junior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.

 

(d)                                                          Asset Sales .  Each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not oppose any sale consented to by any Senior Priority Agent of any Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(e)                                                           Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification .  Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that ( i ) the grants of Liens pursuant to the Senior Priority Collateral Documents and the Junior Priority Collateral Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and ( ii ) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Senior Priority Obligations are fundamentally different from the Junior Priority Obligations and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding.  To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held by a court of competent jurisdiction that the claims of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, in respect of the Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and

 

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agree that all distributions shall be applied as if there were separate classes of Senior Priority Obligation claims and Junior Priority Obligation claims against the Credit Parties, with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties), the Senior Priority Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of post-petition interest that is available from the Collateral for each of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, before any distribution from the Collateral is applied in respect of the claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties, with the Junior Priority Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the Senior Priority Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them from the Collateral to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing their aggregate recoveries.  The foregoing sentence is subject to any separate agreement by and between any Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Additional Creditors represented thereby, and any other Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, with respect to the Obligations owing to any such Additional Agent and Additional Creditors.

 

(f)                                                            Enforceability .  The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable as a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(g)                                                           Senior Priority Obligations Unconditional .  All rights of any Senior Priority Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the other Senior Priority Agents, the Junior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(a)                                  any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Priority Document;

 

(b)                                  any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Senior Priority Document;

 

(c)                                   any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(d)                                  the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any Borrower or any other Credit Party; or

 

(e)                                   any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Junior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

(h)                                                          Junior Priority Obligations Unconditional .  All rights of any Junior Priority Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Senior Priority Agents, the other Junior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(a)                                  any lack of validity or enforceability of any Junior Priority Document;

 

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(b)                                  any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Junior Priority Document;

 

(c)                                   any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(d)                                  the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any Credit Party; or

 

(e)                                   any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Senior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

(i)                                                              Adequate Protection .  Each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not contest or support any other Person in contesting any request by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor for adequate protection or any objection by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on such Senior Priority Agent’s or Senior Priority Creditor’s claiming a lack of adequate protection.  Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 6.1 and this Section 6.9, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the rights of any Agent and the Creditors represented thereby from seeking or requesting adequate protection with respect to their interests in the applicable Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, cash payments of interest, additional collateral or otherwise; provided that:

 

(i)              in the event that any Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself or any of the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then each Junior Priority Agent may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a junior Lien on such collateral as security for the Junior Priority Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Junior Priority Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(ii)           the Junior Priority Agents and Junior Priority Creditors shall only be permitted to seek adequate protection with respect to their rights in the Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in the form of ( A ) additional collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien shall be senior to any Lien of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Creditors on such additional collateral; ( B ) replacement Liens on the Collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted replacement Liens on the Collateral, which Liens shall be senior to the Liens of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Creditors on the Collateral; ( C ) an administrative expense claim; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted an administrative expense claim which is senior and

 

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prior to the administrative expense claim of the Junior Priority Agents and the other Junior Priority Creditors; and ( D ) cash payments with respect to interest on the Junior Priority Obligations; provided that (1) as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted cash payments with respect to interest on the Senior Priority Obligation represented by it and (2) such cash payments do not exceed an amount equal to the interest accruing on the principal amount of Junior Priority Obligations outstanding on the date such relief is granted at the interest rate under the applicable Junior Priority Documents and accruing from the date the applicable Junior Priority Agent is granted such relief;

 

(iii)        If any Junior Priority Creditor receives post-petition interest and/or adequate protection payments in an Insolvency Proceeding (“ Junior Priority Adequate Protection Payments ”) and the Senior Priority Creditors do not receive payment in full in cash of all Senior Priority Obligations upon the effectiveness of the plan of reorganization for, or conclusion of, that Insolvency Proceeding, then each Junior Priority Creditor shall pay over to the Senior Priority Creditors an amount (the “ Pay-Over Amount ”) equal to the lesser of ( i ) the Junior Priority Adequate Protection Payments received by such Junior Priority Creditor and ( ii ) the amount of the short-fall in payment in full in cash of the First Lien Obligations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Senior Priority Creditors shall not be deemed to have consented to, and expressly retain their rights to object to, the grant of adequate protection in the form of cash payments to the Junior Priority Creditors; and

 

(iv)       in the event that any Senior Priority Agent, for or on behalf of itself or any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then such Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that each other Senior Priority Agent shall also be granted a pari passu Lien on such collateral as security for the Senior Priority Obligations owing to such other Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, and that any such Lien on such collateral securing such Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu to each such other Lien on such collateral securing such other Senior Priority Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby).

 

(j)                                                             Reorganization Securities and Other Plan-Related Issues .

 

(a)                                  If, in any Insolvency Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed pursuant to a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan, on account of claims of the Senior Priority Secured Parties and/or on account of claims of the Junior Priority Secured Parties, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of claims of the Senior Priority Secured Parties and/or on account of claims of the Junior Priority Secured Parties are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.

 

(b)                                  Each Junior Priority Agent and the other Junior Priority Secured Parties(whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall not propose, vote in favor of, or otherwise directly or indirectly support any plan of reorganization that is inconsistent with the priorities or other provisions of this Agreement, other than with the prior written consent of the Senior Priority Agents

 

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or to the extent any such plan is proposed or supported by the number of Senior Priority Creditors required under Section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(c)                                   Each Senior Priority Agent and the Senior Priority Creditors (whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall not propose, vote in favor of, or otherwise directly or indirectly support any plan of reorganization that is inconsistent with the priorities or other provisions of this Agreement, other than with the prior written consent of each other Senior Priority Agent.

 

(k)                                                 Certain Waivers .

 

(i)              Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, waives any claim any Junior Priority Secured Party may hereafter have against any Senior Priority Secured Party arising out of the election by any Senior Priority Secured Party of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.

 

(ii)           Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that none of them shall ( i ) object or contest, or directly or indirectly support any other Person objecting to or contesting, any request by any Senior Priority Agent or any of the Senior Priority Creditors for the payment of interest, fees, expenses or other amounts to such Senior Priority Agent or any other Senior Priority Secured Party under Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, or ( ii ) assert or directly or indirectly support any claim against any Senior Priority Creditor for costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of any Collateral under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.

 

(iii)        So long as the Senior Priority Agents and holders of the Senior Priority Obligations shall have received and continue to receive all accrued post-petition interest, default interest, premiums, fees or expenses with respect to the Senior Priority Obligations, neither any Senior Priority Agent nor any other holder of Senior Priority Obligations shall object to, oppose or challenge any claim by the Junior Priority Agent or any holder of Junior Priority Obligations for allowance in any Insolvency Proceeding of Junior Priority Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, default interest, premiums, fees or expenses.

 

14.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

(a)                                                          Rights of Subrogation .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Junior Priority Agent or any such Junior Priority Secured Parties to any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Secured Parties to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements and instruments as any Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Senior Priority Obligations resulting from payments to such Senior Priority Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal

 

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fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Senior Priority Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

(b)                                                          Further Assurances .  The Parties will, at their own expense and at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that any Party may reasonably request, in order to protect any right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable such Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder; provided , however , that no Party shall be required to pay over any payment or distribution, execute any instruments or documents, or take any other action referred to in this Section 7.2, to the extent that such action would contravene any law, order or other legal requirement or any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, and in the event of a controversy or dispute, such Party may interplead any payment or distribution in any court of competent jurisdiction, without further responsibility in respect of such payment or distribution under this Section 7.2.

 

(c)                                                           Representations .  The ABL Collateral Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the ABL Facility Documents to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors.  The [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors.  Each Additional Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the applicable Additional Documents to enter into, execute, deliver and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby.

 

(d)                                                          Amendments .

 

(i)              No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Party hereto, shall be effective unless it is in a written agreement executed by ( i ) prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent then party to this Agreement and ( ii ) prior to the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent then party to this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parent Borrower may, without the consent of any Party hereto, amend this Agreement to add an Additional Agent by ( x ) executing an Additional Indebtedness Joinder as provided in Section 7.11 or ( y ) executing a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise as provided for in the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement” or “[  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement”, as applicable.  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom by any Party hereto, that changes, alters, modifies or otherwise affects any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of, or otherwise adversely affects in any manner, any Additional Agent that is not then a Party, or any Additional Creditor not then represented by an Additional Agent that is then a Party (including but not limited to any change, alteration, modification or other effect upon any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of or other adverse effect upon any such Additional Agent or Additional Creditor that may at any subsequent time become a Party or beneficiary hereof), shall be effective unless it is consented to in writing by the Parent Borrower (regardless of whether any such Additional Agent or Additional Creditor ever becomes a Party or beneficiary hereof).  Any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference in any Credit Document to this Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying such Credit Document, or any term or provision thereof, or any right or obligation of any Credit Party thereunder or in respect thereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Parent Borrower and each other affected Credit Party.  Any

 

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amendment, modification or waiver of clause (b)  in any of the definitions of the terms “Additional Credit Facilities,” “ABL Credit Agreement” or “[  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement” shall not be given effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Parent Borrower.

 

(ii)           In the event that any Senior Priority Agent or the requisite Senior Priority Creditors enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of, or replace any Senior Priority Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, deleting from or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Senior Priority Collateral Document relating to the Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of any Senior Priority Agent, any Senior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby or any Credit Party with respect to the Collateral (including the release of any Liens on Collateral), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Junior Priority Collateral Document without the consent of or any actions by any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby; provided that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of such Junior Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral (it being understood that the release of any Liens securing Junior Priority Obligations pursuant to Section 2.4(b) shall not be deemed to materially adversely affect the rights or interests of such Junior Priority Secured Parties in the Collateral).  The applicable Senior Priority Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Junior Priority Agents; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Junior Priority Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(b).

 

(e)                                                           Addresses for Notices .  Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, faxed, sent by electronic mail or sent by overnight express courier service or United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a facsimile or upon receipt of electronic mail 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) or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail (certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed).  The addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in this Section 7.5) shall be as set forth below or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.

 

ABL Collateral Agent:

[  ](5)

[  ](6)

 

 

 

 

[  ](1) Junior Lien Agent:

[  ](7)

[  ](8)

 

 

 

 

 

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Any Additional Agent:

As set forth in the Additional Indebtedness Joinder executed and delivered by such Additional Agent pursuant to Section 7.11.

 

 

Any ABL Collateral Agent under
any Other ABL Credit Agreement:

As set forth in the joinder executed and delivered by such ABL Collateral Agent pursuant to the definition of “ABL Credit Agreement.”

 

 

Any [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent under

any Other [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement:

As set forth in the joinder executed and delivered by such [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent pursuant to the definition of “[  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement”

 

(f)                                                            No Waiver, Remedies .  No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

(g)                                                           Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations .  This Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall ( a ) remain in full force and effect ( x ) with respect to all Senior Priority Secured Parties and Senior Priority Obligations, until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, subject to Section 5.3 and ( y ) with respect to all Junior Priority Secured Parties and Junior Priority Obligations, until the later of the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations and the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, ( b ) be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns, and ( c ) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns.  Nothing herein is intended to, or shall be construed to, give any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or any Collateral, subject to Section 7.10.  All references to any Credit Party shall include any Credit Party as debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Credit Party in any Insolvency Proceeding.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c) , any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations, as applicable, to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations in respect thereof granted to such Senior Priority Agent, Junior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, herein or otherwise.  The Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties may continue, at any time and without notice to the other Parties hereto, to extend credit and other financial accommodations, lend monies and provide Indebtedness to, or for the benefit of, any Credit Party on the faith hereof.

 

(h)                                                          Governing Law; Entire Agreement .  The validity, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of laws principles to the extent that such principles are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would permit or require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

(i)                                                              Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by telecopy and other electronic transmission), and it is not necessary that the signatures of all Parties be contained on any one counterpart hereof; each counterpart will be deemed to be an original, and all together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

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(j)                                                             No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Creditors, the Junior Priority Agents, the Junior Priority Secured Parties and the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties.  No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.

 

(k)                                                          Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents .

 

(i)              The Parent Borrower may designate any Additional Indebtedness complying with the requirements of the definition thereof as Additional Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement, upon complying with the following conditions:

 

(A)                                                                                one or more Additional Agents for one or more Additional Creditors in respect of such Additional Indebtedness shall have executed the Additional Indebtedness Joinder with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, and the Parent Borrower or any such Additional Agent shall have delivered such executed Additional Indebtedness Joinder to each Agent then party to this Agreement;

 

(B)                                                                                at least five Business Days (unless a shorter period is agreed in writing by each of the Parties (other than any Designated Agent) and the Parent Borrower) prior to delivery of the Additional Indebtedness Joinder, the Parent Borrower shall have delivered to each Agent then party to this Agreement complete and correct copies of any Additional Credit Facility, Additional Guarantees and Additional Collateral Documents that will govern such Additional Indebtedness upon giving effect to such designation (which may be unexecuted copies of Additional Documents to be executed and delivered concurrently with the effectiveness of such designation);

 

(C)                                                                                the Parent Borrower shall have executed and delivered to each Agent then party to this Agreement the Additional Indebtedness Designation (including whether such Additional Indebtedness is designated Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt) with respect to such Additional Indebtedness; and

 

(D)                                                                                all state and local stamp, recording, filing, intangible and similar taxes or fees (if any) that are payable in connection with the inclusion of such Additional Indebtedness under this Agreement shall have been paid and reasonable evidence thereof shall have been given to each Agent then party to this Agreement.

 

No Additional Indebtedness may be designated as both Senior Priority Debt and Junior Priority Debt.

 

(ii)           Upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the preceding Section 7.11(a), the designated Additional Indebtedness shall constitute “ Additional Indebtedness ”, any Additional Credit Facility under which such Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “ Additional Credit Facility ”, any holder of such Additional Indebtedness or other applicable Additional Creditor shall constitute an “ Additional Creditor ”, and any Additional Agent for any such Additional Creditor shall constitute an “ Additional Agent ” for all purposes under this Agreement.  The date on which such conditions specified in clause (a)  shall have been satisfied with respect to any Additional Indebtedness is herein called the “ Additional Effective Date ” with respect to such Additional Indebtedness.  Prior to the Additional Effective Date with respect to any Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed not to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Collateral Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is not then

 

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designated.  On and after the Additional Effective Date with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the ABL Collateral Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is then designated.

 

(iii)        In connection with any designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11, each of the ABL Collateral Agent, [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent and each Additional Agent then party hereto agrees ( x ) to execute and deliver upon receipt of any required documents pursuant to the applicable Senior Priority Documents or Junior Priority Documents any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of, or supplements to or other modifications to, any ABL Collateral Documents, [  ](1) Junior Lien Collateral Documents or Additional Collateral Documents, as applicable, and any agreements relating to any security interest in Control Collateral and Cash Collateral, and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions (including executing and delivering for recording any mortgage subordination or similar agreement), as may be reasonably deemed by the Parent Borrower to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on any Collateral to secure such Additional Indebtedness to become a valid and perfected Lien (with the priority contemplated by the applicable Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to this Section 7.11 and by this Agreement), and ( y ) otherwise to reasonably cooperate to effectuate a designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 (including, if requested, by executing an acknowledgment of any Additional Indebtedness Joinder or of the occurrence of any Additional Effective Date).

 

(l)                                                              Senior Priority Representative; Junior Priority Representative .  (a)        The Senior Priority Representative shall act for the Senior Priority Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction or with the consent of the Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties, or of the requisite percentage of such Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties as provided in the applicable Senior Priority Documents (or the agent or representative with respect thereto).  Until a Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative) receives written notice from the existing Senior Priority Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5, of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Senior Priority Representative is in fact the Senior Priority Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative which facially appears to be from the then-existing Senior Priority Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5, and such Party shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing Senior Priority Representative from time to time shall give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative.

 

(b)                                  The Junior Priority Representative shall act for the Junior Priority Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction or with the consent of the Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties, or of the requisite percentage of such Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties as provided in the applicable Junior Priority Documents (or the agent or representative with respect thereto).  Until a Party (other than the existing Junior Priority Representative) receives written notice from the existing Junior Priority Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5, of a change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Junior Priority Representative is in fact the Junior Priority Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Junior Priority Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative which facially appears to be from the then-existing Junior Priority Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5, and such Party shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing Junior Priority

 

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Representative from time to time shall give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative.

 

(m)                                                      Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights .  The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, respectively.  Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the right of any Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties represented thereby) to enter into any separate agreement among all or a portion of the Agents (each on behalf of the Secured Parties represented thereby); and the rights and obligations among such Secured Parties will be governed by, and any provisions herein regarding them will therefore be subject to, the provisions of any such separate agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the rights of any Credit Party, or the obligations of any Credit Party to pay any ABL Obligations, any [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations and any Additional Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

 

(n)                                                          Headings .  The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

(o)                                                          Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not ( i ) invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction or ( ii ) invalidate the Lien Priority or the application of Proceeds and other priorities set forth in this Agreement.

 

(p)                                                          Attorneys’ Fees .  The Parties agree that if any dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding is brought with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement or any provision hereof, the prevailing party in such dispute, arbitration, litigation or other proceeding shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement, irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

(q)                                                          VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER .

 

(i)              EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK (THE “ NEW YORK SUPREME COURT ”), AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (THE “ FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, ” AND TOGETHER WITH THE NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, THE “ NEW YORK COURTS ”) AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM EITHER OF THEM; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE ( I ) ANY PARTY FROM BRINGING ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION FOR THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, ( II ) IF ALL SUCH NEW YORK COURTS DECLINE JURISDICTION OVER ANY PERSON, OR DECLINE (OR, IN THE CASE OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, LACK) JURISDICTION OVER ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, A LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING

 

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MAY BE BROUGHT WITH RESPECT THERETO IN ANOTHER COURT HAVING JURISDICTION AND ( III ) IN THE EVENT A LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO OR INVOLVING ANY OF ITS ASSETS OR PROPERTY IN ANOTHER COURT (WITHOUT ANY COLLUSIVE ASSISTANCE BY SUCH PARTY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES), SUCH PARTY FROM ASSERTING A CLAIM OR DEFENSE (INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OR DEFENSE THAT THIS SECTION 7.17(A) WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE TO BE ASSERTED IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING IN A NEW YORK COURT) IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

 

(ii)           EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY HERETO REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

(iii)        EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 7.5.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

(r)                                                             Intercreditor Agreement .  This Agreement is the “First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in the ABL Credit Agreement, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement and each Additional Credit Facility.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to subordinate the right of any Junior Priority Secured Party to receive regularly scheduled principal, interest and other payments it would be entitled to as an unsecured creditor to the right of any Senior Priority Secured Party (whether before or after the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding) so long as such payments are not the direct or indirect result of any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies or enforcement in violation of this Agreement, it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement shall effectuate a subordination of Liens as between the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, but not a subordination of Indebtedness.

 

(s)                                                            No Warranties or Liability .  Each Party acknowledges and agrees that none of the other Parties has made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any other ABL Facility Document, any other [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Document or any other Additional Document.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party will be entitled to manage and supervise its respective extensions of credit to any Credit Party in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.

 

(t)                                                             Conflicts .  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, (i) with respect to the relative rights and obligations solely as among the Senior Priority Secured Parties on the one hand and the Junior Priority Secured Parties on the other hand, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and (ii) with respect to the relative rights and obligations solely as among the Senior Priority Secured Parties (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) on the one hand and the Junior Priority Secured Parties (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) on the other hand, the provisions of the Base Intercreditor Agreement shall

 

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govern. In addition, the parties hereto agree that (i) the designation of any Indebtedness or Obligations under this Agreement as “Senior Priority Debt” or “Senior Priority Obligations” under and as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement shall not be deemed to alter the relative priority of such Indebtedness or Obligations as set forth herein and (ii) for purposes of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, any agreements or provisions thereof which “may be separately otherwise agreed in writing” among the Junior Secured Parties (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) (or words of similar affect) shall be deemed to be as modified or otherwise agreed by the Secured Parties as set forth in this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any ABL Facility Document, any [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Document or any Additional Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to limit the relative rights and obligations of any Agent (and the Secured Parties represented thereby) that may be set forth in any separate agreement among all or a portion of the Agents; such rights and obligations among the applicable Secured Parties will be governed by, and any provisions herein regarding them are therefore subject to, any such separate agreement.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are not intended to negate any specific rights granted to, or obligations of, any Credit Party in the Senior Priority Documents or the Junior Priority Documents.

 

(u)                                                          Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties .  No Party has any responsibility for keeping any other Party informed of the financial condition of the Credit Parties or of other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations or any Additional Obligations, as applicable.  Each Party hereby agrees that no Party shall have any duty to advise any other Party of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances.  In the event any Party, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other Party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation ( a ) to provide any such information to such other Party or any other Party on any subsequent occasion, ( b ) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or ( c ) to disclose any other information.

 

(v)                                                          Excluded Assets .  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement (including Sections 2.1, 4.1, 6.1 and 6.9) shall be deemed to provide or require that any Agent or any Secured Party represented thereby receive any Proceeds of, or any Lien on, any Property of any Credit Party that constitutes “Excluded Assets” under (and as defined in) the applicable Credit Document to which such Agent is a party.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the ABL Collateral Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors, and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

[   ]

 

in its capacity as ABL Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[  ]

 

in its capacity as [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 



 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of this Agreement and consents thereto, agrees to recognize all rights granted thereby to the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Creditors, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors, any Additional Agent and any Additional Creditors, and will not do any act or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with this Agreement.  Each Credit Party further acknowledges and agrees that it is not an intended beneficiary or third party beneficiary under this Agreement, except as expressly provided therein.

 

CREDIT PARTIES:

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

By:  

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[ · ]

 

 

 

By:  

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS DESIGNATION

 

DESIGNATION, dated as of           , 20  , by [            ] (the “ Parent Borrower ”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ”) entered into as of [  ], between [  ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ ABL Collateral Agent ”) for the ABL Creditors, and [  ], in its [capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent] (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent ”) for the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Additional Credit Facility ”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list Additional Creditors] [and Additional Agent, as agent (the “ Additional Agent ”)]. (9)

 

Section 7.11 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement permits the Parent Borrower to designate Additional Indebtedness under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.  Accordingly:

 

Section 1.  Representations and Warranties .  The Parent Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the ABL Collateral Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent and any Additional Agent that:

 

(1)                                  The Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility constitutes “ Additional Indebtedness ” which complies with the definition of such term in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(2)                                  all conditions set forth in Section 7.11 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Additional Indebtedness have been satisfied.

 

Section 2.  Designation of Additional Indebtedness .  The Parent Borrower hereby designates such Additional Indebtedness as Additional Indebtedness under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and such Additional Indebtedness shall constitute [Senior Priority Debt] [Junior Priority Debt] for purposes of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Ex. A- 1



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Designation to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer or other representative, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

[Parent Borrower]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Ex. A- 2



 

EXHIBIT B

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                , 20  , among [ · ] (the “ Parent Borrower ”), [[  ], (the “ ABL  Collateral Agent ”) for the ABL Creditors,] (10) [[  ], in its [capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent] (together with its successors and assigns in such capacities, the “ [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent ”)](11) for the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors, [list any previously added Additional Agent] [and insert name of each Additional Agent under any Additional Credit Facility being added hereby as party] (26) and any successors or assigns thereof, to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of [  ], (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ”) among the ABL Collateral Agent[,][and] the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent [and [list any previously added Additional Agent]].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Additional Credit Facility ”), among [list any applicable Grantor], [list any applicable Additional Creditors (the “ Joining Additional Creditors ”)] [and insert name of each applicable Additional Agent (the “ Joining Additional Agent ”)].(9)

 

Section 7.11 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement permits the Parent Borrower to designate Additional Indebtedness under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.  The Parent Borrower has so designated Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility as Additional Indebtedness by means of an Additional Indebtedness Designation.

 

Accordingly, [the Joining Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors,](12) hereby agrees with the Borrowers and the other Grantors, the ABL Collateral Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound .  The [Joining Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors,](13) hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the Additional Effective Date with respect to the Additional Credit Facility, be deemed to be a Party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Recognition of Claims .  The ABL Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Lenders), the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors) and [each of] the Additional Agent[s] (for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby) hereby agree that the interests of the respective Creditors in the Liens granted to the ABL Collateral Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, under the applicable Credit Documents shall be treated, as among the Creditors, as having the priorities provided for in Section 2.1 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and shall at all times be allocated among the Creditors as provided therein regardless of any claim or defense (including any claims under the fraudulent transfer, preference or similar avoidance provisions of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally) to which the ABL Collateral Agent, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, any Additional Agent or any Creditor may be entitled or subject.  The ABL Collateral Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Creditors), the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the [  ](1) Junior Lien Creditors), and any Additional Agent party to the First Lien Intercreditor

 


(26)        List applicable current Parties, other than any party being replaced in connection herewith.

 

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Agreement (for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby) ( a ) recognize the existence and validity of the Additional Obligations represented by the Additional Credit Facility, and ( b ) agree to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Additional Credit Facility or other applicable Additional Documents are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.  The [Joining Additional Agent (for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors)] ( a ) recognize[s] the existence and validity of the ABL Obligations represented by the ABL Credit Agreement and the existence and validity of the [  ](1) Junior Lien Obligations represented by the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement and ( b ) agree[s] to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the ABL Credit Agreement, the [  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement or other ABL Facility Documents or [  ](1) Junior Lien Facility Documents, as the case may be, are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.

 

Section 3.  Notices .  Notices and other communications provided for under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to [the Joining Additional Agent] shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 4.  Miscellaneous THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

[ABL CREDIT AGREEMENT][ [  ](1) JUNIOR LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT] JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                , 20  , among [[        ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the “ ABL Collateral Agent ”) (xiv) for the ABL Secured Parties,] [[             ], in its [capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent] (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the “ [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent ”)(xv) for the [  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties], [list any previously added Additional Agent]] (1) and [insert name of additional ABL Secured Parties, ABL Collateral Agent, [  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties or [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent, as applicable, being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated as of [  ] (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “First Lien Intercreditor Agreement”) among the ABL Collateral Agent(xvi), [and] the [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent(xvii) [and (list any previously added Additional Agent)].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of new facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Joining [ABL Credit Agreement][ [  ](1) JUNIOR LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT] ”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable new ABL  Secured Parties or new [  ](1) Junior Lien Secured Parties, as applicable (the “ Joining [ABL][ [  ](1) Junior Lien] Secured Parties ”)] [and insert name of each applicable Agent (the “ Joining [ABL Collateral][[  ](1) Junior Lien] Agent ”)]. (xviii)

 

The Joining [ABL Collateral][[  ](1) Junior Lien] Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [ABL][[  ](1) Junior Lien] Secured Parties, hereby agrees with the Borrowers and the other Grantors, the [ABL Collateral][[  ](1) Junior Lien] Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound .  The [ABL Collateral][[  ](1) Junior Lien] Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [ABL][[  ](1) Junior Lien](xix) Secured Parties,](xx) hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the date hereof, be deemed to be a party to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement as [the][a] [ABL Collateral][[  ](1) Junior Lien] Agent.  As of the date hereof, the Joining [ABL Credit Agreement][[  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement] shall be deemed [the][a] [ABL Credit Agreement][[  ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement] under this Agreement, and the obligations thereunder are subject to the terms and provisions of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Notices .  Notices and other communications provided for under the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to the Joining [ABL Collateral][[  ](1) Junior Lien] Agent shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 3.  Miscellaneous THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 


(1)               List applicable current Parties, other than any party being replaced in connection herewith.

 

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·                   EXHIBIT O TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

·                   DUTCH AUCTION PROCEDURES

 

This Outline is intended to summarize certain basic terms of the Dutch auction procedures pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.10(c)  of the Credit Agreement, of which this Exhibit O is a part. It is not intended to be a definitive statement of all of the terms and conditions of a Dutch auction, the definitive terms and conditions for which shall be set forth in the applicable auction procedures set for each auction (the “ Offer Documents ”). None of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates makes any recommendation pursuant to the Offer Documents as to whether or not any Lender should sell its Incremental Term Loans to one of the Borrowers pursuant to the Offer Documents, nor shall the decision by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Lender be deemed to constitute such a recommendation. Each Lender should make its own decision on whether to sell any of its Incremental Term Loans and, if it decides to do so, the principal amount of and price to be sought for such Incremental Term Loans. In addition, each Lender should consult its own attorney, business advisor or tax advisor as to legal, business, tax and related matters concerning this auction and the Offer Documents. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Exhibit O have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

(A)                                Discounted Incremental Term Loan Prepayments .  Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, the Borrowers may prepay the outstanding Incremental Term Loans on the following basis:

 

(i)                                      Right to Prepay .  The Borrowers shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Incremental Term Loans at a discount to par (such prepayment, the “ Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ”) pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers, or a Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, in each case made in accordance with this Exhibit O; provided that at the time of such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, after giving effect thereto, Specified Availability is no less than 10% of the Total Commitment.  Each Lender participating in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment acknowledges and agrees that in connection with such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, (1) the Borrowers then may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding the Incremental Term Loans or the Loan Parties hereunder that is not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to participate in such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment (“ Excluded Information ”), (2) such Lender has independently and, without reliance on Holdings, the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, has made its own analysis and determination to participate in such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (3) none of Holdings, the Parent Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent, or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Holdings, the Parent Borrower, its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent, and their respective Affiliates, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information.  Each Lender participating in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment further acknowledges that the Excluded Information may not be available to the Administrative Agent or the other Lenders.  Any Incremental Term Loans prepaid pursuant to this Exhibit O shall be immediately and automatically cancelled.

 

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(ii)                                   Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment .

 

(1)                                  The Borrowers may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Administrative Agent with one Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice in the form of a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Parent Borrower, to each Lender and/or to each Lender of one or more Incremental Term Loans on a Tranche by Tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate Outstanding Amount offered to be prepaid (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ”), the Tranches of Incremental Term Loans subject to such offer and the specific percentage discount to par value (the “ Specified Discount ”) of the Outstanding Amount of such Loans to be prepaid and (III) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date.  The Administrative Agent will promptly provide each relevant Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Lender to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by no later than the time and date designated by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Parent Borrower (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ”).

 

(2)                                  Each relevant Lender receiving such offer shall notify the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date whether or not it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its relevant then outstanding Incremental Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “ Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ”), the amount of such Lender’s Outstanding Amount and Tranches of Incremental Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount.  Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable.  Any Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept such Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

 

(3)                                  If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the Borrowers will make prepayment of outstanding Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this paragraph (ii) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective Outstanding Amount and Tranches of Incremental Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to the foregoing clause (2); provided that, if the aggregate Outstanding Amount of Incremental Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective Outstanding Amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Parent Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Specified Discount Proration ”).  The Administrative Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the Parent Borrower of the respective Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate Outstanding Amount and the Tranches of all Incremental Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date, and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the Outstanding Amount, Tranche and Type of Incremental Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Parent Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.  The payment amount specified in such notice to the Parent Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrowers on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with paragraph (vi) below (subject to paragraph (x) below).

 

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(iii)                                Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers .

 

(1)                                  The Borrowers may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Administrative Agent with one Business Day’s (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice in the form of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Parent Borrower, to each Lender and/or to each Lender of one or more Incremental Term Loans on a Tranche by Tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the relevant Incremental Term Loans that the Borrowers are willing to prepay at a discount (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Amount ”), the Tranches of Incremental Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “ Discount Range ”) of the Outstanding Amount of such Incremental Term Loans willing to be prepaid by the Borrowers and (III) each such solicitation by the Borrowers shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date.  The Administrative Agent will promptly provide each relevant Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding relevant Lender to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by no later the time and date designated by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Parent Borrower (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ”).  Each relevant Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “Submitted Discount”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Incremental Term Loans and the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of such Incremental Term Loans such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount (the “ Submitted Amount ”).  Any Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Incremental Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

 

(2)                                  The Administrative Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by it by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and will determine (in consultation with the Parent Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Incremental Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this paragraph (iii).  The Borrowers agree to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Administrative Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par being referred to as the “ Applicable Discount ”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate Outstanding Amount equal to the lesser of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts.  Each Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Incremental Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following clause (3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Lender, a “ Participating Lender ”).

 

(3)                                  If there is at least one Participating Lender, the Borrowers will prepay the respective outstanding Incremental Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate Outstanding Amount and of the Tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than the Applicable Discount exceeds the Discount Range Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the Outstanding Amount of the relevant Incremental Term Loans for those Participating Lenders whose Submitted Discount is a discount to par greater than or equal to the Applicable Discount (the “ Identified Participating Lenders ”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Participating Lenders in accordance with the Submitted Amount of each such Identified Participating Lender and the Administrative Agent (in

 

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consultation with the Parent Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Discount Range Proration ”).  The Administrative Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (w) the Parent Borrower of the respective Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Tranches to be prepaid, (x) each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of all Incremental Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (y) each Participating Lender of the aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (z) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Parent Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.  The payment amount specified in such notice to the Parent Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrowers on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with paragraph (vi) below (subject to paragraph (x) below).

 

(iv)                               Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers .

 

(1)                                  The Borrowers may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Administrative Agent with one Business Day’s (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) notice in the form of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Parent Borrower, to each Lender and/or to each Lender of one or more Incremental Term Loans on a Tranche by Tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Incremental Term Loans  and the Tranches of Incremental Term Loans  the Borrowers are willing to prepay at a discount (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ”) and (III) each such solicitation by the Borrowers shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date.  The Administrative Agent will promptly provide each relevant Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) by no later than the time and date designated by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Parent Borrower (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ”).  Each Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date, and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “ Offered Discount ”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Incremental Term Loans  and the maximum aggregate Outstanding Amount and Tranches of such Incremental Term Loans (the “ Offered Amount ”) such Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount.  Any Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Administrative Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Incremental Term Loans at any discount to their par value.

 

(2)                                  The Administrative Agent shall promptly provide the Parent Borrower with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by it by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date.  The Parent Borrower shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select, at its sole discretion, the smallest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that the Borrowers are willing to accept (the “ Acceptable Discount ”), if any.  If the Borrowers elect to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by the Parent Borrower from the Administrative Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (2) (the “ Acceptance Date ”), the Parent Borrower shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Administrative Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount.  If the Administrative Agent shall fail to

 

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receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Parent Borrower by the Acceptance Date, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

 

(3)                                  Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Administrative Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “ Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ”), the Administrative Agent will determine (in consultation with the Parent Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) the aggregate Outstanding Amount and the Tranches of Incremental Term Loans (the “ Acceptable Prepayment Amount ”) to be prepaid by the Borrowers at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Exhibit O.  If the Borrowers elect to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Borrowers agree to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by the Administrative Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount.  Each Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Incremental Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “ Qualifying Lender ”).  The Borrowers will prepay outstanding Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this paragraph (3) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate Outstanding Amount and of the Tranches specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the Outstanding Amount of the Incremental Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “ Identified Qualifying Lenders ”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Parent Borrower and subject to rounding requirements of the Administrative Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Solicited Discount Proration ”).  On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify (w) the Parent Borrower of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the Tranches to be prepaid, (x) each Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Incremental Term Loans and the Tranches to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (y) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate Outstanding Amount and the Tranches of such Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (z) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Parent Borrower and Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error.  The payment amount specified in such notice to the Parent Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrowers on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with paragraph (vi) below (subject to paragraph (x) below).

 

(v)                                  Expenses .  In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrowers and the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Administrative Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from the Borrowers in connection therewith.

 

(vi)                               Payment .  If any Incremental Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with paragraphs (ii) through (iv) above, the Borrowers shall prepay such Incremental Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.  The Borrowers shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying

 

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Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in the applicable currency and in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 A.M. (New York time) on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the Incremental Term Loans on a pro rata basis.  The Incremental Term Loans so prepaid shall be accompanied by all accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount so prepaid up to, but not including, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.  Each prepayment of the outstanding Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Exhibit O shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable.  The aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Tranches of the Incremental Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Tranches of Incremental Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment.  The Lenders hereby agree that, in connection with a prepayment of Incremental Term Loans pursuant to this Exhibit O and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) interest in respect of the Incremental Term Loans may be made on a non-pro rata basis among the Lenders holding such Loans to reflect the payment of accrued interest to certain Lenders as provided in this Exhibit O and (ii) all subsequent prepayments and repayments of the Incremental Term Loans (except as otherwise contemplated by the Credit Agreement) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the respective Lenders based upon the then outstanding principal amounts of the Incremental Term Loans then held by the respective Lenders after giving effect to any prepayment pursuant to this Exhibit O as if made at par.  It is also understood and agreed that prepayments pursuant to this Exhibit O shall not be subject to Section 4.4(a) of the Credit Agreement, or, for the avoidance of doubt, Section 11.7(a) of the Credit Agreement or the pro rata allocation requirements of Section 4.8(a) of the Credit Agreement.

 

(vii)                            Other Procedures .  To the extent not expressly provided for herein, each Discounted Term Loan Prepayment shall be consummated pursuant to procedures consistent with the provisions in this Exhibit O, established by the Administrative Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the Parent Borrower.

 

(viii)                         Notice .  Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Exhibit O, each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon the Administrative Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next Business Day.

 

(ix)                               Actions of Administrative Agent .  Each of the Borrowers and the Lenders acknowledges and agrees that Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Exhibit O by itself or through any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent and expressly consents to any such delegation of duties by the Administrative Agent to such Affiliate and the performance of such delegated duties by such Affiliate.  The exculpatory provisions in this Agreement shall apply to each Affiliate of the Administrative Agent and its respective activities in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Exhibit O as well as to activities of the Administrative Agent in connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment provided for in this Exhibit O.

 

(x)                                  Revocation .  The Parent Borrower shall have the right, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is so revoked, any failure by the Borrowers to make any prepayment to a Lender pursuant to this Exhibit O shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 9(a) or otherwise).

 

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(xi)                               No Obligation .  This Exhibit O shall not (i) require the Borrowers to undertake any prepayment pursuant to this Exhibit O or (ii) limit or restrict the Borrowers from making voluntary prepayments of the Incremental Term Loans in accordance with the other provisions of the Credit Agreement.

 

(B)                             Definitions

 

Acceptable Discount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Acceptable Prepayment Amount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice ”:  an irrevocable written notice from the Parent Borrower accepting a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount specified therein.

 

Acceptance Date ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Applicable Discount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment ”:  the offer by the Borrowers to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to subsection (A)(ii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers ”:  the solicitation by the Borrowers of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range at a discount to par pursuant to subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers ”:  the solicitation by the Borrowers of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(ii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Discount Range ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Amount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Notice ”:  a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to this Exhibit O.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Offer ”:  the irrevocable written offer by a Lender submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

 

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Discount Range Proration ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

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Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date ”:  in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, five Business Days following the receipt by each relevant Lender of notice from the Administrative Agent in accordance with subsection (A)(ii), subsection (A)(iii) or subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O, as applicable, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(i) of this Exhibit O.

 

Excluded Information ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(i) of this Exhibit O.

 

Identified Participating Lenders ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Identified Qualifying Lenders ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Incremental Term Loans ”: term loans made in respect of Incremental Term Loan Commitments.

 

Offered Amount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Offered Discount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Outstanding Amount ”:  with respect to the Incremental Term Loans on any date, the principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments thereof occurring on such date.

 

Participating Lender ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Qualifying Lender ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Solicited Discount Proration ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice ”:  an irrevocable written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer ”:  the irrevocable written offer by each Lender submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

 

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iv) of this Exhibit O.

 

Specified Discount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(ii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(ii) of this Exhibit O.

 

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Specified Discount Prepayment Notice ”:  an irrevocable written notice of the Parent Borrower of Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made pursuant to subsection (A)(ii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response ”:  the written response by each Lender to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

 

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(ii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Specified Discount Proration ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(ii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Submitted Amount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

Submitted Discount ”:  as defined in subsection (A)(iii) of this Exhibit O.

 

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·                   EXHIBIT P TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Form of Officer Certificate

 

This Officer Certificate is delivered to you pursuant to Section 7.2(a)  of the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the Canadian Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers together with the Canadian Borrowers and the Parent Borrower, the “ Borrowers ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Lenders and as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

1.                                       I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [ · ](1) of the Parent Borrower.

 

2.                                       I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Officer Certificate.  I am providing this Officer Certificate solely in my capacity as an officer of the Parent Borrower.  To the best of my knowledge, the matters set forth herein are true, correct and complete.

 

3.                                       I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and have made or caused to be made under my supervision a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as ANNEX 1 (the “ Financial Statements ”).  Such review disclosed at the end of the accounting period covered by the Financial Statements, to the best of my knowledge as of the date of this Officer Certificate, that [(i) the Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Parent Borrower and its Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP and in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout periods reflected therein and with prior periods that began on or after the Closing Date (except as disclosed therein or for the absence of footnotes) and (ii)](2) each of Holdings, the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every condition, contained in the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents to which it is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and I have obtained no knowledge of any Default or any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing [, except for          ].(3)

 


(1)               The Certificate may be signed by a Responsible Officer of the Parent Borrower.  Responsible Officer means (a) the chief executive officer or the president, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, the treasurer or controller or (b) any vice president or, with respect to financial matters, any assistant treasurer or assistant controller, who has been designated in writing to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a Responsible Officer by such chief executive officer or president or, with respect to financial matters, by such chief financial officer.

 

(2)               To be included only in Officer Certificates accompanying Quarterly Reports.

 

(3)               To be included if there was a Default or Event of Default during the applicable period.  The Default or Event of Default should be described.

 

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[4.                                   Attached hereto as ANNEX 2 are the calculations required to determine compliance the Consolidated Fixed Charge Ratio Covenant set forth in Subsection 8.1 of the Credit Agreement.](4)

 


(4)               Only include if upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Financial Covenant Event.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Officer Certificate this      day of          , 20  .

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.,

 

as the Parent Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

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ANNEX I

to Exhibit P

 

[Applicable Financial Statements To Be Attached]

 

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ANNEX II

to Exhibit P

 

The information described herein is as of [         ,     ](1) (the “ Computation Date ”) and, except as otherwise indicated below, pertains to the period from [         ,       ] to the Computation Date (the “ Relevant Period ”).

 

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

 

 


(1)                                  Insert month and year when this agreement is initially entered into ( e.g ., January 2014).

(2)                                  Insert the section number of the negative covenant restricting Liens in the Initial [        ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement.

(3)                                  Insert the section number of the definitions section in the Initial [        ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement.

(4)                                  Insert the section number of the negative covenant restricting Indebtedness in the Initial [        ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement

(5)                                  Insert name of ABL Collateral Agent.

(6)                                  Insert address of ABL Collateral Agent.

(7)                                  Insert name of [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent.

(8)                                  Insert address of [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent.

(9)                                  Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Credit Facility, Additional Creditors and any Additional Agent.

(10)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor ABL Collateral Agent.

(11)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor [  ](1) Junior Lien Agent.

(12)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any Additional Agent being added hereby and any Additional Creditors represented thereby.

(13)                           Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

(xiv)                        Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Original Senior Lien Agent.

(xv)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor [                  ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent.

(xvi)                        Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor ABL Collateral Agent or ABL Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new ABL Credit Agreement.

(xvii)                     Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor [            ](1) Junior Lien Agent or [           ] Junior Lien Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new [   ](1) Junior Lien Credit Agreement.

(xviii)                  Revise as appropriate to refer to the new credit facility, Secured Parties and Agents.

(xix)                        Revise as appropriate to refer to any Agent being added hereby and any Creditors represented thereby.

(xx)                           Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 


(1)               Insert the last day of the respective month, fiscal quarter or year covered by the financial statements which are required to be accompanied by this Officer Certificate.

 

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(vi)                 subject to Section 2.5 , retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

(vii)              otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as the applicable Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(b)                    Each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, each Junior Priority Agent and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party or impairing or releasing the priority provided for herein, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)                        change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

(ii)                     subject to Section 2.5 , retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any additional Junior Priority Documents;

 

(iii)                  amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(iv)                 release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)                    exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(vi)                 subject to Section 2.5(a) , retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(vii)              otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as the Junior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(c)                     Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document shall include the following language (or language to similar effect):

 

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to [name of Junior Priority Agent] pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by [name of Junior Priority Agent] hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor

 

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Agreement, dated as of [      ], 20[  ] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, replaced or refinanced from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), initially among [                 ], in its capacities as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Original Senior Lien Lenders to the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement, [                                ], in its capacities as [administrative agent and collateral agent] for the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Lenders to the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement, and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”

 

In addition, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that each Junior Priority Collateral Document consisting of a mortgage covering any Collateral consisting of real estate shall contain language appropriate to reflect the subordination of such Junior Priority Collateral Documents to the Senior Priority Documents covering such Collateral.

 

(d)                    Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, each Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Senior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Senior Priority Agent and any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Senior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Senior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Senior Priority Documents to which such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)                        change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Senior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Senior Priority Obligations or any of the Senior Priority Documents;

 

(ii)                     subject to Section 2.5 , retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Senior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any Senior Priority Documents;

 

(iii)                  amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(iv)                 release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)                    exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(vi)                 subject to Section 2.5(b) , retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Senior Priority Obligations; and

 

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(vii)              otherwise manage and supervise the Senior Priority Obligations as such other Senior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(e)                     Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, hereby agrees that, without affecting the obligations of such Junior Priority Secured Parties hereunder, any other Junior Priority Agent and any Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby may, at any time and from time to time, in their sole discretion without the consent of or notice to any such Junior Priority Secured Party (except to the extent such notice or consent is required pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement), and without incurring any liability to any such Junior Priority Secured Party, amend, restate, supplement, replace, refinance, extend, consolidate, restructure, or otherwise modify any of the Junior Priority Documents to which such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor represented thereby is party or beneficiary in any manner whatsoever, including, to:

 

(i)                        change the manner, place, time, or terms of payment or renew, alter or increase, all or any of the Junior Priority Obligations or otherwise amend, restate, supplement, or otherwise modify in any manner, or grant any waiver or release with respect to, all or any part of the Junior Priority Obligations or any of the Junior Priority Documents;

 

(ii)                     subject to Section 2.5 , retain or obtain a Lien on any Property of any Person to secure any of the Junior Priority Obligations, and in connection therewith to enter into any Junior Priority Documents;

 

(iii)                  amend, or grant any waiver, compromise, or release with respect to, or consent to any departure from, any guarantee or other obligations of any Person obligated in any manner under or in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations;

 

(iv)                 release its Lien on any Collateral or other Property;

 

(v)                    exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against any Credit Party or any other Person;

 

(vi)                 subject to Section 2.5(c) , retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligation of any other Person with respect to any of the Junior Priority Obligations; and

 

(vii)              otherwise manage and supervise the Junior Priority Obligations as such other Junior Priority Agent shall deem appropriate; provided that in the event of any conflict between ( x ) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement, refinancing, extension, consolidation, restructuring or modification and ( y ) this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

(f)                      The Senior Priority Obligations and the Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document, respectively) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditors, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditors, as the case may be, all without affecting the Lien Priorities provided for herein or the other provisions hereof; provided , however , that ( x ) if the Indebtedness refunding, replacing or refinancing any such Senior Priority

 

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Obligations or Junior Priority Obligations is to constitute Additional Obligations hereunder (as designated by the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower [or the [        ]  Senior Lien Borrower] ), as the case may be, the holders of such Indebtedness (or an authorized agent or trustee on their behalf) shall bind themselves in writing to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to an Additional Indebtedness Joinder and any such refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction shall be in accordance with any applicable provisions of the Senior Priority Documents and the Junior Priority Documents and ( y ) for the avoidance of doubt, the Senior Priority Obligations and Junior Priority Obligations may be refunded, replaced or refinanced, in whole or in part, in each case, without notice to, or the consent (except to the extent a consent is required to permit the refunding, replacement or refinancing transaction under any Senior Priority Document or any Junior Priority Document) of any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditors, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditors, as the case may be, to the incurrence of Additional Indebtedness, subject to Section 7.11 .

 

Section 5.3                       Reinstatement and Continuation of Agreement .  If any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor is required in any Insolvency Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of any Credit Party or any other Person any payment made in satisfaction of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations (a “ Senior Priority Recovery ”), then the Senior Priority Obligations shall be reinstated to the extent of such Senior Priority Recovery.  If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Senior Priority Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect in the event of such Senior Priority Recovery, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair, or otherwise affect the obligations of the Parties from such date of reinstatement.  All rights, interests, agreements, and obligations of each Agent, each Senior Priority Creditor, and each Junior Priority Creditor under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue irrespective of the commencement of, or any discharge, confirmation, conversion, or dismissal of, any Insolvency Proceeding by or against any Credit Party or any other circumstance which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations or the Junior Priority Obligations.  No priority or right of any Senior Priority Secured Party shall at any time be prejudiced or impaired in any way by any act or failure to act on the part of any Borrower or any Guarantor or by the noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions, or covenants of any of the Senior Priority Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Senior Priority Secured Party may have.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

 

Section 6.1                                     DIP Financing .

 

(a)                                  If any Credit Party shall be subject to any Insolvency Proceeding in the United States at any time prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, and any Senior Priority Secured Party shall seek to provide any Credit Party with, or consent to a third party providing, any financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or consent to any order for the use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (“ DIP Financing ”), with such DIP Financing to be secured by all or any portion of the Collateral (including assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code would be Collateral), then each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that it will raise no objection and will not directly or indirectly support or act in concert with any other party in raising an objection to such DIP Financing or to the Liens securing the same on the grounds of a failure to provide “adequate protection” for the Liens of such Junior Priority Agent securing the applicable Junior Priority Obligations or on any other grounds (and will not request any adequate protection solely as a result of such DIP Financing, except as otherwise set forth herein), and will subordinate its Liens on the Collateral to ( i ) the Liens securing such DIP

 

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Financing (and all obligations relating thereto), ( ii ) any adequate protection Liens provided to the Senior Priority Creditors, and ( iii ) any “carve-out” for professional or United States Trustee fees agreed to by the Senior Priority Agent, so long as ( x ) such Junior Priority Agent retains its Lien on the Collateral to secure the applicable Junior Priority Obligations (in each case, including Proceeds thereof arising after the commencement of the case under the Bankruptcy Code), ( y ) all Liens on Collateral securing any such DIP Financing are senior to or on a parity with the Liens of the Senior Priority Secured Parties on the Collateral securing the Senior Priority Obligations and ( z ) if any Senior Priority Secured Party receives an adequate protection Lien on post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the Senior Priority Obligations, such Junior Priority Agent also receives an adequate protection Lien on such post-petition assets of the debtor to secure the related Junior Priority Obligations, provided that ( x ) each such Lien in favor of such Senior Priority Secured Party and such Junior Priority Secured Party shall be subject to the provisions of Section 6.1(b)  hereof and ( y ) the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a)  shall not prevent any Junior Priority Secured Party from objecting to any provision in any DIP Financing relating to any provision or content of a plan of reorganization.

 

(b)                                  All Liens granted to any Senior Priority Secured Party or Junior Priority Secured Party in any Insolvency Proceeding, whether as adequate protection or otherwise, are intended by the Parties to be and shall be deemed to be subject to the Lien Priority and the other terms and conditions of this Agreement; provided , however, that the foregoing shall not alter the super-priority of any Liens securing any DIP Financing.

 

Section 6.2                                     Relief from Stay .  Until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees not to seek relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any portion of the Collateral without each Senior Priority Agent’s express written consent.

 

Section 6.3                                     No Contest .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) ), or ( ii ) any objection by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on a claim by such Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor that its interests in the Collateral (unless in contravention of Section 6.1(a) ) are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, any Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor represented by such other Senior Priority Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or ( ii ) any objection by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by such other Senior Priority Agent or any Senior Priority Creditor represented by such other Senior Priority Agent that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Senior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.  Except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Junior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, any Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and any Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that, prior to the applicable Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations,

 

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none of them shall contest (or directly or indirectly support any other Person contesting) ( i ) any request by any other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor represented by such other Junior Priority Agent for adequate protection of its interest in the Collateral, or ( ii ) any objection by such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action, or proceeding based on a claim by such other Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditor represented by such other Junior Priority Agent that its interests in the Collateral are not adequately protected (or any other similar request under any law applicable to an Insolvency Proceeding), so long as any Liens granted to such other Junior Priority Agent as adequate protection of its interests are subject to this Agreement.

 

Section 6.4                                     Asset Sales .  Each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, that it will not oppose any sale consented to by any Senior Priority Agent of any Collateral pursuant to Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision under the law applicable to any Insolvency Proceeding) so long as the proceeds of such sale are applied in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Section 6.5                                     Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification .  Each Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that ( i ) the grants of Liens pursuant to the Senior Priority Collateral Documents and the Junior Priority Collateral Documents constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens and ( ii ) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Senior Priority Obligations are fundamentally different from the Junior Priority Obligations and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization proposed or adopted in an Insolvency Proceeding.  To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held by a court of competent jurisdiction that the claims of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, in respect of the Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of senior and junior secured claims), then the Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that all distributions shall be applied as if there were separate classes of Senior Priority Obligation claims and Junior Priority Obligation claims against the Credit Parties, with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties), the Senior Priority Secured Parties shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing in respect of post-petition interest that is available from the Collateral for each of the Senior Priority Secured Parties, before any distribution from the Collateral is applied in respect of the claims held by the Junior Priority Secured Parties, with the Junior Priority Secured Parties hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the Senior Priority Secured Parties amounts otherwise received or receivable by them from the Collateral to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing their aggregate recoveries.  The foregoing sentence is subject to any separate agreement by and between any Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Additional Creditors represented thereby, and any other Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Creditors represented thereby, with respect to the Obligations owing to any such Additional Agent and Additional Creditors.

 

Section 6.6                                     Enforceability .  The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be enforceable as a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Section 6.7                                     Senior Priority Obligations Unconditional .  All rights of any Senior Priority Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the other Senior Priority Agents, the Junior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(a)                                  any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Priority Document;

 

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(b)                                  any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Senior Priority Document;

 

(c)                                   any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(d)                                  the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of the Borrower or any other Credit Party; or

 

(e)                                   any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Junior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.8                                     Junior Priority Obligations Unconditional .  All rights of any Junior Priority Agent hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of the Senior Priority Agents, the other Junior Priority Agents and the Credit Parties (to the extent applicable) hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

(a)                                  any lack of validity or enforceability of any Junior Priority Document;

 

(b)                                  any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding or restatement of any Junior Priority Document;

 

(c)                                   any exchange, release, voiding, avoidance or non perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any other collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, or any refinancing, replacement, refunding, restatement or increase of all or any portion of the Junior Priority Obligations or any guarantee thereof;

 

(d)                                  the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding in respect of any Credit Party; or

 

(e)                                   any other circumstances that otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Credit Party in respect of the Junior Priority Obligations, or of any of the Senior Priority Agent or any Credit Party, to the extent applicable, in respect of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.9                                     Adequate Protection .  Each Junior Priority Agent agrees, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Secured Parties represented thereby, that it will not contest or support any other Person in contesting any request by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor for adequate protection or any objection by any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on such Senior Priority Agent’s or Senior Priority Creditor’s claiming a lack of adequate protection.  Except to the extent expressly provided in Section 6.1 and this Section 6.9 , nothing in this Agreement shall limit the rights of any Agent and the Creditors represented thereby from seeking or requesting adequate protection with respect to their interests in the applicable Collateral in any Insolvency Proceeding, including adequate protection in the form of a cash payment, periodic cash payments, cash payments of interest, additional collateral or otherwise; provided that:

 

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(a)                                  in the event that any Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself or any of the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of any Senior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then each Junior Priority Agent may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a junior Lien on such collateral as security for the Junior Priority Obligations and that any Lien on such collateral securing the Junior Priority Obligations shall be subordinate to any Lien on such collateral securing the Senior Priority Obligations;

 

(b)                                  the Junior Priority Agents and Junior Priority Creditors shall only be permitted to seek adequate protection with respect to their rights in the Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in the form of ( A ) additional collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted a Lien on such additional collateral, which Lien shall be senior to any Lien of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Creditors on such additional collateral; ( B ) replacement Liens on the Collateral; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted replacement Liens on the Collateral, which Liens shall be senior to the Liens of the Junior Priority Agents and the Junior Priority Creditors on the Collateral; ( C ) an administrative expense claim; provided that as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted an administrative expense claim which is senior and prior to the administrative expense claim of the Junior Priority Agents and the other Junior Priority Creditors; and ( D ) cash payments with respect to interest on the Junior Priority Obligations; provided that (1) as adequate protection for the Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent, on behalf of the Senior Priority Creditors represented by it, is also granted cash payments with respect to interest on the Senior Priority Obligation represented by it and (2) such cash payments do not exceed an amount equal to the interest accruing on the principal amount of Junior Priority Obligations outstanding on the date such relief is granted at the interest rate under the applicable Junior Priority Documents and accruing from the date the applicable Junior Priority Agent is granted such relief;

 

(c)                                   if any Junior Priority Creditor receives post-petition interest and/or adequate protection payments in an Insolvency Proceeding (“ Junior Priority Adequate Protection Payments ”) and the Senior Priority Creditors do not receive payment in full in cash of all Senior Priority Obligations upon the effectiveness of the plan of reorganization for, or conclusion of, that Insolvency Proceeding, then each Junior Priority Creditor shall pay over to the Senior Priority Creditors an amount (the “ Pay-Over Amount ”) equal to the lesser of ( i ) the Junior Priority Adequate Protection Payments received by such Junior Priority Creditor and ( ii ) the amount of the short-fall in payment in full in cash of the First Lien Obligations.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Senior Priority Creditors shall not be deemed to have consented to, and expressly retain their rights to object to, the grant of adequate protection in the form of cash payments to the Junior Priority Creditors; and

 

(d)                                  in the event that any Senior Priority Agent, for or on behalf of itself or any Senior Priority Creditor represented thereby, seeks or requests adequate protection in respect of the Senior Priority Obligations and such adequate protection is granted in the form of a Lien on additional collateral comprising assets of the type of assets that constitute Collateral, then such Senior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that each other Senior Priority Agent shall also be granted a pari passu Lien on such collateral as security for the Senior Priority Obligations owing to such other Senior Priority

 

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Agent and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, and that any such Lien on such collateral securing such Senior Priority Obligations shall be pari passu to each such other Lien on such collateral securing such other Senior Priority Obligations (except as may be separately otherwise agreed in writing by and between or among any applicable Senior Priority Agents, in each case on behalf of itself and the Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby.

 

Section 6.10                     Reorganization Securities and Other Plan-Related Issues .

 

(a)                                  If, in any Insolvency Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed pursuant to a plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan, on account of claims of the Senior Priority Creditors and/or on account of claims of the Junior Priority Creditors, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of claims of the Senior Priority Creditors and/or on account of claims of the Junior Priority Creditors are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.

 

(b)                                  Each Junior Priority Agent and the other Junior Priority Creditors (whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall not propose, vote in favor of, or otherwise directly or indirectly support any plan of reorganization that is inconsistent with the priorities or other provisions of this Agreement, other than with the prior written consent of the Senior Priority Agents or to the extent any such plan is proposed or supported by the number of Senior Priority Creditors required under Section 1126 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(c)                                   Each Senior Priority Agent and the other Senior Priority Creditors (whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall not propose, vote in favor of, or otherwise directly or indirectly support any plan of reorganization that is inconsistent with the priorities or other provisions of this Agreement, other than with the prior written consent of each other Senior Priority Agent.

 

Section 6.11                     Certain Waivers .

 

(a)                                  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, waives any claim any Junior Priority Creditor may hereafter have against any Senior Priority Creditor arising out of the election by any Senior Priority Creditor of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.

 

(b)                                  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that none of them shall ( i ) object, contest, or directly or indirectly support any other Person objecting to or contesting, any request by any Senior Priority Agent or any of the other Senior Priority Creditors for the payment of interest, fees, expenses or other amounts to such Senior Priority Agent or any other Senior Priority Creditor under Section 506(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, or ( ii ) assert or directly or indirectly support any claim against any Senior Priority Creditor for costs or expenses of preserving or disposing of any Collateral under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar provision of any other Bankruptcy Law.

 

(c)                                   So long as the Senior Priority Agents and holders of the Senior Priority Obligations shall have received and continue to receive all accrued post-petition interest, default interest, premiums, fees or expenses with respect to the Senior Priority Obligations, neither any Senior Priority Agent nor any other holder of Senior Priority Obligations shall object to, oppose, or challenge any claim

 

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by the Junior Priority Agent or any holder of Junior Priority Obligations for allowance in any Insolvency Proceeding of Junior Priority Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, default interest, premiums, fees, or expenses.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.1                                     Rights of Subrogation .  Each Junior Priority Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby, agrees that no payment by such Junior Priority Agent or any such Junior Priority Creditor to any Senior Priority Agent or Senior Priority Creditor pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall entitle such Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor to exercise any rights of subrogation in respect thereof until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred.  Following the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent agrees to execute such documents, agreements, and instruments as any Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor may reasonably request to evidence the transfer by subrogation to any such Person of an interest in the Senior Priority Obligations resulting from payments to such Senior Priority Agent by such Person, so long as all costs and expenses (including all reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection therewith by such Senior Priority Agent are paid by such Person upon request for payment thereof.

 

Section 7.2                                     Further Assurances .  The Parties will, at their own expense and at any time and from time to time, promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or desirable, or that any Party may reasonably request, in order to protect any right or interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable such Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder; provided , however , that no Party shall be required to pay over any payment or distribution, execute any instruments or documents, or take any other action referred to in this Section 7.2 , to the extent that such action would contravene any law, order or other legal requirement or any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, and in the event of a controversy or dispute, such Party may interplead any payment or distribution in any court of competent jurisdiction, without further responsibility in respect of such payment or distribution under this Section 7.2 .

 

Section 7.3                                     Representations .  The Original Senior Lien Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the Original Senior Lien Facility Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the Original Senior Lien Creditors.  The [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Facility Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and the [        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Creditors.  Each Additional Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent that it has the requisite power and authority under the applicable Additional Documents to enter into, execute, deliver, and carry out the terms of this Agreement on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby.

 

Section 7.4                                     Amendments .

 

(a)                                  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure by any Party hereto, shall be effective unless it is in a written agreement executed by (i) prior to the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations, each Senior Priority Agent then party to this Agreement and (ii) prior to the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations, each Junior Priority

 

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Agent then party to this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower may, without the consent of any Party hereto, amend this Agreement to add an Additional Agent by ( x ) executing an Additional Indebtedness Joinder as provided in Section 7.11 or ( y ) executing a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto or otherwise as provided for in the definition of “Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement” or “ [        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)  Lien Credit Agreement”, as applicable.  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and no consent to any departure therefrom by any Party hereto, that changes, alters, modifies or otherwise affects any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of, or otherwise adversely affects in any manner, any Additional Agent that is not then a Party, or any Additional Creditor not then represented by an Additional Agent that is then a Party (including but not limited to any change, alteration, modification or other effect upon any power, privilege, right, remedy, liability or obligation of or other adverse effect upon any such Additional Agent or Additional Creditor that may at any subsequent time become a Party or beneficiary hereof) shall be effective unless it is consented to in writing by the Original Senior Parent Lien Borrower (regardless of whether any such Additional Agent or Additional Creditor ever becomes a Party or beneficiary hereof).  Any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference in any Credit Document to this Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying such Credit Document, or any term or provision thereof, or any right or obligation of any Credit Party thereunder or in respect thereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower and each other affected Credit Party.  Any amendment, modification or waiver of clause (b)  in any of the definitions of the terms “Additional Credit Facilities,” “Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement” or “[        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement” or of the definition of “Senior Priority Representative” or Section 7.19 shall not be given effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower.

 

(b)                                  In the event that any Senior Priority Agent or the requisite Senior Priority Creditors enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of or replace any Senior Priority Collateral Document for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Senior Priority Collateral Document relating to the Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of any Senior Priority Agent, any Senior Priority Creditors represented thereby, or any Credit Party with respect to the Collateral (including the release of any Liens on Collateral), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of each Junior Priority Collateral Document without the consent of or any actions by any Junior Priority Agent or any Junior Priority Creditors represented thereby; provided , that such amendment, waiver or consent does not materially adversely affect the rights or interests of such Junior Priority Creditors in the Collateral (it being understood that the release of any Liens securing Junior Priority Obligations pursuant to Section 2.4(b)  shall not be deemed to materially adversely affect the rights or interests of such Junior Priority Creditors in the Collateral).  The applicable Senior Priority Agent shall give written notice of such amendment, waiver or consent to the Junior Priority Agents; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of such amendment, waiver or consent with respect to the provisions of any Junior Priority Collateral Document as set forth in this Section 7.4(b) .

 

Section 7.5                                     Addresses for Notices .  Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in writing and may be personally served, faxed, sent by electronic mail or sent by overnight express courier service or United States mail and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service, upon receipt of a facsimile or upon receipt of electronic mail 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) or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail (certified, with postage prepaid and properly addressed).  The addresses of the parties hereto (until notice of a change

 

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thereof is delivered as provided in this Section 7.5 ) shall be as set forth below or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.

 

Original Senior Lien Agent:

[ · ]
[ · ]
Attention: [ · ]
Facsimile: [ · ]
Telephone: [ · ]
Email: [ · ]

 

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

[ · ]
Attention: [ · ]
Facsimile: [ · ]
Telephone: [ · ]
Email: [ · ]

 

 

[        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Agent:

[ · ]
[ · ]
Attention: [ · ]
Facsimile: [ · ]
Telephone: [ · ]
Email: [ · ]

 

 

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

[ · ]
Attention: [ · ]
Facsimile: [ · ]
Telephone: [ · ]
Email: [ · ]

 

Any Additional Agent:                                                                       As set forth in the Additional Indebtedness Joinder executed and delivered by such Additional Agent pursuant to Section 7.11 .

 

Section 7.6                                     No Waiver, Remedies .  No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

Section 7.7                                     Continuing Agreement, Transfer of Secured Obligations .  This Agreement is a continuing agreement and shall ( a ) remain in full force and effect ( x ) with respect to all Senior Priority Secured Parties and Senior Priority Obligations, until the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, subject to Section 5.3 and ( y ) with respect to all Junior Priority Secured Parties and Junior Priority Obligations, until the later of the Discharge of Senior Priority Obligations and the Discharge of Junior Priority Obligations shall have occurred, ( b ) be binding upon the Parties and their successors and assigns, and ( c ) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns.  Nothing herein is intended, or shall be construed to give, any other Person any right, remedy or claim under, to or in respect of this Agreement or any Collateral, subject to Section 7.10 .  All references to any Credit Party shall include any Credit Party as debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Credit Party in any Insolvency Proceeding.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c) , any Senior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor, Junior Priority Agent or Junior Priority Creditor may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Senior Priority Obligations or

 

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the Junior Priority Obligations, as applicable, to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the rights and obligations in respect thereof granted to such Senior Priority Agent, Junior Priority Agent, Senior Priority Creditor or Junior Priority Creditor, as the case may be, herein or otherwise.  The Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties may continue, at any time and without notice to the other Parties hereto, to extend credit and other financial accommodations, lend monies and provide Indebtedness to, or for the benefit of, any Credit Party on the faith hereof.

 

Section 7.8                                     Governing Law; Entire Agreement .  The validity, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without reference to its conflict of laws principles to the extent that such principles are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would permit or require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto

 

Section 7.9                                     Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by telecopy and other electronic transmission), and it is not necessary that the signatures of all Parties be contained on any one counterpart hereof; each counterpart will be deemed to be an original, and all together shall constitute one and the same document.

 

Section 7.10                              No Third-Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and its respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of each of the Senior Priority Agents, the Senior Priority Creditors, the Junior Priority Agents, the Junior Priority Creditors and the Original Senior Lien Borrowers and the other Credit Parties.  No other Person shall have or be entitled to assert rights or benefits hereunder.

 

Section 7.11                              Designation of Additional Indebtedness; Joinder of Additional Agents .

 

(a)                                  The Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower may designate any Additional Indebtedness complying with the requirements of the definition thereof as Additional Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement, upon complying with the following conditions:

 

(i)                                      one or more Additional Agents for one or more Additional Creditors in respect of such Additional Indebtedness shall have executed the Additional Indebtedness Joinder with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, and the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower or any such Additional Agent shall have delivered such executed Additional Indebtedness Joinder to each Agent then party to this Agreement;

 

(ii)                                   at least five Business Days (unless a shorter period is agreed in writing by the Parties (other than any Designated Agent) and the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower) prior to delivery of the Additional Indebtedness Joinder, the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower shall have delivered to each Agent then party to this Agreement complete and correct copies of any Additional Credit Facility, Additional Guarantees and Additional Collateral Documents that will govern such Additional Indebtedness upon giving effect to such designation (which may be unexecuted copies of Additional Documents to be executed and delivered concurrently with the effectiveness of such designation);

 

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whether such Additional Indebtedness is designated Senior Priority Debt or Junior Priority Debt) with respect to such Additional Indebtedness; and

 

(iv)                               all state and local stamp, recording, filing, intangible and similar taxes or fees (if any) that are payable in connection with the inclusion of such Additional Indebtedness under this Agreement shall have been paid and reasonable evidence thereof shall have been given to each Agent then party to this Agreement.

 

No Additional Indebtedness may be designated both Senior Priority Debt and Junior Priority Debt.

 

(b)                                  Upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the preceding Section 7.11(a) , the designated Additional Indebtedness shall constitute “ Additional Indebtedness ”, any Additional Credit Facility under which such Additional Indebtedness is or may be incurred shall constitute an “ Additional Credit Facility ”, any holder of such Additional Indebtedness or other applicable Additional Creditor shall constitute an “ Additional Creditor ”, and any Additional Agent for any such Additional Creditor shall constitute an “ Additional Agent ” for all purposes under this Agreement.  The date on which such conditions specified in clause (a)  shall have been satisfied with respect to any Additional Indebtedness is herein called the “ Additional Effective Date ” with respect to such Additional Indebtedness.  Prior to the Additional Effective Date with respect to any Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed not to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the Original Senior Lien Agent, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is not then designated.  On and after the Additional Effective Date with respect to such Additional Indebtedness, all references herein to Additional Indebtedness shall be deemed to take into account such Additional Indebtedness, and the rights and obligations of the Original Senior Lien Agent, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent and each other Additional Agent then party to this Agreement shall be determined on the basis that such Additional Indebtedness is then designated.

 

(c)                                   In connection with any designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 , each of the Original Senior Lien Agent, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent and each Additional Agent then party hereto agrees (x) to execute and deliver any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, any Original Senior Lien Collateral Documents, [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Collateral Documents or Additional Collateral Documents, as applicable, and any agreements relating to any security interest in Control Collateral and Cash Collateral, and to make or consent to any filings or take any other actions (including executing and recording any mortgage subordination or similar agreement), as may be reasonably deemed by the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower to be necessary or reasonably desirable for any Lien on any Collateral to secure such Additional Indebtedness to become a valid and perfected Lien (with the priority contemplated by the applicable Additional Indebtedness Designation delivered pursuant to this Section 7.11 and by this Agreement), and (y) otherwise to reasonably cooperate to effectuate a designation of Additional Indebtedness pursuant to this Section 7.11 (including, if requested, by executing an acknowledgment of any Additional Indebtedness Joinder or of the occurrence of any Additional Effective Date).

 

Section 7.12                              Senior Priority Representative; Notice of Senior Priority Representative Change .

 

(a)                                  The Senior Priority Representative shall act for the Senior Priority Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction or with the consent of the Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties, or of the requisite percentage of such Controlling Senior Priority Secured Parties as provided in the applicable Senior Priority Documents (or the agent or representative with respect thereto).  Until a Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative)

 

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receives written notice from the existing Senior Priority Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 , of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Senior Priority Representative is in fact the Senior Priority Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Senior Priority Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative which facially appears to be from the then-existing Senior Priority Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5 , and such Party shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing Senior Priority Representative from time to time shall give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Senior Priority Representative.

 

(b)                                  The Junior Priority Representative shall act for the Junior Priority Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement, and shall be entitled to so act at the direction or with the consent of the Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties, or of the requisite percentage of such Controlling Junior Priority Secured Parties as provided in the applicable Junior Priority Documents (or the agent or representative with respect thereto).  Until a Party (other than the existing Junior Priority Representative) receives written notice from the existing Junior Priority Representative, in accordance with Section 7.5 , of a change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative, such Party shall be entitled to act as if the existing Junior Priority Representative is in fact the Junior Priority Representative.  Each Party (other than the existing Junior Priority Representative) shall be entitled to rely upon any written notice of a change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative which facially appears to be from the then-existing Junior Priority Representative and is delivered in accordance with Section 7.5, and such Party shall not be required to inquire into the veracity or genuineness of such notice.  Each existing Junior Priority Representative from time to time shall give prompt written notice to each Party of any change in the identity of the Junior Priority Representative

 

Section 7.13                              Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights .  The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Senior Priority Secured Parties and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, respectively.  Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the right of any Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties represented thereby) to enter into any separate agreement (including any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement) among all or a portion of the Agents (each on behalf of the Secured Parties represented thereby); and the rights and obligations among such Secured Parties will be governed by, and any provisions herein regarding them will therefore be subject to, the provisions of any such separate agreement. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the rights of any Credit Party, or the obligations of any Credit Party to pay any Original Senior Lien Obligations, any [        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Obligations and any Additional Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

 

Section 7.14                              Headings .  The headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement are inserted for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

 

Section 7.15                              Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not (i) invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction or (ii) invalidate the Lien Priority or the application of Proceeds and other priorities set forth in this Agreement.

 

Section 7.16                              Attorneys’ Fees .  The Parties agree that if any dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding is brought with respect to the enforcement of this Agreement or any provision hereof, the prevailing party in such dispute, arbitration, litigation, or other proceeding shall be entitled to recover

 

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its reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement, irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

Section 7.17                              VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER .

 

(a)                                  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK (THE “ NEW YORK SUPREME COURT ”), AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (THE “ FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, ” AND TOGETHER WITH THE NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, THE “NEW YORK COURTS”) AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM EITHER OF THEM; PROVIDED THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE ( I ) ANY PARTY FROM BRINGING ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION FOR THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, ( II ) IF ALL SUCH NEW YORK COURTS DECLINE JURISDICTION OVER ANY PERSON, OR DECLINE (OR IN THE CASE OF THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT, LACK) JURISDICTION OVER ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, A LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT WITH RESPECT THERETO IN ANOTHER COURT HAVING JURISDICTION AND ( III ) IN THE EVENT A LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO OR INVOLVING ANY OF ITS ASSETS OR PROPERTY IN ANOTHER COURT (WITHOUT ANY COLLUSIVE ASSISTANCE BY SUCH PARTY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR AFFILIATES), SUCH PARTY FROM ASSERTING A CLAIM OR DEFENSE (INCLUDING ANY CLAIM OR DEFENSE THAT THIS SECTION 7.17(A)  WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE TO BE ASSERTED IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING IN A NEW YORK COURT) IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.

 

(b)                                  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.  EACH PARTY HERETO REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

(c)                                   EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 7.5 .  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

Section 7.18                              Intercreditor Agreement .  This Agreement is the “Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” referred to in the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement and each Additional Credit Facility.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to subordinate the right of any Junior Priority Secured Party to receive regularly scheduled principal, interest and other payments it would be entitled to as an unsecured creditor to the right of any Senior Priority Secured Party (whether before or after the occurrence of an Insolvency Proceeding) so long as such payments are not the direct or indirect result of any Exercise of Secured Creditor Remedies or enforcement in violation of this Agreement, it being the intent of the Parties that this Agreement shall

 

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effectuate a subordination of Liens as between the Senior Priority Secured Parties, on the one hand, and the Junior Priority Secured Parties, on the other hand, but not a subordination of Indebtedness.

 

Section 7.19                              No Warranties or Liability .  Each Party acknowledges and agrees that none of the other Parties has made any representation or warranty with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any other Original Senior Lien Facility Document, any other [        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Facility Document or any other Additional Document.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party will be entitled to manage and supervise its respective extensions of credit to any Credit Party in accordance with law and their usual practices, modified from time to time as they deem appropriate.

 

Section 7.20                              Conflicts .  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Original Senior Lien Facility Document, any [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Facility Document or any Additional Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to limit the relative rights and obligations of any Agent (and the Secured Parties represented thereby) that may be set forth in any separate agreement (including any Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement) among all or a portion of the Agents; such rights and obligations among the applicable Secured Parties will be governed by, and any provisions herein regarding them are therefore subject to, any such separate agreement.  The parties hereto acknowledge that the terms of this Agreement are not intended to negate any specific rights granted to, or obligations of, any Credit Party in the Senior Priority Documents or the Junior Priority Documents.

 

Section 7.21                              Information Concerning Financial Condition of the Credit Parties .  No Party has any responsibility for keeping any other Party informed of the financial condition of the Credit Parties or of other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Original Senior Lien Obligations, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Obligations or any Additional Obligations, as applicable.  Each Party hereby agrees that no Party shall have any duty to advise any other Party of information known to it regarding such condition or any such circumstances.  In the event any Party, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any information to any other Party to this Agreement, it shall be under no obligation ( a ) to provide any such information to such other Party or any other Party on any subsequent occasion, ( b ) to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine, or ( c ) to disclose any other information.

 

Section 7.22                              Excluded Assets .  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement (including Sections 2.1 , 4.1 , 6.1 and 6.9 ) shall be deemed to provide or require that any Agent or any Secured Party represented thereby receive any Proceeds of, or any Lien on, any Property of any Credit Party that constitutes “Excluded Assets” under (and as defined in) the applicable Credit Document to which such Agent is a party.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Original Senior Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Original Senior Lien Creditors, and the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Creditors, have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

[                                 ],

 

in its capacity as Original Senior Lien Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[                                 ],

 

in its capacity as [       ] (1)  [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of this Agreement and consents thereto, agrees to recognize all rights granted thereby to the Original Senior Lien Agent, the Original Senior Lien Creditors, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Creditors, any Additional Agent and any Additional Creditors, and will not do any act or perform any obligation which is not in accordance with the agreements set forth in this Agreement.  Each Credit Party further acknowledges and agrees that it is not an intended beneficiary or third party beneficiary under this Agreement, except as expressly provided therein.

 

CREDIT PARTIES:

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS DESIGNATION

 

DESIGNATION dated as of           , 20  , by The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower ”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”), entered into as of [     ], 20[  ], between [                        ], in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Original Senior Lien Agent ”) for the Original Senior Lien Creditors, and [                        ], in its capacities [as administrative agent and collateral agent] (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ [        ] (1)  [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent ”) for the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Lenders.(12) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Additional Credit Facility ”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list Additional Creditors] [and Additional Agent, as agent (the “ Additional Agent ”)].(13)

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  Accordingly:

 

Section 1.  Representations and Warranties .  The Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Original Senior Lien Agent, the [       ](1)  [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent, and any Additional Agent that:

 

(1)                                  The Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility constitutes “ Additional Indebtedness ” which complies with the definition of such term in the Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(2)                                  all conditions set forth in Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Additional Indebtedness have been satisfied.

 

Section 2.  Designation of Additional Indebtedness .  The Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower hereby designates such Additional Indebtedness as Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement and such Additional Indebtedness shall constitute [Senior Priority Debt] [Junior Priority Debt].

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Designation to be duly executed by its duly authorized officer or other representative, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

THE HERTZ CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                , 20  , among The Hertz Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower ”), those certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower from time to time party to the Intercreditor Agreement described below, [[                        ], in its capacities as administrative agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacities, the “ Original Senior Lien Agent ”)(14) for the Original Senior Lien Creditors, [                        ], in its capacities [as administrative agent and collateral agent] (together with its successors and assigns in such capacities, the “ [       ](1)  [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent ”)(15) for the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Lenders, [list any previously added Additional Agent]](16) [and insert name of each Additional Agent under any Additional Credit Facility being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [      ], 20[  ] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) among the Original Senior Lien Agent[,] [and] the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent [and [list any previously added Additional Agent]].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of Additional Credit Facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Additional Credit Facility ”), among [list any applicable Grantor], [list any applicable Additional Creditors (the “ Joining Additional Creditors ”)] [and insert name of each applicable Additional Agent (the “ Joining Additional Agent ”)].(17)

 

Section 7.11 of the Intercreditor Agreement permits the Borrower to designate Additional Indebtedness under the Intercreditor Agreement.  The Borrower has so designated Additional Indebtedness incurred or to be incurred under the Additional Credit Facility as Additional Indebtedness by means of an Additional Indebtedness Designation.

 

Accordingly, [the Joining Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors,](18) hereby agrees with the Original Senior Lien Agent, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound .  The [Joining Additional Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining Additional Creditors,](19) hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the Additional Effective Date with respect to the Additional Credit Facility, be deemed to be a Party to the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Recognition of Claims .  The Original Senior Lien Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Original Senior Lien Lenders), the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent (for itself and on behalf of the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Lenders) and [each of] the Additional Agent[s](for itself and on behalf of any Additional Creditors represented thereby) hereby agree that the interests of the respective Creditors in the Liens granted to the Original Senior Lien Agent, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent, or any Additional Agent, as applicable, under the applicable Credit Documents shall be treated, as among the Creditors, as having the priorities provided for in Section 2.1 of the Intercreditor Agreement, and shall at all times be allocated among the Creditors as provided therein regardless of any claim or defense (including any claims under the fraudulent transfer, preference or similar avoidance provisions of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally) to which the Original Senior Lien Agent, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent, any Additional Agent or any Creditor may be entitled or subject.  The Original Senior Lien Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Original Senior Lien Creditors), the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent (for itself and on behalf of the

 

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[       ] (1)  [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Creditors), and any Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement (for and on behalf of itself and any Additional Creditors represented thereby) (a) recognize the existence and validity of the Additional Obligations represented by the Additional Credit Facility, and (b) agree to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Additional Credit Facility or other applicable Additional Documents are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.  The [Joining Additional Agent (for itself and on behalf of the Joining Additional Creditors] (a) recognize[s] the existence and validity of the Original Senior Lien Obligations represented by the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement and the existence and validity of the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Obligations represented by the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement(20) and (b) agree[s] to refrain from making or asserting any claim that the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement, the [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement or other Original Senior Lien Facility Documents or [       ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Facility Documents,(20) as the case may be, are invalid or not enforceable in accordance with their terms as a result of the circumstances surrounding the incurrence of such obligations.

 

Section 3.  Notices .  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to [the Joining Additional Agent] shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 4.  Miscellaneous THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[Add Signatures]

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

[ORIGINAL SENIOR LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT][[                                         ](1) [SENIOR/JUNIOR LIEN](2) CREDIT AGREEMENT] JOINDER

 

JOINDER, dated as of                , 20  , among [[    ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ Original Senior Lien Agent ”) (21) for the Original Senior Lien Secured Parties, [             ], in its capacity as collateral agent (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity from time to time, and as further defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ [                                                 ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent ”)(22) for the [                                 ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Secured Parties, [list any previously added Additional Agent]](23) [and insert name of additional Original Senior Lien Secured Parties, Original Senior Lien Agent, [                                                 ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Secured Parties or [                                        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent, as applicable, being added hereby as party] and any successors or assigns thereof, to the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of [                   ], 20[  ] (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Intercreditor Agreement ”) among the Original Senior Lien Agent(24), [and] the [                             ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent(25) [and (list any previously added Additional Agent)].  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Reference is made to that certain [insert name of new facility], dated as of           , 20   (the “ Joining [Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement][ [                                   ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement ]”), among [list any applicable Credit Party], [list any applicable new Original Senior Lien Secured Parties or new [                ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Secured Parties, as applicable (the “ Joining [Original Senior][ [                                                ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Secured Parties ”)] [and insert name of each applicable Agent (the “ Joining [Original Senior][ [                                                ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent ”)].(26)

 

The Joining [Original Senior][ [                              ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [Original Senior][ [                                                ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)](27) Lien Secured Parties, hereby agrees with the Original Senior Lien Parent Borrower and the other Grantors, the [Original Senior][ [                   ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent and any other Additional Agent party to the Intercreditor Agreement as follows:

 

Section 1.  Agreement to be Bound .  The [Joining [Original Senior][ [                     ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Joining [Original Senior][ [                        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Secured Parties,](28) hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and shall, as of the date hereof, be deemed to be a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as [the][an] [Original Senior][ [                                          ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent.  As of the date hereof, the Joining [Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement][ [                  ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Credit Agreement] shall be deemed [the][a] [Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement][ [           ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Credit Agreement] under the Intercreditor Agreement, and the obligations thereunder are subject to the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 2.  Notices .  Notices and other communications provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement to be provided to the Joining [Original Senior][ [                                  ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent shall be sent to the address set forth on Annex 1 attached hereto (until notice of a change thereof is delivered as provided in Section 7.5 of the Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 3.  Miscellaneous THIS JOINDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES TO THE EXTENT

 

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THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD PERMIT OR REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

[ADD SIGNATURES]

 


(1)                                  Insert month and year when this agreement is initially entered into ( e.g ., January 2015).

 

(2)                                  Insert (i) “Senior,” if this Agreement is initially entered into in connection with the incurrence of debt with pari passu Lien priority to the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement or (ii) “Junior,” if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the incurrence of debt with Junior Lien Priority to the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(3)                                  Describe the applicable Borrower.

 

(4)                                  Insert the section number of the negative covenant restricting Liens in the Initial [        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(5)                                  Insert the section number of the definitions section in the Initial [        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(6)                                  Insert the section number of the negative covenant restricting Indebtedness in the Initial [        ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Credit Agreement

 

(7)                                  Include if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the incurrence of Junior Priority Debt.

 

(8)                                  Include if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the incurrence of Junior Priority Debt.

 

(9)                                  Include if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the incurrence of Senior Priority Debt.

 

(10)                           Insert (i) “Senior,” if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the incurrence of debt with pari passu Lien priority to the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement or (ii) “Junior,” if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the Junior Lien Priority to the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(11)                           Insert (i) “Senior,” if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the incurrence of debt with pari passu Lien priority to the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement or (ii) “Junior,” if this agreement is initially entered into in connection with the Junior Lien Priority to the Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(12)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Original Senior Lien Agent or [    ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent and to add reference to any previously added Additional Agent.

 

(13)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Credit Facility, Additional Creditors and any Additional Agent.

 

(14)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Original Senior Lien Agent.

 

(15)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor [    ](1) [Senior/Junior](2) Lien Agent.

 

(16)                           List applicable current Parties, other than any party being replaced in connection herewith.

 

(17)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to the relevant Additional Credit Facility, Additional Creditors and any Additional Agent.

 

(18)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any Additional Agent being added hereby and any Additional Creditors represented thereby.

 

(19)                           Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

(20)                           Add references to any previously added Additional Credit Facility and related Additional Obligations as appropriate.

 

(21)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor Original Senior Lien Agent.

 

(22)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any successor [                               ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent.

 

(23)                           List applicable current Parties, other than any party being replaced in connection herewith.

 

(24)                           Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor Original Senior Lien Agent or Original Senior Lien Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new Original Senior Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(25)                           Revise as appropriate to describe predecessor [                                      ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Agent or [                                      ] [Senior/Junior]] Lien Secured Parties, if joinder is for a new [                                ](1) [Senior/Junior](2)] Lien Credit Agreement.

 

(26)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to the new credit facility, Secured Parties and Agents.

 

(27)                           Revise as appropriate to refer to any Agent being added hereby and any Creditors represented thereby.

 

(28)                           Revise references throughout as appropriate to refer to the party or parties being added.

 

Ex. C- 2


Exhibit 10.7

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

U.S. GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

made by

 

HERC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC,

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

(f/k/a Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

and certain of its Subsidiaries,

 

in favor of

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 

 

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

SECTION 1 DEFINED TERMS

2

1.1

Definitions

2

1.2

Other Definitional Provisions

12

 

 

 

SECTION 2 GUARANTEE

12

2.1

Guarantee

12

2.2

Right of Contribution

13

2.3

No Subrogation

14

2.4

Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations

14

2.5

Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional

15

2.6

Reinstatement

16

2.7

Payments

16

 

 

 

SECTION 3 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

17

3.1

Grant

17

3.2

Pledged Collateral

18

3.3

Excluded Assets

18

3.4

Intercreditor Relations

21

 

 

 

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

22

4.1

Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor

22

4.2

Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor

22

4.3

Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor

25

 

 

 

SECTION 5 COVENANTS

27

5.1

Covenants of Each Guarantor

27

5.2

Covenants of Each Grantor

27

5.3

Covenants of Each Pledgor

31

5.4

Covenants of Holdings

33

 

 

 

SECTION 6 REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

34

6.1

Certain Matters Relating to Accounts

34

6.2

Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable

36

6.3

Pledged Stock

36

6.4

Proceeds to be Turned Over to Collateral Agent

38

6.5

Application of Proceeds

38

6.6

Code and Other Remedies

38

6.7

Registration Rights

39

6.8

Waiver; Deficiency

40

6.9

Certain Undertakings with Respect to Special Purpose Subsidiaries

41

 

 

 

SECTION 7 THE COLLATERAL AGENT

42

7.1

Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.

42

 

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7.2

Duty of Collateral Agent

44

7.3

Financing Statements

44

7.4

Authority of Collateral Agent

44

7.5

Right of Inspection

45

 

 

 

SECTION 8 NON-LENDER SECURED PARTIES

45

8.1

Rights to Collateral

45

8.2

Appointment of Agent

46

8.3

Waiver of Claims

47

8.4

Designation of Non-Lender Secured Parties

47

8.5

Release of Liens; Rollover Hedge Providers

47

 

 

 

SECTION 9 MISCELLANEOUS

48

9.1

Amendments in Writing

48

9.2

Notices

48

9.3

No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies

48

9.4

Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification

49

9.5

Successors and Assigns

49

9.6

Set-Off

49

9.7

Counterparts

50

9.8

Severability

50

9.9

Section Headings

50

9.10

Integration

50

9.11

GOVERNING LAW

50

9.12

Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers

51

9.13

Acknowledgments

51

9.14

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

52

9.15

Additional Granting Parties

52

9.16

Releases

52

9.17

Judgment

54

9.18

Release of Liens; Rollover Issuing Lenders

54

 

SCHEDULES

 

1               Notice Addresses of Guarantors

2               Pledged Securities

3               Perfection Matters

4               Location of Jurisdiction of Organization

5               Intellectual Property

6               Contracts

7               Commercial Tort Claims

 

ANNEXES

 

1               Acknowledgement and Consent of Issuers who are not Granting Parties

2               Assumption Agreement

3               Successor Holding Company Joinder and Release

 

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U.S. GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

U.S. GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2016, made by HERC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, “ Holdings ”), HERC RENTALS INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (in its specific capacity as Parent Borrower, together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”) and certain of its Subsidiaries in favor of CITIBANK, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) and administrative agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as such term in defined herein).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Parent Borrower, the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto (together with the Parent Borrower, the “ U.S. Borrowers ”), Matthews Equipment Limited, Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited and Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership (the “ Canadian Borrowers ” and, together with the U.S. Borrowers, the “ Borrowers ”), Citibank, N.A, as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Canadian agent (in such capacity, the “ Canadian Agent ”), and the other parties party thereto, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrowers are members of an affiliated group of companies that includes Holdings, the Borrowers, the Parent Borrower’s other Domestic Subsidiaries that are party hereto and any other Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that becomes a party hereto from time to time after the date hereof (all of the foregoing (other than the Canadian Borrowers) collectively, the “ Granting Parties ”);

 

WHEREAS, the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrowers to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Granting Parties in connection with the operation of their respective businesses;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “ Indenture ”), among the Parent Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as indenture trustee and note collateral agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Note Agent ”) on behalf of the holders (the “ Noteholders ”) of the 7.50% senior secured second priority notes due 2022 and the 7.75% senior secured second priority notes due 2024 (collectively, the “ Notes ”),

 



 

the Parent Borrower has agreed to issue the Notes upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Collateral Agreement ”), among the Parent Borrower, certain of its subsidiaries and the Note Agent, the Parent Borrower and such subsidiaries have granted a second priority Lien to the Note Agent for the benefit of the Noteholders on the Collateral (as defined herein), subject to Permitted Liens and to the Intercreditor Agreements (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS, the Collateral Agent and the Note Agent have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement, acknowledged by the U.S. Borrowers and the Domestic Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower party hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1 hereof), the “ Base Intercreditor Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents may in the future enter into a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit N-2, and acknowledged by the U.S. Borrowers and the  Domestic Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower party hereto (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1 hereof), the “ First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ”), and one or more other Intercreditor Agreements;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrowers and the other Granting Parties are engaged in related businesses, and each such Granting Party will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement that the Granting Parties shall execute and deliver this Agreement to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Granting Party hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below), as follows:

 

SECTION 1    DEFINED TERMS

 

1.1          Definitions .

 

(a)           Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms that are defined in the Code (as in effect on the date hereof) are used herein as so defined: Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claims, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, Farm Products, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Letter-of-Credit Rights,

 

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Money, Promissory Notes, Records, Securities, Securities Accounts, Security Entitlements, Supporting Obligations and Tangible Chattel Paper.

 

(b)          The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Accounts ”:  all accounts (as defined in the Code) of each Grantor, including, without limitation, all Accounts (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Accounts Receivable of such Grantor, but in any event excluding all Accounts that have been sold or otherwise transferred (and not transferred back to a Grantor) in connection with a Special Purpose Financing.

 

Accounts Receivable ”:  any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, which is not evidenced by an instrument (as defined in the Code) or Chattel Paper.

 

Additional Agent ”: as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Collateral Documents ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Obligations ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Secured Parties ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Adjusted Net Worth ”:  as to any Guarantor at any time, the greater of (x) $0 and (y) the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Guarantor’s assets on the date of the respective payment hereunder exceeds its debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or pursuant to its guarantee with respect to any Indebtedness then outstanding pursuant to Section 8.2(c) of the Credit Agreement) on such date.

 

Administrative Agent ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Agents ”: each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

 

Agreement ”: this U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Applicable Law ”:  as defined in Section 9.8 hereto.

 

Bank Products Affiliate ” shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Loan Documents, (b) was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

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Bankruptcy Case ”:  (i) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries commencing any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there being commenced against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days.

 

Base Intercreditor Agreement ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Borrower Obligations ”:  with respect to any Borrower, the collective reference to: all obligations and liabilities of such Borrower in respect of the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to such Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest  is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations, and all other obligations and liabilities of such Borrower to the Secured Parties, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the other Loan Documents, Hedging Agreements or Bank Products Agreement entered into with any Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate, any Guarantee Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries referred to in Section 8.4 of the Credit Agreement as to which any Secured Party is a beneficiary, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, amounts payable in connection with any such Bank Products Agreement or a termination of any transaction entered into pursuant to any such Hedging Agreement, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, to the Other Representatives, or to any other Secured Party that are required to be paid by such Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document).  With respect to any Guarantor, if and to the extent, under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof), all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest for, the obligation (the “ Excluded Borrower 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 (or the analogous term or section in any amended or successor statute) is or becomes illegal, the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor shall not include any such Excluded Borrower Obligation.

 

Borrowers ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Canadian Borrowers ” as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

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CFTC ”: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any successor to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

 

Code ”:  the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

 

Collateral ”:  as defined in Section 3; provided that, for purposes of Section 6.5, Section 8 and Section 9.16(b), “Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

 

Collateral Account Bank ”: any bank that is a Lender or any Affiliate thereof as selected by the relevant Grantor and consented to in writing by the Collateral Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Collateral Agent ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Collateral Proceeds Account ”:  a non-interest bearing cash collateral account established and maintained by the relevant Grantor at an office of the Collateral Account Bank in the name, and in the sole dominion and control of, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Collateral Representative ”:  (i) the Note Collateral Representative and the ABL Collateral Representative (each as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) if the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Person acting as representative for the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement and (iii) if any Other Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Person acting as representative for the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Commercial Tort Action ”:  any action, other than an action primarily seeking declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to claims asserted or expected to be asserted by Persons other than the Grantors, that is commenced by a Grantor in the courts of the United States of America, any state or territory thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or territory, in which any Grantor seeks damages arising out of torts committed against it that would reasonably be expected to result in a damage award to it exceeding $40,000,000.

 

Commitments ”:  the collective reference to (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments, (ii) the Swing Line Commitment and (iii) the obligation of the Issuing Lenders to issue Letters of Credit at the request of the Borrowers pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Commodity Exchange Act ”:  the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et. seq.), as in effect from time to time, or any successor statute.

 

Contracts ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures in any form and portions thereof (except for contracts listed on Schedule 6 hereto), to which such Grantor is a party or under which such Grantor or any property of such Grantor is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, waived or

 

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otherwise modified, including, without limitation, (i) all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due to it thereunder or in connection therewith, (ii) all rights of such Grantor to damages arising thereunder and (iii) all rights of such Grantor to perform and to exercise all remedies thereunder.

 

Copyright Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States copyright of such Grantor, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, any material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Copyrights ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States copyrights, whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published or registered, all United States copyright registrations and copyright applications, including, without limitation, any copyright registrations and copyright applications listed on Schedule 5 hereto, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof and (iii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof.

 

Credit Agreement ”:  has the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

 

Credit Facility ”: as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Excluded Assets ”:  as defined in Section 3.3.

 

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Foreign Intellectual Property ”:  any right, title or interest in or to any copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent applications, patent licenses, trade secrets, trade secret licenses, trademarks, service marks, trademark and service mark applications, trade names, trade dress, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes or any other intellectual property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.

 

General Fund Account ”:  the general fund account of the relevant Grantor established at the same office of the Collateral Account Bank as the Collateral Proceeds Account.

 

Granting Parties ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Grantor ”: Holdings, the U.S. Borrowers, the Parent Borrower’s Domestic Subsidiaries that are party hereto and any other Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that becomes a party hereto from time to time after the date hereof (it being understood that no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party hereto).

 

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Guarantor Obligations ”:  with respect to any Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) the Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor pursuant to Section 2 and (ii) all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party, any Hedging Agreement or Bank Products Agreement entered into with any Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate, any Guarantee Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries referred to in Section 8.4 of the Credit Agreement as to which any Secured Party is a beneficiary, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent, to the Other Representatives, or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided , that, when referring to the Guarantor Obligations of the U.S. Borrowers, such reference shall be a reference solely to a guaranty of the Obligations of the Canadian Borrowers.  With respect to any Guarantor, if and to the extent, under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof), all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest for, the obligation (together with the Excluded Borrower Obligation, the “ Excluded 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 (or the analogous term or section in any amended or successor statute) is or becomes illegal, the Guarantor Obligations of such Guarantor shall not include any such Excluded Obligation.

 

Guarantors ”:  the collective reference to each Granting Party.

 

Hedging Affiliate ”:  any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with any Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Loan Documents, (b) was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Hedging Agreement ”:  any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity, credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, credit or equity values (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement, including, without limitation, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Permitted Hedging Arrangement.

 

Holdings ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Indenture ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Instruments ”:  has the meaning specified in Article 9 of the Code, but excluding the Pledged Securities.

 

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Intellectual Property ”:  with respect to any Grantor, the collective reference to such Grantor’s Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses.

 

Intercompany Note ”:  with respect to any Grantor, any promissory note in a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 evidencing loans made by such Grantor to Holdings, the Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Intercreditor Agreements ”: (a) the Base Intercreditor Agreement, (b) the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (upon and during the effectiveness thereof) and (c) any Other Intercreditor Agreement that may be entered into in the future by the Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents and acknowledged by the Borrowers and the other Granting Parties (each as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1 hereof)) (upon and during the effectiveness thereof).

 

Inventory ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all inventory (as defined in the Code) of such Grantor, including, without limitation, all Inventory (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of such Grantor.

 

Investment Property ”:  the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof (other than any Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of any series of such stock and other than any Capital Stock excluded from the definition of “Pledged Stock”) and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Securities.

 

Issuers ”:  the collective reference to the Persons identified on Schedule 2 as the issuers of Pledged Stock, together with any successors to such companies (including, without limitation, any successors contemplated by Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement).

 

Junior Priority Collateral Documents ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Junior Priority Obligations ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Junior Priority Representative ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Junior Priority Secured Parties ”:  as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Lender ”:  as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

Lender Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to (i) the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and each Other Representative, (ii) the Lenders (including, without limitation, the Canadian Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Swing Line Lender), and each of their respective successors and assigns and their permitted transferees and endorsees.

 

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Non-Lender Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to all Bank Products Affiliates and Hedging Affiliates and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof.

 

Note Agent ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Note Collateral Agreement ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Noteholders ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Notes ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Obligations ”:  (i) in the case of each Borrower, its Borrower Obligations and its Guarantor Obligations and (ii) in the case of each other Guarantor, its Guarantor Obligations.

 

Parent Borrower ”:  as defined in the Preamble hereto.

 

Patent Licenses ”: with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States patent, patent application, or patentable invention other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Patents ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States patents, patent applications and patentable inventions and all reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, all patents and patent applications identified in Schedule 5 hereto, and including, without limitation, (i) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof), and (iv) all other rights corresponding thereto in the United States and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, and extensions thereof, all improvements thereon, and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.

 

Pledged Collateral ”:  as to any Pledgor, the Pledged Securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof.

 

Pledged Notes ”:  with respect to any Pledgor, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to, or held or owned by, such Pledgor.

 

Pledged Securities ”: the collective reference to the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock.

 

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Pledged Stock ”:  with respect to any Pledgor, the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2 as held by such Pledgor, together with any other shares of Capital Stock required to be pledged by such Pledgor pursuant to Section 7.9 of the Credit Agreement, as well as any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, such Pledgor while this Agreement is in effect, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective pledge of such Capital Stock under this Agreement is released in accordance with the terms hereof and the Credit Agreement; provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Pledgor be required to pledge, directly or indirectly, (i) more than 65% of any series of the outstanding Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for U.S. tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any of the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (iii)  de minimis shares of a Foreign Subsidiary held by any Pledgor as a nominee or in a similar capacity, (iv) any of the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary and (v) without duplication, any Excluded Assets.

 

Pledgor ”:  Holdings (with respect to the Pledged Stock of the Parent Borrower and all other Pledged Collateral of Holdings), the U.S. Borrowers (with respect to Pledged Stock of the entities listed on Schedule 2 hereto under the name of such applicable Borrower and all other Pledged Collateral of such applicable Borrower) and each other Granting Party (with respect to Pledged Securities held by such Granting Party and all other Pledged Collateral of such Granting Party).

 

Proceeds ”:  all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof and, in any event, Proceeds of Pledged Securities shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Restrictive Agreements ”:  as defined in Section 3.3(c).

 

Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to the Lender Secured Parties and the Non-Lender Secured Parties.

 

Security Collateral ”:  with respect to any Granting Party, means, collectively, the Collateral (if any) and the Pledged Collateral (if any) of such Granting Party.

 

Senior Priority Debt ”: as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Specified Asset ”:  as defined in Section 4.2.2(b) hereof.

 

Successor Holding Company ”:  as defined in Section 9.16(e) hereto.

 

Trade Secret Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States trade secrets, including, without limitation, know how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, subject, in

 

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each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Trade Secrets ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trade secrets, including, without limitation, know-how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, including, without limitation, (i) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses, non-disclosure agreements and memoranda of understanding entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future misappropriations thereof, and (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present or future misappropriations thereof.

 

Trademark Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Trademarks ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all United States trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, trademark and service mark registrations, and applications for trademark or service mark registrations (except for “intent to use” applications for trademark or service mark registrations filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, unless and until an Amendment to Allege Use or a Statement of Use under Sections 1(c) and 1(d) of said Act has been filed, it being understood and agreed that the carve out in this parenthetical shall be applicable only if and for so long as a grant of a security interest in such intent to use application would invalidate or otherwise jeopardize Grantor’s rights therein or in any registration issuing therefrom), and any renewals thereof, including, without limitation, each registration and application identified in Schedule 5 hereto, and including, without limitation, (i) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements or dilutions thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof), and (iii) all other rights corresponding thereto in the United States and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto in the United States, together in each case with the goodwill of the business connected with the use of, and symbolized by, each such trademark, service mark, trade name, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers.

 

U.S. Borrowers ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

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1.2          Other Definitional Provisions .

 

(a)           The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Annex references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  The words “include”, “includes”, and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, waivers or modifications set forth herein).

 

(b)           The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(c)           Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral, or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Granting Party shall refer to such Granting Party’s Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

(d)           All references in this Agreement to any of the property described in the definition of the term “Collateral” or “Pledged Collateral”, or to any Proceeds thereof, shall be deemed to be references thereto only to the extent the same constitute Collateral or Pledged Collateral, respectively.

 

SECTION 2    GUARANTEE

 

2.1          Guarantee .

 

(a)           Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, the prompt and complete payment and performance by each U.S. Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations of such U.S. Borrower owed to the applicable Secured Parties, and (ii) each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, the prompt and complete payment and performance by each Canadian Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations of such Canadian Borrower owed to the applicable Secured Parties.

 

(b)           Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount that can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable law, including applicable federal and state laws relating to the insolvency of debtors; provided that, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the rights of contribution of each Guarantor provided in following Section 2.2

 

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be included as an asset of the respective Guarantor in determining the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

(c)           Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party hereunder.

 

(d)           The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest to occur of (i) the first date on which all the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing, and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 then due and owing shall have been satisfied by payment in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall be terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement any of the Borrowers may be free from any Borrower Obligations, (ii) as to any Guarantor, a sale or other disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (other than to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or, if such Guarantor is a Subsidiary Guarantor, any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement and (iii) as to any Guarantor, such Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

(e)           No payment made by any Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party from any of the Borrowers, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of any of the Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of any of the Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations of each Borrower guaranteed by it hereunder up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the earliest to occur of (i) the first date on which all the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing, are paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding  (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments are terminated, (ii) as to any Guarantor, a sale or other disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (other than to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or, if such Guarantor is a Subsidiary Guarantor, any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement and (iii) as to any Guarantor, such Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

2.2          Right of Contribution .  Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share (based, to the maximum extent permitted by law, on the respective Adjusted Net Worths of the Guarantors on the date the

 

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respective payment is made) of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder that has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.  Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3.  The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

2.3          No Subrogation .  Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party against any Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party for the payment of the Borrower Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties by the  Borrowers on account of the Borrower Obligations are paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments are terminated.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall not have been paid in full in cash or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (and shall not have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) or any of the Commitments shall remain in effect, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Administrative Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Administrative Agent, if required), to be held as collateral security for all of the Borrower Obligations (whether matured or unmatured) guaranteed by such Guarantor and/or then or at any time thereafter may be applied against any Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Administrative Agent may determine.

 

2.4          Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations .  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations made by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may be rescinded by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party and any of the Borrower Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, waived, modified, accelerated, compromised, subordinated, waived, surrendered or released by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, waived, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders or the applicable Lenders(s), as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any

 

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collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party for the payment of any of the Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.  None of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for any of the Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto, except to the extent required by applicable law.

 

2.5          Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional .  Each Guarantor waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; each of the Borrower Obligations, and any obligation contained therein, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between any of the Borrowers and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2.  Each Guarantor waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon any Borrower or any of the other Guarantors with respect to any of the Borrower Obligations.  Each Guarantor understands and agrees, to the extent permitted by law, that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment and not of collection.  Each Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any and all defenses (other than any claim alleging breach of a contractual provision of any of the Loan Document) that it may have arising out of or in connection with any and all of the following:  (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) that may at any time be available to or be asserted by any of the Borrowers against the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, (c) any change in the time, place, manner or place of payment, amendment, or waiver or increase in any of the Obligations, (d) any exchange, taking, or release of Security Collateral, (e) any change in the structure or existence of any of the Borrowers, (f) any application of Security Collateral to any of the Obligations, (g) any law, regulation or order of any jurisdiction, or any other event, affecting any term of any Obligation or the rights of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party with respect thereto, including, without limitation: (i) the application of any such law, regulation, decree or order, including any prior approval, which would prevent the exchange of any currency (other than Dollars) for Dollars or the remittance of funds outside of such jurisdiction or the unavailability of Dollars in any legal exchange market in such jurisdiction in accordance with normal commercial practice, (ii) a declaration of banking moratorium or any suspension of payments by banks in such jurisdiction or the imposition by such jurisdiction or any Governmental Authority thereof of any moratorium on, the required rescheduling or restructuring of, or required  approval of payments on, any indebtedness in such jurisdiction, (iii)

 

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any expropriation, confiscation, nationalization or requisition by such country or any Governmental Authority that directly or indirectly deprives any Borrower of any assets or their use, or of the ability to operate its business or a material part thereof, or (iv) any war (whether or not declared), insurrection, revolution, hostile act, civil strife or similar events occurring in such jurisdiction which has the same effect as the events described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above (in each of the cases contemplated in clauses (i) through (iv) above, to the extent occurring or existing on or at any time after the date of this Agreement), or (h) any other circumstance whatsoever (other than payment in full in cash of the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder) (with or without notice to or knowledge of any of the Borrowers or such Guarantor) that constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of any of the Borrowers for the Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance.  When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and any other Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against any of the Borrowers, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from any Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of any of the Borrowers, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party against any Guarantor.  For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

2.6          Reinstatement .  The guarantee of any Guarantor contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of any Borrower or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, any Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

 

2.7          Payments .  Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Administrative Agent without set-off or counterclaim, in Dollars (or in the case of any amount required to be paid in any other currency pursuant to the requirements of the Credit Agreement or other agreement relating to the respective Obligations, such other currency), at the Administrative Agent’s office specified in Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement or such other address as may be designated in writing by the Administrative Agent to such Guarantor from time to time in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 3    GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

3.1          Grant .     Each Grantor hereby grants, subject to existing licenses to use the Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets granted by such Grantor in the ordinary course of business, to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Collateral of such Grantor, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Grantor, except as provided in Section 3.3.  The term “ Collateral ”, as to any Grantor, means the following property (wherever located) now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, except as provided in Section 3.3:

 

(a)           all Accounts;

 

(b)           all Money (including all cash);

 

(c)           all Cash Equivalents;

 

(d)           all Chattel Paper;

 

(e)           all Contracts (including contracts with any “qualified intermediaries” with respect to any LKE Program);

 

(f)            all Deposit Accounts ;

 

(g)           all Documents;

 

(h)           all Equipment;

 

(i)            all General Intangibles;

 

(j)            all Instruments;

 

(k)           all Intellectual Property;

 

(l)            all Inventory;

 

(m)          all Investment Property;

 

(n)           all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

 

(o)           all Rental Equipment;

 

(p)           all Vehicles;

 

(q)           all Fixtures;

 

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(r)            all Commercial Tort Claims constituting Commercial Tort Actions described in Schedule 7 (together with any Commercial Tort Actions subject to a further writing provided in accordance with Section 5.2.12);

 

(s)            all books and records pertaining to any of the foregoing;

 

(t)            the Collateral Proceeds Account; and

 

(u)           to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that, in the case of each Grantor, Collateral shall not include any Pledged Collateral, or any property or assets specifically excluded from Pledged Collateral (including any Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary in excess of 65% of any series of such stock).

 

3.2          Pledged Collateral .  Each Granting Party that is a Pledgor, hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof, as collateral security for the prompt and complete performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Pledgor, except as provided in Section 3.3.

 

3.3          Excluded Assets .  No security interest is or will be granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in any right, title or interest of any Granting Party under or in, and “Collateral” and “Pledged Collateral” shall not include (the following collectively, the “ Excluded Assets ”):

 

(a)           any interest in leased real property (including Fixtures) (and there shall be no requirement to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters);

 

(b)           any fee interest in owned real property (including Fixtures) if the fair market value of such fee interest is less than $10,000,000 individually;

 

(c)           any Instruments, Contracts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles, Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses, Trademark Licenses, Trade Secret Licenses or other contracts or agreements with or issued by Persons other than Holdings, a Subsidiary of Holdings or an Affiliate thereof, (collectively, “ Restrictive Agreements ”) that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Restrictive Agreements shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) for so long as, and to the extent that, the granting of such a security interest pursuant hereto would result in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements (in each case, except to the extent that, pursuant to the Code or other applicable law, the granting of security interests therein can be made without resulting in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements);

 

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Agreement (provided such contract was not entered into in contemplation thereof), applicable law, regulation, permit, order or decree or the organizational or joint venture documents of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary (including permitted liens, leases and licenses), or requires a consent (to the extent that, with respect to any assets that would otherwise constitute Collateral, any applicable Granting Party has sought such consent using commercially reasonable efforts) of any Governmental Authority that has not been obtained (in each case after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Code to the extent that the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibition);

 

(e)           any assets to the extent that such security interests would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Parent Borrower (it being understood that the Lenders shall not require the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to enter into any security agreements or pledge agreements governed by foreign law);

 

(f)            any assets to the extent that the granting or perfecting of a security interest in such assets would result in costs or consequences to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably agreed in writing after the date hereof by the Parent Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent that are excessive in view of the benefits that would be obtained by the Secured Parties;

 

(g)           any (i) Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) is subject to a Lien permitted by Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement and designated by the Parent Borrower to the Co-Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent (but only for so long as such Lien remains in place) and (ii) other property that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such other property shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such other property is subject to a Permitted Lien described in Section 8.3(h) or Section 8.3(w) of the Credit Agreement and designated by the Parent Borrower to the Co-Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent (but, in each case, only for so long as such Liens are in place) and, if such Lien is in respect of a Hedging Agreement, such other property consists solely of (x) cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments, together with proceeds, dividends and distributions in respect thereof, (y) any assets relating to such assets, proceeds, dividends or distributions or to obligations under any Hedging Agreement, and/or (z) any other assets consisting of, relating to or arising under or in connection with (1) any Hedging Agreements or (2) any other agreements, instruments or documents related to any Hedging Agreement or to any of the assets referred to in any of subclauses (x) through (z) of this clause (ii);

 

(h)           any property (and/or related rights and/or assets) that (A) would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such property (and/or related rights and/or assets) shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such property has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with (i) a Special Purpose Financing (or constitutes the proceeds or products of any property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection

 

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with a Special Purpose Financing (except as provided in the proviso to this subsection)) or (ii) a Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement, or (B) is subject to any Permitted Lien and consists of property subject to any such Sale and Leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (but only for so long as such Liens are in place), provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a security interest of the Collateral Agent shall attach to any money, securities or other consideration received by any Grantor as consideration for the sale or other disposition of such property as and to the extent such consideration would otherwise constitute Security Collateral;

 

(i)            Equipment and/or Inventory (and/or related rights and/or assets) subject to any Permitted Lien that secures Indebtedness permitted by the Credit Agreement that is Incurred to finance or refinance such Equipment and/or Inventory and designated by the Parent Borrower to the Co-Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent (but only for so long as such Permitted Lien is in place);

 

(j)            without duplication, any Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) which is specifically excluded from the definition of Pledged Stock by virtue of the proviso contained in such definition;

 

(k)           any Capital Stock and other securities of a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower to the extent that the pledge of or grant of any other Lien on such Capital Stock and other securities for the benefit of any holders of securities results in the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries being required to file separate financial statements for such Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any other governmental authority) pursuant to either Rule 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, or any other law, rule or regulation as in effect from time to time, but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement;

 

(l)            any assets covered by a certificate of title, except to the extent such assets constitute Eligible Service Vehicles or Eligible Rental Equipment, in each case by operation of clause (f) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, and are included in the Borrowing Base;

 

(m)          any aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, helicopters, vessels or rolling stock or any Equipment or other assets constituting a part of any thereof;

 

(n)           Letter-of-Credit Rights individually with a value of less than $5,000,000;

 

(o)           for the avoidance of doubt, any Deposit Account and any Money, cash, checks, other negotiable instrument, funds and other evidence of payment therein held by any “qualified intermediary” in connection with any LKE Program;

 

(p)           any Money, cash, checks, other negotiable instrument, funds and other evidence of payment held in any Deposit Account of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the nature of a security deposit with respect to obligations for the benefit of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which must be held for or returned to the applicable counterparty under applicable law or pursuant to contractual obligations;

 

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(q)           any property that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such property shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such property is subject to other Liens permitted by Section 8.3(t)(i) of the Credit Agreement  to the extent that, prior to or simultaneously with such property being excluded from, and/or ceasing to constitute a part of, the Security Collateral, one or more of the U.S. Borrowers shall have repaid amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement such that (x) the sum of (A) the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure plus (B) the amount by which the aggregate unpaid Extensions of Credit made to the Canadian Borrowers exceeds the Canadian Borrowing Base (as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the date of such prepayment (with appropriate adjustments to the form thereof) calculating the Canadian Borrowing Base after giving effect to the exclusion of such property from the Security Collateral, does not exceed (y) the U.S. Borrowing Base (as set forth in a Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the date of such prepayment (with appropriate adjustments to the form thereof) calculating the U.S. Borrowing Base after giving effect to the exclusion of such property from the Security Collateral);

 

(r)            Foreign Intellectual Property; and

 

(s)            any Goods in which a security interest is not perfected by filing a financing statement in the office of the Secretary of State of the applicable Grantor’s location (as determined by Section 9-307 of the Code), except to the extent such Goods constitute Eligible Service Vehicles or Eligible Rental Equipment, in each case by operation of clause (f) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, and are included in the Borrowing Base.

 

3.4          Intercreditor Relations .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the understanding of the parties that the Liens granted pursuant to Section 3.1 and 3.2 herein shall (x) with respect to all Security Collateral, prior to the Discharge of Additional Obligations (if applicable), be pari passu and equal in priority to the Liens granted to any Additional Agent for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Additional Obligations to secure Additional Obligations that constitute Senior Priority Debt (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement) pursuant to the applicable Additional Collateral Documents (except, in the case of this clause (x), as may be separately otherwise agreed between the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, including pursuant to any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) with respect to all Security Collateral, prior to the Discharge of the Junior Priority Obligations, be senior in priority to the Liens granted to the Junior Priority Representative for the benefit of the Junior Priority Secured Parties to secure the Junior Priority Obligations pursuant to the Note Collateral Agreement and any other Junior Priority Collateral Documents.  The Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that the relative priority of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent, the Note Agent and any Additional Agent shall be determined solely pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreements, and not by priority as a matter of law or otherwise.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Liens and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control as among (a) the Collateral Agent, the Note Agent and any Additional Agent, in the case of the Base Intercreditor Agreement, (b) the Collateral Agent and any other secured creditor (or

 

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agent therefor) party thereto, in the case of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and (c) the Collateral Agent and any other secured creditor (or agent therefor) party thereto, in the case of any Other Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any such conflict, each Grantor may act (or omit to act) in accordance with such Intercreditor Agreement, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, for so long as any Obligations or any Additional Obligations remain outstanding, any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Collateral Agent any Security Collateral shall be satisfied by causing such Security Collateral to be delivered to the Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent to be held in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

SECTION 4    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

4.1          Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor .  To induce the Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor or to the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each of which representations and warranties is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct in all material respects, and the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party shall be entitled to rely on each of such representations and warranties as if fully set forth herein; provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Parent Borrower’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 4.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

 

4.2          Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor .  To induce the Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that, in each case after giving effect to the Transactions:

 

4.2.1       Title; No Other Liens .  Except for the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens permitted to exist on such Grantor’s Collateral by the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 8.3 thereof), such Grantor owns each item of such Grantor’s Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3 , no currently effective financing statement or other similar public notice with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness on all or any part of such Grantor’s Security Collateral is on file or of record in any public office in the United States of America, any state, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia, except, in each case, such as have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement or as relate to Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement (including without limitation Section 8.3 thereof) or any other Loan Document or for which termination statements will be delivered on the Closing Date.

 

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4.2.2       Perfected First Priority Liens .

 

(a)           This Agreement is effective to create, as collateral security for the Obligations of such Grantor, valid and enforceable Liens on such Grantor’s Security Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

(b)           Except with regard to (i) Liens (if any) on Specified Assets and (ii) any rights in favor of the United States government as required by law (if any), upon the completion of the Filings and, with respect to Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents, upon the earlier of such Filing or the delivery to and continuing possession by the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents a security interest in which is perfected by possession, and the obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as described in the Code) by the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement of all Deposit Accounts, Blocked Accounts, the Collateral Proceeds Account, Electronic Chattel Paper and Letter-of-Credit Rights a security interest in which is perfected by “control” and in the case of Commercial Tort Actions (other than such Commercial Tort Actions listed on Schedule 7 on the date of this Agreement), the taking of the actions required by Section 5.2.12 herein, the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement will constitute valid Liens on and (to the extent provided herein) perfected security interests in such Grantor’s Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and will be prior to all other Liens of all other Persons securing Indebtedness, in each case other than Permitted Liens (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and enforceable as such as against all other Persons other than Ordinary Course Transferees, except to the extent that the recording of an assignment or other transfer of title to the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the recording of other applicable documents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office may be necessary for perfection or enforceability, and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. As used in this Section 4.2.2(b), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Filings ”:  the filing or recording of (i) the Financing Statements as set forth in Schedule 3 , (ii) this Agreement or a notice thereof with respect to Intellectual Property as set forth in Schedule 3, (iii) the recordation on the certificate of title related thereto of each Lien granted in favor of the Collateral Agent hereunder on Rental Equipment, subject to certificate of title statutes, and (iv) any filings after the Closing Date in any other jurisdiction as may be necessary under any Requirement of Law.

 

Financing Statements ”:  the financing statements delivered to the Collateral Agent by such Grantor on the Closing Date for filing in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule 4 .

 

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Ordinary Course Transferees ”:  (i) with respect to goods only, buyers in the ordinary course of business and lessees in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-320(a) and 9-321 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction, (ii) with respect to general intangibles only, licensees in the ordinary course of business to the extent provided in Section 9-321 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction and (iii) any other Person who is entitled to take free of the Lien pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Permitted Liens ”:  Liens permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, including without limitation those permitted to exist pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Specified Assets ”:  the following property and assets of such Grantor:

 

(1)  Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses to the extent that (a) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or by the filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or (b) such Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks and Trademark Licenses are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(2)  Copyrights and Copyright Licenses with respect thereto and Accounts or receivables arising therefrom to the extent that (a) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by the filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the United States Copyright Office or (b) the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant jurisdiction is not applicable to the creation or perfection of Liens thereon;

 

(3)  Collateral for which the perfection of Liens thereon requires filings in or other actions under the laws of jurisdictions outside of the United States of America, any State, territory or dependency thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

(4)  goods included in Collateral received by any Person from any Grantor for “sale or return” within the meaning of Section 2-326 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the applicable jurisdiction, to the extent of claims of creditors of such Person;

 

(5)  (x) Fixtures and (y) Vehicles and any other assets subject to certificates of title, except in the case of this clause (y) to the extent such assets constitute Eligible Service Vehicles or Eligible Rental Equipment, in each case by operation of clause (f) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, and are included in the Borrowing Base;

 

(6) Contracts, Accounts or receivables subject to the Assignment of Claims Act;

 

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(7) Money and Cash Equivalents other than (x) identifiable Cash Proceeds and (y) Cash Equivalents constituting Investment Property to the extent a security interest is perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code;

 

(8) Proceeds of Accounts or Inventory which do not themselves constitute Collateral or which do not constitute identifiable Cash Proceeds or which have not been transferred to or deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account (if any) or to a Blocked Account; and

 

(9) uncertificated securities (to the extent a security interest is not perfected by the filing of a financing statement); and

 

(10)  Letter-of-Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims.

 

4.2.3       Jurisdiction of Organization .  On the date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of organization is specified on Schedule 4 .

 

4.2.4       Farm Products .  None of such Grantor’s Collateral constitutes, or is the Proceeds of, Farm Products.

 

4.2.5       Accounts Receivable .  The amounts represented by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent or the other Secured Parties from time to time as owing by each account debtor or by all account debtors in respect of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral will at such time be the correct amount, in all material respects, actually owing by such account debtor or debtors thereunder, except to the extent that appropriate reserves therefor have been established on the books of such Grantor in accordance with GAAP.  Unless otherwise indicated in writing to the Administrative Agent, each Account Receivable of such Grantor arises out of a bona fide sale and delivery of goods or rendition of services by such Grantor.  Such Grantor has not given any account debtor any deduction in respect of the amount due under any such Account, except in the ordinary course of business or as such Grantor may otherwise advise the Administrative Agent in writing.

 

4.2.6       Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Schedule 5 lists all material Trademarks, material Copyrights and material Patents, in each case, registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, and all material Trademark Licenses, all material Copyright Licenses and all material Patent Licenses (including, without limitation, material Trademark Licenses for registered Trademarks, material Copyright Licenses for registered Copyrights and material Patent Licenses for registered Patents but excluding licenses to commercially available “off-the-shelf” software) owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, in each case, that is solely United States Intellectual Property.

 

4.3          Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor .  To induce the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that:

 

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4.3.1       Except as provided in Section 3.3, the shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Pledgor hereunder constitute (i) in the case of shares of a Domestic Subsidiary, all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of such Domestic Subsidiary owned by such Pledgor and (ii) in the case of any Pledged Stock constituting Capital Stock of any Foreign Subsidiary, such percentage (not more than 65%) as is specified on Schedule 2 of all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of each such Foreign Subsidiary owned by such Pledgor.

 

4.3.2       [ Reserved .]

 

4.3.3       Such Pledgor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Pledged Securities pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens securing Indebtedness owing to any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement and Permitted Liens.

 

4.3.4       Except with respect to security interests in Pledged Securities (if any) constituting Specified Assets, upon the delivery to the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of the certificates evidencing the Pledged Securities held by such Pledgor together with executed undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer, the security interest created in such Pledged Securities constituting certificated securities by this Agreement, assuming the continuing possession of such Pledged Securities by the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, will constitute a valid, perfected first priority (subject, in terms of priority only, to the priority of the Liens of the applicable Collateral Representative and any Additional Agent) security interest in such Pledged Securities to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any Persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor, to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, in each case subject to Permitted Liens (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

4.3.5       Except with respect to security interests in Pledged Securities (if any) constituting Specified Assets, upon the obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as described in the Code) by the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, will constitute a valid, perfected first priority (subject, in terms of priority only, to the priority of the Liens of the applicable Collateral Representative and any Additional Agent) security interest in such Pledged Securities constituting uncertificated securities to the extent provided in and governed by the Code, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor, to the extent provided in and

 

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governed by the Code, in each case subject to Permitted Liens (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

SECTION 5    COVENANTS

 

5.1          Covenants of Each Guarantor .  Each Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the date upon which the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations then due and owing, shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Guarantor, a sale or disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (other than to Holdings, the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or, if such Guarantor is a Subsidiary Guarantor, any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Guarantor, such Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, such Guarantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

5.2          Covenants of Each Grantor .  Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the date upon which the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations and all other Obligations then due and owing shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Grantor, a sale or disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Grantor (other than to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Grantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Grantor, such Grantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary:

 

5.2.1       Delivery of Instruments and Chattel Paper .  If any amount payable under or in connection with any of such Grantor’s Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, such Grantor shall (except as provided in the following sentence) be entitled to retain possession of all Collateral of such Grantor evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, and shall hold all such Collateral in trust for the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.  In the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, upon the request of the Collateral Agent,  the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, such Instrument or Chattel Paper (other than ordinary course rental contracts for Rental Equipment and Vehicles) shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with

 

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the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, duly indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.  Such Grantor shall not permit any other Person to possess any such Collateral at any time other than in connection with any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement or as contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreements.

 

5.2.2       [Reserved] .

 

5.2.3       Payment of Obligations .  Such Grantor will pay and discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such Grantor’s Collateral or in respect of income or profits therefrom, as well as all material claims of any kind (including, without limitation, material claims for labor, materials and supplies) against or with respect to such Grantor’s Collateral, except that no such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim need be paid, discharged or satisfied if the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor and except to the extent that failure to do so, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.4       Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation .

 

(a)           Such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral as a perfected security interest as and to the extent described in Section 4.2.2 and to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (subject to the other provisions hereof).

 

(b)           Such Grantor will furnish to the Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing such Grantor’s Collateral and such other reports in connection with such Grantor’s Collateral as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in writing, all in reasonable detail.

 

(c)           At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Grantor, including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any United States jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the Borrowers nor any Grantor will be required to (i) take any action in any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, or required by the laws of any such jurisdiction, or to enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests

 

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(or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of the United States of America or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, (ii) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any deposit accounts, bank or securities account or other Collateral, except (A) as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and (B) in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes and any necessary transfer powers or endorsements (in the case of Intercompany Notes, limited to any such note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000) to the Collateral Agent (or another Person as required under any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), (iii) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and to the extent perfected automatically or by the filing of a financing statement under the Code), (iv) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or (v) file any fixture filing with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(d)           The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining a delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Grantor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Security Documents.

 

5.2.5       Changes in Name, Jurisdiction of Organization, etc .  Such Grantor will give prompt written notice to the Collateral Agent of any change in its name or location (as determined by Section 9-307 of the Code) (whether by merger or otherwise) (and in any event within 30 days of such change); provided that, promptly after receiving a written request from the Collateral Agent, such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent copies (or other evidence of filing) of all additional filed financing statements and other documents reasonably necessary to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created hereunder and other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests as and to the extent provided for herein.

 

5.2.6       [Reserved] .

 

5.2.7       Pledged Stock .  In the case of each Grantor that is an Issuer, such Issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Stock issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.3.1 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it.

 

5.2.8       Accounts Receivable .

 

(a)           With respect to Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, other than in the ordinary course of business or as permitted by the Loan Documents, such Grantor will not (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable, (ii) compromise or settle any such Account Receivable for less than the full amount thereof, (iii)

 

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release, wholly or partially, any Person liable for the payment of any such Account Receivable, (iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any such Account Receivable or (v) amend, supplement or modify any such Account Receivable unless such extensions, compromises, settlements, releases, credits, discounts, amendments, supplements or modifications would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the value of the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral taken as a whole.

 

(b)           Such Grantor will deliver to the Collateral Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it from any obligor under the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral that disputes the validity or enforceability of more than 10% of the aggregate amount of the then outstanding Accounts Receivable.

 

5.2.9       Maintenance of Records .

 

(a)           Such Grantor will keep and maintain at its own cost and expense reasonably satisfactory and complete records of its Collateral, including, without limitation, a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to such Collateral, and shall mark such records to evidence this Agreement and the Liens and the security interests created hereby.

 

5.2.10     Acquisition of Intellectual Property .  Within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, each Grantor will notify the Collateral Agent of any acquisition by such Grantor of (i) any registration of any material United States Copyright, Patent or Trademark or (ii) any exclusive rights under a material United States Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License constituting Collateral, and each applicable Grantor shall take such actions as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent (but only to the extent such actions are within such Grantor’s control) to perfect the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties therein, to the extent provided herein in respect of any United States Copyright, Patent or Trademark constituting Collateral on the date hereof, by (x) the execution and delivery of an amendment or supplement to this Agreement (or amendments to any such agreement previously executed or delivered by such Grantor) and/or (y) the making of appropriate filings (I) of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and/or (II) in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or with respect to Copyrights and Copyright Licenses, the United States Copyright Office).

 

5.2.11     [Reserved] .

 

5.2.12     Commercial Tort Actions .  All Commercial Tort Actions of each Grantor in existence on the date of this Agreement, known to such Grantor on the date hereof, are described in Schedule 7 hereto.  If any Grantor shall at any time after the date of this Agreement acquire a Commercial Tort Action, such Grantor shall promptly notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor and describing the details thereof and shall grant to the Collateral Agent in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon and subject to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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that no breach of Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

5.2.14     Protection of Trademarks .  Such Grantor shall, with respect to any Trademarks that are material to the business of such Grantor, use commercially reasonable efforts not to cease the use of any of such Trademarks or fail to maintain the level of the quality of products sold and services rendered under any of such Trademarks at a level at least substantially consistent with the quality of such products and services as of the date hereof, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that licensees of such Trademarks use such consistent standards of quality, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.15     Protection of Intellectual Property .  Subject to the Credit Agreement, such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to do any act or omit to do any act whereby any of the Intellectual Property that is material to the business of Grantor may lapse, expire, or become abandoned, or unenforceable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.16     [Reserved] .

 

5.3          Covenants of Each Pledgor .  Each Pledgor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations then due and owing shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Pledgor, a sale or disposition of all the Capital Stock (other than to the Parent  Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Pledgor (other than Holdings) ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Pledgor, such Pledgor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary:

 

5.3.1       Additional Shares .  If such Pledgor shall, as a result of its ownership of its Pledged Stock, become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock certificate (including, without limitation, any stock certificate representing a stock dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), stock option or similar rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Pledgor shall accept the same as the agent of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, hold the same in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and deliver the same forthwith to the Collateral Agent (who will hold the same on behalf of the Secured Parties) or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form received, duly indorsed by such Pledgor to the Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Pledgor, to be

 

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held by the Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations (subject to Section 3.3 and provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Pledgor be required to pledge, more than 65% of any series of the outstanding Capital Stock (including for these purposes any investment deemed to be Capital Stock for United States tax purposes) of any Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement).  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Pledged Stock upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer (except any liquidation or dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower in accordance with the Credit Agreement) shall be paid over to the Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held by the Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Pledged Stock or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged Stock pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held by the Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations, in each case except as otherwise provided by the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  If any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Stock shall be received by such Pledgor, such Pledgor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Collateral Agent or any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, hold such money or property in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, as additional collateral security for the Obligations.

 

5.3.2       [ Reserved .]

 

5.3.3       Pledged Notes .  Such Pledgor shall, on the date of this Agreement (or on such later date upon which it becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.15), deliver to the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, all Pledged Notes then held by such Pledgor (excluding any Pledged Note the principal amount of which does not exceed $5,000,000), endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Collateral Agent, endorsed to the Collateral Agent.  Furthermore, within ten Business Days after any Pledgor obtains a Pledged Note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Pledgor shall cause such Pledged Note to be delivered to the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed to the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral

 

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Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

5.3.4       Maintenance of Security Interest .

 

(a)           Such Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.  At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent and at the sole expense of such Pledgor, such Pledgor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Pledgor; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the Borrowers nor any Grantor will be required to (i) take any action in any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, or required by the laws of any such jurisdiction, or to enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests (or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of the United States of America or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, (ii) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any deposit accounts, bank or securities account or other Collateral, except (A) as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and (B) in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes (in the case of Intercompany Notes, limited to any such note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000) to the Collateral Agent (or another Person as required under any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), (iii) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and to the extent perfected automatically or by the filing of a financing statement under the Code), (iv) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or (v) file any fixture filing with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(b)           The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining an delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Pledgor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Security Documents.

 

5.4          Covenants of Holdings .  Holdings covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations and all other Obligations then due and owing, shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding  (other than Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall have terminated, Holdings shall not conduct, transact or otherwise engage, or commit to conduct, transact or otherwise engage, in any business or operations other than (i) transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or the provision of administrative, legal, accounting and management services to, or on behalf of, any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) the acquisition and ownership of the Capital Stock of any of its

 

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Subsidiaries and the exercise of rights and performance of obligations in connection therewith, (iii) the entry into, and exercise of rights and performance of obligations in respect of (A) the Credit Agreement, this Agreement and any other Loan Documents to which it is a party; any other agreement to which it is a party on the date hereof; any guarantee of Indebtedness or other obligations of any of its Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents; in each case as amended, supplemented waived or otherwise modified from time to time, and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof, (B) contracts and agreements with officers, directors and employees of it or any Subsidiary thereof relating to their employment or directorships, (C) insurance policies and related contracts and agreements, and (D) equity subscription agreements, registration rights agreements, voting and other stockholder agreements, engagement letters, underwriting agreements and other agreements in respect of its equity securities or any offering, issuance or sale thereof, including but not limited to in respect of the Management Subscription Agreements, (iv) the offering, issuance, sale and repurchase or redemption of, and dividends or distributions on its equity securities, (v) the filing of registration statements, and compliance with applicable reporting and other obligations, under federal, state or other securities laws, (vi) the listing of its equity securities and compliance with applicable reporting and other obligations in connection therewith, (vii) the retention of (and the entry into, and exercise of rights and performance of obligations in respect of, contracts and agreements with) transfer agents, private placement agents, underwriters, counsel, accountants and other advisors and consultants, (viii) the performance of obligations under and compliance with its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, or any applicable law, ordinance, regulation, rule, order, judgment, decree or permit, including, without limitation, as a result of or in connection with the activities of its Subsidiaries, (ix) the incurrence and payment of its operating and business expenses and any taxes for which it may be liable, (x) making loans to or other Investments in, or incurrence of Indebtedness from, its Subsidiaries as and to the extent not prohibited by the Credit Agreement, (xi) the merger or consolidation into any Parent Entity; provided that if Holdings is not the surviving entity, such Parent Entity undertakes the obligations of Holdings under the Loan Documents; and any Additional Documents (as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement), (xii) the transfer of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower to a Successor Holding Company in accordance with Section 9.16(e) hereof, and the related transactions contemplated thereby,  and (xiii) other activities incidental or related to the foregoing.  This Section 5.4 shall not be construed to limit the Incurrence of Indebtedness by Holdings to any Person (subject to the preceding clause (x)).

 

SECTION 6    REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1          Certain Matters Relating to Accounts .

 

(a)           At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to make test verifications of the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral in any reasonable manner and through any reasonable medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and the relevant Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require in connection with such test verifications.  At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, upon the Collateral Agent’s reasonable request and at the expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public accountants or others reasonably satisfactory to the

 

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Collateral Agent to furnish to the Collateral Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral.

 

(b)           The Collateral Agent hereby authorizes each Grantor to collect such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and the Collateral Agent may curtail or terminate said authority at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement). If required by the Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, any Proceeds constituting payments or other cash proceeds of Accounts Receivables constituting Collateral, when collected by such Grantor, (i) shall be forthwith (and, in any event, within two Business Days of receipt by such Grantor) deposited in, or otherwise transferred by such Grantor to, the Collateral Proceeds Account, subject to withdrawal by the Collateral Agent for the account of the Secured Parties only as provided in Section 6.5, and (ii) until so turned over, shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor. All Proceeds constituting collections or other cash proceeds of Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral while held by the Collateral Account Bank (or by any Grantor in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties) shall continue to be collateral security for all of the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as hereinafter provided. At any time when an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, at the Collateral Agent’s election, each of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent may apply all or any part of the funds on deposit in the Collateral Proceeds Account established by the relevant Grantor to the payment of the Obligations of such Grantor then due and owing, such application to be made as set forth in Section 6.5 hereof. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the funds on deposit in the Collateral Proceeds Account shall be remitted as provided in Section 6.1(d) hereof.

 

(c)           At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, at the Collateral Agent’s request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent copies or, if required by the Collateral Agent for the enforcement thereof or foreclosure thereon, originals of all documents held by such Grantor evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions that gave rise to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, including, without limitation, all statements relating to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and all orders, invoices and shipping receipts.

 

(d)           So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Collateral Account Bank to promptly remit any funds on deposit in each Grantor’s Collateral Proceeds Account to such Grantor’s General Fund Account or any other account designated by such Grantor.  In the event that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent and the Grantors agree that the Collateral Agent, at its option, may require that each Collateral Proceeds Account and the General Fund Account of each Grantor be established at the Collateral Agent or at another institution reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent.  Each Grantor shall have the right, at any time and from time to time when no Event of Default has

 

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occurred or is continuing, to withdraw such of its own funds from its own General Fund Account, and to maintain such balances in its General Fund Account, as it shall deem to be necessary or desirable.

 

6.2          Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable .

 

(a)           The Collateral Agent in its own name or in the name of others, may at any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement (subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), communicate with obligors under the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and parties to the Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral) to verify with them to the Collateral Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts Receivable or Contracts.

 

(b)           Upon the request of the Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement (subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), each Grantor shall notify obligors on such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable and parties to such Grantor’s Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral) that such Accounts Receivable and such Contracts have been assigned to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)           Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under each of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto.  None of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Account Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any Account Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

 

6.3          Pledged Stock .

 

(a)           Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Pledgor of the Collateral Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 6.3(b), each Pledgor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends and distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Stock (subject to the last two sentences of Section 5.3.1 of this Agreement) and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Stock.

 

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(b)           Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall give written notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Pledgor or Pledgors, (i) the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and make application thereof to the Obligations of the relevant Pledgor as and in such order as is provided in Section 6.5, and (ii) any or all of the Pledged Stock shall be registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, or the respective nominee thereof, and the Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable through its respective nominee, if applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may thereafter exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Pledged Stock at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer or Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Pledged Stock as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged Stock upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by the relevant Pledgor or the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Pledged Stock, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Stock with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may reasonably determine), all without liability to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law (other than for its gross negligence or willful misconduct) except to account for property actually received by it, but the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have no duty, to any Pledgor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing, provided that the Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, shall not exercise any voting or other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Stock in any way that would constitute an exercise of the remedies described in Section 6.6 other than in accordance with Section 6.6.

 

(c)           Each Pledgor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer or maker of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Pledgor hereunder to, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Collateral Agent in writing with respect to Capital Stock in such Issuer that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Pledgor, and each Pledgor agrees that each Issuer or maker shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

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6.4          Proceeds to be Turned Over to Collateral Agent .  In addition to the rights of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties specified in Section 6.1 with respect to payments of Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and the Collateral Agent shall have instructed any Grantor to do so, all Proceeds of Collateral received by such Grantor consisting of cash, checks and other Cash Equivalent items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, any Additional Agent and the other applicable Additional Secured Parties (as defined in the applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if required).  All Proceeds of Collateral received by the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be held by the Collateral Agent in the relevant Collateral Proceeds Account maintained under its sole dominion and control, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  All Proceeds of Collateral while held by the Collateral Agent in such Collateral Proceeds Account (or by the relevant Grantor in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations of such Grantor and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 6.5 and each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

6.5          Application of Proceeds .  It is agreed that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, any and all Proceeds of the relevant Granting Party’s Collateral (as defined in the Credit Agreement) received by the Collateral Agent (whether from the relevant Granting Party or otherwise) shall be held by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as collateral security for the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party (whether matured or unmatured), and/or then or at any time thereafter may, in the sole discretion of the Collateral Agent, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, be applied by the Collateral Agent against the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party then due and owing in the order of priority set forth in Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.6          Code and Other Remedies .  Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may (but shall not be obligated to) exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations to the extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code (whether or not the Code applies to the affected Security Collateral) and under any other applicable law and in equity.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Granting Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances (but shall not be obligated to), forthwith (subject to the terms of any documentation

 

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governing any Special Purpose Financing) collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Security Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith, subject to any existing reserved rights or licenses, sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Security Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk.  To the extent permitted by law, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall have the right, upon any such sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Security Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in such Granting Party, which right or equity is hereby waived and released.  Each Granting Party further agrees, at the Collateral Agent’s request (subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement), to assemble the Security Collateral and make it available to the Collateral Agent at places which the Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Granting Party’s premises or elsewhere.  The Collateral Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.6, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Security Collateral or in any way relating to the Security Collateral or the rights of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party then due and owing, in the order of priority specified in Section 6.5 above, and only after such application and after the payment by the Collateral Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, including, without limitation, Section 9-615(a)(3) of the Code, need the Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to such Granting Party.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) such Granting Party waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party arising out of the repossession, retention or sale of the Security Collateral, other than any such claims, damages and demands that may arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party, and (ii) if any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Security Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition.  Each Grantor hereby consents to the non-exclusive royalty free use by the Collateral Agent of any Intellectual Property included in the Collateral for the purposes of disposing of any Security Collateral.  Each Grantor also hereby consents to the non-exclusive royalty free use by the Collateral Agent and the Canadian Collateral Agent (as its designee) of any trademarks, service marks or business names owned by such Grantor in Canada solely for the purposes of disposing of any Security Collateral of the Canadian Borrowers that is pledged to the Canadian Collateral Agent pursuant to the Canadian Security Documents.

 

6.7          Registration Rights .

 

(a)           Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if the Collateral Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell any or all of the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 6.6, and if in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent it is necessary or reasonably advisable to have the Pledged Stock (other than Pledged Stock of Special Purpose Subsidiaries), or that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of the Securities Act, the relevant Pledgor will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Issuer thereof to (i) execute and deliver,

 

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and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the directors and officers of such Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, necessary or advisable to register such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the Securities Act, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of not more than one year from the date of the first public offering of such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable thereto.  Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Issuer to comply with the provisions of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of any and all states and the District of Columbia that the Collateral Agent shall reasonably designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement (which need not be audited) that will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

 

(b)           Such Pledgor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all such Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  Such Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner.  The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act, or under applicable state securities laws, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.

 

(c)           Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of such Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 6.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law.  Such Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6.7 will cause irreparable injury to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, that the Collateral Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.7 shall be specifically enforceable against such Pledgor, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under the Credit Agreement.

 

6.8          Waiver; Deficiency .  Each Granting Party shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Security Collateral are insufficient to pay in full, the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations constituting Obligations of such Granting Party and, to the extent then due and owing, all other Obligations of such Granting

 

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Party and the reasonable fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

6.9          Certain Undertakings with Respect to Special Purpose Subsidiaries .

 

(a)           The Collateral Agent and each Secured Party agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all of the obligations of each Special Purpose Subsidiary in connection with and under each securitization with respect to which any Special Purpose Subsidiary is a party, (i) the Collateral Agent and other Secured Parties shall not be entitled, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, to (A) institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Special Purpose Subsidiary any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or of any foreign jurisdiction, (B) transfer and register the capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument in the name of the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party or any designee or nominee thereof, (C) foreclose such security interest regardless of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (D) exercise any voting rights granted or appurtenant to such capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument or (E) enforce any right that the holder of any such capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument might otherwise have to liquidate, consolidate, combine, collapse or disregard the entity status of such Special Purpose Subsidiary and (ii) the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereby waive and release any right to (A) require that any Special Purpose Subsidiary be in any manner merged, combined, collapsed or consolidated with or into the Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary, including by way of substantive consolidation in a bankruptcy case or similar proceeding, (B) require that the status of any Special Purpose Subsidiary as a separate entity be in any respect disregarded, (C) contest or challenge, or join any other Person in contesting or challenging, the transfers of any securitization assets from the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Special Purpose Subsidiary, whether on the grounds that such transfers were disguised financings, preferential transfers, fraudulent conveyances or otherwise or a transfer other than a “true sale” or a “true contribution” or (D) contest or challenge, or join any other Person in contesting or challenging, any agreement pursuant to which any assets are leased by any Special Purpose Subsidiary to any Loan Party as other than a “true lease.”  The Collateral Agent and each Secured Party agree and acknowledge that any agent and/or trustee acting on behalf of the holders of securitization indebtedness of any Special Purpose Subsidiary is an express third party beneficiary with respect to this Section 6.9(a) and each such person shall have the right to enforce compliance by the Collateral Agent and any other Secured Party with this Section 6.9.

 

(b)           Upon the transfer by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary) of securitization assets to a Special Purpose Subsidiary in a securitization as permitted under this Agreement, any Liens with respect to such securitization assets arising under the Credit Agreement or any Security Documents shall automatically be released (and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into any such releases and other documents as the Parent Borrower may reasonably request in order to give effect thereto).

 

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(c)           The Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall take no action related to the Collateral that would cause any Special Purpose Subsidiary to breach any of its covenants in its certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or in any other documents governing the related Special Purpose Financing or to be unable to make any representation in any such document.

 

(d)           The Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties acknowledge that they have no interest in, and will not assert any interest in, the assets owned by any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or any assets leased by any Special Purpose Subsidiary to any Loan Party other than, following a transfer of any pledged equity interest or pledged stock to the Collateral Agent in connection with any exercise of remedies pursuant to this Agreement, the right to receive lawful dividends or other distributions when paid by any such Special Purpose Subsidiary from lawful sources and in accordance with the documents governing the related Special Purpose Financing and the rights of a member of such Special Purpose Subsidiary.

 

(e)           Without limiting the foregoing, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders agree, to the extent required by Moody’s, S&P or any rating agency in connection with a Special Purpose Financing involving a Special Purpose Subsidiary the Capital Stock of which constitutes Pledged Collateral hereunder, to act in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) above with respect to such Capital Stock and such Special Purpose Financing.

 

SECTION 7    THE COLLATERAL AGENT

 

7.1          Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc .

 

(a)           Each Granting Party hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any authorized officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Granting Party and in the name of such Granting Party or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be reasonably necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable law, provided that the Collateral Agent agrees not to exercise such power except upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and in accordance with and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law) and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (x) each Pledgor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Pledgor, without notice or assent by such Pledgor, to execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.6 or 6.7, any indorsements, assessments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral, and (y) each Grantor hereby gives the Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

 

(i)            in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and indorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Account Receivable of such

 

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Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor and file any claim or take any other action or institute any proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Account Receivable of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor whenever payable;

 

(ii)           in the case of any Copyright, Patent, or Trademark constituting Collateral of such Grantor, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to such Grantor to evidence the Collateral Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in such Copyright, Patent, or Trademark and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

 

(iii)          pay or discharge taxes and Liens, other than Liens permitted under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, levied or placed on the Collateral of such Grantor, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof; and

 

(iv)          subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing, (A) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral of such Grantor to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Collateral Agent or as the Collateral Agent shall direct; (B) ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral of such Grantor; (C) sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral of such Grantor; (D) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral of such Grantor or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral of such Grantor; (E) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral of such Grantor; (F) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; (G) subject to any existing reserved rights or licenses, assign any Copyright, Patent or Trademark constituting Collateral of such Grantor (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent or Trademark pertains), for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H) generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral of such Grantor as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Collateral Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral of such Grantor and the Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

 

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(b)           The reasonable expenses of the Collateral Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 7.1, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which interest would then be payable on past due ABR Loans that are Revolving Loans under the Credit Agreement, from the date of payment by the Collateral Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Granting Party, shall be payable by such Granting Party to the Collateral Agent on demand.

 

(c)           Each Granting Party hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable as to the relevant Granting Party until this Agreement is terminated as to such Granting Party, and the security interests in the Security Collateral of such Granting Party created hereby are released.

 

7.2          Duty of Collateral Agent .  The Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Security Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the Code or otherwise, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account.  None of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Security Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Security Collateral upon the request of any Granting Party or any other Person or, except as otherwise provided herein, to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Security Collateral or any part thereof.  The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ interests in the Security Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise any such powers.  The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Granting Party for any act or failure to act hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein or for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable decision).

 

7.3          Financing Statements .  Pursuant to any applicable law, each Granting Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to such Granting Party’s Security Collateral without the signature of such Granting Party in such form and in such filing offices as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement.  Each Granting Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to use any collateral description reasonably determined by the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, the collateral description “all personal property” or “all assets” or words of similar meaning in any such financing statements.  The Collateral Agent agrees to notify the relevant Granting Party of any financing or continuation statement filed by it, provided that any failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of any such filing.

 

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action taken by the Collateral Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Collateral Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement or any amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall, as between the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Collateral Agent and the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Granting Party shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

7.5          Right of Inspection .  Subject to Section 7.6(c) of the Credit Agreement, upon reasonable written advance notice to any Grantor and as often as may reasonably be desired, or at any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall have reasonable access during normal business hours to all the books, correspondence and records of such Grantor (other than in respect of any Specified Proprietary & Confidential Information and any document, information or matter referred to in Section 7.6(c) of the Credit Agreement), and the Collateral Agent and its representatives may examine the same, and to the extent reasonable take extracts therefrom and make photocopies thereof, and such Grantor agrees to render to the  Collateral Agent at such Grantor’s reasonable cost and expense, such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard thereto.  The Collateral Agent and its representatives shall also have the right, upon reasonable advance written notice to such Grantor subject to any lease restrictions, to enter during normal business hours into and upon any premises owned, leased or operated by such Grantor where any of such Grantor’s Inventory or Equipment is located for the purpose of inspecting the same, observing its use or otherwise protecting its interests therein to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement).

 

SECTION 8    NON-LENDER SECURED PARTIES

 

8.1          Rights to Collateral .

 

(a)           By their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, the Non-Lender Secured Parties agree that they shall not have any right whatsoever to do any of the following:  (i) exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral (such term, as used in this Section 8, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement) or to direct the Collateral Agent to do the same, including, without limitation, the right to (A) enforce any Liens or sell or otherwise foreclose on any portion of the Collateral, (B) request any action, institute any proceedings, exercise any voting rights, give any instructions, make any election, notify account debtors or make collections with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral or (C) release any Granting Party under this Agreement or release any Collateral from the Liens of any Security Document or consent to or otherwise approve any such release; (ii) demand, accept or obtain any Lien on any Collateral (except for Liens arising under, and subject to the terms of, the Security Documents); (iii) vote in any Bankruptcy Case or similar proceeding in respect of Holdings  or any of its Subsidiaries (any such proceeding, for purposes of this clause (a), a “ Bankruptcy ”) with respect to, or take any other actions concerning, the Collateral; (iv) receive any proceeds from any sale, transfer or other disposition of any of the Collateral (except in accordance with

 

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the Security Documents); (v) oppose any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral; (vi) object to any debtor-in-possession financing in any Bankruptcy that is provided by one or more Lenders among others (including on a priming basis under Section 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code); (vii) object to the use of cash collateral in respect of the Collateral in any Bankruptcy; or (viii) seek, or object to the Lender Secured Parties’ seeking on an equal and ratable basis, any adequate protection or relief from the automatic stay with respect to the Collateral in any Bankruptcy.

 

(b)           Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents, agrees that in exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, with the consent of the Collateral Agent, may enforce the provisions of the Security Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Loan Documents (or refrain from enforcing rights and exercising remedies), all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment.  Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to collect, sell, dispose of or otherwise realize upon all or any part of the Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such collection, sale, disposition or other realization and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction.  The Non-Lender Secured Parties by their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents hereby agree not to contest or otherwise challenge any such collection, sale, disposition or other realization of or upon all or any of the Collateral.  Whether or not a Bankruptcy Case has been commenced, the Non-Lender Secured Parties shall be deemed to have consented to any sale or other disposition of any property, business or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and the release of any or all of the Collateral from the Liens of any Security Document in connection therewith.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8.1, the Non-Lender Secured Parties shall be entitled subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleadings (A) in order to prevent any Person from seeking to foreclose on the Collateral or supersede the Non-Lender Secured Parties’ claim thereto or (B) in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Non-Lender Secured Parties.  Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees to be bound by and to comply with each applicable Intercreditor Agreement and authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements on its behalf.

 

(d)           Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees that the Collateral Agent and the Lenders may deal with the Collateral, including any exchange, taking or release of Collateral, may change or increase the amount of the Borrower Obligations and/or the Guarantor Obligations, and may release any Guarantor from its Obligations hereunder, all without any liability or obligation (except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein) to the Non-Lender Secured Parties.

 

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Agreement (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Person’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and in such capacity, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, with power of substitution for the Non-Lender Secured Parties and in each such Person’s name or otherwise, to effectuate any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral.  It is understood and agreed that the appointment of the Collateral Agent as the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Non-Lender Secured Parties for the purposes set forth herein is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.  It is understood and agreed that the Collateral Agent has appointed the Administrative Agent as its agent for purposes of perfecting certain of the security interests created hereunder and for otherwise carrying out certain of its obligations hereunder.

 

8.3                                Waiver of Claims .  To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Non-Lender Secured Party waives any claim it might have against the Collateral Agent or the Lenders with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of the Collateral Agent or the Lenders or their respective directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Loan Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any such exercise described in Section 8.1(b) above), except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person or any Related Party thereof (as such term is defined in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement).  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Collateral Agent or any Lender or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings, any Non-Lender Secured Party or any other Person or to take any other action or forbear from doing so whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof, except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person.

 

8.4                                Designation of Non-Lender Secured Parties .  The Parent Borrower may from time to time designate a Person as a “Bank Products Affiliate” or a “Hedging Affiliate” hereunder by written notice to the Collateral Agent.  Upon being so designated by the Parent Borrower, such Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate (as the case may be) shall be a Non-Lender Secured Party for the purposes of this Agreement for as long as so designated by the Parent Borrower; provided that, at the time of the Parent Borrower’s designation of such Non-Lender Secured Party, the obligations of such Grantor under the applicable Hedging Agreement or Bank Products Agreement (as the case may be) have not been designated as Note Obligations or Additional Obligations.

 

8.5                                Release of Liens; Rollover Hedge Providers .  Each Rollover Hedge Provider (as defined below), and each Lender who is an Affiliate of any such Rollover Hedge Provider, on behalf of such Rollover Hedge Provider, in each case by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, hereby authorizes and directs Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent under the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and related security documents to take, and consents to its taking, all and any actions to effect and evidence the release of all security interests and liens held on behalf of such Rollover Hedge Provider in its capacity as a “Secured Party” under, and as defined in, the

 

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Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and related security documents, and each Rollover Hedge Provider releases Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch from any liability in connection therewith. As used in this Section 8.5, “Rollover Hedge Providers” shall mean collectively each Non-Lender Secured Party hereunder who was also, immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, a “Non-Lender Secured Party” in respect of Permitted Hedging Arrangements under and as defined in the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and the related security documents.

 

SECTION 9    MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1                                Amendments in Writing .  None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Collateral Agent, provided that (a) any provision of this Agreement imposing obligations on any Granting Party may be waived by the Collateral Agent in a written instrument executed by the Collateral Agent and (b) if separately agreed in writing between the Parent Borrower and any Non-Lender Secured Party (and such Non-Lender Secured Party has been designated in writing by the Parent Borrower to the Collateral Agent for purposes of this sentence, for so long as so designated), no such amendment, modification or waiver shall amend, modify or waive Section 6.5 (or the definition of “Non-Lender Secured Party” or “Secured Party” to the extent relating thereto) if such amendment, modification or waiver would directly and adversely affect such Non-Lender Secured Party without the written consent of such Non-Lender Secured Party.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any amendment, amendment and restatement, waiver, supplement or other modification of or to any Intercreditor Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference herein to any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying this Agreement, or any term or provision hereof, or any right or obligation of any Granting Party hereunder or in respect hereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Section 9.1.

 

9.2                                Notices .  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Collateral Agent or any Granting Party hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1 , unless and until such Guarantor shall change such address by notice to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

9.3                                No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies .  None of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 9.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default.  No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  A waiver by the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party

 

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would otherwise have on any future occasion.  The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

9.4                                Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees to pay or reimburse each Secured Party and the Collateral Agent for all their respective reasonable costs and expenses incurred in collecting against any Guarantor under the guarantee contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement against such Guarantor and the other Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent.

 

(b)                                  Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to pay, and to save the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties harmless from, (x) any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other similar taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Security Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (y) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement (collectively, the “ indemnified liabilities ”), in each case to the extent the Borrowers would be required to do so pursuant to Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement, and in any event excluding any taxes or other indemnified liabilities arising from gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party.

 

(c)                                   The agreements in this Section 9.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

9.5                                Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Granting Party may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent, except as permitted hereby or by the Credit Agreement.

 

9.6                                Set-Off .  Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party at any time and from time to time without notice to such Guarantor, any other Guarantor or any of the Borrowers, any such notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor and by each Borrower, to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement so long as any amount remains unpaid after it becomes due and payable by such Guarantor hereunder, to set-off and appropriate and apply against any such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than the Collateral Proceeds Account), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute

 

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or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party may elect.  The Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party shall notify such Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party of the proceeds thereof; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party under this Section 9.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party may have.

 

9.7                                Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

9.8                                Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided that, with respect to any Pledged Stock issued by a Foreign Subsidiary, all rights, powers and remedies provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that they do not violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any such Pledged Stock or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the provisions of this Agreement against the Pledgor (such laws, rules or regulations, “ Applicable Law ”) and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any Applicable Law.

 

9.9                                Section Headings .  The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

9.10                         Integration .  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Granting Parties, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

9.11                         GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE

 

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OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

9.12                         Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers .  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)                                  submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

(b)                                  consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

(c)                                   agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at its address referred to in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (in the case of any other party hereto) or the Borrowers (in the case of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent) shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(d)                                  agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

 

(e)                                   waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any punitive damages.

 

9.13                         Acknowledgments .  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)                                  it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)                                  none of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

(c)                                   no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Guarantors and the Secured Parties.

 

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9.14                         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

9.15                         Additional Granting Parties .  Each new Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.9(b) of the Credit Agreement shall become a Granting Party for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Annex 2 hereto.  Each existing Granting Party that is required to become a Pledgor with respect to Capital Stock of any new Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower pursuant to Section 7.9(b) of the Credit Agreement shall become a Pledgor with respect thereto upon execution and delivery by such Granting Party of a Supplemental Agreement substantially in the form of Annex 2 hereto.

 

9.16                         Releases .

 

(a)                                  At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations (other than any Obligations owing to a Non-Lender Secured Party) then due and owing shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders), all Security Collateral shall be automatically released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Collateral Agent and each Granting Party hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Security Collateral shall revert to the Granting Parties.  At the request and sole expense of any Granting Party following any such termination, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to such Granting Party any Security Collateral held by the Collateral Agent and execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as any Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

(b)                                  Upon any sale or other disposition of Collateral permitted by the Credit Agreement (other than any sale or disposition to another Granting Party), the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on such Collateral shall be automatically released.  In connection with a sale or other disposition of all the Capital Stock of any Granting Party or any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Granting Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or the sale or other disposition of Collateral (other than a sale or disposition to another Granting Party) permitted under the Credit Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, upon receipt from the Parent Borrower of a written request for the release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee or the release of the Collateral subject to such sale, disposition or other transaction, identifying such Granting Party or the relevant Collateral, together with a certification by the Parent Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, deliver to the Parent Borrower or the relevant Granting Party any Collateral of such relevant Granting Party held by the Collateral Agent, or the Collateral subject to such sale or disposition (as applicable), and, at the sole cost and expense of such Granting Party, execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or

 

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other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party shall reasonably request (x) to evidence or effect the release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee (if any) and of the Liens created hereby (if any) on such Granting Party’s Collateral or (y) to evidence the release of the Collateral subject to such sale or disposition.

 

(c)                                   Upon any Granting Party becoming an Excluded Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on all Security Collateral of such Granting Party (if any) shall be automatically released, and the Guarantee (if any) of such Granting Party, and all obligations of such Granting Party hereunder, shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party.  At the request and the sole expense of the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party any Security Collateral of such Granting Party held by the Collateral Agent and execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as such Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee (if any) and of the Liens created hereby (if any) on such Granting Party’s Security Collateral.

 

(d)                                  Upon (i) any Security Collateral being or becoming an Excluded Asset or (ii) any other release of Security Collateral approved, authorized or ratified by the Lenders pursuant to Section 10.9(b)(A)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on such Security Collateral shall be automatically released.  At the request and sole expense of any Granting Party, the Collateral Agent shall deliver such Security Collateral (if held by the Collateral Agent) to such Granting Party and execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as such Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such release.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Holdings shall have the right to transfer all of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower held by Holdings to any Parent Entity or any Subsidiary of any Parent Entity (a “ Successor Holding Company ”) that (i) is a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) assumes all of the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party by executing and delivering to the Collateral Agent a joinder substantially in the form of Annex 3 hereto, or one or more other documents or instruments in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, upon which (x) such Successor Holding Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be thereafter be deemed to be “Holdings” for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (y) Holdings as predecessor to the Successor Holding Company (“ Predecessor Holdings ”) shall be irrevocably and unconditionally released from its Guarantee and all other obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (z) the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on all Security Collateral of Predecessor Holdings, and any Lien pursuant to any other Loan Document on any other property or assets of Predecessor Holdings, shall be automatically released (it being

 

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understood that such transfer of Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower to and assumption of rights and obligations of Holdings by such Successor Holding Company shall not constitute a Change of Control).  At the request and the sole expense of Predecessor Holdings or the Parent Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to Predecessor Holdings any Security Collateral and other property or assets of Predecessor Holdings held by the Collateral Agent and execute, acknowledge and deliver to Predecessor Holdings such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation UCC termination statements), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as Predecessor Holdings or the Parent Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence or effect the release of Predecessor Holdings from its Guarantee and other obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and the release of the Liens created hereby on Predecessor Holdings’ Security Collateral and by any other Loan Document on any other property or assets of Predecessor Holdings.

 

(f)                                    So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall at the direction of any applicable Granting Party return to such Granting Party any proceeds or other property received by it during any Event of Default pursuant to either Section 5.3.1 or 6.4 and not otherwise applied in accordance with Section 6.5.

 

9.17                         Judgment .

 

(a)                                  If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in one currency into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Collateral Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding the day on which final judgment is given.

 

(b)                                  The obligations of any Guarantor in respect of this Agreement to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of each holder of Secured Obligations, shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ judgment currency ”) other than the currency in which the sum originally due to such holder is denominated (the “ original currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Collateral Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the judgment currency, the Collateral Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the original currency with the judgment currency; if the amount of the original currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such holder in the original currency, such Guarantor agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Collateral Agent for the benefit of such holder, against such loss, and if the amount of the original currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent agrees to remit to the Parent Borrower such excess.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

9.18                         Release of Liens; Rollover Issuing Lenders .  Each Rollover Issuing Lender (as defined below), by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, hereby authorizes and directs Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent under the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and related security documents) to take all and any actions to effect the release of all security interests and liens held on behalf of such

 

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Rollover Issuing Lender in its capacity as a “Secured Party” under, and as defined in, the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and related U.S. security documents, and each Rollover Issuing Lender releases Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch from any liability in connection therewith. As used in this Section 9.18, “Rollover Issuing Lender” means each bank listed as a letter of credit issuing bank in Schedule G to the Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

HERC INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERC RENTALS INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CINELEASE HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CINELEASE, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

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CINELEASE, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERTZ ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name:

Scott Massengill

 

 

Title:

Treasurer

 

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Acknowledged and Agreed to as of the date hereof by:

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Marino

 

Name:

Christopher Marino

 

Title:

Vice President and Director

 

 

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Schedule 1
to U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 1: Notice Addresses of Guarantors

 

c/o HERC RENTALS INC.
27500 Riverview Center Blvd.
Bonita Springs, FL 34134

 

Attention: Maryann Waryjas, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Facsimile: (239) 301-1109
Telephone: (239) 301-1125

 

with copies to:

 

Debevoise & Plimpton

 

919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention:  David A. Brittenham
Facsimile:   212-521-
6836

Telephone:  212-909-6000

 

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Schedule 2
to U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 2:  Pledged Securities

 

I. Pledged Stock

 

Pledgor

 

Issuer

 

Class of
Stock or
Interests

 

Certificate
No(s)

 

Number of
Shares or
Interests
Pledged

 

% of All Issued
Capital or Other
Equity Interests of
Issuer Pledged

 

Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

Common

 

5

 

100

 

100

%

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

CCMG HERC Sub, Inc.

 

Common

 

1

 

650

 

65

%

Herc Rentals Inc.

 

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Common

 

7

 

990,000

 

100

%

Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Common

 

2

 

1000

 

100

%

Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Cinelease Inc.

 

Common

 

3

 

500

 

100

%

 

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II. Pledged Notes :

 

None.

 

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Schedule 3
to U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

1.              Schedule 3: Perfection Matters

 

Existing Security Interests

 

None.

 

UCC Filings

 

Granting Party

 

Jurisdiction

 

Filing Office

 

Type of Filing

1. Herc Rentals Inc. (formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

2. Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

3. Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

4. Cinelease Inc.

 

Nevada

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

5. Cinelease, LLC

 

Louisiana

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

6. Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Form UCC-1

 

Schedule 3: Intellectual Property Filings

 

A.             Filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

 

Trademark Security Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, among Herc Rentals Inc., Cinelease Inc. and  Citibank, N.A., as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties.

 

B.             Filings with the U.S. Copyright Office

 

None.

 

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Schedule 4
to U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

2.              Schedule 4: Location of Jurisdiction of Organization

 

Granting Party

 

Jurisdiction

1. Herc Rentals Inc. (formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

 

Delaware

2. Hertz Entertainment Services Corporation

 

Delaware

3. Cinelease Holdings, Inc.

 

Delaware

4. Cinelease, Inc.

 

Nevada

5. Cinelease, LLC

 

Louisiana

6. Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC

 

Delaware

 

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Schedule 5
to U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 5: Intellectual Property

 

A.             Patents and Patent Licenses

 

1.      Patents :  None.

 

3.      Patent Licenses : None.

 

B.             Trademarks and Trademark Licenses

 

1.      Trademarks

 

Trademarks Owned by Cinelease, Inc.

 

Trademark

 

App. No.

 

App. Date

 

Reg. No.

 

Reg. Date

 

Status

CINE MINI

 

85814073

 

1/2/13

 

4507234

 

4/1/14

 

Registered

CINELEASE

 

85631522

 

5/22/12

 

4426271

 

10/29/13

 

Registered

CINELEASE and Logo

 

85631539

 

5/22/12

 

4415620

 

5/22/12

 

Registered

CINELEASE

 

77557420

 

8/27/08

 

3602022

 

4/7/09

 

Registered

 

Trademarks Owned by Herc Rentals Inc. (formerly known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation)

 

Trademark

 

App. No.

 

App. Date

 

Reg. No.

 

Reg. Date

 

Classes

 

Status

HERC

 

73/826,866

 

9/21/1989

 

1,609,358

 

8/7/1990

 

37

 

Registered

HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL

 

75/007,011

 

10/16/1995

 

2,013,590

 

11/5/1996

 

37

 

Registered

DEISGN MARK

 

76/527,063

 

7/2/2003

 

3,131,552

 

8/22/2006

 

35, 37

 

Registered

SERVICE PUMP & COMPRESSOR

 

76/527,078

 

7/1/2003

 

3,052,099

 

1/31/2006

 

35, 37

 

Registered

E-SERVICE PROGRAM

 

77/575,557

 

9/22/2008

 

3,895,655

 

12/21/2010

 

35

 

Registered

E-SP

 

77/575,567

 

9/22/2008

 

4080388

 

1/3/2012

 

35, 37, 40

 

Pending

E-SERVICES PROGRAM

 

77/980,685

 

9/13/2010

 

3960620

 

5/17/2011

 

37,40

 

Registered

HERC 360 in Concentric Bolt Like Circles

 

85831633

 

1/24/2013

 

4492377

 

3/3/2014

 

37

 

Registered

HERC READY FINANCE

 

85915696

 

4/26/2013

 

4477274

 

2/4/2014

 

36

 

Registered

HERTZ SERVICE PUMP & COMPRESSOR

 

86095047

 

10/18/2013

 

4571223

 

7/22/2014

 

35, 37

 

Registered

 

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Trademark

 

App. No.

 

App. Date

 

Reg. No.

 

Reg. Date

 

Classes

 

Status

HERTZ

 

72145695

 

5/29/1962

 

750300

 

5/28/1963

 

42

 

Registered

WHEN THE JOB REQUIRES MORE THAN A TOOLBELT

 

86548595

 

2/27/2015

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

37

 

Pending

HERC RENTALS

 

86910198

 

2/17/2016

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

07, 09, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42

 

Pending

HERCRENTALS Logo in Color

 

86910553

 

2/17/2016

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

07, 09, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42

 

Pending

HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL

 

 

 

 

 

43019

 

3/31/00

 

 

 

REGISTERED PR

QUALITY EQUIPMENT CO.

 

 

 

 

 

10004615

 

8/3/99

 

 

 

REGISTERED NE

 

4.      Trademark Licenses

 

None.

 

C.             Copyrights and Copyright Licenses

 

1.      Registered Copyrights: None.

 

2.      Copyright License: None.

 

8



 

Schedule 6
to U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

Schedule 6: Contracts

 

None.

 

9



 

Schedule 7: Commercial Tort Claims

 

None.

 

10



 

Annex 1 to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

[FORM OF]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT*

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of [              ], 2016 (the “ Agreement ”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement or the Credit Agreement referred to therein, as the case may be), made by the Granting Parties thereto for the benefit of [ · ], as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent.  The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

 

The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement applicable to it as an Issuer (as defined in the Agreement) and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned as an Issuer.

 

The undersigned will notify the Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.3.1 of the Agreement.

 

The terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 of the Agreement shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 of the Agreement.

 

 

[NAME OF ISSUER]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Address for Notices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fax:

 


* This consent is necessary only with respect to any Issuer which is not also a Granting Party.

 

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Annex 2 to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

[FORM OF]
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of                     ,         , made by                                       , a                         (the “ Additional Granting Party ”), in favor of CITIBANK, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) and as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the banks and other financial institutions (the “ Lenders ”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement referred to below, or if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS,  Herc Rentals Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Rental Equipment Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), the other Borrowers party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, [ · ], as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent, and the other parties party thereto are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of [              ], 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, “ Holdings ”), the Parent Borrower and certain Domestic Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower are, or are to become, parties to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of [           ], 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”), in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes the Parent Borrower and each other Granting Party; the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Parent Borrower to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Granting Parties (including the Additional Granting Party) in connection with the operation of their respective businesses; and the Borrowers and the other Granting Parties (including the Additional Granting Party) are engaged in related businesses, and each such Granting Party (including the Additional Granting Party) will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Granting Party to become a party to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and

 



 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.  U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement .  By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Granting Party, as provided in Section 9.15 of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Granting Party thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a [Guarantor] [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor](1) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a [Guarantor [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor](2) thereunder.  The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules                      to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and such Schedules are hereby amended and modified to include such information.  The Additional Granting Party hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties of such Additional Granting Party, in its capacities as a Guarantor [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor],(3) contained in Section 4 of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.  Each Additional Granting Party hereby grants, as and to the same extent as provided in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the [Collateral (as such term is defined in Section 3.1 of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party] [and] [the Pledged Collateral (as such term is defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party, except as provided in Section 3.3 of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement].

 

2.  GOVERNING LAW .  THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY RELATING HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 


(1) Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

(2) Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

(3) Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

[ADDITIONAL GRANTING PARTY]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed to as of the date hereof by:

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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Annex 1-A to
Assumption Agreement

 

Supplement to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
Schedule 1

 

Supplement to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
Schedule 2

 

Supplement to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
Schedule 3

 

Supplement to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
Schedule 4

 

Supplement to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
Schedule 5

 

Supplement to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
Schedule 6

 

Supplement to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
Schedule 7

 



 

Annex 3 to
U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

[FORM OF]

 

JOINDER AND RELEASE

 

JOINDER AND RELEASE, dated as of                      ,         (this “ Joinder ”) by and among Herc Intermediate Holdings, LLC (together with its successors and assigns, “ Assignor ”),                (“ Assignee ”) and Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) and as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) for the banks and other financial institutions (the “ Lenders ”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below and for the other Secured Parties (as defined below).  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement referred to below.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, Herc Rentals Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Hertz Rental Equipment Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “ Parent Borrower ”), [ · ], [Matthews Equipment Limited, Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited, Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership], Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, [ · ], as Canadian agent, and the other parties party thereto are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of [              ], 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, Assignor (as the direct parent of the Parent Borrower), the Parent Borrower and certain other Domestic Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower entered into the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of [              ], 2016 (the “ U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”) by and among Assignor, the Parent Borrower, certain of the Parent Borrower’s Domestic Subsidiaries and the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which, among other things, they agreed to jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantee all of the obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and grant security interests in and pledge property and assets, including the Pledged Collateral, in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, Assignee is acquiring from Assignor all of the Capital Stock of the Parent Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, in connection therewith, Section 9.16(e) of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement requires Assignee to assume all of the obligations of Assignor under the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Assignor is a party; and

 

WHEREAS, upon the assumption of Assignor’s obligations by Assignee, the Assignor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, and

 



 

pursuant to Section 9.16(e) of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement the Collateral Agent shall, among other things, take such actions as may be reasonably requested to evidence such release.

 

NOW, THEREFORE IT IS AGREED:

 

1.                                       By executing and delivering this Joinder, Assignee hereby expressly assumes all of the obligations of Assignor under the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and each other Loan Document to which Assignor is a party and agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and such other Loan Documents.  Pursuant to Section 9.16(e) of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, Assignee hereby succeeds to, and is substituted for, and shall exercise every right and power of, Assignor under the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Assignor is a party, and shall be thereafter be deemed to be “Holdings” for purposes of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents and a “Guarantor”, “Granting Party” and “Pledgor” for purposes of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as if originally named therein  and the Assignor is hereby expressly, irrevocably and unconditionally discharged from all debts, obligations, covenants and agreements under the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.

 

2.                                       The Collateral Agent hereby confirms and acknowledges the release of Assignor from its Guarantee and all other obligations under the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and all other obligations thereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

 

3.                                       The Collateral Agent hereby confirms and acknowledges that the Lien pursuant to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement on all Security Collateral of Assignor, and any Lien pursuant to any other Loan Document on the property or assets of Assignor, has been automatically released.

 

4.                                       The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules     to the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and such Schedules are hereby amended and modified to include such information.  Assignee hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties of Assignee, in its capacities as a Guarantor, Grantor and Pledgor, contained in Section 4 of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Joinder) as if made on and as of such date.  Assignee hereby grants, as and to the same extent as provided in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the Security Collateral of Assignee, except as provided in Section 3.3 of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

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5.                                       Assignee represents and warrants that (a) it is a [                ] organized under the laws of [           ] and (b) it has full power and authority, and has taken all actions necessary, to execute and deliver this Joinder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby .

 

6.                                       Assignor (a) represents and warrants that it has full power and authority, and has taken all actions necessary, to execute and deliver this Joinder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in connection with the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or any collateral thereunder; (c) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Loan Party or the performance or observance by the Parent Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.

 

7.                                       GOVERNING LAW .  THIS JOINDER AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY RELATING HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUE AND WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Joinder to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

[ASSIGNOR]

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ASSIGNEE]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

Acknowledged and Agreed to as of the date hereof by:

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

as Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

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Annex 1-A to

Joinder and Release

 

Supplement to

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 1

 

Supplement to

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 2

 

Supplement to

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 3

 

Supplement to

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 4

 

Supplement to

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 5

 

Supplement to

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 6

 

Supplement to

U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 7

 

5


Exhibit 10.8

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

CANADIAN GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

made by

 

MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

 

and

 

WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LIMITED

 

and

 

HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP

 

and

 

3222434 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY

 

and certain of their Subsidiaries from time to time,

 

in favour of

 

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Canadian Agent and as Canadian Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of June 30, 2016

 

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

SECTION 1 DEFINED TERMS

2

1.1

Definitions

2

1.2

Other Definitional Provisions

11

 

 

 

SECTION 2 GUARANTEE

12

2.1

Guarantee

12

2.2

Right of Contribution

13

2.3

No Subrogation

13

2.4

Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations

14

2.5

Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional

14

2.6

Reinstatement

16

2.7

Payments

16

 

 

 

SECTION 3 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

16

3.1

Grant

16

3.2

Pledged Collateral

18

3.3

Excluded Assets

18

3.4

Intercreditor Relations

21

3.5

ULC Shares

22

3.6

Trademark Security

23

 

 

 

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

23

4.1

Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor

23

4.2

Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor

23

4.3

Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor

26

 

 

 

SECTION 5 COVENANTS

28

5.1

Covenants of Each Guarantor

28

5.2

Covenants of Each Grantor

28

5.3

Covenants of Each Pledgor

32

 

 

 

SECTION 6 REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

34

6.1

Certain Matters Relating to Accounts

34

6.2

Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable

36

6.3

Pledged Stock

37

6.4

Proceeds to be Turned Over To Canadian Collateral Agent

38

6.5

Application of Proceeds

38

6.6

PPSA and Other Remedies

39

6.7

Registration Rights

40

6.8

Waiver; Deficiency

42

6.9

Certain Undertakings with Respect to Special Purpose Subsidiaries

42

 

 

 

SECTION 7 THE CANADIAN COLLATERAL AGENT

43

7.1

Canadian Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.

43

 

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7.2

Duty of Canadian Collateral Agent

45

7.3

Financing Statements

46

7.4

Authority of Canadian Collateral Agent

46

7.5

Right of Inspection

46

 

 

 

SECTION 8 NON-LENDER SECURED PARTIES

47

8.1

Rights to Collateral

47

8.2

Appointment of Agent

48

8.3

Waiver of Claims

48

8.4

Designation of Non-Lender Secured Parties

49

8.5

Release of Liens; Rollover Hedge Providers

49

 

 

 

SECTION 9 MISCELLANEOUS

49

9.1

Amendments in Writing

49

9.2

Notices

50

9.3

No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies

50

9.4

Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification

50

9.5

Successors and Assigns

51

9.6

Set-Off

51

9.7

Counterparts

52

9.8

Severability

52

9.9

Section Headings

52

9.10

Integration

52

9.11

GOVERNING LAW

53

9.12

Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers

53

9.13

Acknowledgments

53

9.14

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

54

9.15

Additional Granting Parties

54

9.16

Releases

54

9.17

Judgment Currency

56

9.18

Attachment of Security Interest

56

9.19

Copy of Agreement; Verification Statement

57

9.20

Amalgamation

57

9.21

Language

57

9.22

Release of Liens; Rollover Issuing Lenders

57

 

SCHEDULE 1 - NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS

 

SCHEDULE 2 - PLEDGED SECURITIES

 

SCHEDULE 3 - PERFECTION MATTERS

 

SCHEDULE 4 – LOCATIONS

 

SCHEDULE 5 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

SCHEDULE 6 - CONTRACTS

 

Annex 1 to Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement       ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT*

 

Annex 2 to Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement       ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

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CANADIAN GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

CANADIAN GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2016, made by MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED, an Ontario corporation (“ Matthews ”), WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) Limited, an Ontario corporation (“ Western ”), HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP, an Ontario general partnership (“ HCEP ”), 3222434 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY, a Nova Scotia unlimited company (“ NSULC ”) and certain of their Subsidiaries from time to time in favour of CITIBANK, N.A., as Canadian collateral agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Canadian Collateral Agent ”) and as Canadian administrative agent (in such capacity, and together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “ Canadian Agent ”) for  the Secured Parties (as such term in defined herein).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, together with any agreement extending the maturity of, or restructuring, refunding, refinancing or increasing the Indebtedness under such agreement or successor agreements, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Herc Rentals Inc. (the “ Parent Borrower ”), the U.S. Subsidiary Borrowers (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto (together with the Parent Borrower, the “ U.S. Borrowers ”), Matthews, Western and HCEP (collectively, the “ Canadian Borrowers ” and, together with the U.S. Borrowers, the “ Borrowers ”), Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) and as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the other parties party thereto, the Lenders have severally agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrowers are members of an affiliated group of companies that includes Hertz Intermediate Holdings, LLC (as further defined in Section 1.1, “ Holdings ”), the Borrowers, the Parent Borrower’s other Domestic Subsidiaries that are party to the Credit Agreement and any other Canadian Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that becomes a party hereto from time to time after the date hereof;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligation of the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement that Matthews, Western, HCEP and NSULC (collectively, the “ Granting Parties ”) shall execute and deliver this Agreement to the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below); and

 

WHEREAS, the Canadian Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents may in the future enter into a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Credit Agreement as Exhibit N-2, and acknowledged by the Borrowers and the other Granting Parties (as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise

 



 

modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1 hereof), the “ First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ”), and one or more other Intercreditor Agreements;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Canadian Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Canadian Borrowers thereunder, each Granting Party hereby agrees with the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below), as follows:

 

SECTION 1   DEFINED TERMS

 

1.1          Definitions.

 

(a)           Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and the following terms that are defined in the PPSA (as in effect on the date hereof) are used herein as so defined: Accounts, Chattel Paper, Documents of Title, Equipment, Fixtures, Goods, Intangibles, Inventory, Money and Investment Property;

 

(b)           The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Accounts ”:  all accounts (as defined in the PPSA) of each Grantor, including, without limitation, all Accounts (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Accounts Receivable of such Grantor, but in any event excluding all Accounts that have been sold or otherwise transferred (and not transferred back to a Grantor) in connection with a Special Purpose Financing.

 

Accounts Receivable ”:  any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, which is not evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper.

 

Additional Agent ”: as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Collateral Documents ”: as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Obligations ”:  as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Additional Secured Parties ”:  as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Adjusted Net Worth ”:  as to any Guarantor at any time, the greater of (x) $0 and (y) the amount by which the fair saleable value of such Guarantor’s assets on the date of the respective payment hereunder exceeds its debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities, but without giving effect to any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or pursuant to its guarantee with respect to any Indebtedness then outstanding pursuant to Section 8.2(c) of the Credit Agreement) on such date.

 

Administrative Agent ”: as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

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Agreement ”:  this Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Applicable Law ”:  as defined in Section 9.8 hereto.

 

Bank Products Affiliate ”: shall mean any Person who (a) has entered into a Bank Products Agreement with a Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Loan Documents, (b) was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Bank Products Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Bank Products Agreement, be at any time a Bank Products Affiliate with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Bankruptcy Case ”:  (i) Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries commencing any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, Canadian or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, receiver-manager, interim receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there being commenced against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days.

 

Borrower Obligations ”: with respect to any Canadian Borrower, the collective reference to: all obligations and liabilities of such Canadian Borrower in respect of the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to such Canadian Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations, and all other obligations and liabilities of such Canadian Borrower to the Secured Parties, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement, the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the other Loan Documents, Hedging Agreements or Bank Products Agreement entered into with any Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate, any Guarantee Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries referred to in Section 8.4 of the Credit Agreement as to which any Secured Party is a beneficiary, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, amounts payable in connection with any such Bank Products Agreement or a termination of any transaction entered into pursuant to any such Hedging Agreement, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, expenses and

 

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disbursements of counsel to the Canadian Agent, to the Other Representatives or to any other Secured Party that are required to be paid by such Canadian Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document). With respect to any Guarantor, if and to the extent, under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof), all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest for, the obligation (the “ Excluded Borrower 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 (or the analogous term or section in any amended or successor statute) is or becomes illegal, the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor shall not include any such Excluded Borrower Obligation.

 

Borrowers ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

CFTC ”: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or any successor to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

 

Canadian Agent ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Canadian Collateral Agent ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Canadian Borrowers ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Collateral ”:  as defined in Section 3; provided that, for purposes of Section 6.5, Section 8 and Section 9.16(b), “Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

 

Collateral Account Bank ”:  any bank that is a Lender or any Affiliate thereof as selected by the relevant Grantor and consented to in writing by the Canadian Collateral Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Collateral Agent ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Collateral Proceeds Account ”:  a non-interest bearing cash collateral account established and maintained by the relevant Grantor at an office of the Collateral Account Bank in the name, and in the sole dominion and control of, the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

Collateral Representative ”:  (i) if the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Person acting as representative for the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) if any Other Intercreditor Agreement is executed, the Person acting as representative for the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties thereunder for the applicable purpose contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Commitments ”: the collective reference to (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments, (ii) the Swing Line Commitment and (iii) the obligation of the Issuing Lenders to issue Letters of Credit at the request of the Borrowers pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Commodity Exchange Act ”:  the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et. seq.), as in effect from time to time, or any successor statute.

 

Contracts ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all contracts, agreements, instruments and indentures in any form and portions thereof (except for contracts listed on Schedule 6 hereto), to which such Grantor is a party or under which such Grantor or any property of such Grantor is subject, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified, including, without limitation, (i) all rights of such Grantor to receive moneys due and to become due to it thereunder or in connection therewith, (ii) all rights of such Grantor to damages arising thereunder and (iii) all rights of such Grantor to perform and to exercise all remedies thereunder.

 

Copyright Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any Copyright of such Grantor, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, any material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Copyrights ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all Canadian copyrights, whether or not the underlying works of authorship have been published or registered, all Canadian copyright registrations and copyright applications, including, without limitation, any copyright registrations and copyright applications listed on Schedule 5 hereto, and (i) all renewals thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements thereof and (iii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof.

 

Credit Agreement ”:  has the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

 

Credit Facility ” as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Deposit Accounts ”: as defined in Section 3.1(g).

 

Excluded Assets ”: as defined in Section 3.3.

 

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Foreign Intellectual Property ”:  any right, title or interest in or to any copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent applications, patent licenses, trade secrets, trade secret licenses, trademarks, service marks, trademark and service mark applications, trade names, trade dress, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes or any other intellectual property

 

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governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Canada or any province, territory or other political subdivision thereof.

 

General Fund Account ”: the general fund account of the relevant Grantor established at the same office of the Collateral Account Bank as the Collateral Proceeds Account.

 

Granting Parties ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Grantor ”:  each Granting Party and any Canadian Subsidiary of a Canadian Loan Party that becomes a party hereto from time to time after the date hereof (it being understood that no Excluded Subsidiary shall be required to be or become a party hereto).

 

Guarantor Obligations ”:  with respect to any Guarantor, the collective reference to (i) the Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor pursuant to Section 2 and (ii) all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party, any Hedging Agreement or Bank Products Agreement entered into with any Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate, any Guarantee Obligation of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries referred to in Section 8.4 of the Credit Agreement as to which any Secured Party is a beneficiary, or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Canadian Agent, to the Other Representatives or to the Lenders that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document). With respect to any Guarantor, if and to the extent, under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof), all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest for, the obligation (together with the Excluded Borrower Obligation, the “ Excluded 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 (or the analogous term or section in any amended or successor statute) is or becomes illegal, the Guarantor Obligations of such Guarantor shall not include any such Excluded Obligation.

 

Guarantors ”:  the collective reference to each Granting Party.

 

Hedging Affiliate ”:  any Person who (a) has entered into a Hedging Agreement with any Grantor with the obligations of such Grantor thereunder being secured by one or more Loan Documents, (b) was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the date hereof, or at the time of entry into such Hedging Agreement, or at the time of the designation referred to in the following clause (c), and (c) has been designated by the Parent Borrower in accordance with Section 8.4 hereof (provided that no Person shall, with respect to any Hedging Agreement, be at any time a Hedging Affiliate with respect to more than one Credit Facility).

 

Hedging Agreement ”: any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity, credit or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity, credit or equity values (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any

 

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combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement, including, without limitation, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or Permitted Hedging Arrangement.

 

Holdings ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Industrial Design License ”: with respect to any Grantor, all written agreements, now or hereafter in effect with any third party that is not an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, granting any right to make, use or sell any Industrial Design, now or hereafter owned by any Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, or granting to any Grantor any right to make, use or sell any Industrial Design, now or hereafter owned by any third party, is in existence, and all rights of any Grantor under any such agreement including, without limitation, the license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Industrial Designs ”: all of the following, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Grantor: (a) all industrial designs, design patents and other designs that the Grantor now or hereafter owns or uses in Canada, including but not limited to all industrial designs, design patents and other designs listed on Schedule 5 hereto and all renewals and extensions thereof, (b) all registrations and recordings thereof and all applications that have been or shall be made or filed in Canada or other political subdivision thereof and all records thereof and all reissues, extensions or renewals thereof, and (c) all common law and other rights in the above.

 

Instruments ”:  has the meaning specified in the PPSA, but excluding the Pledged Securities.

 

Intellectual Property ”:  with respect to any Grantor, the collective reference to such Grantor’s Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade Secrets, Trade Secret Licenses, Trade-marks, Trade-mark Licenses, Industrial Designs and Industrial Design Licences.

 

Intercompany Note : with respect to any Grantor, any promissory note in a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 evidencing loans made by such Grantor to Holdings, the Canadian Borrowers or any Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Intercreditor Agreements ”: (a) the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (upon and during the effectiveness thereof) and (b) any Other Intercreditor Agreement that may be entered into in the future by the Canadian Collateral Agent and one or more Additional Agents and acknowledged by the Canadian Borrowers and the other Granting Parties (each as amended, amended and restated, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to Section 9.1 hereof)) (upon and during the effectiveness thereof).

 

Inventory ”: with respect to any Grantor, all inventory (as defined in the PPSA) of such Grantor, including, without limitation, all Inventory (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of such Grantor.

 

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Issuers ”:  the collective reference to the Persons identified on Schedule 2 as the issuers of Pledged Stock, together with any successors to such companies (including, without limitation, any successors contemplated by Section 8.5 of the Credit Agreement).

 

Lender Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to (i) the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and each Other Representative, (ii) the Lenders (including, without limitation, the Canadian Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Swing Line Lender), and each of their respective successors and assigns and their permitted transferees and endorsees.

 

Non-Lender Secured Parties ”: the collective reference to all Bank Products Affiliates and Hedging Affiliates and all successors, assigns, transferees and replacements thereof.

 

Obligations ”:  (i) in the case of each Canadian Borrower, its Borrower Obligations and its Guarantor Obligations and (ii) in the case of each other Guarantor hereunder, its Guarantor Obligations.  For the avoidance of doubt, this definition and the definitions of “Borrower Obligations” and “Guarantor Obligations” shall not include any Obligations (as defined in the U.S. Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of any U.S. Borrower or U.S. Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Parent Borrower ”:  as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

Patent Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any Patent other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Patents ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all Canadian patents, patent applications and patentable inventions and all reissues and extensions thereof, including, without limitation, all patents and patent applications identified in Schedule 5 hereto, and including, without limitation, (i) all inventions and improvements described and claimed therein, (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements and misappropriations thereof, (iii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past, present or future infringements thereof), and (iv) all other rights corresponding thereto in Canada and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, substitutes, renewals, and extensions thereof, all improvements thereon, and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto.

 

Pledged Collateral ”:  as to any Pledgor, the Pledged Securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof.

 

Pledged Notes ”: with respect to any Pledgor, all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to, or held or owned by, such Pledgor.

 

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Pledged Securities ”:  the collective reference to the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock.

 

Pledged Stock ”:  with respect to any Pledgor, the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2 as held by such Pledgor, together with any other shares of Capital Stock required to be pledged by such Pledgor pursuant to Section 7.9 of the Credit Agreement, as well as any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Capital Stock of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, such Pledgor while this Agreement is in effect, in each case, unless and until such time as the respective pledge of such Capital Stock under this Agreement is released in accordance with the terms hereof and the Credit Agreement; provided that in no event shall there be pledged, nor shall any Pledgor be required to pledge, directly or indirectly, (i) any of the Capital Stock of Unrestricted Subsidiary; and (ii) without duplication, any Excluded Assets.

 

Pledgor ”:  each Granting Party (with respect to Pledged Securities held by such Granting Party and all other Pledged Collateral of such Granting Party).

 

PPSA ”: means the Personal Property Security Act (Ontario), including the regulations thereto, provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any Lien created hereunder on the Collateral is governed by the personal property security legislation or other applicable legislation with respect to personal property security as in effect in a jurisdiction other than Ontario, “PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act or such other applicable legislation as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

Proceeds ”:  all “proceeds” as such term is defined in the PPSA and, in any event, Proceeds of Pledged Securities shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Pledged Securities, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Restrictive Agreements ”: as defined in Section 3.3(a).

 

Secured Parties ”:  the collective reference to the Lender Secured Parties and the Non-Lender Secured Parties.

 

Security Collateral ”:  with respect to any Granting Party, means, collectively, the Collateral (if any) and the Pledged Collateral (if any) of such Granting Party.

 

Senior Priority Agent ”:  as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Senior Priority Debt ”:  as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Specified Asset ”: as defined in Section 4.2.2(b) hereof.

 

STA ”: the Securities Transfer Act, 2007 (Ontario), including the regulations thereto, provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any

 

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Lien created hereunder on the Collateral is governed by the securities transfers legislation or other applicable legislation with respect to the transfer of securities as in effect in a jurisdiction other than Ontario, “STA” means the Securities Transfer Act or such other applicable legislation as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

 

Trade Secret Licenses ”: with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any Trade Secrets, including, without limitation, know how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Trade Secrets ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all Canadian trade secrets, including, without limitation, know-how, processes, formulae, compositions, designs, and confidential business and technical information, and all rights of any kind whatsoever accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto, including, without limitation, (i) all income, royalties, damages and payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto, including, without limitation, payments under all licenses, non-disclosure agreements and memoranda of understanding entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future misappropriations thereof, and (ii) the right to sue or otherwise recover for past, present or future misappropriations thereof.

 

Trade-mark Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all written license agreements of such Grantor providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right under any Canadian Trade-marks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, other than agreements with any Person who is an Affiliate or a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or such Grantor, including, without limitation, the material license agreements listed on Schedule 5 hereto, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to prepare for sale, sell and advertise for sale, all Inventory now or hereafter covered by such licenses.

 

Trade-marks ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all Canadian trade-marks, service marks, trade names, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers, trade-mark and service mark registrations, and applications for trade-mark or service mark registrations and any renewals thereof, including, without limitation, each registration and application identified in Schedule 5 hereto, and including, without limitation, (i) the right to sue or otherwise recover for any and all past, present and future infringements or dilutions thereof, (ii) all income, royalties, damages and other payments now and hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto (including, without limitation, payments under all licenses entered into in connection therewith, and damages and payments for past or future infringements or dilutions thereof), and (iii) all other rights corresponding thereto in Canada and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto in Canada, together in each case with the goodwill of the business connected

 

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with the use of, and symbolized by, each such Trade-mark, service mark, trade name, trade dress or other indicia of trade origin or business identifiers.

 

ULC ” means an unlimited company incorporated or otherwise existing under the Companies Act (Nova Scotia), an unlimited liability company incorporated or otherwise existing under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), an unlimited liability corporation incorporated or otherwise existing under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) or any similar entity whose shareholders have unlimited liability incorporated or otherwise existing under any law of any jurisdiction of Canada.

 

ULC Law ” means the Companies Act (Nova Scotia), the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) or any law of any jurisdiction of Canada which provides for the incorporation or other formation of a ULC.

 

ULC Shares ” means Pledged Stock which consist of shares in the capital stock or other equity interests of any entity which is ULC.

 

U.S. Borrowers ”: as defined in the recitals hereto.

 

1.2          Other Definitional Provisions.

 

(a)           The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Annex references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words “include”, “includes”, and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements, waivers or modifications set forth herein).

 

(b)           The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(c)           Where the context requires, terms relating to the Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral, or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Granting Party shall refer to such Granting Party’s Collateral, Pledged Collateral or Security Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

(d)           All references in this Agreement to any of the property described in the definition of the term “Collateral” or “Pledged Collateral”, or to any Proceeds thereof, shall be deemed to be references thereto only to the extent the same constitute Collateral or Pledged Collateral, respectively.

 

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SECTION 2 GUARANTEE

 

2.1          Guarantee.

 

(a)           Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantees to the Canadian Agent for the rateable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, the prompt and complete payment and performance by each Canadian Borrower when due and payable (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrower Obligations of such Canadian Borrower owed to the applicable Secured Parties.

 

(b)           Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed the amount that can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable law, including applicable Canadian federal, provincial and territorial laws relating to the insolvency of debtors; provided that, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the rights of contribution of each Guarantor provided in Section 2.2 be included as an asset of the respective Guarantor in determining the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

(c)           Each Guarantor agrees that the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party hereunder.

 

(d)           The guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until the earliest to occur of (i) the first date on which all the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing, and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2 then due and owing shall have been satisfied by payment in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall be terminated, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of the Credit Agreement any of the Borrowers may be free from any Borrower Obligations, (ii) as to any Guarantor, a sale or other disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (other than to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or if such Guarantor is a Subsidiary Guarantor, any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement, and (iii) as to any Guarantor, such Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

(e)           No payment made by any Canadian Borrower, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party from any of the Canadian Borrowers, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in reduction of or in payment of any of the Borrower Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce, release or otherwise affect the liability of any Guarantor hereunder which shall, notwithstanding any such payment (other than any payment made by such Guarantor in respect of the Borrower Obligations or any payment received or

 

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collected from such Guarantor in respect of any of the Borrower Obligations), remain liable for the Borrower Obligations of each Canadian Borrower guaranteed by it hereunder up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the earliest to occur of (i) the first date on which all the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing, are paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding  (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments are terminated, (ii) as to any Guarantor, a sale or other disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (other than to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or, if such Guarantor is a Subsidiary Guarantor, any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement and (iii) as to any Guarantor, such Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

2.2          Right of Contribution.

 

Each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share (based, to the maximum extent permitted by law, on the respective Adjusted Net Worths of the Guarantors on the date the respective payment is made) of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder that has not paid its proportionate share of such payment.  Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2.3.  The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Canadian Agent and the other Secured Parties, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Canadian Agent and the other Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder.

 

2.3          No Subrogation.

 

Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party against any Canadian Borrower or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party for the payment of the Borrower Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Canadian Borrower or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Canadian Agent and the other Secured Parties by the Canadian Borrowers on account of the Canadian Borrower Obligations are paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and the Commitments are terminated.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Borrower Obligations shall not have been paid in full in cash or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (and shall not have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner  reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) or any of the Commitments shall remain in effect, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Canadian Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned

 

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over to the Canadian Agent in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly endorsed by such Guarantor to the Canadian Agent, if required), to be held as collateral security for all of the Borrower Obligations (whether matured or unmatured) guaranteed by such Guarantor and/or then or at any time thereafter may be applied against any Borrower Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Canadian Agent may determine.

 

2.4          Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations.

 

To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Borrower Obligations made by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party may be rescinded by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or such other Secured Party and any of the Borrower Obligations continued, and the Borrower Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, waived, modified, accelerated, compromised, subordinated, waived, surrendered or released by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party, and the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended, waived, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Canadian Collateral Agent or the Canadian Agent (or the Required Lenders or the applicable Lenders(s), as the case may be) may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the  Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party for the payment of any of the Borrower Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.  None of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party shall have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at any time held by it as security for any of the Borrower Obligations or for the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or any property subject thereto, except to the extent required by applicable law.

 

2.5          Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional.

 

Each Guarantor waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Borrower Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guarantee contained in this Section 2; each of the Borrower Obligations, and any obligation contained therein, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between any of the Canadian Borrowers and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guarantee contained in this Section 2.  Each Guarantor waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or non-payment to or upon any Canadian Borrower or any of the other Guarantors with respect to any of the Borrower Obligations.  Each Guarantor

 

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understands and agrees, to the extent permitted by law, that the guarantee contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment and not of collection.  Each Guarantor hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any and all defenses (other than any claim alleging breach of a contractual provision of any of the Loan Documents) that it may have arising out of or in connection with any and all of the following:  (a) the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, any of the Borrower Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party, (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) that may at any time be available to or be asserted by any of the Canadian Borrowers against the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party, (c) any change in the time, place, manner or place of payment, amendment, or waiver or increase in any of the Obligations, (d) any exchange, taking, or release of Security Collateral, (e) any change in the structure or existence of any of the Canadian Borrowers, (f) any application of Security Collateral to any of the Obligations, (g) any law, regulation or order of any jurisdiction, or any other event, affecting any term of any Obligation or the rights of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party with respect thereto, including, without limitation: (i) the application of any such law, regulation, decree or order, including any prior approval, which would prevent the exchange of any currency (other than Dollars) for Dollars or the remittance of funds outside of such jurisdiction or the unavailability of Dollars in any legal exchange market in such jurisdiction in accordance with normal commercial practice, (ii) a declaration of banking moratorium or any suspension of payments by banks in such jurisdiction or the imposition by such jurisdiction or any Governmental Authority thereof of any moratorium on, the required rescheduling or restructuring of, or required  approval of payments on, any indebtedness in such jurisdiction, (iii) any expropriation, confiscation, nationalization or requisition by such country or any Governmental Authority that directly or indirectly deprives any Canadian Borrower of any assets or their use, or of the ability to operate its business or a material part thereof, or (iv) any war (whether or not declared), insurrection, revolution, hostile act, civil strife or similar events occurring in such jurisdiction which has the same effect as the events described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above (in each of the cases contemplated in clauses (i) through (iv) above, to the extent occurring or existing on or at any time after the date of this Agreement), or (h) any other circumstance whatsoever (other than payment in full in cash of the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by it hereunder) (with or without notice to or knowledge of any of the Canadian Borrowers or such Guarantor) that constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of any of the Canadian Borrowers for the Borrower Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guarantee contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance.  When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent and any other Secured Party may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as it may have against any of the Canadian Borrowers, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guarantee for the Borrower Obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from any Canadian Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any

 

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such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of any of the Canadian Borrowers, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Canadian Collateral Agent, Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party against any Guarantor.  For the purposes hereof “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

 

2.6          Reinstatement.

 

This Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition or other proceeding be filed by or against any Canadian Borrower for liquidation or reorganization, should any Canadian Borrower become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of any creditor or creditors or should an interim receiver, receiver, receiver and manager or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of any Canadian Borrower’s assets, and shall continue to be effective or to be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Borrower Obligations, or any part thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee of the Borrower Obligations, whether as a fraudulent preference, reviewable transaction or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made.  In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Borrower Obligations shall be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

 

2.7          Payments.

 

Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Canadian Agent without set-off or counterclaim, in Canadian Dollars (or in the case of any amount required to be paid in any other currency pursuant to the requirements of the Credit Agreement or other agreement relating to the respective Obligations, such other currency), at the Canadian Agent’s office specified in Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement or such other address as may be designated in writing by the Canadian Agent to such Guarantor from time to time in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 3 GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

3.1          Grant.

 

Each Grantor hereby assigns, grants, hypothecates and pledges, subject to existing licenses to use the Copyrights, Patents, Trade-marks, Industrial Designs and Trade Secrets granted by such Grantor in the ordinary course of business, to the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Collateral of such Grantor, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Grantor, except as provided in Section 3.3.  The term “Collateral”, as to any Grantor, means the following personal property (wherever located) now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in

 

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which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, except as provided in Section 3.3:

 

(a)           all present and after-acquired personal property;

 

(b)           all Accounts;

 

(c)           all Money (including all cash);

 

(d)           all Cash Equivalents;

 

(e)           all Chattel Paper;

 

(f)            all Contracts (including contracts with any “qualified intermediaries” with respect to any LKE Program);

 

(g)           all demand, time, savings, passbook or similar account maintained with a bank (collectively, the “ Deposit Accounts ”);

 

(h)           all Documents of Title;

 

(i)            all Equipment;

 

(j)            all Intangibles;

 

(k)           all Instruments;

 

(l)            all Intellectual Property;

 

(m)          all Inventory;

 

(n)           all Investment Property;

 

(o)           all Rental Equipment;

 

(p)           all Vehicles;

 

(q)           all Fixtures;

 

(r)            all books and records pertaining to any of the foregoing;

 

(s)            the Collateral Proceeds Account; and

 

(t)            to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that, in the case of each Grantor, Collateral shall not include any Pledged Collateral, or any personal property specifically excluded from Pledged Collateral.

 

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3.2          Pledged Collateral.

 

Each Granting Party that is a Pledgor, hereby grants to the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the Pledged Collateral of such Pledgor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor, and any Proceeds thereof, as collateral security for the prompt and complete performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations of such Pledgor, except as provided in Section 3.3.

 

3.3          Excluded Assets.

 

No security interest is or will be granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in any right, title or interest of any Granting Party under or in, and “Collateral” and “Pledged Collateral” shall not include (the following collectively, the “ Excluded Assets ”):

 

(a)           any interest in leased real property (including Fixtures) (and there shall be no requirement to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters);

 

(b)           any fee interest in owned real property (including Fixtures) if the fair market value of such fee interest is less than $10,000,000 individually;

 

(c)           any Instruments, Contracts, Chattel Paper, Intangibles, Copyright Licenses, Patent Licenses, Trade-mark Licenses, Industrial Design Licenses, Trade Secret Licenses or other contracts or agreements with or issued by Persons other than Holdings, a Subsidiary of Holdings or an Affiliate thereof, (collectively, “ Restrictive Agreements ”) that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Restrictive Agreements shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) for so long as, and to the extent that, the granting of such a security interest pursuant hereto would result in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements (in each case, except to the extent that, pursuant to the PPSA or other applicable law, the granting of security interests therein can be made without resulting in a breach, default or termination of such Restrictive Agreements);

 

(d)           any personal property over which the granting of such a security interest in such personal property by the applicable Granting Party would be prohibited by any contract permitted under the Credit Agreement (provided such contract was not entered into in contemplation thereof), applicable law, regulation, permit, order or decree or the organizational or joint venture documents of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary (including permitted liens, leases and licenses) , or requires a consent (to the extent that, with respect to any personal property that would otherwise constitute the Collateral, any applicable Granting Party has sought such consent using commercially reasonable efforts)  of any Governmental Authority that has not been obtained (in each case after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the PPSA to the extent that the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the PPSA, notwithstanding such prohibition);

 

(e)           any personal property to the extent that the granting or perfecting of a security interest in such personal property would result in costs or consequences to Holdings or

 

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any of its Subsidiaries, including any Grantor hereunder, as reasonably agreed in writing after the date hereof by the Parent Borrower, for and on behalf of the applicable Grantor, and the Canadian Agent and the Canadian Collateral Agent, that are excessive in view of the benefits that would be obtained by the Secured Parties;

 

(f)            any (i) Goods (and/or related rights and/or personal property) that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such Goods (and/or related rights and/or personal property) shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such Goods (and/or related rights and/or personal property) is subject to a Lien permitted by Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement and designated by the Parent Borrower to the Canadian Collateral Agent or the Canadian Agent (but only for so long as such Lien remains in place) and (ii) other personal property that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such other personal property shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such other personal property is subject to a Permitted Lien described in Section 8.3(h) or Section 8.3(w) of the Credit Agreement and designated by the Parent Borrower to the Canadian Collateral Agent or the Canadian Agent (but, in each case, only for so long as such Liens are in place) and, if such Lien is in respect of a Hedging Agreement, such other personal property consists solely of (x) cash, Cash Equivalents or Temporary Cash Investments, together with proceeds, dividends and distributions in respect thereof, (y) any personal property relating to such personal property, proceeds, dividends or distributions or to obligations under any Hedging Agreement, and/or (z) any other personal property consisting of, relating to or arising under or in connection with (1) any Hedging Agreements or (2) any other agreements, instruments or documents related to any Hedging Agreement or to any of the personal property referred to in any of subclauses (x) through (z) of this clause (ii);

 

(g)           any personal property (and/or related rights and/or personal property) that (A) would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such property (and/or related rights and/or personal property)) shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such personal property has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with (i) a Special Purpose Financing (or constitutes the proceeds or products of any personal property that has been sold or otherwise transferred in connection with a Special Purpose Financing (except as provided in the proviso to this subsection)) or (ii) a Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 8.6 of the Credit Agreement, or (B) is subject to any Permitted Lien and consists of personal property subject to any such Sale and Leaseback transaction or general intangibles related thereto (but only for so long as such Liens are in place), provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a security interest of the Canadian Collateral Agent shall attach to any money, securities or other consideration received by any Grantor as consideration for the sale or other disposition of such personal property as and to the extent such consideration would otherwise constitute Security Collateral;

 

(h)           Goods (and/or related rights and/or personal property) subject to any Permitted Lien that secures Indebtedness permitted by the Credit Agreement that is Incurred to finance or refinance such Goods and designated by the Parent Borrower to the Canadian Collateral Agent or Canadian Agent (but only for so long as such Permitted Lien is in place);

 

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(i)            without duplication, any Capital Stock which is specifically excluded from the definition of Pledged Stock by virtue of the proviso contained in such definition;

 

(j)            any personal property covered by a certificate of title, except to the extent such personal property constitute Eligible Service Vehicles or Eligible Rental Equipment, in each case by operation of clause (f) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, and are included in the Canadian Borrowing Base;

 

(k)           any aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines, helicopters, vessels or rolling stock or any Goods or other personal property constituting a part of any thereof;

 

(l)            Letter-of-Credit Rights individually with a value of less than $5,000,000;

 

(m)          for the avoidance of doubt, any Deposit Account and any Money, cash, cheques, other negotiable instrument, funds and other evidence of payment therein held by any ‘qualified intermediary’ in connection with any LKE Program;

 

(n)           any Money, cash, cheques, other negotiable instrument, funds and other evidence of payment held in any Deposit Account of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the nature of a security deposit with respect to obligations for the benefit of the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, which must be held for or returned to the applicable counterparty under applicable law or pursuant to contractual obligations;

 

(o)           any personal property that would otherwise be included in the Security Collateral (and such personal property shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the Security Collateral) if such personal property is subject to other Liens permitted by Section 8.3(t)(i) of the Credit Agreement  to the extent that, prior to or simultaneously with such personal property being excluded from, and/or ceasing to constitute a part of, the Security Collateral, one or more of the U.S. Borrowers shall have repaid amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement such that (x) the sum of (A) the Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure plus (B) the amount by which the aggregate unpaid Extensions of Credit made to the Canadian Borrowers exceeds the Canadian Borrowing Base (as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the date of such prepayment (with appropriate adjustments to the form thereof) calculating the Canadian Borrowing Base after giving effect to the exclusion of such personal property from the Security Collateral, does not exceed (y) the U.S. Borrowing Base (as set forth in a Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the date of such prepayment (with appropriate adjustments to the form thereof) calculating the U.S. Borrowing Base after giving effect to the exclusion of such personal property from the Security Collateral);

 

(p)           [Reserved];

 

(q)           the Collateral shall not include the last day of the term of any lease or agreement therefor but upon the enforcement of the security interest granted hereby in the Collateral, the Grantors or any of them shall stand possessed of such last day in trust to assign the same to any person acquiring such term;

 

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(r)            the term “Goods” when used in this Agreement shall not include “consumer goods” of any Grantor as that term is defined in the PPSA;

 

(s)            Foreign Intellectual Property;

 

(t)            any Capital Stock and other securities of a Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower to the extent that the pledge of or grant of any other Lien on such Capital Stock and other securities for the benefit of any holders of securities results in the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries being required to file separate financial statements for such Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any other governmental authority) pursuant to either Rule 3-10 or 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act, or any other law, rule or regulation as in effect from time to time, but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement; and

 

(u)           any personal property to the extent that such security interests would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Parent Borrower.

 

3.4          Intercreditor Relations.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is the understanding of the parties that the Liens granted pursuant to Section 3.1 and 3.2 herein shall with respect to all Security Collateral, prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations (as defined in the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement), be pari passu and equal in priority to the Liens granted to any Senior Priority Agent for the benefit of the holders of the applicable Additional Obligations in respect of Senior Priority Debt to secure such Additional Obligations pursuant to the applicable Additional Collateral Documents (except as may be separately otherwise agreed between the Canadian Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, and any Additional Agent, on behalf of itself and the Additional Secured Parties represented thereby, including pursuant to any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Other Intercreditor Agreement).  The Canadian Collateral Agent acknowledges and agrees that the relative priority of the Liens granted to the Canadian Collateral Agent and any Additional Agent shall be determined solely pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreements, and not by priority as a matter of law or otherwise.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Liens and security interest granted to the Canadian Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Canadian Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, other than Section 3.5 hereof (which shall govern and control), the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control as among (a) the Canadian Collateral Agent and any other secured creditor (or agent therefor) party thereto, in the case of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and (b) the Canadian Collateral Agent and any other secured creditor (or agent therefor) party thereto, in the case of any Other Intercreditor Agreement.  In the event of any such conflict, each Grantor may act (or omit to act) in accordance with such Intercreditor Agreement, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, for so long as any Additional Obligations in respect of Senior Priority Debt remain outstanding, any obligation hereunder to deliver to the Canadian Collateral Agent any Security Collateral shall be satisfied by causing

 

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such Security Collateral to be delivered to the Collateral Agent or any Additional Agent to be held in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

3.5          ULC Shares.

 

Notwithstanding the grant of security interest made by the Grantors in favour of the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the rateable benefit of the Secured Parties, of all of its Pledged Stock or anything else contained in this Agreement or any other document or agreement among all or some of the parties hereto, any Grantor that owns or controls any ULC Shares pledged hereunder shall remain registered as the sole registered and beneficial owner of such ULC Shares and will remain as registered and beneficial owner until such time as such ULC Shares are effectively transferred into the name of the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other person on the books and records of the ULC which is the issuer of such ULC Shares (a “ULC Issuer”).  Accordingly such Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain for its own account any dividend on or other distribution, if any, in respect of such ULC Shares (except insofar as the Grantor has granted a security interest therein and is required to deliver such Pledged Collateral in accordance herewith) and shall have the right to vote such ULC Shares and to control the direction, management and policies of the ULC Issuer  thereof to the same extent as the Grantor would if such ULC Shares were not pledged to the Canadian Collateral Agent (for its own benefit and for the benefit of the Lenders, or otherwise) pursuant hereto. Nothing in this Agreement or any other document or agreement among all or some of the parties hereto is intended to or shall constitute the Canadian Collateral Agent or any person as a shareholder, other than a Grantor, as a shareholder or member of any ULC for the purposes of any ULC Law until such time as notice is given to the ULC Issuer of the ULC Shares pledged and further steps are taken thereunder so as to register the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other person as the holder of the ULC Interests of such ULC.  To the extent any provision hereof would have the effect of constituting the Canadian Collateral Agent or its nominee any other person as a shareholder or member of a ULC prior to such time, such provision shall be severed herefrom and ineffective with respect to the ULC Shares of such ULC without otherwise invalidating or rendering unenforceable this Agreement or invalidating or rendering unenforceable such provision insofar as it relates to Pledged Stock which are not ULC Shares.  Except upon the exercise of rights to sell or otherwise dispose of ULC Shares following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default hereunder, no Grantor shall cause or permit, or enable any ULC in which it holds ULC Shares to cause or permit, the Canadian Collateral Agent or its nominee, or any other Lender to: (a) be registered as a shareholder or member of such ULC; (b) have any notation entered in its favour in the share register of such ULC; (c) be held out as a shareholder or member of such ULC; (d) receive, directly or indirectly, any dividends, property or other distributions from such ULC by reason of the Canadian Collateral Agent or other person holding a security interest in such ULC Shares; or (e) act as a shareholder or member of such ULC, or exercise any rights of a shareholder or member of such ULC including the right to attend a meeting of, or to vote the shares of, such ULC.

 

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3.6          Trademark Security.

 

Notwithstanding Section 3.1, any Grantor’s grant of security in Trade-marks (as defined in the Trade-marks Act (Canada)) under this Agreement shall be limited to a grant by such Grantor of a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in such Trade-marks.

 

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

4.1          Representations and Warranties of Each Guarantor.

 

To induce the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Canadian Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement as they relate to such Guarantor or to the Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each of which representations and warranties is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct in all material respects, and the Canadian Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party shall be entitled to rely on each of such representations and warranties as if fully set forth herein; provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Parent Borrower’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 4.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

 

4.2          Representations and Warranties of Each Grantor.

 

To induce the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Borrowers thereunder, each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Canadian Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that, in each case after giving effect to the Transactions:

 

4.2.1       Title; No Other Liens .  Except for the security interests granted to the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement and the other Liens permitted to exist on such Grantor’s Collateral by the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 8.3 thereof), such Grantor owns each item of such Grantor’s Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens.  Except as set forth on Schedule 3 , no currently effective financing statement or other similar public notice with respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness on all or any part of such Grantor’s Security Collateral is on file or of record in any public office in Canada, any province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, except such as have been filed in favour of the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement or any predecessor thereof or as relate to Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement (including without limitation Section 8.3 thereof) or any other Loan Document or for which financing change statements or discharges will be delivered on the Closing Date.

 

4.2.2       Perfected First Priority Liens .  (a) This Agreement is effective to create, as collateral security for the Obligations of such Grantor, valid and enforceable Liens on such Grantor’s Security Collateral in favour of the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting

 

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creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

(b)           Except with regard to (i) Liens (if any) on Specified Assets and (ii) any rights in favour of the Canadian federal, provincial or territorial government as required by law (if any), upon the completion of the Filings and, with respect to Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents of Title, upon the earlier of such Filing or the delivery to and continuing possession by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents of Title, a security interest in which is perfected by possession, and the obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as defined in the PPSA) by the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for the purposes of perfection), in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Deposit Accounts, Blocked Accounts, the Collateral Proceeds Account and electronic chattel paper, a security interest in which is perfected by “control” and the taking of the actions required by Section 5.2.12 herein, the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement will constitute valid Liens on and (to the extent provided herein) perfected security interests in such Grantor’s Collateral in favour of the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and will be prior to all other Liens of all other Persons securing Indebtedness, in each case other than Permitted Liens (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and enforceable as such as against all other Persons other than Ordinary Course Transferees, except to the extent that the recording of an assignment or other transfer of title to the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the recording of other applicable documents in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office may be necessary for perfection or enforceability, and except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. As used in this Section 4.2.2(b), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Filings ”:  the filing or recording of (i) the Financing Statements as set forth in Schedule 3 , (ii) this Agreement or a notice thereof with respect to Intellectual Property as set forth in Schedule 3 , (iii) the recordation on the certificate of title related thereto of each Lien granted in favour of the Canadian Collateral Agent hereunder on Rental Equipment, subject to certificate of title statutes and (iv) any filings after the Closing Date in any other jurisdiction as may be necessary under any Requirement of Law.

 

Financing Statements ”:  the financing statements or financing change statements filed and delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent by such Grantor on or prior to the Closing Date in the jurisdictions listed in Schedule 3 .

 

Ordinary Course Transferees ”:  (i) with respect to Goods only, buyers in the ordinary course of business and lessees in the ordinary course of business, (ii) with

 

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respect to Intangibles only, licensees in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) any other Person who is entitled to take free of the Lien.

 

Permitted Liens ”:  Liens permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, including without limitation those permitted to exist pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Specified Assets ”:  the following property and assets of such Grantor:

 

(1)                                  Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade-marks, Trade-mark Licenses, Industrial Designs and Industrial Design Licenses to the extent that (a) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by the filing of financing statements under the PPSA or by the filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office or (b) such Patents, Patent Licenses, Trade-marks, Trade-mark Licenses, Industrial Designs and Industrial Design Licenses are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of any Canadian Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

 

(2)                                  Copyrights and Copyright Licenses with respect thereto and Accounts or receivables arising therefrom to the extent that: (a) Liens thereon cannot be perfected by the filing and acceptance of intellectual property security agreements in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office or (b) the PPSA is not applicable to the creation or perfection of Liens thereon;

 

(3)                                  Collateral for which the perfection of Liens thereon requires filings in or other actions under the laws of jurisdictions outside of Canada, any province or territory;

 

(4)                                  goods included in Collateral received by any Person from any Grantor for “sale or return” to the extent of claims of creditors of such Person;

 

(5)                                  (x) Fixtures and (y) Vehicles, and any other assets subject to certificates of title, except in the case of this clause (y) to the extent such assets constitute Eligible Service Vehicles or Eligible Rental Equipment, in each case by operation of clause (f) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, and are included in the Canadian Borrowing Base;

 

(6)                                  Money and Cash Equivalents other than (x) identifiable Cash Proceeds and (y) Cash Equivalents constituting Investment Property to the extent a security interest is perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the PPSA;

 

(7)                                  Proceeds of Accounts or Inventory which do not themselves constitute Collateral or which do not constitute identifiable Cash Proceeds or which have not been transferred to or deposited in the Collateral Proceeds Account (if any) or to a Blocked Account; and

 

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(8)                                  uncertificated securities (to the extent a security interest is not perfected by the filing of a financing statement).

 

4.2.3       Jurisdiction of Organization and Locations of Collateral .  On the date hereof, such Grantor’s jurisdiction of incorporation or amalgamation, and the locations of its Collateral, are as specified on Schedule 4 .

 

4.2.4       Accounts Receivable .  The amounts represented by such Grantor to the Canadian Agent or the other Secured Parties from time to time as owing by each account debtor or by all account debtors in respect of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral will at such time be the correct amount, in all material respects, actually owing by such account debtor or debtors thereunder, except to the extent that appropriate reserves therefor have been established on the books of such Grantor in accordance with GAAP.  Unless otherwise indicated in writing to the Canadian Agent, each Account Receivable of such Grantor arises out of a bona fide sale and delivery of goods or rendition of services by such Grantor.  Such Grantor has not given any account debtor any deduction in respect of the amount due under any such Account, except in the ordinary course of business or as such Grantor may otherwise advise the Canadian Agent in writing.

 

4.2.5       Patents, Trade-marks, Copyrights and Industrial Designs Schedule 5 lists all material Trade-marks, material Copyrights, material Patents and material Industrial Designs, in each case registered in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office and owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, and all material Trade-mark Licenses, all material Copyright Licenses, all material Patent Licenses and material Industrial Designs (including, without limitation, material Trade-mark Licenses for registered Trademarks, material Copyright Licenses for registered Copyrights, material Patent Licenses for registered Patents but excluding licenses to commercially available “off-the-shelf” software) and material Industrial Design Licenses for registered industrial designs) owned by such Grantor in its own name as of the date hereof, in each case, that is solely Canadian Intellectual Property.

 

4.3          Representations and Warranties of Each Pledgor.

 

To induce the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement and to induce the Lenders to make their respective extensions of credit to the Canadian Borrowers thereunder, each Pledgor hereby represents and warrants to the Canadian Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that:

 

4.3.1       Except as provided in Section 3.3, the shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Pledgor hereunder constitute in the case of shares of a Subsidiary, all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary owned by such Pledgor as is specified on Schedule 2.

 

4.3.2       [Reserved]

 

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owing to any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement and Permitted Liens.

 

4.3.4       Except with respect to security interests in Pledged Securities (if any) constituting Specified Assets, upon the delivery to the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of the certificates evidencing the Pledged Securities held by such Pledgor together with executed undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer, the security interest created in such Pledged Securities constituting certificated securities by this Agreement, assuming the continuing possession of such Pledged Securities by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, will constitute a valid, perfected first priority (subject, in terms of priority only, to the priority of the Liens of the applicable Collateral Representative and any Additional Agent) security interest in such Pledged Securities to the extent provided in and governed by the PPSA, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any Persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor, to the extent provided in and governed by the PPSA, in each case subject to Permitted Liens (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

4.3.5       Except with respect to security interests in Pledged Securities (if any) constituting Specified Assets, upon the obtaining and maintenance of “control” by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent (or their respective agents appointed for the purposes of perfection), as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledged Securities that constitute uncertificated securities, will constitute a valid, perfected first priority (subject, in terms of priority only, to the priority of the Liens of the applicable Collateral Representative and any Additional Agent) security interest in such Pledged Securities constituting uncertificated securities, to the extent provided in and governed by the PPSA or the STA, enforceable in accordance with its terms against all creditors of such Pledgor and any persons purporting to purchase such Pledged Securities from such Pledgor, to the extent provided in and governed by the PPSA or the STA, in each case subject to Permitted Liens (and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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SECTION 5 COVENANTS

 

5.1          Covenants of Each Guarantor.

 

Each Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the date upon which the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations then due and owing, shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Guarantor, a sale or disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (other than to Holdings, the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or, if such Guarantor is a Subsidiary Guarantor, any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Guarantor, such Guarantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, such Guarantor shall take, or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Default or Event of Default is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

5.2          Covenants of Each Grantor.

 

Each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the date upon which the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations and all other Obligations then due and owing shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the  applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Grantor, a sale or disposition of all the Capital Stock of such Grantor (other than to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Grantor, such Grantor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

5.2.1       Delivery of Instruments and Chattel Paper .  If any amount payable under or in connection with any of such Grantor’s Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, such Grantor shall (except as provided in the following sentence) be entitled to retain possession of all Collateral of such Grantor evidenced by any Instrument or Chattel Paper, and shall hold all such Collateral in trust for the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.  In the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, upon the request of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, such Instrument or Chattel Paper (other than ordinary course rental contracts for Rental Equipment and Vehicles) shall be promptly delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, duly endorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.  Such Grantor shall not permit any other Person to possess any such Collateral at any time other than in connection

 

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with any sale or other disposition of such Collateral in a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement or as contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreements.

 

5.2.2       [Reserved].

 

5.2.3       Payment of Obligations .  Such Grantor will pay and discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon such Grantor’s Collateral or in respect of income or profits therefrom, as well as all material claims of any kind (including, without limitation, material claims for labour, materials and supplies) against or with respect to such Grantor’s Collateral, except that no such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim need be paid, discharged or satisfied if the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of such Grantor and except to the extent that failure to do so, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.4       Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation .  (a)  Such Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral as a perfected security interest as and to the extent described in Section 4.2.2 and to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Grantor’s Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (subject to the other provisions hereof).

 

(b)           Such Grantor will furnish to the Canadian Collateral Agent from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing such Grantor’s Collateral and such other reports in connection with such Grantor’s Collateral as the Canadian Collateral Agent may reasonably request in writing, all in reasonable detail.

 

(c)           At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Canadian Collateral Agent, and at the sole expense of such Grantor, such Grantor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Canadian Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Grantor, including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or financing change statements under the PPSA with respect to the security interests created hereby; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the Canadian Borrowers nor any Grantor will be required to (i) take any action in any jurisdiction other than Canada, or required by the laws of any such jurisdiction, or to enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests (or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of Canada or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, (ii) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any bank or securities account or other Collateral, except (A) as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and (B) in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes and any necessary transfer powers or endorsements (in the case of Intercompany Notes, limited to any such note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000) to the Canadian Collateral Agent (or another Person as required under any

 

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applicable Intercreditor Agreement), (iii) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and to the extent perfected automatically or by the filing of a financing statement under the PPSA), (iv) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters, or (v) make any filing or give notice with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(d)           The Canadian Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining and delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Grantor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Security Documents.

 

5.2.5       Changes in Name, Jurisdiction of Organization, etc.   Such Grantor will give prompt written notice to the Canadian Collateral Agent of any change in its name or jurisdiction of organization (whether by amalgamation or otherwise) (and in any event within 30 days of such change) or of any transfer of its Collateral to a jurisdiction where the security interest granted to the Canadian Collateral Agent has not been perfected in accordance with applicable law; provided that, promptly thereafter such Grantor shall deliver to the Canadian Collateral Agent copies (or other evidence of filing) of all additional filed financing or financing change statements and other documents reasonably necessary to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests created hereunder and other documents reasonably requested by the Canadian Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests as and to the extent provided for herein.

 

5.2.6       [Reserved].

 

5.2.7       Pledged Stock .  In the case of each Grantor that is an Issuer, such Issuer, other than any Grantor which is a ULC (to which this Section 5.2.7 shall not apply), agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Stock issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it, (ii) it will notify the Canadian Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.3.1 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it and (iii) the terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 with respect to the Pledged Stock issued by it.

 

5.2.8       Accounts Receivable .  (a)  With respect to Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, other than in the ordinary course of business or as permitted by the Loan Documents, such Grantor will not (i) grant any extension of the time of payment of any of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable, (ii) compromise or settle any such Account Receivable for less than the full amount thereof, (iii) release, wholly or partially, any Person liable for the payment of any such Account Receivable, (iv) allow any credit or discount whatsoever on any such Account Receivable or (v) amend, supplement or modify any such Account Receivable unless such extensions, compromises, settlements, releases, credits, discounts, amendments, supplements or modifications would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the value of the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral taken as a whole.

 

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(b)           Such Grantor will deliver to the Canadian Collateral Agent a copy of each material demand, notice or document received by it from any obligor under the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral that disputes the validity or enforceability of more than 10% of the aggregate amount of the then outstanding Accounts Receivable.

 

5.2.9       Maintenance of Records .  Such Grantor will keep and maintain at its own cost and expense reasonably satisfactory and complete records of its Collateral, including, without limitation, a record of all payments received and all credits granted with respect to such Collateral, and shall mark such records relating to Collateral to evidence this Agreement and the Liens and the security interests created hereby.

 

5.2.10     Acquisition of Intellectual Property .  Within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, each Grantor will notify the Canadian Collateral Agent of any acquisition by such Grantor of (i) any registration of any material Canadian Copyright, Patent, Trade-mark or Industrial Design or (ii) any exclusive rights under a material Canadian Copyright License, Patent License, Trade-mark License or Industrial Design License constituting Collateral, and each applicable Grantor shall take such actions as may be reasonably requested by the Canadian Collateral Agent (but only to the extent such actions are within such Grantor’s control) to perfect the security interest granted to the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties therein, to the extent provided herein in respect of any Canadian Copyright, Patent, Trade-mark or Industrial Design constituting Collateral on the date hereof, by (x) the execution and delivery of an amendment or supplement to this Agreement (or amendments to any such agreement previously executed or delivered by such Grantor) and/or (y) the making of appropriate registrations (I) of financing statements under the PPSA and/or (II) in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.

 

5.2.11     Protection of Trade Secrets . Such Grantor shall take all steps which it deems commercially reasonable to preserve and protect the secrecy of all material Trade Secrets of such Grantor.

 

5.2.12     Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property .  For the purpose of enabling the Canadian Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement at such time as the Canadian Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants to the Canadian Collateral Agent an irrevocable, non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any of the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof.  The use of such license by the Canadian Collateral Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Canadian Collateral Agent, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Canadian Collateral Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Grantors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default.

 

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no breach of Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Grantor or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

5.2.14     Protection of Trade-marks.   Such Grantor shall, with respect to any Trade-marks that are material to the business of such Grantor, use commercially reasonable efforts not to cease the use of any of such Trade-marks or fail to maintain the level of the quality of products sold and services rendered under any of such Trade-marks at a level at least substantially consistent with the quality of such products and services as of the date hereof, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that licensees of such Trade-marks use such consistent standards of quality, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.15     Protection of Intellectual Property.   Subject to the Credit Agreement, each Grantor shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to do any act or omit to do any act whereby any of the Intellectual Property that is material to the business of Grantor may lapse, expire, or become abandoned, or unenforceable, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.2.16     [Reserved . ]

 

5.3          Covenants of Each Pledgor.

 

Each Pledgor covenants and agrees with the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that, from and after the date of this Agreement until the earliest to occur of (i) the Loans, any Reimbursement Obligations, and all other Obligations then due and owing shall have been paid in full in cash, no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (except for Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders) and the Commitments shall have terminated, (ii) as to any Pledgor, a sale or disposition of all the Capital Stock (other than to the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor), or any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Pledgor (other than Holdings) ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower, in each case that is permitted under the Credit Agreement or (iii) as to any Pledgor, such Pledgor becoming an Excluded Subsidiary:

 

5.3.1       Additional Shares .  If such Pledgor shall, as a result of its ownership of its Pledged Stock, become entitled to receive or shall receive any stock certificate (including, without limitation, any stock certificate representing a stock or share dividend or a distribution in connection with any reclassification, increase or reduction of capital or any certificate issued in connection with any reorganization), stock option or similar rights in respect of the Capital Stock of any Issuer, whether in addition to, in substitution of, as a conversion of, or in exchange for, any shares of the Pledged Stock, or otherwise in respect thereof, such Pledgor shall, except in the case of ULC Shares, accept the same as the agent of the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, except in the case of ULC Shares, hold the same in trust for the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and, in any case including the case of ULC Shares, deliver the same forthwith to the Canadian Collateral Agent (who will hold the same on behalf of the Secured Parties) any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form

 

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received, duly endorsed by such Pledgor (in blank only in the case of ULC Shares) to the Canadian Collateral Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if required, together with an undated stock power covering such certificate duly executed in blank by such Pledgor, to be held by the Canadian Collateral Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof, as additional collateral security for the Obligations (subject to Section 3.3).  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any sums paid upon or in respect of the Pledged Stock upon the liquidation or dissolution of any Issuer (except any liquidation or dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower in accordance with the Credit Agreement) shall be paid over to the Canadian Collateral Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held by the Canadian Collateral Agent any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations, and in case any distribution of capital shall be made on or in respect of the Pledged Stock or any property shall be distributed upon or with respect to the Pledged Stock pursuant to the recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of any Issuer or pursuant to the reorganization thereof, the property so distributed shall be delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to be held by the Collateral Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the terms hereof as additional collateral security for the Obligations in each case except as otherwise provided by the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  If any sums of money or property so paid or distributed in respect of the Pledged Stock shall be received by such Pledgor, except in the case of ULC Shares, such Pledgor shall, until such money or property is paid or delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent, any applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, hold such money or property in trust for the Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Pledgor, as additional collateral security for the Obligations.

 

5.3.2       [Reserved.]

 

5.3.3       Pledged Notes .  Such Pledgor shall, on the date of this Agreement (or on such later date upon which it becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.15), deliver to the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, all Pledged Notes then held by such Pledgor (excluding any Pledged Note the principal amount of which does not exceed $5,000,000), endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Canadian Collateral Agent, endorsed to the Canadian Collateral Agent.  Furthermore, within ten Business Days after any Pledgor obtains a Pledged Note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000, such Pledgor shall cause such Pledged Note to be delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed in blank or, at the request of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as

 

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applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, endorsed to the Canadian Collateral Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

5.3.4       Maintenance of Security Interest .  (a) Such Pledgor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to defend the security interest created by this Agreement in such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.  At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of the Canadian Collateral Agent and at the sole expense of such Pledgor, such Pledgor will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as the Canadian Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted by such Pledgor; provided that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the Canadian Borrowers nor any Grantor will be required to (i) take any action in any jurisdiction other than Canada, or required by the laws of any such jurisdiction, or to enter into any security agreement or pledge agreement governed by the laws of any such jurisdiction, in order to create any security interests (or other Liens) in assets located or titled outside of Canada or to perfect any security interests (or other Liens) in any Collateral, (ii) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any bank or securities account or other Collateral, except (A) as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and (B) in the case of Collateral that constitutes Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes in certificated form, delivering such Capital Stock or Intercompany Notes (in the case of Intercompany Notes, limited to any such note with a principal amount in excess of $5,000,000) to the Canadian Collateral Agent (or another Person as required under any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), (iii) take any action in order to perfect any security interests in any cash, deposit accounts or securities accounts (except as required by Section 4.16 of the Credit Agreement and to the extent perfected automatically or by the filing of a financing statement under the PPSA), (iv) deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppels or collateral access letters or (v) file any fixture filing with respect to any security interest in Fixtures affixed to or attached to any real property constituting Excluded Assets.

 

(b)           The Canadian Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining and delivery of documents or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of any Pledgor where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or any other Security Documents.

 

SECTION 6 REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1          Certain Matters Relating to Accounts.

 

(a)           At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall have the right (but not the obligation) to make test verifications of the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral in any reasonable manner and through any reasonable medium that it reasonably considers advisable, and the relevant Grantor shall furnish all such assistance and information as the Canadian Collateral Agent may reasonably require in

 

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connection with such test verifications.  At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, upon the Canadian Collateral Agent’s reasonable request and at the expense of the relevant Grantor, such Grantor shall cause independent public or chartered accountants or others reasonably satisfactory to the Canadian Collateral Agent to furnish to the Canadian Collateral Agent reports showing reconciliations, aging and test verifications of, and trial balances for, the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral.

 

(b)           The Canadian Collateral Agent hereby authorizes each Grantor to collect such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and the Canadian Collateral Agent may curtail or terminate said authority at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement). If required by the Canadian Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, any Proceeds constituting payments or other cash proceeds of Accounts Receivables constituting Collateral, when collected by such Grantor, (i) shall be forthwith (and, in any event, within two Business Days of receipt by such Grantor) deposited in, or otherwise transferred by such Grantor to, the Collateral Proceeds Account, subject to withdrawal by the Canadian Collateral Agent for the account of the Secured Parties only as provided in Section 6.5, and (ii) until so turned over, shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor. All Proceeds constituting collections or other cash proceeds of Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral while held by the Collateral Account Bank (or by any Grantor in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties) shall continue to be collateral security for all of the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as hereinafter provided. At any time when an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, at the Canadian Collateral Agent’s election, the Canadian Collateral Agent may apply all or any part of the funds on deposit in the Collateral Proceeds Account established by the relevant Grantor to the payment of the Obligations of such Grantor then due and owing, such application to be made as set forth in Section 6.5 hereof. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the funds on deposit in the Collateral Proceeds Account shall be remitted as provided in Section 6.1(d) hereof.

 

(c)           At any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, at the Canadian Collateral Agent’s request, each Grantor shall deliver to the Canadian Collateral Agent copies or, if required by the Canadian Agent for the enforcement thereof or foreclosure thereon, originals of all documents held by such Grantor evidencing, and relating to, the agreements and transactions that gave rise to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, including, without limitation, all statements relating to such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and all orders, invoices and shipping receipts.

 

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funds on deposit in each Grantor’s Collateral Proceeds Account to such Grantor’s General Fund Account or any other account designated by such Grantor.  In the event that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Grantors agree that the Canadian Collateral Agent, at its option, may require that each Collateral Proceeds Account and the General Fund Account of each Grantor be established at the Canadian Collateral Agent or at another institution reasonably acceptable to the Canadian Collateral Agent.  Each Grantor shall have the right, at any time and from time to time when no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, to withdraw such of its own funds from its own General Fund Account, and to maintain such balances in its General Fund Account, as it shall deem to be necessary or desirable.

 

6.2          Communications with Obligors; Grantors Remain Liable.

 

(a)           The Canadian Collateral Agent, in its own name or in the name of others, may at any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), communicate with obligors under the Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral and parties to the Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral) to verify with them to the Canadian Collateral Agent’s satisfaction the existence, amount and terms of any Accounts Receivable or Contracts.

 

(b)           Upon the request of the Canadian Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default specified in Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), each Grantor shall notify obligors on such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable and parties to such Grantor’s Contracts (in each case, to the extent constituting Collateral) that such Accounts Receivable and such Contracts have been assigned to the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Canadian Collateral Agent.

 

(c)           Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under each of such Grantor’s Accounts Receivable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it thereunder, all in accordance with the terms of any agreement giving rise thereto.  None of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any Account Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) by reason of or arising out of this Agreement or the receipt by the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any payment relating thereto, nor shall the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated in any manner to perform any of the obligations of any Grantor under or pursuant to any Account Receivable (or any agreement giving rise thereto) to make any payment, to make any inquiry as to the nature or the sufficiency of any payment received by it or as to the sufficiency of any performance by any party thereunder, to present or file any claim, to take any action to enforce any performance or to collect the payment of any amounts that may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

 

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6.3          Pledged Stock.

 

(a)           Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Canadian Collateral Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Pledgor of the Canadian Collateral Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 6.3(b), each Pledgor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends and distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Stock (subject to the last two sentences of Section 5.3.1 of this Agreement) and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes, including partial or complete repayment and cancellation thereof, to the extent permitted in the Credit Agreement, and to exercise all voting and corporate rights with respect to the Pledged Stock.

 

(b)           Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Canadian Collateral Agent shall give written notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Pledgor or Pledgors, (i) the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and make application thereof to the Obligations of the relevant Pledgor as and in such order as is provided in Section 6.5, and (ii) any or all of the Pledged Stock shall be registered in the name of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, or the respective nominee thereof, and the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable through its respective nominee, if applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may thereafter exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Pledged Stock at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant Issuer or Issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Pledged Stock as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged Stock upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by the relevant Pledgor or the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Pledged Stock, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Stock with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may reasonably determine), all without liability to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law (other than for its gross negligence or wilful misconduct) except to account for property actually received by it, but the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, shall have no duty to any Pledgor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing, provided that the Canadian Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreements, shall not exercise any voting or other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Stock in any way that would constitute an exercise of the remedies described in Section 6.6 other than in accordance with Section 6.6.

 

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(c)           Each Pledgor hereby authorizes and instructs each Issuer or maker of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Pledgor hereunder to, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Canadian Collateral Agent in writing with respect to Capital Stock in such Issuer that (x) states that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) is otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without any other or further instructions from such Pledgor, and each Pledgor agrees that each Issuer or maker shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) unless otherwise expressly permitted hereby, pay any dividends or other payments with respect to the Pledged Securities directly to the Canadian Collateral Agent.

 

6.4          Proceeds to be Turned Over To Canadian Collateral Agent.

 

In addition to the rights of the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties specified in Section 6.1 with respect to payments of Accounts Receivable constituting Collateral, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, and the Canadian Collateral Agent shall have instructed any Grantor to do so, all Proceeds received by such Grantor consisting of cash, cheques and other Cash Equivalent items shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, or any Additional Agent and the other applicable Additional Secured Parties (as defined in the applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Canadian Collateral Agent, any Additional Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly endorsed by such Grantor to the Canadian Collateral Agent, any Additional Agent or the applicable Collateral Representative, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if required).  All Proceeds received by the Canadian Collateral Agent hereunder shall be held by the Canadian Collateral Agent in the relevant Collateral Proceeds Account maintained under its sole dominion and control, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  All Proceeds while held by the Canadian Collateral Agent in such Collateral Proceeds Account (or by the relevant Grantor in trust for the Canadian Collateral Agent  and the other Secured Parties) shall continue to be held as collateral security for all the Obligations of such Grantor and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 6.5 and each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

 

6.5          Application of Proceeds.

 

It is agreed that if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, any and all Proceeds of the relevant Granting Party’s Collateral received by the Canadian Collateral Agent (whether from the relevant Granting Party or otherwise) shall be held by the Canadian Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as collateral security for the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party (whether matured or unmatured), and/or then or at any time thereafter may, in the sole discretion of the Canadian Collateral Agent, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, be applied by the Canadian Collateral Agent against the Obligations of

 

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the relevant Granting Party then due and owing in the order of priority set forth in Section 10.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

6.6          PPSA and Other Remedies.

 

(a)           Subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Canadian Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may (but shall not be obligated to) exercise, in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and in any other instrument or agreement securing, evidencing or relating to the Obligations to the extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada) and the PPSA, under any other applicable law and in equity.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Canadian Collateral Agent, without demand of performance or other demand, presentment, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except any notice required by law referred to below) to or upon any Granting Party or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived), may in such circumstances (but shall not be obligated to), forthwith (subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing) collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Security Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith, subject to any existing reserved rights or licenses, sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the Security Collateral or any part thereof (or contract to do any of the foregoing), in one or more parcels at public or private sale or sales, at any exchange, broker’s board or office of the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party or elsewhere upon such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable and at such prices as it may deem best, for cash or on credit or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk.  The Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall have the right, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Security Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption in such Granting Party, which right or equity is hereby waived and released.  Each Granting Party further agrees, at the Canadian Collateral Agent’s request (subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement), to assemble the Security Collateral and make it available to the Canadian Collateral Agent at places which the Canadian Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Granting Party’s premises or elsewhere.  The Canadian Collateral Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.6, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Security Collateral or in any way relating to the Security Collateral or the rights of the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements, to the payment in whole or in part of the Obligations of the relevant Granting Party then due and owing, in the order of priority specified in Section 6.5 above, and only after such application and after the payment by the Canadian Collateral Agent of any other amount required by any provision of law, need the Canadian Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to such Granting Party.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) such Granting Party waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party arising out of the repossession, retention

 

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or sale of the Security Collateral, other than any such claims, damages and demands that may arise from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of any of the Canadian Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party, and (ii) if any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Security Collateral shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least 10 days before such sale or other disposition. Each Grantor hereby consents to the non-exclusive royalty free use by the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Agent (as its designee) of any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor in Canada solely for the purpose of disposing of any Security Collateral.

 

(b)           The Canadian Collateral Agent may appoint, remove or reappoint by instrument in writing, any Person or Persons, whether an officer or officers or an employee or employees of any Grantor or not, to be an interim receiver, receiver or receivers (hereinafter called a “ Receiver ”, which term when used herein shall include a receiver and manager) of such Collateral (including any interest, income or profits therefrom).  Any such Receiver shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed the agent of such Grantor and not of the Canadian Collateral Agent, and the Canadian Collateral Agent shall not be in any way responsible for any misconduct, negligence or non-feasance on the part of any such Receiver or its servants, agents or employees.  Subject to the provisions of the instrument appointing it, any such Receiver shall (i) have such powers as have been granted to the Canadian Collateral Agent under this Section 6 and (ii) shall be entitled to exercise such powers at any time that such powers would otherwise be exercisable by the Canadian Collateral Agent under this Section 6, which powers shall include, but are not limited to, the power to take possession of the Collateral, to preserve the Collateral or its value, to carry on or concur in carrying on all or any part of the business of such Grantor and to sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or concur in selling, leasing, licensing or otherwise disposing of the Collateral.  To facilitate the foregoing powers, any such Receiver may, to the exclusion of all others, including any Grantor, enter upon, use and occupy all premises owned or occupied by such Grantor wherein the Collateral may be situate, maintain the Collateral upon such premises, borrow money on a secured or unsecured basis and use the Collateral directly in carrying on such Grantor’s business or as security for loans or advances to enable the Receiver to carry on such Grantor’s business or otherwise, as such Receiver shall, in its reasonable discretion, determine.  Except as may be otherwise directed by the Canadian Collateral Agent, all money received from time to time by such Receiver in carrying out his/her/its appointment shall be received in trust for and be paid over to the Canadian Collateral Agent and any surplus shall be applied in accordance with applicable law.  Every such Receiver may, in the discretion of the Canadian Collateral Agent, be vested with, in addition to the rights set out herein, all or any of the rights and powers of the Canadian Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent described in the Credit Agreement, the PPSA, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) or the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada).

 

6.7          Registration Rights.

 

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Special Purpose Subsidiaries), or that portion thereof to be sold, registered under the provisions of applicable securities legislation, the relevant Pledgor will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Issuer thereof to (i) execute and deliver, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause the directors and officers of such Issuer to execute and deliver, all such instruments and documents, and do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be, in the reasonable opinion of the Canadian Collateral Agent, necessary or advisable to register such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, under the provisions of the applicable securities legislation, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement relating thereto to become effective and to remain effective for a period of not more than one year from the date of the first public offering of such Pledged Stock, or that portion thereof to be sold, and (iii) make all amendments thereto and/or to the related prospectus which, in the reasonable opinion of the Canadian Collateral Agent, are necessary or advisable, all in conformity with the requirements of applicable securities legislation and the rules and regulations of any applicable securities commission or regulator applicable thereto.  Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Issuer to comply with the provisions of the securities laws of any and all provinces and territories that the Canadian Collateral Agent shall reasonably designate and to make available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, any statements (which need not be audited) that will satisfy the provisions of applicable securities legislation.

 

(b)           Such Pledgor recognizes that the Canadian Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all such Pledged Stock, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in applicable securities legislation or otherwise, and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers which will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  Such Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favourable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, to the extent permitted by applicable law, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner.  The Canadian Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to delay a sale of any of the Pledged Stock for the period of time necessary to permit the Issuer thereof to register such securities for public sale under applicable securities legislation, even if such Issuer would agree to do so.

 

(c)           Such Pledgor agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to do or cause to be done all such other acts as may be necessary to make such sale or sales of all or any portion of such Pledged Stock pursuant to this Section 6.7 valid and binding and in compliance with any and all other applicable Requirements of Law.  Such Pledgor further agrees that a breach of any of the covenants contained in this Section 6.7 will cause irreparable injury to the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders, that the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.7 shall be specifically enforceable against such Pledgor, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Pledgor hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing under the Credit Agreement.

 

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6.8          Waiver; Deficiency.

 

Each Granting Party shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Security Collateral are insufficient to pay in full, the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations constituting Obligations of such Granting Party and, to the extent then due and owing, all other Obligations of such Granting Party and the reasonable fees and disbursements of any legal counsel employed by the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency.

 

6.9          Certain Undertakings with Respect to Special Purpose Subsidiaries.

 

(a)           The Collateral Agent and each Secured Party agrees that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all of the obligations of each Special Purpose Subsidiary in connection with and under each securitization with respect to which any Special Purpose Subsidiary is a party, (i) the Collateral Agent and other Secured Parties shall not be entitled, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, to (A) institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Special Purpose Subsidiary any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or of any foreign jurisdiction, (B) transfer and register the capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument in the name of the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party or any designee or nominee thereof, (C) foreclose such security interest regardless of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (D) exercise any voting rights granted or appurtenant to such capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument or (E) enforce any right that the holder of any such capital stock of any Special Purpose Subsidiary or any other instrument might otherwise have to liquidate, consolidate, combine, collapse or disregard the entity status of such Special Purpose Subsidiary and (ii) the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereby waive and release any right to (A) require that any Special Purpose Subsidiary be in any manner merged, combined, collapsed or consolidated with or into the Parent Borrower or any other Subsidiary, including by way of substantive consolidation in a bankruptcy case or similar proceeding, (B) require that the status of any Special Purpose Subsidiary as a separate entity be in any respect disregarded, (C) contest or challenge, or join any other Person in contesting or challenging, the transfers of any securitization assets from the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Special Purpose Subsidiary, whether on the grounds that such transfers were disguised financings, preferential transfers, fraudulent conveyances or otherwise or a transfer other than a “true sale” or a “true contribution” or (D) contest or challenge, or join any other Person in contesting or challenging, any agreement pursuant to which any assets are leased by any Special Purpose Subsidiary to any Loan Party as other than a “true lease.”  The Collateral Agent and each Secured Party agree and acknowledge that any agent and/or trustee acting on behalf of the holders of securitization indebtedness of any Special Purpose Subsidiary is an express third party beneficiary with respect to this Section 6.9(a) and each such person shall have the right to enforce compliance by the Collateral Agent and any other Secured Party with this Section 6.9.

 

(b)           Upon the transfer by the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than a Special Purpose Subsidiary) of securitization assets to a Special Purpose Subsidiary in a securitization as permitted under this Agreement, any Liens with respect to such securitization assets arising under the Credit Agreement or any Security Documents shall automatically be

 

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released (and the Canadian Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into any such releases and other documents as the Parent Borrower may reasonably request in order to give effect thereto).

 

(c)           The Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall take no action related to the Collateral that would cause any Special Purpose Subsidiary to breach any of its covenants in its certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or in any other documents governing the related Special Purpose Financing or to be unable to make any representation in any such document.

 

(d)           The Collateral Agent, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties acknowledge that they have no interest in, and will not assert any interest in, the assets owned by any Special Purpose Subsidiary, or any assets leased by any Special Purpose Subsidiary to any Loan Party other than, following a transfer of any pledged equity interest or pledged stock to the Collateral Agent in connection with any exercise of remedies pursuant to this Agreement, the right to receive lawful dividends or other distributions when paid by any such Special Purpose Subsidiary from lawful sources and in accordance with the documents governing the related Special Purpose Financing and the rights of a member of such Special Purpose Subsidiary.

 

(e)           Without limiting the foregoing, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders agree, to the extent required by Moody’s, S&P or any rating agency in connection with a Special Purpose Financing involving a Special Purpose Subsidiary the Capital Stock of which constitutes Pledged Collateral hereunder, to act in accordance with clauses (c) and (d) above with respect to such Capital Stock and such Special Purpose Financing.

 

SECTION 7 THE CANADIAN COLLATERAL AGENT

 

7.1          Canadian Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc.

 

(a)           Each Granting Party hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Canadian Collateral Agent and any authorized officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of such Granting Party and in the name of such Granting Party or in its own name, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be reasonably necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement to the extent permitted by applicable law, provided that the Canadian Collateral Agent agrees not to exercise such power except upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and in accordance with and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time when an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law) and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (x) each Pledgor hereby gives the Canadian Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Pledgor, without notice or assent by such Pledgor, to execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.6(a) or 6.7, any endorsements, assessments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to such Pledgor’s Pledged Collateral, and (y) each Grantor

 

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hereby gives the Canadian Collateral Agent the power and right, on behalf of such Grantor, without notice to or assent by such Grantor, to do any or all of the following:

 

(i)            in the name of such Grantor or its own name, or otherwise, take possession of and endorse and collect any cheques, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any Account Receivable of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor and file any claim or take any other action or institute any proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Canadian Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Account Receivable of such Grantor that constitutes Collateral or with respect to any other Collateral of such Grantor whenever payable;

 

(ii)           in the case of any Copyright, Patent, Trade-mark, or Industrial Design constituting Collateral of such Grantor, execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Canadian Collateral Agent may reasonably request to such Grantor to evidence the Canadian Collateral Agent’s and the Lenders’ security interest in such Copyright, Patent, Trade-mark or Industrial Design and the goodwill and intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

 

(iii)          pay or discharge taxes and Liens, other than Liens permitted under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, levied or placed on the Collateral of such Grantor, effect any repairs or any insurance called for by the terms of this Agreement and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and the costs thereof; and

 

(iv)          subject to the terms of any documentation governing any Special Purpose Financing, (A) direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral of such Grantor to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to the Canadian Collateral Agent or as the Canadian Collateral Agent shall direct; (B) ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Collateral of such Grantor; (C) sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any of the Collateral of such Grantor; (D) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral of such Grantor or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral of such Grantor; (E) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral of such Grantor; (F) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as the Canadian Collateral Agent may deem appropriate; (G) subject to any existing reserved rights or licenses, assign any Copyright, Patent, Trade-mark or Industrial Design constituting Collateral of such Grantor (along with the goodwill of the business to which any such Copyright, Patent, Trade-mark or Industrial Design pertains), for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Canadian Agent shall in its sole discretion determine; and (H) generally, sell, transfer,

 

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pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral of such Grantor as fully and completely as though the Canadian Collateral Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and do, at the Canadian Collateral Agent’s option and such Grantor’s expense, at any time, or from time to time, all acts and things which the Canadian Collateral Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral of such Grantor and the Canadian Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ security interests therein and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as such Grantor might do.

 

(b)           The reasonable expenses of the Canadian Collateral Agent incurred in connection with actions undertaken as provided in this Section 7.1, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which interest would then be payable on past due ABR Loans that are Revolving Loans under the Credit Agreement, from the date of payment by the Canadian Collateral Agent to the date reimbursed by the relevant Granting Party, shall be payable by such Granting Party to the Canadian Collateral Agent on demand.

 

(c)           Each Granting Party hereby ratifies all that said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable as to the relevant Granting Party until this Agreement is terminated as to such Granting Party, and the security interests in the Security Collateral of such Granting Party created hereby are released.

 

7.2          Duty of Canadian Collateral Agent.

 

The Canadian Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Security Collateral in its possession, shall be to deal with it in the same manner as the Canadian Collateral Agent deals with similar property for its own account.  None of the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Security Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Security Collateral upon the request of any Granting Party or any other Person or, except as otherwise provided herein, to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Security Collateral or any part thereof.  The powers conferred on the Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties hereunder are solely to protect the Canadian Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ interests in the Security Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise any such powers.  The Canadian Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Granting Party for any act or failure to act hereunder, except as otherwise provided herein or for their own gross negligence or wilful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable decision).

 

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7.3          Financing Statements.

 

Pursuant to any applicable law, each Granting Party authorizes the Canadian Collateral Agent to file or record financing statements, financing change statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to such Granting Party’s Security Collateral without the signature of such Granting Party in such form and in such offices as the Canadian Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Canadian Collateral Agent under this Agreement.  Each Granting Party authorizes the Canadian Collateral Agent to use any collateral description reasonably determined by the Canadian Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, the collateral description “all personal property” or “all assets” or words of similar meaning in any such financing statements.  The Canadian Collateral Agent agrees to notify the relevant Granting Party of any financing or financing change statement filed by it, provided that any failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of any such filing.

 

7.4          Authority of Canadian Collateral Agent.

 

Each Granting Party acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Canadian Collateral Agent under this Agreement with respect to any action taken by the Canadian Collateral Agent or the exercise or non-exercise by the Canadian Collateral Agent of any option, voting right, request, judgment or other right or remedy provided for herein or resulting or arising out of this Agreement or any amendment, supplement or other modification of this Agreement shall, as between the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, be governed by the Credit Agreement and by such other agreements with respect thereto as may exist from time to time among them, but, as between the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Granting Parties, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Granting Party shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

7.5          Right of Inspection.

 

Subject to Section 7.6(c) of the Credit Agreement, upon reasonable written advance notice to any Grantor and as often as may reasonably be desired, or at any time and from time to time after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall have reasonable access during normal business hours to all the books, correspondence and records of such Grantor, (other than in respect of any Specified Proprietary & Confidential Information and any documentation, information or matter referred to in Section 7.6(c) of the Credit Agreement) and the Canadian Collateral Agent and its representatives may examine the same, and to the extent reasonable take extracts therefrom and make photocopies thereof, and such Grantor agrees to render to the  Canadian Collateral Agent at such Grantor’s reasonable cost and expense, such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard thereto.  The Canadian Collateral Agent and its representatives shall also have the right, upon reasonable advance written notice to such Grantor subject to any lease restrictions, to enter during normal business hours into and upon any premises owned, leased or operated by such Grantor where any of such Grantor’s Inventory or Equipment is located for the purpose of inspecting the same, observing its use or otherwise protecting its

 

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interests therein to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement).

 

SECTION 8 NON-LENDER SECURED PARTIES

 

8.1          Rights to Collateral.

 

(a)           By their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, the Non-Lender Secured Parties agree that they shall not have any right whatsoever to do any of the following:  (i) exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral (such term, as used in this Section 8, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement) or to direct the Canadian Collateral Agent to do the same, including, without limitation, the right to (A) enforce any Liens or sell or otherwise foreclose on any portion of the Collateral, (B) request any action, institute any proceedings, exercise any voting rights, give any instructions, make any election, notify account debtors or make collections with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral or (C) release any Granting Party under this Agreement or release any Collateral from the Liens of any Security Document or consent to or otherwise approve any such release; (ii) demand, accept or obtain any Lien on any Collateral (except for Liens arising under, and subject to the terms of the Security Documents); (iii) vote in any Bankruptcy Case or similar proceeding in respect of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (any such proceeding, for purposes of this clause (a), a “ Bankruptcy ”) with respect to, or take any other actions concerning the Collateral; (iv) receive any proceeds from any sale, transfer or other disposition of any of the Collateral (except in accordance with the Security Documents); (v) oppose any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral; (vi) object to any debtor-in-possession financing in any Bankruptcy that is provided by one or more Lenders among others; (vii) object to the use of cash collateral in respect of the Collateral in any Bankruptcy; or (viii) seek, or object to the Lender Secured Parties seeking on an equal and rateable basis, any adequate protection or relief from the automatic stay with respect to the Collateral in any Bankruptcy.

 

(b)           Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents, agrees that in exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders, with the consent of the Canadian Collateral Agent, may enforce the provisions of the Security Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Loan Documents (or refrain from enforcing rights and exercising remedies), all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment.  Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to collect, sell, dispose of or otherwise realize upon all or any part of the Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such collection, sale, disposition or other realization and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the PPSA of any applicable jurisdiction.  The Non-Lender Secured Parties by their acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents hereby agree not to contest or otherwise challenge any such collection, sale, disposition or other realization of or upon all or any of the Collateral.  Whether or not a Bankruptcy Case has been commenced, the Non-Lender Secured Parties shall be deemed to have consented to any sale or other disposition of any property, business or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and the release of any or all of the Collateral from the Liens of any Security Document in connection therewith.

 

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(c)           Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 8.1, the Non-Lender Secured Parties shall be entitled, subject to each applicable Intercreditor Agreement, to file any necessary responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleadings (A) in order to prevent any Person from seeking to foreclose on the Collateral or supersede the Non-Lender Secured Parties’ claim thereto or (B) in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any Person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims of the Non-Lender Secured Parties.  Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees to be bound by and to comply with each applicable Intercreditor Agreement and authorizes the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements on its behalf.

 

(d)           Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, agrees that the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders may deal with the Collateral, including any exchange, taking or release of Collateral, may change or increase the amount of the Borrower Obligations and/or the Guarantor Obligations, and may release any Guarantor from its Obligations hereunder, all without any liability or obligation (except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein) to the Non-Lender Secured Parties.

 

8.2          Appointment of Agent.

 

Each Non-Lender Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and the other Security Documents, shall be deemed irrevocably to make, constitute and appoint the Canadian Collateral Agent as agent under the Credit Agreement (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Canadian Collateral Agent) as such Person’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, and in such capacity, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall have the right, with power of substitution for the Non-Lender Secured Parties and in each such Person’s name or otherwise, to effectuate any sale, transfer or other disposition of the Collateral.  It is understood and agreed that the appointment of the Canadian Collateral Agent as the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Non-Lender Secured Parties for the purposes set forth herein is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.  It is understood and agreed that the Canadian Collateral Agent has appointed the Canadian Agent as its agent for purposes of perfecting certain of the security interests created hereunder and for otherwise carrying out certain of its obligations hereunder.

 

8.3          Waiver of Claims.

 

To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Non-Lender Secured Party waives any claim it might have against the Canadian Collateral Agent or the Lenders with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of the Canadian Collateral Agent or the Lenders or their respective directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Loan Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any such exercise described in Section 8.1(b) above), except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes wilful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person or any Related Party thereof (as such term is defined in Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement).  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, none of the Canadian Collateral Agent or any Lender or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for

 

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failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings, any Non-Lender Secured Party or any other Person or to take any other action or forbear from doing so whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof, except for any such action or failure to act that constitutes wilful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person.

 

8.4          Designation of Non-Lender Secured Parties.

 

The Parent Borrower, on behalf of any of the Canadian Borrowers, may from time to time designate a Person as a “Bank Products Affiliate” or a “Hedging Affiliate” hereunder by written notice to the Canadian Collateral Agent.  Upon being so designated by the Parent Borrower, such Bank Products Affiliate or Hedging Affiliate (as the case may be) shall be a Non-Lender Secured Party for the purposes of this Agreement for as long as so designated by the Parent Borrower; provided that, at the time of the Parent Borrower’s designation of such Non-Lender Secured Party, the obligations of such Grantor under the applicable Hedging Agreement or Bank Products Agreement (as the case may be) have not been designated as Additional Obligations.

 

8.5          Release of Liens; Rollover Hedge Providers.

 

Each Rollover Hedge Provider (as defined below), by its acceptance of the benefit of this Agreement, and each Lender who is an Affiliate of any such Rollover Hedge Provider, on behalf of such Rollover Hedge Provider, in each case by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, hereby authorizes and directs Deutsche Bank AG Canada Branch (in its capacity as Canadian agent and Canadian collateral agent under the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and related Canadian security documents) to take, and consents to its taking, all and any actions to effect and evidence the release of all security interests and liens held on behalf of such Rollover Hedge Provider in its capacity as a “Canadian Secured Party” under, and as defined in, the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement, and the related Canadian security documents, and each Rollover Hedge Provider releases Deutsche Bank AG Canada Branch from any liability in connection therewith. As used in this Section 8.5, “Rollover Hedge Providers” shall mean collectively each Non-Lender Secured Party hereunder who was also, immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, a “Non-Lender Secured Party” in respect of Permitted Hedging Arrangements under and as defined in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (as defined in the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement).

 

SECTION 9 MISCELLANEOUS

 

9.1          Amendments in Writing.

 

None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Canadian Collateral Agent, provided that (a) any provision of this Agreement imposing obligations on any Granting Party may be waived by the Canadian Collateral Agent in a written instrument executed by the Canadian Collateral Agent and (b) if

 

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separately agreed in writing between the Parent Borrower, for and on behalf of any of the Canadian Borrowers, and any Non-Lender Secured Party (and such Non-Lender Secured Party has been designated in writing by the Parent Borrower, for and on behalf of any of the Canadian Borrowers, to the Canadian Collateral Agent for purposes of this sentence, for so long as so designated), no such amendment, modification or waiver shall amend, modify or waive Section  6.5 (or the definition of “Non-Lender Secured Party” or “Secured Party” to the extent relating thereto) if such amendment, modification or waiver would directly and adversely affect such Non-Lender Secured Party without the written consent of such Non-Lender Secured Party.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any amendment, amendment and restatement, waiver, supplement or other modification of or to any Intercreditor Agreement that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, through any reference herein to any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise, of waiving, amending, supplementing or otherwise modifying this Agreement, or any term or provision hereof, or any right or obligation of any Granting Party hereunder or in respect hereof, shall not be given such effect except pursuant to a written instrument executed by each affected Granting Party and the Canadian Collateral Agent in accordance with this Section 9.1.

 

9.2          Notices.

 

All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Canadian Collateral Agent or any Granting Party hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement; provided that any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Guarantor shall be addressed to such Guarantor at its notice address set forth on Schedule 1 , unless and until such Guarantor shall change such address by notice to the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Agent given in accordance with Section 11.2 of the Credit Agreement.

 

9.3          No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies.

 

None of the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 9.1), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any Default or Event of Default.  No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof.  No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  A waiver by the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that the Canadian Collateral Agent or such other Secured Party would otherwise have on any future occasion.  The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.

 

9.4          Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.

 

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or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Agreement against such Guarantor and the other Loan Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Secured Parties, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Agent.

 

(b)           Each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to pay, and to save the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent and the other Secured Parties harmless from, (x) any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other similar taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Security Collateral or in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (y) any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement (collectively, the “ indemnified liabilities ”), in each case to the extent the Canadian Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Section 11.5 of the Credit Agreement, and in any event excluding any taxes or other indemnified liabilities arising from gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party.

 

(c)           The agreements in this Section 9.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

9.5          Successors and Assigns.

 

This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the Granting Parties, the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Granting Party may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Canadian Collateral Agent, except as permitted hereby or by the Credit Agreement.

 

9.6          Set-Off.

 

Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes each of the Canadian Agent  and the Canadian Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party at any time and from time to time without notice to such Guarantor, any other Guarantor or any of the Canadian Borrowers, any such notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor and by each Canadian Borrower, to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 9(a) of the Credit Agreement so long as any amount remains unpaid after it becomes due and payable by such Guarantor hereunder, to set-off and appropriate and apply against any such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) (other than the Collateral Proceeds Account), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Canadian Collateral Agent , the Canadian Agent or such other Secured Party to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or such other Secured Party may elect.  The Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent and each other Secured Party shall notify such Guarantor promptly of any such

 

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set-off and the application made by the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or such other Secured Party of the proceeds thereof; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent and each other Secured Party under this Section 9.6 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or such other Secured Party may have.

 

9.7          Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

9.8          Severability.

 

Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided that, with respect to any Pledged Stock issued by a Subsidiary, all rights, powers and remedies provided in this Agreement may be exercised only to the extent that they do not violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to any such Pledged Stock or affecting the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the provisions of this Agreement against the Pledgor (such laws, rules or regulations, “ Applicable Law ”) and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any Applicable Law.

 

9.9          Section Headings.

 

The Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

 

9.10        Integration.

 

This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Granting Parties, the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Granting Parties, the Canadian Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

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9.11        GOVERNING LAW.

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN.

 

9.12        Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.

 

Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)           submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario;

 

(b)           consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

(c)           agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at its address referred to in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Agent (in the case of any other party hereto) or the Canadian Borrowers (in the case of the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Canadian Agent) shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(d)           agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and

 

(e)           waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any punitive damages.

 

9.13        Acknowledgments.

 

Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)           it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)           none of the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian Agent or any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Canadian Collateral Agent, the Canadian

 

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Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

(c)           no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Secured Parties or among the Guarantors and the Secured Parties.

 

9.14        WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

 

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

9.15        Additional Granting Parties.

 

Each new Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.9(b) of the Credit Agreement shall become a Granting Party for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in substantially the form of Annex 2 hereto. Each existing Granting Party that is required to become a Pledgor with respect to Capital Stock of any new Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower pursuant to Section 7.9(b) of the Credit Agreement shall become a Pledgor with respect thereto upon execution and delivery by such Granting Party of a Supplemental Agreement substantially in the form of Annex 2 hereto.

 

9.16        Releases.

 

(a)           At such time as the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and the other Obligations (other than any Obligations owing to a Non-Lender Secured Party) then due and owing shall have been paid in full, the Commitments have been terminated and no Letters of Credit shall be outstanding (except for the Letters of Credit that have been cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lenders), all Security Collateral shall be automatically released from the Liens created hereby, and this Agreement and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Canadian Collateral Agent and each Granting Party hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Security Collateral shall revert to the Granting Parties.  At the request and sole expense of any Granting Party following any such termination, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall deliver to such Granting Party any Security Collateral held by the Canadian Collateral Agent, and execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments and other documents (including without limitation, PPSA financing change statements and discharges) , and do or cause to be done all other acts, as any Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

 

(b)           Upon any sale or other disposition of Collateral permitted by the Credit Agreement (other than any sale or disposition to another Granting Party), the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on such Collateral shall be automatically released. In connection with a sale or

 

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other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of any Granting Party or any other transaction or occurrence as a result of which such Granting Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Parent Borrower or the sale or other disposition of Collateral (other than a sale or disposition to another Granting Party) permitted under the Credit Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall, upon receipt from the Parent Borrower or any applicable Granting Party of a written request for the release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee or the release of the Collateral subject to such sale, disposition or other transaction, identifying such Granting Party or the relevant Collateral, together with a certification by the Parent Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, deliver to the Parent Borrower or the relevant Granting Party any Collateral of such relevant Granting Party held by the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, or the Collateral subject to such sale or disposition (as applicable) and, at the sole cost and expense of such Granting Party, execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation PPSA financing change statements or discharges), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party shall reasonably request (x) to evidence or effect the release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee (if any) and of the Liens created hereby (if any) on such Granting Party’s Collateral or (y) to evidence the release of the Collateral subject to such sale or disposition.

 

(c)           Upon any Granting Party as becoming an Excluded Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on all Security Collateral of such Granting Party (if any) shall be automatically released, and the Guarantee (if any) of such Granting Party, and all obligations of such Granting Party hereunder, shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party.  At the request and the sole expense of the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party, the Collateral Agent or the Canadian Collateral Agent, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party any Security Collateral of such Granting Party held by the Collateral Agent and execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Parent Borrower or such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation PPSA financing change statements or discharges), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as such Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such release of such Granting Party from its Guarantee (if any) and of the Liens created hereby (if any) on such Granting Party’s Security Collateral.

 

(d)           Upon (i) any Security Collateral being or becoming an Excluded Asset, or (ii) any other release of Security Collateral approved, authorized or ratified by the Lenders pursuant to Section 10.9(b)(A)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, the Lien pursuant to this Agreement on such Security Collateral shall be automatically released.  At the request and sole expense of any Granting Party, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall deliver such Security Collateral (if held by the Canadian Collateral Agent) to such Granting Party and  execute, acknowledge and deliver to such Granting Party such releases, instruments or other documents (including without limitation PPSA financing change statements or discharges), and do or cause to be done all other acts, as such Granting Party shall reasonably request to evidence such release.

 

(e)           So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Canadian Collateral Agent shall at the direction of any applicable Granting Party return to such

 

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Granting Party any proceeds or other property received by it during any Event of Default pursuant to either Section 5.3.1 or 6.4 and not otherwise applied in accordance with Section 6.5.

 

9.17        Judgment Currency.

 

(a)           The obligations of any Grantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to make payments in Dollars or in Canadian Dollars, as the case may be (for the purposes of this Section 9.17, the “ Obligation Currency ”), shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Canadian Collateral Agent or a Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to the Canadian Collateral Agent or a Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Grantor or any other Loan Party in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (for the purposes of this Section 9.17, such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “ Judgment Currency ”) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the rate of exchange prevailing, in each case, as of the date immediately preceding the day on which the judgment is given (for the purposes of this Section 9.17, such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “ Judgment Currency Conversion Date ”).

 

(b)           If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, each Grantor covenants and agrees to pay, or cause to be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount), as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date.

 

(c)           For purposes of determining the prevailing rate of exchange, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of the Obligation Currency.

 

9.18        Attachment of Security Interest.

 

The security interest created hereby is intended to attach, in respect of Collateral in which any Grantor has rights at the time this Agreement is signed by such Grantor and delivered to the Canadian Collateral Agent and, in respect of Collateral in which any Grantor subsequently acquires rights, at the time such Grantor subsequently acquires such rights.  The Grantors acknowledge and confirm that (a) the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders have given value to the Grantors in respect of the security interests granted herein; (b) such Grantor has rights in the Collateral in which it has granted a security interest; and (c) this Agreement constitutes a security agreement as that term is defined in the PPSA;

 

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9.19        Copy of Agreement; Verification Statement.

 

The Grantors hereby acknowledge receipt of a signed copy of this Agreement and hereby waive the requirement to be provided with a copy of any verification statement issued in respect of a financing statement or financing change statement filed under the PPSA in connection with this Agreement to perfect the security interest created herein.

 

9.20        Amalgamation.

 

Each Granting Party acknowledges and agrees that, in the event it amalgamates with any other company or companies, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the term “Grantor” or “Pledgor”, when used herein, shall apply to each of the amalgamating corporations and to the amalgamated corporation, such that the lien granted hereby:

 

(a)           shall extend to Collateral owned by each of the amalgamating corporations and the amalgamated corporations at the time of amalgamation and to any Collateral thereafter owned or acquired by the amalgamated corporation, and

 

(b)           shall secure all Obligations of each of the amalgamating corporations and the amalgamated corporations to the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders at the time of amalgamation and all Obligations of the amalgamated corporation to the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders thereafter arising.  The Lien shall attach to all Collateral owned by each corporation amalgamating with Granting Party, and by the amalgamated corporation, at the time of the amalgamation, and shall attach to all Collateral thereafter owned or acquired by the amalgamated corporation when such becomes owned or is acquired.

 

9.21        Language.

 

The parties hereto confirm that it is their wish that this Agreement, as well as any other documents relating to this Agreement, including notices, schedules and authorizations, have been and shall be drawn up in the English language only.  Les signataires confirment leur volonté que la présente convention, de même que tous les documents s’y rattachant, y compris tout avis, annexe et autorisation, soient rédigés en anglais seulement .

 

9.22        Release of Liens; Rollover Issuing Lenders.

 

Each Rollover Issuing Lender (as defined below), by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, hereby authorizes and directs Deutsche Bank AG Canada Branch (in its capacity as administrative and collateral agent under the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and related security documents) to take all and any actions to effect the release of all security interests and liens held on behalf of the Rollover Issuing Lender in its capacity as a “Canadian Secured Party” under, and as defined in, the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement and related Canadian security documents, and each Rollover Issuing Lender releases Deutsche Bank AG Canada Branch from any liability in connection therewith. As used in this Section 9.22, “Rollover Issuing Lender” means each bank listed as a letter of credit issuing bank in Schedule G to the Credit Agreement which was a Canadian Facility Issuing Lender (as such term is defined in the Predecessor ABL Credit Agreement).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name: R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LIMITED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name: R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP , by its managing partner, MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name: R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3222434 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY

 

 

 

By:

/s/ R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Name: R. Scott Massengill

 

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 



 

Acknowledged and Agreed to as

 

of the date hereof by:

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A. , as Canadian Agent and Canadian Collateral Agent

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher Marino

 

 

Name: Christopher Marino

 

 

Title: Vice President and Director

 

 



 

SCHEDULE 1 - NOTICE ADDRESSES OF GUARANTORS

 

MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED

WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LTD

HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP

3222434 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY

c/o HERC RENTALS INC.

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Attention: Maryann Waryjas, Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Facsimile: (239) 301-1109

Telephone: (239) 301 1125

 

with copies to:

 

Debevoise & Plimpton

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention:  David A. Brittenham

Facsimile:   (212) 909-6836

Telephone:  (212) 909-6000

 



 

SCHEDULE 2 - PLEDGED SECURITIES

 

Pledged Stock :

 

Pledgor

 

Issuer

 

Description of Pledged Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

1,000 common shares

 

 

 

 

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

100 common shares

 

Pledged Notes :

 

Nil.

 



 

SCHEDULE 3 - PERFECTION MATTERS

 

Existing Security Interests

 

Matthews Equipment Limited:

 

Ontario

 

Granting Party

 

Secured Party

 

File No. and
Registration No./
Date of Registration

 

Collateral Description

MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED
35 CLAIREVILLE DRIVE ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
M9W 5Z7

 

APPLE CANADA INC.
2300 MEADOWVALE BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
L5N 5P9

 

711761031
20151113124350640853
(NOVEMBER 13, 2015)

 

EQUIPMENT, ACCOUNT SCHEDULE - 9839529001

 

Alberta

 

Granting Party

 

Secured Party

 

File No. and
Registration No./
Date of Registration

 

Collateral Description

MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT RENTAL O/A HERTZ EQUIPMENT RENTAL
105 MACKAY CRESCENT, FORT MCMURRAY,
ALBERTA
T9H 4C9

 

ECCO EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
2992 ELLWOOD DRIVE,
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
T6X 0A9

 

15122911871
(DECEMBER 29, 2015)

 

AS WELL AS ALL ACCESSIONS, ATTACHMENTS AND ACCRETIONS THERETO PROCEEDS: ALL PROCEEDS OF EVERY NATURE AND KIND, BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL ACCOUNTS, INTANGIBLES INDEBTEDNESS AND CLAIMS FOR OR RIGHTS TO MONEY, AND ALL CASH, NOTES, RENTAL PAYMENTS, INSURANCE PAYMENTS, GOODS, CHATTEL PAPER, SECURITIES, INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, SUBSTITUTIONS, TRADE-INS AND ANY OTHER PROPERTY OR OBLIGATIONS RECEIVED WHEN THE SAID COLLATERAL DESCRIBED HEREIN TOGETHER WITH ALL ACCESSIONS, ATTACHMENTS AND ACCRETIONS THERE TO AND SUBSTITUTIONS OR REPLACEMENTS THEREFOR, OR PROCEEDS THEREOF, ARE SOLD DEALT WITH EXCHANGED COLLECTED DAMAGED DESTROYED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF.

1999 CAT D10R DOZER
SERIAL NUMBER: 3KR01159

 



 

Intellectual Property Filings

 

Granting Party

 

Registration No./Application
No.

 

Date of
Registration/Application

Patents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade-marks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Certified Rentals Ltd. in Rectangular Device”

 

TMA294302

 

August 24, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

“It’s Certified and Broken Line Rectangle”

 

TMA294301

 

August 24, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

“Wyatt Rentals and Device”

 

TMA413203

 

June 4, 1993

 

 

 

 

 

“Matthews”

 

TMA706532

 

February 5, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Copyrights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Designs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil.

 

 

 

 

 



 

SCHEDULE 4 — LOCATIONS

 

Granting Party

 

Location of Organization

 

Locations of Collateral

Matthews Equipment Limited

 

Ontario

 

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

 

 

 

 

 

Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership

 

Ontario

 

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

 

 

 

 

 

Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited

 

Ontario

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

3222434 Nova Scotia Company

 

Nova Scotia

 

Nova Scotia Ontario

 



 

SCHEDULE 5 - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

Granting Party

 

Registration No./Application
No.

 

Date of Registration/
Application

Patents and Patent Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade-marks and Trade-mark Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Certified Rentals Ltd. in Rectangular Device”

 

TMA294302

 

August 24, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

“It’s Certified and Broken Line Rectangle”

 

TMA294301

 

August 24, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

“Wyatt Rentals and Device”

 

TMA413203

 

June 4, 1993

 

 

 

 

 

“Matthews”

 

TMA706532

 

February 5, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Copyrights and Copyright Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Designs and Industrial Design Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nil.

 

 

 

 

 



 

SCHEDULE 6 - CONTRACTS

 

Nil.

 



 

Annex 1 to
Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT*

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (the “ Agreement ”; capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement or the Credit Agreement referred to therein, as the case may be), made by the Granting Parties thereto for the benefit of Citibank, N.A., as Canadian Collateral Agent.  The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Canadian Collateral Agent and the Lenders as follows:

 

The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement applicable to it as an Issuer (as defined in the Agreement) and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned as an Issuer.

 

The undersigned will notify the Canadian Collateral Agent promptly in writing of the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 5.3.1 of the Agreement.

 

The terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.7 of the Agreement shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis , with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.7 of the Agreement.

 

 

 

[NAME OF ISSUER]

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

Address for Notices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fax:

 



 

Annex 2 to
Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of              ,     , made by                               , a                (the “ Additional Granting Party ”), in favour of CITIBANK, N.A., as Canadian collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Canadian Collateral Agent ”) and as Canadian agent (in such capacity, the “ Canadian Agent ”) for the banks and other financial institutions (the “ Lenders ”) from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below and the other Secured Parties (as defined in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement referred to below, or if not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

 

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H  :

 

WHEREAS, HERTZ CANADA EQUIPMENT RENTAL PARTNERSHIP, MATTHEWS EQUIPMENT LIMITED, WESTERN SHUT-DOWN (1995) LIMITED and the other Borrower parties thereto, CITIBANK, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, CITIBANK, N.A., as Canadian Collateral Agent and Canadian Agent, the Lenders and the other parties party thereto are parties to a Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, Matthews Equipment Limited, Western Shut-Down (1995) Limited and Hertz Canada Equipment Rental Partnership and certain of their Subsidiaries are, or are to become, parties to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”), in favour of the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes the Parent Borrower and each other Granting Party; the proceeds of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement will be used in part to enable the Borrowers to make valuable transfers to one or more of the other Granting Parties (including the Additional Granting Party) in connection with the operation of their respective businesses; and the Borrowers and the other Granting Parties (including the Additional Granting Party) are engaged in related businesses, and each such Granting Party (including the Additional Granting Party) will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the making of the extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Credit Agreement requires the Additional Granting Party to become a party to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; and

 



 

WHEREAS, the Additional Granting Party has agreed to execute and deliver this Assumption Agreement in order to become a party to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

 

1.  Guarantee and Collateral Agreement .  By executing and delivering this Assumption Agreement, the Additional Granting Party, as provided in Section 9.15 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a Granting Party thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor](1) and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor](2) thereunder.  The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in Schedules              to the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and such Schedules are hereby amended and modified to include such information.  The Additional Granting Party hereby represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties of such Additional Granting Party, in its capacities as a Guarantor [, Grantor and Pledgor] [and Grantor] [and Pledgor],(3) contained in Section 4 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is true and correct in all material respects on and as the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date. Each Additional Granting Party hereby grants, as and to the same extent as provided in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, to the Canadian Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in the [Collateral (as such term is defined in Section 3.1 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party] [and] [the Pledged Collateral (as such term is defined in the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) of such Additional Granting Party, except as provided in Section 3.3 of the Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement].

 

2.  GOVERNING LAW .  THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY RELATING HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN.

 


(1)           Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

(2)           Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

(3)           Indicate the capacities in which the Additional Granting Party is becoming a Grantor.

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

[ADDITIONAL GRANTING PARTY]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

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CITIBANK, N.A. , as Canadian Collateral Agent and Canadian Agent

 

 

 

 

 

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Annex 1-A to
Assumption Agreement

 

Supplement to

Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 1

 

Supplement to

Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 2

 

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Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 3

 

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Schedule 4

 

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Schedule 5

 

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Canadian Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

Schedule 6

 


Exhibit 99.1

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT

 

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, Florida 34134

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (“Hertz Holdings”) is furnishing this information statement to its stockholders in connection with the spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) by Hertz Holdings to its stockholders of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc. (“New Hertz”). The Spin-Off will result in the separation of Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business, which following the Spin-Off will continue to be operated by HERC Holdings (as defined below) through its operating subsidiaries, including Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (to be renamed Herc Rentals Inc., “HERC”), from its global car rental business, which following the Spin-Off will continue to be operated by New Hertz through its operating subsidiaries, including The Hertz Corporation (“Hertz”).

 

For every five common shares of Hertz Holdings you hold of record as of the close of business on June 22, 2016, the record date for the distribution, you will be entitled to receive one share of New Hertz common stock. Hertz Holdings will distribute the shares of New Hertz common stock in book-entry form, which means that we will not issue physical stock certificates. Stockholders will not receive fractional shares in connection with the Spin-Off. Instead, New Hertz’s transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them as soon as practicable after the Spin-Off at the then-prevailing prices on the open market. After the transfer agent’s completion of such sale, stockholders would receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net proceeds for that sale, without interest for the period of time between the effective time of the Spin-Off and the payment date.

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will be renamed “Herc Holdings Inc.” Throughout this information statement, we refer to the current Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. prior to the Spin-Off as “Hertz Holdings” and following the Spin-Off as “HERC Holdings.”

 

There is no current trading market for New Hertz common stock. We expect to list New Hertz common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “HTZ,” which is the current trading symbol for Hertz Holdings common stock. Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will change the symbol for its common stock to HRI. We expect that a limited market, commonly known as a when-issued trading market, for New Hertz common stock will develop on or shortly before the record date, and that regular way trading of New Hertz common stock will begin on the first trading day after the distribution date.

 

No vote of Hertz Holdings’ stockholders is required to authorize or effectuate the Spin-Off. Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split at one of nine ratios, 1-for-2, 1-for-3, 1-for-4, 1-for-5, 1-for-6, 1-for-8, 1-for-10,

 

1-for-15 or 1-for-20, as determined by the board of directors. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 16.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this information statement. Any representation to the contrary by any party is a criminal offense.

 

This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

 

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

 

The date of this information statement is June 6, 2016.

 

Hertz Holdings first mailed this information statement to its stockholders on or about June 10, 2016.

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPIN-OFF

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SUMMARY

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RISK FACTORS

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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THE SPIN-OFF

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DIVIDEND POLICY

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CAPITALIZATION

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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BUSINESS

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MANAGEMENT

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEW HERTZ AND HERC HOLDINGS

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Due to the nature of the Spin-Off, New Hertz, which will be an independent publicly traded company, will be considered the accounting successor to Hertz Holdings and HERC Holdings will be considered the spun-off entity in the Spin-Off for accounting purposes. This information statement describes the equipment rental assets, liabilities, businesses and activities of HERC Holdings as though they were HERC Holdings’ assets, liabilities, businesses and activities for all historical periods described. However, HERC Holdings will conduct or hold the assets, liabilities, businesses and activities of Hertz Holdings that are not transferred to or assumed by New Hertz in connection with the Spin-Off and the internal reorganization in contemplation thereof. The historical financial information of HERC Holdings contained in this information statement is not necessarily indicative of the future financial position, results of operations or cash flows of HERC Holdings, nor does it reflect what the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of HERC Holdings would have been had HERC Holdings operated as a stand-alone company during the periods presented.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement. Hertz Holdings has not authorized anyone to give you any information or to make any representations about the Spin-Off, New Hertz or HERC Holdings discussed in this information statement other than as contained in this information statement. If you are given any information or representation that is not discussed in this information statement, you must not rely on that information. Hertz Holdings takes no responsibility for, and cannot provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should assume that the information appearing in this information statement is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this information statement. The business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects of HERC Holdings may have changed since that date. The delivery of this information statement shall not under any circumstances create any implication that the information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.

 

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We have prepared this information statement based on information we have or have obtained from sources we believe to be reliable.

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, in this information statement, (i) “Hertz Holdings” means Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. prior to the Spin-Off; (ii) “New Hertz” means the newly created entity named Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., the shares of which are being distributed to Hertz Holdings’ stockholders in the Spin-Off and which will, after the Spin-Off, conduct Hertz Holdings’ global car rental operations through its operating subsidiaries, including The Hertz Corporation, or “Hertz”; (iii) “HERC Holdings” means Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. following the Spin-Off, which will be renamed “Herc Holdings Inc.” and will continue to conduct Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental operations through its operating subsidiaries, including HERC; (iv) “HERC” means Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, the primary operating subsidiary of Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business, which will be renamed “Herc Rentals Inc.”; (v) “we,” “us” and “our” mean either New Hertz, HERC Holdings or Hertz Holdings and its respective consolidated subsidiaries, as the context requires; (vi) “company-operated” rental locations are those through which we, or an agent of ours, rent equipment that we own or lease; and (vii) “equipment” means industrial, construction and material handling equipment, and includes but may not be limited to aerial, earthmoving, material handling and specialty equipment, such as compaction equipment, construction-related trucks, electrical equipment, power generators, contractor tools, pumps, and lighting, studio and production equipment.

 

We have proprietary rights to a number of trademarks used in this information statement that are important to our business, including, by way of example and without limitation, Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty, HERC, Donlen and Firefly. We have omitted the ®  and ™ trademark designations for such trademarks used in this information statement.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, New Hertz has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form 10 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), relating to the shares of New Hertz common stock to be distributed as contemplated by this information statement. This information statement is a part of, and does not contain all of the information set forth in, the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. Additional information, certain organizational documents and material agreements with respect to HERC Holdings have been filed with the

 

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a Form 8-K dated May 25, 2016 by Hertz Holdings, which will be renamed Herc Holdings Inc. in connection with the Spin-Off, under the Exchange Act. For further information with respect to New Hertz and HERC Holdings, please refer to the registration statement and the Form 8-K, including their exhibits and schedules. With respect to statements in this information statement about the contents of any contract, agreement or other document, we refer you to the copy of such contract, agreement or other document filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement and Form 8-K, and each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers.

 

Hertz Holdings and Hertz currently file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. As a result of the registration of the New Hertz common stock to be distributed in connection with the Spin-Off, New Hertz will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, will file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC.

 

You may read and copy any documents that New Hertz, HERC Holdings, Hertz Holdings and Hertz file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 to obtain further information about the public reference room. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including Hertz Holdings and Hertz and, subsequent to the registration of New Hertz common stock and completion of the Spin-Off, New Hertz and HERC Holdings. The SEC’s Internet website address is included in this information statement as an inactive textual reference only. You also may access, free of charge, Hertz Holdings’ and Hertz’s reports filed with the SEC and, subsequent to the completion of the Spin-Off, New Hertz’s reports that will be filed with the SEC (for example, their Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those forms) indirectly through Hertz’s Internet website (www.hertz.com). Hertz’s Internet website address is included in this information statement as an inactive textual reference only. The information found on Hertz’s Internet website is not part of this information statement. Reports filed with or furnished to the SEC will be available as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the SEC.

 

You also may obtain a copy of the registration statement with respect to the Spin-Off, as well as a copy of any of Hertz Holdings’, Hertz’s or New Hertz’s filings with the SEC, at no cost by calling or writing to us at the following address:

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

8501 Williams Road

Estero, FL 33928 Attn: Investor Relations

(239) 301-6800

 

After the Spin-Off, you may obtain a copy of any of HERC Holdings’ filings with the SEC at no cost by calling or writing to HERC Holdings at the following address:

 

Herc Holdings Inc.

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Attn: Investor Relations

(239) 301-1000

 

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MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

 

Information in this information statement about the equipment rental industry, including among other statements our general expectations concerning this industry, our market position and our market share, are based on estimates prepared using data from various sources and on assumptions made by us. We believe data regarding the equipment rental industry and our market position and market share within this industry are inherently imprecise, but generally indicate our size, position and market share within this industry. Although we believe that the information from third parties (including industry and general publications and surveys) included or reflected in this information statement is generally reliable, we have not independently verified any such third-party information and cannot assure you of its accuracy or completeness. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any third-party statements or industry data presented in this information statement, our estimates, particularly those relating to our general expectations concerning the equipment rental industry, involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this information statement.

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPIN-OFF

 

What is the Spin-Off?

 

The Spin-Off is the method through which Hertz Holdings will separate its existing car rental and equipment rental businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies:

 

·                      Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., or “New Hertz,” consisting of Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business; and

 

·                      Herc Holdings Inc., or “HERC Holdings,” consisting of Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business.

 

In the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will distribute to its stockholders on a pro rata basis all the shares of New Hertz’s common stock. See “The Spin-Off.”

 

Why did Hertz Holdings send this information statement to me?

 

Hertz Holdings sent this information statement to you because you were a holder of Hertz Holdings common stock as of the close of business on June 3, 2016. For every five common shares of Hertz Holdings you hold of record as of the close of business on June 22, 2016, the record date for the distribution, you will be entitled to receive one share of New Hertz common stock.

 

Why is Hertz Holdings separating New Hertz and HERC Holdings?

 

Hertz Holdings believes that the separation will allow each of New Hertz’s and HERC Holdings’ management teams to focus more directly on each business in order to create promising opportunities for growth and enhanced stockholder value, including managing certain differences in capital requirements, overall growth profiles and business cycles of each respective business. Further, the separation will eliminate any internal competition for capital between Hertz Holdings’ businesses, which we believe will enhance the growth opportunity for the businesses of New Hertz and HERC Holdings. As a result of the separation, New Hertz and HERC Holdings will be independent companies and as such will have direct access to the capital markets, which will enable each business to pursue equity and debt issuances on its own merits, the proceeds of which may be used to promote organic growth, invest in differentiating capabilities or pursue geographic expansion according to its particular business needs. In addition, each entity will have the ability to use its own equity to pursue strategic acquisitions. The separation also will allow investors to more effectively recognize the value of each business on a stand-alone basis. Finally, the separation also will make it easier for each of New Hertz and HERC Holdings to offer its key employees compensation directly linked to the performance of its business, including equity-based compensation, which we expect will enhance the ability of each of New Hertz and HERC Holdings to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel.

 

What actions will Hertz Holdings take in connection with the Spin-Off?

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will undertake a series of internal reorganization transactions (sometimes referred to herein as the “internal reorganization”) so that New Hertz will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business, including Hertz, and HERC Holdings will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business, including HERC. In addition to this internal reorganization and in connection with the Spin-Off, it is expected that HERC, which is to be a wholly owned subsidiary of HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off, will transfer to Hertz and its subsidiaries approximately $1.9 billion. To fund, among other things, such transfers and in connection with the Spin-Off, HERC expects to enter into appropriate financing arrangements. In this information statement, we refer to these transactions as the “related financing transactions.”

 

The actual amount of cash transfers made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC prior to or in connection with the Spin-Off will depend upon the financial performance and cash position of HERC prior to the Spin-Off, among other factors. Hertz expects to use the cash proceeds from these transfers to repay third-party indebtedness, to fund the share repurchase program previously announced and reaffirmed by Hertz Holdings and that New Hertz expects to adopt for periods following the Spin-Off, and for general corporate purposes.

 

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Hertz Holdings (or a subsidiary thereof) and New Hertz (or a subsidiary thereof) will enter into a separation and distribution agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a transition services agreement, an intellectual property agreement and certain real estate lease agreements, which will govern the relationship between New Hertz and HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off.

 

For further information concerning the transactions that are being effected in connection with the Spin-Off, see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Separation and Distribution Agreement.”

 

What will the organizational structure of Hertz Holdings look like before and after the Spin-Off?

 

Below are diagrams depicting the basic organizational structure of Hertz Holdings before the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off and HERC Holdings and New Hertz after the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off:

 

 


*                     Prior to the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off, New Hertz conducts no operations.

 

 


*                     Newly formed entities for purposes of effecting the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off.

 

Are there any conditions to the Spin-Off being completed?

 

Hertz Holdings may decide not to complete the Spin-Off if, at any time prior to the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings’ board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the Spin-Off is not in the best interests

 

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of Hertz Holdings or its stockholders. In addition, Hertz Holdings’ intention to complete the Spin-Off is contingent on the satisfaction of the conditions described below prior to the Spin-Off, any of which (other than those set forth in the fourth and fifth bullet points below) may be waived by Hertz Holdings:

 

·                      The private letter ruling that Hertz Holdings received from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) to the effect that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants, (i) the Spin-Off qualifies as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), and (ii) the internal spin-off transactions (collectively with the Spin-Off, the “Spin-Offs”) and certain related transactions in connection with the Spin-Offs will be tax-free to the parties to those spin-offs and related transactions, shall not have been revoked or modified in any material respect;

 

·                      Hertz Holdings’ receipt of the opinions of KPMG LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP that the Spin-Offs will qualify as tax-free transactions under Section 355 of the Code, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants;

 

·                      Hertz Holdings’ receipt of a written solvency opinion from a financial advisor acceptable to Hertz Holdings, which confirms the solvency and financial viability of Hertz Holdings before the consummation of the Spin-Off and each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz after the consummation of the Spin-Off and is in form and substance acceptable to Hertz Holdings;

 

·                      the registration statement on Form 10 with respect to the registration of New Hertz common stock under the Exchange Act shall have become effective, and no stop order suspending such effectiveness shall be in effect;

 

·                      all statutory requirements for the consummation of the Spin-Offs must have been satisfied, and no injunction, court order, law or regulation shall be in effect preventing the completion of the Spin-Offs;

 

·                      HERC Holdings and New Hertz, or their respective subsidiaries, shall have entered into new credit agreements and other financial arrangements prior to the consummation of the Spin-Off;

 

·                      the NYSE shall have approved the listing of New Hertz’s common stock; and

 

·                      any material regulatory or contractual consents or approvals necessary for the Spin-Offs must have been obtained, without any conditions that would have a material adverse effect on HERC Holdings or New Hertz.

 

See “The Spin-Off — Conditions to the Spin-Off.”

 

What will I receive in the Spin-Off?

 

If all conditions to the Spin-Off are satisfied or waived by the board of directors of Hertz Holdings in its sole discretion, at the close of business on the distribution date, June 30, 2016, for each five whole shares of Hertz Holdings common stock held by you as of the record date, you will receive one share of New Hertz common stock. The transfer agent will distribute only whole shares of New Hertz common stock in the Spin-Off. See “— How will fractional shares be treated in the Spin-Off?”

 

How will fractional shares be treated in the Spin-Off?

 

Stockholders will not receive fractional shares in connection with the Spin-Off. Instead, New Hertz’s transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them as soon as practicable after the Spin-Off at the then-prevailing prices on the open market on behalf of those stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share. We expect that the transfer agent would conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at a reasonable pace and that it may take a number of days to sell all of the aggregated fractional shares of New Hertz common stock. After the transfer agent’s completion of such sale, stockholders would receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net proceeds of that sale. Stockholders will not be entitled to receive interest for the period of time between the effective time of the Spin-Off and the date payment is made for their fractional share interest in New Hertz common stock. See “The Spin-Off-Treatment of Fractional Shares” for a more detailed explanation of the treatment of fractional shares.

 

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What will happen to Hertz Holdings and my existing Hertz Holdings common stock as a result of the Spin-Off?

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will be renamed “Herc Holdings Inc.” (referred to herein as “HERC Holdings”), and will continue to operate our global equipment rental business through its operating subsidiaries, including HERC. Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE, except that it will change the symbol for its common stock to “HRI.”

 

No vote of Hertz Holdings’ stockholders is required to authorize or effectuate the Spin-Off. Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split at one of nine ratios, 1-for-2, 1-for-3, 1-for-4, 1-for-5, 1-for-6, 1-for-8, 1-for-10, 1-for-15 or 1-for-20, as determined by the board of directors.  Based on discussions with our financial advisors, we believe the trading price of the common stock after the Spin-Off may be significantly lower than the current market price due to the fact that the rental car business will no longer be part of Hertz Holdings. We believe the reverse stock split may make our common stock a more attractive investment for many investors, particularly investors who have limitations on owning lower-priced stocks. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

Stockholders will not receive fractional shares in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, HERC Holdings’ transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them as soon as practicable after the reverse stock split at the then-prevailing prices on the open market on behalf of those stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share. We expect that the transfer agent would conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at a reasonable pace and that it may take a number of days to sell all of the aggregated fractional shares of HERC Holdings common stock. After the transfer agent’s completion of such sale, stockholders would receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net proceeds of that sale. Stockholders will not be entitled to receive interest for the period of time between the effective time of the reverse stock split and the date payment is made for their fractional share interest in HERC Holdings common stock.

 

What is the accounting treatment of the Spin-Off?

 

Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented.

 

Will I be taxed on the shares of New Hertz common stock that I receive in the Spin-Off?

 

The receipt of shares of New Hertz common stock is expected to be tax-free to stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See “The Spin-Off — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Offs.”

 

What do I have to do to participate in the Spin-Off?

 

Nothing, except own Hertz Holdings common stock as of the close of business on June 22, 2016, which is the record date for the Spin-Off. We intend to use a book-entry system to distribute shares of New Hertz common stock. This means that your ownership of New Hertz common stock, and any cash payment in lieu of fractional shares, will be recorded in the records maintained by Computershare Investor Services LLC, which is currently the transfer agent and registrar for Hertz Holdings common stock, and following the Spin-Off will be the transfer agent and registrar for both New Hertz and HERC Holdings common stock.

 

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All of our stockholders hold their shares electronically in book-entry form. Therefore, no action is required on the part of any stockholder to receive their post-reverse stock split shares of HERC Holdings common stock or their cash payment in lieu of any fractional interest, if applicable.

 

When will the Spin-Off occur?

 

If all conditions to the Spin-Off are satisfied or waived by the board of directors of Hertz Holdings in its sole discretion, at the close of business on the distribution date, June 30, 2016, the Spin-Off will be effective concurrent with the distribution of all New Hertz common stock to Hertz Holdings’ stockholders.

 

On which exchange will New Hertz and HERC Holdings common stock trade?

 

There is no current trading market for New Hertz common stock. We expect to list New Hertz common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “HTZ,” which is the current trading symbol for Hertz Holdings common stock. Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE, but the symbol for its common stock will change to “HRI.” See “The Spin-Off — Listing and Trading of New Hertz and HERC Holdings Common Stock.”

 

When will I be able to buy and sell New Hertz common stock?

 

Regular way trading of New Hertz common stock will begin on July 1, 2016, which is the first trading day after the distribution date. We expect that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, for New Hertz common stock will develop on or shortly before the record date. When-issued trading reflects the value at which the market expects the New Hertz common stock to trade after the Spin-Off. If when-issued trading develops, you will be able to buy and sell New Hertz common stock before the Spin-Off occurs. None of such trades, however, will settle until after the Spin-Off, when regular trading in New Hertz common stock will begin. If the Spin-Off does not occur, all when-issued trading will be null and void. If when-issued trading occurs, the listing for New Hertz common stock will be under a temporary trading symbol that is different from its regular way trading symbol and accompanied by the letters “wi.” See “The Spin-Off — Trading Between the Record Date and the Distribution Date.”

 

Will the New Hertz common stock distributed in the Spin-Off be freely tradable?

 

The shares of New Hertz common stock to be distributed in the Spin-Off will be freely tradable, except for shares received by persons that have a special relationship or affiliation with New Hertz. See “The Spin-Off — Listing and Trading of New Hertz and HERC Holdings Common Stock.”

 

What will be the relationship between New Hertz and HERC Holdings after the Spin-Off?

 

After the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will not own any New Hertz common stock, New Hertz will not own any HERC Holdings common stock and the two companies will be separate, independent public companies. In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings (or a subsidiary thereof) will enter into a number of agreements with New Hertz (or a subsidiary thereof), including:

 

·                      a separation and distribution agreement;

 

·                      a tax matters agreement;

 

·                      an employee matters agreement;

 

·                      a transition services agreement;

 

·                      an intellectual property agreement; and

 

·                      certain real estate lease agreements.

 

These agreements will outline the specifics of the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off and govern the ongoing relationship between New Hertz and HERC Holdings after the completion of the Spin-Off. See “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings.”

 

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Will HERC Holdings continue to have the right to use the “Hertz” name after the Spin-Off?

 

As part of the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings and New Hertz will enter into an agreement, pursuant to which HERC Holdings will continue to have the right to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand for a period of four years on a no royalty basis, except that HERC Holdings may not directly or indirectly engage in the business of renting and leasing cars, subject to certain exceptions, including that HERC Holdings may continue to rent cars to the extent HERC has done so immediately prior to the Spin-Off.

 

Does HERC Holdings plan to pay dividends?

 

Hertz Holdings paid no cash dividends on its common stock in the three months ended March 31, 2016 or the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 or 2013. HERC Holdings does not expect to pay dividends on its common stock after the Spin-Off. Any decision to pay dividends will be at the discretion of the board of directors of HERC Holdings.

 

Are there risks associated with owning HERC Holdings common stock?

 

Yes. HERC Holdings’ global equipment rental business is subject to general and specific business risks. In addition, the Spin-Off transaction itself presents other risks to HERC Holdings, such as risks associated with HERC Holdings operating as an independent public company. These risks are described more fully under “Risk Factors.” We encourage you to read this entire information statement carefully, including the section entitled “Risk Factors,” when evaluating whether and for how long you will retain your HERC Holdings common stock after the Spin-Off.

 

Where can Hertz Holdings’ stockholders get more information?

 

You should direct inquiries relating to the mechanics of the Spin-Off to Computershare Investor Services LLC, which is currently the transfer agent and registrar for Hertz Holdings common stock, and following the Spin-Off will be the transfer agent and registrar for both New Hertz and HERC Holdings common stock, as follows:

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940

(781) 575-2879

 

Before the Spin-Off you should direct other inquiries relating to the Spin-Off, and after the Spin-Off you should direct inquiries relating to your investment in New Hertz common stock, to:

 

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.

8501 Williams Road

Estero, FL 33928

Attn: Investor Relations

(239) 301-6800

 

After the Spin-Off, you should direct inquiries relating to your investment in HERC Holdings common stock to:

 

Herc Holdings Inc.

27500 Riverview Center Blvd.

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Attn: Investor Relations

(239) 301-1000

 

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SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information from this information statement concerning New Hertz, HERC Holdings and the Spin-Off. More detailed discussions of the information summarized below are contained elsewhere in this information statement. You should read this entire information statement carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section and the historical financial statements and notes to those statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

The Spin-Off

 

 

 

 

 

Distributing and Distributed Entities

 

The Spin-Off is legally structured such that Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., or “Hertz Holdings,” which will be renamed “Herc Holdings Inc.,” or “HERC Holdings,” in connection with the Spin-Off, is the distributing entity of all of the outstanding common stock of “Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc.,” or “New Hertz,” which is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hertz Holdings and will be renamed “Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.” in connection with the Spin-Off. After the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will not own any shares of New Hertz common stock, and New Hertz will not own any shares of HERC Holdings common stock.

 

 

 

Accounting Treatment of the Spin-Off

 

Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented. See “The Spin-Off — Accounting Treatment of the Spin-Off.”

 

 

 

Shares to Be Distributed

 

Based on approximately 424,595,801 shares of Hertz Holdings common stock outstanding on May 25, 2016, and applying the distribution ratio of one share of New Hertz common stock for every five shares of Hertz Holdings common stock held on the record date, approximately 84,919,160 shares of New Hertz common stock, par value $0.01 per share, will be distributed. The shares of New Hertz common stock to be distributed will constitute all of the outstanding shares of New Hertz common stock immediately after the Spin-Off.

 

 

 

Distribution Ratio

 

One share of New Hertz common stock for every five shares of Hertz Holdings common stock that you hold as of the record date for the Spin-Off.

 

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Record Date

 

The close of business on June 22, 2016.

 

 

 

Distribution Date

 

The close of business on June 30, 2016.

 

 

 

Distribution

 

At the distribution date, Computershare Investor Services LLC, which is currently the transfer agent and registrar for Hertz Holdings common stock, and following the Spin-Off will be the transfer agent and registrar for both New Hertz and HERC Holdings common stock, will distribute the shares of New Hertz common stock by crediting these shares to book-entry accounts established by such transfer agent and registrar for persons that were Hertz Holdings stockholders on the record date. You will not be required to make any payment or to surrender or exchange your Hertz Holdings common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of New Hertz common stock.

 

 

 

Fractional Shares

 

Stockholders will not receive fractional shares in connection with the Spin-Off. Instead, New Hertz’s transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them as soon as practicable after the Spin-Off at the then-prevailing prices on the open market on behalf of those stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share. We expect that the transfer agent would conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at a reasonable pace and that it may take a number of days to sell all of the aggregated fractional shares of New Hertz common stock. After the transfer agent’s completion of such sale, stockholders would receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net proceeds of that sale. Stockholders will not be entitled to receive interest for the period of time between the effective time of the Spin-Off and the date payment is made for their fractional share interest in New Hertz common stock. No action is required on the part of any stockholder to receive their cash payment in lieu of any fractional interest, if applicable. See “The Spin-Off — Treatment of Fractional Shares” for a more detailed explanation of the treatment of fractional shares.

 

 

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

No vote of Hertz Holdings’ stockholders is required to authorize or effectuate the Spin-Off. Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split at one of nine ratios, 1-for-2, 1-for-3, 1-for-4, 1-for-5, 1-for-6, 1-for-8, 1-for-10, 1-for-15 or 1-for-20, as determined by the board of directors. Based on discussions with our financial advisors, we believe the trading price of the common stock after the Spin-Off may be significantly lower than the current market price due to the fact that the rental car business will no longer be part of Hertz Holdings. We believe the reverse stock split may make our common stock a more attractive investment for many investors, particularly investors who have limitations on owning lower-priced stocks. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the

 

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Spin-Off. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders will not receive fractional shares in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, HERC Holdings’ transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them as soon as practicable after the reverse stock split at the then-prevailing prices on the open market on behalf of those stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share. We expect that the transfer agent would conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at a reasonable pace and that it may take a number of days to sell all of the aggregated fractional shares of HERC Holdings common stock. After the transfer agent’s completion of such sale, stockholders would receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net proceeds of that sale. Stockholders will not be entitled to receive interest for the period of time between the effective time of the reverse stock split and the date payment is made for their fractional share interest in HERC Holdings common stock. All of our stockholders hold their shares electronically in book-entry form. Therefore, no action is required on the part of any stockholder to receive their post-reverse stock split shares of HERC Holdings common stock or their cash payment in lieu of any fractional interest, if applicable.

 

 

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

Computershare Investor Services LLC is currently the transfer agent and registrar for Hertz Holdings common stock, and following the Spin-Off will be the transfer agent and registrar for both New Hertz and HERC Holdings common stock.

 

 

 

NYSE Stock Exchange Symbol

 

There is no current trading market for New Hertz common stock. We expect to list New Hertz common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “HTZ,” which is the current trading symbol for Hertz Holdings common stock. Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE, but the symbol for its common stock will change to “HRI.”

 

 

 

Trading Market

 

We expect when-issued trading for New Hertz common stock and ex-dividend trading for Hertz Holdings common stock to occur before the distribution date. See “The Spin-Off — Trading Between the Record Date and the Distribution Date.”

 

 

 

Risk Factors

 

The Spin-Off and ownership of HERC Holdings common stock involve various risks. See “Risk Factors.”

 

 

 

Tax Consequences

 

The receipt of shares of New Hertz common stock is expected to be tax-free to stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See “The Spin-Off — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Offs.”

 

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Trading of New Hertz Common Stock

 

The shares of New Hertz common stock to be distributed in the Spin-Off will be freely tradable, except for shares received by persons that have a special relationship or affiliation with New Hertz. See “The Spin-Off — Listing and Trading of New Hertz and HERC Holdings Common Stock.”

 

 

 

Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings After the Spin-Off

 

After the Spin-Off, New Hertz and HERC Holdings will be independent, publicly owned companies. Hertz Holdings or a subsidiary thereof and New Hertz or a subsidiary thereof will enter into a number of agreements to govern the relationship between New Hertz and HERC Holdings after the Spin-Off. See “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz.”

 

 

 

Outstanding Equity Award Treatment

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, holders of outstanding Hertz Holdings equity awards will receive replacement equity awards. All replacement awards will be denominated in the common stock of the equity award holder’s primary employer after (or, in the case of a former employee, before) the Spin-Off.

 

 

 

 

 

In each case, the granting of such replacement awards will be effective contemporaneously with the Spin-Off and such replacement awards will be adjusted in accordance with a formula designed to preserve the intrinsic economic value of the original equity awards after taking into account the Spin-Off. See “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Employee Matters Agreement.” Equity awards to acquire shares of HERC Holdings common stock will be subject to further adjustment to take into account the reverse stock split, if implemented.

 

 

 

Anti-Takeover Effects with Respect to HERC Holdings

 

The certificate of incorporation and the by-laws of HERC Holdings will be the same as the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) of Hertz Holdings.

 

 

 

 

 

Certain provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws may make it more difficult to acquire control of HERC Holdings. These provisions may have the effect of discouraging a future takeover attempt not approved by HERC Holdings’ board of directors but which individual stockholders may deem to be in their best interests or in which stockholders may receive a substantial premium for their shares over then current market prices. As a result, stockholders who might desire to participate in such a transaction may not have an opportunity to do so. See “Description of Capital Stock.”

 

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Our Company

 

We are one of the largest equipment rental companies in the North American equipment rental industry, according to the Rental Equipment Register “RER”, top 100 list. We have been in the equipment rental business since 1965 and operate our equipment rental business through the Hertz Equipment Rental brand from approximately 280 company-operated branches, of which approximately 270 are in the United States and Canada, and the remainder are located in the United Kingdom, China and through joint venture arrangements in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. In addition, HERC operates through 13 franchisee owned branches in Greece, Portugal and Corsica in Europe, in Afghanistan in the Middle East, in Panama in Central America and in Chile in South America. On October 30, 2015, we finalized the sale of our operations in France (other than Corsica) and Spain which included 60 branches in France and two in Spain. Subsequent to the sale of these operations, we generate almost all of our equipment rental revenue in North America with approximately 1% of our equipment rental revenue driven by our remaining international operations.

 

We have longstanding relationships with many of our customers across diverse end markets, including large and small companies in the construction industry, industrial customers (such as large industrial plants, refineries and petrochemical operations and automotive enterprises), and other customers in more fragmented industries (such as governmental entities and government contractors, disaster recovery and remediation firms, railroads, utility operators, individual homeowners, entertainment production companies, agricultural producers and special event management firms). Set forth below is a chart showing our historical worldwide equipment rental revenue categorized by end markets we serve, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 (excluding the revenues associated with the France and Spain operations which were sold on October 30, 2015).

 

 

We offer a broad portfolio of equipment for rent, including aerial, earthmoving, material handling and specialty equipment such as air compressors, compaction equipment, construction-related trucks, electrical equipment, power generators, contractor tools, pumps, and lighting, studio and production equipment. Our recent investments in our equipment rental fleet have resulted in an average fleet age of 47 months as of March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, our equipment rental fleet portfolio consisted of equipment with a total original equipment cost of $3.5 billion.

 

In addition to our principal business of equipment rental, we also:

 

·                   sell used equipment;

 

·                   sell contractor supplies such as construction consumables, tools, small equipment and safety supplies at many of our rental locations;

 

·                   provide repair, maintenance and equipment management services to certain of our customers;

 

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·                   offer equipment re-rental services and provide on-site support to our customers;

 

·                   provide ancillary services such as equipment transport, cleaning, refueling and labor; and

 

·                   sell certain brands of new equipment and parts and supplies.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, we had total revenues of $365.6 million, $1,678.2 million, $1,770.4 million and $1,735.6 million, net loss of $1.5 million and net income of $111.3 million, $89.7 million and $98.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $107.8 million, $600.6 million, $649.6 million and $680.5 million, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to its most comparable GAAP measure in the section of this information statement entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data.”

 

Industry Overview

 

The equipment rental industry serves a diverse group of customers from individuals to small local contractors to large national and industrial accounts encompassing a wide variety of rental equipment including heavy equipment, specialty equipment and contractor tools. Subsequent to the sale of our operations in France and Spain on October 30, 2015, almost all of our equipment rental revenue is generated in North America with approximately 1% of our equipment rental revenue generated through our remaining international operations. The equipment rental industry is highly fragmented with few national competitors and many regional and local operators. We believe, based on market and industry revenue data, that we are one of the leading companies (together with United Rentals, Inc. and Ashtead Group plc’s Sunbelt Rentals brand) in the North American equipment rental industry. A number of the industry’s competitors focus on a subset of equipment rental offerings, making the overall industry fragmented with respect to types of equipment offered, services provided and geographic locations from which such equipment is offered.

 

The growth of the North American equipment rental industry is driven by a number of factors including economic trends, non-residential construction activity, capital investment in the industrial sector, repair and overhaul spending, government spending and demand for construction and other rental equipment generally. We believe that renters have increasingly looked to the equipment rental market to manage their capital needs, with many customers relying on equipment rental to allow them to participate in their respective markets without incurring the significant acquisition cost and maintenance expense associated with owning their own equipment fleet. We believe the trends that have driven rental instead of ownership of equipment in the North American construction industry will continue in the near term. We believe that the North American equipment rental industry is expected to grow at a 5.3% compound annual growth rate between 2016 and 2019.

 

The principal end markets we serve, based on our customers’ Standard Industrial Classification (“SIC”) codes, consist of the following:

 

·                   Construction — Our construction rental operations serve large and small companies in the construction industry, and principally the non-residential construction industry. Non-residential construction consists primarily of private sector rentals relating to the construction, maintenance, and remodeling of commercial facilities. According to Dodge Data & Analytics , U.S. non-residential construction spending remained flat in 2015 and is estimated to grow at an annual rate of 8% in 2016. We believe that key drivers of growth within this end market include increased levels of construction starts and construction-related loans among other factors. Construction represented approximately 38% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

·                   Industrial — Our industrial rental operations serve renters across a broad range of industries, including large industrial plants, refineries and petrochemical operations, industrial manufacturing, power, pulp, paper and wood and other industrial verticals. According to Industrial Info Resources, spending in the U.S. industrial sector grew at an annual rate of approximately 7% in 2015 and is estimated to grow at an annual rate of 2% in 2016. We believe

 

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that key drivers of growth within this end market include increased levels of spending on industrial capital, maintenance, repairs and overhaul. Industrial represented approximately 23% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

·                   Other Customers — In addition to the specific markets cited above, we service a variety of other customers across a diverse group of industries, including governmental entities and government contractors, disaster recovery and remediation firms, utility operators, infrastructure, railroad, individual homeowners, entertainment production companies, agricultural producers and special event management firms, which represented in total approximately 39% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015. We believe that the government-related and entertainment production submarkets discussed below are key industries within this diverse customer group.

 

·                   Government-Related — Government-related revenue consists of rentals to federal, state and local governments and contractors working directly on government projects.

 

·                   Entertainment Production — Our equipment rental operations serve the motion picture and television production industries through the rental of grip and lighting equipment, quiet power generators, boomlifts, forklifts and platform lifts.

 

Our Competitive Strengths

 

A Market Leader in North America with Significant Scale and Broad Footprint

 

We believe we are one of the largest equipment rental companies in the North American equipment rental industry, with an estimated 4% market share by revenue and approximately 270 company-operated branches in 42 states in the United States and 10 provinces in Canada. Our scale compared to most of our competitors provides us with a number of significant competitive advantages including:

 

·                   highly experienced executive management team with extensive domain knowledge;

 

·                   a comprehensive line of equipment and services, allowing us to be a single-source solution serving all of our customer needs;

 

·                   the ability to provide premium brands and a wide range of products that are reliable and meet all the necessary regulations;

 

·                   a consistent, reliable supply of rental equipment in stock across our locations and the ability to redeploy equipment across locations to meet evolving customer needs;

 

·                   an increasing portfolio of specialty equipment that expands our reach and capabilities;

 

·                   a geographic footprint that allows us to maintain proximity to our customers in the local markets as well as serve national and industrial accounts who have geographically dispersed equipment rental needs and in a number of cases prefer to do business with large operators who can broadly service their equipment rental needs;

 

·                   favorable purchasing power or volume discount pricing opportunities on material and equipment purchased from our suppliers;

 

·                   operational cost efficiencies across our organization, including with respect to purchasing, information technology, back-office support and marketing;

 

·                   economies of scale that enable fast response to customer equipment rental needs;

 

·                   a national sales force with significant expertise across our equipment fleet; and

 

·                   local expertise for servicing our clients and offering solutions.

 

Since the North American equipment rental industry is highly fragmented, with very few national competitors, we believe that the majority of our competitors do not enjoy these same advantages.

 

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Diverse End Market Business Mix and Exposure to a Variety of Specialty and High Growth Rental Markets

 

We provide equipment rental services to a wide variety of large markets, including the residential and non-residential construction, general industrial, energy, transportation and government markets. In recent years, we have diversified our rental portfolio by expanding our offerings in niche and specialty markets, both through organic growth and through the acquisition of established industry participants in key locations. Since 2009, we have completed 11 acquisitions to strengthen our position in a variety of diverse rental markets, including the broader industrial market, and the specialty markets such as the motion picture and television production industries. As a result of these strategic investments in ancillary areas of equipment rental and services, our business has become more balanced. We believe that this more balanced portfolio is important because it provides us with a diversification away from our historical reliance on the more seasonal and cyclical construction industry, toward industries which experience business cycles that may vary in intensity and duration from that of the general economy. We anticipate that specialty markets can grow faster than the general economy, and tend to be less cyclical. We believe this diversification serves to differentiate us from our competitors and positions us to take advantage of any expected increase in demand for more specialized rental solutions. We also are not overly reliant on any single customer with no single customer accounting for more than 3% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Strong National and Industrial Accounts Capabilities

 

We believe that we have significant capabilities to serve both national and industrial customer sectors. Through these customer relationship programs, our respective national and industrial accounts sales teams serve and attempt to expand and further penetrate existing relationships with our national accounts and larger industrial customers by providing a single point of contact for their equipment rental needs. This enables HERC to be a full end-to-end solutions provider in addition to a provider of rental equipment. These longstanding customer relationship programs enable us to take advantage of longer rental terms for much of our equipment, with many of our larger customers leasing equipment from us on a monthly or yearly basis, for use in large and/or complex ongoing projects. These projects provide a number of additional benefits, including recurring revenue, attractive credit profiles, improved fleet utilization and enhanced presence in new markets.

 

Range of Value-Added Services

 

We offer a total rental solution that provides a suite of customer-focused services. These services include equipment transport, fleet management and telematics, power solutions, on-site services and customized advice, engineered solutions, re-rental options, and parts and supplies sales. This combination of services is designed to offer comprehensive value-added solutions to our customers that complement and enhance the rental equipment we offer.

 

Superior Customer Service

 

HERC has a well-established reputation for superior customer service, which has been a competitive differentiator for us throughout our history. Senior management remains focused on maintaining a customer service focused culture. We spend significant time and resources training our personnel to effectively meet the demands of our customers. We believe that these customer initiatives help support our pricing strategy and foster customer loyalty.

 

Large, Diverse and High-Quality Equipment Fleet

 

Our equipment fleet represents a significant investment and our commitment to providing the most dependable rental experience to our customers across a variety of industries, including our local, national, industrial and specialty markets. Our recent investments in our equipment rental fleet have resulted in an average fleet age of 47 months as of March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, our equipment rental fleet portfolio consisted of equipment with a total original equipment cost of $3.5 billion.

 

Our broad array of equipment includes aerial, earthmoving, material handling and specialty equipment such as air compressors, compaction equipment, construction-related trucks, electrical equipment, power generators, contractor tools, pumps, and lighting, studio and production equipment as well as other niche

 

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or specialty products. Our extensive and high-quality rental fleet provides us with the ability to serve a diverse customer base that requires large quantities and/or varied types of equipment for rent, as we are more likely to have the right equipment and total number of units needed at the right location in order to meet our customer requirements.

 

Experienced Executive and Senior Leadership Team Focused on Excellence in Our Core Equipment Rental Operations

 

We have assembled an experienced executive and senior leadership team committed to maintaining operational excellence. Our executive and senior leadership team has extensive knowledge of all aspects of the equipment rental and heavy equipment industries, particularly in our core North American operations. Our senior leadership team is made up of executives who have an average of approximately 18 years of experience in the equipment rental and heavy equipment industries. Beyond the senior leadership team, we have talented, experienced sales, operations, service and finance professionals. Our executive and senior leadership team is dedicated to offering our customers a quality rental experience and is committed to further improving our performance capabilities through evaluating and effectively utilizing resources at each level of our organization.

 

Disciplined Fleet Management, Procurement and Disposal Process

 

We manage our equipment rental fleet using a life cycle approach designed to optimize the timing of fleet purchasing, repair and maintenance and disposal, while at the same time satisfying our customer demand. In particular, we use standardized business systems in our operations to track utilization and facilitate the fluid transfer of our fleet among regions to adjust to local customer demand, including throughout our entire network. Our pricing system allows us to generate real time rate guidance and adjust pricing across the various markets in which we operate. In recent years, we have reduced our supplier count by approximately 40%. Through continued use and development of our disciplined approach to efficient fleet management, we seek to maximize our utilization and return on investment.

 

We routinely sell our used rental equipment in order to manage repair and maintenance costs, as well as the composition, age and size of our fleet. We dispose of our used equipment through a variety of channels, including private sales to customers and other third parties, sales to wholesalers, brokered sales and auctions. Our website includes a catalog of equipment for sale to third parties. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we sold our used rental equipment as follows: approximately 54% through private sales, 27% through sales at auction and 19% through sales to wholesalers. Historically, we have realized a greater return on capital through private sales and sales to wholesalers, as opposed to brokered sales and auctions.

 

Geographic Footprint

 

We have approximately 280 company-operated branches in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and China and through joint venture arrangements in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We also have a presence in 6 countries through our 13 international franchisee-operated branches. We continue to update our locations with our proprietary HERC systems designed to enhance associate productivity and improve fleet utilization.

 

Our geographic footprint and scale, as well as the use of standardized business systems in our operations, provides us with several benefits, including:

 

·                   the ability to meet the needs of large multi-location customers who would like to be serviced on a multi-national basis;

 

·                   leveraging our fleet spend across a larger base and generating used fleet disposal opportunities;

 

·                   the ability to utilize our business processes, systems and core competencies to drive value for our franchisees and ultimately our customers in foreign markets;

 

·                   the opportunity to reduce the variability of local economic conditions on our overall financial performance; and

 

·                   the platform to optimize operational efficiency.

 

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Strong Brand Recognition

 

Our primary operating subsidiary, HERC, operates under the name “Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation,” in addition to operating under the “HERC” name. We expect to rename HERC “Herc Rentals Inc.” and that HERC will continue to utilize the HERC name as part of its Herc Rentals brand. While we believe the association with Hertz has contributed to our building relationships with our customers due to Hertz’s globally recognized brand and perceived high-quality car and equipment rental products, we believe that the continued use of the “HERC” name as part of the Herc Rentals brand will facilitate the transition to this new brand. As part of the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings and New Hertz will enter into an agreement, pursuant to which HERC Holdings will continue to have the right to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand for a period of four years on a no royalty basis, except that HERC Holdings may not directly or indirectly engage in the business of renting and leasing cars, subject to certain exceptions, including that HERC Holdings may continue to rent cars to the extent HERC has done so immediately prior to the Spin-Off.

 

Our Strategy

 

Pursue Opportunities Through Organic Revenue Growth, Diversified Specialty Equipment, Optimizing Existing Markets and Targeted Strategic Bolt-On Acquisitions

 

We believe that opportunities for expansion exist through organic same store growth, expanding our presence in existing targeted markets, diversifying our equipment offering for higher returns and the acquisition of smaller competitors, particularly in light of the fragmented nature of the equipment rental industry and a long-term trend toward increased rental penetration in many of the markets in which we participate. We have organized our growth strategy to pursue these internal growth initiatives and the acquisition of smaller competitors.

 

Within the markets we currently serve, we intend to grow our same store sales by investing in a high quality and diverse equipment rental fleet and by providing market leading customer service and value-added service offerings. We believe that maintaining high quality and comprehensive lines of equipment differentiates our equipment rental offerings from many of our competitors and we plan to continue to invest in our asset base. In addition, our strong value-added service offerings, such as equipment transport, fleet management and telematics, pro-contractor tools, power solutions, on-site services and customized advice, engineered solutions, re-rental options and used and new equipment sales, provide us with an integrated equipment services platform through which we are able to address substantially all of our customers’ needs and we intend to continue to develop these offerings. We also intend to continue to drive efficiencies through process-oriented initiatives that allow us to increase equipment utilization, reduce operating costs and free up available investment resources.

 

We intend to continue our strategy of selectively expanding the scope of our operations through the opening of new locations in existing markets that will provide added operating leverage. We will continue to diversify our rental portfolio by pursuing focused market growth into a variety of niche rental markets, including restoration, remediation, HVAC and disaster recovery, expanding across all construction and industrial verticals, as well as various specialty markets, in a variety of geographic locations. We also will look to add new locations in those markets and geographic locations that offer attractive growth opportunities, especially targeting local customers and specialty markets. We believe the North American market presents significant potential for growth, but we also plan to continue efforts to expand our international business by opening new company-operated joint venture and franchise locations, especially when we have opportunities to serve major North American customers with a global presence. At the same time, we will monitor and from time to time exit non-core, non-strategic operations, as we have done with the divestiture of our operations in France and Spain.

 

Our strategic acquisitions have allowed us to strengthen our position in a variety of specialty rental markets and have given us experience in evaluating, consummating and integrating strategic acquisitions. By acquiring certain bolt-on businesses we have the opportunity to expand our existing geographic footprint to better serve large multi-location customers. In addition, we believe that we can further improve our mix of rental revenue in order to create a customer portfolio that is less susceptible to industry-specific cycles, is more geographically diverse, and is better positioned to facilitate sustainable earnings growth.

 

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Maintain and Strengthen Our National and Industrial Accounts Programs

 

As we continue efforts to stimulate organic growth, we plan to strengthen our national accounts and industrial accounts programs. As of December 31, 2015, we had over 1,800 national accounts. We will continue to target the optimal customer mix that enables HERC to be one of a small number of rental companies that have the resources to service large customer needs and provide innovative business solutions. We also intend to emphasize strategic account management as we work to gain a greater share of the overall equipment rental spending of our existing customers in the national and industrial accounts sectors.

 

Leverage and Expand Our Footprint

 

HERC has one of the largest footprints in a fragmented industry. With 270 strategically located company-operated branches in the United States and Canada, our base of operations will allow HERC to strategically expand in existing North American markets providing further opportunities to expand our small to mid-size customer base while simultaneously providing additional operational efficiencies from economies of scale. We believe that we have opportunities in several markets to expand our presence, increase our geographic density and generate organic growth.

 

Use Customer-Facing Technology to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Improve Efficiency

 

Our advanced telematics and GPS-enabled platforms enable our customers to increase utilization and control their overall costs. Through our Hertz e-Services Program (“e-SP”) we have offered our customers an easy-to-use and personalized platform to improve the management of their equipment rental accounts and provide real-time information about all of their equipment rental usage. These platforms are an integral part of our suite of services, which is designed to provide our customers with a true end-to-end solution for renting, tracking, managing, maintaining and customizing their rental equipment needs and thereby increase customer satisfaction.

 

We also leverage technology to improve the efficiency of our operations. Our modeling software helps us to forecast demand as well as push real-time pricing intelligence to our experienced sales team. We are rolling out mobile application-based solutions to enable point of sale expansion, increase the speed at which we fulfill customer orders and increase customer satisfaction. We also are in the process of consolidating our information technology functions common to our branches, which will reduce costs and improve efficiency. These and other process initiatives allow us to better manage our fleet, improve customer service, increase equipment utilization and provide us with an opportunity to achieve higher profitability and return on capital.

 

Develop Our Employees, Foster Organizational Excellence and Continue to Drive Our Culture of Safety

 

Our management team’s leadership philosophy is centered around developing employees who are committed to our goals of being one of the world’s leading equipment rental companies. By attracting, retaining and developing our workforce and using programs to drive organizational and operational excellence, including continuous improvement strategies, we can develop leaders at every level of our business.

 

We are dedicated to providing training and development opportunities to our employees. We develop our employees’ skills through training programs focused on, among other things, safety, sales, leadership training and equipment-related training.

 

Our sales training programs are tailored to develop a sales force that is able to address the particular needs of the various categories of our customer base, such as customers in the construction, industrial, governmental and the more specialized industries that we serve. With respect to particularly large, complex or challenging projects, we develop curricula based on that specific project so that the employees involved are better able to meet the expectations of our customer. Our training programs address critical issues of workplace safety for our employees and customers. This promotes the protection of our employees and assets, as well as our protection from liability for accidental loss or employee injury.

 

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Actions in Connection with the Spin-Off

 

Prior to the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will undertake a series of internal reorganization transactions (sometimes referred to herein as the “internal reorganization”) so that New Hertz will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business, including Hertz, and HERC Holdings will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business, including HERC. In addition to this internal reorganization and in connection with the Spin-Off, it is expected that HERC, which is to be a wholly owned subsidiary of HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off, will transfer to Hertz and its subsidiaries approximately $1.9 billion. To fund, among other things, such transfers and in connection with the Spin-Off, HERC expects to enter into appropriate financing arrangements. In this information statement, we refer to these transactions as the “related financing transactions.”

 

The expected amounts of cash transfers to be made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC were determined based on a review of historical cash flows, and the near-term and medium-term expected cash flows of New Hertz and HERC Holdings subsequent to the Spin-Off, and are intended to ensure that each of New Hertz and HERC Holdings is adequately capitalized and has the appropriate level of cash resources at the time of the Spin-Off. The actual amounts of cash transfers made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC prior to or in connection with the Spin-Off will depend upon the financial performance and cash position of HERC prior to the Spin-Off, among other factors. Hertz expects to use the cash proceeds from these transfers to repay third-party indebtedness, to fund the share repurchase program previously announced and reaffirmed by Hertz Holdings and that New Hertz expects to adopt for periods following the Spin-Off, and for general corporate purposes.

 

On May 25, 2016, Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, LLC (“Escrow Issuer LLC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of HERC, and Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, Corp. (together with Escrow Issuer LLC, the “Escrow Issuers”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Escrow Issuer LLC, entered into a purchase agreement with respect to $610.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50% senior secured second priority notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) and $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% senior secured second priority notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes” and, together with the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”) in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Each series of Notes will pay interest semi-annually in arrears. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about June 9, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. An affiliate of Carl C. Icahn is expected to purchase $50 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes and $75 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes.

 

For further information concerning the transactions that are being effected in connection with the Spin-Off, see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Separation and Distribution Agreement.”

 

Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings

 

After the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will not own any New Hertz common stock, New Hertz will not own any HERC Holdings common stock and the two companies will be separate, independent public companies. In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings (or a subsidiary thereof) will enter into a number of agreements with New Hertz (or a subsidiary thereof), including:

 

·                   a separation and distribution agreement;

 

·                   a tax matters agreement;

 

·                   an employee matters agreement;

 

·                   a transition services agreement;

 

·                   an intellectual property agreement; and

 

·                   certain real estate lease agreements.

 

These agreements will outline the specifics of the Spin-Off and govern the ongoing relationship between New Hertz and HERC Holdings after the completion of the Spin-Off. For a more complete description of the terms of these agreements, see “Relationship between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz.”

 

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Risk Factors

 

Investing in or maintaining your investment in HERC Holdings common stock involves a high degree of risk. There are numerous risks related to (i) our business, including risks related to the industries in which we operate, (ii) our substantial indebtedness that we expect to incur in connection with the Spin-Off, and (iii) the Spin-Off and our separation from New Hertz, including risks related to our ability to operate as a stand-alone public company. If any of these or other risks occurs, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. In such a case, the trading price of our common stock would likely decline, and you may lose part or all of your investment. There are also risks specific to the securities markets and ownership of HERC Holdings’ common stock, including risks related to the lack of a prior public market for our common stock. Certain of these risks are set forth in more detail in the “Risk Factors” section of this offering memorandum, which we urge you to carefully read in its entirety.

 

Corporate Information

 

HERC Holdings was incorporated in Delaware in 2005 and HERC was incorporated in Delaware in July 1965. Following the Spin-Off, we anticipate that our principal executive offices will be located at 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Bonita Springs, Florida, 34134. Our telephone number is (239) 301-1000. We maintain a website at www.hertzequip.com. We expect to change our website address in connection with the Spin-Off. The reference to our website is intended to be an inactive textual reference only. Information found on, or accessible through, our website is not part of this information statement.

 

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Summary Historical Combined Financial Data of HERC Holdings

 

The following tables present selected combined financial information and other data for HERC Holdings’ business. The selected combined statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, and the selected combined balance sheet data as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 presented below were derived from our audited annual combined financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement. The selected combined statement of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, and the selected combined balance sheet data as of March 31, 2016 presented below were derived from our unaudited interim combined financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement. The selected combined statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the selected combined balance sheet data as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were derived from condensed combined financial statements not included herein.

 

Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented.

 

As such, our historical combined financial statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and are derived from Hertz Holdings’ consolidated financial statements and accounting records using the historical results of operations and assets and liabilities attributed to the equipment rental operations, and include allocations of expenses from Hertz Holdings. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of HERC Holdings’ results in any future period and do not necessarily reflect what the financial position and results of operations of the equipment rental business would have been had HERC Holdings operated as a stand-alone public company during the periods presented, including changes that will occur as a result of or in connection with the Spin-Off.

 

The combined financial statements include net interest expense on loans receivable from and payable to affiliates and expense allocations for certain corporate functions historically performed by Hertz, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, employee benefits and incentives, insurance and stock-based compensation. These expenses have been allocated to us on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. The provision for income taxes has been prepared on a separate return basis. Management believes the assumptions underlying the combined financial statements, including the assumptions regarding the allocation of corporate expenses from Hertz, are reasonable. Nevertheless, the combined financial statements may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had we been a stand-alone company during the years presented and may not reflect our combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows had we been a stand-alone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if we had been a stand-alone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure.

 

You should read the following information in conjunction with the section of this information statement entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and audited annual combined financial statements and the respective related notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

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Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Years ended December 31,

 

(In millions, except per share data)

 

2016(b)

 

2015(b)

 

2015(b)

 

2014(b)

 

2013(b)

 

2012(b)

 

2011

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Operations Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

307.8

 

$

331.6

 

$

1,411.7

 

$

1,455.8

 

$

1,406.9

 

$

1,260.2

 

$

1,101.7

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

37.5

 

46.5

 

161.2

 

198.7

 

198.1

 

228.2

 

250.6

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

17.3

 

19.5

 

92.1

 

95.4

 

113.7

 

104.8

 

92.4

 

Service and other revenues

 

3.0

 

3.7

 

13.2

 

20.5

 

16.9

 

15.1

 

13.1

 

Total revenues

 

365.6

 

401.3

 

1,678.2

 

1,770.4

 

1,735.6

 

1,608.3

 

1,457.8

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating

 

159.6

 

175.2

 

706.2

 

718.9

 

673.9

 

636.9

 

576.9

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

81.8

 

83.1

 

343.7

 

340.0

 

325.3

 

289.8

 

293.9

 

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

45.4

 

39.8

 

146.8

 

188.4

 

171.5

 

210.5

 

233.3

 

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

13.1

 

15.2

 

73.0

 

77.5

 

89.9

 

82.1

 

72.8

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

61.3

 

72.1

 

270.5

 

248.6

 

204.3

 

212.6

 

176.7

 

Restructuring

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

4.3

 

5.7

 

10.1

 

8.7

 

18.3

 

Impairment

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

6.5

 

9.5

 

32.9

 

41.4

 

72.9

 

80.9

 

79.6

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(0.9

)

(1.0

)

(56.1

)

(4.2

)

34.6

 

(1.8

)

0.2

 

Total expenses

 

367.1

 

394.6

 

1,521.3

 

1,625.9

 

1,582.5

 

1,519.7

 

1,451.7

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1.5

)

6.7

 

156.9

 

144.5

 

153.1

 

88.6

 

6.1

 

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income

 

 

(5.0

)

(45.6

)

(54.8

)

(55.0

)

(27.2

)

2.0

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

$

61.4

 

$

8.1

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

423.9

 

458.8

 

452.3

 

454.0

 

422.3

 

419.9

 

415.9

 

Diluted

 

423.9

 

461.9

 

456.4

 

464.4

 

463.9

 

448.2

 

444.8

 

Earnings per share(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.02

 

Diluted

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.02

 

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12.3

 

$

15.7

 

$

18.9

 

$

15.4

 

$

23.2

 

$

45.1

 

Total assets

 

3,355.1

 

3,406.8

 

3,611.3

 

4,132.1

 

3,710.2

 

3,209.2

 

Total debt(c)

 

134.7

 

136.7

 

866.1

 

673.5

 

1,072.0

 

767.3

 

Total equity

 

2,219.8

 

2,311.8

 

1,705.3

 

1,877.4

 

1,285.0

 

1,101.3

 

 


(a)          See Note 18 — Equity and Earnings Per Share to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements and Note 15 — Earnings Per Share to the notes to our unaudited interim combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for a reconciliation of net income used in diluted earnings per share calculation.

 

(b)          Our results from 2012 and periods thereafter include the results of Cinelease from and after January 9, 2012, the date of its acquisition.

 

(c)           Includes net loans payable to affiliates as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 of $73.7 million, $73.2 million, $449.0 million, $226.0 million, $397.7 million and $358.0 million, respectively.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in or maintaining your investment in HERC Holdings common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider each of the risks and uncertainties set forth below as well as the other information contained in this information statement before deciding to invest in our common stock. Any of the following risks and uncertainties could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows; however, the following risks and uncertainties are not the only risks and uncertainties facing us and it is possible that other risks and uncertainties might significantly impact us.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those we currently view to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows. In such a case, the market price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your original investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

Our business is cyclical and a slowdown in worldwide economic conditions or adverse changes in the economic factors specific to the industries in which we operate, such as a decrease in the expected levels of infrastructure spending or the expected levels of rental versus ownership of equipment or a continued slow down in activity in the oil and gas industry, could have adverse effects on our liquidity, cash flows and results of operations.

 

A substantial portion of our revenues are derived from the rental of equipment in the non-residential construction and industrial end markets, which are cyclical in nature. For example, our industry experienced a decline in construction and industrial activity as a result of the economic downturn that commenced in the latter part of 2008 and continued through 2010. The weakness in our end markets led to a decrease in the demand for our rental equipment and intensifying price competition from other equipment rental industry participants. In addition, other industries in which we operate, such as the oil and gas industry and the entertainment industry, may be subject to different factors and economic cycles that could have an effect on demand for our products and services within those industries. Recently, declines in oil prices have led to a significant slowdown in activity in the oil and gas industry, which has negatively affected our rentals to participants in this industry. For fiscal 2015 and the first quarter of 2016, upstream oil and gas branch markets represented approximately 23% and 19% of our equipment rental revenue, respectively. Demand for our rentals is susceptible to market trends in oil and natural gas prices which have historically been volatile and are likely to continue to be volatile. While many areas of the global economy are improving, a slowdown in the economic recovery or worsening of economic conditions, in particular with respect to North American construction and industrial activities, could have an effect on demand for our products and services within those industries and ultimately could adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

 

The following factors, among others, may cause weakness in our end markets, either temporarily or long-term:

 

·                      a decrease in expected levels of infrastructure spending;

 

·                      a decrease in the expected levels of rental versus ownership of equipment;

 

·                      the level of supply and demand for oil and natural gas;

 

·                      government regulations, including the policies of governments regarding exploration for, and production and development of, oil and natural gas reserves;

 

·                      the level of oil production by non-OPEC countries and the available excess production capacity within OPEC;

 

·                      a lack of availability of credit;

 

·                      an increase in the cost of construction materials;

 

·                      an increase in interest rates;

 

·                      adverse weather conditions, which may temporarily affect a particular region; or

 

·                      terrorism or hostilities involving the United States, Canada, or international markets.

 

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We face intense competition that may lead to downward pricing or an inability to increase prices.

 

The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. Competitive factors in our industry include the importance of customer loyalty, changes in market penetration, increased price competition, the introduction of new equipment, services and technology by existing and new competitors, changes in marketing, product diversity, sales and distribution capabilities and the ability to supply equipment and services to customers in a timely predictable manner. In addition, because we do not have multi-year contractual arrangements with many of our customers, these competitive factors could cause our customers to cease renting our equipment and shift suppliers. The equipment rental market is often highly fragmented, and we believe that price is one of the primary competitive factors in the equipment rental market. The internet has enabled cost-conscious customers to more easily compare rates available from rental companies. If we try to increase our pricing, our competitors, some of whom may have greater resources and better access to capital or lower fixed operating costs, may seek to compete aggressively on the basis of pricing. In addition, our competitors may reduce prices in order to attempt to gain a competitive advantage, capture market share or compensate for declines in rental activity. To the extent we do not match or remain within a reasonable competitive margin of our competitors’ pricing, our revenues and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. If competitive pressures lead us to match any of our competitors’ downward pricing and we are not able to reduce our operating costs, then our margins, results of operations and cash flows could be materially adversely impacted. Additionally, our business may be affected by changes in technology that impact the competitive environment and we could be further affected if we are not able to adjust the size of our rental fleet in response to changes in demand, whether such changes are due to competition or otherwise. See the section entitled “Business — Competition” in this information statement.

 

A decline in our relations with our key national account or industrial account customers or the amount of equipment they rent from us could materially adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations, prospects and cash flows.

 

Our business depends on our ability to maintain positive relations with our key customers. Although we have established and maintain significant long-term relationships with our key national and industrial customers, we cannot assure you that all of these relationships will continue or will not diminish in some manner. In addition, we generally do not enter into multi-year contracts with our customers, and they generally do not have an obligation to rent our equipment from us. The loss of, or a diminution in, our relationship with any of our key customers could have a material adverse effect on us. Also, revenue from customers that have accounted for significant revenue in past periods, individually or as a group, may not continue in future periods or, if continued, may not reach or exceed historical levels in any period. Further, we have no operational or financial control over our customers and have limited influence over how they conduct their businesses. If any of these customers fail to remain competitive in their respective markets or encounter financial or operational problems, our revenue and profitability may decline.

 

Equipment rental, especially in the construction industry, is generally a seasonal business and any occurrence that disrupts rental activity during our peak periods could materially adversely affect our liquidity, cash flows and results of operations.

 

Certain significant components of our expenses are fixed in the short-term, including real estate taxes, rent, insurance, utilities, maintenance and other facility-related expenses, the costs of operating our information technology systems and minimum staffing costs. Seasonal changes in our revenues do not alter those fixed expenses, typically resulting in higher profitability in periods when our revenues are higher, and lower profitability in periods when our revenues are lower. Our equipment rental business, especially in the construction industry, has historically experienced decreased levels of business from December until late spring and heightened activity during our third and fourth quarter until December. Any occurrence that disrupts rental activity during this period of heightened activity could have a disproportionately material adverse effect on our liquidity, cash flows and results of operations.

 

If our management is unable to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and adjust the size and mix of our fleet accordingly, our results of operations could suffer.

 

Because fleet costs typically represent our single largest expense and fleet purchases are typically made weeks or months in advance of the expected use of the fleet, our business is dependent upon the ability of

 

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our management to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and consumer preferences with respect to the mix of equipment in our fleet. To the extent we do not purchase a sufficient amount of equipment, or the right types of equipment, to meet consumer demand, we may lose revenue to our competitors. If we purchase too much equipment, our fleet utilization could be adversely affected and we may not be able to dispose of excess equipment in a timely and cost effective manner. As a result, if our management is unable to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and determine the appropriate mix of equipment in our fleet, including because of changes in the competitive environment or economic factors outside of our control, our results of operations could suffer.

 

If we are unable to purchase adequate supplies of competitively priced equipment or the cost of the equipment we purchase increases, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.

 

Reduced or limited supplies of equipment together with increased prices are risks that we face in our equipment rental business. The cost of new equipment could increase due to increased material costs for our suppliers or other factors beyond our control. Furthermore, changes in customer demand for particular types or brands of equipment that we buy could cause certain of our existing equipment to become obsolete or less favored by our customers and require us to purchase new equipment. If we are unable to obtain an adequate supply of equipment, or if we obtain less favorable pricing and other terms when we acquire equipment and are unable to pass on any increased costs to our customers, then our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.

 

If we are unable to collect on contracts with customers, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows may be materially adversely affected.

 

One of the reasons some of our customers find it more attractive to rent equipment than to own that equipment is the need to deploy their capital elsewhere. This has been particularly true in industries with high growth rates such as the construction industry. However, some of our customers may have liquidity issues and ultimately may not be able to fulfill the terms of their rental agreements with us. We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers, and their failure to meet their financial obligations when due because of their bankruptcy, lack of liquidity, operational failure or other reasons could result in decreased sales and earnings for us. If we are unable to manage credit risk issues adequately, or if a large number of customers should have financial difficulties at the same time, our credit losses could increase above historical levels and our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows may be materially adversely affected. Further, delinquencies and credit losses generally would be expected to increase if there was a slowdown in the economic recovery or worsening of economic conditions.

 

The restatement of Hertz Holdings’ previously issued financial statements has been time-consuming and expensive and could expose us to additional risks that could materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Hertz Holdings has incurred significant expenses, including audit, legal, consulting and other professional fees and lender and noteholder consent fees, in connection with the restatement of its previously issued financial statements and the ongoing remediation of weaknesses in Hertz Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting. Hertz Holdings has taken a number of steps, including adding significant internal resources and implementing a number of additional procedures, in order to strengthen the accounting function of the consolidated enterprise and attempt to reduce the risk of additional misstatements in its financial statements. In connection with the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will inherit certain infrastructure and systems of Hertz Holdings and will receive certain transition services from New Hertz pursuant to the transition services agreement related to HERC Holdings’ internal accounting and finance functions, which will impact HERC Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting. To the extent the remediation of the material weaknesses in Hertz Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting is not complete prior to the Spin-Off, we could be forced to incur additional time and expense to remediate any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. For further information regarding Hertz Holdings’ restatements and material weaknesses, please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.”

 

Hertz Holdings is also subject to a number of claims, investigations and proceedings arising out of the misstatements in its financial statements, including investigations by the New York Regional Office of the

 

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SEC and a state securities regulator. See below under “The restatement of Hertz Holdings’ previously issued financial results has resulted in government investigations, books and records demands and private litigation and could result in government enforcement actions and private litigation that could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows.”

 

Hertz Holdings has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. HERC Holdings identified similar material weaknesses that, if not remediated prior to the Spin-Off, may adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.

 

Hertz Holdings’ management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over its financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. During 2014 management identified material weaknesses in Hertz Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

As a result of the material weaknesses, Hertz Holdings’ management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2015. The assessment was based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. While this conclusion was based on the material weaknesses in Hertz Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting, management has identified similar material weaknesses relating to HERC Holdings and HERC accounts. In addition, management identified a material weakness related to the income tax accounts of HERC Holdings and HERC. Hertz Holdings is actively engaged in remediation activities to address the material weaknesses, but its remediation efforts are not complete and are ongoing. In connection with the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will inherit certain infrastructure and systems of Hertz Holdings and will receive certain transition services from New Hertz pursuant to the transition services agreement related to HERC Holdings’ internal accounting and finance functions, which will impact HERC Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting. If Hertz Holdings’ remedial measures are insufficient to address the material weaknesses prior to the Spin-Off, our internal control over financial reporting may continue to have material weaknesses. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.” In addition, we may identify additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls following the Spin-Off. Any of these occurrences may materially adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner. If we are unable to report our results in a timely and accurate manner, we may not be able to comply with the applicable covenants in our financing arrangements, and may be required to seek waivers or repay amounts under these financing arrangements earlier than anticipated, which could adversely impact our liquidity and financial condition. Although we will review and evaluate internal control systems to allow management to report on the sufficiency of our internal controls, we cannot assure you that we will not discover weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. If we identify one or more material weaknesses, we may be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which would have a material adverse effect on the price of our common stock and possibly impact our ability to obtain future financing on acceptable terms. We also may lose assets if we do not maintain adequate internal controls.

 

The restatement of Hertz Holdings’ previously issued financial results has resulted in government investigations, books and records demands, and private litigation and could result in government enforcement actions and private litigation that could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows.

 

Hertz Holdings has become subject to securities class action litigation relating to certain of its public disclosures. In addition, the New York Regional Office of the SEC and a state securities regulator are currently investigating the events disclosed in certain of its filings with the SEC. Hertz Holdings has already expended and expects to continue to expend significant resources investigating the claims underlying and defending this litigation and responding to the demands and investigations. HERC Holdings, as the legal successor to Hertz Holdings, will continue to be subject to any such proceedings following the Spin-Off.

 

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Moreover, following the Spin-Off, we could become subject to private litigation or investigations, or one or more government enforcement actions, arising out of the misstatements in Hertz Holdings’ previously issued financial statements. While New Hertz and HERC Holdings intend to share any ultimate liability arising from proceedings of this nature pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, we cannot estimate the potential exposure in these matters at this time, and such proceedings may require significant time and attention of our management and have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows. See “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Separation and Distribution Agreement-Sharing of Certain Liabilities. For additional discussion of these matters, see Note 13 — Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments, to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Some of our suppliers of new equipment for sale may appoint additional distributors, sell directly to our customers, rent directly to our customers or unilaterally terminate our arrangements with them, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows due to a reduction of, or inability to increase, our revenues from such operations.

 

We are a buyer and reseller of new equipment, parts and contractor supplies by leading, nationally-known original equipment manufacturers. Under our arrangements with these suppliers, the suppliers may appoint additional distributors, elect to sell to customers directly or unilaterally terminate their arrangements with us at any time without cause. Any such actions could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows due to a reduction of, or an inability to increase, our revenues from these operations.

 

Our equipment rental fleet is subject to residual value risk upon disposition, and may not sell at the prices we expect.

 

The market value of our equipment at the time of its disposition could be less than its estimated residual value or its depreciated value at such time. A number of factors could affect the value received upon disposition of our equipment, including:

 

·                      the market price for similar new equipment;

 

·                      wear and tear on the equipment relative to its age and the performance of preventive maintenance;

 

·                      the time of year that it is sold;

 

·                      the supply of used equipment relative to the demand for used equipment, including as a result of changes in economic conditions or conditions in the markets that we serve; and

 

·                      the existence and capacities of different sales outlets and our ability to develop and maintain different types of sales outlets.

 

Because we include in income from operations the difference between the sales price and the depreciated value of an item of equipment sold, a sale of equipment below its depreciated value could adversely affect our income from operations. Accordingly, our ability to reduce the size of our equipment rental fleet in the event of an economic downturn or to respond to changes in rental demand is subject to the risk of loss based on the residual value of rental equipment.

 

We incur maintenance and repair costs associated with our equipment rental fleet that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows in the event these costs are greater than anticipated.

 

As our fleet of rental equipment ages, the cost of maintaining such equipment, if not replaced within a certain period of time, and the risk of fleet equipment being out of service generally increase. Determining the optimal age at disposition for our rental equipment is subjective and requires considerable estimates by management. We have made estimates regarding the relationship between the age of our rental equipment, the maintenance and repair costs, the availability of our fleet and the market value of used equipment. If maintenance and repair costs are higher than estimated or in-service times or market values of used equipment are lower than estimated, our future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be adversely affected.

 

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We may not be successful with implementing our strategy of further reducing operating costs and our cost reduction initiatives may have adverse consequences.

 

We are continuing to implement initiatives to reduce our operating expenses. These initiatives may include headcount reductions, business process outsourcing, business process re-engineering, internal reorganization and other expense controls. We cannot assure you that our cost reduction initiatives will achieve any further success. Whether or not successful, our cost reduction initiatives involve significant expenses and we expect to incur further expenses associated with these initiatives, some of which may be material in the period in which they are incurred.

 

Even if we achieve further success with our cost reduction initiatives, we face risks associated with our initiatives, including declines in employee morale or the level of customer service we provide, the efficiency of our operations or the effectiveness of our internal controls. Any of these risks could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows.

 

An impairment of our goodwill or our indefinite lived intangible assets could have a material non-cash adverse impact on our results of operations.

 

We review our goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable and at least annually. If economic deterioration occurs, then we may be required to record charges for goodwill or indefinite lived intangible asset impairments in the future, which could have a material adverse non-cash impact on our results of operations.

 

Doing business in foreign countries requires us to comply with U.S. and foreign anticorruption laws, economic sanctions programs and anti-boycott regulation.

 

Our international operations are subject to U.S. and foreign anti-corruption laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (‘‘FCPA’’), economic sanction programs administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) and the anti-boycott regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Antiboycott Compliance. As a result of doing business in foreign countries, we are exposed to a heightened risk of violating anti-corruption laws, OFAC regulations and anti-boycott regulations. The FCPA prohibits us from providing anything of value to foreign officials for the purposes of obtaining or retaining business or securing any improper business advantage. As part of our business, we have to regularly deal with foreign officials for regulatory purposes and may deal with state-owned business enterprises, the employees of which are considered foreign officials for purposes of the FCPA. In addition, the provisions of the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the ‘‘Bribery Act’’) extend beyond bribery of foreign public officials and are more onerous than the FCPA in a number of other respects, including jurisdiction, non-exemption of facilitation payments and penalties. Some of the international locations in which we operate lack a developed legal system and have higher than normal levels of corruption. Economic sanctions programs restrict our business dealings with certain sanctioned countries and other sanctioned individuals and entities. Violations of anti-corruption laws and sanctions regulations are punishable by civil penalties, including fines, denial of export privileges, injunctions, asset seizures, debarment from government contracts and revocations or restrictions of licenses, as well as criminal fines and imprisonment. We have established policies and procedures designed to assist our compliance with applicable U.S. and foreign laws and regulations including the Bribery Act. However, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will effectively prevent us from violating these laws and regulations in every transaction in which we may engage, and such a violation could materially and adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and cash flows. In addition, various U.S. state and municipal governments, universities and other investors maintain prohibitions or restriction on investments in companies that do business with sanctioned countries.

 

We may be unable to protect our trade secrets and other intellectual property rights, and our business could be harmed as a result.

 

We rely on trade secrets to protect our know-how and other proprietary information, including pricing, purchasing, promotional strategies, customer lists and/or suppliers lists. However, trade secrets are difficult to protect. While we believe we use reasonable efforts to protect our trade secrets, our employees,

 

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consultants, contractors or advisors may unintentionally or willfully disclose our information to competitors. In addition, confidentiality agreements, if any, executed by the foregoing persons may not be enforceable or provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets or other proprietary information in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure.

 

We may fail to respond adequately to changes in technology and customer demands.

 

In recent years our industry has been characterized by rapid changes in technology and customer demands. For example, industry participants have taken advantage of new technologies to improve fleet efficiency, decrease customer wait times and improve customer satisfaction. Our ability to continually improve our current processes and products in response to changes in technology is essential in maintaining our competitive position and maintaining current levels of customer satisfaction. We may experience technical or other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development, introduction or marketing of new products or enhanced product offerings. The effects of these risks may, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect our results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.

 

Our business is heavily reliant upon communications networks and centralized information technology systems and the concentration of our systems creates risks for us.

 

We rely heavily on communication networks and information technology systems, including the internet, to accept reservations, process rental and sales transactions, manage our pricing, manage our equipment fleet, manage our financing arrangements, account for our activities and otherwise conduct our business. Such systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, computer and telecommunications failures, computer viruses, security breaches and natural disasters. Our reliance on these networks and systems exposes us to various risks that could cause a loss of reservations, interfere with our ability to manage our fleet, slow rental and sales processes, cause a failure to comply with our financing arrangements and otherwise materially adversely affect our ability to manage our business effectively. Our major information technology systems and accounting functions are centralized in a few locations worldwide. Any disruption, termination or substandard provision of these services, whether as the result of localized conditions (such as a fire, explosion or data security breach), failure of our systems to function as designed or events or circumstances of broader geographic impact (such as an earthquake, storm, flood, epidemic, strike, act of war, civil unrest or terrorist act), could materially adversely affect our business by disrupting normal reservations, customer service, accounting and information technology functions or by eliminating access to financing arrangements. In connection with the Spin-Off, we will enter into a transition services agreement with New Hertz and will be reliant upon New Hertz for continued service with several information technology systems. Any disruption or poor performance of our systems could lead to lower revenues, increased costs or other material adverse effects on our results of operations.

 

Failure to maintain, upgrade and consolidate our information technology networks could adversely affect us.

 

We are continuously upgrading and consolidating our systems, including making changes to legacy systems, replacing legacy systems with successor systems with new functionality and acquiring new systems with new functionality. In particular, we, as part of the consolidated Hertz Holdings enterprise, currently have a material weakness in our internal control due, in part, to the weakness in our accounting system. In addition, we, as part of the consolidated Hertz Holdings enterprise, have decided to outsource a significant portion of our information technology services. These types of activities subject us to additional costs and inherent risks associated with outsourcing, replacing and changing these systems, including impairment of our ability to manage our business, potential disruption of our internal control structure, substantial capital expenditures, additional administration and operating expenses, retention of sufficiently skilled personnel to implement and operate the new systems, demands on management time, and other risks and costs of delays or difficulties in transitioning to outsourcing alternatives, new systems or of integrating new systems into our current systems. Our system implementations may not result in productivity improvements at a level that outweighs the costs of implementation, or at all. In addition, the implementation of our outsourcing initiatives and new technology systems may cause disruptions in our business operations and have an adverse effect on our business and operations if not anticipated and appropriately mitigated. Our competitive position may be adversely affected if we are unable to maintain systems that allow us to manage our business in a competitive manner.

 

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We also rely heavily on our information technology staff. If we cannot meet our staffing needs in this area, we may not be able to fulfill our technology initiatives while continuing to provide maintenance on existing systems. We rely on certain software vendors to maintain and periodically upgrade many of these systems so that they can continue to support our business. The software programs supporting many of our systems were licensed to us by independent software developers. The inability of these developers or us to continue to maintain and upgrade these information systems and software programs would disrupt or reduce the efficiency of our operations if we were unable to convert to alternate systems in an efficient and timely manner. In addition, costs and potential problems and interruptions associated with the implementation of new or upgraded systems and technology, or with maintenance or adequate support of existing systems also could disrupt or reduce the efficiency of our operations. Additionally, any systems failures could impede our ability to timely collect and report financial results in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

The misuse or theft of information we possess, including as a result of cyber security breaches, could harm our brand, reputation or competitive position and give rise to material liabilities.

 

We regularly possess, store and handle non-public information about individuals and businesses, including both credit and debit card information and other sensitive and confidential personal information. In addition, our customers regularly transmit confidential information to us via the internet and through other electronic means. Despite the security measures we currently have in place, our facilities and systems and those of our third-party service providers may contain defects in design or manufacture or other problems that could unexpectedly compromise information security. Unauthorized parties also may attempt to gain access to our systems or facilities, or those of third parties with whom we do business, through fraud, trickery, or other forms of deception of our employees or contractors. Many of the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, including viruses, worms and other malicious software programs, are difficult to anticipate until launched against a target and we may be unable to implement adequate preventative measures.

 

A compromise of our security systems resulting in unauthorized access to certain personal information about our customers or distributors could adversely affect our corporate reputation with our customers, distributors and others, as well as our operations, and could result in litigation against us or the imposition of penalties. Security breaches of this infrastructure can create system disruptions, shutdowns or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. If we are unable to prevent such breaches, our operations could be disrupted, or we may suffer financial damage or loss because of lost or misappropriated information. In addition, most states have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals and often state authorities of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach often lead to widespread negative publicity, which may cause our customers to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our data security measures. Any security breach, whether successful or not, would harm our reputation and brand, and it could cause the loss of customers. A security breach also could require that we expend significant additional resources related to our information security systems.

 

Our success as an independent company will depend on our ability to retain key members of our senior management team and other key personnel and attract new members of our senior management team and other key personnel.

 

Our ability to execute on our business plan and succeed as an independent company will depend upon the contributions of our senior management team, the members of which are relatively new to our organization, as well as other key personnel, such as our dedicated sales force. If we were to lose the services of any one or more members of our senior management team or other key personnel, whether due to death, disability, resignation or termination of employment, our ability to successfully implement our business strategy, financial plans, marketing and other objectives, could be significantly impaired. In addition, we will need to attract new members to fill those functions previously performed by employees of New Hertz. If we are unable to attract qualified employees to perform these functions, we may not be able to execute our business plan.

 

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Our business operations are dependent upon our new senior management team and the ability of our other new employees to learn their new roles.

 

Within the past year, we have substantially changed our senior management team and have replaced many of the other employees performing key functions at our corporate headquarters. We have a new Chief Executive Officer who started on May 20, 2015 and many other new members of our senior management team. In addition, in connection with the transition of our corporate headquarters from Park Ridge, New Jersey to Bonita Springs, Florida, we have replaced many other employees in other key functions. As new employees gain experience in their roles, we could experience inefficiencies or a lack of business continuity due to loss of historical knowledge and a lack of familiarity of new employees with business processes, operating requirements, policies and procedures, some of which are new, and key information technologies and related infrastructure used in our day-to-day operations and financial reporting and we may experience additional costs as new employees learn their roles and gain necessary experience. It is important to our success that these key employees quickly adapt to and excel in their new roles. If they are unable to do so, our business and financial results could be materially adversely affected.

 

We may face issues with our union employees.

 

Labor contracts covering the terms of employment of approximately 250 employees in the U.S. and 170 employees in Canada are presently in effect under approximately 20 active contracts with local unions, affiliated primarily with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Union of Operating Engineers. These contracts are renegotiated periodically. Failure to negotiate a new labor agreement when required could result in a work stoppage. Although we believe that our labor relations have generally been good, it is possible that we could become subject to additional work rules imposed by agreements with labor unions, or that work stoppages or other labor disturbances could occur in the future. In addition, our non-union workforce has been subject to unionization efforts in the past, and we could be subject to future unionization, which could lead to increases in our operating costs and/or constraints on our operating flexibility.

 

Part of our strategy includes pursuing strategic transactions, which could be difficult to identify and implement, and could disrupt our business or change our business profile significantly.

 

Over the past several years, we have completed a number of acquisitions, serving a number of different markets. We have and may opportunistically consider the acquisition of other companies or service lines of other businesses that either complement or expand our existing business, or we may consider the divestiture of some of our businesses. We may consider and make acquisitions or divestitures both in countries in which we currently operate and elsewhere. Any acquisitions we may seek to consummate will be subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements, satisfactory financing arrangements and applicable governmental approvals and consents, including under applicable antitrust laws, such as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify suitable transactions and, even if we are able to identify such transactions, that we will be able to consummate any such acquisitions or divestitures. Any future acquisitions or divestitures we pursue may involve a number of risks, including, but not limited to, some or all of the following:

 

·                      the diversion of management’s attention from our core businesses;

 

·                      the disruption of our ongoing business;

 

·                      inaccurate assessment of undisclosed liabilities;

 

·                      potential known and unknown liabilities of the acquired businesses and limitations of seller indemnities;

 

·                      entry into markets in which we have limited or no experience, including geographies in which we have not previously operated;

 

·                      the inability to integrate our acquisitions without substantial costs, delays or other problems, which may be complicated by the breadth of our international operations;

 

·                      the incorporation of acquired service lines into our business;

 

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·                      the failure to realize expected synergies and cost savings;

 

·                      the loss of key employees or customers of the acquired or divested business;

 

·                      increasing demands on our operational systems;

 

·                      the integration of information systems and internal controls; and

 

·                      possible adverse effects on our reported operating results or financial position, particularly during the first several reporting periods after the acquisition is completed.

 

Any acquired entities or assets may not enhance our results of operations. Even if we are able to integrate future acquired businesses with our operations successfully, we cannot assure you that we will realize the cost savings, synergies or revenue enhancements that we anticipate from such integration or that we will realize such benefits within the expected time frame. Any acquisition also may cause us to assume liabilities, record goodwill and other intangible assets that will be subject to impairment testing and potential impairment charges, incur significant restructuring charges and increase working capital and capital expenditure requirements, which may reduce our return on invested capital.

 

If we were to undertake a substantial acquisition, the acquisition likely would need to be financed in part through additional financing from banks, through public offerings or private placements of debt or equity securities or with other arrangements. We cannot assure you that the necessary acquisition financing would be available to us on acceptable terms if and when required, particularly because we expect to incur a substantial amount of indebtedness in connection with the Spin-Off and the terms of that indebtedness may limit the acquisitions we may pursue, which may make it difficult or impossible for us to secure financing for acquisitions. If we were to undertake an acquisition by issuing equity securities or equity-linked securities, the acquisition may have a dilutive effect on the interests of the holders of our common stock.

 

A significant divestiture could require the amendment or refinancing of our outstanding indebtedness or a portion thereof.

 

Some or all of our deferred tax assets could expire if we experience an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 of the Code.

 

An “ownership change” could limit our ability to utilize tax attributes, including net operating losses, capital loss carryovers, excess foreign tax carry forwards, and credit carryforwards, to offset future taxable income. As of March 31, 2016, Hertz Holdings, on a consolidated basis, had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $4.1 billion (which begin to expire in 2030). Following the Spin-Off, the net operating loss carryforwards will be split between HERC Holdings and New Hertz pursuant to the regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code. Our ability to use such tax attributes to offset future taxable income and tax liabilities may be significantly limited if we experience an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382(g) of the Code. In general, an ownership change will occur when the percentage of HERC Holdings, Inc.’s ownership (by value) of one or more “5-percent shareholders” (as defined in the Code) has increased by more than 50 percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock owned by such shareholders at any time during the prior three years (calculated on a rolling basis). An entity that experiences an ownership change generally should be subject to an annual limitation on its pre-ownership change tax loss carryforward equal to the equity value of the corporation immediately before the ownership change, multiplied by the long-term, tax-exempt rate posted monthly by the IRS (subject to certain adjustments). The annual limitation accumulates each year to the extent that there is any unused limitation from a prior year. The limitation on our ability to utilize tax losses and credit carryforwards arising from an ownership change under Section 382 depends on the value of our equity at the time of any ownership change. If we were to experience an “ownership change,” it is possible that a significant portion of our tax loss carryforwards could expire before we would be able to use them to offset future taxable income. Many states adopt the federal section 382 rules and therefore have similar limitations with respect to state tax attributes.

 

We may experience fluctuations in our tax obligations and effective tax rate.

 

We are subject to taxes in the United States and numerous international jurisdictions. We record tax expense based on our estimates of future tax payments, which include reserves for estimates of probable

 

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settlements of international and domestic tax audits. At any one time, many tax years are subject to audit by various taxing jurisdictions. The results of these audits and negotiations with taxing authorities may affect the ultimate settlement of these issues. As a result, we expect that throughout the year there could be ongoing variability in our quarterly tax rates as taxable events occur and exposures are re-evaluated. Further, our effective tax rate in a given period may be materially impacted by changes in the mix and level of earnings by taxing jurisdiction or by changes to existing accounting rules or regulations.

 

Changes to accounting rules or regulations may adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.

 

Changes to existing accounting rules or regulations may impact our future results of operations and our ability to comply with covenants under our credit agreements or cause the perception that we have substantially increased liabilities. In addition, new accounting rules or regulations and varying interpretations of existing accounting rules or regulations may be adopted in the future. For instance, accounting regulatory authorities have adopted a rule that requires lessees to capitalize operating leases in their financial statements. This new rule requires us to record operating lease obligations on our balance sheet and make other changes to our financial statements. This and other future changes to accounting rules or regulations could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

 

We are exposed to a variety of claims and losses arising from our operations, and our insurance may not cover all or any portion of such claims. We also may be unable to renew our insurance policies under equivalent terms and conditions, including as a result of the Spin-Off.

 

We are exposed to a variety of claims arising from our operations, including (i) claims by third parties for injury or property damage arising from the operation of our equipment or acts or omissions of our personnel and (ii) workers’ compensation claims. We are currently a defendant in numerous actions and have received numerous claims on which actions have not yet been commenced for public liability and property damage arising from the operation of equipment rented from us. We also are exposed to risk of loss from damage to our equipment and resulting business interruption. Our responsibility for such claims and losses is increased when we waive the provisions in certain of our rental contracts that hold a renter responsible for damage or loss under an optional loss or damage waiver that we offer. Following the Spin-Off, we will mitigate our exposure to large liability losses arising from such claims by maintaining general liability, workers’ compensation and vehicle liability insurance coverage through unaffiliated carriers in such amounts as we deem adequate in light of the respective hazards, where such insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms. We will self-insure against losses associated with other risks not covered by these insurance policies. For example, we will be self-insured for group medical claims, though we will maintain “stop loss” insurance to protect ourselves from any one group medical claim loss exceeding a threshold amount, where such insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms.

 

These insurance policies often contain exclusions for certain types of claims, including those for punitive damages or arising from intentional misconduct. Moreover, in the event that insurance coverage does apply, we will bear a portion of the associated losses through the application of deductibles, self-retentions and caps in the insurance policies. For a company our size, such deductibles or self-retentions could be substantial. There is also no assurance that insurance policies of these types will be available for purchase or renewal on commercially reasonable terms, or at all, or that the premiums and deductibles under such policies will not substantially increase, including as a result of market conditions in the insurance industry or a possible loss of purchasing power following the Spin-Off as discussed below under “— Risks Related to the Spin-Off and Our Separation from New Hertz — We may experience increased costs resulting from a decrease in purchasing power as a result of our separation from New Hertz.”

 

If we were to incur one or more liabilities that are significant, individually or in the aggregate, and that are not fully insured, that we self-insure against or that our insurers dispute, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition. Even with adequate insurance coverage, we still may experience a significant interruption to our operations as a result of third party claims or other losses arising from our operations. See “Business — Insurance and Risk Management” and Note 13 — Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments, to the audited combined financial statements included in this information statement.

 

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Environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations and the costs of complying with them, or any liability or obligation imposed under them, could materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Our operations are subject to numerous national, state and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection and occupational health and safety matters. These laws govern such issues as wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous wastes and materials, air quality and matters of workplace safety. Under these laws and regulations, we may be liable for, among other things, the cost of investigating and remediating contamination at our sites as well as sites to which we sent hazardous wastes for disposal or treatment regardless of fault, and also fines and penalties for non-compliance. We use hazardous materials to clean and maintain equipment, dispose of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater from equipment washing, and store and dispense petroleum products from storage tanks at certain of our locations.

 

Based on the conditions currently known to us, we do not believe that any pending or likely remediation and compliance costs will have a material adverse effect on our business. We cannot be certain, however, as to the potential financial impact on our business if new adverse environmental, health, or safety conditions are discovered, or environmental, health, and safety requirements become more stringent. If we are required to incur environmental, health, or safety compliance or remediation costs that are not currently anticipated by us, our financial position, results of operations or cash flows could be materially adversely affected, depending on the magnitude of the cost. See the section entitled “Business — Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters and Governmental Regulation.”

 

The U.S. Congress and other legislative and regulatory authorities in the United States and internationally have considered, and likely will continue to consider, numerous measures related to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions and other laws and regulations affecting our end markets, such as oil, gas and other natural resource extraction. Should such laws and regulations become effective, demand for our services could be affected, our fleet and/or other costs could increase and our business could be materially adversely affected.

 

Our foreign operations expose us to risks that may materially adversely affect our financial position, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.

 

We currently operate in a number of foreign countries. Operating in different countries exposes us to varying risks, which include: (i) multiple, and sometimes conflicting, foreign regulatory requirements and laws that are subject to change and can be much different than the domestic laws in the United States, including laws relating to taxes, insurance rates, insurance products, consumer privacy, data security, employment matters, cost and fee recovery, and the protection of our trademarks and other intellectual property; (ii) the effect of foreign currency translation risk, as well as limitations on our ability to repatriate income; (iii) varying tax regimes, including consequences from changes in applicable tax laws; (iv) local ownership or investment requirements, as well as difficulties in obtaining financing in foreign countries for local operations; and (v) political and economic instability, natural calamities, war, and terrorism.

 

In addition, because a portion of our operations are outside the United States, we are subject to limitations on our ability to repatriate funds to the United States. These limitations arise from regulations in certain countries that limit our ability to remove funds from or transfer funds to foreign subsidiaries, as well as from tax liabilities that would be incurred in connection with such transfers. The effects of these risks may, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect our results of operations, liquidity, cash flows and ability to diversify internationally.

 

Adverse weather conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and cash flows.

 

Unusually prolonged periods of cold, rain, blizzards, hurricanes or other severe weather patterns could delay, halt or postpone renovation and construction activity leading to reduced revenues in the seasonally high rental sales months. An unusually severe or prolonged winter also can lead to reduced construction and exacerbate the seasonal decline in our sales, cash flows from operations and results of operations.

 

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Changes in the legal and regulatory environment that affect our operations, including laws and regulations relating to taxes, consumer rights, privacy, data security and employment matters could disrupt our business, increase our expenses or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Our operations also expose us to a host of other national, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, in addition to legal, regulatory and contractual requirements we face as a government contractor. These laws and regulations address multiple aspects of our operations, such as taxes, consumer rights, privacy, data security and employment matters and also may impact other areas of our business. There are often different requirements in different jurisdictions. Changes in government regulation of our businesses have the potential to materially alter our business practices or our profitability. Depending on the jurisdiction, those changes may come about through new legislation, the issuance of new laws and regulations or changes in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations by a court, regulatory body or governmental official. Sometimes those changes may have not just prospective but also retroactive effect; this is particularly true when a change is made through reinterpretation of laws or regulations that have been in effect for some time. Moreover, changes in regulation that may seem neutral on their face may have either more or less impact on us than on our competitors, depending on the circumstances. Changes in these requirements, or any material failure by our operations to comply with them, could negatively impact our reputation, reduce our business, require significant management time and attention and generally otherwise adversely affect our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Future decreases in federal, state, provincial, local or foreign spending may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Some of our customers provide services to federal, state, provincial, local or foreign government entities and agencies. Often such customers require equipment rental for a variety of projects, including construction or infrastructure improvement projects. If government entities and agencies reduce spending or allocate future funding in a manner which results in fewer construction or infrastructure improvement projects, then our customers may no longer require equipment rental to complete projects. Our ability to affect or otherwise change any government entity’s spending policies is limited. A prolonged decrease in such government spending may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Risks Related to Our Substantial Indebtedness

 

The substantial level of indebtedness we expect to incur in connection with the Spin-Off could materially adversely affect our financial condition and ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry or materially adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, liquidity and ability to compete in our industry.

 

After giving effect to the Pro Forma Transactions (as defined in “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information”), including the related financing transactions, we expect our total debt to be approximately $2.0 billion. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” and “Description of Certain Indebtedness.” Our substantial indebtedness could materially adversely affect us. For example, it could: (i) make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations to the holders of our outstanding debt securities and to the lenders under our various credit facilities, resulting in possible defaults on, and acceleration or early amortization of, such indebtedness; (ii) be difficult to refinance or borrow additional funds in the future; (iii) require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations and investing activities to make payments on our debt, which would reduce our ability to fund working capital, capital expenditures or other general corporate purposes; (iv) increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions (such as credit-related disruptions), including interest rate fluctuations, because a portion of our borrowings are expected to be at floating rates of interest and are not hedged against rising interest rates, and the risk that one or more of the financial institutions providing commitments under our revolving credit facilities fails to fund an extension of credit under any such facility, due to insolvency or otherwise, leaving us with less liquidity than expected; (v) place us at a competitive disadvantage to our competitors that have proportionately less debt or comparable debt at more favorable interest rates or on better terms; and (vi) limit our ability to react to competitive pressures, or make it difficult for us to carry out capital spending that is necessary or important to our growth strategy and our efforts to improve operating margins. While the terms of the agreements and

 

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instruments governing our indebtedness contain certain restrictions upon our ability to incur additional indebtedness, they do not fully prohibit us from incurring substantial additional indebtedness and do not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness. If new debt or other obligations are added to our current liability levels without a corresponding refinancing or redemption of our existing indebtedness and obligations, these risks would increase.

 

Our ability to manage these risks will depend, among other things, on financial market conditions as well as our financial and operating performance, which, in turn, is subject to a wide range of risks, including those described under “— Risks Related to Our Business.”

 

If our capital resources (including borrowings under financing arrangements that we expect to enter into in connection with the Spin-Off and access to other refinancing indebtedness) and operating cash flows are not sufficient to pay our obligations as they mature or to fund our liquidity needs, we may be forced, among other things, to do one or more of the following: (i) sell certain of our assets; (ii) reduce the size of our equipment rental fleet; (iii) reduce or delay capital expenditures; (iv) obtain additional equity capital; (v) forgo business opportunities, including acquisitions and joint ventures; or (vi) restructure or refinance all or a portion of our debt on or before maturity.

 

We cannot assure you that we would be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory terms, if at all. Furthermore, we cannot assure you that we will maintain financing activities and cash flows sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. If we cannot refinance or otherwise pay our obligations as they mature and fund our liquidity needs, our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, ability to obtain financing and ability to compete in our industry could be materially adversely affected.

 

Substantially all of our consolidated assets are expected to secure certain of our indebtedness expected to be incurred in connection with the Spin-Off, which could materially adversely affect our debt and equity holders and our business.

 

Substantially all of our consolidated assets, including our equipment rental fleet, are expected to be subject to security interests under the financing arrangements that we expect to enter into in connection with the Spin-Off. As a result, the lenders under those financing arrangements would have a secured claim on such assets in the event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or reorganization, and we may not have sufficient funds to pay in full, or at all, all of our creditors or make any amount available to holders of our equity. The same is true with respect to structurally senior obligations. In general, all liabilities and other obligations of a subsidiary must be satisfied before the assets of such subsidiary can be made available to the unsecured or junior creditors (or equity holders) of the parent entity.

 

Because substantially all of our assets are expected to be encumbered under financing arrangements, our ability to incur additional secured indebtedness or to sell or dispose of assets to raise capital may be impaired, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial flexibility and force us to attempt to incur additional unsecured indebtedness, which may not be available to us.

 

An increase in interest rates or in our borrowing margin would increase the cost of servicing our debt and could reduce our profitability.

 

A significant portion of our anticipated indebtedness is expected to bear interest at floating rates. As a result, to the extent we have not hedged against rising interest rates, an increase in the applicable benchmark interest rates would increase our cost of servicing our debt and could materially adversely affect our liquidity and results of operations.

 

In addition, we may in the future seek to refinance our indebtedness. If interest rates or our borrowing margins increase between the time an existing financing arrangement was consummated and the time such financing arrangement is refinanced, the cost of servicing our debt would increase and our liquidity and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

 

Despite our current and anticipated level of indebtedness, we and our subsidiaries may still be able to incur substantially more debt. This could further exacerbate the risks to our financial condition described above.

 

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur significant additional indebtedness in the future. Although the financing arrangements that we expect to enter into in connection with the Spin-Off may

 

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contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions would be subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and the additional indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. These restrictions also will not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness. If new debt is added to our current and anticipated debt levels, the related risks that we and the guarantors of such debt face could intensify.

 

Risks Related to the Spin-Off and Our Separation from New Hertz

 

HERC Holdings has no operating history as a stand-alone public company, and our historical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that we would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

 

Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented.

 

Due to this accounting treatment of the Spin-Off, our historical and pro forma financial information included in this information statement is derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Hertz Holdings. Accordingly, the historical and pro forma financial information included herein do not necessarily reflect the results of operations, financial position and cash flows that we would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company during the periods presented or those that we will achieve in the future primarily as a result of the following factors:

 

·                      Prior to the Spin-Off, our equipment rental business was operated by Hertz Holdings as part of its broader corporate organization, rather than as an independent company. Hertz Holdings or one of its affiliates performed various corporate functions for us, including, but not limited to, accounting, auditing, corporate affairs, external reporting, human resources, information technology, legal services, risk management, tax administration, treasury, and certain governance functions (including internal audit and compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), many of which functions may be performed by Hertz or one of its affiliates for us on a transitional basis pursuant to the transition services agreement entered into in connection with the Spin-Off. Our historical and pro forma financial results reflect allocations of corporate expenses for these and similar functions. These allocations may be less than the comparable expenses we believe we would have incurred had we operated as a separate public company.

 

·                      Currently, our equipment rental business is integrated with the car rental business of Hertz Holdings, which will be operated by New Hertz following the Spin-Off. Historically, we have shared economies of scale in costs, employees, vendor relationships and customer relationships. The loss of these benefits could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, financial position and results of operations following the completion of the Spin-Off.

 

·                      Generally, our working capital requirements and capital for our general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, research and development and capital expenditures, have historically been satisfied as part of the enterprise-wide cash management policies of Hertz Holdings. Following the completion of the Spin-Off, we may need to obtain additional financing from banks, through public offerings or private placements of debt or equity securities, strategic relationships or other arrangements. The cost of capital for our business may be higher than Hertz Holdings’ cost of capital prior to the Spin-Off.

 

Other significant changes may occur in our cost structure, management, financing, risk profile and business operations as a result of operating as a public company separate from New Hertz. As a stand-alone company, we expect to incur additional recurring costs. Our preliminary estimates of the

 

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additional recurring costs expected to be incurred annually as a stand-alone public company are approximately $35 to $40 million higher than the expenses historically allocated to us from Hertz. Of these expenses, approximately $15 to $20 million have not been included in the combined financial statements presented in this information statement.

 

The adjustments and allocations we have made in preparing our historical and pro forma combined financial statements may not appropriately reflect our operations during those periods as if we had in fact operated as a stand-alone entity, or what the actual effect of our separation from New Hertz will be.

 

We will incur significant charges in connection with the Spin-Off and incremental costs as a stand-alone public company.

 

We will need to replicate or replace certain functions, systems and infrastructure to which we will no longer have the same access after the Spin-Off. We also may need to make investments or hire additional employees to operate without the same access to Hertz Holdings’ existing operational and administrative infrastructure. These initiatives may be costly to implement. Due to the scope and complexity of the underlying projects relative to these efforts, the amount of total costs could be materially higher than our estimate, and the timing of the incurrence of these costs is subject to change.

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, we will enter into a transition services agreement with New Hertz that will govern certain commercial and other relationships between New Hertz and us after the separation, including New Hertz’s or one of its affiliate’s provision of certain important corporate functions to us on a transitional basis. Under the transition services agreement, we will be able to use these services for a fixed term not to exceed two years established on a service-by-service basis and will pay New Hertz fees for such services, which will be based on the provider’s allocated costs of providing such services, and may include a mark-up for certain services. Because the transition services agreement was negotiated in the context of a parent-subsidiary relationship (i.e., between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz prior to the Spin-Off), the terms of the agreement may be more or less favorable to us than those that would be agreed to by parties bargaining at arm’s length for similar services and the fees charged for the services may be higher or lower than the costs reflected in the allocations in our historical and pro forma financial results. In addition, while services under the transition services agreement are being provided to us by New Hertz or its affiliates, our operational flexibility to modify or implement changes with respect to such services or the amounts we pay for them will be limited. Additionally, our ability to obtain replacement services if New Hertz fails to perform its obligations under the transition services agreement may be limited. For more information on the transition services agreement, see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Transition Services Agreement.”

 

Our preliminary estimates of the additional recurring costs expected to be incurred annually as a stand-alone public company are approximately $35 to $40 million higher than the expenses historically allocated to us from Hertz. However, there can be no assurance that our actual recurring costs will not be materially higher. Of these expenses, approximately $15 to $20 million have not been included in the combined financial statements presented in this information statement.

 

The transitional arrangements set forth in the transition services agreement may not fully capture the benefits our business has enjoyed as a result of being integrated with the car rental business of Hertz Holdings. Additionally, following termination or expiration of the agreement, we may not be able to replace these services or enter into appropriate third-party agreements on terms and conditions, including cost and quality of service, comparable to those that we will receive from New Hertz or its affiliates under the transition services agreement. If we do not have our own adequate systems and business functions in place to replace these services, or are unable to obtain them from other providers, we may not be able to operate our business effectively or at comparable costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows, financial position and results of operations.

 

We may experience increased costs resulting from a decrease in purchasing power as a result of our separation from New Hertz.

 

Historically, we have been able to take advantage of Hertz Holdings’ size and purchasing power in procuring goods, technology and services, including, among other things, insurance, employee benefit support and audit services. As a separate public company, we will be a smaller and less geographically

 

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diversified company than Hertz Holdings, and we may not have access to financial and other resources comparable to those available to Hertz Holdings prior to the Spin-Off. As a separate, stand-alone company, we may be unable to obtain goods, technology and services at prices and on terms as favorable as those available to us prior to the Spin-Off, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Moreover, our separation from New Hertz in connection with the Spin-Off may cause some of our existing agreements and licenses to be terminated. We cannot predict with certainty the effect that the Spin-Off and our separation from New Hertz will have on our business, our clients, our employees, our vendors or other persons.

 

The assets and resources that we retain in connection with the Spin-Off may not be sufficient for us to operate as a stand-alone company, and we may experience difficulty in separating our assets and resources from New Hertz.

 

Because we have not operated as an independent company in the past, we will need to acquire assets and/or resources in addition to those that we retain in connection with the Spin-Off. We also may face difficulty in separating our assets from those being transferred to or maintained by New Hertz, as contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement to be entered into in connection with the Spin-Off, and in integrating newly acquired assets and/or resources into our business, despite certain assistance with such integration to be provided to us pursuant to the transition services agreement. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed if we fail to acquire assets and/or resources important to our operations or if we incur unexpected costs in separating our assets from New Hertz’s assets or integrating newly acquired assets and/or resources.

 

We will assume and share with New Hertz responsibility for certain liabilities in connection with the Spin-Off, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement to be entered into in connection with the Spin-Off between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz, which will in part govern our relationship with New Hertz following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will assume, among other things, liabilities associated with its equipment rental business and related assets, whether such liabilities arise prior to or subsequent to the Spin-Off, and will be responsible for a portion (typically 15%) of certain shared liabilities not otherwise specifically allocated to us or New Hertz under the separation and distribution agreement. Although we will be responsible for a portion of these shared liabilities, New Hertz shall have the authority to manage the defense and resolution of these shared liabilities. Furthermore, HERC Holdings will agree to indemnify New Hertz for any losses (or its proportionate share of such losses) arising from such liabilities, as well as any other liabilities of HERC Holdings assumed pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement. The amount of such liabilities could be greater than anticipated and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Separation and Distribution Agreement.”

 

As a result of our separation from New Hertz in connection with the Spin-Off, we will lose Hertz’s brand and reputation.

 

Our primary operating subsidiary, HERC, operates under the name “Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation,” in addition to conducting operations using the “HERC” name. We believe the association with Hertz has contributed to our building relationships with our customers due to Hertz’s globally recognized brand and perceived high-quality car and equipment rental products. In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will be renamed “Herc Holdings Inc.” We also expect to rename HERC “Herc Rentals Inc.” and that it will continue to utilize the “HERC” name as part of its Herc Rentals brand, except in Canada, where we are involved in litigation regarding the ownership of the name HERC, and will continue to be known as Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation. We cannot predict with certainty how our new Herc Rentals brand will be received in the marketplace. Although Hertz Holdings and New Hertz will enter into an intellectual property agreement pursuant to which, among other things, we will be granted a license to continue to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand, this licensing

 

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arrangement will only be effective for a limited period of four years to allow us to transition to our new brand. The loss of Hertz’s brand and reputation could adversely affect our ability to attract and retain customers to the extent our new brand is not accepted in the marketplace, which could result in reduced equipment rental and other revenues.

 

The Spin-Off may adversely affect our business, and we may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the Spin-Off.

 

We may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits expected to result from our separation from New Hertz, or such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. These benefits include the following:

 

·                      improving strategic planning, increasing management focus and streamlining decision-making by providing the flexibility to implement our strategic plan and to respond more effectively to different customer needs and the changing economic environment;

 

·                      allowing us to adopt the capital structure, investment policy and dividend policy best suited to our financial profile and business needs, as well as resolving the current competition for capital among Hertz Holdings’ businesses;

 

·                      creating an independent equity structure that will facilitate our ability to effect future acquisitions utilizing our common stock; and

 

·                      facilitating incentive compensation arrangements for employees more directly tied to the performance of our business, and enhancing employee hiring and retention by, among other things, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives.

 

We may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the Spin-Off for a variety of reasons. There also can be no assurance that the Spin-Off will not adversely affect our business.

 

If, following the completion of the Spin-Off, there is a determination that any of the Spin-Offs is taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes because the facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings underlying the IRS private letter ruling or tax opinions are incorrect or for any other reason, then HERC Holdings and its stockholders could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities and New Hertz could incur significant liabilities.

 

Completion by Hertz Holdings of the Spin-Off is conditioned on, among other things, the absence of revocation or modification in any material respect of the private letter ruling that Hertz Holdings received from the IRS to the effect that, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants, (i) the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and (ii) the internal spin-off transactions will qualify as tax free under Section 355 of the Code. A private letter ruling from the IRS generally is binding on the IRS. The favorable IRS ruling has been received by Hertz Holdings; however, the IRS ruling does not rule that the Spin-Offs satisfy every requirement for a tax-free spin-off, and Hertz Holdings will rely solely on the opinions of tax advisors described below to determine that such additional requirements are satisfied. It is a condition to the Spin-Off that Hertz Holdings receive opinions of KPMG LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, tax advisors to Hertz Holdings, to the effect that the Spin-Offs will qualify as transactions that are described in Section 355 of the Code. The ruling and the opinions will rely on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from Hertz Holdings and New Hertz regarding the past and future conduct of the companies’ respective businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are incorrect or not otherwise satisfied and the Spin-Off occurs, HERC Holdings, its affiliates and its stockholders may not be able to rely on the ruling or the opinions of tax advisors and could be subject to significant tax liabilities. Notwithstanding the private letter ruling and opinions of tax advisors, the IRS could determine on audit that the Spin-Offs and related transactions are taxable if it determines that any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are not correct or have been violated or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinions that are not covered by the private letter ruling, or for other reasons, including as a result of certain significant changes in the stock ownership of HERC Holdings or New Hertz after the Spin-Off. If the Spin-Offs or related transactions are determined to be

 

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taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, HERC Holdings and its stockholders could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities, including taxation on the value of the New Hertz common stock received in the Spin-Off, and New Hertz could incur significant liabilities. See “The Spin-Off — Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Offs.”

 

If either HERC Holdings or New Hertz takes or fails to take actions that cause the Spin-Offs to fail to qualify as tax-free transactions, the party that causes the Spin-Offs to be taxable will be required to indemnify the other for any resulting taxes and related losses.

 

Under the Tax Matters Agreement (as defined below in “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Tax Sharing and Indemnity Agreement”) between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz, if either HERC Holdings or New Hertz takes or fails to take any action (or permits any of its affiliates to take or fail to take any action) that causes the Spin-Offs to be taxable, or if there is an acquisition of the equity securities or assets of either party (or equity securities or assets of any member of that party’s group) that causes the Spin-Offs to be taxable, that party will be required to indemnify the other party for any resulting taxes and related losses.

 

If any of the Spin-Offs were taxable to any of the applicable companies, such companies would recognize gain equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the stock distributed over the tax basis in that stock, and HERC Holdings and its affiliates would have to pay tax on that gain. The amount of tax would be substantial, and the party causing the Spin-Offs to be taxable may not have sufficient financial resources to operate its business after paying any resulting taxes and related losses. For a more detailed description of the sharing of tax liabilities between HERC Holdings and New Hertz, see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Tax Matters Agreement.”

 

The ability of HERC Holdings and New Hertz to engage in financings and acquisitions and other strategic transactions using equity securities is subject to limitations because of the U.S. federal income tax requirements for a tax-free distribution.

 

Current tax law generally creates a presumption that the Spin-Off would be taxable to HERC Holdings (but not to its stockholders) if either HERC Holdings or New Hertz engages in, or enters into an agreement to engage in, a transaction that would result in a fifty percent (50%) or greater change (by vote or by value) in stock ownership during the four-year period beginning on the date that begins two years before the distribution date, unless it is established that the transaction is not pursuant to a plan or series of transactions related to the Spin-Off.

 

To preserve the tax-free treatment of the Spin-Off, under the Tax Matters Agreement between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz, each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz will be subject to restrictions (including restrictions on share issuances and redemptions, business combinations, sales of assets and similar transactions) that are designed to preserve the tax-free status of the Spin-Off. These restrictions may prevent HERC Holdings and New Hertz from entering into transactions that might be advantageous to them, such as issuing equity securities to satisfy financing needs or acquiring businesses or assets by issuing equity securities. Many of HERC Holdings’ and New Hertz’s competitors are not subject to similar restrictions, and therefore may have a competitive advantage over HERC Holdings and New Hertz in this regard.

 

HERC Holdings and New Hertz could incur significant tax liability if the other party fails to pay the tax liabilities attributable to it under the tax matters agreement.

 

Under U.S. federal income tax laws, HERC Holdings and New Hertz (or certain of its subsidiaries) are jointly and severally liable for Hertz Holdings’ federal income taxes attributable to certain periods prior to or including the taxable year of Hertz Holdings during which the Spin-Off occurs. Although the tax matters agreement allocates responsibility for tax liabilities between HERC Holdings and New Hertz, if either HERC Holdings or New Hertz fails to pay the taxes for which it is responsible under the tax matters agreement, the other party may be liable for these unpaid liabilities. Certain other jurisdictions may have similar rules. For a discussion of the tax matters agreement, please see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Tax Matters Agreement.”

 

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The Spin-Off may be challenged by creditors as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

 

If, under relevant federal and state fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes, in a bankruptcy or reorganization case or a lawsuit by or on behalf of unpaid creditors of HERC Holdings, a court were to find that, at the time that HERC Holdings undertook the Spin-Off and related transactions:

 

·                      the Spin-Off and related transactions were undertaken with the intent of hindering, delaying or defrauding current or future creditors, or HERC Holdings received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in connection with the Spin-Off and related transactions; and

 

·                      HERC Holdings:

 

·                      was insolvent, or was rendered insolvent, by reason of the completion of the Spin-Off and related transactions,

 

·                      was engaged, or about to engage, in a business or transaction for which its assets constituted unreasonably small capital,

 

·                      intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as such debts matured, or

 

·                      was a defendant in an action for money damages, or had a judgment for money damages docketed against it if, in either case, after final judgment the judgment was unsatisfied,

 

the court could rescind the Spin-Off or require HERC Holdings or New Hertz, as the case may be, to fund liabilities of the other for the benefit of creditors.

 

The measure of insolvency for purposes of the foregoing considerations will vary depending upon the law of the jurisdiction that is being applied in the relevant legal proceeding. Generally, however, HERC Holdings would be considered insolvent if, at the time that HERC Holdings undertook the Spin-Off and related transactions, either:

 

·                      the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, is greater than its assets, at a fair valuation; or

 

·                      the present fair saleable value of its assets is less than the amount required to pay the probable liability on its total existing debts and liabilities, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and matured.

 

We cannot give you any assurance as to what standards a court would use to determine whether HERC Holdings was solvent at the relevant time, or whether, whatever standard was used, the Spin-Off would be rescinded or other liabilities would be imposed on either HERC Holdings or New Hertz, as the case may be, on another of the grounds described above. We believe that no basis exists to challenge the Spin-Off as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under the foregoing standards. However, in reaching such conclusion we have relied upon the advice of our third party advisors and our analysis of internal cash flow projections, which, among other things, assume that we will in the future realize certain price and volume increases and favorable changes in business mix, and estimated values of assets and liabilities. We cannot assure you, however, that a court would reach the same conclusion.

 

If the Spin-Off is not a legal dividend, it could be held invalid by a court and have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of HERC Holdings and New Hertz.

 

The declaration of the Spin-Off of shares of New Hertz common stock made to effect the Spin-Off is governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). Under the DGCL, there are certain restrictions on a corporation’s ability to distribute its property, including the shares of the common stock of a subsidiary, as a dividend. Generally, under the DGCL a dividend may only be paid out of the corporation’s surplus or its net profits. If the Spin-Off is found invalid under the DGCL, a court could seek to have the Spin-Off rescinded. The resulting complications, costs and expenses could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of HERC Holdings and New Hertz.

 

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After the Spin-Off, certain of the directors and executive officers of HERC Holdings and New Hertz may have conflicts of interest because of their ownership of both HERC Holdings and New Hertz common stock.

 

After the Spin-Off, certain of the directors of New Hertz and executive officers of both HERC Holdings and New Hertz will own shares of both HERC Holdings and New Hertz common stock because of their prior relationship with Hertz Holdings. This stock interest could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when HERC Holdings’ executive officers and New Hertz’s directors and executive officers are faced with decisions that could have different implications for HERC Holdings and New Hertz. For example, potential conflicts of interest could arise in connection with the resolution of any dispute between HERC Holdings and New Hertz regarding terms of the agreements governing the Spin-Off and the relationship between HERC Holdings and New Hertz thereafter, including the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the Intellectual Property Agreement and Real Estate Arrangements each as further described below under “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz.” Potential conflicts of interest could also arise if HERC Holdings and New Hertz enter into any commercial arrangements in the future.

 

Risks Related to the Securities Markets and Ownership of HERC Holdings Common Stock

 

The securities of HERC Holdings, as a public company separate from New Hertz, have no prior public market. An active trading market for our common stock may not develop, and you may not be able to sell your common stock at or above a price which, when combined with the value of your New Hertz common stock received in  the Spin-Off, equals or exceeds the value of your pre-Spin-Off Hertz Holdings common stock.

 

Prior to the Spin-Off, there has been no public market for the common stock of HERC Holdings, as a public company separate from New Hertz, which will operate Hertz Holdings’ car rental business. Similarly, there has been no prior public market for the common stock of New Hertz, which is a newly formed company established to hold the car rental business, the shares of which are to be distributed to the Hertz Holdings’ stockholders pursuant to the Spin-Off. An active trading market for shares of our common stock may not be sustained following the Spin-Off, nor can we predict the market characteristics of the shares of New Hertz common stock following the Spin-Off. If an active trading market is not sustained, you may have difficulty selling your shares of common stock at an attractive price, or at all. We cannot predict the prices at which shares of our common stock or the common stock of New Hertz may trade after the Spin-Off. Similarly, we cannot predict whether the combined market value of the shares of our common stock you hold after the Spin-Off and the common stock of New Hertz you receive in the Spin-Off will be less than, equal to or greater than the market value of the common stock of Hertz Holdings prior to the Spin-Off.

 

An inactive market also may impair our ability to raise capital by selling our common stock, and it may impair our ability to motivate our employees through equity incentive awards and our ability to acquire other companies, products or technologies by using our common stock as consideration.

 

The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly after the Spin-Off.

 

The market price of HERC Holdings common stock could fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, including, but not limited to:

 

·                      our quarterly or annual earnings, or those of other companies in our industry;

 

·                      actual or anticipated fluctuations in our financial position, results of operations, liquidity or cash flows;

 

·                      changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles;

 

·                      ongoing remediation of weaknesses in Hertz Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting;

 

·                      the public reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;

 

·                      announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, dispositions, innovations or new programs and services;

 

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·                      changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts following our stock, or the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock after the Spin-Off;

 

·                      changes in earnings estimates by securities analysts or our ability to meet those estimates;

 

·                      the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies;

 

·                      general economic conditions and overall market fluctuations; and

 

·                      the trading volume of our common stock.

 

In addition, the realization of any of the risks described in these “Risk Factors” could have a material and adverse impact on the market price of our common stock in the future and cause the value of your investment to decline. The stock market in general has experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock, regardless of our actual performance.

 

The securities of many companies have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations in recent years, often unrelated to the companies’ operating performance. If the market price of our common stock reaches an elevated level following the Spin-Off, it may materially and rapidly decline. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, stockholders have often instituted securities class action litigation against the company. If we were to be involved in a class action lawsuit, it could divert the attention of senior management, and, if adversely determined, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

In addition, following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will have a substantially smaller market capitalization than Hertz Holdings, which likely will cause a substantial shift in the makeup of HERC Holdings’ stockholder base. As this shift occurs, there are likely to be significant fluctuations in the prices at which HERC Holdings common stock trades.

 

If securities or industry analysts adversely change their recommendations regarding our stock or if our operating results do not meet their expectations, our stock price could decline.

 

The trading market for our common stock could be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us or our business. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. Moreover, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock or if our operating results do not meet their expectations, our stock price could decline.

 

Our accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately prepared to meet the financial reporting and other requirements to which we will continue to be subject following the Spin-Off.

 

The financial results of our equipment rental business were previously included within the consolidated results of Hertz Holdings. Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented.

 

We will continue to be required to file annual and quarterly reports and other information pursuant to the Exchange Act with the SEC. We will be required to ensure that we have the ability to prepare financial statements included in such reports, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented, that comply with SEC reporting requirements on a timely basis. We also will continue to be

 

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subject to other reporting and corporate governance requirements, including the NYSE listing standards and certain provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, which impose significant compliance obligations upon us. Specifically, we will continue to be required to:

 

·                      prepare and distribute periodic reports and other stockholder communications in compliance with our obligations under the federal securities laws and NYSE rules;

 

·                      maintain compliance and internal audit functions;

 

·                      evaluate and maintain our system of internal control over financial reporting, and report on management’s assessment thereof, in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;

 

·                      involve and retain outside legal counsel and accountants in connection with the activities listed above; and

 

·                      maintain internal policies, including those relating to disclosure controls and procedures.

 

Prior to the Spin-Off, many of these functions were handled by infrastructure and support staff, including accounting staff, that will be transferred to New Hertz in connection with the Spin-Off. Although we will receive certain transition services from New Hertz or its affiliates with respect to these functions pursuant to the transition services agreement, we will be required to commit significant resources and management oversight to the above-listed requirements after the Spin-Off, which will cause us to incur significant costs and which will place a strain on our systems and resources. As a result, our management’s attention might be diverted from other business concerns. In addition, we might not be successful in maintaining and/or implementing these requirements.

 

If we are unable to implement the reporting requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a timely manner or with adequate compliance, we and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to provide a favorable report on the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting. If we are unable to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting, we may be unable to report our financial information on a timely basis and may suffer adverse regulatory consequences or violations of NYSE listing standards. There also could be a negative reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of investor confidence in us and the reliability of our financial statements. See “— Risks Related to Our Business — Hertz Holdings has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting which could, if not remediated prior to the Spin-Off, adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.”

 

HERC Holdings will be a holding company with no operations of its own and will depend on its subsidiaries for cash.

 

The operations of HERC Holdings will be conducted nearly entirely through its subsidiaries and its ability to generate cash to meet its debt service obligations or to pay dividends on its common stock will be dependent on the earnings and the receipt of funds from its subsidiaries via dividends or intercompany loans. However, none of the subsidiaries of HERC Holdings will be obligated to make funds available to HERC Holdings for the payment of dividends or the service of its debt. In addition, certain states’ laws and the terms of certain of our debt agreements that we expect to enter into in connection with the Spin-Off may significantly restrict, or prohibit, the ability of HERC Holdings’ subsidiaries to pay dividends, make loans or otherwise transfer assets to HERC Holdings, including state laws that require dividends to be paid only from surplus. If HERC Holdings does not receive cash from its subsidiaries, then HERC Holdings’ financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

 

The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of the sale or distribution of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market after the Spin-Off or the perception that a sale or distribution could occur. These factors also could make it more difficult for us to raise funds through future offerings of our common stock.

 

We are unable to predict whether significant amounts of Hertz Holdings common stock will be sold in the open market in anticipation of, or HERC Holdings common stock will be sold in the open market

 

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following, the Spin-Off, as well as the potential negative effects that these sales could have on the price of our common stock. In recent years, several shareholders, most notably affiliates of Carl Icahn, have accumulated significant amounts of Hertz Holdings common stock. It is possible that some HERC Holdings shareholders, including possibly some of its largest shareholders, may sell HERC Holdings common stock for reasons such as that our business profile or market capitalization as a publicly traded company separate from New Hertz does not fit their investment objectives.

 

Sales or distributions of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market after the Spin-Off, or the perception that such sales or distributions will occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and make it difficult for us to raise funds through securities offerings in the future. As of May 25, 2016, there were 424,595,801 shares of Hertz Holdings common stock issued and outstanding, which are freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), unless held or acquired by our “affiliates” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. In addition, all shares of Hertz Holdings common stock acquired upon exercise of stock options and other equity-based awards granted under Hertz Holdings stock incentive  plans also will be freely tradable under the Securities Act unless acquired by our affiliates. A maximum of 32.7 million shares of common stock are reserved for issuance under Hertz Holdings stock incentive plans, some of which have been issued as of the date of this information statement. Certain of the awards under the stock incentive plans will be adjusted into awards of New Hertz in connection with the Spin-Off.

 

Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings also may issue additional common stock for a number of reasons, including to finance our operations and business strategy (including acquisitions), to adjust our ratio of debt to equity, or to provide incentives pursuant to certain executive compensation arrangements. Such future issuances of equity securities, or the expectation that they will occur, could cause the market price for our common stock to decline. The price of our common stock also could be affected by hedging or arbitrage trading activity that may exist or develop involving our common stock.

 

Your percentage ownership in us may be diluted by future issuances of capital stock or securities or instruments that are convertible into our capital stock, which could reduce your influence over matters on which  stockholders vote.

 

Our board of directors has the authority, without action or vote of our stockholders, to issue all or any part of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock, including shares issuable upon the exercise of options, shares that may be issued to satisfy our obligations under our incentive plans, shares of our authorized but unissued preferred stock and securities and instruments that are convertible into our common stock. Issuances of common stock or voting preferred stock would reduce your influence over matters on which our stockholders vote and, in the case of issuances of preferred stock, likely would result in your interest in us being subject to the prior rights of holders of that preferred stock.

 

We have no current plans to pay dividends on our common stock, and our ability to pay dividends on our common stock may be limited.

 

We have no current plans to pay dividends on our common stock. Our payment of dividends on our common stock in the future will be determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion and will depend on business conditions, our financial condition, earnings and liquidity, and other factors. The agreements governing the financing arrangements that we expect to enter into in connection with the Spin-Off may contain certain restrictions on our ability to pay dividends on our common stock, other than dividends payable solely in shares of our capital stock.

 

In addition, any of our indentures and other financing agreements that we enter into in the future may limit our ability to pay cash dividends on our capital stock, including our common stock. In the event that any of our indentures or other financing agreements in the future restrict our ability to pay dividends in cash on our common stock, we may be so restricted from paying dividends in cash on our common stock unless we can refinance the amounts outstanding under those agreements.

 

In addition, under the DGCL our board of directors may declare dividends on our capital stock only to the extent of our statutory “surplus” (which is defined as the amount equal to total assets minus total liabilities, in each case at fair market value, minus statutory capital), or if there is no such surplus, out of

 

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our net profits for the then current and/or immediately preceding fiscal year. Further, even if we are permitted under our contractual obligations and the DGCL to pay cash dividends on our common stock, we may not have sufficient cash to pay dividends in cash on our common stock.

 

As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock may be your sole source of potential  gain for the foreseeable future. We cannot predict whether the combined market value of the shares of our common stock you hold after the Spin-Off and the common stock of New Hertz you receive in the Spin-Off will be less than, equal to or greater than the market value of the common stock of Hertz Holdings prior to the Spin-Off.

 

Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and our By-Laws could discourage potential acquisition proposals and could deter or prevent a change in control.

 

The by-laws of HERC Holdings will be the same as the By-Laws of Hertz Holdings. The certificate of incorporation of HERC Holdings also will be the same as the Certificate of Incorporation of Hertz Holdings. Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws contain provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors rather than to attempt a hostile takeover. These provisions include:

 

·                      a board of directors that will initially be divided into three classes with staggered terms, although in May 2014 Hertz Holdings amended the Certificate of Incorporation to provide for declassification of its board of directors, such that all directors will be elected on an annual basis beginning at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders;

 

·                      limitations on the right of stockholders to remove directors, although such limitations expire upon the completion of the declassification of the board of directors at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders;

 

·                      granting to the board of directors sole power to set the number of directors and to fill any vacancy on the board of directors, whether such vacancy occurs as a result of an increase in the number of directors or otherwise;

 

·                      the ability of our board of directors to designate and issue one or more series of preferred stock without stockholder approval, the terms of which may be determined at the sole discretion of the board of directors;

 

·                      prohibiting our stockholders from acting by written consent;

 

·                      prohibiting our stockholders from calling special meetings of stockholders;

 

·                      the absence of cumulative voting; and

 

·                      establishment of advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and nominations for election to the board of directors at stockholder meetings.

 

We believe that these provisions protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors and by providing our board of directors with more time to assess any acquisition proposal. These provisions are not intended to make us immune from takeovers. However, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders and could delay or prevent an acquisition that our board of directors determines is in our best interests and that of our stockholders. Any or all of the foregoing provisions could limit the price that some investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. For more information, see “Description of Capital Stock.”

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain statements contained in this information statement include “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements include information concerning HERC Holdings’ liquidity and our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategies. These statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “project,” “potential,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “seek,” “will,” “may,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “forecasts” or similar expressions. These statements are based on certain assumptions that we have made in light of our experience in the industry as well as our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors we believe are appropriate in these circumstances. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, both positive and negative. Many factors, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties discussed in “Risk Factors,” could affect our actual financial results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.

 

Some important factors that could affect our actual results include, among others, those disclosed under “Risk Factors” and the following:

 

·                      the impact of the Spin-Off and related transactions on our stock price;

 

·                      the impact of the Spin-Off including significant charges incurred in connection therewith and incremental costs incurred as a stand-alone public company;

 

·                      increased costs resulting from decreased purchasing power as a result of the Spin-Off;

 

·                      our ability to operate as a stand-alone public company without many of the resources previously available to us as part of the combined company of Hertz Holdings;

 

·                      our ability to achieve the expected benefits of our separation from the business of New Hertz through the Spin-Off, which include improved strategic and operational efficiency, improved access to capital, improved alignment of employee incentives with our performance and growth objectives and the use of our equity to facilitate future acquisitions;

 

·                      significant changes in the competitive environment, including as a result of industry consolidation, and the effect of competition in our markets on rental volume and pricing, including on our pricing policies or use of incentives;

 

·                      the cyclical nature of our business and any potential slowdown in worldwide economic conditions or adverse changes in the economic factors specific to the industries in which we operate, such as a decrease in the expected levels of infrastructure spending, the expected levels of rental versus ownership of equipment or a continued slowdown in activity in the oil and gas industry, could have adverse effects on our liquidity, cash flows and results of operations;

 

·                      a decline in relations with our key national account or industrial account customers;

 

·                      occurrences that disrupt rental activity during our peak periods;

 

·                      our ability to achieve cost savings and efficiencies and realize opportunities to increase productivity and profitability;

 

·                      an increase in our rental equipment costs as a result of an increase in the cost of new equipment and/or a decrease in the price at which we dispose of used equipment;

 

·                      our ability to remediate the identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting;

 

·                      our ability to accurately estimate future levels of rental activity and adjust the size and mix of our fleet accordingly;

 

·                      our ability to achieve and maintain sufficient liquidity and the availability to us of additional or continued sources of financing for our revenue earning equipment and to refinance our existing indebtedness;

 

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·                      a major disruption in our communication or centralized information networks;

 

·                      the loss of significant suppliers;

 

·                      our ability to maintain profitability during adverse economic cycles and unfavorable external events (including war, terrorist acts, natural disasters and epidemic disease);

 

·                      our ability to engage in financings and acquisitions and other strategic transactions;

 

·                      costs and risks associated with litigation and investigations;

 

·                      risks related to our substantial amount of proposed indebtedness to be incurred in connection with the Spin-Off in the related financing transactions, our ability to incur substantially more debt and increases in interest rates or in our borrowing margins;

 

·                      our ability to service our debt and, if necessary, to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness;

 

·                      our ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms;

 

·                      limitations, restrictions and covenants in the agreements governing our indebtedness, including the Notes and our proposed New ABL Credit Facility;

 

·                      rating agency actions with respect to our indebtedness;

 

·                      changes in accounting principles, or their application or interpretation, and our ability to make accurate estimates and the assumptions underlying the estimates, which could have an effect on earnings;

 

·                      changes in existing or the adoption of new laws, regulations, policies or other activities of governments, agencies and similar organizations where such actions may affect our operations, the cost thereof or applicable tax rates;

 

·                      our ability to retain key members of our senior management team or other key personnel, and to attract new members of our senior management team and other key personnel;

 

·                      the effect of tangible and intangible asset impairment charges;

 

·                      shortfalls in our insurance coverage or our ability to renew our insurance policies on equivalent terms;

 

·                      our exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; and

 

·                      other risks described from time to time in periodic and current reports that we will file with the SEC.

 

In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking statements contained in this information statement might not prove to be accurate and you should not place undue reliance upon them. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. All such statements speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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THE SPIN-OFF

 

Background of the Spin-Off

 

On March 18, 2014 Hertz Holdings announced board approval of a plan to separate its business into two separate independent public companies, one of which will operate Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business and the other of which will operate its global equipment rental business, by means of a tax-free Spin-Off. In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will undertake the internal reorganization described under “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Separation and Distribution Agreement,” including causing The Hertz Corporation, or “Hertz,” as well as the other subsidiaries of Hertz Holdings that conduct its global car rental business, to become subsidiaries of Hertz Holdings’ newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary, Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., or “New Hertz.” Following the internal reorganization, Hertz Holdings will distribute to its stockholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of New Hertz via dividend. Following the Spin-Off, New Hertz will operate Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business through its operating subsidiaries, including Hertz, and Hertz Holdings (Hertz Holdings being referred to, following the Spin-Off, as “HERC Holdings”) will continue to operate Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business through its operating subsidiaries, including HERC.

 

The Spin-Off is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions and Hertz Holdings’ board of directors’ ongoing consideration of the Spin-Off. See “— Conditions to the Spin-Off.” If all conditions to the Spin-Off are satisfied or waived by the board of directors of Hertz Holdings in its sole discretion, at the close of business on the distribution date, June 30, 2016, for every five whole shares of Hertz Holdings common stock held by you as of the close of business on June 22, 2016, the record date for the distribution, you will receive one share of New Hertz common stock, as described below.

 

Please note that you will not be required to pay any cash or other consideration for the shares of New Hertz common stock distributed to you or to surrender or exchange your shares of Hertz Holdings common stock to receive the dividend of New Hertz common stock in the Spin-Off, or to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares thereof. Following the Spin-Off, you will continue to own your shares of HERC Holdings common stock, and, if you were a Hertz Holdings stockholder as of the record date for the Spin-Off and hold at least five shares of Hertz Holdings common stock, you also will receive shares of New Hertz common stock. The Spin-Off will not, except in connection with the reverse stock split discussed below, otherwise change the number of outstanding shares of HERC Holdings common stock.

 

No vote of Hertz Holdings’ stockholders is required to authorize or effectuate the Spin-Off. Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split at one of nine ratios, 1-for-2, 1-for-3, 1-for-4, 1-for-5, 1-for-6, 1-for-8, 1-for-10, 1-for-15 or 1-for-20, as determined by the board of directors. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

Accounting Treatment of the Spin-Off

 

Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented.

 

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Reasons for the Spin-Off

 

Hertz Holdings believes that the key benefits of the Spin-Off include:

 

·                      Greater strategic focus.   Hertz Holdings expects a sharper focus on each of HERC Holdings’ and New Hertz’s respective businesses and growth opportunities as a result of their respective boards of directors and management teams concentrating only on their core businesses. We anticipate that each company will be able to make decisions more quickly, deploy resources more rapidly and efficiently, and operate with more agility than when all of their businesses were part of a larger organization. Further, the separation of HERC Holdings from New Hertz will eliminate any internal competition for capital among Hertz Holdings’ various businesses, which Hertz Holdings believes will enhance each company’s opportunities for growth.

 

·                      Direct access to capital markets.   As independent public companies, we believe that each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz will be able to directly access the capital markets, and issue equity and debt each on its own merits in order to finance expansion, growth opportunities and debt repayment.

 

·                      Improved ability to undertake acquisitions.   After the completion of the Spin-Off, we expect that each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz will have a more focused equity currency, which we believe may improve its ability to pursue strategic initiatives, including acquisitions, joint ventures and investments.

 

·                      Better understanding of businesses.   We anticipate that the businesses of each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz will be more easily understood by investors, rating agencies and other market participants after the completion of the Spin-Off.

 

·                      Increased ability to attract, retain and motivate employees.   Hertz Holdings believes that incentive compensation arrangements for key employees of each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz, directly related to the market performance of their respective common stock, will provide enhanced incentives for performance. The separation will enable each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz to offer its key employees compensation directly linked to the performance of its respective business, including equity based compensation, which we expect will enhance each company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel.

 

In determining whether to pursue the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings’ board of directors considered among other factors the costs and risks associated with the transaction, including the cost associated with preparing HERC Holdings and New Hertz to become independent publicly traded companies, the risk of volatility in the price of HERC Holdings common stock immediately following the Spin-Off due to, among other things, sales by stockholders whose investment objectives may not be fulfilled by ownership of HERC Holdings common stock, the time it may take for HERC Holdings to attract its optimal stockholder base, any potential negative impact on New Hertz’s credit rating as a result of the Spin-Off, the time and effort required by this transaction from HERC Holdings’ and New Hertz’s management and the potential distraction from their respective businesses, the loss of synergies and scale from operating as a single company and the other risks discussed under “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Spin-Off and Our Separation from New Hertz.” Notwithstanding these costs and risks, after taking into account the factors discussed above, Hertz Holdings’ board of directors determined that the Spin-Off was in the best interests of stockholders as a transaction to potentially enhance stockholder value through corporate level benefits realized by virtue of the Spin-Off.

 

Conditions to the Spin-Off

 

Hertz Holdings may decide not to complete the Spin-Off if, at any time prior to the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings’ board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the Spin-Off is not in the best interests of Hertz Holdings or its stockholders. In addition, Hertz Holdings’ intention to complete the Spin-Off is contingent on the satisfaction of the conditions described below prior to the Spin-Off, any of which (other than those set forth in the fourth and fifth bullet points below) may be waived by Hertz Holdings:

 

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·                      The private letter ruling that Hertz Holdings received from the IRS to the effect that, subject to  the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants, (i) the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and (ii) the internal spin-off transactions will qualify under Section 355 of the Code, shall not have been revoked or modified in any material respect;

 

·                      Hertz Holdings’ receipt of the opinions of KPMG LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP that the Spin-Offs will qualify as transactions described in Section 355 of the Code, subject to the accuracy of and compliance with certain representations, assumptions and covenants;

 

·                      Hertz Holdings’ receipt of a written solvency opinion from a financial advisor acceptable to Hertz Holdings, which confirms the solvency and financial viability of Hertz Holdings before the consummation of the Spin-Off and each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz after the consummation of the Spin-Off and is in form and substance acceptable to Hertz Holdings;

 

·                      the registration statement on Form 10 with respect to the registration of New Hertz common stock under the Exchange Act shall have become effective, and no stop order suspending such effectiveness shall be in effect;

 

·                      all statutory requirements for the consummation of the Spin-Off must have been satisfied, and no injunction, court order, law or regulation shall be in effect preventing the completion of the Spin-Off;

 

·                      HERC Holdings and New Hertz, or their respective subsidiaries, shall have entered into new credit agreements and other financial arrangements prior to the consummation of the Spin-Off;

 

·                      the NYSE shall have approved the listing of New Hertz’s common stock; and

 

·                      any material regulatory or contractual consents or approvals necessary for the Spin-Off must have been obtained, without any conditions that would have a material adverse effect on HERC Holdings or New Hertz.

 

The fulfillment of the above conditions will not create any obligation on Hertz Holdings’ part to effect the Spin-Off. Hertz Holdings, in its sole and absolute discretion, will determine the terms of, and whether to proceed with, the Spin-Off and, to the extent it determines to proceed, determine the record date and distribution date for the Spin-Off.

 

The Number of New Hertz Shares You Will Receive

 

For every five shares of Hertz Holdings common stock that you own as of the record date for the Spin-Off, you will receive one share of New Hertz common stock. You will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of New Hertz common stock as described below under “— Treatment of Fractional Shares.” It is important to note that if you sell your shares of Hertz Holdings common stock between the record date and the distribution date in the “regular way” or “due bills” market, you will be selling your right to receive the New Hertz share dividend in the Spin-Off. See “— Trading between the Record Date and Distribution Date.”

 

Treatment of Fractional Shares

 

Stockholders will not receive fractional shares in connection with the Spin-Off. Instead, New Hertz’s transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them as soon as practicable after the Spin-Off at the then-prevailing prices on the open market on behalf of those stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share. We expect that the transfer agent would conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at a reasonable pace and that it may take a number of days to sell all of the aggregated fractional shares of New Hertz common stock. After the transfer agent’s completion of such sale, stockholders would receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net proceeds of that sale. Stockholders will not be entitled to receive interest for the period of time between the effective time of the Spin-Off and the date payment is made for their fractional share interest in New Hertz common stock.

 

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All of New Hertz’s stockholders will hold their shares electronically in book-entry form. Therefore, no action is required on the part of any stockholder to receive their cash payment in lieu of any fractional interest, if applicable.

 

Internal Reorganization and Related Financing Transactions

 

HERC Holdings and/or one or more of its subsidiaries and New Hertz and/or one or more of its subsidiaries will be parties to a number of agreements that govern HERC Holdings’ separation from New Hertz and the post-Spin-Off relationship of such companies and will allocate between HERC Holdings and New Hertz various assets, liabilities, rights and obligations, including employee benefits, intellectual property and tax-related assets and liabilities. Such agreements include a separation and distribution agreement, a tax matters agreement, an employee matters agreement, a transition services agreement, an intellectual property agreement and certain real estate lease agreements. For a more complete description of the terms of these agreements, see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz.”

 

The separation and distribution agreement to be entered into will provide for a series of internal reorganization transactions to be undertaken by Hertz Holdings in connection with the Spin-Off (sometimes referred to herein as the “internal reorganization”), as well as a series of related financing transactions to be undertaken by Hertz and HERC in connection with the Spin-Off. Pursuant to the internal reorganization, New Hertz will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business, including Hertz, and HERC Holdings will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business, including HERC. In addition to this internal reorganization and in connection with the Spin-Off, it is expected that HERC, which is to be a wholly owned subsidiary of HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off, will transfer to Hertz and its subsidiaries approximately $1.9 billion, to fund, among other things, such transfers and in connection with the Spin-Off, HERC expects to enter into appropriate financing arrangements. In this information statement, we refer to these transactions as the “related financing transactions.”

 

The actual amount of cash transfers made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC prior to or in connection with the Spin-Off will depend upon the financial performance and cash position of HERC prior to the Spin-Off, among other factors. Hertz expects to use the cash proceeds from these transfers to repay third-party indebtedness, to fund the share repurchase program previously announced and reaffirmed by Hertz Holdings and that New Hertz expects to adopt for periods following the Spin-Off, and for general corporate purposes.

 

For further information concerning the transactions that are being effected in connection with the Spin-Off, see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Separation and Distribution Agreement.”

 

Results of the Spin-Off

 

After the completion of the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings and New Hertz will be separate, independent, public companies operating their respective businesses. Immediately following the completion of the Spin-Off, there will be approximately 1,927 holders of record of shares of New Hertz common stock and approximately 84,919,160 shares of New Hertz common stock outstanding, based on the number of holders of record and shares outstanding of Hertz Holdings common stock on May 25, 2016. The actual number of shares of New Hertz common stock to be distributed will be determined as of the record date and will reflect any issuance of new shares or exercises of options pursuant to Hertz Holdings’ equity plans on or prior to the record date. The Spin-Off will not affect the number of outstanding shares of HERC Holdings common stock; however, the number of outstanding shares of HERC Holdings common stock will decrease in connection with the completion of the reverse stock split. See “— Reverse Stock Split.”

 

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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-Offs

 

The following summary discusses the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Spin-Offs. This discussion is based upon the Code, Treasury regulations, published positions of the IRS, judicial decisions and other applicable authorities, all as currently in effect, and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the accuracy of this discussion. The discussion does not address the effects of the Spin-Offs under any state, local or foreign tax laws.

 

The discussion assumes that Hertz Holdings’ stockholders hold their Hertz Holdings common stock, and will hold New Hertz common stock, as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. Further, the discussion does not constitute tax advice and does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular stockholder in light of such stockholder’s personal investment circumstances or to stockholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws such as: (i) insurance companies and other financial institutions; (ii) tax-exempt organizations; (iii) dealers in stocks or securities; (iv) cooperatives; (v) stockholders who acquired their Hertz Holdings common stock through the exercise of options or otherwise as compensation or through a tax-qualified retirement plan; (vi) stockholders that hold Hertz Holdings common stock as part of a hedge, straddle, a constructive sale or conversion transaction or other risk reduction or integrated investment transaction; (vii) investors in pass-through entities; and (viii) individuals who are not citizens or residents of the U.S., foreign corporations and other foreign entities.

 

This summary is limited to stockholders of Hertz Holdings that are United States holders. A United States holder is a beneficial owner of Hertz Holdings stock, other than an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, that is for United States federal income tax purposes:

 

·                      an individual who is a citizen or a resident of the United States;

 

·                      a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

·                      an estate, the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

·                      a trust, if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over its administration and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or (ii) in the case of a trust that was treated as a domestic trust under the law in effect before 1997, a valid election is in place under applicable Treasury regulations.

 

Hertz Holdings has received a private letter ruling from the IRS confirming the tax-free nature of the Spin-Offs under Section 355 of the Code. Although a private letter ruling from the IRS generally is binding on the IRS, the ruling does not rule that the Spin-Offs satisfy every requirement for a tax-free spin-off. The requirements for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code on which the IRS will not rule include that each of the Spin-Offs (a) is motivated, in whole or substantial part, by one or more corporate business purposes, (b) is not being used principally as a device for the distribution of earnings and profits of the relevant distributing corporation or controlled corporation and (c) is not part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons will acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a 50 percent or greater interest in the relevant distributing corporation or controlled corporation under Section 355(e) of the Code. The parties will rely solely on the opinions of tax advisors described below for comfort that such additional requirements are satisfied.

 

The Spin-Off is also conditioned upon Hertz Holdings’ receipt of the opinions of KPMG LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Hertz Holdings’ tax advisors, to the effect that the Spin-Offs will qualify as tax-free to Hertz Holdings under Sections 355 and 368 of the Code. The opinions of Hertz Holdings’ tax advisors will rely on the IRS ruling as to matters covered by it.

 

The IRS ruling is, and the opinions of Hertz Holdings’ tax advisers will be based on, among other things, certain representations, assumptions, and covenants made by Hertz Holdings and its subsidiaries. The failure of any factual representation or assumption to be true, correct and complete in all material

 

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respects could adversely affect the validity of the ruling and opinions. An opinion of a tax advisor represents the adviser’s best legal judgment, is not binding on the IRS or the courts, and the IRS or the courts may not agree with the opinion. In addition, the IRS ruling and the opinions of Hertz Holdings’ tax advisors will be based on current law, and cannot be relied on if current law changes with retroactive effect.

 

The IRS ruling concludes that:

 

(1)             the contribution by Hertz Holdings of Hertz’s parent holding company to New Hertz, followed by the distribution of the New Hertz stock in the Spin-Off, will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, and Hertz Holdings and New Hertz will each be a party to a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code;

 

(2)             no gain or loss will be recognized by stockholders of Hertz Holdings (and no amount will be includible in their income) upon the receipt of the New Hertz stock in the Spin-Off under Section 355(a)(1) of the Code;

 

(3)             each Hertz Holdings stockholder’s holding period in the New Hertz stock received in the Spin-Off will include the holding period of the Hertz Holdings stock with respect to which the Spin-Off is made; and

 

(4)             each Hertz Holdings stockholder’s basis in the HERC Holdings and New Hertz stock immediately after the Spin-Off will equal the basis of the Hertz Holdings stock held immediately before the Spin-Off, allocated between the stock of HERC Holdings and New Hertz in proportion to the fair market value of each immediately following the Spin-Off.

 

The IRS ruling also concludes that no gain or loss will be recognized by the parties to the internal spin-offs under Section 355 of the Code.

 

If the Spin-Off does not qualify as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 of the Code, each Hertz Holdings stockholder who receives New Hertz stock would be treated as receiving a taxable dividend in an amount equal to the fair market value of the New Hertz stock received, to the extent of Hertz Holdings’ earnings and profits. In addition, HERC Holdings would recognize taxable gain equal to the excess of the fair market value of New Hertz stock distributed to Hertz Holdings’ stockholders over HERC Holdings’ basis in the New Hertz stock.

 

Even if the Spin-Off otherwise qualifies as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 of the Code, the Spin-Off will be taxable to Hertz Holdings pursuant to Section 355(e) of the Code if there is a 50% or more change in ownership of either HERC Holdings or New Hertz, directly or indirectly, as part of a plan or series of related transactions that include the Spin-Off. Section 355(e) might apply if acquisitions of stock of Hertz Holdings (HERC Holdings) before or after the Spin-Off, or of New Hertz after the distribution, are considered to be part of a plan or series of related transactions that include, the Spin-Off. In connection with the IRS ruling, Hertz Holdings represented that the Spin-Off is not part of any such plan or series of related transactions. If Section 355(e) of the Code were to apply, Hertz Holdings might recognize a substantial amount of taxable gain.

 

Furthermore, if any of the internal spin-offs or related transactions were taxable, the parties thereto will be subject to tax in connection therewith, and the associated tax liabilities may be substantial.

 

Each stockholder of Hertz Holdings that receives cash in lieu of fractional shares will recognize gain or loss on such shares computed based on the difference between the cash so received and such stockholder’s basis in such fractional shares (computed as described above).

 

Under the tax matters agreement between HERC Holdings and New Hertz, if either HERC Holdings or New Hertz takes or fails to take any action (or permits any of their respective affiliates to take or fail to take any action) that causes the Spin-Offs to be taxable, or if there is an acquisition of the equity securities or assets of either party (or equity securities or assets of any member of that party’s group) that causes the Spin-Offs to be taxable, that party will be required to indemnify the other party for any resulting taxes and related losses.

 

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United States Treasury regulations require each Hertz Holdings stockholder that owns at least 5% of the total outstanding stock of Hertz Holdings and receives stock in the Spin-Off to attach to its United States federal income tax return for the year in which the distribution occurs a detailed statement containing certain information relating to the tax-free nature of the Spin-Off. Upon request, HERC Holdings will provide stockholders of 5% or more of its outstanding stock who received New Hertz stock in the Spin-Off with any pertinent information that is in HERC Holdings’ possession and is reasonably available, to the extent necessary to comply with that requirement.

 

Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split

 

Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split at one of nine ratios, 1-for-2, 1-for-3, 1-for-4, 1-for-5, 1-for-6, 1-for-8, 1-for-10, 1-for-15 or 1-for-20, as determined by the board of directors. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off. The following summary describes certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the reverse stock split to United States holders (as defined above) of HERC Holdings common stock. See “— Reverse Stock Split.”

 

This discussion is based on the Code, Treasury regulations promulgated or proposed thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as in effect on the date hereof, and all of which are subject to change or to different interpretation, possibly with retroactive effect. This discussion does not address all of the U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to specific holders in light of their particular circumstances or to holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law (such as banks or other financial institutions, insurance companies, dealers in securities or other persons that generally mark their securities to market for U.S. federal income tax purposes, tax-exempt entities, retirement plans, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, former citizens or residents of the U.S., partnerships or other pass-through entities (or investors therein), persons that hold HERC Holdings common stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion or other integrated transaction, non-U.S. trusts and estates that have U.S. beneficiaries, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, U.S. Holders that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar, “controlled foreign corporations,” or “passive foreign investment companies”). This discussion does not address any U.S. state or local or non-U.S. tax considerations or any U.S. federal tax considerations other than U.S. federal income tax considerations (such as gift tax considerations).

 

This summary is for general information only. This summary is not binding on the IRS or a court. We have not sought, and do not intend to seek, any tax opinion from counsel or ruling from the IRS with respect to any of the statements made in this summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a position contrary to these statements, or that a contrary position taken by the IRS would not be sustained by a court.

 

HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IN LIGHT OF THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.

 

If an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes is the beneficial owner of HERC Holdings common stock, the tax treatment of a partner will depend in part upon the status and activities of the entity and of the particular partner. Any such entity should consult its own tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to it and its partners relating to the reverse stock split.

 

Other than the cash payments for fractional shares discussed below, no gain or loss should be recognized by a United States holder upon the exchange of pre-reverse stock split shares for post-reverse stock split shares. The aggregate tax basis of the post-reverse stock split shares will be equal to the aggregate tax basis of the pre-reverse stock split shares exchanged therefor, reduced by any amount allocable to a fractional share for which cash is received. A United States holder’s holding period in the post-reverse stock split shares will include the period during which the United States holder held the pre-reverse stock split shares exchanged therefor.

 

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In general, the receipt of cash by a United States holder instead of a fractional share interest in the post-reverse stock split shares will result in a taxable gain or loss to such United States holder for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The amount of the taxable gain or loss to the United States holder will be determined based upon the difference between the amount of cash received by such United States holder and such holder’s basis in its applicable pre-reverse stock split share or shares. The gain or loss recognized will constitute capital gain or loss, and will constitute long-term capital gain or loss if the United States holder’s holding period is greater than one year as of the effective date of the reverse stock split. There are limitations on the deductibility of capital losses under the Code.

 

Listing and Trading of New Hertz and HERC Holdings Common Stock

 

Hertz Holdings presently owns all of the outstanding shares of New Hertz common stock. Accordingly, there is currently no public market with respect to these shares, although a “when-issued” market in New Hertz common stock may develop prior to the Spin-Off. In addition, prior to the Spin-Off, there has been no public market for the common stock of HERC Holdings, as a public company separate from New Hertz, although an “ex-dividend” market for Hertz Holdings common stock may develop prior to the Spin-Off. See “— Trading Between the Record Date and the Distribution Date” for an explanation of the when-issued market for New Hertz common stock and the ex-dividend market for Hertz Holdings common stock. Neither Hertz Holdings nor New Hertz can assure you as to the trading price of HERC Holdings or New Hertz common stock prior to, on or after the Spin-Off or as to whether their combined price will be equal to, higher or lower than the price of Hertz Holdings common stock prior to the Spin-Off. See “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Securities Markets and Ownership of HERC Holdings Common Stock.”

 

We expect to list New Hertz common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “HTZ,” which is the current trading symbol for Hertz Holdings common stock. Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE, but the symbol for its common stock will change to “HRI.”

 

The shares of New Hertz common stock distributed to Hertz Holdings’ stockholders will be freely transferable, except for shares received by persons that are considered affiliates of New Hertz. Persons that may be considered affiliates of New Hertz after the Spin-Off generally include individuals or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with New Hertz, as those terms are generally interpreted for federal securities law purposes. This may include some or all of the directors and executive officers of New Hertz, as well as significant stockholders. In addition, persons who are affiliates of Hertz Holdings on the distribution date may be deemed to be affiliates of New Hertz. Affiliates of New Hertz will be permitted to sell their shares of New Hertz common stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemptions afforded by Sections 4(a)(1) or 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 thereunder.

 

Trading Between the Record Date and the Distribution Date

 

Between the record date and the distribution date, Hertz Holdings expects that there will be two markets in Hertz Holdings common stock: a “regular way” or “due bills” market and an “ex-dividend” market. Shares of Hertz Holdings common stock that trade on the regular way or due bills market will trade with an entitlement to shares of New Hertz common stock distributed in the Spin-Off, and any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares thereof, and such shares will settle on a regular way basis, which typically involves settlement on the third full trading day following the date of the trade. Shares that trade on the ex-dividend market will trade without an entitlement to shares of New Hertz common stock distributed in the Spin-Off, and any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares thereof, and such shares will settle within four trading days after the distribution date. Therefore, if you owned shares of Hertz Holdings common stock as of the record date for the Spin-Off and sell those shares on the regular way or due bills market prior to the distribution date, you also will be trading the shares of New Hertz common stock that would have been distributed to you in the Spin-Off, and any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares thereof. If you sell those shares of Hertz Holdings common stock on the ex-dividend market prior to the distribution date, you will still receive the shares of New Hertz common stock that were to be distributed to

 

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you pursuant to your ownership of the shares of Hertz Holdings common stock, and any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares thereof. If the Spin-Off does not occur, all ex-dividend trading will be null and void. If ex-dividend trading occurs, the listing of Hertz Holdings common stock will be under the symbol “HTZ” accompanied by the letters “wi.”

 

Between the record date and the distribution date, a “when-issued” trading market in New Hertz common stock may develop. The when-issued trading market will be a market for shares of New Hertz common stock that will be distributed to Hertz Holdings’ stockholders on the distribution date. If you owned shares of Hertz Holdings common stock on the record date, then you are entitled to shares of New Hertz common stock distributed pursuant to the Spin-Off. You may trade this entitlement to shares of New Hertz common stock, without the shares of Hertz Holdings common stock you own, on the when-issued trading market, and such shares will generally settle within four trading days after the distribution date. If when-issued trading occurs, the listing for New Hertz common stock will be under a temporary trading symbol that is different from its regular way trading symbol and accompanied by the letters “wi.” On the first trading day following the distribution date, when-issued trading with respect to New Hertz common stock will end and regular way trading will begin. If the Spin-Off does not occur, all when-issued trading will be null and void.

 

No Appraisal Rights

 

Hertz Holdings’ stockholders will not have any appraisal rights in connection with the Spin-Off.

 

When and How You Will Receive the Dividend

 

If all conditions to the Spin-Off are satisfied or waived by the board of directors of Hertz Holdings in its sole discretion, at the close of business on the distribution date, June 30, 2016, for every five whole shares of Hertz Holdings common stock held by you as of the close of business on June 22, 2016, the record date for the distribution, you will receive one share of New Hertz common stock, and cash in lieu of any fractional shares thereof.

 

Hertz Holdings will effect the Spin-Off on the distribution date by releasing its shares of New Hertz common stock to be distributed to Computershare Investor Services LLC, the transfer agent and registrar for New Hertz common stock. As part of the Spin-Off, New Hertz will be adopting a book-entry share transfer and registration system for New Hertz common stock. Instead of receiving physical share certificates, registered holders of New Hertz common stock entitled to participate in the Spin-Off will have their shares of New Hertz common stock credited to book-entry accounts established for them by the transfer agent and registrar. The transfer agent and registrar will mail an account statement to each registered holder stating the number of shares of New Hertz common stock credited to the holder’s account. After the completion of the aggregation and sale of fractional shares of New Hertz common stock to be received in the Spin-Off as described above under “— Treatment of Fractional Shares,” registered holders entitled to participate in the Spin-Off will receive a cash payment in lieu of any fractional shares of New Hertz common stock.

 

For those holders of Hertz Holdings common stock that hold their shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, the transfer agent and registrar will credit the shares of New Hertz common stock to the accounts of those nominees as the registered holders of Hertz Holdings common stock. Such nominees, in turn, will credit their customers’ accounts with New Hertz common stock. We anticipate that brokers, banks and other nominees will generally credit their customers’ accounts with New Hertz common stock within three to eight days of the distribution date. In addition, your bank, broker or other nominee will receive, on your behalf, your pro rata share of the aggregate net proceeds from the sale of fractional shares of New Hertz common stock.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

No vote of Hertz Holdings’ stockholders is required to authorize or effectuate the Spin-Off. Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split at one of nine ratios, 1-for-2, 1-for-3, 1-for-4, 1-for-5, 1-for-6, 1-for-8, 1-for-10, 1-for-15 or 1-for-20, as determined by the board of directors. Based on discussions with our financial advisors, we believe the trading price of the common stock after the

 

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Spin-Off may be significantly lower than the current market price due to the fact that the rental car business will no longer be part of Hertz Holdings. We believe the reverse stock split may make our common stock a more attractive investment for many investors, particularly investors who have limitations on owning lower-priced stocks. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

Stockholders will not receive fractional shares in connection with the reverse stock split. Instead, HERC Holdings’ transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them as soon as practicable after the reverse stock split at the then-prevailing prices on the open market on behalf of those stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share. We expect that the transfer agent would conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at a reasonable pace and that it may take a number of days to sell all of the aggregated fractional shares of HERC Holdings common stock. After the transfer agent’s completion of such sale, stockholders would receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net proceeds of that sale. Stockholders will not be entitled to receive interest for the period of time between the effective time of the reverse stock split and the date payment is made for their fractional share interest in HERC Holdings common stock.

 

All of our stockholders hold their shares electronically in book-entry form. Therefore, no action is required on the part of any stockholder to receive their post-reverse stock split shares of HERC Holdings common stock or their cash payment in lieu of any fractional interest, if applicable.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

Hertz Holdings has not historically paid dividends on its common stock. HERC Holdings’ payment of dividends on its common stock following the Spin-Off will be determined by its board of directors in its sole discretion and will depend on business conditions, its financial condition, earnings, liquidity and capital requirements, any covenants in documents governing its indebtedness and other factors. As of the date of this information statement, Hertz Holdings has no plans to pay dividends on its common stock.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table shows, and the respective footnotes thereto further describe, the cash and cash equivalents and total capitalization of HERC Holdings as of March 31, 2016 on an actual basis and as adjusted to reflect the Pro Forma Transactions, as defined in “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information,” which include the related financing transactions. Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented.

 

The information below is not necessarily indicative of what our cash and cash equivalents and total capitalization would have been had the Pro Forma Transactions been completed as of March 31, 2016. In addition, it is not indicative of our future cash and cash equivalents and total capitalization. The information below is derived from, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our historical and pro forma financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement, and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” and our audited annual combined financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

Actual

 

As Adjusted

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

(In millions)

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$

12.3

 

$

12.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

 

 

 

 

Total Debt(a)  

 

61.0

 

2,083.0

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000.0 shares authorized, 465.3 shares issued and 424.3 shares outstanding(b) 

 

4.6

 

4.6

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,719.6

 

1,810.3

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(607.0

)

(607.0

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(205.4

)

(205.4

)

Treasury stock, at cost, 40.9 shares

 

(692.0

)

(692.0

)

Total Equity

 

2,219.8

 

310.5

 

Total Capitalization

 

$

2,280.8

 

$

2,393.5

 

 


(a)          Total debt excludes deferred financing costs of $39.0 million.

 

(b)          The number of shares of common stock authorized, issued and outstanding does not reflect the impact of the reverse stock split as we have not finalized our post spin-off capitalization.

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following tables present selected combined financial information and other data for HERC Holdings’ business. The selected combined statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, and the selected combined balance sheet data as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 presented below were derived from our audited annual combined financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement. The selected combined statement of operations data for the three months ended March 31, 2106 and 2015, and the selected combined balance sheet data as of March 31, 2016 presented below were derived from our unaudited interim combined financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement. The selected combined statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the selected combined balance sheet data as of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were derived from condensed combined financial statements not included herein.

 

Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented.

 

As such, our historical combined financial statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and are derived from Hertz Holdings’ consolidated financial statements and accounting records using the historical results of operations and assets and liabilities attributed to the equipment rental operations, and include allocations of expenses from Hertz Holdings. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of HERC Holdings’ results in any future period and do not necessarily reflect what the financial position and results of operations of the equipment rental business would have been had HERC Holdings operated as a stand-alone public company during the periods presented, including changes that will occur as a result of or in connection with the Spin-Off.

 

The combined financial statements include net interest expense on loans receivable from and payable to affiliates and expense allocations for certain corporate functions historically performed by Hertz, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, employee benefits and incentives, insurance and stock-based compensation.  These expenses have been allocated to us on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. Management believes the assumptions underlying the combined financial statements, including the assumptions regarding the allocation of corporate expenses from Hertz, are reasonable. Nevertheless, the combined financial statements may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had we been a stand-alone company during the years presented and may not reflect our combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows had we been a stand-alone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if we had been a stand-alone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure.

 

You should read the following information in conjunction with the section of this information statement entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and audited annual combined financial statements and the respective related notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

(In millions, except per share data)

 

2016(b)

 

2015(b)

 

2015(b)

 

2014(b)

 

2013(b)

 

2012(b)

 

2011

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Operations Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

307.8

 

$

331.6

 

$

1,411.7

 

$

1,455.8

 

$

1,406.9

 

$

1,260.2

 

$

1,101.7

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

37.5

 

46.5

 

161.2

 

198.7

 

198.1

 

228.2

 

250.6

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

17.3

 

19.5

 

92.1

 

95.4

 

113.7

 

104.8

 

92.4

 

Service and other revenues

 

3.0

 

3.7

 

13.2

 

20.5

 

16.9

 

15.1

 

13.1

 

Total revenues

 

365.6

 

401.3

 

1,678.2

 

1,770.4

 

1,735.6

 

1,608.3

 

1,457.8

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating

 

159.6

 

175.2

 

706.2

 

718.9

 

673.9

 

636.9

 

576.9

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

81.8

 

83.1

 

343.7

 

340.0

 

325.3

 

289.8

 

293.9

 

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

45.4

 

39.8

 

146.8

 

188.4

 

171.5

 

210.5

 

233.3

 

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

13.1

 

15.2

 

73.0

 

77.5

 

89.9

 

82.1

 

72.8

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

61.3

 

72.1

 

270.5

 

248.6

 

204.3

 

212.6

 

176.7

 

Restructuring

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

4.3

 

5.7

 

10.1

 

8.7

 

18.3

 

Impairment

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

6.5

 

9.5

 

32.9

 

41.4

 

72.9

 

80.9

 

79.6

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(0.9

)

(1.0

)

(56.1

)

(4.2

)

34.6

 

(1.8

)

0.2

 

Total expenses

 

367.1

 

394.6

 

1,521.3

 

1,625.9

 

1,582.5

 

1,519.7

 

1,451.7

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1.5

)

6.7

 

156.9

 

144.5

 

153.1

 

88.6

 

6.1

 

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income

 

 

(5.0

)

(45.6

)

(54.8

)

(55.0

)

(27.2

)

2.0

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

$

61.4

 

$

8.1

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

423.9

 

458.8

 

452.3

 

454.0

 

422.3

 

419.9

 

415.9

 

Diluted

 

423.9

 

461.9

 

456.4

 

464.4

 

463.9

 

448.2

 

444.8

 

Earnings per share(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.02

 

Diluted

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.02

 

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12.3

 

$

15.7

 

$

18.9

 

$

15.4

 

$

23.2

 

$

45.1

 

Total assets

 

3,355.1

 

3,406.8

 

3,611.3

 

4,132.1

 

3,710.2

 

3,209.2

 

Total debt (c) 

 

134.7

 

136.7

 

866.1

 

673.5

 

1,072.0

 

767.3

 

Total equity

 

2,219.8

 

2,311.8

 

1,705.3

 

1,877.4

 

1,285.0

 

1,101.3

 

 


(a)          See Note 18 — Equity and Earnings Per Share to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements and Note 15 — Earnings Per Share to the notes to our unaudited interim combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for a reconciliation of net income used in diluted earnings per share calculation.

 

(b)          Our results from 2012 and periods thereafter include the results of Cinelease from and after January 9, 2012, the date of its acquisition.

 

(c)           Includes net loans payable to affiliates as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 of $73.7 million, $73.2 million, $449.0 million, $226.0 million, $397.7 million and $358.0 million, respectively.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements as of March 31, 2016 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015, were derived from our audited combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Information Statement.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflect adjustments to our historical financial results in connection with the Spin-Off and related transactions. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations gives effect to these events as if they occurred on January 1, 2015, the beginning of our last fiscal year. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet gives the effect of these events as if they occurred as of March 31, 2016, our latest balance sheet date. The pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes and include the following transactions (collectively, the “Pro Forma Transactions”):

 

·                      The issuance of approximately $2.0 billion of debt.

 

·                      The settlement of intercompany account balances between us and THC.

 

·                      The transfer of approximately $1.9 billion to THC.

 

·                      The impact of the Spin-Off, including the expected reverse stock split.

 

THC currently provides certain centrally managed services and corporate function support to us primarily in the areas of finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, employee benefits and incentives, insurance and stock-based compensation. Costs associated with centrally managed services have been billed to us on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures.

 

As a stand-alone public company, we expect to incur additional recurring costs. Our preliminary estimates of the recurring costs expected to be incurred annually are approximately $35 million to $40 million higher than the expenses historically allocated to us from THC. Of these expenses, approximately $15 million to $20 million have not been included in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

 

Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split as determined by the board of directors. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are subject to the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes. Our management believes that these assumptions and adjustments are reasonable under the circumstances and given the information available at this time. However, these adjustments are subject to change as THC and we finalize the terms of the Spin-Off and our agreements related to the Spin-Off.

 

The unaudited pro forma financial information is for illustrative and informational purposes only and is not intended to represent, or be indicative of, what our financial position or results of operations would have been had the Spin-Off and related transactions occurred on the dates indicated. The unaudited pro forma financial information also should not be considered representative of our financial position, and you should not rely on the financial information presented below as a representation of our future performance.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited combined financial statements and accompanying notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Information Statement.

 

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Herc Holdings Inc.

(a/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.)

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

As of March 31, 2016

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Financing

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Historical

 

Adjustments

 

Adjustments

 

Pro Forma

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12.3

 

$

1,909.3

(a)(c)

$

(1,909.3

)(i)

$

12.3

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

11.7

 

 

 

11.7

 

Receivables, net

 

267.2

 

 

 

267.2

 

Taxes receivable

 

8.7

 

 

 

8.7

 

Inventories, at lower of cost or market

 

20.0

 

 

 

20.0

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

20.3

 

 

 

20.3

 

Total current assets

 

340.2

 

1,909.3

 

(1,909.3

)

340.2

 

Revenue earning equipment, net

 

2,361.0

 

 

 

2,361.0

 

Property and equipment, net

 

244.0

 

 

 

244.0

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

302.9

 

 

 

302.9

 

Goodwill

 

91.0

 

 

 

91.0

 

Other long-term assets

 

16.0

 

 

(b)

16.0

 

Total assets

 

$

3,355.1

 

$

1,909.3

 

$

(1,909.3

)

$

3,355.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

10.3

 

$

 

$

 

$

10.3

 

Loans payable to affiliates

 

73.7

 

(73.7

)(c)

 

 

Accounts payable

 

148.9

 

 

 

148.9

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

51.8

 

 

(b)

51.8

 

Accrued taxes

 

40.6

 

 

 

40.6

 

Total current liabilities

 

325.3

 

(73.7

)

 

251.6

 

Long-term debt

 

50.7

 

1,983.0

(a)

 

2,033.7

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

31.9

 

 

 

31.9

 

Deferred taxes

 

727.4

 

 

 

727.4

 

Total liabilities

 

1,135.3

 

1,909.3

 

 

3,044.6

 

Commitments and contingencies Total equity

 

2,219.8

 

 

(1,909.3

)(b)(i)

310.5

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

3,355.1

 

$

1,909.3

 

$

(1,909.3

)

$

3,355.1

 

 

See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements

 

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Herc Holdings Inc.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

Financing

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Historical

 

Adjustments

 

Adjustments

 

Pro Forma

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

307.8

 

$

 

$

 

$

307.8

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

37.5

 

 

 

37.5

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

17.3

 

 

 

17.3

 

Service and other revenues

 

3.0

 

 

 

3.0

 

Total revenues

 

365.6

 

 

 

365.6

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating

 

159.6

 

 

 

159.6

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

81.8

 

 

 

81.8

 

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

45.4

 

 

 

45.4

 

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

13.1

 

 

 

13.1

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

61.3

 

 

(1.2

)(b)(e)

60.1

 

Restructuring

 

0.3

 

 

 

0.3

 

Interest expense, net

 

6.5

 

24.6

(d)

 

31.1

 

Other income, net

 

(0.9

)

 

 

(0.9

)

Total expenses

 

367.1

 

24.6

 

(1.2

)

390.5

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1.5

)

(24.6

)

1.2

 

(24.9

)

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income (loss)

 

 

9.6

(f)

(0.5

)(f)

9.1

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

(15.0

)

$

0.7

 

$

(15.8

)

Pro forma earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.37

)(g)

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.37

)(h)

Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42.4

(g)

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42.4

(h)

 

See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements

 

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Herc Holdings Inc.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

(in millions, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

Financing

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Historical

 

Adjustments

 

Adjustments

 

Pro Forma

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

1,411.7

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,411.7

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

161.2

 

 

 

161.2

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

92.1

 

 

 

92.1

 

Service and other revenues

 

13.2

 

 

 

13.2

 

Total revenues

 

1,678.2

 

 

 

1,678.2

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating

 

706.2

 

 

 

706.2

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

343.7

 

 

 

343.7

 

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

146.8

 

 

 

146.8

 

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

73.0

 

 

 

73.0

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

270.5

 

 

(6.5

)(b)(e)

264.0

 

Restructuring

 

4.3

 

 

 

4.3

 

Interest expense, net

 

32.9

 

91.9

(d)

 

124.8

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(56.1

)

 

 

(56.1

)

Total expenses

 

1,521.3

 

91.9

 

(6.5

)

1,606.7

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

156.9

 

(91.9

)

6.5

 

71.5

 

(Provision) benefit for taxes on income (loss)

 

(45.6

)

35.8

(f)

(2.5

)(f)

(12.3

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

111.3

 

$

(56.1

)

$

4.0

 

$

59.2

 

Pro forma earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.31

(g)

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.31

(h)

Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45.2

(g)

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45.3

(h)

 

See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 


(a)             Adjustment reflects our expected incurrence of approximately $2.0 billion of new long-term debt less debt issuance costs of $39.0 million. The debt is expected to consist of $1.2 billion of corporate bonds and a drawdown of $787.0 million on the new Senior ABL Facility of $1.75 billion. The debt issuance costs will be capitalized and amortized over the respective financing terms, and are shown as a reduction of the outstanding long-term debt as of March 31, 2016

 

(b)             Reflects the impact of assets, liabilities and related expenses that we expect to assume from THC that were not included in our historical combined financial statements.

 

(c)              Adjustment reflects the settlement of the intercompany accounts due to THC of $73.7 million. The proceeds from the issuance of new debt described in (a) will be used to settle this amount.

 

(d)             Adjustment reflects interest expense related to the approximately $2.0 billion in debt that we expect to incur. The pro forma interest expense was calculated based on the issuance of $1.2 billion of corporate bonds and an expected drawdown of $787.0 million on the new Senior Asset-Based Lending (“ABL”) Facility. We expect the weighted-average interest rate on the debt to be approximately 5.5%. Interest expense also includes amortization of the approximately $39.0 million in debt issuance costs. The amortization of the debt issuance costs is based on the weighted average life of the debt of 5.8 years.  Actual interest expense may be higher or lower depending on fluctuations in interest rates. A one-eighth percentage change in interest would result in a $3.7 million change in annual interest expense.

 

Adjustment also reflects the removal of the historical interest expense. For pro forma purposes the interest on the new debt will replace the interest on the historical debt.

 

(e)              Adjustment reflects the removal of the $1.2 million and $6.5 million royalty expense paid to THC under the existing royalty arrangements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015, respectively. As part of the Spin-Off we will enter into a new intellectual property agreement with THC, pursuant to which we will continue to have the right to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand for a period of four years on a no royalty basis, subject to the terms of the intellectual property agreement.

 

(f)               Adjustment reflects the net impact to income tax expense of the pro forma adjustment using the statutory tax rate of 39%. Our effective tax rate could be different (either higher or lower) depending on activities subsequent to the Spin-Off.

 

(g)              Pro forma basic earnings per share and pro forma weighted-average basic shares outstanding are based on the number of Hertz Holdings weighted-average basic shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2015, as adjusted to reflect the expected reverse stock split ratio of one ordinary share of HERC Holdings for every ten ordinary shares of Hertz Holdings.

 

(h)             Pro forma diluted earnings per share and pro forma weighted-average diluted shares outstanding after giving effect to the reverse stock split described in (g), and the impact of the replacement of Hertz Holdings’ equity awards by New Hertz as of the spin date.

 

(i)                 Reflects an estimated $1.9 billion cash transfer to THC prior to the Spin-Off based on the assumed net proceeds of the debt described in (a). In addition, the adjustment reflects our anticipated post Spin-off capital structure, including the expected stock split impact.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) regarding industry outlook, our expectations regarding the performance of our business and the other non-historical statements are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors.” The following MD&A provides information that we believe to be relevant to an understanding of our combined financial condition and results of operations. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements. You should read the following MD&A together with the sections entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data” and our combined financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

In this MD&A we refer to certain Non-GAAP measures, including the following:

 

·                      Adjusted EBITDA — important to management because it allows management to assess the operational performance of our business, exclusive of certain items. Management believes that it is important to investors for the same reasons it is important to management and because it allows them to assess our operational performance on the same basis that management uses internally.

 

·                      Dollar Utilization — important to management and investors because it is the measurement of the proportion of our equipment rental revenue earning equipment, including additional capitalized refurbishment costs (with the basis for refurbished assets reset at the refurbishment date), that is being used to generate revenues relative to the total amount of available equipment fleet capacity.

 

·                      Time Utilization — important to management and investors as it measures the extent to which the equipment rental fleet is on rent compared to total operated fleet and is an efficiency measurement utilized by participants in the equipment rental industry.

 

·                      Same Store Revenue Growth — important to management and investors because it allows management to assess the operational performance of our existing branches that have been operational for more than one year.

 

Non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation and should not be considered superior to, or a substitute for, financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The above Non-GAAP measures are defined and reconciled to their most comparable U.S. GAAP measure in the “Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data” section of this MD&A.

 

The Spin-Off

 

On March 18, 2014 Hertz Holdings announced board approval of a plan to separate its business into two separate independent public companies, one of which will operate Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business and the other of which will operate its global equipment rental business, by means of a tax-free spin-off. In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will undertake an internal reorganization, including causing The Hertz Corporation, or “Hertz,” as well as the other subsidiaries of Hertz Holdings that conduct its global car rental business, to become subsidiaries of Hertz Holdings’ newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary, Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., or “New Hertz.” Following the internal reorganization, Hertz Holdings will distribute to its stockholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of New Hertz via dividend. Following the Spin-Off, New Hertz will operate Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business through its operating subsidiaries, including Hertz, and Hertz Holdings (Hertz Holdings being referred to, following the Spin-Off, as “HERC Holdings”) will continue to operate Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business through its operating subsidiaries, including Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (to be renamed Herc Rentals Inc., “HERC”). In addition to this internal reorganization and in connection with the Spin-Off, it is expected that HERC, which is to be a wholly owned subsidiary of HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off, will transfer to Hertz and its subsidiaries approximately $1.9 billion. To fund, among other things, such transfers and in connection with the Spin-Off, HERC expects to enter into financing arrangements. In this information statement, we refer to these transactions as the “related financing transactions.”

 

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The actual amount of cash transfers made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC prior to or in connection with the Spin-Off will depend upon the financial performance and cash position of HERC prior to the Spin-Off, among other factors. For further information concerning the transactions that are being effected in connection with the Spin-Off, see “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz — Separation and Distribution Agreement.”

 

Despite the fact that New Hertz is being spun off from Hertz Holdings in the Spin-Off and will be the legal spinnee in the transaction, for accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in this information statement, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated company, as if HERC Holdings were a stand-alone company for all periods presented. The historical financial information of HERC Holdings presented in the following discussion and analysis is not necessarily indicative of what HERC Holdings’ financial position or results of operations actually would have been had HERC Holdings operated as a separate, independent company for the periods presented.

 

Overview of Our Business and Operating Environment

 

We are engaged principally in the business of renting equipment. Ancillary to our principal business of equipment rental, we also re-rent certain specialized equipment, sell used rental equipment, sell new equipment and consumables and offer certain service and support to our customers. We also license the right to use our brand name under franchise arrangements to equipment rental businesses which rent equipment that they own. Our profitability is dependent upon a number of factors including the volume, mix and pricing of rental transactions and the utilization of equipment. Significant changes in the purchase price or residual values of equipment or interest rates can have a significant effect on our profitability depending on our ability to adjust pricing for these changes. Our business requires significant expenditures for equipment, and consequently we require substantial liquidity to finance such expenditures. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

 

Our revenues primarily are derived from rental and related charges and consist of:

 

·                      equipment rental (includes all revenue associated with the rental of equipment including charges for delivery, loss damage waivers and fueling);

 

·                      sales of revenue earning equipment and sales of new equipment, parts and supplies; and

 

·                      service and other revenues (primarily relating to training and labor provided to customers). Our expenses primarily consist of:

 

·                      direct operating expenses (primarily wages and related benefits; facility, self-insurance and reservation costs; and other costs relating to the operation and rental of revenue earning equipment, such as damage, maintenance and fuel costs);

 

·                      cost of sales of revenue earning equipment, new equipment, parts and supplies;

 

·                      depreciation expense and lease charges relating to revenue earning equipment;

 

·                      selling, general and administrative expenses; and

 

·                      interest expense.

 

Seasonality

 

Our equipment rental operation is a seasonal business, with demand for our rental equipment tending to be lower in the winter months. We have the ability to manage fleet capacity, the most significant portion of our cost structure, to meet market demand. For instance, to accommodate increased demand, we increase our available fleet and staff during the second and third quarters of the year. A number of our

 

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other major operating costs vary directly with revenues or transaction volumes, however, certain operating expenses, including rent, insurance, and administrative overhead, remain fixed and cannot be adjusted for seasonal demand. Seasonal changes in our revenues do not significantly alter those fixed expenses, typically resulting in higher profitability in periods when our revenues are higher, and lower profitability in periods when our revenues are lower. Our equipment rental business, especially in the construction industry, has historically experienced decreased levels of business from December until late spring and heightened  activity during our third and fourth quarter until December. Additionally, in an effort to reduce the impacts of seasonality, we are focused on expanding our customer base through specialty products that have less seasonality and complement other cycles.

 

Operating Highlights

 

Highlights of our business and financial performance during the first quarter of 2016 and key factors influencing our results include:

 

·                      Equipment rental revenues declined $23.8 million, or 7.2%, primarily due to the sale of our operations in France and Spain which closed on October 30, 2015 and continued weakness in the upstream oil and gas markets;

 

·                      Equipment rental revenues increased in non oil and gas markets by 4% for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015;

 

·                      Revenue from new accounts in North America are up approximately 20% during the first quarter of 2016, as compared to 2015;

 

·                      Net capital expenditures for revenue earning equipment decreased $63.0 million during the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015; and

 

·                      Costs associated with the spin-off transaction were approximately $9.2 million during the first quarter of 2016, as compared to $9.3 million during the first quarter of 2015.

 

Results of Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ change

 

% change

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

307.8

 

$

331.6

 

$

(23.8

)

(7.2

)%

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

37.5

 

46.5

 

(9.0

)

(19.4

)%

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

17.3

 

19.5

 

(2.2

)

(11.3

)%

Service and other revenues

 

3.0

 

3.7

 

(0.7

)

(18.9

)%

Total revenues

 

365.6

 

401.3

 

(35.7

)

(8.9

)%

Direct operating

 

159.6

 

175.2

 

(15.6

)

(8.9

)%

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

81.8

 

83.1

 

(1.3

)

(1.6

)%

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

45.4

 

39.8

 

5.6

 

14.1

%

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

13.1

 

15.2

 

(2.1

)

(13.8

)%

Selling, general and administrative

 

61.3

 

72.1

 

(10.8

)

(15.0

)%

Restructuring

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

(0.4

)

(57.1

)%

Interest expense, net

 

6.5

 

9.5

 

(3.0

)

(31.6

)%

Other (income) expense, net

 

(0.9

)

(1.0

)

0.1

 

(10.0

)%

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1.5

)

6.7

 

(8.2

)

NM

 

Income tax provision

 

 

(5.0

)

5.0

 

NM

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

$

(3.2

)

NM

 

 


NM — Not Meaningful

 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

Equipment rental revenues decreased $23.8 million, or 7.2%, when compared with the prior-year period and decreased $19.4 million, excluding the $4.4 million impact of foreign currency. Revenues were negatively affected by continuing weakness in upstream oil and gas markets and the absence of revenue due to the sale of our operations in France and Spain in October 2015 that accounted for $19.4 million of revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Equipment rental volumes declined 4% in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to 2015, primarily due to the sale of our operations in France and Spain.

 

Excluding this impact, volumes increased 1% due to new account growth in non-oil and gas markets. Pricing for the first quarter increased less than 1% as compared to 2015.

 

Revenue in upstream oil and gas markets represented approximately 19% of equipment rental revenue in the first quarter of 2016, excluding currency effects. Upstream oil and gas market revenue was down approximately 33% as compared to the first quarter of 2015, as major oil producers reduced spending. In contrast, all other equipment rental revenue increased approximately 4% in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to 2015.

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment declined during the three months ended March 31, 2016 by $9.0 million or 19.4%. During the first quarter of 2015, there was higher sales activity due to management’s initiative that began in the fourth quarter of 2014 to reduce the fleet size in certain markets in accordance with projected customer demand and the declining demand in the oil and gas industry, and also to reduce the fleet unavailable for rent. The corresponding cost of sales of revenue earning equipment was 121.1% in 2016 compared to 85.6% in 2015. The loss on sale of revenue earning equipment in 2016 was primarily due to the additional sales of equipment used in the upstream oil and gas markets and equipment manufactured by certain suppliers as we reduce the number of brands of equipment we carry in our fleet through the auction channel.

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies decreased $2.2 million, or 11.3%. This decrease is due to a decline in the volume of sales during 2016 partially due to the decline in spending from our oil and gas customers. The cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies as a percent of the revenue was 75.7% for 2016 compared to 77.9% for 2015. The slight decrease was due to the mix of the new equipment sold.

 

Direct operating expenses decreased $15.6 million in the first quarter of 2016 when compared to the first quarter of 2015 primarily due to the following:

 

·                      Fleet and related expenses decreased $5.5 million as a result of lower outside maintenance expenses of $1.4 million as more maintenance was performed by internal mechanics. Additionally, delivery and other vehicle operating expenses were lower by $2.8 million primarily due to the sale of our operations in France and Spain.

 

·                      Personnel related expenses decreased $1.5 million primarily due to a decrease in salary and benefits expense of $5.3 million due to the sale of our operations in France and Spain, which was partially offset by a $3.1 million increase in salary related expenses associated with a reinvestment in branch management to drive operational improvements.

 

·                      Other direct operating costs decreased $8.6 million primarily due to lower amortization of $7.3 million due to customer list intangibles that became fully amortized at December 31, 2015.

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment decreased $1.3 million, or 1.6% in first quarter of 2016 when compared with 2015. The decrease was primarily driven by the sale of our operations in France and Spain of $5.3 million, which was offset by increased depreciation due a larger fleet size as compared to the first quarter of 2015.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $10.8 million, or 15.0%, from the prior year primarily resulting from the sale of our operations in France and Spain, which accounted for $3.0 million in expense during the first quarter of 2015. Our bad debt expense decreased by $1.1 million due to improved collection efforts specifically on aged balances. Field administration expenses were reduced by $1.6 million during the first quarter of 2016 due to an effort to reduce spending. Additionally, we had decreased legal, consulting and utility expenses of $1.8 million during the first quarter of 2016.

 

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Interest expense, net decreased $3.0 million, or 31.6%, from the prior year. The decrease is due to a lower average outstanding debt balance during the three months ended March 31, 2016 on the Senior ABL facility as compared to the 2015 period.

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was 2.4% and 75.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2015 is higher than the statutory rate due to tax losses from our operations in France and Spain for which tax benefits are not realized. The effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2016 is expected to be approximately 37.5%.

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

2015 vs. 2014

 

2014 vs. 2013

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

$ change

 

% change

 

$ change

 

% change

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

1,411.7

 

$

1,455.8

 

$

1,406.9

 

$

(44.1

)

(3.0

)%

$

48.9

 

3.5

%

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

161.2

 

198.7

 

198.1

 

(37.5

)

(18.9

)%

0.6

 

0.3

%

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

92.1

 

95.4

 

113.7

 

(3.3

)

(3.5

)%

(18.3

)

(16.1

)%

Service and other revenues

 

13.2

 

20.5

 

16.9

 

(7.3

)

(35.6

)%

3.6

 

21.3

%

Total revenues

 

1,678.2

 

1,770.4

 

1,735.6

 

(92.2

)

(5.2

)%

34.8

 

2.0

%

Direct operating expense

 

706.2

 

718.9

 

673.9

 

(12.7

)

(1.8

)%

45.0

 

6.7

%

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

343.7

 

340.0

 

325.3

 

3.7

 

1.1

%

14.7

 

4.5

%

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

146.8

 

188.4

 

171.5

 

(41.6

)

(22.1

)%

16.9

 

9.9

%

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

73.0

 

77.5

 

89.9

 

(4.5

)

(5.8

)%

(12.4

)

(13.8

)%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

270.5

 

248.6

 

204.3

 

21.9

 

8.8

%

44.3

 

21.7

%

Restructuring

 

4.3

 

5.7

 

10.1

 

(1.4

)

(24.6

)%

(4.4

)

(43.6

)%

Impairment

 

 

9.6

 

 

(9.6

)

(100.0)

%

9.6

 

100.0

%

Interest expense, net

 

32.9

 

41.4

 

72.9

 

(8.5

)

(20.5

)%

(31.5

)

(43.2

)%

Other (income) expense, net

 

(56.1

)

(4.2

)

34.6

 

(51.9

)

1,235.7

%

(38.8

)

(112.1

)%

Income before income taxes

 

156.9

 

144.5

 

153.1

 

12.4

 

8.6

%

(8.6

)

(5.6

)%

Income tax provision

 

(45.6

)

(54.8

)

(55.0

)

9.2

 

(16.8

)%

0.2

 

(0.4

)%

Net income

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

$

21.6

 

24.1

%

$

(8.4

)

(8.6

)%

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

Equipment rental revenues decreased $44.1 million, or 3.0%, when compared with the prior-year and remained flat excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. This was the result of a 2% increase in equipment rental volumes, which was offset by the continuing weakness in major upstream oil and gas markets discussed below. Pricing for 2015 was unchanged year-over-year. The increase in volume was driven by new account growth, which is primarily derived from small local contractors and customers in new and expanded business lines as we expand our business across a diverse group of industries. As a result of this new account growth, equipment rental revenue in non-oil and gas markets increased approximately 10% in 2015. Further, the sale of our operations in France and Spain on October 30, 2015 reduced revenue year-over-year.

 

Revenue from upstream oil and gas customers represented approximately 10% of equipment rental revenue in 2015, excluding currency effects, and was down approximately 31% in 2015 as major oil  producers reduced spending. The effect of the reduced spending also impacted other sectors within those markets. Revenue in our major upstream oil and gas markets represented approximately 23% of equipment rental revenue in 2015, excluding currency effects. Revenue in these markets was down approximately 24% in 2015.

 

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Sales of revenue earning equipment declined during the year ended December 31, 2015 by $37.5 million or 18.9%. There was less revenue earning equipment in the rotation to be sold during 2015 as the average useful life of revenue earning equipment is approximately seven years and there was a decrease in capital expenditures during 2007 and 2008. Additionally, there was higher sales activity during 2014 to reduce the fleet size in certain markets in accordance with projected customer demand and the declining demand in the oil and gas industry, and also to reduce the fleet unavailable for rent. The corresponding cost of sales of revenue earning equipment was 91.1% in 2015 compared to 94.8% in 2014. The higher percentage during 2014 was mainly due to lower margins on the equipment that was sold ahead of the normal rotation due to management’s initiative to reduce the fleet size to meet customer demand because of the decline in oil and gas, as well as to reduce fleet unavailable for rent.

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies decreased $3.3 million, or 3.5%. This decrease is due to a decline in the volume of sales during 2015 partially due to the decline in spending from our oil and gas customers. The cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies as a percent of the revenue was 79.3% for 2015 compared to 81.2% for 2014. The slight decrease was due to the mix of the new equipment sold.

 

Direct operating expenses decreased $12.7 million, or 1.8%, primarily due to the following:

 

·                      Fleet and related expenses decreased $10.0 million as a result of lower other vehicle operating expense of $5.2 million due to a reduction in outside freight expense, primarily in Canada based on decreased demand from our oil and gas customers in that region. Additionally, delivery and maintenance expenses were lower by $4.2 million primarily due to the sale of our operations in France and Spain in October 2015.

 

·                      Personnel related expenses increased $3.7 million primarily due to salary expense of $11.6 million associated with a rise in the headcount for mechanics driven by fleet repairs associated with reducing fleet unavailable for rent. This was offset by a decrease in salary expense of $4.9 million due to the sale of our operations in France and Spain in October 2015 and $3.5 million due to foreign exchange.

 

·                      Other direct operating costs decreased $6.4 million primarily driven by a decrease in field system expense of $1.5 million, restructuring related activities of $1.4 million and insurance expense of $2.9 million.

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment increased $3.7 million, or 1.1% in 2015 when compared with 2014. The increase was driven by a slightly larger average fleet size as compared to 2014.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $21.9 million, or 8.8%, from the prior year primarily resulting from $5.0 million in costs associated with separation of a senior executive during second quarter of 2015 and increased costs related to an increase in sales force personnel in an effort to increase new account wins and diversify our customer base.

 

Restructuring expense decreased to $4.3 million for 2015 compared to $5.7 million for 2014, or a decrease of 24.6%. During 2014, there were 11 branch closings resulting in severance and branch closure costs. In 2015, all of the costs were related to headcount reductions and there were no branch closings.

 

Impairment charges of $9.6 million relate to revenue earning equipment that was classified as held for sale at the end of 2014. Upon the decision to sell these assets, we determined the fair value and recorded an impairment charge.

 

Interest expense, net decreased $8.5 million, or 20.5%, from the prior year. The reduction is the result of lower average outstanding debt balances during 2015, principally because no amounts were outstanding under the Senior ABL facility during the last half of 2015.

 

We had other income of $56.1 million in 2015 as compared to income of $4.2 million in 2014. During 2015, we recognized a gain on the sale of our France and Spain businesses of $50.9 million. Other income in both periods include earnings from our joint ventures.

 

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2015 was 29.0% as compared to 37.9% in the year ended December 31, 2014, respectively. The change in effective tax rate in 2015 as compared to 2014 is primarily due to changes in geographic earnings mix offset by changes in valuation allowances for losses in

 

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certain non-U.S. jurisdictions where it is not more likely than not that these tax benefits will be realized. The year ended December 31, 2015 also includes a benefit for non-taxable book gain realized on sale of operations in France and Spain.

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

Equipment rental revenues increased $48.9 million, or 3.5%, in 2014 when compared with the prior year period and increased $63.3 million or 4.5%, excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates. We experienced increases of 6.0% and 1.5% in equipment rental volumes and pricing, respectively. The increase in volume was driven by growth in the non-residential construction industry and new account wins from efforts to diversify our customer base.

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment was very comparable for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, only increasing 0.3%. The corresponding cost of sales of revenue earning equipment was 94.8% in 2014 compared to 86.6% in 2013. The increase during 2014 was mainly due to more equipment sold through auction which results in lower margins.

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies decreased $18.3 million, or 16.1%, resulting from the closure of two dealerships and a distribution center in late 2013. The corresponding cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies as a percent of the revenue was 81.2% for 2014 compared to 79.1% for 2013. The slight increase was due to the mix of the new equipment sold.

 

Direct operating expenses increased $45.0 million, or 6.7%, from the prior year primarily due to the following:

 

·                      Fleet and related expenses increased $25.0 million as a result of higher maintenance costs of $21.2 million from the repair of our rental equipment to reduce fleet unavailable for rent. We also had an increase in gasoline expense of $5.8 million due to higher usage. This was partially offset by lower equipment delivery costs of $3.7 million primarily due to lower license and insurance costs.

 

·                      Personnel related expenses increased $3.3 million primarily due to salary expense of $9.6 million associated with a rise in the headcount for mechanics driven by fleet repairs to reduce the fleet unavailable for rent. This was offset by a decrease in outside service fees of $4.6 million as we hired more mechanics and shifted away from outsourcing some of our equipment repair.

 

·                      Other direct operating costs increased $16.7 million primarily driven by an increase in equipment re-rental expense which corresponds to higher re-rental activity in certain markets to meet customer demands.

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment increased $14.7 million, or 4.5%, from the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by a 5% increase in the average acquisition cost of rental equipment operated during the period.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $44.3 million, or 21.7%, from the prior year due mainly to $28.3 million in costs for the spin-off transaction incurred in 2014. In addition, there were higher salary costs related to an increase in sales force personnel in an effort to increase new account wins and diversify our customer base.

 

Restructuring expense decreased $4.4 million, or 43.6%, in 2014 when compared to 2013. During 2013 we reduced headcount and closed several branches, two dealerships and a distribution center resulting in severance costs as well as branch closure charges.

 

Impairment charges of $9.6 million relate to revenue earning equipment that was classified as held for sale at the end of 2014. Upon the decision to sell these assets, we determined the fair value and recorded an impairment charge.

 

Interest expense, net decreased $31.5 million, or 43.2%, from the prior year. The reduction is the result of lower average outstanding debt balances during 2014, principally because the 5.25% convertible senior notes at Hertz Holdings were converted by holders in May 2014 with the remaining outstanding balance maturing in June 2014 for a combined decrease of $84 million.

 

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We had other income of $4.2 million in 2014 as compared to expense of $34.6 million in 2013. Other income during 2014 and 2013 includes earnings from our joint venture. The earnings from our joint venture in 2013 were offset by $27.5 million loss on extinguishment of debt and payment of $11.9 million of cash premiums due to the conversion of the 5.25% convertible senior notes at Hertz Holdings.

 

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2014 was 37.9% as compared to 35.9% in the year ended December 31, 2013, respectively. The change in effective tax rate in 2014 as compared to 2013 is primarily due to changes in geographic earnings mix offset by changes in valuation allowances for losses in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions for which tax benefits cannot be realized.

 

Selected Operating Data

 

The following table sets forth certain of our selected equipment rental and other operating data for each of the periods indicated (in millions, except where indicated otherwise):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Same store revenue growth (a)

 

(1.0

)%

0.5

%

(1.0

)%

5.0

%

10.0

%

Adjusted EBITDA(b)

 

$

107.8

 

$

129.4

 

$

600.6

 

$

649.6

 

$

680.5

 

Dollar utilization(c)

 

32.5

%

34.0

%

35.0

%

36.0

%

37.0

%

Time utilization(d)

 

60.0

%

61.5

%

64.0

%

64.0

%

65.0

%

 


(a)             Same-store revenue growth is calculated as the year-over-year change in revenue for locations that are open at the end of the period reported and have been operating under our direction for more than twelve months. The same-store revenue amounts are adjusted in all periods to eliminate the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency. Our management believes eliminating the effect of fluctuations in foreign currency is appropriate so as not to affect the comparability of underlying trends.

 

(b)             EBITDA represents the sum of net income, provision for income taxes, interest expense, net, depreciation of revenue earning equipment and non-rental depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the sum of restructuring and restructuring related charges, spin-off costs, stock based compensation charges, loss on extinguishment of debt, impairment charges, gain on disposal of a business and certain other items. These items are excluded from adjusted EBITDA internally, when evaluating our operating performance and allow investors to make a more meaningful comparison between our core business operating results over different periods of time, as well as with those of other similar companies. Management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with the Company’s results under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the accompanying reconciliations, provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period performance, and provide additional information that is useful for evaluating the operating performance of our core business without regard to potential distortions. Additionally, management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA help investors gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our ongoing cash earnings, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. However, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not measures of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP and, accordingly, should not be considered as alternatives to net income or cash flow from operating activities as indicators of operating performance or liquidity. The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income is presented below (in millions):

 

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Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

Provision for taxes on income

 

 

5.0

 

45.6

 

54.8

 

55.0

 

Interest expense, net

 

6.5

 

9.5

 

32.9

 

41.4

 

72.9

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

81.8

 

83.1

 

343.7

 

340.0

 

325.3

 

Non-rental depreciation and amortization

 

10.5

 

18.8

 

77.2

 

75.1

 

68.9

 

EBITDA

 

97.3

 

118.1

 

610.7

 

601.0

 

620.2

 

Restructuring charges (1) 

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

4.3

 

5.7

 

10.1

 

Restructuring related charges(2) 

 

 

1.1

 

8.0

 

2.8

 

1.6

 

Spin-off costs(3) 

 

9.2

 

9.3

 

25.8

 

28.3

 

 

Stock-based compensation charges(4) 

 

1.0

 

0.2

 

2.7

 

1.4

 

5.3

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt(5) 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

39.4

 

Impairment charges(6) 

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

Gain on disposal of business(7) 

 

 

 

(50.9

)

 

 

Other(8) 

 

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

107.8

 

$

129.4

 

$

600.6

 

$

649.6

 

$

680.5

 

 


(1)             Represents expenses incurred under restructuring actions as defined in U.S. GAAP.

 

(2)             Represents incremental costs incurred directly supporting restructuring initiatives.

 

(3)             Represents expenses associated with the anticipated spin-off transaction announced in March 2014.

 

(4)             Represents non-cash stock-based compensation charges.

 

(5)             In 2013, represents losses on extinguishment of debt of $27.5 million and payment of $11.9 million of cash premiums due to the conversion of the 5.25% convertible senior notes.

 

(6)             Represents impairment charges related to revenue earning equipment held for sale.

 

(7)             Represents the pre-tax gain on the sale of our operations in France and Spain.

 

(8)             Represents litigation settlements in 2013.

 

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The table below provides a reconciliation of net cash provided by our operating activities to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

102.1

 

$

137.2

 

$

498.1

 

$

457.6

 

$

572.7

 

Adjustments for items included in net cash provided by operating activities but excluded from the calculation of EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

 

(1.1

)

(1.1

)

(4.5

)

(6.2

)

(23.9

)

Gain on sale of revenue earning equipment, net

 

(7.9

)

6.7

 

14.4

 

10.3

 

38.5

 

Gain (loss) on sale of property and equipment

 

0.4

 

0.3

 

1.7

 

2.2

 

4.3

 

Provision for receivables allowance

 

(9.2

)

(8.9

)

(33.7

)

(31.3

)

(26.5

)

Stock-based compensation charges

 

(1.0

)

(0.2

)

(2.7

)

(1.4

)

(5.3

)

Impairment

 

 

 

 

(9.6

)

 

Gain on disposal of business

 

 

 

50.9

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on revaluation of foreign denominated debt

 

 

(3.4

)

(3.1

)

2.2

 

(0.6

)

Income from joint ventures

 

0.9

 

1.0

 

4.1

 

4.7

 

3.0

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

(0.8

)

(27.5

)

Deferred taxes on income

 

0.1

 

(0.1

)

(22.3

)

(33.4

)

(33.5

)

Changes in assets and liabilities

 

6.5

 

(27.9

)

29.3

 

110.5

 

(8.9

)

Provision for taxes on income

 

 

5.0

 

45.6

 

54.8

 

55.0

 

Interest expense, net

 

6.5

 

9.5

 

32.9

 

41.4

 

72.9

 

EBITDA

 

97.3

 

118.1

 

610.7

 

601.0

 

620.2

 

Restructuring charges (1) 

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

4.3

 

5.7

 

10.1

 

Restructuring related charges(2) 

 

 

1.1

 

8.0

 

2.8

 

1.6

 

Spin-off costs(3) 

 

9.2

 

9.3

 

25.8

 

28.3

 

 

Stock-based compensation charges(4) 

 

1.0

 

0.2

 

2.7

 

1.4

 

5.3

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt(5) 

 

 

 

 

0.8

 

39.4

 

Impairment charges(6) 

 

 

 

 

9.6

 

 

Gain on disposal of business(7) 

 

 

 

(50.9

)

 

 

Other(8) 

 

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

107.8

 

$

129.4

 

$

600.6

 

$

649.6

 

$

680.5

 

 


(1)             Represents expenses incurred under restructuring actions as defined in U.S. GAAP.

 

(2)             Represents incremental costs incurred directly supporting business transformation initiatives.

 

(3)             Represents expenses associated with the anticipated spin-off transaction announced in March 2014.

 

(4)             Represents non-cash stock-based compensation charges.

 

(5)             In 2013, represents losses on extinguishment of debt of $27.5 million and payment of $11.9 million of cash premiums due to the conversion of the 5.25% convertible senior notes.

 

(6)             Represents impairment charges related to revenue earning equipment held for sale.

 

(7)             Represents the pre-tax gain on the sale of our operations in France and Spain.

 

(8)             Represents litigation settlements in 2013.

 

(c)              Dollar utilization means revenue derived from the rental of equipment divided by the original cost of the equipment including additional capitalized refurbishment costs (with the basis of refurbished assets reset at the refurbishment date).

 

(d)             Time utilization means the percentage of time an equipment unit is on-rent during a given period.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Significant factors driving our liquidity position include cash flows generated from operating activities and capital expenditures. Historically, we have generated and expect to continue to generate positive cash flow from operations. As a subsidiary of Hertz, our cash is swept regularly by Hertz at its discretion. Hertz also funds our operating and investing activities as needed. Cash flows related to financing activities reflect changes in Hertz’s investments in us. Transfers of cash to and from Hertz are reflected within additional paid-in capital on our combined balance sheets.

 

Subsequent to the Spin-Off, we will no longer participate in cash management and funding arrangements with Hertz. Our ability to fund our capital needs will be affected by our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and access to capital markets. We believe that our future cash from operations, borrowing capacity under the credit facility that we anticipate entering into in connection with the spin-off and access to capital markets will provide adequate resources to fund our working capital needs, capital expenditures and strategic investments.

 

We intend to enter into a bank credit facility to be used for general corporate purposes and issue debt in connection with the Spin-Off. We will describe the terms of this new credit facility after we have negotiated the terms with the applicable parties.

 

On May 25, 2016, Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, LLC (“Escrow Issuer LLC”), a wholly owned  subsidiary of HERC, and Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, Corp. (together with Escrow Issuer LLC, the “Escrow Issuers”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Escrow Issuer LLC, entered into a purchase agreement with respect to $610.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50% senior secured second priority notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) and $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% senior secured second priority notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes” and, together with the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”) in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Each series of Notes will pay interest semi-annually in arrears. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about June 9, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. An affiliate of Carl C. Icahn is expected to purchase $50 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes and $75 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes.

 

In fiscal 2016, we expect our net revenue earning equipment capital expenditures to be in the range of $375 million to $425 million.

 

Cash Flows

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

A summary of our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities is provided in the following table (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

$ Change

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

102.1

 

$

137.2

 

$

(35.1

)

Investing activities

 

5.8

 

(61.6

)

67.4

 

Financing activities

 

(111.9

)

(75.5

)

(36.4

)

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

0.6

 

(2.4

)

3.0

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

(3.4

)

$

(2.3

)

$

(1.1

)

 

Operating Activities

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, cash provided from operating activities decreased $35.1 million as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2015. The decrease can be attributed to lower net income and higher cash outflow due to timing of payments of accounts payable during 2016 as compared to 2015.

 

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Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities decreased $67.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to 2015. Our primary use of cash in investing activities is for the acquisition of revenue earning equipment and property and equipment expenditures which significantly decreased during 2016 as compared to 2015. We renew our equipment and also manage our total rental equipment in line with customer demand. Changes in our net capital expenditures are described in more detail in the Capital Expenditures section below.

 

Financing Activities

 

Cash used in financing activities increased $36.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. Cash used in financing activities represents primarily our changes in debt and financing activities with Hertz, which primarily funded our operations. For details of the debt activity see Note 5 — Debt to the notes to our unaudited interim combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

 

A summary of our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities is provided in the following table (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

2015 to 2014

 

2014 to 2013

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

$ Change

 

$ Change

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

498.1

 

$

457.6

 

$

572.7

 

$

40.5

 

$

(115.1

)

Investing activities

 

(389.8

)

(429.3

)

(589.5

)

39.5

 

160.2

 

Financing activities

 

(107.2

)

(22.4

)

10.3

 

(84.8

)

(32.7

)

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

(4.3

)

(2.4

)

(1.3

)

(1.9

)

(1.1

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

(3.2

)

$

3.5

 

$

(7.8

)

$

(6.7

)

$

11.3

 

 

Operating Activities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we generated $498.1 million in cash from operating activities, an increase of $40.5 million compared to 2014. The increase can be attributed to improved cash collections on our accounts receivable as we have implemented stricter policies on granting credit to our customers and have increased collection efforts throughout 2015. Additionally, net income in 2015 was higher than 2014 and cash paid for taxes decreased by $13.5 million in 2015 compared to 2014.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2014, we generated $457.6 million in cash from operating activities. The decrease of $115.1 million compared to 2013 is primarily the result of a reduction in collections on accounts receivable in 2014 compared to 2013, higher cash outflow due to timing of payments on accounts payable during 2014, and higher cash payments for income taxes.

 

Investing Activities

 

Our primary use of cash in investing activities is for the acquisition of revenue earning equipment. We renew our equipment and also expand our total rental equipment in line with forecasted customer demand. Changes in our net capital expenditures are described in more detail in the Capital Expenditures section below. As of December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, we had $16.0 million, $19.3 million and $52.8 million, respectively, of restricted cash and cash equivalents to be used for the purchase of revenue earning equipment and other specified uses under our fleet financing facilities, our Like Kind Exchange Program, or “LKE Program,” and to satisfy certain of our self-insurance regulatory reserve requirements.

 

Financing Activities

 

Cash used in financing activities decreased $84.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. Cash flows from financing activities represents primarily our changes in debt and financing activities with Hertz, which primarily funded our operations. Additionally, in 2015,

 

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we repurchased treasury stock for $604.5 million in cash. For details of the debt activity see Note 7 — Debt to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. As our financing structure is expected to change with the spin-off transaction, those cash flows of financing activities should not be seen as indicative of our future cash flows from financing activities.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

Our capital expenditures relate largely to purchases of rental equipment, with the remaining portion representing purchases of other property, plant and equipment. The tables below set forth the capital expenditures related to our revenue earning equipment and related disposal proceeds on a cash basis (in millions).

 

Revenue Earning Equipment

 

 

 

Capital

 

Disposal

 

Net Capital

 

Three Months Ended

 

Expenditures

 

Proceeds

 

Expenditures

 

March 31, 2016

 

$

(36.7

)

$

41.7

 

$

5.0

 

March 31, 2015

 

(120.0

)

62.0

 

(58.0

)

 

 

 

Capital

 

Disposal

 

Net Capital

 

Year Ended

 

Expenditures

 

Proceeds

 

Expenditures

 

December 31, 2015

 

$

(600.0

)

$

151.9

 

$

(448.1

)

December 31, 2014

 

(614.5

)

179.6

 

(434.9

)

December 31, 2013

 

(706.7

)

185.7

 

(521.0

)

 

Net capital expenditures for revenue earning equipment decreased $63.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. During the 2015 period, we purchased more revenue earning equipment as part of our strategy to refresh the fleet and invest in higher quality equipment, however, we also sold more equipment in certain markets in order to reduce fleet in those markets impacted by the decline in the oil and gas industry.

 

Net capital expenditures for revenue earning equipment increased $13.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to 2014. Beginning in 2014 and continuing on into 2015, we reduced the amount of revenue earning equipment purchases as part of our strategy to reduce the size of the fleet due to the decline in the oil and gas industry. The decline in disposal proceeds in 2015 as compared to 2014 was due to less revenue earning equipment in the rotation to be sold during 2015 as there was a decrease in capital expenditures during 2007 and 2008. Additionally, there was higher sales activity during 2014 as there was an effort to reduce the fleet size in certain markets in accordance with projected customer demand due to the forecasted declining demand in the oil and gas industry, and also reduce the fleet unavailable for rent.

 

Net capital expenditures for revenue earning equipment decreased $86.1 million for 2014 compared to 2013 which was due to lower capital expenditures in 2014 in order to reduce the size of the fleet to address the projected decline in revenues from the oil and gas industry.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments and Arrangements

 

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and 2014, the following guarantees (including indemnification commitments) were issued and outstanding.

 

Indemnification  Obligations

 

In the ordinary course of business, we execute contracts involving indemnification obligations customary in the relevant industry and indemnifications related to a specific transaction such as the sale of a business. These indemnification obligations might include claims relating to the following: environmental matters; intellectual property rights; governmental regulations and employment-related matters; customer, supplier and other commercial contractual relationships; and financial matters. Performance under these

 

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indemnification obligations would generally be triggered by a breach of terms of the contract or by a third party claim. We regularly evaluate the probability of having to incur costs associated with these indemnification obligations and accrue for expected losses that are probable and estimable.

 

Environmental Obligations

 

We are liable for remediating certain hazardous substance storage or disposal sites. The probable expenses that we expect to incur for such matters have been accrued, and those expenses are reflected in our combined financial statements. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate amounts accrued for environmental liabilities, reflected in our combined balance sheets in “Other accrued liabilities” were $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The accrual generally represents the estimated cost of clean-up activities, remediation actions, and on-going maintenance, as required. There are uncertainties with respect to factors such as our connection to the sites, the involvement of other potentially responsible parties, the application of laws and regulations, site conditions, the scope of investigations, and remediation to be undertaken.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The following table details the contractual cash obligations for debt and related interest payable, capital and operating leases, and other purchase obligations as of March 31, 2016 (in millions):

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

Total

 

Less than
1 Year

 

1 — 3 Years

 

4 — 5 Years

 

More than
5 Years

 

Capital leases(a) 

 

$

61.0

 

$

10.3

 

$

26.3

 

$

24.4

 

$

 

Operating leases (b) 

 

116.1

 

19.5

 

43.1

 

24.4

 

29.1

 

Purchase obligations and other(c) 

 

7.5

 

1.7

 

4.1

 

1.7

 

 

Total

 

$

184.6

 

$

31.5

 

$

73.5

 

$

50.5

 

$

29.1

 

 


(a)             Includes obligations under lease agreements primarily for service vehicles. See Note 11 — Leases to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

(b)             Includes obligations under lease agreements for real estate, service vehicles and office and computer equipment. Such obligations are reflected to the extent of their minimum non-cancelable terms. See Note 11 — Leases included in the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

(c)              Purchase obligations and other represent agreements to purchase goods or services that are legally binding on us and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities; fixed, minimum or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction and excludes any obligations to employees. Only the minimum non-cancelable portion of purchase agreements and related cancellation penalties are included as obligations. In the case of contracts that state minimum quantities of goods or services, amounts reflect only the stipulated minimums; all other contracts reflect estimated amounts.

 

The table excludes our pension and other postretirement benefit obligations. See Note 8 — Employee Retirement Benefits to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our combined financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the combined financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts in our combined financial statements and accompanying notes.

 

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Certain of our accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application, and therefore, represent the critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements. If different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, the results could be materially different from our reported results. We believe the following accounting policies may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity in their application and represent the critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our financial statements. For additional discussion of our critical accounting policies, as well as our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information  statement.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Equipment rental revenue includes revenues generated from renting equipment to customers and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the rental contract. Also included in equipment rental revenue are fees for equipment delivery and pick-up and fees for loss damage waivers which allows customers to limit the risk of financial loss in the event the Company’s equipment is damaged or lost. Delivery and pick-up fees are recognized as revenue when the services are performed and fees related to loss damage waivers, are recognized over the length of the contract term.

 

Revenues from the sale of revenue earning equipment, new equipment, parts and supplies are recognized at the time the customer takes possession, when collectability is reasonably assured and when all obligations under the sales contract have been fulfilled. Sales tax amounts collected from customers are recorded on a net basis.

 

The Company generally recognizes revenue from the sale of new equipment purchased from other companies based on the gross amount billed as the Company establishes its own pricing and retains related inventory risk, is the primary obligor in sales transactions with its customers, and assumes the credit risk for amounts billed to its customers.

 

Service and other revenue is recognized as the services are performed.

 

Revenue Earning Equipment

 

Our principal assets are revenue earning equipment, which represented approximately 70.4% and 69.9% of our total assets as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Revenue earning equipment consists of equipment utilized in our equipment rental operations. When revenue earning equipment is acquired, we use historical experience, industry residual value guidebooks and the monitoring of market conditions, to set depreciation rates. Generally, we estimate the period that we will hold the asset, primarily based on historical measures of the amount of equipment usage and the targeted age of equipment at the time of disposal. We also estimate the residual value of the applicable revenue earning equipment at the expected time of disposal. The residual value for revenue earning equipment is affected by factors which include equipment age and amount of usage. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated holding period. Depreciation rates are reviewed quarterly based on management’s ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and the estimated holding periods. Market conditions for used equipment sales also can be affected by external factors such as the economy, natural disasters, fuel prices and incentives offered by manufacturers. As a result of this ongoing assessment, we make periodic adjustments to depreciation rates of revenue earning equipment in response to changing market conditions.

 

Defined Pension Benefit Obligations

 

The Hertz Corporation, the primary operating company of Hertz Holdings’ car rental business (“THC”), sponsors several U.S. defined benefit and defined contribution plans covering substantially all of our U.S. employees. Additionally, THC has non-U.S. defined benefit and defined contribution plans covering eligible non-U.S. employees. For each of these plans, we have recorded our portion of the expense and the related obligations which have been actuarially determined and assets have been allocated proportionally. In conjunction with the Spin-Off, the plans will be legally separated, and the assets, if any, allocated based on the statutory requirements in the jurisdiction. There may be additional assets, liabilities or related expenses transferred to us in the Spin-Off for which the transfer has not been finalized.

 

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Employee pension costs and obligations are dependent on our assumptions used by actuaries in calculating such amounts. These assumptions include discount rates, salary growth, long-term return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates and other factors. Actual results that differ from our assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and, therefore, generally affect our recognized expense in such future periods. While we believe that the assumptions used are appropriate, significant differences in actual experience or significant changes in assumptions would affect our pension costs and obligations. The various employee-related actuarial assumptions (e.g., retirement rates, mortality rates and salary growth) used in determining pension costs and plan liabilities are reviewed periodically by management, assisted by the enrolled actuary, and updated as warranted. The discount rate used to value the pension liabilities and related expenses and the expected rate of return on plan assets are the two most significant assumptions impacting pension expense. The discount rate used is a market based spot rate as of the valuation date. For the expected return on assets assumption, we use a forward looking rate that is based on the expected return for each asset class (including the value added by active investment management), weighted by the target asset allocation.The past annualized long-term performance of the Plans’ assets has generally been in line with the long-term rate of return assumption.

 

See Note 8 — Employee Retirement Benefits to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Acquisition Accounting

 

We record acquisitions resulting in the consolidation of an enterprise using the acquisition method of accounting. Under this method, the acquiring company records the assets acquired, including intangible assets that can be identified and named, and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The purchase price in excess of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. If the assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed, are greater than the purchase price paid then a bargain purchase has occurred and we will recognize the gain immediately in earnings. Among other sources of relevant information, we may use independent appraisals and actuarial or other valuations to assist in determining the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities. Various assumptions are used in the determination of these estimated fair values including discount rates, market and volume growth rates, expected royalty rates, EBITDA margins and other prospective financial information. Transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as incurred.

 

Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets

 

On an annual basis and at interim periods when circumstances require, we test the recoverability of our goodwill. Goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its fair value. Goodwill must be tested at least annually using a two-step process. The first step is to identify any potential impairment by comparing the carrying value of the reporting unit to its fair value. A reporting unit is an operating segment or a business one level below that operating segment (the component level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by segment management. However, components are aggregated as a single reporting unit if they have similar economic characteristics. We estimate the fair value of our reporting units using a discounted cash flow methodology. The key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow valuation model for impairment testing include discount rates, growth rates, cash flow projections and terminal value rates. Discount rates are set by using the Weighted Average Cost of Capital, or “WACC,” methodology. The WACC methodology considers market and industry data as well as Company specific risk factors for each reporting unit in determining the appropriate discount rates to be used. The discount rate utilized for each reporting unit is indicative of the return an investor would expect to receive for investing in such a business. The cash flows represent management’s most recent planning assumptions. These assumptions are based on a combination of industry outlooks, views on general economic conditions, our expected pricing plans and expected future savings generated by our past restructuring activities. Terminal value rate determination follows common methodology of capturing the present value of perpetual cash flow estimates beyond the last projected period assuming a constant WACC and low long-term growth rates. If a potential impairment is identified, the second step is to compare the implied fair value of goodwill with its carrying amount to measure the impairment loss. A significant decline in the projected cash flows or a change in the WACC used to determine fair value could result in a future goodwill impairment charge.

 

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Indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily trademarks, are not amortized but are evaluated annually for impairment and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of this asset may exceed its fair value. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

 

For 2015 we evaluated the carrying value of our goodwill and our other indefinite-lived intangible assets and concluded that there was no impairment related to such assets. Our impairment analysis as of October 1, 2015 was performed for one reporting unit, worldwide equipment rental, for these combined financial statements.

 

See Note 5 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Finite Lived Intangible and Long-Lived Assets

 

Intangible assets include technology, customer relationships, trademarks and trade-names and other intangibles. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of the assets, which range from two to fifteen years. Long-lived assets, including intangible assets with finite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for long-lived assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the estimated fair value of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or estimated fair value less costs to sell.

 

Income Taxes

 

We were included in the consolidated federal income tax return of Hertz Holdings, as well as certain state tax returns where Hertz Holdings files on a combined basis for 2015, 2014, and 2013. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Subsequent changes to enacted tax rates and changes to the global mix of earnings will result in changes to the tax rates used to calculate deferred taxes and any related valuation allowances. Provisions are not made for income taxes on undistributed earnings of international  subsidiaries that are intended to be indefinitely reinvested outside the United States or are expected to be remitted free of taxes. Future distributions, if any, from these international subsidiaries to the United States or changes in U.S. tax rules may require recording a tax provision on these amounts. We have recorded a deferred tax asset for unutilized net operating loss carry forwards in various tax jurisdictions. The taxing authorities may examine the positions that led to the generation of those net operating losses. If the utilization of any of those losses are disallowed a deferred tax liability may have to be recorded.

 

See Note 10 — Taxes on Income to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Financial Instruments

 

We are exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in interest rates, gasoline and diesel fuel prices and foreign currency exchange rates. We manage exposure to these market risks through regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of financial instruments. Financial instruments are viewed as risk management tools and have not been used for speculative or trading purposes. In addition, financial instruments are entered into with a diversified group of major financial institutions in order to manage our exposure to counterparty nonperformance on such instruments. We account for all financial instruments in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires that they be recorded on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at their fair value. For

 

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financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, we designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. The effective portion of changes in fair value of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings in the same period that the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges is recognized currently in earnings within the same line item as the hedged item, based upon the nature of the hedged item. For financial instruments that are not part of a qualified hedging relationship, the changes in their fair value are recognized currently in earnings.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

For all periods presented, all stock-based compensation awards held by our employees were granted by Hertz Holdings, under various Hertz Holding’s sponsored plans, based on the stock of Hertz Holdings. All stock-based compensation award disclosures are measured in terms of ordinary shares of Hertz Holdings. The cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments is based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award, referred to as the vesting period. For grants in 2015, 2014 and 2013, the vesting period is three years at 33 1 / 3 % per year. In addition to the service vesting condition, the PSUs had an additional vesting condition which called for the number of units that will be awarded based on achievement of a certain level of Corporate EBITDA, or other performance measures as defined in the applicable award agreements, over the applicable measurement period.

 

We estimated the fair value of options issued at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which includes assumptions related to volatility, expected term, dividend yield, and risk-free interest rate. These factors combined with the stock price on the date of grant result in a fixed expense which is recorded on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

 

The assumed volatility for our stock is based on our historical stock price data. The assumed dividend yield is zero. The risk-free interest rate is the implied zero-coupon yield for U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity approximately equal to the expected term of the options, as of the grant dates. See Note 9 — Stock-Based Compensation to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the notes to our audited annual combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

In June 2014, Hertz Holdings commenced an internal investigation of certain matters related to the accounting during prior periods. The investigation was undertaken by outside counsel, along with independent counsel for Hertz Holdings’ Audit Committee. Counsel received assistance from outside consultants and new senior accounting and compliance personnel.

 

Based on the internal investigation, Hertz Holdings’ review of its financial records, and other work completed by Hertz Holdings’ management, Hertz Holdings’ Audit Committee concluded that there were material misstatements in Hertz Holdings’ 2011, 2012 and 2013 consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, Hertz Holdings’ Board and management concluded that Hertz Holdings’ consolidated financial statements for these periods should no longer be relied upon and required restatement. The restated consolidated financial statements for 2012 and 2013 were provided in Hertz Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Material Weaknesses

 

Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment

 

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and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

 

Hertz Holdings’ management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of Hertz Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, Hertz Holdings’ management has concluded that Hertz Holdings did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, due to the fact that certain material weaknesses previously identified in Hertz Holdings’ 2014 Form 10-K filing on July 16, 2015 continue to exist at December 31, 2015, as discussed below.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

While this conclusion was based on the material weaknesses in Hertz Holdings’ internal control over financial reporting, management has identified similar material weaknesses relating to HERC Holdings accounts. In addition, management identified a material weakness related to the income tax accounts of HERC Holdings. Management has also determined that the revisions described in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies under the heading “Correction of Errors,” and Note 21 — Revision of Interim Financial Information (unaudited) to the Notes to our combined financial statements, included elsewhere in this information statement, was an additional effect of the material weakness as it relates to the design of effective control over certain business processes including our period end financial reporting process as described in Item 9A of the Hertz Holdings’ 2015 Form 10-K/A. Following the Spin-Off management of HERC Holdings may continue to identify material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in its internal control.

 

Control Environment

 

We did not maintain an effective control environment primarily attributable to the following identified material weaknesses:

 

·                      Hertz Holdings did not have a sufficient complement of personnel with an appropriate level of knowledge, experience, and training commensurate with our financial reporting requirements to ensure proper selection and application of GAAP in certain circumstances.

 

·                      Hertz Holdings did not design effective controls over the non-fleet procurement process, which was exacerbated by the lack of training of field personnel as part of our Oracle enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system implementation during 2013.

 

These material weaknesses in the control environment resulted in certain instances of inappropriate accounting decisions and in inappropriate accounting methodologies and contributed to the following additional material weaknesses:

 

·                      Hertz Holdings did not design and maintain effective controls over certain accounting estimates. Specifically, Hertz Holdings did not design and maintain controls over the effective review of the models, assumptions, and data used in developing estimates or changes made to assumptions and data, including those related to reserve estimates associated with allowances for uncollectible amounts receivable for renter obligations for damaged vehicles.

 

·                      Hertz Holdings did not design and maintain effective controls over the review, approval, and documentation of manual journal entries.

 

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Risk Assessment

 

Hertz Holdings did not effectively design controls in response to the risks of material misstatement. This material weakness contributed to the following additional material weaknesses:

 

·                      Hertz Holdings did not design effective controls over certain business processes including Hertz Holdings period-end financial reporting process. This includes the identification and execution of controls over the preparation, analysis, and review of significant account reconciliations and closing adjustments required to assess the appropriateness of certain account balances at period end.

 

Monitoring

 

Hertz Holdings did not design and maintain effective monitoring controls related to the design and operational effectiveness of our internal controls. Specifically, Hertz Holdings did not maintain personnel and systems within the internal audit function that were sufficient to ensure the adequate monitoring of control activities.

 

One or more of the foregoing control deficiencies contributed to the previously reported restatement of our financial statements for the years 2012 and 2013, each of the quarters of 2013 and the second quarter of 2015, including misstatements of direct operating expenses, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, allowance for doubtful accounts, prepaid expenses and other assets, depreciation of vehicles sold through retail car sales locations, and non-fleet property and equipment and the related accumulated depreciation and also resulted in audit adjustments to the Hertz Holdings’ consolidated financial statements for 2015.  Additionally, the foregoing control deficiencies could result in material misstatements of consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, Hertz Holdings’ management has determined these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.

 

Remediation of Hertz Holdings Material Weaknesses

 

Hertz Holdings has taken, and continues to take, action to remediate the identified material weaknesses that continue to remain as of December 31, 2015. For example, since December 2013, Hertz Holdings searched for and hired a new Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, General Counsel, and over twenty highly qualified vice president- or director-level accounting employees from outside Hertz Holdings, and changed and enhanced leadership in the business units associated with the restatement matters. Moreover, in response to the restatement matters and other matters identified as restatement adjustments, under the direction of the Audit Committee, commencing with the 2013 year-end close process, Hertz Holdings’ senior management has directed that Hertz Holdings dedicate additional resources and take further steps to strengthen control processes and procedures in order to identify and rectify past accounting misstatements and prevent a recurrence of the circumstances that resulted in the need to restate prior period financial statements.

 

Hertz Holdings has, and continues to, identify and implement actions to improve its internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, including plans to enhance its resources and training with respect to financial reporting and disclosure responsibilities, and to review such actions with the Audit Committee and its independent auditors. For more information on the status of our remediation efforts, please see Item 9A, “Controls and Procedures,” in Hertz Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

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BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

We are one of the largest equipment rental companies in the North American equipment rental industry, according to the Rental Equipment Register “RER” top 100 list. We have been in the equipment rental business since 1965 and operate our equipment rental business through the Hertz Equipment Rental brand from approximately 280 company-operated branches, of which approximately 270 are in the United States and Canada, and the remainder are located in the United Kingdom, China and through joint venture arrangements in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. In addition, HERC operates through 13 franchisee owned branches in Greece, Portugal and Corsica in Europe, in Afghanistan in the Middle East, in Panama in Central America and in Chile in South America. On October 30, 2015, we finalized the sale of our operations in France (other than Corsica) and Spain which included 60 branches in France and two in Spain. Subsequent to the sale of these operations, we generate almost all of our equipment rental revenue in North America with approximately 1% of our equipment rental revenue driven by our remaining international operations.

 

We have longstanding relationships with many of our customers across diverse end markets, including large and small companies in the construction industry, industrial customers (such as large industrial plants, refineries and petrochemical operations and automotive enterprises), and other customers in more fragmented industries (such as governmental entities and government contractors, disaster recovery and remediation firms, railroads, utility operators, individual homeowners, entertainment production companies, agricultural producers and special event management firms). Set forth below is a chart showing our historical worldwide equipment rental revenue categorized by end markets we serve, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 (excluding the revenues associated with the France and Spain operations which were sold on October 30, 2015).

 

 

We offer a broad portfolio of equipment for rent, including aerial, earthmoving, material handling and specialty equipment such as air compressors, compaction equipment, construction-related trucks, electrical equipment, power generators, contractor tools, pumps, and lighting, studio and production equipment. Our recent investments in our equipment rental fleet have resulted in an average fleet age of 47 months as of March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, our equipment rental fleet portfolio consisted of equipment with a total original equipment cost of $3.5 billion.

 

In addition to our principal business of equipment rental, we also:

 

·                      sell used equipment;

 

·                      sell contractor supplies such as construction consumables, tools, small equipment and safety supplies at many of our rental locations;

 

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·                      provide repair, maintenance and equipment management services to certain of our customers;

 

·                      offer equipment re-rental services and provide on-site support to our customers;

 

·                      provide ancillary services such as equipment transport, cleaning, refueling and labor; and

 

·                      sell certain brands of new equipment and parts and supplies.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2106 and the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, we had total revenues of $365.6 million, $1,678.2 million, $1,770.4 million and $1,735.6 million, net loss of $1.5 million and net income of $111.3 million, $89.7 million and $98.1 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $107.8 million, $600.6 million, $649.6 million and $680.5 million, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to its most comparable GAAP measure in the section of this information statement entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Results of Operations and Selected Operating Data.”

 

Corporate History

 

Hertz Holdings was incorporated in Delaware in 2005 to serve as the top-level holding company for the consolidated car rental and equipment rental businesses of The Hertz Corporation. Following the completion of the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will continue to operate the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings through its operating subsidiaries, including HERC.

 

HERC was incorporated in Delaware in July 1965. Since its incorporation, HERC has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hertz or one of its subsidiaries operating its equipment rental segment. In addition to our organic growth, we have grown through strategic acquisitions. In recent years, we took certain steps to diversify our portfolio and increase exposure to a variety of niche markets which experience business cycles that may vary in intensity and duration from that of the general economy and that we believe will enable HERC to experience higher levels of growth than the economy in general. Since 2009, we have completed 11 acquisitions to strengthen our position in a variety of specialty rental markets, including the broader industrial market (DW Pumps, Forces, Western Machinery, Pioneer, Delta Rigging & Tools and We Got it Rental) and the motion picture and television production industries (Cinelease, 24/7 and 1 st Call Studio Equipment). We also have expanded internationally, including opening company-operated locations in China in 2008, as well as the establishment of joint ventures with Saudi Arabia-based Dayim Holdings Company, Ltd. in February 2010, eventually extending into Qatar in 2014. In October 2015, we sold our operations in France and Spain.

 

Our Industry

 

The equipment rental industry serves a diverse group of customers from individuals to small local contractors to large national and industrial accounts encompassing a wide variety of rental equipment including heavy equipment, specialty equipment and contractor tools. Subsequent to the sale of our operations in France and Spain on October 30, 2015, almost all of our equipment rental revenue is generated in North America with approximately 1% of our equipment rental revenue generated through our remaining international operations. The equipment rental industry is highly fragmented with few national competitors and many regional and local operators. We believe, based on market and industry revenue data, that we are one of the leading companies (together with United Rentals, Inc. and Ashtead Group plc’s Sunbelt Rentals brand) in the North American equipment rental industry. A number of the industry’s competitors focus on a subset of equipment rental offerings, making the overall industry fragmented with respect to types of equipment offered, services provided and geographic locations from which such equipment is offered.

 

The growth of the North American equipment rental industry is driven by a number of factors including economic trends, non-residential construction activity, capital investment in the industrial sector, repair and overhaul spending, government spending and demand for construction and other rental equipment generally. We believe that renters have increasingly looked to the equipment rental market to manage their capital needs, with many customers relying on equipment rental to allow them to participate in their respective markets without incurring the significant acquisition cost and maintenance expense

 

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associated with owning their own equipment fleet. We believe the trends that have driven rental instead of ownership of equipment in the North American construction industry will continue in the near term. We believe that the North American equipment rental industry is expected to grow at a 5.3% compound annual growth rate between 2015 and 2019.

 

The principal end markets we serve, based on our customers’ Standard Industrial Classification (“SIC”) codes, consist of the following:

 

·                      Construction — Our construction rental operations serve large and small companies in the construction industry, and principally the non-residential construction industry. Non-residential construction consists primarily of private sector rentals relating to the construction, maintenance, and remodeling of commercial facilities. According to Dodge Data & Analytics , U.S.  non-residential construction spending remained flat in 2015 and is estimated to grow at an annual rate of 8% in 2016. We believe that key drivers of growth within this end market include increased levels of construction starts and construction-related loans among other factors. Construction represented approximately 38% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

·                      Industrial — Our industrial rental operations serve renters across a broad range of industries, including large industrial plants, refineries and petrochemical operations, industrial manufacturing, power, pulp, paper and wood and other industrial verticals. According to Industrial Info Resources, spending in the U.S. industrial sector grew at an annual rate of approximately 7% in 2015 and is estimated to grow at an annual rate of 2% in 2016. We believe that key drivers of growth within this end market include increased levels of spending on industrial capital, maintenance, repairs and overhaul. Industrial represented approximately 23% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

·                      Other Customers — In addition to the specific markets cited above, we service a variety of other customers across a diverse group of industries, including governmental entities and government contractors, disaster recovery and remediation firms, utility operators, infrastructure, railroad, individual homeowners, entertainment production companies, agricultural producers and special event management firms, which represented in total approximately 39% of our equipment rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2015. We believe that the government-related and entertainment production submarkets discussed below are key industries within this diverse customer group.

 

·                      Government-Related — Government-related revenue consists of rentals to federal, state and local governments and contractors working directly on government projects.

 

·                      Entertainment Production — Our equipment rental operations serve the motion picture and television production industries through the rental of grip and lighting equipment, quiet power generators, boomlifts, forklifts and platform lifts.

 

Our Competitive Strengths

 

A Market Leader in North America with Significant Scale and Broad Footprint

 

We believe we are one of the largest equipment rental companies in the North American equipment rental industry, with an estimated 4% market share by revenue and approximately 270 company-operated branches in 42 states in the United States and 10 provinces in Canada. Our scale compared to most of our competitors provides us with a number of significant competitive advantages including:

 

·                      highly experienced executive management team with extensive domain knowledge;

 

·                      a comprehensive line of equipment and services, allowing us to be a single-source solution serving all of our customer needs;

 

·                      the ability to provide premium brands and a wide range of products that are reliable and meet all the necessary regulations;

 

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·                      a consistent, reliable supply of rental equipment in stock across our locations and the ability to redeploy equipment across locations to meet evolving customer needs;

 

·                      an increasing portfolio of specialty equipment that expands our reach and capabilities;

 

·                      a geographic footprint that allows us to maintain proximity to our customers in the local markets as well as serve national and industrial accounts who have geographically dispersed equipment rental needs and in a number of cases prefer to do business with large operators who can broadly service their equipment rental needs;

 

·                      favorable purchasing power or volume discount pricing opportunities on material and equipment purchased from our suppliers;

 

·                      operational cost efficiencies across our organization, including with respect to purchasing, information technology, back-office support and marketing;

 

·                      economies of scale that enable fast response to customer equipment rental needs;

 

·                      a national sales force with significant expertise across our equipment fleet; and

 

·                      local expertise for servicing our clients and offering solutions.

 

Since the North American equipment rental industry is highly fragmented, with very few national competitors, we believe that the majority of our competitors do not enjoy these same advantages.

 

Diverse End Market Business Mix and Exposure to a Variety of Specialty and High Growth Rental Markets

 

We provide equipment rental services to a wide variety of large markets, including the residential and non-residential construction, general industrial, energy, transportation and government markets. In recent years, we have diversified our rental portfolio by expanding our offerings in niche and specialty markets, both through organic growth and through the acquisition of established industry participants in key locations. Since 2009, we have completed 11 acquisitions to strengthen our position in a variety of diverse rental markets, including the broader industrial market, and the specialty markets such as the motion picture and television production industries. As a result of these strategic investments in ancillary areas of equipment rental and services, our business has become more balanced. We believe that this more balanced portfolio is important because it provides us with a diversification away from our historical reliance on the more seasonal and cyclical construction industry, toward industries which experience business cycles that may vary in intensity and duration from that of the general economy. We anticipate that specialty markets can grow faster than the general economy, and tend to be less cyclical. We believe this diversification serves to differentiate us from our competitors and positions us to take advantage of any expected increase in demand for more specialized rental solutions. We also are not overly reliant on any single customer with no single customer accounting for more than 3% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Strong National and Industrial Accounts Capabilities

 

We believe that we have significant capabilities to serve both national and industrial customer sectors. Through these customer relationship programs, our respective national and industrial accounts sales teams serve and attempt to expand and further penetrate existing relationships with our national accounts and larger industrial customers by providing a single point of contact for their equipment rental needs. This enables HERC to be a full end-to-end solutions provider in addition to a provider of rental equipment. These longstanding customer relationship programs enable us to take advantage of longer rental terms for much of our equipment, with many of our larger customers leasing equipment from us on a monthly or yearly basis, for use in large and/or complex ongoing projects. These projects provide a number of additional benefits, including recurring revenue, attractive credit profiles, improved fleet utilization and enhanced presence in new markets.

 

Range of Value-Added Services

 

We offer a total rental solution that provides a suite of customer-focused services. These services include equipment transport, fleet management and telematics, power solutions, on-site services and customized advice, engineered solutions, re-rental options, and parts and supplies sales. This combination of

 

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services is designed to offer comprehensive value-added solutions to our customers that complement and enhance the rental equipment we offer.

 

Superior Customer Service

 

HERC has a well-established reputation for superior customer service, which has been a competitive differentiator for us throughout our history. Senior management remains focused on maintaining a customer service focused culture. We spend significant time and resources training our personnel to effectively meet the demands of our customers. We believe that these customer initiatives help support our pricing strategy and foster customer loyalty.

 

Large, Diverse and High-Quality Equipment Fleet

 

Our equipment fleet represents a significant investment and our commitment to providing the most dependable rental experience to our customers across a variety of industries, including our local, national, industrial and specialty markets. Our recent investments in our equipment rental fleet have resulted in an average fleet age of 47 months as of March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, our equipment rental fleet portfolio consisted of equipment with a total original equipment cost of $3.5 billion.

 

Our broad array of equipment includes aerial, earthmoving, material handling and specialty equipment such as air compressors, compaction equipment, construction-related trucks, electrical equipment, power generators, contractor tools, pumps, and lighting, studio and production equipment as well as other niche or specialty products. Our extensive and high-quality rental fleet provides us with the ability to serve a diverse customer base that requires large quantities and/or varied types of equipment for rent, as we are more likely to have the right equipment and total number of units needed at the right location in order to meet our customer requirements.

 

Experienced Executive and Senior Leadership Team Focused on Excellence in Our Core Equipment Rental Operations

 

We have assembled an experienced executive and senior leadership team committed to maintaining operational excellence. Our executive and senior leadership team has extensive knowledge of all aspects of the equipment rental and heavy equipment industries, particularly in our core North American operations. Our senior leadership team is made up of executives who have an average of approximately 18 years of experience in the equipment rental and heavy equipment industries. Beyond the senior leadership team, we have talented, experienced sales, operations, service and finance professionals. Our executive and senior leadership team is dedicated to offering our customers a quality rental experience and is committed to further improving our performance capabilities through evaluating and effectively utilizing resources at each level of our organization.

 

Disciplined Fleet Management, Procurement and Disposal Process

 

We manage our equipment rental fleet using a life cycle approach designed to optimize the timing of fleet purchasing, repair and maintenance and disposal, while at the same time satisfying our customer demand. In particular, we use standardized business systems in our operations to track utilization and facilitate the fluid transfer of our fleet among regions to adjust to local customer demand, including throughout our entire network. Our pricing system allows us to generate real time rate guidance and adjust pricing across the various markets in which we operate. In recent years, we have reduced our supplier count by approximately 40%. Through continued use and development of our disciplined approach to efficient fleet management, we seek to maximize our utilization and return on investment.

 

We routinely sell our used rental equipment in order to manage repair and maintenance costs, as well as the composition, age and size of our fleet. We dispose of our used equipment through a variety of channels, including private sales to customers and other third parties, sales to wholesalers, brokered sales and auctions. Our website includes a catalog of equipment for sale to third parties. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we sold our used rental equipment as follows: approximately 54% through private sales, 27% through sales at auction and 19% through sales to wholesalers. Historically, we have realized a greater return on capital through private sales and sales to wholesalers, as opposed to brokered sales and auctions.

 

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Geographic Footprint

 

We have approximately 280 company-operated branches in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and China and through joint venture arrangements in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We also have a presence in 6 countries through our 13 international franchisee-operated branches. We continue to update our locations with our proprietary HERC systems designed to enhance associate productivity and improve fleet utilization.

 

Our geographic footprint and scale, as well as the use of standardized business systems in our operations, provides us with several benefits, including:

 

·                      the ability to meet the needs of large multi-location customers who would like to be serviced on a multi-national basis;

 

·                      leveraging our fleet spend across a larger base and generating used fleet disposal opportunities;

 

·                      the ability to utilize our business processes, systems and core competencies to drive value for our franchisees and ultimately our customers in foreign markets;

 

·                      the opportunity to reduce the variability of local economic conditions on our overall financial performance; and

 

·                      the platform to optimize operational efficiency.

 

Strong Brand Recognition

 

Our primary operating subsidiary, HERC, operates under the name “Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation,” in addition to operating under the “HERC” name. We expect to rename HERC “Herc Rentals Inc.” and that HERC will continue to utilize the “HERC” name as part of its Herc Rentals brand. While we believe the association with Hertz has contributed to our building relationships with our customers due to Hertz’s globally recognized brand and perceived high-quality car and equipment rental products, we believe that the continued use of the “HERC” name as part of the Herc Rentals brand will facilitate the transition to this new brand. As part of the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings and New Hertz will enter into an agreement, pursuant to which HERC Holdings will continue to have the right to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand for a period of four years on a no royalty basis, except that HERC Holdings may not directly or indirectly engage in the business of renting and leasing cars, subject to certain exceptions, including that HERC Holdings may continue to rent cars to the extent HERC has done so immediately prior to the Spin-Off.

 

Our Strategy

 

Pursue Opportunities Through Organic Revenue Growth, Diversified Specialty Equipment, Optimizing Existing Markets and Targeted Strategic Bolt-On Acquisitions

 

We believe that opportunities for expansion exist through organic same store growth, expanding our presence in existing targeted markets, diversifying our equipment offering for higher returns and the acquisition of smaller competitors, particularly in light of the fragmented nature of the equipment rental industry and a long-term trend toward increased rental penetration in many of the markets in which we participate. We have organized our growth strategy to pursue these internal growth initiatives and the acquisition of smaller competitors.

 

Within the markets we currently serve, we intend to grow our same store sales by investing in a high quality and diverse equipment rental fleet and by providing market leading customer service and value-added service offerings. We believe that maintaining high quality and comprehensive lines of equipment differentiates our equipment rental offerings from many of our competitors and we plan to continue to invest in our asset base. In addition, our strong value-added service offerings, such as equipment transport, fleet management and telematics, pro-contractor tools, power solutions, on-site services and customized advice, engineered solutions, re-rental options and used and new equipment sales, provide us with an integrated equipment services platform through which we are able to address substantially all of our

 

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customers’ needs and we intend to continue to develop these offerings. We also intend to continue to drive efficiencies through process-oriented initiatives that allow us to increase equipment utilization, reduce operating costs and free up available investment resources.

 

We intend to continue our strategy of selectively expanding the scope of our operations through the opening of new locations in existing markets that will provide added operating leverage. We will continue to diversify our rental portfolio by pursuing focused market growth into a variety of niche rental markets, including restoration, remediation, HVAC and disaster recovery, expanding across all construction and industrial verticals, as well as various specialty markets, in a variety of geographic locations. We also will look to add new locations in those markets and geographic locations that offer attractive growth opportunities, especially targeting local customers and specialty markets. We believe the North American market presents significant potential for growth, but we also plan to continue efforts to expand our international business by opening new company-operated joint venture and franchise locations, especially when we have opportunities to serve major North American customers with a global presence. At the same time, we will monitor and from time to time exit non-core, non-strategic operations, as we have done with the divestiture of our operations in France and Spain.

 

Our strategic acquisitions have allowed us to strengthen our position in a variety of specialty rental markets and have given us experience in evaluating, consummating and integrating strategic acquisitions. By acquiring certain bolt-on businesses we have the opportunity to expand our existing geographic footprint to better serve large multi-location customers. In addition, we believe that we can further improve our mix of rental revenue in order to create a customer portfolio that is less susceptible to industry-specific cycles, is more geographically diverse, and is better positioned to facilitate sustainable earnings growth.

 

Maintain and Strengthen Our National and Industrial Accounts Programs

 

As we continue efforts to stimulate organic growth, we plan to strengthen our national accounts and industrial accounts programs. As of December 31, 2015, we had over 1,800 national accounts. We will continue to target the optimal customer mix that enables HERC to be one of a small number of rental companies that have the resources to service large customer needs and provide innovative business solutions. We also intend to emphasize strategic account management as we work to gain a greater share of the overall equipment rental spending of our existing customers in the national and industrial accounts sectors.

 

Leverage and Expand Our Footprint

 

HERC has one of the largest footprints in a fragmented industry. With 270 strategically located company-operated branches in the United States and Canada, our base of operations will allow HERC to strategically expand in existing North American markets providing further opportunities to expand our small to mid-size customer base while simultaneously providing additional operational efficiencies from economies of scale. We believe that we have opportunities in several markets to expand our presence, increase our geographic density and generate organic growth.

 

Use Customer-Facing Technology to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Improve Efficiency

 

Our advanced telematics and GPS-enabled platforms enable our customers to increase utilization and control their overall costs. Through our Hertz e-Services Program (“e-SP”) we have offered our customers an easy-to-use and personalized platform to improve the management of their equipment rental accounts and provide real-time information about all of their equipment rental usage. These platforms are an integral part of our suite of services, which is designed to provide our customers with a true end-to-end solution for renting, tracking, managing, maintaining and customizing their rental equipment needs and thereby increase customer satisfaction.

 

We also leverage technology to improve the efficiency of our operations. Our modeling software helps us to forecast demand as well as push real-time pricing intelligence to our experienced sales team. We are rolling out mobile application-based solutions to enable point of sale expansion, increase the speed at which we fulfill customer orders and increase customer satisfaction. We also are in the process of consolidating

 

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our information technology functions common to our branches, which will reduce costs and improve efficiency. These and other process initiatives allow us to better manage our fleet, improve customer service, increase equipment utilization and provide us with an opportunity to achieve higher profitability and return on capital.

 

Develop Our Employees, Foster Organizational Excellence and Continue to Drive Our Culture of Safety

 

Our management team’s leadership philosophy is centered around developing employees who are committed to our goals of being one of the world’s leading equipment rental companies. By attracting, retaining and developing our workforce and using programs to drive organizational and operational excellence, including continuous improvement strategies, we can develop leaders at every level of our business.

 

We are dedicated to providing training and development opportunities to our employees. We develop our employees’ skills through training programs focused on, among other things, safety, sales, leadership training and equipment-related training.

 

Our sales training programs are tailored to develop a sales force that is able to address the particular needs of the various categories of our customer base, such as customers in the construction, industrial, governmental and the more specialized industries that we serve. With respect to particularly large, complex or challenging projects, we develop curricula based on that specific project so that the employees involved are better able to meet the expectations of our customer. Our training programs address critical issues of workplace safety for our employees and customers. This promotes the protection of our employees and assets, as well as our protection from liability for accidental loss or employee injury.

 

Our Products and Services

 

Equipment Rental

 

We offer equipment for rent, including aerial, earthmoving, material handling, and specialty equipment, such as air compressors, compaction equipment, construction-related trucks, electrical equipment, power generators, contractor tools, pumps, and lighting, studio and production equipment.  This equipment is available for rent by our customers on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis and we provide a suite of comprehensive services to support, maintain and service the equipment we rent to our customers.

 

HERC acquires its equipment from a variety of original equipment manufacturers, with which we maintain strong relationships. The equipment is typically new at the time of acquisition and is not subject to any repurchase program. The actual per-unit acquisition cost of rental equipment in our fleet varies from under $100 to over $200,000. As of March 31, 2016, the average per-unit acquisition cost (excluding small equipment purchased for less than $5,000 per unit) for our fleet was approximately $37,000 and the average age of our equipment fleet was 47 months.

 

The following table provides a breakdown of the composition of our equipment rental fleet based on original equipment fleet cost, as of March 31, 2106:

 

Equipment Type

 

% of Total
Equipment Cost

 

Aerial

 

27

%

Earthmoving

 

19

%

Material Handling

 

17

%

Truck

 

11

%

Electrical

 

9

%

General Equipment

 

7

%

Air Compressors

 

4

%

Pump

 

2

%

Other

 

4

%

 

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Construction Services

 

Our construction rental operations serve large and small companies in the construction industry, principally the non-residential construction industry and maintenance. Non-residential construction consists primarily of private sector rentals relating to the construction and remodeling of commercial facilities. Residential construction consists primarily of single family and multi family home construction, additions, repairs and remodeling. Construction renters typically utilize a broad range of equipment, from small power tools to large aerial and earthmoving equipment.

 

Industrial Services

 

Our industrial rental operations serve a wide range of customers including manufacturing, power, refineries, petrochemical, pulp paper and wood and other industry participants. The needs of our customers in these industries provides us the opportunity to rent core equipment while introducing our specialty products and services that add higher-return assets to the rental. Our specialty services offer both unique and end-to-end solutions that are complementary to our core equipment and leveraged not only by our industrial clients, but a wide range of customers. Our specialty offerings include heating, ventilation, air conditioning and climate control products as well as pumping and power generation engineering solutions used in industrial plants, disaster recovery efforts, infrastructure development and water treatment solutions. We also sell tools, accessories, equipment and safety supplies across both industrial and specialty services.

 

Other Equipment Rental Offerings

 

A portion of our overall rental revenue comes from a wide variety of general equipment rental offerings to customers across a diverse group of industries, including governmental entities and government contractors, disaster recovery and remediation firms, utility operators, railroads, infrastructure, individual homeowners, entertainment production companies, agricultural producers and special event management firms. Rentals in this category range from customers renting equipment for large-scale agriculture projects to individuals renting equipment for home improvement and repair and lawn and garden projects, among others. These rental offerings often vary in term and are dependent on a variety of seasonal and other factors.

 

We frequently rent equipment directly to federal, state and local governments as well as to entities who work directly on government projects. Government entities traditionally rent our equipment for significant infrastructure and other large-scale building projects in addition to projects of less scope and duration. Similarly, many contractors look to HERC for their rental needs when they procure contracts for government infrastructure projects. Equipment available for rent includes aerial, earthmoving, material handling, pro-contractor tools and specialty equipment.

 

Hertz Entertainment Services, or “HESC” is a division of HERC that provides single-source car and equipment rental solutions to the entertainment and special events industries by offering customized vehicle and equipment rental solutions for motion picture and television productions, as well as turn-key solutions for live sports, corporate events and festivals. Specialized equipment available to this industry includes grip and lighting equipment, quiet power generation, boomlifts, forklifts and platform lifts, all of which can be delivered to production locations. HESC’s services are tailored to fit the needs of large and small productions alike with competitive pricing and customized, monthly billing.

 

Equipment Re-Rental

 

Many of our customers have significant and varied rental needs for their worksite or project. In the event that a customer has a rental need that is not contained within our diversified fleet or an unexpected request, our experienced staff can provide re-rental options to meet that customer’s needs. In this instance, we will rent a piece of equipment from another company and then provide it to our customer. Our re-rental capabilities help us expand the portfolio of solutions available to our customers, particularly within our national and industrial accounts programs.

 

Sales of Used Rental Equipment

 

We routinely sell our used rental equipment in order to manage repair and maintenance costs, as well as the composition and size, of our fleet. We dispose of our used equipment through a variety of channels,

 

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including retail sales to customers and other third parties, sales to wholesalers, brokered sales and auctions. Our website includes a catalog of equipment for sale to third parties. We also provide a source of potential financing to buyers of our rental equipment, which is designed to promote sales of used equipment to private parties. During the year ended December 31, 2015, we sold our used rental equipment as follows: approximately 54% through private sales, 27% through sales at auction, 19% through sales to wholesalers.

 

Sales of New Equipment, Parts and Supplies

 

To ensure that we provide our customers with a broad suite of equipment solutions, we also sell new equipment which also helps drive sales of parts and supplies. The types of new equipment that we sell vary by location and include a variety of pro-contractor tools and supplies, including tools (including power tools), small equipment (such as work lighting, generators, pumps, compaction equipment and power trowels), safety supplies and expendables.

 

Service and Support

 

We provide repair, maintenance and equipment management services to certain of our customers across a number of industries, but particularly in the industrial sector, including through the sale of parts to customers for use with their equipment. We provide maintenance capabilities for our rental equipment that are available on-site at the customer’s location or within our operations at the customer’s direction. We further provide support functions through our dedicated in-plant operations, tool trailers and plant management systems, particularly for industrial customers and those customers who request such services. These support functions include a variety of performance measurement tools that allow our customers to consider key performance indicators in their operations, which we believe enables our customers to reduce their cost and improve overall equipment utilization.

 

These capabilities are part of our suite of customer services, which are designed to provide our customers with a true end-to-end solution for renting, tracking, managing, maintaining and customizing their rental equipment needs online, through our e-SP platform, and with the ongoing support of our sales, project management and engineering staff. Through our suite of services, many of our customers are able to better align their rental needs with their job activities, allowing for cost-effective solutions for every major project.

 

We also offer a loss damage waiver product for many classes of equipment, which for a fee allows our customers to limit the risk of financial loss in the event our equipment is damaged or lost.

 

Our Customers

 

We operate in a wide range of customers across the construction, infrastructure, industrial and specialty verticals. Key areas that we serve under these verticals include building services, commercial, engineering, hospitality, oil and gas, petrochemical, railroads and entertainment. We also serve other customers across a fragmented group of industries (such as governmental entities and government contractors, disaster recovery and remediation firms, utility operators, individual homeowners and agricultural producers). Serving a wide range of industries enables us to reduce dependency on a single or limited number of customers and assists in reducing the seasonality of our revenues and its impact from  any one segment’s cycle. We operate in mid-size and large urban markets which enables us to reduce exposure to any single customer or market, with no single customer making up more than 3% of our worldwide rental revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016 or the year ended December 31,  2015. Of our rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015 (excluding our operations in France and Spain which were sold on October 30, 2015), approximately 38% of equipment rental revenues were derived from construction activity and 23% were derived from industrial activity, while the remaining revenues were generated by rentals to government, railroad, entertainment and other types of customers.

 

We enter into rental agreements with companies, governmental entities and agencies or other organizations seeking to rent our equipment. We deliver much of our equipment directly to customer job sites and retrieve the equipment from the customer site upon conclusion of the rental. We extend credit terms to many of our customers to pay for rentals.

 

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Our comprehensive fleet enables us to supply equipment to a wide variety of customers, from individual homeowners to local contractors to large national accounts or industrial plants. Our business has a large base of local small to mid-size customers as well as customers looking for specialty solutions or equipment. Many larger companies, particularly those with industrial plant operations, now require single source vendors to manage their total equipment needs, and this fits well within our core competencies. Arrangements with these large national companies include the provision of our repair, maintenance and customized equipment management services. We believe our strong relationships with larger customers, including through our National Accounts Program, is a competitive advantage because it enables us to seek longer rental terms for much of our equipment, with many of these customers renting equipment from us on a monthly or yearly basis, for use in large, complex and ongoing projects. As of December 31, 2015, the average tenure of customers in our National Account Program was 23 years. Length of tenure, however, is not indicative of the amount of revenue generated from those customers.

 

Sales and Marketing

 

We market and sell our products and services through a variety of complementary programs. Through a dedicated sales team, we provide our customers with support services, market and application expertise, and sales offerings. For example, we have sales teams committed to servicing various categories of our customer base, including clients in the construction, industrial, government, entertainment and many other specialized industries. Our product experts oversee the specialty products, providing engineering support and program management services to our clients. Through our national and industrial accounts programs, the dedicated sales team for each respective program provides our large customers with support across a  number of diverse geographical, functional and equipment sectors. Our ongoing employee training programs continue to promote these attributes in our sales force. We also provide client support via our  sales coordinators, reservation centers and customer contact centers to help customers with their comprehensive needs. Our maintenance service programs are available to clients at our locations and through our field service technicians. Additionally, we provide training programs to our clients that focus on product use and safety.

 

We advertise our broad range of offerings through industry catalogs, participation and sponsorship of industry events, trade shows, and via the internet. Additionally, our customers can browse and purchase used equipment through our website, arrange for the rental of existing equipment, see our significant service offerings and manage their fleet and overall account with us.

 

Franchisees

 

We believe that our extensive ownership of equipment rental operations contributes to the consistency of our high-quality service, cost control, fleet utilization, yield management and competitive pricing. However, we have found the utilization of independent franchisees, which franchisees rent equipment that they own, helps to supplement these operations without requiring significant additional invested capital. HERC licenses the right to use its brand name under franchise arrangements to equipment rental businesses in Greece, Portugal and Corsica in Europe, in Afghanistan in the Middle East, in Panama in Central America and in Chile in South America. As of March 31, 2016, our franchisees maintained 13 locations worldwide.

 

Franchisees generally pay fees based on a percentage of their revenues. The operations of all franchisees, including the purchase and ownership of equipment, are financed independently by the franchisees, and we do not have any investment interest in the franchisees or their fleets. In return, franchisees are provided the use of the Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation brand name, certain operational support and training, reservations through our reservations channels, and other services. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, we received $0.1 million, $0.5 million, $0.8 million and $1.3 million in fees from our franchisees, respectively.

 

In Europe and other international jurisdictions, franchisees typically do not have early termination rights. Initial franchise fees may be payable over a term of several years. We intend to continue to promote the license of our brand name through such arrangements.

 

Competition

 

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equipment rental industry is often highly fragmented, with large numbers of companies operating on a regional or local scale and dealing in a limited number of products. The number of industry participants operating on a national scale is comparatively much smaller, although national participants often have significant breadth in the categories of equipment they rent. We believe, based on market and industry data, that we are one of the leading participants (together with United Rentals, Inc. and Ashtead Group plc’s Sunbelt Rentals brand) in the North American equipment rental industry, with the remainder comprising a small number of multi-location regional or national operators and a large number of relatively small, independent businesses serving discrete local markets and specialty rental segments. Subsequent to the sale of our operations in France and Spain, we generated almost all of our equipment rental revenue in North America with approximately 1% of our equipment rental revenue generated through our international operations. In North America, the other top national-scale industry participants are United Rentals, Inc., H&E Equipment Services, Inc. and the Ashtead Group plc’s Sunbelt Rentals brand. Aggreko is a global competitor in the power generation rental markets in the same markets in which we participate. In the United Kingdom, the other principal national-scale industry participant is the Ashtead Group plc’s A-Plant brand. In China, the other principal national-scale industry participants are Far East Rental and LiLuo. In Saudi Arabia, the other principal national-scale industry participants are Zahid Tractor (CAT Dealer) and Rapid Access Gulf (Lavendon Group). In Qatar, the other principal national-scale industry participants are Byrne Equipment Rental Solutions and Rapid Access Gulf (Lavendon Group).

 

Competition in the equipment rental industry is intense, often taking the form of aggressive price competition. Among other factors, we believe that our competitive success is the result of 50 years of experience in the equipment rental industry, our systems and procedures for monitoring, controlling and developing our branch network, our capacity to maintain a comprehensive rental fleet, the reliability and safety of our equipment, the quality and experience of our sales team, our innovative customized rental solutions and our established national and industrial accounts programs. In addition to our historical profile, we believe continued diversification of our customer base and products will provide strategic competitive advantages in the rental industry.

 

Seasonality

 

Our equipment rental operation is a seasonal business, with demand for our rental equipment tending to be lower in the winter months. We have the ability to manage fleet capacity, the most significant portion of our cost structure, to meet market demand. For instance, to accommodate increased demand, we increase our available fleet and staff during the second and third quarters of the year. A number of our other major operating costs vary directly with revenues or transaction volumes; however, certain operating expenses, including rent, insurance, and administrative overhead, remain fixed and cannot be adjusted for seasonal demand. Seasonal changes in our revenues do not alter those fixed expenses, typically resulting in higher profitability in periods when our revenues are higher, and lower profitability in periods when our revenues are lower.

 

Our equipment rental business, especially in the construction industry, has historically experienced decreased levels of business from December until late spring and heightened activity during our third and fourth quarter until December. Additionally, in an effort to reduce the impacts of seasonality, we are focused on expanding our customer base through specialty products that have less seasonality and complement other cycles. See the section of this information statement entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Equipment rental, especially in the construction industry, is generally a highly seasonal business and any occurrence that disrupts rental activity during our peak periods could materially adversely affect our liquidity, cash flows and results of operations.”

 

Properties

 

As of March 31, 2016, we had approximately 280 branches throughout the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. On October 30, 2015, we sold our operations in France and Spain which comprised 60 locations in France and two in Spain. We also operate regional headquarters, sales offices and service facilities in the foregoing countries in support of our equipment rental operations.

 

Following the Spin-Off, we plan to maintain our principal executive offices at 27500 Riverview Center Blvd. Bonita Springs, Florida, 34134.

 

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As of March 31, 2016, we own approximately 25% of the locations from which we operate our equipment rental business. The remaining locations from which we operate our equipment rental business are leased. Those leases typically require the payment of minimum rents and often also require us to pay or reimburse operating expenses and/or to pay additional rent above guaranteed minimums, based on a percentage of revenues or sales arising at the relevant premises.

 

Our rental locations generally are located in industrial or commercial zones. A growing number of locations have highway or major thoroughfare visibility. The typical location includes a customer reception area, an equipment service area and storage facilities for equipment. Most branches have stand-alone maintenance and fueling facilities and showrooms.

 

Employees

 

We expect that we will employ approximately 4,600 employees following the Spin-Off, with approximately 4,400 persons in our North American operations and 200 persons in our other operations. International employees are covered by a wide variety of union contracts and governmental regulations affecting, among other things, compensation, job retention rights and pensions. As of March 31, 2016, labor contracts covering the terms of employment of approximately 250 employees in the United States and 170 employees in Canada were in effect under approximately 20 active contracts with local unions, affiliated primarily with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the International Union of Operating Engineers. We have experienced no material work stoppage as a result of labor problems during the last ten years, and we believe our labor relations to be good. Nonetheless, we may be unable to negotiate new labor contracts on terms advantageous to us, or without labor interruption. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business.”

 

In addition to the employees referred to above, we employ a number of temporary workers, and engage outside services, as is customary in the industry, principally for the non-revenue movement of rental equipment between rental locations and the movement of rental equipment to and from customers’ job  sites.

 

Insurance and Risk Management

 

We are exposed to a variety of claims arising from our operations, including (i) claims by third parties for injury or property damage arising from the operation of our equipment or acts or omissions of our personnel and (ii) workers’ compensation claims. We also are exposed to risk of loss from damage to our equipment and resulting business interruption. Our responsibility for such claims and losses is increased when we waive the provisions in certain of our rental contracts that hold a renter responsible for damage or loss under an optional loss or damage waiver that we offer. Following the Spin-Off, we will seek to mitigate our exposure to large liability losses arising from such claims by maintaining general liability, workers’ compensation and vehicle liability insurance coverage through unaffiliated carriers in such amounts as we deem adequate in light of the respective hazards, where such insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms. However, we will bear a portion of such losses through the application of deductibles, self-retentions and caps in these insurance policies. We also will self-insure against losses associated with other risks not covered by these insurance policies. For example, we will be self-insured for group medical claims, though we will maintain “stop loss” insurance to protect ourselves from any one group medical claim loss exceeding a threshold amount, where such insurance is available on commercially reasonable terms. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business.”

 

Environmental, Health, and Safety Matters and Governmental Regulation

 

Environmental, Health, and Safety

 

Our operations are subject to numerous national, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing environmental protection and occupational health and safety matters. These laws govern such issues as wastewater, storm water, solid and hazardous wastes and materials, air quality and matters of workplace safety. Under these laws and regulations, we may be liable for, among other things, the cost of investigating and remediating contamination at our sites as well as sites to which we sent hazardous wastes for disposal or treatment regardless of fault, as well as fines and penalties for non-compliance. Our

 

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operations generally do not raise significant environmental, health, or safety risks, but we use hazardous materials to clean and maintain equipment, dispose of solid and hazardous waste and wastewater from equipment washing, and store and dispense petroleum products from storage tanks at certain of our locations.

 

Based on the conditions currently known to us, we do not believe that any pending or likely remediation and compliance costs will have a material adverse effect on our business. We cannot be certain, however, as to the potential financial impact on our business if new adverse conditions are discovered, or compliance requirements become more stringent. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business.”

 

Governmental Regulation

 

Our operations also expose us to a host of other national, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, in addition to legal, regulatory and contractual requirements we face as a government contractor. These laws and regulations address multiple aspects of our operations, such as taxes, consumer rights, privacy, data security and employment matters and also may impact other areas of our business. There are often different requirements in different jurisdictions. Changes in government regulation of our businesses have the potential to materially alter our business practices or our profitability. Depending on the jurisdiction, those changes may come about through new legislation, the issuance of new laws and regulations or  changes in the interpretation of existing laws and regulations by a court, regulatory body or governmental official. Sometimes those changes may have both a retroactive and prospective effect. This is particularly true when a change is made through reinterpretation of laws or regulations that have been in effect for some time. Moreover, changes in regulation that may seem neutral on their face may have either more or less impact on us than on our competitors, depending on the circumstances. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business — Changes in the legal and regulatory environment that affects our operations, including laws and regulations relating to taxes, consumer rights, privacy, data security and employment matters  could disrupt our business, increase our expenses or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.”

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time we are a party to various legal proceedings. Summarized below are the most significant legal proceedings to which we have been a party during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and the subsequent period prior to the date of this information statement.

 

In re Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation — In November 2013, a purported shareholder class action, Pedro Ramirez, Jr. v. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., et al., was commenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey naming Hertz Holdings and certain of its officers as defendants and alleging violations of the federal securities laws. The complaint alleged that Hertz Holdings made material misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in its public disclosures during the period from February 25, 2013 through November 4, 2013, in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The complaint sought an unspecified amount of monetary damages on behalf of the purported class and an award of costs and expenses, including counsel fees and expert fees. In June 2014, Hertz Holdings responded to the amended complaint by filing a motion to dismiss. After a hearing in October 2014, the court granted Hertz Holdings’ motion to dismiss the complaint. The dismissal was without prejudice and plaintiff was granted leave to file a second amended complaint within 30 days of the order. In November 2014, plaintiff filed a second amended complaint which shortened the putative class period such that it was not alleged to have commenced until May 18, 2013 and made allegations that were not substantively very different than the allegations in the prior complaint. In early 2015, this case was assigned to a new federal judge in the District of New Jersey, and Hertz Holdings responded to the second amended complaint by filing another motion to dismiss. On July 22, 2015, the court granted Hertz Holdings’ motion to dismiss without prejudice and ordered that plaintiff could file a third amended complaint on or before August 22, 2015. On August 21, 2015, plaintiff filed a third amended complaint. The third amended complaint included additional allegations and expanded the putative class period such that it was alleged to span from February 14, 2013 to July 16, 2015. On November 4, Hertz Holdings filed its motion to dismiss. Thereafter, a motion was made by plaintiff to

 

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add a new plaintiff, because of challenges to the standing of the first plaintiff. The court granted plaintiffs leave to file a fourth amended complaint to add the new plaintiff, and the new complaint was filed on March 1, 2016. Hertz Holdings moved to dismiss the fourth amended complaint in its entirety with prejudice on March 24, 2016. Hertz Holdings believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses and it intends to vigorously defend against the complaint, but litigation is subject to many  uncertainties and the outcome of this matter is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that this matter could be decided unfavorably to Hertz Holdings. However, Hertz Holdings is currently unable  to estimate the range of these possible losses, but they could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

 

Governmental Investigations — In 2014, Hertz Holdings was advised by the staff of the New York Regional Office of the SEC that it is investigating the events disclosed in certain of Hertz Holdings’ filings with the SEC. In addition, in December 2014 a state securities regulator requested information regarding the same events. The investigations generally involve the restatements included in Hertz Holdings’ 2014 Form 10-K and related accounting for prior periods. Hertz Holdings has and intends to continue to cooperate with both the SEC and state requests. Due to the stage at which the proceedings are, Hertz is currently unable to predict the likely outcome of the proceedings or estimate the range of reasonably possible losses, which may be material. Among other matters, the restatements included in Hertz Holdings’ 2014 Form 10-K addressed a variety of accounting matters involving Hertz Holdings’ Brazil rental car operations. Hertz Holdings has identified certain activities in Brazil that may raise issues under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and local laws, which Hertz Holdings has self-reported to appropriate government entities. At this time, Hertz Holdings is unable to predict the outcome of this issue or estimate the range of reasonably possible losses, which could be material.

 

HERC Holdings, as the legal successor to Hertz Holdings, will continue to be subject to the foregoing proceedings following the Spin-Off. Moreover, following the Spin-Off, we could become subject to private litigation or investigations, or one or more government enforcement actions, arising out of the misstatements in Hertz Holdings’ previously issued financial statements. New Hertz and HERC Holdings intend to share any ultimate liability arising from proceedings of this nature pursuant to the Separation Agreement. See “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Separation and Distribution Agreement — Sharing of Certain Liabilities.”

 

In addition, we are subject to a number of claims and proceedings that generally arise in the ordinary conduct of our business. These matters include, but are not limited to, claims arising from the operation of equipment rented from HERC and workers compensation claims. We do not believe that the liabilities arising from such ordinary course claims and proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

We have established reserves for matters where we believe the losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. For matters, including the securities litigation and governmental investigations described above, where we have not established a reserve, the ultimate outcome or resolution cannot be predicted at this time, or the amount of ultimate loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of the individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that certain of the actions, claims, inquiries or proceedings, including those discussed above, could be decided unfavorably to HERC Holdings or any of its subsidiaries involved. Accordingly, it is possible  that an adverse outcome from such a proceeding could exceed the amount accrued in an amount that could be material to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

 

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MANAGEMENT

 

Executive Officers Following the Spin-Off

 

The following table lists the individuals who are expected to serve as executive officers of HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off. Each executive officer named below is currently an employee of HERC.

 

Name

 

Age

 

Expected Position

Lawrence H. Silber

 

59

 

Chief Executive Officer and President, Director

Barbara L. Brasier

 

57

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

James Bruce Dressel

 

52

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Maryann A. Waryjas

 

64

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Christian J. Cunningham

 

54

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Richard F. Marani

 

56

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Nancy Merola

 

53

 

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

Lawrence H. Silber.  Mr. Silber joined HERC in May 2015. Mr. Silber most recently served as an Executive Advisor at Court Square Capital Partners, LLP. Mr. Silber led Hayward Industries, one of the world’s largest swimming pool equipment manufacturers as COO from 2008 to 2012, overseeing a successful transition through the recession returning the company to solid profitability. From 1978 to 2008, Mr. Silber worked for Ingersoll Rand in a number of roles of increasing responsibility. He led major Ingersoll Rand business groups including Utility Equipment, Rental and Remarketing and the Equipment and Services businesses. Earlier in his career, he led Sales, Marketing and Operations functions in the company’s Power Tool Division and Construction and Mining Group. Mr. Silber served on the board of directors of SMTC Corporation (and for a time served as its interim President and CEO), the advisory board of Weiler Corporation, and currently serves on the board of Pike Electric Corporation, Inc. Mr. Silber earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers College, The State University of New Jersey and also attended executive development programs at Harvard Business School, The University of Chicago’s Booth Business School and a co-sponsored program between Ingersoll Rand and Duke Fuqua School of Business.

 

Barbara L. Brasier.  Ms. Brasier joined HERC in November 2015 from Mondelez International, Inc. (formerly Kraft Foods, Inc.), where she served as Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasury since October 2012, when Mondelez spun off Kraft Foods Group, Inc. Ms. Brasier served as the Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Kraft Foods Inc. from October 2011 to September 2012 and from April 2009 to December 2010 and Senior Vice President, Finance of Kraft Foods Europe from December 2010 to October 2011. Prior to Kraft, Ms. Brasier was a Vice President and Treasurer of Ingersoll Rand from   April 2004 to June 2008 and held roles of increasing responsibility at Mead Corporation and MeadWestvaco from June 1984 to March 2004. Ms. Brasier started her career in accounting at Touche Ross, now Deloitte & Touche, LLP.

 

James Bruce Dressel.   Mr. Dressel joined HERC in June 2015, bringing with him significant expertise in the equipment rental industry and more than 30 years of experience in various leadership and senior management roles. Mr. Dressel served as President and CEO of Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. from February 1997 to July 2003, where he grew the company from 24 to 195 locations and expanded equipment rental offerings. Prior to Sunbelt, Mr. Dressel spent the first 12 years of his business career building a privately held service business that was acquired by Sunbelt in 1996. Following Sunbelt, Mr. Dressel held roles of increasing responsibility, including serving as Chief Sales Officer, for ADS, Inc., a provider of industry-leading equipment and logistics support solutions to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. Since 2013, Mr. Dressel has been consulting within the equipment rental industry.

 

Maryann A. Waryjas.    Ms. Waryjas joined HERC in November 2015 from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, one of the largest providers of dredging services in the United States. At Great Lakes, Ms. Waryjas served as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary from August 2012 to November 2015. From 2000 until joining Great Lakes, Ms. Waryjas was a partner at the law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, where she most recently was co-chair of the firm’s Corporate

 

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Governance and Mergers and Acquisitions Practices. Ms. Waryjas served two consecutive terms on Katten’s Board of Directors. Prior to Katten, Ms. Waryjas was a partner at the law firms of Jenner & Block LLP  and Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Ms. Waryjas received her B.S. degree, magna cum laude, from Loyola University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law.

 

Christian J. Cunningham.    Mr. Cunningham joined HERC in September 2014 from DFC Global Corporation where he served as Vice President, Corporate HR and HR Services since June 2013 with global responsibility for all human resource matters for corporate staff. Previously Mr. Cunningham held the position of Vice President, HR, Compensation and Benefits at Sunoco Inc. and Sunoco Logistics from  2010 to 2013. Prior to Sunoco, Mr. Cunningham served at ARAMARK as Vice President, Global Compensation and Strategy (2008 to 2010); at Scholastic Inc. as Vice President, Compensation, Benefits and HRIS (2006 to 2007); and at Pep Boys as Assistant Vice President, Human Resources (2005 to 2006). Previously Mr. Cunningham held director and regional managerial positions, in roles with increasing levels of responsibility at Pep Boys (1995 to 2005) and Tire Service Corporation, Inc (1985 to 1995). Mr. Cunningham earned his Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Science and Psychology from the same university.

 

Richard F. Marani.    Mr. Marani joined HERC in June 2015. Mr. Marani has more than 30 years of IT experience across industrial products, construction equipment, aerospace, and information technology businesses. Mr. Marani began his career at General Electric, transitioning into IT and going on to become an Information Technology Leader. Following a successful role at United Technologies, Mr. Marani joined Ingersoll Rand Corporation in 2002 as Vice President of IT, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of global IT strategies. While there, he built out IT systems in advance of the spin-off of the Compact and Utility Equipment division to Doosan Infracore, leaving with the spin to assume the IT leadership role at Doosan. After four years there he returned to Ingersoll in a senior IT leadership role, responsible for global IT strategy for a $3 billion sector of the Ingersoll portfolio.

 

Nancy Merola .    Ms. Merola joined HERC in March 2016. Ms. Merola served as the Vice President, Finance, Risk Compliance and Control of CNH Industrial N.V. from 2013 to 2014 and, prior to CNH Global NV’s merger with CNH Industrial, from 2010 to 2013 as the Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, at CNH Global , a large leading global manufacturer of agriculture and construction equipment. Prior to joining CNH, Ms. Merola served at Tyco International Ltd. from 2004 to 2009 in various roles, including as Vice President, Finance, and at Silgan Holdings Inc. from 2000 to 2004 as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Merola started her career in public accounting at Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Merola earned a Master of Business Administration from the Stern School of Business, New York University and a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting from Adelphi University.

 

Directors Following the Spin-Off

 

Name

 

Age

 

Expected Position

Lawrence H. Silber

 

59

 

Chief Executive Officer and President, Director

Herbert L. Henkel

 

67

 

Non-Executive Chairman and Director

James H. Browning

 

66

 

Director and Audit Committee Chairman

Patrick D. Campbell

 

63

 

Director

Michael A. Kelly

 

59

 

Director

Courtney Mather

 

39

 

Director

Stephen A. Mongillo

 

55

 

Director

Louis J. Pastor

 

31

 

Director

Mary Pat Salomone

 

56

 

Director

 

Herbert L. Henkel .    Mr. Henkel has been selected to serve as a director and Non-Executive Chairman of HERC Holdings and HERC following the Spin-Off. Mr. Henkel is the Retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Ingersoll-Rand plc, a manufacturer of industrial products and components.

 

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Mr. Henkel retired as Ingersoll-Rand’s Chief Executive Officer, a position he held since October 1999, in February 2010, and retired as Chairman of the Board in June 2010. Mr. Henkel served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ingersoll-Rand from April 1999 to October 1999. Mr. Henkel served in various leadership roles at Textron, Inc., including its President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998 — 1999.

 

James H. Browning.   Mr. Browning has been selected to serve as a director and as audit committee chairman of HERC Holdings and HERC following the Spin-Off. Mr. Browning was a partner at KPMG until his retirement in 2009. He served as partner since 1980 and served as Southwest area professional practice partner in KPMG’s Houston Office. Mr. Browning also served as an SEC reviewing partner and as partner in charge of KPMG’s New Orleans audit practice. Mr. Browning is currently board chairman for RigNet, Inc. and is on the board of Texas Capital Bancshares where he serves as chairman of the audit committee. He also previously served as a director for Endeavour International Corporation, a NYSE listed international oil and gas exploration and production company.

 

Patrick D. Campbell.    Mr. Campbell has been selected to serve as a director of HERC Holdings and HERC following the Spin-Off. Mr. Campbell is the retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of 3M Company, a diversified global technology company, a position he held from 2002 to 2011. Prior to his tenure with 3M, Mr. Campbell was Vice President of International and Europe for General Motors Corporation, where he served in various finance functions during his 25 years with the company. Mr. Campbell is also a director of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., a tool manufacturer, since 2008 and a director of SPX FLOW, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty fluid components and solutions, since its spin-off from SPX Corporation in September 2015. Mr. Campbell served as a director of SPX Corporation from March 2014 to September 2015 and a director of Solera Holdings Inc., a provider of risk and asset management software and services to the automotive and property marketplace, from October 2014 to March 2016, when it was acquired by a third party.

 

Michael A. Kelly.    Mr. Kelly has been selected to serve as a director of HERC Holdings and HERC following the Spin-Off. Mr. Kelly spent many years as an executive at 3M Company, serving as Executive Vice President of the Electronics and Energy Business from October 2012 to January 2016, and Executive Vice President of the Display and Graphics Business from October 2006 to October 2012. He served in various management positions in the U.S., Singapore, Korea, and Germany since he joined 3M in 1981. In his role as the Executive Vice President of 3M’s Electronics and Energy Business, Mr. Kelly had global responsibility for all operational and strategic elements of a $6 billion business, including the Electronic Materials, Electrical Markets, Communications Markets, Renewable Energy, and Display Materials Systems Businesses of 3M. Mr. Kelly’s business also encompassed all film manufacturing for 3M. Mr. Kelly serves on the board of Mettler-Toledo International, Inc., a manufacturer of precision weighing and analytical instruments for the industrial, laboratory and food retail sectors, where he serves on the audit and compensation committees.

 

Courtney Mather.  Mr. Mather has served as a Managing Director of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds, since April 2014. Mr. Mather is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and monitoring investment opportunities and portfolio companies for Icahn Capital. Prior to joining Icahn Capital, Mr. Mather was Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Co, where he served in various investment roles from 1998 to 2012. He was a director of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA), an organization that develops market policies with firms transacting in debt, in 2011. Mr. Mather has been a director of: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer, since October 2015; Ferrous Resources Limited, an iron ore mining company with operations in Brazil, since June 2015; Viskase Companies Inc., a meat casing company, since June 2015; Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, a global supplier of technology and innovation in vehicle and industrial products, since May 2015; American Railcar Industries, Inc., a railcar manufacturing company, since July 2014; CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, since May 2014; and CVR Energy, Inc., a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industries, since May 2014. Mr. Icahn has a non-controlling interest in Freeport-McMoRan through the ownership of securities. Ferrous Resources Limited, American Railcar Industries, CVR Refining and CVR Energy, Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation and Viskase are each indirectly controlled by Mr. Icahn. Mr. Mather is a director designated by Mr. Icahn pursuant to the Nominating and Standstill Agreement we entered into with Mr. Icahn described under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Carl C. Icahn.”

 

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Stephen A. Mongillo.    Mr. Mongillo has been selected to serve as a director of HERC Holdings and HERC following the Spin-Off. Mr. Mongillo is a private investor and a director of CVR Energy, Inc. a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the petroleum refining and nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industries, since May 2012. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Mongillo served as a director of American Railcar Industries, Inc. From January 2008 to January 2011, Mr. Mongillo served as a managing director of Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Mr. Icahn managed third-party investment funds.  From March 2009 to January 2011, Mr. Mongillo served as a director of WestPoint International Inc. Prior to joining Icahn Capital, Mr. Mongillo worked at Bear Stearns for 10 years, most recently as a senior managing director overseeing the leveraged finance group’s efforts in the healthcare, real estate, gaming, lodging, leisure, restaurant and education sectors. CVR Energy Inc., American Railcar Industries and WestPoint International are each, directly or indirectly, controlled by Mr. Icahn. Mr. Mongillo is a director designated by Mr. Icahn pursuant to the Nominating and Standstill Agreement we entered into with Mr. Icahn described under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Carl C. Icahn.”

 

Louis J. Pastor.    Mr. Pastor has been selected to serve as a director of HERC Holdings and HERC following the Spin-Off. Mr. Pastor has been Deputy General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a  diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, gaming, railcar, food packaging, metals, mining, real estate and home fashion) since December 2015. From May 2013 to December 2015, Mr. Pastor was Assistant General Counsel of Icahn Enterprises. Prior to joining Icahn Enterprises, Mr. Pastor was an Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where he advised corporate, private equity and investment banking clients on a wide array of corporate finance transactions, business combination transactions and other general corporate matters. Mr. Pastor has been a director of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, a global supplier of technology and innovation in vehicle and industrial products, since May 2015 and CVR Refining, LP, an independent downstream energy limited partnership, since September 2014. Mr. Pastor has also been a member of the Executive Committee of ACF Industries LLC, a railcar manufacturing company, since July 2015. Each of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation, CVR Refining and ACF Industries is indirectly controlled by Mr. Icahn. Mr. Pastor is a director designated by Mr. Icahn pursuant to the Nominating and Standstill Agreement we entered into with Mr. Icahn described under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Carl C. Icahn.”

 

Mary Pat Salomone.    Ms. Salomone has been selected to serve as a director of HERC Holdings and HERC following the Spin-Off. Ms. Salomone is the as retired Chief Operating Officer of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (“B&W”), a technology innovator in power generation systems and specialty manufacturer of nuclear components. Ms. Salomone served as Chief Operating Officer of B&W from January 2010 to her retirement in June 2013. Before her role as Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Salomone served as Manager of Business Development for Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group Inc. from January 2009 until January 2010. She also served as Manager of Strategic Acquisitions for Babcock and Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group Inc. from January 2008 to January 2009. From 1998 through December 2007, Ms. Salomone was President and Chief Executive Officer of Marine Mechanical Corporation, which was acquired by B&W in May 2007. Ms. Salomone previously served with two of B&W’s operating divisions, Nuclear Equipment Division and Fossil Power Division, from 1982 until 1998, in a variety of positions. These positions included Manager of Navy Contracts, Project Manager and Manager of Quality Assurance Engineering. Ms. Salomone is a director of Intertape Polymer Group, a Canadian tape and packaging company, since November 2013 and TransCanada Corporation, a Canadian energy pipeline company, since February 2013.

 

Pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement between Hertz Holdings and Mr. Carl C. Icahn, High River Limited Partnership, Hopper Investments LLC, Barberry Corp., Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., IPH GP LLC, Icahn Capital LP, Icahn Onshore LP, Icahn Offshore LP, Beckton Corp., Vincent J. Intrieri, Samuel Merksamer and Daniel A. Ninivaggi (collectively, the “Icahn Group”), Mr. Vincent J. Intrieri, Mr. Samuel Merskamer and Mr. Daniel A. Ninivaggi (collectively, the “Icahn Designees”) were appointed to the Board of Directors of Hertz Holdings as Class II, Class I and Class I directors, respectively, effective as of September 15, 2014. We expect each of the Icahn Designees to resign from his position as a director of Hertz Holdings in connection with the completion of the Spin-Off and be appointed as a director of New

 

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Hertz, and Messers. Mather, Mongillo and Pastor will become the Icahn Designees. In the event any of the Icahn Designees resigns or is otherwise unable to serve as a director, the Nomination and Standstill Agreement provides that subject to certain restrictions and requirements, the Icahn Group will have certain replacement rights.

 

Annual Meeting

 

The last annual meeting of stockholders of Hertz Holdings, which will continue as HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off, was held on May 18, 2016. Following the Spin-Off, annual meetings of stockholders of HERC Holdings will be held at the principal office of HERC Holdings or at another location as permitted by the DGCL and on a date as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the HERC Holdings board of directors.

 

Corporate Governance and General Information Concerning the Board and its Committees

 

Corporate Governance

 

Our business following the Spin-Off will be managed under the direction of our board of directors. Our board of directors will be committed to good corporate governance and promoting the long-term interests of our stockholders by adopting structures, policies and practices which we believe promote responsible oversight of management.

 

Composition and Structure of Our Board

 

Hertz Holdings historically divided its directors into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III directors, the members of which were elected for three-year terms.

 

However, Hertz Holdings, following its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, amended its Certificate of Incorporation to provide for declassification of its board of directors. Pursuant to this amendment, the classification of Hertz Holdings’ board of directors (and, after the completion of the Spin-Off, the HERC Holdings board of directors) will be phased out such that Class I directors elected at the 2016 annual meeting, Class II directors elected at the 2017 annual meeting, and Class III directors elected at the 2015 annual meeting, in each case will be elected for one-year terms. As a result, the Class III directors were elected to serve one-year terms at the 2015 annual meeting, the Class I and Class III directors were elected to serve one-year terms at the 2016 annual meeting and the entire slate of directors will be up for election to serve one-year terms at the 2017 annual meeting, at which point the declassification of the HERC Holdings’ board of directors will be complete.

 

At least a majority of our directors will be “independent” directors as defined in the federal securities laws and applicable NYSE rules. The standards for determining director independence are specified in Annex A to our Corporate Governance Guidelines. See “— Corporate Governance Guidelines.”

 

Committees of the Board

 

We anticipate that our board of directors will have three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. The initial members and chairpersons of our committees will be determined prior to the distribution date.

 

The Hertz Holdings board of directors has adopted a charter for each committee, which we expect will continue to govern our committees following the Spin-Off, subject to such amendments as our board of directors determines are appropriate from time to time. Each such charter is available without charge on the “Investor Relations — About Hertz — Committee Charters” portion of Hertz Holdings’ website www.hertz.com , and will be available on HERC Holdings’ website following the Spin-Off.

 

Each member of our board of directors that serves on any of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee also will meet the independence and eligibility standards necessary for service on such committee pursuant to relevant securities laws, NYSE rules, our Corporate Governance Guidelines and the respective charter of each committee. Each member of our

 

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board of directors that serves on the Audit Committee will be determined to be “financially literate” under NYSE rules, and we anticipate that at least one member of our board of directors that serves on the Audit Committee will be determined to be an “audit committee financial expert” in accordance with relevant securities laws.

 

Audit Committee

 

Our Audit Committee will assist our board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by assuming the following roles and responsibilities:

 

·                      Oversee our accounting, financial and external reporting policies and practices as well as the integrity of our financial statements.

 

·                      Monitor the independence, qualifications and performance of our independent registered public accounting firm.

 

·                      Oversee the performance of our internal audit function, the management information systems and operational policies and practices that affect our internal controls.

 

·                      Monitor our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

 

·                      Review our guidelines and policies and the commitment of internal audit resources, in each case as they relate to risk management and the preparation of our Audit Committee’s report included in our proxy statements.

 

Compensation Committee

 

Our Compensation Committee will assist our board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by assuming the following roles and responsibilities:

 

·                      Oversee our compensation and benefit policies generally.

 

·                      Evaluate the performance of our CEO as related to all elements of compensation, as well as the performance of our senior executives.

 

·                      Approve and recommend to our board of directors all compensation plans for our senior executives.

 

·                      Approve the short-term compensation and grants to our senior executives under our incentive plans (both subject, in the case of our CEO, if so directed by the board of directors, to the final approval of a majority of independent directors of our board of directors).

 

·                      Prepare reports on executive compensation required for inclusion in our proxy statements.

 

Nominating and Governance Committee

 

Our Nominating and Governance Committee will assist our board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by assuming the following roles and responsibilities:

 

·                      Assist our board of directors in determining the skills, qualities and eligibility of individuals recommended for membership on our board of directors.

 

·                      Review the composition of our board of directors and its committees to determine whether it may be appropriate to add or remove individuals.

 

·                      Review and evaluate directors for re-nomination and re-appointment to committees.

 

·                      Review and assess the adequacy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Standards of Business Conduct and Directors’ Code of Conduct.

 

·                      Review and recommend to the board of directors the form and amount of compensation paid to directors.

 

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Risk Oversight

 

Our anticipated approach to risk oversight following the Spin-Off is similar to that of Hertz Holdings currently and is described below.

 

Risk Oversight — Our Board and Committees

 

Our board of directors will oversee an enterprise-wide approach to risk management. This approach will be designed to improve our long-term performance and enhance stockholder value. A fundamental part of risk management is understanding the risks we face. Also important is management’s role in addressing those risks and understanding what level of risk is appropriate for us. Our board of directors’ involvement in setting our business strategy will be a key part of its assessment of management’s risk threshold and also help determine an appropriate level of risk for us. The board of directors will participate in an annual enterprise risk management assessment, led by our Internal Audit Department. The board of directors will assess enterprise risk management with the input of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee and advisors and members of management.

 

Various committees of the board of directors also will have responsibility for risk management. The Audit Committee will focus on financial risk, including internal controls, and annually receive a risk assessment and risk management report from our Internal Audit Department. The Audit Committee also will annually review with management our guidelines and policies and the commitment of internal audit resources as they relate to risk management. As described below, the Compensation Committee will strive to create compensation incentives that encourage a level of risk-taking behavior consistent with our business strategy.

 

Risk Considerations in our Compensation Program

 

Our Compensation Committee will conduct an annual review of the risk profile of our compensation policies and practices, with the assistance of management. In connection with this review, the Compensation Committee has the discretion to and may engage an independent consultant to assist it in analyzing our compensation policies and practices and associated compensation risks. Based on risk assessment reports developed pursuant to these procedures, the Compensation Committee will evaluate whether, for all employees, our enterprise-wide compensation policies and practices, in conjunction with our existing processes and controls, incentivize employees to take unnecessary risks, or pose a material risk to our company.

 

Stockholder Communications with the Board

 

Following the Spin-Off, stockholders and other interested parties may contact our directors by sending written correspondence to: Herc Holdings Inc., 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Bonita Springs, Florida 34134, Attention: Corporate Secretary.

 

Communications addressed to directors that discuss business or other matters relevant to the activities of our board of directors will be preliminarily reviewed by the office of the Corporate Secretary and then distributed either in summary form or by delivering a copy of the communication to the director, or group of directors, to whom they are addressed.

 

Director Nominations

 

Our board of directors for the period immediately after the Spin-Off will be selected by the Hertz Holdings board of directors, in consultation with its Nominating and Governance Committee. As part of its selection process, the Hertz Holdings board of directors and Nominating and Governance Committee will consider each prospective director’s diversity in perspectives, personal and professional experiences and background and ability to carry out the responsibility of exercising business judgment on behalf of our stockholders after the Spin-Off. The Hertz Holdings board of directors and Nominating and Governance Committee also will assess the independence of each prospective director, taking into consideration the transactions and relationships between each prospective director or any member of his or her immediate family and us or any of our affiliates, as well as any transactions and relationships between each prospective director or any member of his or her immediate family and each of the members of our senior

 

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management. The Nominating and Governance Committee also will take into consideration any written arrangements for director nominations we are party to, including the Nomination and Standstill Agreement that Hertz Holdings entered into with Carl C. Icahn (and to which HERC Holdings will be a party from and after the Spin-Off), described under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Carl C. Icahn.”

 

Following the Spin-Off, our Nominating and Governance Committee will consider director nominations made by stockholders. To nominate a person to serve on the board of directors following the Spin-Off, a stockholder should write to: Herc Holdings Inc., 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Bonita Springs, Florida 34134, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Director nominations must be delivered to the Corporate Secretary in accordance with our by-laws. This generally means the nomination must be delivered not fewer than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting. The nomination must contain any applicable information set forth in our by-laws. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider and evaluate persons nominated by stockholders in the same manner as it considers and evaluates other potential directors. See “— Implementation and Assessment of Policies Regarding Director Attributes.”

 

Corporate Governance Guidelines

 

The Hertz Holdings board of directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines containing standards for, among other things, the Nominating and Governance Committee to determine director qualifications, which we expect to keep in place following the Spin-Off, subject to such amendments as our board of directors determines are appropriate from time to time.

 

The Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that the Nominating and Governance Committee, in making recommendations about nominees to the board of directors, will:

 

·                      review candidates’ qualifications for membership on the board of directors based on the criteria approved by the board of directors and taking into account the enhanced independence, financial literacy and financial expertise standards that may be required under law or NYSE rules for committee membership purposes;

 

·                      in evaluating directors for re-nomination to the board of directors, assess the performance and independence of such directors; and

 

·                      periodically review the composition of the board of directors in light of the current challenges and needs of the board of directors and HERC Holdings, and determine whether it may be appropriate to add or remove individuals after considering issues of judgment, diversity, age,  skills, background, experience and independence.

 

The Corporate Governance Guidelines also contain policies regarding director independence, the mandatory retirement age of directors, simultaneous service on other boards and substantial changes relating to a director’s affiliation or position of principal employment. Among other things, the Corporate Governance Guidelines establish responsibilities for meeting preparation and participation, the evaluation of our financial performance and strategic planning. A copy of the Corporate Governance Guidelines is available without charge on the “Investor Relations — About Hertz — Governance Documents” portion of Hertz Holdings’ website, www.hertz.com , and will be available on HERC Holdings’ website following the Spin-Off.

 

Business Conduct and Ethics

 

Hertz Holdings has adopted the Standards of Business Conduct, which require all employees, officers and directors to avoid conflicts of interests, and the Hertz Holdings board of directors has adopted the Directors’ Code of Conduct, which is applicable to all directors and provides guidance for handling unforeseen situations which may arise, including conflicts of interest, each of which we expect to keep in place following the Spin-Off, subject to such amendments as we determine are appropriate from time to time. A copy of each of the Standards of Business Conduct and the Directors’ Code of Conduct is available without charge on the “Investor Relations — About Hertz — Governance Documents” portion of Hertz Holdings’ website, www.hertz.com , and will be available on HERC Holdings’ website following the Spin-Off.

 

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Director Election Standards

 

Hertz Holdings maintains, and following the Spin-Off we will maintain, a “majority” voting standard for uncontested elections. For a nominee to be elected to our board of directors, the nominee must receive more “for” than “against” votes. In accordance with our by-laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines, each of our directors will submit upon his or her nomination a contingent resignation to the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. The resignation will become effective only if the director fails to receive a sufficient number of votes for election or re-election and the board of directors accepts the resignation. In the event of a contested director election, a plurality standard will apply.

 

Our Board Leadership

 

As indicated in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, we believe it is important for our board of directors to retain flexibility to allocate the responsibilities of the offices of the Chairman and CEO in a manner that is in the best interests of our company, including the flexibility to determine whether these offices should be combined or separate. We believe that the decision as to who should serve as Chairman and who should serve as CEO, and whether the offices should be combined or separate, should be assessed periodically by our board of directors, and that the board of directors should not be constrained by a rigid policy mandating the structure of such positions.

 

Policy on Diversity

 

The Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Nominating and Governance Committee charter specify that the Nominating and Governance Committee consider a number of factors, including diversity, when evaluating or conducting searches for directors. We expect that the Nominating and Governance Committee will interpret diversity broadly to mean a variety of opinions, perspectives, personal and professional experiences and backgrounds, such as international and multicultural experience and understanding, as well as other differentiating characteristics, including race, ethnicity and gender.

 

Implementation and Assessment of Policies Regarding Director Attributes

 

The Nominating and Governance Committee, when making recommendations to the board of directors regarding director nominations, will assess the overall performance of the board of directors, and when re-nominating incumbent board members or nominating new board members, will evaluate the potential candidate’s ability to make a positive contribution to the board of directors’ overall function. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider the actual performance of incumbent board members over the previous year, as well as whether the board of directors has an appropriately diverse membership to support our role as one of the world’s leading equipment rental companies. The particular experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of the potential candidate will be assessed by the Nominating and Governance Committee to determine whether the potential candidate possesses the professional and personal experiences and expertise necessary to enhance the board of directors’ mission. After conducting the foregoing analysis, the Nominating and Governance Committee will make recommendations to the board of directors regarding director nominees. In its annual assessment of director nominees, we do not expect the Nominating and Governance Committee to take a formulaic approach, but rather to consider each prospective nominee’s diversity in perspectives, personal and professional experiences and background and ability. In making director nominations, we expect the Nominating and Governance Committee to take into account the overall diversity of the board of directors and evaluate the board of directors in light of, among other things, the attributes discussed in “— Policy on Diversity” mentioned above.

 

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Director Compensation

 

Director Compensation Following the Spin-Off

 

We anticipate that, in connection with the Spin-Off, we will adopt a non-employee director compensation policy for HERC Holdings designed to align director interests with the interests of HERC Holdings stockholders. We expect this non-employee director compensation policy to be similar in structure to the current compensation program for non-employee directors of Hertz Holdings, as follows:

 

Board/Committee

 

Non-Employee Director Compensation

 

Board

 

·  Annual Cash Retainer:

 

$

70,000

 

·  Restricted Stock Unit Grant:

 

$

100,000

 

Audit

 

·  Annual Chair Fee:

 

$

20,000

 

·  Annual Member Fee:

 

$

10,000

 

Compensation

 

·  Annual Chair Fee:

 

$

15,000

 

·  Annual Member Fee:

 

$

7,500

 

Nominating and Governance

 

·  Annual Chair Fee:

 

$

10,000

 

·  Annual Member Fee:

 

$

5,000

 

 

·                      We anticipate that the Chairman of the Board shall receive an additional annual fee of $130,000, payable in the form of shares of common stock.

 

·                      We anticipate that the restricted stock units would be granted to directors after our annual stockholder meeting and have an equivalent fair market value to such dollar amount on the date of grant. Provided the director is still serving on our board of directors, these restricted stock units would vest on the business day immediately preceding the next annual meeting of stockholders.

 

·                      We also anticipate reimbursing our directors for reasonable and necessary expenses they incur in performing their duties as directors.

 

Our Nominating and Governance Committee will be responsible for reviewing and determining the form and amount of our non-employee director compensation from time to time, which will be recommended to our board of directors for approval.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

We do not anticipate that any of the members of our Compensation Committee will be a current or former officer or employee of HERC Holdings or have any relationship with HERC Holdings requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

 

We also do not anticipate that any of our directors will have interlocking or other relationships with other boards, compensation committees or our executive officers that would require disclosure under Item 407(e)(4) of Regulation S-K.

 

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

Introduction and Overview

 

Because we are part of the consolidated Hertz Holdings enterprise, our executive officers have historically participated in the compensation programs of Hertz and Hertz Holdings. As described in more detail below, we expect that our executive compensation program after the Spin-Off will include the same general structure as Hertz and Hertz Holdings’ executive compensation programs. However, the Compensation Committee of HERC Holdings for periods after the Spin-Off has not yet been constituted and, once constituted, will review these compensation programs and may make adjustments that it believes are appropriate in structuring its executive compensation arrangements. Because we will not be the legally spun-off entity in the separation, the compensation plans in place at the Hertz Holdings level, namely the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2008 Omnibus Plan”) and the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Senior Executive Bonus Plan (“Senior Executive Bonus Plan”), will continue as our compensation plans after the Spin-Off. Prior to the separation, New Hertz will adopt new compensation plans generally similar to the existing compensation plans in place at the Hertz Holdings level.

 

The compensation programs of Hertz and Hertz Holdings in which executive officers of HERC participate, including the manner in which outstanding equity awards will be treated in connection with the separation are described below under the subheading “Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Programs.” The elements of the executive compensation program that we expect to be in effect following the consummation of the separation are discussed under the subheading “HERC Holdings’ Expected Compensation Program.”

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Programs

 

HERC’s Named Executive Officers

 

We refer to the following individuals as HERC’s “named executive officers” (or “NEOs”):

 

·                      Lawrence H. Silber, who became our Chief Executive Officer and President on May 21, 2015;

 

·                      Barbara L. Brasier, who became our Chief Financial Officer on November 9, 2015;

 

·                      James Bruce Dressel, who became our Chief Operating Officer on June 22, 2015;

 

·                      Christian J. Cunningham, who became our Chief Human Resources Officer on September 8, 2014;

 

·                      Richard F. Marani, who became our Chief Information Officer on June 22, 2015; and

 

·                      Brian P. MacDonald, who became Chief Executive Officer of HERC on June 2, 2014, served as Hertz Holdings’ interim Chief Executive Officer from September 7, 2014 to November 20, 2014 and resigned as HERC Chief Executive Officer and as an employee of Hertz Holdings on May 20, 2015.

 

Determining What Hertz Holdings Pays — Compensation Philosophy and the Role of the Compensation Committee

 

The Compensation Committee of Hertz Holdings reviews and establishes the compensation program for its senior executives, including the NEOs. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee is committed to creating incentives for its senior executives that reward them for the performance of Hertz Holdings. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee’s philosophies include an emphasis on the following:

 

·                      The compensation program’s structure should be aligned with the price and market performance of Hertz Holdings’ common stock:  Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee believes that creating goals that are more directly focused on the price and performance of Hertz Holdings’ common stock will further align the interests of Hertz Holdings’ stockholders and its senior executives.

 

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·                      The compensation design should be simple, transparent and clearly articulated to participants and Hertz Holdings’ stockholders:  Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee is committed to designing our short-term cash compensation program and long-term equity compensation program to focus its senior executives’ attention on business goals and the price and performance of Hertz Holdings’ common stock.

 

·                      The compensation program should provide short- and long-term components to drive performance over the long run:     Long-term results are important to Hertz Holdings’ stockholders and its Compensation Committee believes that a compensation program that rewards results both annually and on a year-over-year basis provides the framework for superior long-term performance.

 

·                      The compensation should be competitive and market-based to attract and retain executive officers: Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee believes its compensation program should provide a combination of incentives that will allow Hertz Holdings to hire, retain and reward talented individuals at every position.

 

·                      The compensation program should responsibly balance incentives with prudent risk management: Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee believes that responsible use of different types of incentives will create and foster a culture of growth that is sustainable and appropriate for Hertz Holdings.

 

Determining What Hertz Holdings Pays — Role of the Compensation Consultant

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee has the authority to retain outside advisors as it deems appropriate. Since November 2014, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee has engaged Frederic Cook as its compensation consultant. Frederic Cook’s responsibilities include:

 

·                      reviewing and advising on total executive compensation, including salaries, short- and long-term incentive programs and relevant performance goals;

 

·                      advising on industry trends, important legislation and best practices in executive compensation;

 

·                      advising on how to best align pay with performance and with business needs; and

 

·                      assisting the Compensation Committee with any other matters related to executive compensation arrangements, including executive employment agreements and award arrangements.

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee reviews its compensation programs in light of Frederic Cook’s recommendations and adjusts compensation as the Compensation Committee sees fit. However, the decisions made by Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee are the responsibility of the Compensation Committee, and may reflect factors other than the recommendations and information provided by Frederic Cook. Frederic Cook does not perform any services for Hertz Holdings other than in its role as advisor to the Compensation Committee. Before engaging any compensation consultant, it is the practice of Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee to determine the compensation consultant’s independence and whether any conflicts of interest would be raised by the engagement of the compensation consultant. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee believes that the work of Frederic Cook did not raise any conflicts of interest and Frederic Cook is independent.

 

Determining What Hertz Holdings Pays — Role of the CEO

 

In determining the appropriate levels of Hertz Holdings’ compensation programs, Hertz Holdings’ CEO traditionally provides his input to Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee on topics that drive business performance. As part of this process, Hertz Holdings’ CEO obtains data from and has discussions with its Chief Human Resources Officer or other appropriate executives. Hertz Holdings’ CEO reviews and makes observations regarding performance and provides additional data for Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee to consider regarding its overall compensation program. In addition, Hertz Holdings’ Independent Non-Executive Chair, who is the Chair of Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee, has an integral role in the determination of Hertz Holdings’ CEO’s compensation through her independent review and discussions with various parties. Because Hertz Holdings’ Independent Non-Executive Chair is the

 

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Chair of its Compensation Committee, Hertz Holdings’ Board believes that this provides the requisite focus on evaluating the CEO and setting his compensation relative to his performance. In determining compensation for Hertz Holdings’ senior management, the Compensation Committee also takes into account the terms of any applicable employment agreement or term sheet entered into with the senior executive. Although Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee may give weight to the input of Hertz Holdings’ CEO, in all cases, the final determinations over compensation reside with Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee or, if directed by its Board, in the case of Hertz Holdings’ CEO, with the independent members of Hertz Holdings’ Board.

 

Determining What We Pay — Elements of the Compensation Programs

 

Element

 

Type

 

How and Why Hertz Holdings Pays It

Salary

 

Fixed Cash

 

·                   Paid throughout the year to attract and retain senior executives

 

 

 

 

·                   Sets the baseline for bonus and certain retirement programs

Annual Cash Bonus(1)

 

Performance-Based Cash

 

·                   Paid annually in cash to reward performance of Hertz Holdings, business unit and individual

 

 

 

 

·                   Aligns senior executives’ interests with Hertz Holdings’ stockholders’ interests, reinforces key strategic initiatives and encourages superior individual performance

Long-Term Equity(2)

 

Long-Term Equity

 

·                   Granted annually, with vesting occurring in subsequent years based on satisfying performance conditions for performance stock units

 

 

 

 

·                   Aligns senior executives’ interests with Hertz Holdings’ stockholders’ interests and drives key performance goals

Retirement Benefits and Perquisites

 

Variable Other

 

·                   Paid at retirement based on senior executives’ salary, bonus and years of service to Hertz Holdings or Hertz for participants in certain plans

 

 

 

 

·                   Limited perquisites for business purposes, including relocation expenses generally designed to attract and retain talent

 


(1)          Hertz Holdings also occasionally provides non-recurring cash bonuses to reflect superior individual performance, new responsibilities or to compensate new hires for amounts forfeited from their previous employer.

 

(2)          Hertz Holdings has in the past, and in 2015, provided equity awards to compensate new hires for awards forfeited from their previous employer.

 

Determining What Hertz Holdings Pays — Survey Group

 

As part of determining Hertz Holdings’ compensation programs, it compared the compensation for Hertz Holdings’ senior executives to the compensation of comparable positions at a group of companies (the “Survey Group”). Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee selected the Survey Group in late 2014 in consultation with Frederic Cook. Because the number of Hertz Holdings’ direct industry competitors in the global market is limited, it did not limit the Survey Group to its direct competitors, but also included similarly-sized companies which bear substantial similarities to Hertz Holdings’ business model. The companies in the Survey Group had annual revenues of approximately $5.4 to $21.5 billion, as compared to Hertz Holdings’ 2015 revenue of $10.5 billion. Hertz Holdings included a relatively large number (53) of companies in the Survey Group, in part because it believes that doing so helps to reduce the influence of outliers. Of the 53 companies in the Survey Group, 40 were in the prior year’s Survey Group.

 

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The following are the companies that comprised Hertz Holdings’ Survey Group in 2015:

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

 

Federal-Mogul Corp.

 

Office Depot, Inc.

Altria Group, Inc.

 

Gap Inc.

 

PetSmart, Inc.

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

 

General Mills, Inc.

 

PVH Corp.

Avon Products Inc.

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

 

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

BorgWarner Inc.

 

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

 

Ralph Lauren Corp.

CarMax Inc.

 

Hershey Co.

 

Ross Stores Inc.

Carnival Corp.

 

Hormel Foods Corp.

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

 

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

 

Ryder System, Inc.

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

J.M. Smucker Co.

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

ConAgra Foods, Inc

 

Kellogg Co.

 

Starbucks Corp.

CST Brands, Inc.

 

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

 

Starwood Hotels & Resort Worldwide, Inc.

CSX Corp.

 

Kohl’s Corp

 

SUPERVALU Inc.

Dana Holding Corp.

 

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

 

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.

Darden Restaurants Inc.

 

Lear Corporation

 

Visteon Corp.

Dean Foods Co.

 

Marriott International, Inc.

 

Waste Management, Inc.

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

 

Mattel, Inc.

 

Whirlpool Corp.

Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

 

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

 

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

 

 

 

When making compensation decisions for its senior executives, Hertz Holdings’ management and Compensation Committee considered the compensation levels of the Survey Group, as well as industry factors, general business developments, corporate, business unit and individual performance, the roles within our organization, their experience in the travel industry, compensation at their previous employers with respect to new hires and our overall compensation philosophy. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee does not apply Survey Group data in a formulaic manner to determine the compensation of our NEOs. Rather, the Survey Group data represented one of several factors that Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee considered in a holistic assessment of compensation decisions. Hertz Holdings typically reviews the salaries, annual bonus levels and long-term equity awards of our NEOs every 12 months, and it periodically (but not on a set schedule) reviews the other elements of their compensation.

 

Determining What Hertz Holdings Pays — Response to Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

In 2015, Hertz Holdings’ advisory vote on executive compensation was approved by the following vote:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

369,323,531

 

6,191,613

 

1,807,192

 

34,221,515

 

This represented a 97.8% level of approval. Although the effect of the advisory vote on executive compensation is non-binding, Hertz Holdings’ Board and Compensation Committee considered the results of the 2015 vote and will continue to consider the results of future votes in determining the compensation of its senior executives and compensation programs generally.

 

Determining What Hertz Holdings Pays — Stockholder Input on the Compensation Programs

 

Hertz Holdings values the opinions of its stockholders and is committed to considering their opinions in making compensation decisions. In 2015, Hertz Holdings engaged with stockholders and discussed relevant aspects of its compensation program for 2015. As part of these discussions, Hertz Holdings considered their views on the structure and form of its compensation program to improve the alignment of stockholder interests with management’s interests.

 

Annual Cash Compensation

 

Salary

 

For Hertz Holdings’ senior executives, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee determines salary and any increases after reviewing individual performance, conducting internal compensation comparisons

 

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and reviewing compensation in the Survey Group. Hertz Holdings also takes into account other factors such as an individual’s prior experience, total mix of job responsibilities versus market comparables and internal equity. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee consults with its CEO (except as to his own compensation) regarding salary decisions for senior executives and takes into consideration any contractual obligations we have with such senior executives. Hertz Holdings reviews salaries upon promotion or other changes in job responsibility.

 

The annual base salaries for the NEOs were established for 2015 as set forth below.

 

 

 

2015 Salary

 

2014 Salary

 

 

 

Name

 

($)

 

($)

 

What Hertz Holdings Took Into Consideration in Setting 2015 Salaries

 

Mr. Silber(1)

 

650,000

 

N/A

 

Offering a competitive salary in connection with Mr. Silber’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer of HERC in May 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Brasier(1)

 

485,000

 

N/A

 

Offering a competitive salary in connection with Ms. Brasier’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer of HERC in November 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Dressel(1)

 

500,000

 

N/A

 

Offering a competitive salary in connection with Mr. Dressel’s appointment as Chief Operating Officer of HERC in June 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Cunningham

 

365,000

 

365,000

 

Mr. Cunningham was appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Marani(1)

 

320,000

 

N/A

 

Offering a competitive salary in connection with Mr. Marani’s appointment as Chief Information Officer of HERC in June 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. MacDonald(1)

 

1,100,000

 

1,100,000

 

Mr. MacDonald’s role in managing HERC’s worldwide equipment rental operations in 2014

 

 


(1)  The base salaries actually paid to each NEO hired or separated during 2015 were pro-rated to their respective start or end date.

 

Senior Executive Bonus Plan

 

Hertz Holdings’ compensation design includes eligibility for an annual cash bonus computed pursuant to the terms of the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (“EICP”), which will be described in the next section. In order that eligible bonus payments qualify as deductible under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), the actual payments are made through the Senior Executive Bonus Plan for any such participants in the Senior Executive Bonus Plan. The Senior Executive Bonus Plan was approved by Hertz Holdings’ stockholders at its 2010 annual meeting. Payments under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. Under the terms of the Senior Executive Bonus Plan, the maximum amount of a payment (1) to Hertz Holdings’ CEO is limited to 1% of Hertz Holdings’ Gross EBITDA for a performance period and (2) to Hertz Holdings’ other designated participants is limited to 0.5% of Hertz Holdings’ Gross EBITDA for a performance period. Gross EBITDA is defined as net income before net interest expense, income taxes and depreciation (which includes revenue earning equipment lease charges) and amortization. If Hertz Holdings’ Gross EBITDA is greater than $0, then the participants in the Senior Executive Bonus Plan will become eligible for an award under the EICP, the subplan under which our Compensation Committee exercises its discretion to reduce the size of the awards payable under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan. Although Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee exercises discretion to reduce annual incentives under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan, it may not increase the payments beyond the Gross EBITDA limits described above. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee may adjust awards established pursuant to the EICP, provided that the awards as so adjusted do not exceed the parameters permitted by the Senior Executive Bonus Plan. For certain other participants who are not executive officers of Hertz Holdings and are not participants under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan, such executives are generally paid in accordance with the EICP or pursuant to the discretion of Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee.

 

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Annual Cash Incentive Program (EICP)

 

Structure of the 2015 EICP

 

During late 2014 and early 2015 Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee did an intensive review of the EICP and decided to simplify its structure for 2015. For 2014, the EICP consisted of three elements-a corporate performance modifier to reward Hertz Holdings’ overall financial performance, a business unit modifier to drive performance at individual business units and an individual performance modifier to reward individual performance. For 2015, in consultation with management and Frederic Cook, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee elected to retain the framework of rewarding its overall financial performance, business unit performance and individual performance, but reduced the number of financial metrics used in the EICP. The goal was to focus participants on one performance metric that is clear, understandable and drives overall business results. While a number of metrics were considered, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee chose the earnings metric of Adjusted Pre-Tax Income or “API” to be used at both the corporate and business unit level. API is calculated as income (loss) before income taxes plus certain non-cash acquisition accounting charges, debt-related charges relating to the amortization and write-off of debt financing costs and debt discounts and certain one-time charges and non-operational items. API is familiar to participants, it is easily understandable and it aligns incentives for all participants. The participants can receive awards that range from 0% to 160% of their target award.

 

How Hertz Holdings Determined the 2015 EICP Awards

 

To determine the EICP awards, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee reviewed its performance against the established performance criteria, reviewed individual performance and approved the EICP award payments for the NEOs. To arrive at the annual award, the NEO’s salary was multiplied by a specified target (the “Target Award”), which was further multiplied by modifiers noted in the table below:

 

 

Target Awards for 2015

 

The target award for each eligible NEO for 2015 was a percentage of the NEO’s 2015 base salary. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee generally considers the experience, responsibilities and historical performance of each particular NEO when determining target awards. In determining 2015 target awards, the Compensation Committee also considered the provisions of the applicable employment agreement or term sheet of the NEO, which provided for pro-rated awards measured from each executive’s start date for Messrs. Silber, Dressel and Marani and Ms. Brasier.

 

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Eacoh NEO’s 2015 target award as a percentage of base salary as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

 

 

Salary as of

 

Target Award

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

as a % of Salary

 

Target Award

Named Executive Officer

 

($)

 

(%)

 

($)

Mr. Silber(1)

 

650,000

 

100

 

650,000

Ms. Brasier(1)

 

485,000

 

70

 

339,500

Mr. Dressel(1)

 

500,000

 

75

 

375,000

Mr. Cunningham

 

365,000

 

50

 

182,500

Mr. Marani(1)

 

320,000

 

50

 

160,000

Mr. MacDonald

 

1,100,000

 

130

 

1,430,000

 


(1)   The target awards, as pro-rated to each executive’s start date, were $402,466 for Mr. Silber, $49,297 for Ms. Brasier, $198,288 for Mr. Dressel and $84,603 for Mr. Marani.

 

Corporate Performance Modifier for 2015

 

As noted above, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee selected API as the central metric for the Corporate Performance Modifier. Previously, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee used a blend of API, return on total capital and revenue for the Corporate Performance Modifier and specific goals for the business units. API is equal to Hertz Holdings’ income before acquisition accounting charges, non-cash interest items, income taxes, minority interest, restructuring expenses, significant one-time items and non-cash “mark-to-market” income and expense. API allows management to assess the operational performance of Hertz Holdings’ business, exclusive of the items previously mentioned that do not reflect its operating performance. API has been a feature of Hertz Holdings’ cash bonus plan since 2006.

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee set goals for API which constituted the Corporate Performance Modifier. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee then measured performance against each of the goals to determine the overall Corporate Performance Modifier. The target level for each API goal was based upon Hertz Holdings’ business plan.

 

In order to promote the performance of both Hertz Holdings and HERC, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee set the Corporate Performance Modifier to contain a weighted blend of Hertz Holdings corporate performance and HERC performance. The Corporate Performance Modifier was set at 50% Hertz Holdings corporate performance and 50% HERC performance for Messrs. Silber and MacDonald based on the their role as HERC CEO in 2015. For all other NEOs, their Corporate Performance Modifier was set at 25% Hertz Holdings corporate performance and 75% HERC performance.

 

Calculation of the Corporate Performance Modifier — Targets and Results

 

The following were the fiscal 2014 financial performance criteria targets set by Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee and Hertz Holdings’ actual performance as compared to such targets (in millions, unless indicated otherwise):

 

2015 Corporate Performance Modifier — Hertz Holdings Corporate Performance

 

 

 

API

 

Payout Percentage

 

API as % of Target

 

Threshold (1) 

 

$

651.0

 

25

%

90

%

Target

 

$

723.0

 

100

%

100

%

Maximum(2) 

 

$

939.9

 

160

%

130

%

Actual API and Corporate Performance Modifier

 

$

572.0

 

%

79

%

 

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2015 Corporate Performance Modifier — HERC Performance

 

 

 

API

 

Payout Percentage

 

API as % of Target

 

Threshold (1) 

 

$

226.0

 

25

%

90

%

Target

 

$

251.0

 

100

%

100

%

Maximum(2) 

 

$

301.0

 

160

%

120

%

Actual API and Corporate Performance Modifier

 

$

190.0

 

%

76

%

 


(1)             Any API results that equal the threshold receive a 25% multiplier. Any API results that are below the threshold receive a 0% multiplier.

 

(2)             Any API results that equal or exceed the high performance level receive a 160% multiplier.

 

For financial performance criteria, linear interpolation was used to determine the multiplier for results that were between the threshold and target and target and maximum performance level.

 

Hertz Holdings disclosed its actual API, as well as detailed reconciliations of this Non-GAAP measure, in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Overall, we did not achieve threshold performance levels for Hertz Holdings corporate performance and HERC corporate performance necessary to pay bonuses under the EICP.

 

Individual Performance Modifier for 2015

 

Annually, Hertz Holdings’ CEO assesses the individual performance of the senior executives (excluding himself), taking into account multiple factors beyond the specific metrics outlined above. However, because Hertz Holdings and HERC performance was below threshold, no individual review was conducted for this element of the EICP.

 

2015 Bonus Payouts

 

None of the NEOs received a bonus under the EICP in 2015 because Hertz Holdings and HERC performance was below threshold. However, the Compensation Committee took into consideration the following factors and elected to pay discretionary bonuses to the NEOs (other than Mr. MacDonald) for 2015 performance for the following reasons:

 

·                      Taking significant steps to separate our equipment rental business from our car rental business:  our NEOs worked diligently to file our Form 10 in December 2015 and identify and act on matters crucial to the eventual competition of  the Spin-Off.

 

·                      Retention considerations:  we believe that we have assembled an excellent leadership team with a significant amount of experience and we desire to keep the team intact in anticipation of the Spin-Off.

 

·                      Impact on 2015 HERC financial performance:    several of our NEOs were hired in 2015 and did not have a full performance period to impact HERC performance.

 

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The amounts are reported under the “Bonus” column of the Summary Compensation Table for all NEOs. The chart below shows each NEO’s 2015 award:

 

Named Executive Officer

 

Payout
($)

 

Mr. Silber (1) 

 

100,616

 

Ms. Brasier(1) 

 

18,000

 

Mr. Dressel

 

75,000

 

Mr. Cunningham

 

75,000

 

Mr. Marani

 

25,000

 

Mr. MacDonald

 

 

 


(1)             Mr. Silber and Ms. Brasier were appointed as President and CEO and CFO, respectively, of HERC in 2015 and were not Hertz Holdings employees in 2014. Mr. Silber’s target award for 2015 was set at 100% of his base salary and Ms. Brasier’s target award for 2015 was set at 70% of her base salary.

 

Bonus for New Hire Barbara L. Brasier

 

As described below under “Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements — Employment Arrangements with Barbara L. Brasier”, Ms. Brasier received a cash payment of $400,000 pursuant to her term sheet that is subject to forfeiture if Ms. Brasier voluntarily resigns or is terminated for cause within 24 months of her employment start date. Ms. Brasier received this cash payment in December 2015.

 

Long-Term Equity Incentives

 

Long-term equity incentive compensation composes a significant portion of the total compensation paid to Hertz Holdings’ senior executives and in 2015 was awarded under the 2008 Omnibus Plan. Under the 2008 Omnibus Plan, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee has the flexibility to make equity awards based on the common stock of Hertz Holdings, including time- and performance-based awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock units (“PSUs”) and deferred stock units.

 

Summary of 2015 Award Structure

 

During late 2014 and early 2015 Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee reviewed the structure of the long-term equity incentive plan and concluded that significant changes to the plan were needed to create the right incentives and strongly align employee interests and Hertz Holdings’ stockholder interests. The following changes were implemented in 2015:

 

·                      Continued Use of PSUs based on Adjusted Corporate EBITDA with Revised Vesting Conditions: Adjusted Corporate EBITDA PSUs are to be paid out based on a three-year (rather than the previous two-year) performance period and compose 50% (instead of the previous 70%) of each senior executive’s (other than Ms. Brasier’s) annual long-term equity award. Adjusted Corporate EBITDA targets were established for 2015, 2016 and 2017, with targets that are higher than 2014 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA.

 

·                      All-or-Nothing Design:   1/3 of the PSUs will be earned each year on an all-or-nothing basis, depending on whether that year’s target is met. Assuming continued employment, earned PSUs will vest as a single tranche at the end of three years after the certification of results for the last performance period covered by the award.

 

·                      Elimination of Adjusted Corporate EBITDA Margin PSUs: Adjusted Corporate EBITDA Margin PSUs were eliminated and replaced by stock options.

 

·                      Use of Stock Options to Drive Hertz Holdings’ Stock Performance:  Stock options were issued in 2015 in an amount equal to the other 50% of each senior executive’s intended equity award. Options vest ratably each year on the anniversary of grant and expire five years after the date of

 

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grant. The use of stock options reflects the view of Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee that stockholder interests are best advanced at this time with a stock incentive that only provides value when the price of Hertz Holdings’ common stock increases and, because the stock options expire five years after grant, requires that price improvement occur in the short- to medium- time frame.

 

Adjusted Corporate EBITDA PSUs

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee selected Adjusted Corporate EBITDA as the performance goal for 50% of the equity granted in 2015. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee chose Adjusted Corporate EBITDA as a performance metric because it is one of the primary metrics it uses to facilitate the analysis of investment decisions, profitability and performance trends. For purposes of the PSUs, management recommended, and the Compensation Committee approved, a multi-year design for the awarding and earning of PSUs. The Compensation Committee selected this design in order to drive Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance over a multi-year period. Adjusted Corporate EBITDA means “EBITDA” as that term is defined under Hertz Holdings’ senior credit facilities and is further defined and reconciled to its most comparable GAAP measure in Hertz Holdings’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2016. Each of the NEOs (other than Ms. Brasier) was granted Adjusted Corporate EBITDA PSUs in 2015.

 

For 2015, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee set Adjusted Corporate EBITDA goals for 2015, 2016 and 2017. 1/3 of the award granted in 2015 will vest based on achievement of 2015 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA goals, 1/3 of the award granted in 2015 will vest based on achievement of 2016 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA goals and 1/3 of the award granted in 2015 will vest based on the achievement of 2017 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA goals.

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee determined that the PSUs granted in 2015 will vest all-or-nothing based on each year’s Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance. Previously, the number of PSUs would vest anywhere from 50% to 150% based on Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee believed that using the all-or-nothing approach would drive achievement of Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance that was challenging, but achievable.

 

To earn PSUs for 2015 performance, the NEOs needed to achieve 2015 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance of $1,511.1 million. Actual Adjusted Corporate EBITDA for 2015 was $1,493 million. This amount was below the target, resulting in the NEOs earning none of the PSUs eligible to be earned for 2015. The NEOs can earn PSUs in 2016 for 2016 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance and in 2017 for 2017 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance. For more information about the award of PSUs, the impact of 2015 performance on the PSUs and the number eligible to be earned, see “2015 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table below.

 

Stock Options Granted in 2015

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee reviewed the use of equity and elected to grant stock options to senior executives in 2015. The stock options composed approximately 50% of each NEO’s equity award. The stock options will vest 25% annually on the anniversary of the date of grant and expire five years from the date of grant. Each NEO was granted stock options, other than Ms. Brasier. For more information about the award of stock options and the relevant vesting dates see “2015 Grant of Plan-Based Awards” table below.

 

Award Structure for Brian P. MacDonald

 

Pursuant to the terms of Mr. MacDonald’s employment arrangements, he did not receive the PSUs described above. As detailed below, under “Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements — Other Named Executive Officers — Employment Arrangements with Brian P. MacDonald,” Hertz Holdings had agreed to issue Mr. MacDonald PSUs based on different Gross EBITDA metrics (including the Gross EBITDA of HERC), as well as certain additional equity awards if HERC became a separate publicly traded company. Hertz Holdings also granted Mr. MacDonald stock options in 2015 as well. Mr. MacDonald separated from employment prior to vesting in any of his awards and accordingly, they were all forfeited, with a cash payment made to Mr. MacDonald in lieu of such awards pursuant to his letter agreement.

 

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Award Structure for Certain New Hires

 

In connection with the hiring of Ms. Brasier, Hertz Holdings entered into a term sheet with her providing for an equity award to replace awards forfeited at her former employer. In 2015, we awarded Ms. Brasier a one-time restricted stock unit (“RSU”) grant of approximately $500,000, which equaled 32,300 RSUs at the date of grant. The RSUs will vest on 1/3 on each anniversary of grant if Ms. Brasier remains an employee on each respective vesting date. For information about the treatment of the RSUs in the event that Ms. Brasier separates from service, see “Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements” below. Ms. Brasier did not receive a grant of Adjusted Corporate EBITDA PSUs or stock options in 2015.

 

Policies on Timing of Equity Awards

 

It is Hertz Holdings’ general practice not to issue equity awards with a grant date that occurs during regularly scheduled blackout periods. However, Hertz Holdings has as a general practice granted equity awards in the first week of each month in connection with new hires, promotions, special recognition or other special circumstances, which may be during blackout periods. It is also Hertz Holdings’ general practice not to determine the number of equity awards based on market conditions prior to the date on which the equity award is approved. It is also Hertz Holdings’ policy for the exercise price of stock options to be the closing price of the Company’s stock the day before the date of such grant.

 

Other Compensation Elements

 

Retirement Benefits

 

Hertz Holdings maintains a qualified defined contribution plan and a non-qualified deferred compensation program which the NEOs are eligible to participate in, as described under “Pension Benefits” below.

 

Hertz Holdings also maintains a post-retirement assigned car benefit plan under which it provides certain senior executives who, at the time of retirement, are at least 58 years old and have been an employee of Hertz Holdings for at least 20 years, with a car from its fleet and insurance on the car for the participant’s benefit. As of December 31, 2015, none of the NEOs had satisfied the service requirement for participation in the plan.

 

Perquisite Policy

 

Hertz Holdings provides perquisites and other personal benefits to its senior management that it and  its Compensation Committee believe are reasonable and consistent with its overall compensation program  to better enable us to attract and retain superior employees for key positions. Hertz Holdings uses corporate aircraft for the purpose of encouraging and facilitating business travel by its senior executives (primarily Hertz Holdings’ CEO) and directors, generally for travel in the United States and, less frequently, internationally. In addition, Hertz Holdings’ CEO uses corporate aircraft for personal air travel.

 

Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee regularly reviews aircraft usage and the expenses associated with such usage. Any attributed costs of these personal benefits for the NEOs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 are included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee periodically reviews our perquisite policies as required.

 

Hertz Holdings also maintains a relocation policy that provides for the payment of relocation expenses in certain instances, including the relocation of new hires to Hertz Holdings’ corporate headquarters in Florida. In lieu of receiving relocation benefits for their moves to Florida, Mr. Silber received a cash payment of $150,000 and Mr. Dressel received a cash payment of $47,500.

 

Employment and Severance Arrangements

 

Hertz Holdings has entered into change in control agreements (“Change in Control Agreements”) with Messrs. Silber and MacDonald and other Hertz Holdings employees. In adopting these arrangements, it was the intention of Hertz Holdings to provide senior executives with severance arrangements that they would view as appropriate in light of their existing arrangements, while at the same time considering the terms of arrangements provided by peer companies.

 

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The purpose of the individual Change in Control Agreements is to provide payments and benefits to the covered executives in the event of certain qualifying terminations of their employment following a change in control of Hertz Holdings.

 

While Hertz Holdings has adopted a severance plan covering certain of its senior executives (the “Severance Plan for Senior Executives”), the NEOs are not participants in the Severance Plan for Senior Executives. Rather, each of their respective offer letters provides severance arrangements in the event of certain qualifying terminations of their employment. Such severance arrangements are described below under “Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements.”

 

Mr. MacDonald separated from service during 2015. The circumstances of the separation qualified him for severance benefits under the terms of his employment agreement. Payments under his Separation Agreement are described below under “Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements.”

 

Policies and Practices for Recovering Bonuses in the Event of a Restatement

 

Hertz Holdings maintains a clawback policy to promote responsible risk management and to help ensure that the incentives of management are aligned with those of Hertz Holdings’ stockholders. The clawback policy applies to all of Hertz Holdings’ employees who are at the director level and above, including the NEOs, and covers:

 

·                      all annual incentives (including awards under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan);

 

·                      long-term incentives;

 

·                      equity-based awards (including awards granted under the 2008 Omnibus Plan); and

 

·                      other performance-based compensation arrangements.

 

The policy provides that a repayment obligation is triggered if Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee determines that the employee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct caused or contributed to the need for a restatement of Hertz Holdings’ financial statements within three years of the issuance of such financial statements.

 

In addition, Hertz Holdings adopted new forms of equity award agreements in 2015 with enhanced clawback provisions. Hertz Holdings’ clawback policy and any related plans or award agreements will be further revised, to the extent necessary, to comply with any rules promulgated by the SEC pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

 

Stock Ownership Guidelines and Hedging Policy

 

Stock Ownership Guidelines

 

Hertz Holdings has stock ownership guidelines for senior executives and non-employee directors. The guidelines establish the following target ownership levels:

 

·                      Equity equal to five times base salary for our CEO;

 

·                      Equity equal to three times base salary for our CFO, senior executive vice presidents and business unit heads;

 

·                      Equity equal to two times base salary for our other senior executives (as designated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act); and

 

·                      Equity equal to five times annual cash retainer for non-employee directors.

 

Senior executives and non-employee directors have five years to reach the target ownership levels.  Senior executives subject to the guidelines are permitted to count towards the target ownership levels shares owned outright or in trust, shares owned through Hertz Holdings’ Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the approximate after-tax value of unvested restricted stock units ( i.e ., 50% of unvested restricted stock units) and the approximate after-tax value of PSUs if the performance criteria has been met, even if the service

 

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requirement has not been met ( i.e. , 50% of PSUs if performance criteria is met). Non-employee directors subject to the guidelines are permitted to count towards the target ownership levels shares owned outright or in trust and the approximate after-tax value of phantom shares ( i.e ., 50% of phantom shares).

 

Pledging and Hedging Policy

 

In February of 2013, Hertz Holdings’ modified its policy regarding trading in Hertz Holdings’ securities to prohibit employees and directors from entering into any type of arrangement, contract or transaction that has the effect of pledging shares or hedging the value of Hertz Holdings’ common stock.

 

Tax and Accounting Considerations

 

Section 162(m) of the Code operates to disallow public companies from taking a federal tax deduction for compensation in excess of $1 million paid to certain of its executive officers, excluding performance- based compensation that meets requirements mandated by the statute. As part of its role, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee reviews and considers the deductibility of executive compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. Hertz Holdings’ stockholders approved the 2008 Omnibus Plan so that awards granted under the plan may qualify as performance-based compensation. In addition, any EICP payments that senior management has earned have been made under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan, which was approved by Hertz Holdings’ stockholders at its 2010 annual meeting and is designed to qualify as tax-deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code. When appropriate, Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee intends to preserve deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code of compensation paid to its senior executives. However, changes in tax laws (and interpretations of those laws), as well as other factors beyond Hertz Holdings’ control, may affect the deductibility of executive compensation. Further, in certain situations, Hertz Holdings’ Compensation Committee may approve compensation that will not meet these requirements in order to attract and retain qualified senior executives and to ensure the total compensation for Hertz Holdings’ senior executives is consistent with the policies described above.

 

HERC Holdings’ Anticipated Compensation Program

 

Overview

 

HERC Holdings’ Compensation Committee has not yet been established and therefore has not established a specific set of objectives or principles for the executive compensation of HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off. Following the consummation of the separation, HERC Holdings’ board of directors will review each of the elements of HERC Holdings’ compensation policy. We believe that the separation will enable HERC Holdings to offer its key employees compensation directly linked to the performance of its business, which we expect will enhance the ability of HERC Holdings to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. It is anticipated that HERC Holdings’ Compensation Committee will establish a compensation program that will be comparable to the compensation program currently offered by Hertz Holdings, which covers executives in both the car rental and equipment rental business.

 

Expected Elements of Compensation

 

Salary

 

HERC Holdings expects to provide salaries for its NEOs that will reflect each named executive officers’ prior experience, role within the standalone company, total mix of job responsibilities versus market comparables, internal equity and the compensation compared to a similar group of companies. HERC Holdings expects to use a similar process as used by Hertz Holdings for determining and setting salaries, including the use of a peer group in providing market data about salaries and other elements of executive compensation. For the 2015 salaries of our NEOs, see “Annual Cash Compensation — Salary.”

 

Annual Bonus

 

As a result of the separation, HERC Holdings will inherit the Senior Executive Bonus Plan, the terms of which are described under “Annual Cash Compensation — Senior Executive Bonus Plan.” HERC Holdings expects that its Compensation Committee will establish performance goals based on operational

 

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and financial performance measures with individual performance elements similar to those that were in place at Hertz Holdings before the separation. HERC Holdings expects that the annual performance targets for its NEOs will be appropriate for a company of HERC Holdings’ size, industry and complexity, as well  as for the responsibilities of each NEO. For the 2015 target bonuses for each NEO, see “Annual Cash Compensation — Annual Cash Incentive Program (EICP) — Target Awards for 2015.” New Hertz intends to adopt an annual cash bonus plan with terms and operational and financial performance measures similar to the Senior Executive Bonus Plan it had in place before the separation. New Hertz expects to submit any such cash bonus plan for stockholder approval at its first annual meeting of stockholders after the separation.

 

Long-Term Equity Incentives

 

As a result of the separation, HERC Holdings will inherit the 2008 Omnibus Plan. HERC Holdings expects that its Compensation Committee will establish performance goals for new awards and, if deemed appropriate, for replacement awards based on operational and financial performance measures. HERC Holdings expects that the annual performance targets for its NEOs will be appropriate for a company of HERC Holdings’ size, industry and complexity, as well as for the responsibilities of each named executive officer. New Hertz intends to adopt the New Hertz Omnibus Plan before the separation.

 

Retirement Programs

 

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

 

New Hertz will maintain The Hertz Corporation Account Balance Defined Benefit Pension Plan (the “Hertz Retirement Plan”), the tax-qualified cash balance pension plan, following the Spin-Off. At or prior to the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will establish a new tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan (the “HERC Holdings Retirement Plan”), and the assets and liabilities attributable to HERC Holdings employees and former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business will be transferred from the Hertz Retirement Plan to the HERC Holdings Retirement Plan.

 

Defined Contribution Savings Plan

 

At or prior to the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will establish a new defined contribution plan (the “HERC Holdings Savings Plan”) which will offer similar tax-qualified benefits to those currently offered under The Hertz Corporation Income Savings Plan (the “Hertz Savings Plan”). The HERC Holdings Savings Plan is expected to initially provide similar employer contributions as provided under the Hertz Savings Plan (including a company matching contribution to contributing employees as well as an annual employer contribution for employees continuing service with HERC Holdings who were previously eligible for the Hertz Retirement Plan). The Hertz Savings Plan accounts (including loans) of HERC Holdings’ employees and former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business will be transferred from the Hertz Savings Plan to the HERC Holdings Savings Plan.

 

Non-Qualified Plans

 

New Hertz will maintain the SERP, BEP, SERP II and The Hertz Corporation Supplemental Income Savings Plan (collectively, the “Hertz Non-Qualified Plans”) following the Spin-Off. To the extent that HERC Holdings’ employees and former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business participate in the Hertz Non-Qualified Plans, HERC Holdings will establish and maintain similar non-qualified retirement plans at or prior to the Spin-Off (the “HERC Holdings Non-Qualified Plans”). The liabilities (and where applicable, the related assets) of the Hertz Non-Qualified Plans attributable to such persons will be transferred to the HERC Holdings Non-Qualified Plans.

 

Other Expected Compensation and Governance Matters

 

Stock Ownership Guidelines

 

As a result of the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will inherit the Stock Ownership Guidelines of Hertz Holdings.

 

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Hedging Policy

 

As a result of the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will inherit the anti-hedging and pledging policy of Hertz Holdings. Although HERC Holdings’ board is expected to review the appropriateness of the Hedging Policy, the board is expected to keep the policy, or adopt a modified policy with similar terms because it promotes good corporate governance.

 

Perquisite Policy

 

After the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings’ Compensation Committee is expected to review the perquisites offered to its senior executives and determine an appropriate level of perquisites given HERC Holdings’ business needs and the needs of its senior executives. HERC Holdings’ Compensation Committee will be committed to responsible use of perquisites.

 

Policy on Recovering Bonuses in the Event of a Restatement

 

HERC Holdings expects to retain the terms and conditions of the “claw-back” policy as adopted by Hertz Holdings. HERC Holdings expects to revise its “claw-back” policy, to the extent necessary, to comply with any rules promulgated by the SEC pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

 

Tax and Accounting Considerations

 

HERC Holdings expects to continue Hertz Holdings’ policies regarding compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code and various accounting matters with respect to its executive compensation program.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Historical Compensation of HERC Holdings’ Executive Officers

 

The following tables provide information concerning compensation paid by Hertz Holdings and/or its subsidiaries for fiscal year 2015 and 2014 to each of the NEOs based on 2015 and 2014 compensation by Hertz Holdings, if any. Amounts presented herein do not reflect the compensation that these individuals will receive following the Spin-Off as employees of HERC Holdings.

 

2015 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Option

 

Plan

 

All Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salary

 

Bonus(1)

 

Awards(2)

 

Awards(2)

 

Compensation(2)

 

Compensation(3)

 

Total

 

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

Lawrence H. Silber

 

2015

 

395,000

 

100,616

 

500,010

 

500,003

 

 

159,744

 

1,655,373

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara L. Brasier

 

2015

 

65,288

 

418,000

 

500,004

 

 

 

 

983,292

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Bruce Dressel

 

2015

 

259,616

 

75,000

 

250,005

 

250,000

 

 

47,617

 

882,238

 

Chief Operating Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christian J. Cunningham

 

2015

 

365,000

 

75,000

 

155,001

 

155,007

 

 

105,547

 

855,555

 

Chief Human Resources Officer

 

2014

 

112,308

 

182,500

 

205,005

 

 

 

6,379

 

506,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Richard F. Marani

 

2015

 

166,154

 

25,000

 

117,505

 

117,501

 

 

13,300

 

439,460

 

Chief Information Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brian P. MacDonald(4)

 

2015

 

495,000

 

 

2,000,007

 

2,000,002

 

 

8,170,724

 

12,665,733

 

Former President and CEO of HERC

 

2014

 

634,616

 

125,000

 

3,015,370

 

 

834,493

 

157,154

 

4,766,633

 

 


(1)                 The 2015 amounts in this column reflect bonuses that were paid by the Compensation Committee for contributions to 2015 performance, and in the case of Ms. Brasier, also pursuant to her term sheet.

 

(2)                 The value for each of the years in this Summary Compensation Table reflects the full grant date fair value. These amounts were computed pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in the note entitled “Stock-Based Compensation” in Hertz Holdings’ Annual Report. Vesting of the Adjusted Corporate EBITDA PSUs granted in 2015 was subject to our achievement of certain pre-determined financial performance goals during 2015. The “Stock Awards” column above reflects the grant date fair values of the target number of PSUs that were eligible to vest based on our financial performance goals for 2015-2017, which for accounting purposes is the probable outcome (determined as of the grant date) of the performance-based condition applicable to the grant. Each NEO (other than Ms. Brasier) was granted PSUs in 2015. Ms. Brasier’s award under this column is the grant of RSUs she received on December 1, 2015. The actual performance in 2015 resulted in 1/3 of the total value of the PSUs granted to Messrs. Silber, Dressel, Cunningham and Marani not being earned in 2015.

 

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(3)                 Includes the following for 2015:

 

 

 

Personal

 

 

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Use of

 

Life

 

Match on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perquisites

 

 

 

Car and

 

Insurance

 

401(k)

 

 

 

Tax

 

Severance

 

and Other

 

Name

 

Driver(a)

 

Premiums

 

Plan

 

Relocation(b)

 

Assistance(c)

 

and Other(d)

 

Compensation

 

Mr. Silber

 

9,491

 

253

 

 

150,000

 

 

 

159,744

 

Ms. Brasier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Dressel

 

 

117

 

 

47,500

 

 

 

47,617

 

Mr. Cunningham

 

12,292

 

350

 

 

70,711

 

22,194

 

 

105,547

 

Mr. Marani

 

3,704

 

202

 

 

8,836

 

558

 

 

13,300

 

Mr. MacDonald

 

9,122

 

541

 

1,185

 

30,299

 

21,896

 

8,107,681

 

8,170,724

 

 


(a)                  This amount reflects the cost of depreciation and interest, if applicable for company-provided cars. No NEO has a driver.

 

(b)                 Amount represents the incremental costs to Hertz Holdings for relocation assistance. In the case of Messrs. Silber and Dressel, represents the award amount in lieu of relocation.

 

(c)                  Amount represents tax assistance for relocation assistance.

 

(d)                 For Mr. MacDonald, this amount is the amount accrued or paid for severance arrangements pursuant to his Separation Agreement.

 

(4)                 The amounts shown for Mr. MacDonald include for 2014, the grant date fair value of awarded PSUs and for 2015, the grant date fair value of awarded PSUs and stock options, all calculated under FASB ASC Topic 718. The PSUs were not issued to Mr. MacDonald because Hertz Holdings did not have an effective Form S-8 registration statement on file either on the date of grant or on Mr. MacDonald’s last day employed at Hertz Holdings. Although Mr. MacDonald forfeited the PSUs granted in 2014 and PSUs and stock options granted in 2015 when he separated from Hertz Holdings in 2015, for compensation disclosure and accounting purposes they were considered granted and reported in this Summary Compensation Table in their respective year of grant.

 

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2015 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

 

The following table sets forth, for each NEO, possible payouts under all non-equity incentive plan awards granted in 2015, all grants of PSUs, stock options and RSUs in 2015 and the grant date fair value of all such awards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated future payouts

 

All

 

All

 

Exercise

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

 

 

Estimated future payouts under non-equity

 

under equity incentive plan

 

Other

 

Other

 

Price of

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

incentive plan awards(1)

 

awards

 

Stock

 

Option

 

Option

 

of Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Max

 

Threshold

 

Target

 

Max

 

Awards

 

Awards

 

Awards

 

Awards(2)

 

Name

 

Grant Date

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

(#)

 

(#)

 

(#)

 

(#)

 

(#)

 

($/Sh.)

 

($)

 

Lawrence H. Silber

 

5/20/2015

 

 

402,466

 

643,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options(3) PSUs(4) 

 

6/1/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,758

 

19.68

 

500,003

 

12/1/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,469

 

25,407

 

25,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,010

 

Barbara L. Brasier RSUs(5) 

 

12/1/2015

 

12,324

 

49,297

 

643,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/1/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,300

 

 

 

 

 

500,004

 

James Bruce Dressel

 

6/22/2015

 

49,572

 

198,288

 

317,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options(3) PSUs(4) 

 

7/1/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,838

 

17.58

 

250,000

 

7/1/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,740

 

14,221

 

14,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,005

 

Christian J. Cunningham

 

2/17/2015

 

45,625

 

182,500

 

292,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options(3) PSUs(4) 

 

2/17/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,726

 

23.49

 

155,007

 

4/29/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,451

 

7,353

 

7,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,001

 

Richard F. Marani

 

6/22/2015

 

21,151

 

198,288

 

317,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options(3) PSUs(4) 

 

7/1/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,544

 

17.58

 

117,501

 

7/1/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,228

 

6,684

 

6,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,505

 

Brian P. MacDonald(3) .

 

2/17/2015

 

 

1,430,000

 

2,288,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options(6) PSUs(6) 

 

2/17/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

254,518

 

23.49

 

2,000,002

 

4/29/2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,625

 

94,877

 

94,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,007

 

 


(1)                 The amounts in these columns include the “Target” amount for each NEO eligible to receive an award under the EICP at 100% of the target award and the “Maximum” amount for the maximum amount payable to each NEO. The “Threshold” amount is for the participants in the EICP who are not participants in the Senior Executive Bonus Plan and the Threshold amount represents 25% of the target award. For Messrs. Silber, Dressel and Marani and Ms. Brasier, the amounts shown are pro-rated to their date of service with Hertz Holdings, per each executive’s applicable offer letter. Because the awards made to Mr. Cunningham under the EICP and Mr. MacDonald under the Senior Executive Bonus Plan were not pro-rated when we made such award, each executive’s award is not pro-rated in this table. The EICP payments are based on adjusted pre-tax income goals. The Senior Executive Bonus Plan, under which EICP payments are made for Mr. Silber and Mr. MacDonald, limits the maximum cash incentive bonus payout for Hertz Holdings’ CEO and other participants. The limit is 1% of Hertz Holdings’ Gross EBITDA for a performance period for Hertz Holdings’ CEO and 0.5% of Hertz Holdings’ Gross EBITDA for a performance period for other participants. For 2015, 1% of Hertz Holdings’ Gross EBITDA was $40.8 million and 0.5% of Hertz Holdings’ Gross EBITDA was $20.4 million. For participants in the Senior Executive Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee uses its negative discretion to make actual EICP awards using the performance metrics more  specifically described in our Compensation Discussion and Analysis as a guide. We discuss these  awards under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Annual Cash Compensation — Annual Cash Incentive Program (EICP).”

 

(2)                 Represents the aggregate grant date fair value, computed pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718. Please see the note entitled “Stock-Based Compensation” in the notes to Hertz Holdings’ consolidated financial statements in our 2015 Annual Report for a discussion of the assumptions underlying these calculations.

 

(3)                 Time-vested stock options were granted to each NEO (other than Ms. Brasier) under Hertz Holdings’ 2008 Omnibus Plan. As described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above, 25% of the total award will vest on each anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment.

 

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(4)                 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA PSUs were granted to each NEO (other than Ms. Brasier) under Hertz Holdings’ 2008 Omnibus Plan. As described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above, the amount of PSUs eligible for vesting is subject in part to our achievement of financial performance goals during 2015. The “Threshold” amount indicates the minimum number of PSUs which would be eligible to vest if the NEOs met the performance target for one of 2015, 2016 or 2017 and represents 1/3 of the overall award. Based on 2015 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance, none of the PSUs eligible to be earned based on 2015 performance were earned, but PSUs may be earned in 2016 for 2016 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance and in 2017 for 2017 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance. The number of PSUs earned and payable may be zero if performance targets are not met in 2016 and 2017.

 

(5)                 As described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above, RSUs were granted to Ms. Brasier in order to compensate her for forfeited awards at her former employer.

 

(6)                 Mr. MacDonald forfeited the options and PSUs granted in 2015 when he separated from service in May 2015.

 

2015 Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

incentive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

incentive

 

plan awards:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plan awards:

 

market or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number of

 

payout value

 

 

 

Number of

 

Number of

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Market value

 

unearned

 

of unearned

 

 

 

securities

 

securities

 

 

 

 

 

shares or

 

of shares or

 

shares, units

 

shares, units

 

 

 

underlying

 

underlying

 

 

 

 

 

units of

 

units of

 

or other

 

or other

 

 

 

unexercised

 

unexercised

 

Option

 

 

 

stock that

 

stock that

 

rights that

 

rights that

 

 

 

options

 

options

 

exercise

 

Option

 

have not

 

have not

 

have not

 

have not

 

 

 

Exercisable

 

Unexercisable

 

price

 

expiration

 

vested

 

vested(1)

 

vested

 

vested(1)

 

Name

 

(#)

 

(#)

 

($)

 

date

 

(#)

 

($)

 

(#)

 

($)

 

Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

 

79,758

(2)

19.68

 

6/1/2020

 

 

 

25,407

(3)

361,542

 

Barbara L. Brasier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,300

(4)

459,629

 

 

 

 

 

James Bruce Dressel

 

 

 

45,838

(2)

17.58

 

7/1/2020

 

 

 

 

 

14,221

(3)

202,364

 

Christian J. Cunningham

 

 

 

19,726

(2)

23.49

 

2/17/2020

 

6,102

(5)

86,831

 

7,353

(3)

104,633

 

Richard F. Marani

 

 

 

21,544

(2)

17.58

 

7/1/2020

 

 

 

 

 

6,684

(3)

95,113

 

Brian P. MacDonald (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)              Based on the closing market price of Hertz Holdings’ common stock on December 31, 2015 of $14.23.

 

(2)              These options were awarded in 2015 and will vest 25% on each anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment.

 

(3)              The awards reported include the grants of PSUs based on Adjusted Corporate EBITDA made in 2015. The grants are reported at target.

 

(4)              In connection with the hiring of Ms. Brasier, Ms. Brasier was provided with a one-time grant of 32,300 RSUs, valued at $500,004 on the date of grant. The RSUs will vest 1/3 on each anniversary of grant if Ms. Brasier remains an employee on each respective vesting date.

 

(5)              These RSUs were awarded on September 8, 2014 and granted on April 29, 2015. Half of the award (3,051 RSUs) will vest on September 8, 2016 and the remaining half (3,051 RSUs) will vest on September 8, 2017 if Mr. Cunningham remains an employee.

 

(6)              Mr. MacDonald had no outstanding awards as of December 31, 2015.

 

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2015 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

 

The following table sets forth the details of any awarded stock options that were exercised and any stock awards that vested in 2015.

 

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

 

 

Number of shares

 

Value realized on

 

Number of shares

 

Value realized on

 

 

 

acquired on exercise

 

exercise

 

acquired on vesting

 

vesting

 

Name

 

(#)

 

($)

 

(#)

 

($)

 

Christian J. Cunningham

 

 

 

3,050

 

55,053

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

In 2014, Hertz Holdings modified the overall structure of, and participation in, its various retirement plans. As previously announced on October 22, 2014, effective as of December 31, 2014, Hertz Holdings is no longer providing future benefit accruals under the following plans (the “Previous Plans”):

 

·                      The Hertz Corporation Account Balance Defined Benefit Pension Plan;

 

·                      The Hertz Corporation Benefit Equalization Plan (“BEP”); and

 

·                      The The Hertz Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP II”).

 

To replace the Previous Plans, Hertz Holdings offered to its employees, including the NEOs, participation in a revised defined contribution plan. Beginning January 1, 2015 Hertz Holdings increased employer contributions under Hertz Holdings’ qualified 401(k) savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”), to provide that eligible participants under the 401(k) Plan are eligible to receive a matching employer contribution to their 401(k) Plan account equal to (i) 100% of employee contributions (up to 3% of compensation) made by such participant and (ii) 50% of employee contributions (up to the next 2% of compensation), with the total amount of such matching employer contribution to be completely vested, subject to applicable limits under the Code on compensation that may be taken into account. For a transition period, certain eligible participants under the 401(k) Plan received additional employer contribution amounts to their 401(k) Plan account depending on their years of service and age.

 

In connection with the replacement of the Previous Plans and the adoption of the 401(k) Plan, Hertz Holdings adopted a deferred compensation plan, The Hertz Corporation Supplemental Income Savings Plan (the “Savings Plan”) to provide for eligible employees, including the NEOs, to defer part of their compensation, effective for 2015. The Savings Plan is a deferred compensation plan that provides benefits that cannot be provided in The Hertz Corporation Income Savings Plan due to Code limitations on compensation. For any deferral elections, the Company will match an amount generally equal to (i) 100% of employee contributions (up to 3% of the compensation that cannot be taken into account under the 401(k) Plan) made by such participant and (ii) 50% of employee contributions (up to the next 2% of compensation that cannot be taken into account under the 401(k) Plan). For a transition period, certain eligible participants under the Savings Plan received additional employer contribution amounts to their Savings  Plan account depending on their years of service and age. The match under the Savings Plan is in addition to the match under the 401(k) Plan. The total match that any participant may receive under the 401(k) Plan and the Savings Plan (other than with respect to transition credits) may not exceed the maximum 4% match.

 

Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements

 

Hertz Holdings and its subsidiaries have entered into employment agreements and Change in Control Agreements with certain key employees, including certain of the NEOs, to promote stability and continuity of senior management.

 

Employment Arrangements with Lawrence H. Silber

 

On May 18, 2015, Hertz entered into an offer letter with Mr. Silber to serve as CEO of HERC. Mr. Silber’s employment arrangement provides that he will receive an annual salary of $650,000 and a target annual bonus of 100% of his eligible earnings.

 

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Pursuant to his offer letter, Mr. Silber was awarded an annual equity grant for 2015 in the amount of $1,000,000 that was granted in the form of options to purchase 79,758 shares of Hertz Holdings common stock and PSUs for 25,407 shares of Hertz Holdings common stock. The PSUs will be earned based on the achievement of Hertz Holdings’ Adjusted Corporate EBITDA performance goals for 2015, 2016 and 2017. Mr. Silber’s target equity grant for 2016 and beyond is $1,000,000 per year. However, in 2016, Mr. Silber will be eligible to receive a special equity grant of $2,000,000 in lieu of the annual equity grant. This $2,000,000 equity grant will be eligible to vest at 25% per year based on performance criteria set by the Hertz Holdings Compensation Committee. In the event that HERC is sold rather than spun off within two years of Mr. Silber’s start date, Mr. Silber will be eligible for a $2,000,000 cash payment in lieu of such equity grant. If HERC is sold rather than spun off after two years of Mr. Silber’s start date, Mr. Silber will be eligible for a $1,000,000 cash payment in lieu of such equity grant. Instead of receiving relocation benefits for his move to Naples, Florida, Mr. Silber received a $150,000 cash payment to defray the moving costs. Mr. Silber is eligible to participate in Hertz’s welfare and benefit plans generally.

 

Mr. Silber’s offer letter provides that he will be eligible for severance benefits in the event that his position with Hertz is eliminated or his employment is terminated for any reason other than for “cause” (as defined under the offer letter) or his voluntary termination. Mr. Silber would be eligible for a severance benefit of one times the sum of his annual salary plus target bonus amount. In addition, if Mr. Silber’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than cause, a portion of his outstanding equity awards will vest proportional to the number of completed months of service since the grant was made divided by the total number of months in the vesting period. If HERC is sold before it is spun off and Mr. Silber’s employment is terminated for any reason other than for cause within 24 months after the sale, then all outstanding equity awards will vest. In the event that there is neither a spin-off nor a sale of HERC by the third anniversary of Mr. Silber’s start date, or at any time during the 60 day period following such third anniversary, Mr. Silber may voluntarily resign his employment and such resignation will be treated as a termination without cause.

 

Employment Arrangements with Barbara L. Brasier

 

On October 23, 2015, Hertz entered into an offer letter with Ms. Brasier to serve as CFO of HERC. Ms. Brasier’s employment arrangement provides that she will receive an annual salary of $485,000 and a target annual bonus of 70% of her eligible earnings. Ms. Brasier’s offer letter also entitles her to receive a one-time sign-on bonus of $400,000 and a RSU grant of $500,000, with the RSU grant designed to reimburse Ms. Brasier with respect to awards forfeited with her previous employer. This award will vest equally over a three year period assuming continued employment. Ms. Brasier will be eligible for annual equity grants with a target of $700,000 in 2016 and beyond. Ms. Brasier also received relocation benefits for her move to Naples, Florida and is eligible to participate in Hertz’s welfare and benefit plans generally.

 

Ms. Brasier’s offer letter provides that she will be eligible for severance benefits in the event that her position with Hertz is eliminated, her employment is terminated for any reason other than for “cause” (as defined under the offer letter) or Ms. Brasier terminates her employment for “good reason” (as defined in the offer letter). If her employment is terminated in such a manner, Ms. Brasier would be eligible for a severance benefit of one times the sum of her annual salary plus target bonus amount. In addition, if Ms. Brasier’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than cause or by Ms. Brasier for good reason, a portion of her outstanding equity awards will vest proportional to the number of completed months of service since the grant was made divided by the total number of months in the vesting period. If HERC is sold before it is spun off and Ms. Brasier’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than for cause or by Ms. Brasier for good reason within 24 months after the sale, then all outstanding equity awards will vest.

 

Employment Arrangements with James Bruce Dressel

 

On June 15, 2015, Hertz entered into an offer letter with Mr. Dressel to serve as Chief Operating Officer of HERC. Mr. Dressel’s employment arrangement provides that he will receive an annual salary of $500,000 and a target annual bonus of 75% of his eligible earnings. Mr. Dressel’s offer letter also entitles him to an annual equity grant in 2015 in the amount of $500,000 and annual equity grants with a target of $500,000 in 2016 and beyond. Instead of receiving relocation benefits for his move to Naples, Florida, Mr. Dressel received a $47,500 cash payment to defray the moving costs. Mr. Dressel is eligible to participate in Hertz’s welfare and benefit plans generally.

 

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Mr. Dressel’s offer letter provides that he will be eligible for severance benefits in the event that his position with Hertz is eliminated or his employment is terminated for any reason other than for “cause” (as defined under the offer letter) or due to Mr. Dressel’s voluntary resignation. If his employment is terminated in such a manner, Mr. Dressel would be eligible for a severance benefit of one times the sum of his annual salary plus target bonus amount. In addition, if Mr. Dressel’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than cause a portion of his outstanding equity awards will vest proportional to the number of completed months of service since the grant was made divided by the total number of months in the vesting period. If HERC is sold before it is spun off and Mr. Dressel’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than for cause within 24 months after the sale, then all outstanding equity awards will vest.

 

Employment Arrangements with Christian J. Cunningham

 

On August 18, 2014, Hertz entered into an offer letter with Mr. Cunningham to serve as Chief Human Resources Officer of HERC. Mr. Cunningham’s employment arrangement provides that he will receive an annual salary of $365,000 and a target annual bonus of 50% of base salary. Pursuant to Mr. Cunningham’s offer letter, he was eligible for, and was paid a guaranteed bonus of $182,500 for 2014, which was paid in March 2015. Mr. Cunningham also received relocation benefits for his move to Naples, Florida, and is eligible to participate in Hertz’s welfare and benefit plans generally. Mr. Cunningham’s offer letter also entitles him to an initial equity grant of $205,000 for 2014 and, in addition to the initial equity grant, annual equity grants with a target of $310,000 commencing in March 2015.

 

Mr. Cunningham’s offer letter provides that he will be eligible for severance benefits in the event that his position with Hertz is eliminated or his employment is terminated for any reason other than for “cause” (as defined under the offer letter) or due to Mr. Cunningham’s voluntary resignation. If his employment is terminated in such a manner, Mr. Cunningham would be eligible for a severance benefit of eighteen months of base pay and average bonus. If HERC is not spun off or HERC publicly announces its intention not to consummate the spin-off by October 1, 2016, Mr. Cunningham may terminate his employment and receive eighteen months of his base pay and his averaged annualized bonus as severance.

 

Employment Arrangements with Richard F. Marani

 

On June 17, 2015, Hertz entered into an offer letter with Mr. Marani to serve as Chief Information Officer of HERC. Mr. Marani’s employment arrangement provides that he will receive an annual salary of $320,000 and a target annual bonus of 50% of his eligible earnings. Mr. Marani’s offer letter also entitles him to an annual equity grant in 2015 in the amount of $235,000 and annual equity grants with a target of $235,000 in 2016 and beyond. Mr. Marani also received relocation benefits for his move to Naples, Florida, temporary housing and is eligible to participate in Hertz’s welfare and benefit plans generally.

 

Mr. Marani’s offer letter provides that he will be eligible for severance benefits in the event that his position with Hertz is eliminated or his employment is terminated for any reason other than for “cause” (as defined under the offer letter) or due to Mr. Marani’s voluntary resignation. If his employment is terminated in such a manner, Mr. Marani would be eligible for a severance benefit of one times the sum of his annual salary plus target bonus amount. In addition, if Mr. Marani’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than cause a portion of his outstanding equity awards will vest proportional to the number of completed months of service since the grant was made divided by the total number of months in the vesting period. If HERC is sold before it is spun off and Mr. Marani’s employment is involuntarily terminated for any reason other than for cause within 24 months after the sale, then all outstanding equity awards will vest.

 

Employment Arrangements with Brian P. MacDonald

 

Mr. MacDonald resigned as CEO of HERC effective May 20, 2015 under circumstances that entitled him to the severance benefits provided under the employment agreement and the letter agreement in the case of a termination without cause. In connection with his separation, he entered into a Separation Agreement and General Release dated May 26, 2015. As required by the employment and letter agreements, Mr. MacDonald (1) was paid the product of (a) 2 times (b) the sum of his base salary and his target 2014 bonus, for a total of $5,060,000, on the 30th day following his date of termination; (2) was paid $3,000,000

 

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on the 30th day following his date of termination (this separation payment represented compensation for the lost opportunity to earn the equity awards provided for by his employment agreement and the letter agreement); (3) is eligible to be paid a pro rata portion of his 2015 bonus, based on actual performance and with the individual modifier treated as satisfied at target; and (4) he will be provided continued health and other certain benefits under Hertz’s benefits plans for the same cost 24 months after his separation, unless he receives health benefits from another employer. In exchange, Mr. MacDonald agreed to a waiver and release of claims against Hertz Holdings, to cooperate with Hertz Holdings for a period of three years with respect to activities that occurred during his tenure at Hertz Holdings and not to disparage Hertz Holdings. In addition, Mr. MacDonald reaffirmed his commitment to be bound by the restrictive covenants concerning noncompetition and nonsolicitation of employees and clients contained in his employment agreement. Mr. MacDonald also made certain representations within his Separation Agreement and General Release stating that he did not: (i) engage in any conduct that constituted willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct with respect to his employment duties which resulted or will result in material economic harm to Hertz Holdings; (ii) knowingly violate Hertz Holdings’ Standards of Business Conduct or similar policy; (iii) facilitate or engage in, and has no knowledge of, any financial or accounting improprieties or irregularities; and (iv) knowingly make any incorrect or false statements in any of his certifications relating to filings required under applicable securities laws or management representation letters, and has no knowledge of any incorrect or false statements in any filings required under applicable securities laws.

 

Change in Control Agreements

 

Certain of the NEOs have entered into Change in Control Agreements. The Change in Control Agreements will continue to automatically renew for one-year extensions unless Hertz Holdings gives 15-months’ notice. In the event of a change in control during the term of the Change in Control Agreements, the agreement will remain in effect for two years following the change in control.

 

The Change in Control Agreements are “double trigger” agreements, meaning that any payments and benefits are paid only if (i) there is a change in control of Hertz Holdings and (ii) the covered executive is terminated by Hertz Holdings without “cause” or by the covered executive with “good reason”, in either case within two years following the change in control. If this occurs the covered executive will be entitled to the following payments and benefits:

 

·                      a lump sum cash payment reflecting accrued but unpaid compensation equal to the sum of (i) the executive’s annual base salary earned but not paid through the date of termination, (ii) one-twelfth of the target annual bonus payable to the executive, multiplied by the number of full and partial months from the beginning of the calendar year during which the termination occurs and (iii) all other amounts to which the executive is entitled under any compensation plan applicable to the executive, payable within 30 days of the executive’s termination;

 

·                      a lump sum cash payment equal to a multiple (the “severance multiple”) of the sum of the executive’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the termination and the average actual bonuses paid to the covered executive for the three years prior to the year in which the termination occurs, or, for executives without a three-year bonus history, by reference to target levels. The severance multiple for Mr. MacDonald is 2.5 and Mr. Silber is 1.0;

 

·                      continuation of all life, medical, dental and other welfare benefit plans (other than disability plans) until the earlier of the end of a number of years following the executive’s termination of employment equal to the severance multiple and the date on which the executive becomes eligible to participate in welfare plans of another employer; and

 

·                      within the period of time from the date of the executive’s termination through the end of the year following the date of termination, outplacement assistance up to a maximum of $25,000.

 

The foregoing are intended to be in lieu of any other payments and benefits to be made in connection with a covered executive’s termination of employment while the agreements are in effect. Covered executives must execute a general release of claims to receive the foregoing severance payments and benefits. After a change in control, in the event the covered executive’s employment is terminated by reason of death or “Disability,” or the covered executive satisfies the conditions for “Retirement” (as those terms are defined in

 

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the Change in Control Agreement) then the executive will be entitled to his or her benefits in accordance with the retirement or benefit plans of Hertz Holdings in effect. After a change in control, in the event the covered executive’s employment is terminated by reason of “Cause” or by the executive without “Good Reason” (as those terms are defined in the Change in Control Agreement) then Hertz Holdings shall pay the executive his or her full base salary at the rate in effect at the time notice of termination was given and shall pay any other amounts according to any other compensation plans or programs in effect.

 

The Change in Control Agreements that have been entered into with the NEOs do not contain tax gross-up provisions on any golden parachute excise tax.

 

The agreement also contains a confidentiality covenant that extends indefinitely following the executive’s termination of employment and non-competition and non-solicitation covenants that extend for 12 months following the executive’s termination of employment. In the event that the executive breaches these covenants, Hertz Holdings is entitled to stop making payments to the executive and seek injunctive relief in certain circumstances.

 

None of the NEOs other than Mr. Silber and Mr. MacDonald have a change in control agreement. Any payments or benefits provided to an NEO in the event of a change in control are described above under each NEO’s respective employment arrangement description under “Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements.”

 

Severance Plan for Senior Executives

 

The Severance Plan for Senior Executives provides benefits to senior executives whose employment is terminated other than terminations of employment that qualify for benefits under the Change in Control Agreements. While certain senior executives of Hertz Holdings were designated as participants in the Severance Plan for Senior Executives, none of the NEOs were participants. If any covered executive is terminated for death, “Cause” or “Permanent Disability” or the covered executive satisfies the conditions for “Retirement” (as those terms are defined in the Severance Plan for Senior Executives) the executive will not be entitled to any benefits under the Severance Plan for Senior Executives. However, if the covered executive is terminated for any other reason, the executive will be or was entitled to the following payments and benefits:

 

·                      a pro rata portion of the annual bonus that would have been payable to the participant, payable at the same time bonuses are paid to other executives;

 

·                      cash payments in the aggregate equal to a multiple (the “severance multiple”), based on the executive’s position, of the executive’s annual base salary in effect immediately prior to the date of termination and the average of the annual bonuses payable to the executive, with respect to the three calendar years preceding the year in which the termination occurs; or, for executives without a three-year bonus history, by reference to target levels; or, if an executive has not had an opportunity to earn or be awarded one full year’s bonus as of his or her termination of employment, the executive’s target bonus for the year of termination, payable in equal installments over a period of whole and/or partial years equal to the severance multiple;

 

·                      continuation of all medical, dental and other welfare benefit plans (other than disability plans) until the earlier of the end of a number of years following the executive’s termination of employment equal to the severance multiple and the date on which the executive becomes eligible to participate in welfare plans of another employer; and

 

·                      within the period of time from the date of executive’s termination through the end of the year following the date of termination, outplacement assistance up to a maximum of $25,000.

 

Executives must execute a general release of claims to receive the foregoing severance payments and benefits. The Severance Plan for Senior Executives also contains a confidentiality covenant that extends for 24 months following the executive’s termination of employment and non-competition and non-solicitation covenants that extend for a period of years following the executive’s termination of employment equal to the severance multiple.

 

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If an executive is entitled to severance payments and benefits under the Severance Plan for Senior Executives and a Change in Control Agreement, payments and benefits will be made under the Change in Control Agreement rather than the Severance Plan for Senior Executives.

 

Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

 

The following tables outline the value of payments and benefits that each NEO, other than Mr. MacDonald, who was awarded severance payments as set forth under “Employment Agreements, Change in Control Agreements and Separation Agreements-Other Named Executive Officers” above, would receive under the various termination scenarios described above based on if (i) the termination occurred on December 31, 2015, (ii) all stock awards were paid out at $14.23, the closing price of Hertz Holdings’ common stock on December 31, 2015, (iii) for the applicable change in control, the termination occurred following the change in control (“double trigger”), (iv) no replacement awards were granted by our Compensation Committee and (v) the Compensation Committee took no further actions for any given award except as set forth under the applicable plan. In addition, the participant’s 401(k) Plan amounts are excluded from the below tables, except to the extent that there are any enhancements as a result of the applicable termination event.

 

Lawrence H. Silber

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

 

Termination

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

 

Without

 

Termination

 

by reason of

 

following a

 

 

 

Termination

 

Cause/with

 

by reason of

 

Death,

 

Change in

 

 

 

for Cause

 

Good Reason

 

Retirement

 

Disability

 

Control

 

Benefit

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

Severance payment

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Bonus

 

 

100,616

(1)

 

 

402,466

 

Continued benefits

 

 

7,720

 

 

 

9,693

 

Outplacement

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

25,000

 

Life Insurance Payment

 

 

 

 

200,000

(2)

 

Payment for Outstanding PSUs

 

 

70,296

(3)

 

74,622

(3)

361,542

 

Total

 

 

1,503,632

 

 

274,622

 

2,098,701

 

 


(1)                        Reported as actual bonus paid for 2015.

(2)                        Life insurance payment only payable upon death.

(3)                        Represents the incremental vesting value of outstanding awards which vest in the event of the specified termination event.

 

Barbara L. Brasier

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

 

Termination

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

 

Without

 

Termination

 

by reason of

 

following a

 

 

 

Termination

 

Cause/with

 

by reason of

 

Death,

 

Change in

 

 

 

for Cause

 

Good Reason

 

Retirement

 

Disability

 

Control

 

Benefit

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

Severance payment

 

 

824,500

 

 

 

824,500

 

Bonus

 

 

18,000

(1)

 

 

49,297

 

Payment for Outstanding RSUs

 

 

12,764

(2)

 

13,006

(2)

459,629

 

Total

 

 

855,264

 

 

13,006

 

1,333,426

 

 


(1)                        Reported as actual bonus paid for 2015.

(2)                        Represents the incremental vesting value of outstanding awards which vest in the event of the specified termination event.

 

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James Bruce Dressel

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

 

Termination

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

 

Without

 

Termination

 

by reason of

 

following a

 

 

 

Termination

 

Cause/with

 

by reason of

 

Death,

 

Change in

 

 

 

for Cause

 

Good Reason

 

Retirement

 

Disability

 

Control

 

Benefit

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

Severance payment

 

 

875,000

 

 

 

875,000

 

Bonus

 

 

75,000

(1)

 

 

198,288

 

Continued benefits

 

 

656

 

 

 

656

(2)

Life Insurance Payment

 

 

 

 

200,000

(3)

 

Payment for Outstanding PSUs

 

 

33,725

(4)

 

34,010

(4)

202,365

 

Total

 

 

984,381

 

 

234,010

 

1,276,309

 

 


(1)                        Reported as actual bonus paid for 2015.

(2)                        Includes life insurance benefits in addition to healthcare benefits for covered period.

(3)                        Life insurance payment only payable upon death.

(4)                        Represents the incremental vesting value of outstanding awards which vest in the event of the specified termination event.

 

Christian J. Cunningham

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

 

Termination

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

 

Without

 

Termination

 

by reason of

 

following a

 

 

 

Termination

 

Cause/with

 

by reason of

 

Death,

 

Change in

 

 

 

for Cause

 

Good Reason

 

Retirement

 

Disability

 

Control

 

Benefit

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

Severance payment

 

 

821,250

 

 

 

821,250

 

Bonus

 

 

75,000

(1)

 

 

182,500

 

Continued benefits

 

 

729

 

 

 

729

(2)

Life Insurance Payment

 

 

 

 

200,000

(3)

 

Payment for Outstanding PSUs

 

 

 

 

23,608

(4)

104,633

 

Payment for Outstanding RSUs

 

 

 

 

13,675

(4)

86,831

 

Total

 

 

896,979

 

 

237,283

 

1,195,943

 

 


(1)                        Reported as actual bonus paid for 2015.

(2)                        Includes life insurance benefits in addition to healthcare benefits for covered period.

(3)                        Life insurance payment only payable upon death.

(4)                        Represents the incremental vesting value of outstanding awards which vest in the event of the specified termination event.

 

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Richard F. Marani

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

 

Termination

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

 

Without

 

Termination

 

by reason of

 

following a

 

 

 

Termination

 

Cause/with

 

by reason of

 

Death,

 

Change in

 

 

 

for Cause

 

Good Reason

 

Retirement

 

Disability

 

Control

 

Benefit

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

($)

 

Severance payment

 

 

480,000

 

 

 

480,000

 

Bonus

 

 

25,000

(1)

 

 

84,603

 

Continued benefits

 

 

714

 

 

 

714

(2)

Life Insurance Payment

 

 

 

 

200,000

(3)

 

Payment for Outstanding PSUs

 

 

15,852

(4)

 

15,980

(4)

95,113

 

Total

 

 

521,566

 

 

215,980

 

660,430

 

 


(1)                        Reported as actual bonus paid for 2015.

(2)                        Includes life insurance benefits in addition to healthcare benefits for covered period.

(3)                        Life insurance payment only payable upon death.

(4)                        Represents the incremental vesting value of outstanding awards which vest in the event of the specified termination event.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions

 

Following the Spin-Off, we plan to continue to take an approach to approval of related party transactions similar to that of Hertz Holdings, which is described below. As the legal successor to Hertz Holdings, we will inherit the policies and procedures in effect at Hertz Holdings as of the Spin-Off.

 

Hertz Holdings has not adopted formal policies and procedures specifically designed to address the review and approval of transactions with related parties. The Nominating and Governance Committee is charged with reviewing and approving each transaction that involves Hertz Holdings or any of its affiliates, on one hand, and (directly or indirectly) a director or a member of his or her family or any entity managed by any such person, on the other hand, unless the Nominating and Governance Committee determines that the approval or ratification of such transaction should be considered by all of the disinterested members of the board of directors. The board of directors also has adopted the written Directors’ Code of Conduct applicable to the board of directors and Hertz Holdings has adopted the written Standards of Business Conduct, which require all employees, officers and directors to avoid conflicts of interests.

 

The Directors’ Code of Conduct is applicable to all board members and provides guidance for handling unforeseen situations which may arise, including conflicts of interest. Pursuant to the Directors’ Code of Conduct, a conflict of interest may arise when a board member’s private interest interferes in any way — or even appears to interfere — with the interests of Hertz Holdings as a whole. The Directors’ Code of Conduct specifies that a conflict of interest may include, among other things, the following:

 

·                      when a board member or a member of his or her family takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult for the board member to make decisions on behalf of our company objectively and effectively;

 

·                      where a board member or a member of his or her family has a financial interest in, or is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the management of an organization that deals with us as a supplier, contractor, purchaser or distributor of our products or services, or is a competitor; and

 

·                      where a board member renders services to another organization or individual as an employee, agent, consultant or director if the organization or individual is doing or seeking to do business with us or is a competitor.

 

Pursuant to the Directors’ Code of Conduct, any member of our board of directors who believes he or she has an actual or potential conflict of interest with us is obligated to notify the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee as promptly as practicable. That member should not participate in any decision by our board of directors, or any committee of our board of directors, that in any way relates to the matter that gives rise to the conflict or potential conflict of interest until the issue has been resolved to the satisfaction of the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee or the board of directors.

 

The Standards of Business Conduct are applicable to all employees, officers and directors of Hertz Holdings and its subsidiaries. The Standards of Business Conduct generally prohibit employees from maintaining outside business or financial interests or engaging in outside business or financial activity that conflicts with the interests of Hertz Holdings.

 

The following is a description of certain relationships and transactions that Hertz Holdings has engaged in with those persons expected to be HERC Holdings’ directors, officers, major stockholders and certain other related persons following the Spin-Off, in each case since the beginning of 2013.

 

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Agreements with Carl C. Icahn

 

On September 15, 2014, Hertz Holdings entered into the Nomination and Standstill Agreement with the Icahn Group. HERC Holdings, as the legal successor to Hertz Holdings, will continue to be subject to the rights and obligations of Hertz Holdings under the Nomination and Standstill Agreement following the Spin-Off.

 

Pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement, the Icahn Designees were appointed to the board of directors of Hertz Holdings as Class II, Class I and Class I directors, respectively, effective as of September 15, 2014. Messrs. Intrieri, Merksamer and Ninivaggi were also appointed to the Board of Directors of Hertz. Pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement, so long as an Icahn Designee is a member of the board of directors, the board of directors will not be expanded to greater than ten directors without the approval from the Icahn Designees then on the board of directors. Messers. Mather, Mongillo and Pastor will become the Icahn Designees upon the effectiveness of their appointment to the board of directors. In addition, pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement, subject to certain restrictions and requirements, the Icahn Group will have certain replacement rights in the event an Icahn Designee resigns or is otherwise unable to serve as a director (other than as a result of not being nominated by Hertz Holdings for an annual meeting subsequent to the 2015 Annual Meeting).

 

In addition, until the date that no Icahn Designee is a member of the Board (or otherwise deemed to be on the Board pursuant to the terms of the Nomination and Standstill Agreement) (the “Board Representation Period”), the Icahn Group agrees to vote all of its shares of common stock of the Company in favor of the election of all of the Company’s director nominees at each annual or special meeting of the Company. Also pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement, during the Board Representation Period, and subject to limited exceptions, the Icahn Group will adhere to certain standstill obligations, including the obligation to not solicit proxies or consents or influence others with respect to the same. The Icahn Group further agrees that during the Board Representation Period, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Icahn Group will not acquire or otherwise beneficially own more than 20% of the Company’s outstanding voting securities.

 

In addition, pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement, the board of directors dissolved the previously existing Executive and Finance Committee of the board of directors of Hertz Holdings, and agreed not to create a separate executive committee of the board so long as an Icahn Designee is a member of the board of directors.

 

If at any time the Icahn Group ceases to hold a “net long” position, as defined in the Nomination and Standstill Agreement, in at least (A) 28,500,000 shares of Hertz Holdings’ common stock, the Icahn Group will cause one Icahn Designee to promptly resign from the board of directors; (B) 22,800,000 shares of Hertz Holdings’ common stock, the Icahn Group will cause two Icahn Designees to promptly resign from the board of directors; and (C) 19,000,000 shares of Hertz Holdings’ common stock, the Icahn Group will cause all of the Icahn Designees to promptly resign from the board of directors and Hertz Holdings’ obligations under the Nomination and Standstill Agreement will terminate. The foregoing share amounts are subject to adjustment for the contemplated reverse stock split.

 

In addition, pursuant to the Nomination and Standstill Agreement, Hertz Holdings and the Icahn Group agreed to enter into a customary registration rights agreement.

 

An affiliate of Carl C. Icahn is expected to purchase $50 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes and $75 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings may enter into indemnification agreements with each of the anticipated directors of HERC Holdings. The indemnification agreements would provide the directors with contractual rights to the indemnification and expense advancement rights provided under our by-laws, as well as contractual rights to additional indemnification as provided in the indemnification agreements.

 

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Other Relationships

 

In connection with Hertz Holdings’ car and equipment rental businesses, it has entered into millions of rental transactions every year involving millions of customers. In order to conduct those businesses, Hertz Holdings also procures goods and services from thousands of vendors. Some of those customers and vendors may be affiliated with anticipated members of HERC Holdings’ board of directors or management team. Hertz Holdings believes that all such rental and procurement transactions involve terms no less favorable to it than those that it believes it would have obtained in the absence of such affiliation. It is Hertz Holdings’ management’s policy to bring to the attention of its board of directors any transaction with a related party, even if the transaction arises in the ordinary course of business, if the terms of the transaction would be less favorable to it than those to which it would agree to in normal commercial circumstances.

 

Relationship with New Hertz

 

Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will continue to have a relationship with New Hertz as described under “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings.”

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of the common stock of Hertz Holdings as of May 25, 2016 by:

 

·                      each person known to own beneficially more than 5% of the common stock of Hertz Holdings;

 

·                      each of the expected directors of HERC Holdings;

 

·                      each of the HERC Holdings named executive officers; and

 

·                      all of HERC Holdings’ expected executive officers and directors as a group.

 

The amounts and percentages of shares beneficially owned presented in the below table are reported on the basis of SEC regulations governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under SEC rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares voting power or investment power, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such person’s ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other person’s percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which such person has no economic interest.

 

This table does not reflect (i) any additional shares of Hertz Holdings common stock that our directors and executive officers may be entitled to pursuant to their equity awards as a result of the equitable adjustment to such equity awards in connection with the Spin-Off, as described under “Relationship Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Agreements Between New Hertz and HERC Holdings — Employee Matters Agreement,” and (ii) the effect of the proposed reverse stock split of HERC Holdings common stock, which would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off.

 

Except as otherwise indicated, each of the beneficial owners listed has, to our knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated shares of Hertz Holdings common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each beneficial owner listed below is c/o Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, 27500 Riverview Center Blvd., Bonita Springs, Florida 34134.

 

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Shares Beneficially Owned

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

 

Number

 

Percent*

 

Carl C. Icahn(1) 

 

63,709,083

 

15.00

%

The Vanguard Group(2) 

 

25,849,904

 

6.09

%

Wellington Management Corp. LLP(3) 

 

23,812,630

 

5.61

%

Glenview Capital Management, LLC(4) 

 

23,203,449

 

5.46

%

Directors and Named Executive Officers(5)

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence H. Silber

 

19,939

 

**

 

Barbara L. Brasier

 

 

**

 

James Bruce Dressel

 

11,459

 

**

 

Christian J. Cunningham

 

4,931

 

**

 

Richard F. Marani

 

5,386

 

**

 

Herbert L. Henkel

 

 

**

 

James H. Browning

 

 

**

 

Patrick D. Campbell

 

 

**

 

Michael A. Kelly

 

 

**

 

Courtney Mather

 

 

**

 

Stephen A. Mongillo

 

 

**

 

Louis J. Pastor

 

 

**

 

Mary Pat Salomone

 

2,000

 

**

 

All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (15 persons)

 

43,715

 

**

 

Brian P. MacDonald

 

 

**

 

 


*                     Based on 424,595,801 shares of Hertz Holdings common stock outstanding on May 25, 2016.

 

**              Less than 1%

 

(1)             Represents shares held by the following group of entities associated with Mr. Carl C. Icahn: High River Limited Partnership (“High River”), Hopper Investments LLC (“Hopper”), Barberry Corp. (“Barberry”), Icahn Partners Master Fund LP (“Icahn Master”), Icahn Offshore LP (“Icahn Offshore”), Icahn Partners LP (“Icahn Partners”), Icahn Onshore LP (“Icahn Onshore”), Icahn Capital LP (“Icahn Capital”), IPH GP LLC (“IPH”), Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises Holdings”), Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc. (“Icahn Enterprises GP”) and Beckton Corp. (“Beckton”). The principal business address of each of (i) High River, Hopper, Barberry, Icahn Offshore, Icahn Partners, Icahn Master, Icahn Onshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP and Beckton is White Plains Plaza, 445 Hamilton Avenue — Suite 1210, White Plains, NY 10601, and (ii) Mr. Icahn is c/o Icahn Associates Holding LLC, 767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10153.

 

Each of Hopper, Barberry and Mr. Icahn, by virtue of their relationships to High River, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares which High River directly beneficially owns. Each of Hopper, Barberry and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes. Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn, by virtue of their relationships to Icahn Master, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares which Icahn Master directly beneficially owns. Each of Icahn Offshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes. Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn, by virtue of their relationships to Icahn Partners, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the Shares which Icahn Partners directly beneficially owns. Each of Icahn Onshore, Icahn Capital, IPH, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, Icahn Enterprises GP, Beckton and Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes.

 

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The immediately preceding information in this footnote is based solely on the Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on December 8, 2015 by Mr. Icahn and entities associated with Mr. Icahn.

 

(2)             A report on Schedule 13G/A, filed February 11, 2016, disclosed that The Vanguard Group, an investment adviser, was the beneficial owner of 25,849,904 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2015. The Vanguard Group has reported that it has (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote of 392,580 shares of common stock, (ii) sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition of 25,415,948 shares of common stock, (iii) shared power to vote or direct the vote of 37,800 shares of common stock and (iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of 433,956 shares of common stock. The address of The Vanguard Group is 100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355. All information regarding The Vanguard Group is based on that entity’s report on Schedule 13G/A, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2016.

 

(3)             A report on Schedule 13G, filed February 11, 2016, disclosed that Wellington Management Group LLP, an investment adviser, and its affiliates were the beneficial owner of 23,812,630 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2015. Wellington Management Group LLP has reported that it has (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of common stock, (ii) sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition of 0 shares of common stock, (iii) shared power to vote or direct the vote of 12,023,254 shares of common stock and (iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of 23,812,630 shares of common stock. The address of Wellington Management Group LLP is c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. All information regarding Wellington Management Group LLP is based on that entity’s report on Schedule 13G, filed with the SEC on February 11, 2016.

 

(4)             A report on Schedule 13G/A, filed February 16, 2016, disclosed that Glenview Capital Management, LLC and its affiliates were the beneficial owner of 23,203,449 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2015. Glenview Capital Management, LLC has reported that it has (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of common stock, (ii) sole power to dispose of or direct the disposition of 0 shares of common stock, (iii) shared power to vote or direct the vote of 23,203,449 shares of common stock and (iv) shared power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of 23,203,449 shares of common stock. The address of Glenview Capital Management, LLC is 767 Fifth Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, New York 10153. All information regarding Glenview Capital Management, LLC is based on that entity’s report on Schedule 13G/A, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2016.

 

(5)             The amounts reported for each executive include the following stock options which are currently exercisable or which will become exercisable within 60 days of the above date: (i) for Mr. Silber 19,939, (ii) for Mr. Dressel 11,459, (iii) for Mr. Cunningham 4,931, and (iv) for Mr. Marani 5,386.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

Overview

 

The certificate of incorporation and by-laws of HERC Holdings will be the same as the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and the Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “By-Laws”) of Hertz Holdings, except that the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws will reflect the change of Hertz Holdings’ name to “Herc Holdings Inc.” in connection with the Spin-Off. The following descriptions of Hertz Holdings’ capital stock and provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws are summaries of their material terms and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such complete documents, copies of which are publicly available through the filings of Hertz Holdings with the SEC. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

Common Stock

 

The Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of May 25, 2016, we had outstanding 424,595,801 shares of common stock. Hertz Holdings has obtained stockholder approval of a reverse stock split at one of nine ratios, 1-for-2, 1-for-3, 1-for-4, 1-for-5, 1-for-6, 1-for-8, 1-for-10, 1-for-15 or 1-for-20, as determined by the board of directors. Based on discussions with our financial advisors, we believe the trading price of the common stock after the Spin-Off may be significantly lower than the current market price due to the fact that the rental car business will no longer be part of Hertz Holdings. We believe the reverse stock split may make our common stock a more attractive investment for many investors, particularly investors who have limitations on owning lower-priced stocks. The implementation of the reverse stock split would be effective immediately following the Spin-Off. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of common stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio.

 

Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors may elect all of the directors standing for election.

 

The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive any dividends and other distributions that may be declared by our board of directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of outstanding preferred stock. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock will be entitled to receive proportionately any of our assets remaining after the payment of liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is subject to our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends to us, which may be subject to restrictions set forth in the instruments governing our indebtedness that we expect to enter into in connection with the Spin-Off.

 

Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. The outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. The rights and privileges of holders of our common stock are subject to any series of preferred stock that we may issue, as described below.

 

Computershare Investor Services LLC is currently the transfer agent and registrar for Hertz Holdings common stock, and following the Spin-Off will be the transfer agent and registrar for both New Hertz and HERC Holdings common stock.

 

Hertz Holdings common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “HTZ.” However, we expect to list New Hertz common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “HTZ.” Following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will change the symbol for its common stock to “HRI.”

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable in one or more series. If the reverse stock split is implemented, the number of authorized shares of preferred stock will be reduced in a proportional manner to the reverse stock split ratio. Our board of directors has the authority, without further vote or action by the stockholders, to issue such shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the number of shares of any class or series of preferred

 

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stock and to determine its voting powers, designations, preferences or other rights and restrictions. The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the rights of holders of common stock or impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt. Currently, Hertz Holdings’ board of directors has not authorized or issued any series of preferred stock. Our board of directors could authorize and issue series of preferred stock in the future.

 

Corporate Governance

 

HERC Holdings will continue to implement Hertz Holdings’ stockholder-friendly corporate governance practices, as described below and elsewhere in this information statement.

 

Single Class Capital Structure.   HERC Holdings will have a single class common equity capital structure with all stockholders entitled to vote for director nominees.

 

Annual Director Elections Following Completion of Board Declassification.  In 2014, Hertz Holdings amended the Certificate of Incorporation to provide for declassification of its board of directors. Pursuant to this amendment, the classification of the Hertz Holdings’ board of directors (and, after the completion of the Spin-Off, the HERC Holdings board of directors) would be phased out such that Class I directors elected at the 2016 annual meeting, Class II directors elected at the 2017 annual meeting, and Class III directors elected at the 2015 annual meeting, in each case would be elected for one-year terms. As a result, the Class III directors were elected to serve one-year terms at the 2015 annual meeting, the Class I and Class III directors will be up for election to serve for one-year terms at the 2016 annual meeting and the entire slate of directors will be up for election to serve one-year terms at the 2017 annual meeting, at which point the declassification of the HERC Holdings’ board of directors would be complete. In connection with such amendment to declassify Hertz Holdings’ board of directors, Hertz Holdings also amended the Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the provision regarding removal of directors only for cause, which amendment will take effect upon the completion of the declassification of our board at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Majority Voting Standard .   At any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, the election will be determined by a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote in the election, with directors not receiving a majority of the votes cast required to tender their resignations for consideration by the board, except that in the case of a contested election, the election will be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote in the election.

 

Opt Out of Delaware Takeover Statute .   We have opted out of Section 203 of the DGCL, which would have otherwise imposed additional requirements regarding mergers and other business combinations.

 

Other Expected Corporate Governance Features.   Governance features related to HERC Holdings’ board of directors are set forth in the section of this information statement captioned “Management — Corporate Governance and General Information Concerning the Board and its Committees.” In addition to the foregoing, it is expected that HERC Holdings will continue to have stock ownership guidelines for directors and senior executive officers, annual board performance evaluations, clawback, anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies, conflict of interest policies, risk oversight procedures and other practices and protocols.

 

Limitation of Liability of Directors; Indemnification of Directors

 

Hertz Holdings’ Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director will be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that this limitation on or exemption from liability is not permitted by the DGCL, as amended.

 

The principal effect of the limitation on liability provision is that a stockholder will be unable to prosecute an action for monetary damages against a director unless the stockholder can demonstrate a basis for liability for which indemnification is not available under the DGCL. This provision, however, does not eliminate or limit director liability arising in connection with causes of action brought under the federal securities laws or eliminate our directors’ duty of care. The inclusion of this provision in Hertz Holdings’ Certificate of Incorporation may, however, discourage or deter stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against

 

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directors for a breach of their fiduciary duties, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise have benefited us and our stockholders. This provision should not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission based upon a director’s breach of the duty of care.

 

Hertz Holdings’ Certificate of Incorporation provides that we are required to indemnify and advance expenses to our directors to the fullest extent permitted by law, except in the case of a proceeding instituted by the director without the approval of our board of directors. Hertz Holdings’ Amended and Restated

 

By-Laws provide that we are required to indemnify our directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by law, for all judgments, fines, settlements, legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with pending or threatened legal proceedings because of the director’s or officer’s positions with us or another entity that the director or officer serves at our request, subject to various conditions, and to advance funds to our directors and officers to enable them to defend against such proceedings. To receive indemnification, the director or officer must have acted in good faith and in what was reasonably believed to be a lawful manner in our best interest.

 

Hertz Holdings has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors, and HERC Holdings expects to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its new directors who are appointed in connection with the Spin-Off, providing the directors contractual rights to indemnification, expense advance provided by its by-laws, and contractual rights to additional indemnification as provided in the applicable indemnification agreement.

 

Change of Control Related Provisions of Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws and Delaware Law

 

A number of provisions in the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws and under the DGCL may make it more difficult to acquire control of us. These provisions may have the effect of discouraging a future takeover attempt not approved by our board of directors but which individual stockholders may deem to be in their best interests or in which stockholders may receive a substantial premium for their shares over then current market prices. As a result, stockholders who might desire to participate in such a transaction may not have an opportunity to do so. In addition, these provisions may adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock. These provisions are intended to:

 

·                      enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the composition of our board of directors;

 

·                      discourage some types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened change in control of us;

 

·                      discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights;

 

·                      ensure that our board of directors will have sufficient time to act in what the board believes to be in the best interests of us and our stockholders; and

 

·                      encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to consult first with our board to negotiate the terms of any proposed business combination or offer.

 

Unissued Shares of Capital Stock

 

Common Stock

 

The remaining shares of our authorized and unissued common stock will be available for future issuance without additional stockholder approval. While the additional shares are not designed to deter or prevent a change of control, under some circumstances we could use the additional shares to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control by, for example, issuing those shares in private placements to purchasers who might side with our board of directors in opposing a hostile takeover bid.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Certificate of Incorporation provides that our board of directors has the authority, without any further vote or action by our stockholders, to issue preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the number of shares constituting any such series and the preferences, limitations and relative rights, including

 

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dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption price or prices, conversion rights and liquidation preferences of the shares constituting any series. The existence of authorized but unissued preferred stock could reduce our attractiveness as a target for an unsolicited takeover bid since we could, for example, issue shares of preferred stock to parties who might oppose such a takeover bid or shares that contain terms the potential acquiror may find unattractive. This may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, may discourage bids for the common stock at a premium over the market price of the common stock, and may adversely affect the market price of, and the voting and other rights of the holders of, common stock.

 

Vacancies

 

Vacancies in our board of directors may be filled only by our board of directors. Any director elected to fill a vacancy will hold office for the remainder of the full term of the directorship that is the subject of such vacancy (including a vacancy created by increasing the size of the board) and until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors will shorten the term of any incumbent director. The By-Laws provide that the number of directors shall be fixed and increased or decreased from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.

 

Advance Notice Requirements for Nomination of Directors and Presentation of New Business at Meetings of Stockholders; Calling Stockholder Meetings; Action by Written Consent

 

The By-Laws require advance notice for stockholder proposals and nominations for director. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year.

 

In addition, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws provide that action may not be taken by written consent of stockholders. Thus, any action taken by the stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting, which may be called only by the board of directors.

 

These provisions make it more procedurally difficult for a stockholder to place a proposal or nomination on the meeting agenda or to take action without a meeting, and therefore may reduce the likelihood that a stockholder will seek to take independent action to replace directors or seek a stockholder vote with respect to other matters that are not supported by management.

 

Supermajority Voting Requirement for Amendment of Certain Provisions of Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws

 

The provisions of Hertz Holdings’ Certificate of Incorporation governing, among other things, the limitations of liability and indemnification of directors, the elimination of stockholder actions by written consent and the prohibition on the right of stockholders to call a special meeting may not be amended, altered or repealed unless the amendment is approved by the vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. This requirement exceeds the majority vote of the outstanding stock that would otherwise be required by the DGCL for the repeal or amendment of such provisions of certificates of incorporation. Certain provisions of Hertz Holdings’ By-Laws may only be amended with the approval of the vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the shares then entitled to vote. These provisions make it more difficult for any person to remove or amend certain provisions that may have an anti-takeover effect.

 

No Cumulative Voting

 

The DGCL provides that stockholders are denied the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless the company’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. The Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, it is expected that HERC, which is to be a wholly owned subsidiary of HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off, will transfer to Hertz and its subsidiaries approximately $1.9 billion. To fund, among other things, such transfers and in connection with the Spin-Off, HERC expects to enter into appropriate financing arrangements.

 

The expected amounts of cash transfers to be made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC were determined based on a review of historical cash flows, and the near-term and medium-term expected cash flows of New Hertz and HERC Holdings subsequent to the Spin-Off, and are intended to ensure that each of New Hertz and HERC Holdings is adequately capitalized and has the appropriate level of cash resources at the time of the Spin-Off. The actual amounts of cash transfers made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC prior to or in connection with the Spin-Off will depend upon the financial performance and cash position of HERC prior to the Spin-Off, among other factors. Hertz expects to use the cash proceeds from these transfers to repay third-party indebtedness, to fund the share repurchase program previously announced and reaffirmed by Hertz Holdings and that New Hertz expects to adopt for periods following the Spin-Off, and for general corporate purposes.

 

On May 25, 2016, the Escrow Issuers entered into a purchase agreement with respect to $610.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes and $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Each series of Notes will pay interest semi-annually in arrears. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about June 9, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. An affiliate of Carl C. Icahn is expected to purchase $50 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes and $75 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes.

 

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEW HERTZ AND HERC HOLDINGS

 

On March 18, 2014, Hertz Holdings announced a plan to separate its business into two separate independent public companies, one of which (referred to herein as “New Hertz”) will operate Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business and the other of which (referred to herein as “HERC Holdings”) will operate its global equipment rental business. The separation will be effected by means of a tax-free Spin-Off of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of New Hertz to stockholders of Hertz Holdings.

 

Following the Spin-Off, New Hertz and HERC Holdings will operate independently, and neither will have any ownership interest in the other. In order to govern the ongoing relationships between New Hertz and HERC Holdings after the Spin-Off and to facilitate an orderly transition, HERC Holdings and New Hertz (or their respective affiliates) intend to enter into agreements providing for various services and rights following the Spin-Off, and under which each of HERC Holdings and New Hertz will have obligations to the other party and will assume certain liabilities as allocated in connection with the separation.

 

With the objective of creating two separate and strong businesses and with input and advice from Hertz Holdings’ management, the Hertz Holdings board of directors defined principles to implement the separation of the global car rental business and the global equipment rental business. These separation principles include ensuring that both New Hertz and HERC Holdings will hold the assets needed to operate their respective businesses.

 

The Hertz Holdings board of directors charged its management with overseeing the separation of the businesses in accordance with these separation principles. Guided by the separation principles and input from business units and strategy, tax and legal teams, as well as outside advisors, management considered, among other factors, each business’ historic ownership and usage of assets, incurrence of liabilities, relationships with other entities and accounting treatment, as well as administrative costs and efficiencies, in determining the terms of the separation and the relationships between New Hertz and HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off.

 

The following summarizes the terms of the material agreements that HERC Holdings expects to enter into with New Hertz.

 

Agreements Between Hertz Holdings and New Hertz

 

Separation and Distribution Agreement

 

Hertz Holdings intends to enter into a separation and distribution agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with New Hertz before the Spin-Off. The Separation Agreement will set forth Hertz Holdings’ agreements with New Hertz regarding the principal actions to be taken in connection with the Spin-Off. It will also set forth other agreements that govern aspects of New Hertz’s relationship with HERC Holdings following the Spin-Off.

 

Internal Reorganization and Related Financing Transactions

 

The Separation Agreement will provide for the transfers of entities and assets and assumptions of liabilities that are necessary in advance of the Spin-Off so that New Hertz and HERC Holdings each retain the entities, assets and liabilities associated with the global car rental business and the global equipment rental business, respectively. The Hertz Corporation, or “Hertz,” is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Hertz Holdings and is the primary operating subsidiary that, directly or indirectly, holds both the entities and assets associated with Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business and global equipment rental business, which is operated primarily through Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, which will be renamed “Herc Rentals Inc.” or “HERC.” In connection with the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will undertake a series of internal reorganization transactions (sometimes referred to herein as the “internal reorganization”) so that New Hertz will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business, including Hertz, and HERC Holdings will hold the entities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business, including HERC.

 

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The Separation Agreement will also set forth the terms of certain cash transfers to be made by HERC to Hertz and its subsidiaries in connection with the internal reorganization and related financing transactions, which are expected to total approximately $1.9 billion. The expected amounts of cash transfers to be made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC were determined based on a review of historical cash flows, and the near-term and medium-term expected cash flows of New Hertz and HERC Holdings subsequent to the Spin-Off, and are intended to ensure that each of New Hertz and HERC Holdings is adequately capitalized and has the appropriate level of cash resources at the time of the Spin-Off. The actual amounts of cash transfers made to Hertz and its subsidiaries by HERC prior to or in connection with the Spin-Off will depend upon the financial performance and cash position of HERC prior to the Spin-Off, among other factors. Hertz expects to use the cash proceeds from these transfers to repay third-party indebtedness, to fund the share repurchase program previously announced and reaffirmed by Hertz Holdings and that New Hertz expects to adopt for periods following the Spin-Off, and for general corporate purposes.

 

Transfer of Assets and Liabilities Generally

 

As a result of the internal reorganization, New Hertz will generally hold the entities, assets and liabilities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global car rental business, while HERC Holdings (taking into account the distribution of the stock of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings stockholders pursuant to the Spin-Off), will generally hold the entities, assets and liabilities associated with Hertz Holdings’ global equipment rental business.

 

The Separation Agreement will contain additional provisions pursuant to which each party will agree to transfer to the other the assets associated with such entity’s business, as well as certain other specified categories of assets, and each party will agree to assume the liabilities associated with such party’s business, as well as certain other specified categories of liabilities. For example, the Separation Agreement will provide that each party will agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to have certain contracts currently shared by both businesses assigned in applicable part to the other party or appropriately amended.

 

Information in this information statement with respect to the assets and liabilities of the parties following the Spin-Off is presented based on the allocation of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the Separation Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires. The Separation Agreement provides that, in the event that the transfer or assignment of certain assets and liabilities to New Hertz or HERC Holdings, as applicable, does not occur prior to the Spin-Off, then until such assets or liabilities are able to be transferred or assigned, New Hertz or HERC Holdings, as applicable, will hold such assets on behalf of and for the benefit of the other party and will pay, perform, and discharge such liabilities, for which the other party will reimburse New Hertz or HERC Holdings, as applicable, for all commercially reasonable payments made in connection with the performance and discharge of such liabilities. For example, due to the requirements of applicable laws, the need to obtain certain governmental and third-party consents and other business reasons, the transfer of certain assets and liabilities to New Hertz or HERC Holdings may be delayed until after the completion of the Spin-Off.

 

Legal Matters and Claims; Sharing of Certain Liabilities

 

Subject to any specified exceptions, each party to the Separation Agreement will assume the liability for, and control of, all pending and threatened legal matters related to its own business, as well as assumed or retained liabilities, and will indemnify the other party for any liability arising out of or resulting from such assumed legal matters.

 

The Separation Agreement will provide for certain specific known pre-Spin-Off liabilities and certain potential pre-Spin-Off liabilities that we believe do not relate to either business to be shared by the parties. New Hertz and HERC Holdings will each be responsible for a portion of these shared liabilities. The division of these shared liabilities will be determined, depending on the type of shared liability, through pre-determined fixed percentages or formulas. New Hertz will be responsible for managing the settlement or other disposition of such shared liabilities.

 

Intercompany Arrangements

 

All agreements, arrangements, commitments and understandings, including most intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable, between New Hertz and its affiliates, on the one hand, and HERC

 

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Holdings and its affiliates, on the other hand, will terminate effective as of the Spin-Off, except specified agreements and arrangements that are intended to survive the Spin-Off. The material agreements and arrangements that will survive the Spin-Off are described in this section.

 

Representations and Warranties

 

In general, neither New Hertz nor HERC Holdings will make any representations or warranties regarding any assets or liabilities transferred or assumed, any consents or approvals that may be required in connection with these transfers or assumptions, the value or freedom from any lien or other security interest of any assets transferred, the absence of any defenses relating to any claim of either party or the legal sufficiency of any conveyance documents. Except as expressly set forth in the Separation Agreement, all assets will be transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis.

 

Further Assurances

 

Prior to, on and after the distribution date, New Hertz and HERC Holdings must use commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement and the ancillary agreements.

 

The Distribution

 

The Separation Agreement will govern New Hertz’s and Hertz Holdings’ respective rights and obligations regarding the proposed Spin-Off. Prior to the Spin-Off, Hertz Holdings will deliver all of the issued and outstanding shares of New Hertz common stock to the transfer agent and registrar. To effect the Spin-Off, the transfer agent and registrar will electronically deliver the shares of New Hertz common stock to Hertz Holdings’ shareholders based on the distribution ratio of one share of New Hertz common stock for every five shares of Hertz Holdings common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date. The Hertz Holdings board of directors will have the sole and absolute discretion to determine the terms of, and whether to proceed with, the Spin-Off.

 

Conditions

 

The Separation Agreement also will provide that several conditions must be satisfied or waived by Hertz Holdings in its sole and absolute discretion before the Spin-Off can occur. For further information about these conditions, see “The Spin-Off — Conditions to the Spin-Off.” The Hertz Holdings board of directors may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the record date, the distribution date and the terms of the Spin-Off and may at any time prior to the completion of the Spin-Off decide to abandon or modify the Spin-Off.

 

Exchange of Information

 

New Hertz and HERC Holdings will agree to provide each other with reasonable access to information relating to the party requesting information. New Hertz and HERC Holdings also will agree to use reasonable best efforts to retain such information in accordance with our respective record retention policies as in effect on the distribution date or as amended after the distribution date in accordance with the Separation Agreement.

 

Termination

 

The Hertz Holdings board of directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, may terminate the Separation Agreement at any time prior to the Spin-Off.

 

Release of Claims

 

New Hertz and HERC Holdings will each agree to release the other and its affiliates, successors and assigns from any claims against any of them that arise out of or relate to events, circumstances or actions occurring or failing to occur or any conditions existing at or prior to the time of the Distribution. These releases will be subject to exceptions set forth in the Separation Agreement, including any claims arising out of any of the agreements between the parties that remain in effect following the Spin-Off.

 

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Indemnification

 

New Hertz has agreed in the Separation Agreement to indemnify, hold harmless and defend HERC Holdings, each of its affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers and employees, from and against:

 

·                      the liabilities of New Hertz assumed under the Separation Agreement; and

 

·                      any breach by New Hertz or any of its subsidiaries of the Separation Agreement or any of the other ancillary agreements to the Spin-Off, other than the Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement, which contain separate indemnification provisions.

 

HERC Holdings has agreed in the Separation Agreement to indemnify, hold harmless and defend New Hertz, each of its affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers and employees, from and against:

 

·                      the liabilities of HERC Holdings assumed under the Separation Agreement; and

 

·                      any breach by HERC Holdings or any of its subsidiaries of the Separation Agreement or any of the other ancillary agreements to the Spin-Off, other than the Tax Matters Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement, which contain separate indemnification provisions.

 

The amount of either party’s indemnification obligations will be reduced by any insurance proceeds the party being indemnified receives. The Separation Agreement also will specify procedures regarding claims subject to indemnification.

 

Insurance

 

New Hertz will be responsible for obtaining insurance coverage following completion of the Spin-Off. As separate, independent entities, New Hertz and HERC Holdings may not be able to obtain insurance coverage to the same extent and on terms as favorable as those available to them prior to the Spin-Off.

 

Allocation of Spin-Off Expenses

 

Except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement or in any ancillary agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the separation and distribution incurred prior to the distribution date, including costs and expenses relating to legal and tax counsel, financial advisors and accounting advisory work related to the separation and distribution, will be paid by the party incurring such cost and expense.

 

Transition Services Agreement

 

We intend to enter into a Transition Services Agreement (the “Transition Services Agreement”) pursuant to which New Hertz or its affiliates will provide HERC Holdings specified services on a transitional basis to help ensure an orderly transition following the Spin-Off, though New Hertz may request certain transition services to be performed by HERC Holdings. The services to be provided by New Hertz or its affiliates primarily include:

 

·                      information technology and network and telecommunications systems support;

 

·                      human resources, payroll and benefits;

 

·                      accounting and finance;

 

·                      treasury;

 

·                      tax matters; and

 

·                      administrative services.

 

The Transition Services Agreement will generally provide for a term of up to two years following the distribution date. With certain exceptions, New Hertz and HERC Holdings expect to charge for the services rendered the allocated costs associated with rendering these services, and may include a mark-up for certain services.

 

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New Hertz and HERC Holdings will generally agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to continue to provide to the other the services that are the subject of the transition services agreement at a relative level of service consistent in all material respects with that provided in the twelve months preceding the distribution date. New Hertz and HERC Holdings also will generally agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to end their respective needs for the transition services as soon as is reasonably possible.

 

The supplier of services under the Transition Services Agreement will generally agree to indemnify the recipient of such services against all liabilities attributable to any third-party claims asserted against the recipient or its affiliates arising from or relating to the supplier’s provision of or failure to provide the services, to the extent arising from or related to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of the supplier. The recipient of services under the Transition Services Agreement will generally agree to indemnify the supplier of such services against all liabilities attributable to any third-party claims asserted against the supplier or its affiliates arising from or relating to the supplier’s provision of or failure to provide the services, other than claims for which the supplier would have to indemnify the recipient pursuant to the preceding sentence.

 

Tax Matters Agreement

 

We intend to enter into a Tax Matters Agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”) with New Hertz that will govern our and New Hertz’s rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Spin-Off with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax contests and other tax matters regarding income taxes, other taxes and related tax returns. Among other matters, as a subsidiary of Hertz Holdings, New Hertz has, and will continue to have following the Spin-Off, joint and several liability with HERC Holdings to the IRS and certain U.S. state tax authorities for HERC Holdings’ U.S. federal income and state taxes for the taxable periods in which New Hertz was part of Hertz Holdings’ consolidated group. However, the Tax Matters Agreement will specify the portion of this liability for which New Hertz and HERC Holdings will bear responsibility, and each party will agree to indemnify the other against any amounts for which such other party is not responsible. We expect that the Tax Matters Agreement will provide that New Hertz will generally assume liability for and indemnify HERC Holdings against all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax liabilities attributable to New Hertz’s assets or operations for all tax periods prior to the Spin-Off, while HERC Holdings will indemnify New Hertz against all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax liabilities attributable to HERC Holdings’ assets or operations for all tax periods prior to the Spin-Off.

 

The Tax Matters Agreement also will provide special rules for allocating tax liabilities in the event that the Spin-Off, together with related transactions, is not tax-free. The Tax Matters Agreement will provide for covenants that may restrict our ability to pursue strategic or other transactions that might otherwise maximize the value of our business and may discourage or delay a change of control that you may consider favorable. Though valid as between the parties, the Tax Matters Agreement will not be binding on the IRS or any state, local or foreign taxing authority.

 

Employee Matters Agreement

 

Prior to the distribution, New Hertz and HERC Holdings will enter into an Employee Matters Agreement (the “Employee Matters Agreement”) to allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation, benefit plans and programs and other related matters. The Employee Matters Agreement will govern New Hertz’s and HERC Holdings’ obligations with respect to such matters for current and former employees of the car rental business and the equipment rental business.

 

Unless otherwise agreed to, the Employee Matters Agreement will provide that HERC Holdings will retain or assume all employment, compensation and benefits liabilities relating to employees who are employed by HERC Holdings following the distribution and former employees whose last employment was with the equipment rental business. Similarly, unless otherwise agreed to, the Employee Matters Agreement will provide that New Hertz will retain or assume all employment, compensation and benefits liabilities relating to employees who are employed by New Hertz following the distribution and former employees whose last employment was with the car rental business. The Employee Matters Agreement also will address equity compensation matters and the treatment of outstanding equity awards granted by Hertz Holdings.

 

In general, the Employee Matters Agreement will provide that HERC Holdings and New Hertz will credit each employee with his or her service with Hertz Holdings prior to the distribution for all purposes

 

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under the benefit plans maintained or established by New Hertz and HERC Holdings as of the distribution, so long as such crediting does not result in a duplication of benefits. Additionally, the Employee Matters Agreement will provide that no employee will be considered to have terminated employment from his or her post-Spin-Off employer as a result of the Spin-Off or any associated employment transfer.

 

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

 

At or prior to the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will establish the HERC Holdings Retirement Plan. The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that the assets and liabilities of the Hertz Retirement Plan attributable to employees who are employed by HERC Holdings following the distribution and former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business will be transferred to the new HERC Holdings Retirement Plan prior to, in connection with, or as soon as practicable following, the Spin-Off. Subject to the preceding sentence, New Hertz will continue to maintain the Hertz Retirement Plan.

 

Defined Contribution Savings Plan

 

At or prior to the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will establish the HERC Holdings Savings Plan. The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that, prior to, in connection with, or as soon as practicable following, the Spin-Off, the accounts (including loans) of HERC Holdings’ employees and former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business will be transferred from the Hertz Savings Plan to the new HERC Holdings Savings Plan. The HERC Holdings Savings Plan is expected to initially provide employer contributions in a similar manner as provided under the Hertz Savings Plan (including a company matching contribution to contributing employees as well as an annual employer contribution for employees continuing service with HERC Holdings who were previously eligible for the Hertz Retirement Plan).

 

Multiemployer Pension Plans

 

Pursuant to various collective bargaining agreements, certain union-represented employees participate in multiemployer pension plans. The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that, following the Spin-Off, the responsibility for the required contributions to the applicable multiemployer pension plans will remain with the employer of the covered union-represented employees. New Hertz will be responsible for all contributions required for New Hertz union-represented employees and HERC Holdings will be responsible for all contributions required for HERC Holdings union-represented employees.

 

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Programs

 

The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that New Hertz will maintain the Hertz Non-Qualified Plans following the Spin-Off. To the extent that HERC Holdings’ employees and former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business participate in the Hertz Non-Qualified Plans, HERC Holdings will establish and maintain the HERC Holdings Non-Qualified Plans. The liabilities (and where applicable, the related assets) of the Hertz Non-Qualified Plans attributable to such persons shall be transferred to the new HERC Holdings Non-Qualified Plans prior to, in connection with, or as soon as practicable following the Spin-Off.

 

Welfare Plans

 

In connection with or prior to the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will establish new active and retiree health and welfare plans, which will be substantially similar to the current health and welfare plans offered to employees and retirees of the equipment rental business. Following the such establishment, HERC Holdings employees (and eligible former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business) will be eligible to participate in the new HERC Holdings health and welfare plans. The Employee Matters Agreement will provide that New Hertz will retain the liability (and, where applicable, the related assets) for the retiree medical and life insurance benefits for all New Hertz employees and former employees whose last place of employment was with the car rental business, and the retiree

 

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medical and life insurance benefit liabilities (and, where applicable, the related assets) for employees of HERC Holdings and former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business will be transferred to HERC Holdings in connection with the establishment of the new plans.

 

Treatment of Hertz Holdings Equity Awards

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, holders of outstanding Hertz Holdings equity awards will receive replacement equity awards. Replacement awards for active employees will be denominated in the common stock of the equity award holder’s employer after the Spin-Off (i.e., employees continuing with HERC Holdings will receive replacement awards denominated in the common stock of HERC Holdings, and employees continuing with New Hertz will receive replacement awards denominated in the common stock of New Hertz), and replacement awards for former employees will be denominated in the common stock of the entity where the equity holder was last employed (i.e., former employees whose last place of employment was with the equipment rental business will receive replacement awards denominated in the common stock of HERC Holdings, and former employees whose last place of employment was with the car rental business will receive replacement awards denominated in the common stock of New Hertz). In each case, the granting of such replacement awards will be effective contemporaneously with the Spin-Off and such replacement awards will be adjusted in accordance with a formula designed to preserve the intrinsic economic value of the original equity awards after taking into account the Spin-Off. Generally, all of the replacement awards will be subject to the same terms and vesting conditions as the original Hertz Holdings awards, except that the replacement awards may offer different change in control provisions than the current awards, the replacement awards for performance stock units may provide adjusted performance metrics to reflect the separation of the car rental and equipment rental businesses, and the replacement awards may contain such additional or adjusted provisions as may be required under the Employee Matters Agreement or applicable equity plan or determined by the Compensation Committee.

 

The replacement awards for employees, officers and directors continuing service with HERC Holdings following the distribution, will be issued from the Omnibus Plan. Prior to the Spin-Off, New Hertz will adopt the New Hertz Omnibus Plan, pursuant to which the replacement awards for employees, officers and directors continuing service with New Hertz following the Spin-Off will be issued. Hertz Holdings, as the sole stockholder of New Hertz prior to the Spin-Off, will approve the New Hertz Omnibus Plan prior to the Spin-Off. New Hertz expects to submit the New Hertz Omnibus Plan for stockholder approval at its first annual meeting of stockholders after the separation.

 

Equity awards relating to shares of HERC Holdings common stock will be subject to further adjustment to take into account the reverse stock split.

 

Intellectual Property Agreement

 

New Hertz and HERC Holdings intend to enter into an Intellectual Property Agreement (the “Intellectual Property Agreement”) that will provide for ownership, licensing and other arrangements regarding the trademarks and related intellectual property that New Hertz and HERC Holdings use in conducting our businesses.

 

The Intellectual Property Agreement will allocate ownership between New Hertz and HERC Holdings of all trademarks, domain names and certain copyrights that Hertz Holdings or its subsidiaries own immediately prior to the distribution date. The agreement will generally allocate to New Hertz the trademarks that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the global car rental business, including the Hertz , Dollar , Thrifty , Donlen and Firefly brand names, while HERC Holdings would be allocated trademarks that primarily relate to or are primarily used in the global equipment rental business, but are not otherwise associated with the marks being allocated to New Hertz. The agreement will generally allocate ownership of copyrights and domain names between New Hertz and HERC Holdings in a similar manner.

 

The agreement will provide that, following the Spin-Off, HERC Holdings will continue to have the right to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand for a period of four years on a no royalty basis. The agreement will also provide that, for so long as HERC Holdings continues to use certain intellectual property associated with the Hertz brand, HERC Holdings will not directly or indirectly engage in the business of renting and leasing cars, subject to certain exceptions, including that HERC Holdings may continue to rent cars to the extent HERC has done so immediately prior to the Spin-Off.

 

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Real Estate Arrangements

 

New Hertz and HERC Holdings will enter into certain real estate lease agreements pursuant to which New Hertz or HERC Holdings, as the case may be, will lease certain office and shared rental facilities space from the other party.

 

Each of New Hertz and HERC Holdings, as lessee, will pay rent to the other party. Rent payments will generally be negotiated based on comparable fair market rental rates and adjusted each year of the lease to reflect increases or decreases in operating and maintenance expenses and other factors. The lessor may generally terminate the leases in the event of a material uncured default by the lessee.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Page

Combined Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

 

Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

F-2

Combined Balance Sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014

F-3

Combined Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-4

Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-5

Combined Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-6

Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

F-7

Notes to the Combined Financial Statements

F-9

 

 

Page

Unaudited Combined Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016

 

Combined Balance Sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

F-54

Combined Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

F-55

Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

F-56

Combined Statements of Changes in Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

F-57

Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

F-58

Notes to the Combined Financial Statements

F-60

 

F- 1



 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Herc Holdings Inc. (a/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.):

 

In our opinion, the accompanying combined balance sheets and the related combined statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income (loss), statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Herc Holdings Inc. (a/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.) and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

 

Miami, Florida

 

April 18, 2016

 

 

F- 2



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except par value)

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

15.7

 

$

18.9

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

16.0

 

19.3

 

Receivables, net of allowance of $23.8 and $28.4 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively

 

287.8

 

339.9

 

Loans receivable from affiliates

 

 

23.3

 

Taxes receivable

 

8.7

 

10.9

 

Inventories, at lower of cost or market

 

22.3

 

29.3

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

20.8

 

26.2

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

13.6

 

Total current assets

 

371.3

 

481.4

 

Revenue earning equipment, net

 

2,382.5

 

2,427.9

 

Property and equipment, net

 

246.6

 

265.5

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

300.5

 

329.4

 

Goodwill

 

91.0

 

95.1

 

Other long-term assets

 

14.9

 

12.0

 

Total assets

 

$

3,406.8

 

$

3,611.3

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

10.2

 

$

10.6

 

Loans payable to affiliates

 

73.2

 

472.3

 

Accounts payable

 

109.5

 

173.3

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

47.8

 

62.3

 

Accrued taxes

 

41.6

 

40.4

 

Total current liabilities

 

282.3

 

758.9

 

Long-term debt

 

53.3

 

406.5

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

32.1

 

27.4

 

Deferred taxes

 

727.3

 

713.2

 

Total liabilities

 

1,095.0

 

1,906.0

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 200.0 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000.0 shares authorized, 463.7 and 462.5 shares issued and 422.7 and 458.6 shares outstanding

 

4.6

 

4.6

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,843.1

 

2,607.4

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(605.5

)

(716.8

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(238.4

)

(102.4

)

Treasury stock, at cost, 40.9 shares and 3.9 shares

 

(692.0

)

(87.5

)

Total equity

 

2,311.8

 

1,705.3

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

3,406.8

 

$

3,611.3

 

 

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

 

F- 3



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

1,411.7

 

$

1,455.8

 

$

1,406.9

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

161.2

 

198.7

 

198.1

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

92.1

 

95.4

 

113.7

 

Service and other revenues

 

13.2

 

20.5

 

16.9

 

Total revenues

 

1,678.2

 

1,770.4

 

1,735.6

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating

 

706.2

 

718.9

 

673.9

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

343.7

 

340.0

 

325.3

 

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

146.8

 

188.4

 

171.5

 

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

73.0

 

77.5

 

89.9

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

270.5

 

248.6

 

204.3

 

Restructuring

 

4.3

 

5.7

 

10.1

 

Impairment

 

 

9.6

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

32.9

 

41.4

 

72.9

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(56.1

)

(4.2

)

34.6

 

Total expenses

 

1,521.3

 

1,625.9

 

1,582.5

 

Income before income taxes

 

156.9

 

144.5

 

153.1

 

Provision for taxes on income

 

(45.6

)

(54.8

)

(55.0

)

Net income

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

452.3

 

454.0

 

422.3

 

Diluted

 

456.4

 

464.4

 

463.9

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

Diluted

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

 

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

 

F- 4



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In millions)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Net income

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustment changes

 

(89.7

)

(54.6

)

(52.6

)

Reclassification of foreign currency items to other income (expense)

 

(41.6

)

 

 

Defined benefit pension plans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization or settlement of net (gain) loss

 

0.5

 

(2.3

)

1.2

 

Net gain (loss) arising during the period

 

(8.1

)

(1.4

)

15.5

 

Income tax related to defined benefit pension plans

 

2.9

 

1.6

 

(6.4

)

Total other comprehensive loss

 

(136.0

)

(56.7

)

(42.3

)

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(24.7

)

$

33.0

 

$

55.8

 

 

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

 

F- 5



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

Earnings

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

(Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit)

 

Loss

 

Stock

 

Equity

 

Balance at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 1, 2013

 

421.5

 

$

4.2

 

$

2,188.9

 

$

(904.6

)

$

(3.4

)

$

 

$

1,285.1

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

98.1

 

 

 

98.1

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(42.3

)

 

(42.3

)

Employee stock purchase plan

 

0.3

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

 

6.0

 

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

1.0

 

 

(12.0

)

 

 

 

(12.0

)

Stock-based compensation charges

 

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

 

5.3

 

Exercise of stock options

 

3.0

 

0.1

 

26.8

 

 

 

 

26.9

 

Common shares issued to Directors

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

Conversion of convertible notes

 

47.1

 

0.2

 

(64.6

)

 

 

467.2

 

402.8

 

Share repurchase

 

(27.1

)

 

 

 

 

(554.7

)

(554.7

)

Net transfers — THC

 

 

 

661.6

 

 

 

 

661.6

 

December 31, 2013

 

445.8

 

4.5

 

2,812.6

 

(806.5

)

(45.7

)

(87.5

)

1,877.4

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

89.7

 

 

 

89.7

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(56.7

)

 

(56.7

)

Employee stock purchase plan

 

0.1

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

 

3.9

 

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

1.1

 

 

(16.5

)

 

 

 

(16.5

)

Stock-based compensation charges

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

1.4

 

Exercise of stock options

 

1.4

 

 

18.0

 

 

 

 

18.0

 

Common shares issued to Directors

 

0.1

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

Conversion of convertible notes

 

10.1

 

0.1

 

84.3

 

 

 

 

84.4

 

Capital contributions from affiliates

 

 

 

28.8

 

 

 

 

28.8

 

Net transfers — THC

 

 

 

(325.7

)

 

 

 

(325.7

)

December 31, 2014

 

458.6

 

4.6

 

2,607.4

 

(716.8

)

(102.4

)

(87.5

)

1,705.3

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

111.3

 

 

 

111.3

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(136.0

)

 

(136.0

)

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

1.1

 

 

(5.0

)

 

 

 

(5.0

)

Stock-based compensation charges

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

Share repurchase

 

(37.0

)

 

 

 

 

(604.5

)

(604.5

)

Capital contributions from affiliates

 

 

 

198.8

 

 

 

 

198.8

 

Net transfers — THC

 

 

 

1,034.1

 

 

 

 

1,034.1

 

December 31, 2015

 

422.7

 

$

4.6

 

$

3,843.1

 

$

(605.5

)

$

(238.4

)

$

(692.0

)

$

2,311.8

 

 

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

 

F- 6



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

343.7

 

340.0

 

325.3

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

39.6

 

36.3

 

28.3

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

37.6

 

38.8

 

40.6

 

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

 

4.5

 

6.2

 

23.9

 

Stock-based compensation charges

 

2.7

 

1.4

 

5.3

 

Impairment

 

 

9.6

 

 

Gain on disposal of business

 

(50.9

)

 

 

(Gain) loss on revaluation of foreign denominated debt

 

3.1

 

(2.2

)

0.6

 

Provision for receivables allowance

 

33.7

 

31.3

 

26.5

 

Deferred taxes on income

 

22.3

 

33.4

 

33.5

 

Gain on sale of revenue earning equipment, net

 

(14.4

)

(10.3

)

(38.5

)

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(1.7

)

(2.2

)

(4.3

)

Income from joint ventures

 

(4.1

)

(4.7

)

(3.0

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

0.8

 

27.5

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(11.0

)

(53.4

)

(25.6

)

Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(11.0

)

(12.0

)

(7.9

)

Accounts payable

 

(5.2

)

(28.8

)

42.9

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(5.5

)

(11.3

)

(5.7

)

Accrued taxes

 

3.4

 

(5.0

)

5.2

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

498.1

 

457.6

 

572.7

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

3.3

 

33.5

 

(47.5

)

Revenue earning equipment expenditures

 

(600.0

)

(614.5

)

(706.7

)

Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment

 

151.9

 

179.6

 

185.7

 

Property and equipment expenditures

 

(76.9

)

(43.7

)

(28.1

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

6.0

 

15.8

 

8.8

 

Proceeds from disposal of businesses

 

126.4

 

 

 

Other investing activities

 

(0.5

)

 

(1.7

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(389.8

)

(429.3

)

(589.5

)

 

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

 

F- 7



 

HERC HOLDINGS, INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(In millions)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

1,865.0

 

2,480.0

 

2,446.2

 

Payments of long-term debt

 

(2,218.6

)

(2,434.9

)

(2,344.1

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

5.1

 

18.0

 

26.9

 

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

 

 

3.4

 

5.1

 

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

(5.0

)

(16.5

)

(12.0

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(604.5

)

 

(554.7

)

Capital contributions from affiliates

 

198.8

 

28.8

 

 

Net transfers (to) from THC

 

1,034.1

 

(325.7

)

661.6

 

Net financing activities with affiliates

 

(382.1

)

224.5

 

(218.7

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(107.2

)

(22.4

)

10.3

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(4.3

)

(2.4

)

(1.3

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period

 

(3.2

)

3.5

 

(7.8

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

18.9

 

15.4

 

23.2

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

15.7

 

$

18.9

 

$

15.4

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

51.4

 

$

46.9

 

$

35.2

 

Income taxes

 

$

10.1

 

$

23.6

 

$

17.6

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of revenue earning equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

29.8

 

$

63.6

 

$

112.5

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment included in receivables

 

$

34.3

 

$

38.5

 

$

42.8

 

Purchase of property and equipment included in accounts payable

 

$

(3.8

)

$

2.5

 

$

4.2

 

Sales of property and equipment included in receivables

 

$

1.8

 

$

1.2

 

$

(1.7

)

Conversion of convertible Senior Notes included in debt, common stock and additional paid in capital

 

$

 

$

84.4

 

$

372.5

 

Capital leases included in property and equipment and debt

 

$

 

$

6.4

 

$

38.4

 

 

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

 

F- 8



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 — Background

 

On March 18, 2014, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (“Hertz Holdings”) announced its intention to separate its car rental business and its equipment rental business (the “Spin-Off”) into two independent, publicly traded companies. To effect the separation, Hertz Holdings will first undertake an internal reorganization pursuant to which all of the shares of The Hertz Corporation, the primary operating company of Hertz Holdings’ car rental business (“THC”), will be indirectly held by Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., or “New Hertz”, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hertz Holdings, and all of the shares of Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, the primary operating company of Hertz Holdings’ equipment rental business (“HERC”), will be indirectly held by Hertz Investors, Inc., which is wholly owned by Hertz Holdings. Following the internal reorganization, Hertz Holdings will distribute all of the shares of common stock of New Hertz to the stockholders of Hertz Holdings on a pro rata basis. Following the distribution, New Hertz will operate the car rental business through THC and its subsidiaries and Hertz Holdings, which will be renamed Herc Holdings Inc. (“HERC Holdings”) will continue to operate the equipment rental business.

 

Below are diagrams depicting the basic organizational structure of Hertz Holdings before the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off and HERC Holdings and New Hertz after the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off:

 

 


*                     Prior to the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off, New Hertz conducts no operations.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 


*                     Newly formed entities for purposes of effecting the internal reorganization and the Spin-Off.

 

For accounting purposes, due to the relative significance of New Hertz to Hertz Holdings, New Hertz will be considered the spinnor or divesting entity and HERC Holdings will be considered the spinnee or divested entity. As a result, despite the legal form of the transaction, New Hertz will be the “accounting successor” to Hertz Holdings. As such, the historical financial information of New Hertz will reflect the financial information of Hertz Holdings, as if New Hertz spun off HERC Holdings in the Spin-Off. In contrast, the historical financial information of HERC Holdings, including such information presented in these combined financial statements, will reflect the financial information of the equipment rental business of Hertz Holdings as historically operated as part of the consolidated Company, as if HERC Holdings was a stand-alone company for all periods presented. The historical financial information of HERC Holdings presented in these combined financial statements is not necessarily indicative of what HERC Holdings’ financial position or results of operations actually would have been had HERC Holdings operated as a separate, independent company for the periods presented.

 

The combined financial statements consist of HERC Holdings, the top level holding company of Hertz Holdings’ equipment rental business following the Spin-Off with no material assets or stand-alone operations, and HERC and its consolidated subsidiaries. At December 31, 2015, HERC operates equipment rental businesses through 281 branches in the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom and through joint ventures in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as through 13 franchisee owned branches. On October 30, 2015, the Company sold its operations in France and Spain representing a combined 62 branches. HERC has been in the equipment rental business since 1965 and offers a broad range of equipment for rent. Major categories of equipment for rental include earthmoving equipment, material handling equipment, aerial and electrical equipment, lighting, air compressors, pumps, generators, small tools, compaction equipment and construction-related trucks.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these notes to the combined financial statements to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean Herc Holdings Inc. (a/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.) and its expected combined subsidiaries following the Spin-Off, including HERC and its subsidiaries, but excluding THC.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The combined financial statements include the accounts of the Company as defined above. In the event that the Company is a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the variable interest entity are included in the Company’s combined financial statements. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in the combined financial statements. Transactions between the Company and THC and its affiliates are herein referred to as “related party” or “affiliated” transactions.

 

The combined financial statements include net interest expense on loans receivable and payable to affiliates and expense allocations for certain corporate functions historically performed by THC, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, employee benefits and incentives, insurance and stock-based compensation. These expenses have been allocated to the Company on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. Management believes the assumptions underlying the combined financial statements, including the assumptions regarding the allocation of corporate expenses from THC, are reasonable. Nevertheless, the combined financial statements may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had the Company been a stand-alone company during the years presented and may not reflect the Company’s combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows had the Company been a stand-alone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. For additional information related to costs allocated to the Company by THC, see Note 17 — Related Party Transactions.

 

Use of Estimates and Assumptions

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the combined financial statements include depreciation of revenue earning equipment, reserves for litigation and other contingencies, accounting for income taxes and related uncertain tax positions, pension and postretirement benefit costs, the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, the recoverability of long-lived assets, useful lives and impairment of long-lived tangible and intangible assets including goodwill and trade name, valuation of stock-based compensation, public liability and property damage reserves, reserves for restructuring, allowance for doubtful accounts, fair value of financial instruments, and allocated general corporate expenses from THC, among others.

 

Correction of Errors

 

We have revised our combined statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014 to correct immaterial errors in the presentation of operating, investing and financing cash flows for certain items. The corrections principally relate to purchases, disposals, prepaids and payables related to revenue earning equipment and property, plant and equipment, impairment of revenue earning equipment as well as other immaterial items. The errors were primarily attributable to using roll forward schedules that did not reflect all activity within the period. The adjustments had no net impact on cash and cash equivalents.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The following table presents the effect of these corrections on our combined statement of cash flows (in millions):

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

 

 

As Previously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported

 

Adjustments

 

As Revised

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

89.7

 

$

 

$

89.7

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

340.0

 

 

340.0

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

36.3

 

 

36.3

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

38.8

 

 

38.8

 

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

 

2.9

 

3.3

 

6.2

 

Stock-based compensation charges

 

1.4

 

 

1.4

 

Impairment

 

9.6

 

 

9.6

 

(Gain) loss on revaluation of foreign denominated debt

 

(2.2

)

 

(2.2

)

Provision for receivables allowance

 

31.3

 

 

31.3

 

Deferred taxes on income

 

33.4

 

 

33.4

 

Gain on sale of revenue earning equipment, net

 

(19.9

)

9.6

 

(10.3

)

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(2.9

)

0.7

 

(2.2

)

Income from joint venture

 

(4.8

)

0.1

 

(4.7

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

0.8

 

 

0.8

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(50.4

)

(3.0

)

(53.4

)

Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets

 

5.8

 

(17.8

)

(12.0

)

Accounts payable

 

(9.2

)

(19.6

)

(28.8

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(10.1

)

(1.2

)

(11.3

)

Accrued taxes

 

(6.6

)

1.6

 

(5.0

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

483.9

 

(26.3

)

457.6

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

33.5

 

 

33.5

 

Revenue earning equipment expenditures

 

(634.3

)

19.8

 

(614.5

)

Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment

 

191.3

 

(11.7

)

179.6

 

Property and equipment expenditures

 

(52.2

)

8.5

 

(43.7

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

12.1

 

3.7

 

15.8

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(449.6

)

20.3

 

(429.3

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

2,480.0

 

 

2,480.0

 

Payments of long-term debt

 

(2,434.9

)

 

(2,434.9

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

18.0

 

 

18.0

 

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

 

3.4

 

 

3.4

 

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

(16.5

)

 

(16.5

)

Capital contributions from affiliates

 

28.8

 

 

28.8

 

Net transfers (to) from THC

 

(325.7

)

 

(325.7

)

Net financing activities with affiliates

 

218.5

 

6.0

 

224.5

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(28.4

)

6.0

 

(22.4

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(2.4

)

 

(2.4

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period

 

3.5

 

 

3.5

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

15.4

 

 

15.4

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

18.9

 

$

 

$

18.9

 

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The errors identified also impacted the statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. See Note 21 — Revision of Interim Financial Information (unaudited) for further discussion.

 

Acquisition Accounting

 

The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting. Under this method, the acquiring company records the assets acquired, including intangible assets that can be identified and named, and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The purchase price in excess of the fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. If the assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed, are greater than the purchase price paid, then a bargain purchase has occurred and the Company will recognize the gain immediately in earnings. Among sources of relevant information, the Company may use independent appraisals and actuarial or other valuations to assist in determining the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities. Various assumptions are used in the determination of these estimated fair values including discount rates, market and volume growth rates, expected royalty rates, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) margins and other prospective financial information. Transaction costs associated with acquisitions are expensed as incurred.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents includes cash and cash equivalents that are not readily available for the Company’s normal disbursements. Restricted cash and cash equivalents are restricted for the purchase of revenue earning equipment and the Company’s Like-Kind Exchange Program (“LKE Program”). These funds are primarily held in highly rated money market funds with investments primarily in government and corporate obligations.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are invested in various investment grade institutional money market accounts and bank term deposits. Deposits held at banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits. Generally, these deposits may be redeemed upon demand and are maintained with financial institutions with reputable credit and therefore bear minimal credit risk. The Company seeks to mitigate such risks by spreading the risk across multiple counterparties and monitoring the risk profiles of these counterparties. In addition, the Company has credit risk from financial instruments used in hedging activities. The Company limits its exposure relating to financial instruments by diversifying the financial instruments among various counterparties, which consist of major financial institutions.

 

No single customer accounted for more than 3% of the Company’s rental revenues during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, no single customer accounted for more than 3% of accounts receivable.

 

Receivables

 

Receivables are stated net of allowances and represent credit extended to manufacturers and customers that satisfy defined credit criteria. The estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company’s historical experience and its judgment as to the likelihood of ultimate collection. Actual receivables are written-off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when the Company determines the

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

balance will not be collected. Estimates for future credit memos are based on historical experience and are reflected as reductions to revenue, while bad debt expense is reflected as a component of “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Company’s combined statements of operations.

 

Inventory

 

Inventory consists of new equipment, supplies, tools, parts, fuel and related supply items. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by inventory type on the average method.

 

Revenue Earning Equipment

 

Revenue earning equipment is stated at cost, net of related discounts, with holding periods ranging from 24 to 108 months. Generally, when revenue earning equipment is acquired, the Company estimates the period that it will hold the asset, primarily based on historical measures of the amount of rental activity (e.g. equipment usage) and the targeted age of equipment at the time of disposal. The Company also estimates the residual value of the applicable revenue earning equipment at the expected time of disposal. The residual value for rental equipment is affected by factors which include equipment age and amount of usage. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated holding period. Depreciation rates are reviewed on a quarterly basis based on management’s ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and the estimated holding periods. Market conditions for used equipment sales can also be affected by external factors such as the economy, natural disasters, fuel prices and incentives offered by manufacturers of new equipment. These key factors are considered when estimating future residual values and assessing depreciation rates. As a result of this ongoing assessment, the Company makes periodic adjustments to depreciation rates of revenue earning equipment in response to changed market conditions. For certain equipment at or nearing the end of its useful life, the Company has considered the option of refurbishing the equipment as an alternative to replacing it based upon the economics of each alternative. Refurbishment costs that extend the useful life of the asset are capitalized and amortized over the remaining useful life of the asset.

 

During 2014, the Company decided to sell certain revenue earning equipment which has been categorized as held for sale. As a result, the Company determined the fair value of these assets and recorded an impairment charge of $9.6 million.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated utilizing the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the estimated useful lives of the related assets or leases, whichever is shorter. Useful lives are as follows:

 

Buildings

 

8 to 33 years

Furniture and fixtures

 

4 to 10 years

Service cars and service equipment

 

3 to 13 years

Leasehold improvements

 

The lesser of the economic life or the lease term

 

The Company follows the practice of charging routine maintenance and repairs, including the cost of minor replacements, to maintenance expense. Costs of major replacements are capitalized and depreciated.

 

Public Liability and Property Damage

 

The obligation for public liability and property damage on self-insured U.S. and international equipment represents an estimate for both reported accident claims not yet paid, and claims incurred but not yet reported. The related liabilities are recorded on a non-discounted basis. Reserve requirements are based on actuarial evaluations of historical accident claim experience and trends, as well as future

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

projections of ultimate losses, expenses, premiums and administrative costs. The adequacy of the liability is regularly monitored based on evolving accident claim history and insurance-related state legislation changes. If the Company’s estimates change or if actual results differ from these assumptions, the amount of the recorded liability is adjusted to reflect these results.

 

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Employee Benefits

 

The Company’s employee pension costs and obligations are developed from actuarial valuations. Inherent in these valuations are key assumptions, including discount rates, salary growth, long-term return on plan assets, retirement rates, mortality rates and other factors. The selection of assumptions is based on historical trends and known economic and market conditions at the time of valuation, as well as independent studies of trends performed by actuaries. However, actual results may differ substantially from the estimates that were based on the critical assumptions. The Company uses a December 31 measurement date for all of the plans.

 

Actual results that differ from the Company’s assumptions are accumulated and amortized over future periods and, therefore, generally affect its recognized expense in such future periods. While management believes that the assumptions used are appropriate, significant differences in actual experience or significant changes in assumptions would affect the Company’s pension costs and obligations.

 

The Company maintains reserves for employee medical claims, up to its insurance stop-loss limit, and workers’ compensation claims. These are regularly evaluated and revised, as needed, based on a variety of information, including historical experience, actuarial estimates and current employee statistics.

 

Restructuring

 

Business restructuring charges include (i) one-time termination benefits related to employee separations, (ii) contract terminations costs, and/or (iii) other costs associated with exit or disposal activities including, but not limited to, costs for consolidating or closing facilities and relocating employees and are recognized at fair value when management has committed to a restructuring plan.

 

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

 

Assets and liabilities of international subsidiaries whose functional currency is the local currency are translated at the rate of exchange in effect on the balance sheet date; income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates throughout the year. The related translation adjustments are reflected in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the equity section of the Company’s combined balance sheets. Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from transactions are included in earnings.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The Company is exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in gasoline and diesel fuel prices and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company manages exposure to these market risks through ongoing processes to monitor the impact of market changes and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of financial instruments. Financial instruments are viewed as risk management tools and have not been used for speculative or trading purposes. The Company accounts for all derivatives in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires that they be recorded on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at their fair value. For financial instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company designates the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as either a fair value hedge or a cash flow hedge. The effective portion of changes in fair value of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedging instruments is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income (loss). Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings in the same period that the hedged item is recognized in earnings.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges is recognized currently in earnings within the same line item as the hedged item, based upon the nature of the hedged item. For financial instruments that are not part of a qualified hedging relationship, the changes in their fair value are recognized currently in earnings.

 

Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets

 

On an annual basis and at interim periods when circumstances require, the Company tests the recoverability of its goodwill. The Company utilizes the two-step impairment analysis and elects not to use the qualitative assessment or “Step Zero” approach. In the two-step impairment analysis, the Company compares the carrying value of each identified reporting unit to its fair value. If the carrying value of the reporting unit is greater than its fair value, the second step is performed, where the implied fair value of goodwill is compared to its carrying value. The Company recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using the net present value of discounted cash flows generated by each reporting unit and incorporate various assumptions related to discount and growth rates specific to the reporting unit to which they are applied. The Company’s discounted cash flows are based upon reasonable and appropriate assumptions, which are weighted for their likely probability of occurrence, about the underlying business activities of the Company’s reporting units.

 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily trademarks, are not amortized but are evaluated annually for impairment and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of this asset may exceed its fair value. If the carrying value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

 

Finite Lived Intangible and Long-Lived Assets

 

Intangible assets include customer relationships, technology, trademarks and trade-names and other intangibles. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated economic lives of the assets, which range from two to fifteen years. Long-lived assets, including intangible assets with finite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Determination of recoverability is based on an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows resulting from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Measurement of an impairment loss for long-lived assets that management expects to hold and use is based on the estimated fair value of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or estimated fair value less costs to sell.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Equipment rental revenue includes revenues generated from renting equipment to customers and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the length of the rental contract. Also included in equipment rental revenue are fees for equipment delivery and pick-up and fees for loss damage waivers which allows customers to limit the risk of financial loss in the event the Company’s equipment is damaged or lost. Delivery and pick-up fees are recognized as revenue when the services are performed and fees related to loss damage waivers are recognized over the length of the contract term.

 

Revenues from the sale of revenue earning equipment, new equipment, parts and supplies are recognized at the time the customer takes possession, when collectability is reasonably assured and when all obligations under the sales contract have been fulfilled. Sales tax amounts collected from customers are recorded on a net basis.

 

The Company generally recognizes revenue from the sale of new equipment purchased from other companies based on the gross amount billed as the Company establishes its own pricing and retains related

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

inventory risk, is the primary obligor in sales transactions with its customers, and assumes the credit risk for amounts billed to its customers.

 

Service and other revenue is recognized as the services are performed.

 

Asset Retirement Obligations

 

The Company maintains a liability for asset retirement obligations. Asset retirement obligations are legal obligations to perform certain activities in connection with the retirement, disposal or abandonment of long-lived assets. The Company’s asset retirement obligations are primarily related to the removal of underground gasoline storage tanks and the restoration of its rental facilities. The asset retirement obligations are measured at discounted fair values at the time the liability is incurred. Accretion expense is recognized as an operating expense using the credit-adjusted risk-free interest rate in effect when the liability was recognized. The associated asset retirement obligations are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the long-lived asset and depreciated over the estimated remaining useful life of the asset.

 

Advertising

 

Advertising and sales promotion costs are expensed the first time the advertising or sales promotion takes place. Advertising costs are reflected as a component of “Selling, general and administrative” in the Company’s combined statements of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, advertising costs were $2.9 million, $3.3 million and $4.9 million, respectively.

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

The Company’s employees are generally eligible to participate in the stock-based compensation plans of Hertz Holdings. Under these plans, certain employees have received grants of restricted stock units, performance stock units and stock options for Hertz Holdings common stock. Additionally, all eligible employees of the Company are provided the opportunity to participate in Hertz Holdings’ employee stock purchase plan.

 

The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. The Company has estimated the fair value of options issued at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which includes assumptions related to volatility, expected life, dividend yield and risk-free interest rate.

 

The Company accounts for restricted stock unit and performance stock unit awards as equity classified awards. For restricted stock units, the expense is based on the grant-date fair value of the stock and the number of shares that vest, recognized over the service period. For performance stock units, the expense is based on the grant-date fair value of the stock, recognized over a two to four year service period depending upon the applicable performance condition. For performance stock units, the Company re-assesses the probability of achieving the applicable performance condition each reporting period and adjusts the recognition of expense accordingly.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company’s operations are subject to U.S. federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes, portions of which have historically been included in the Hertz Holdings consolidated U.S. federal income tax return, along with certain state and local and foreign income tax returns. In preparing its combined financial statements, the Company has determined the tax provision for those operations that are included in the Hertz Holdings consolidated tax return on a separate company return basis, assuming that the Company had filed on a stand-alone basis separate from Hertz Holdings (“Separate Return Basis”).

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The current and deferred tax related balances and related tax carry forwards reflected in the Company’s combined financial statements have been determined on a Separate Return Basis, as a result, the tax balances and carry forwards on the Company’s tax returns post Spin-Off, including net operating losses and tax credits, will be different from those reflected in the combined financial statements. In addition, as a consequence of the Company’s inclusion in the Hertz Holdings’ consolidated income tax returns, it is severally liable, with other members of the consolidated group, for any additional taxes that may be assessed. There are no unrecognized tax benefits based on the HERC operations reflected in these combined financial statements.

 

A Like-Kind Exchange Program for HERC has been in place for several years. Pursuant to the program, we dispose of equipment and acquire replacement equipment in a form intended to allow such dispositions and replacements to qualify as tax-deferred “like-kind exchanges” pursuant to section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. The program has resulted in deferral of federal and state income taxes in prior years. The program allows tax deferral if a qualified replacement asset is acquired within a specific time period after asset disposal. Accordingly, if a qualified replacement asset is not purchased within this limited time period, taxable gain is recognized. We cannot offer assurance that the expected tax deferral will continue or that the relevant law concerning the programs will remain in its current form.

 

The Company applies the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), and computes the provision for income taxes on a Separate Return Basis. Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates is recognized in the statement of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Subsequent changes to enacted tax rates and changes to the global mix of earnings will result in changes to the tax rates used to calculate deferred taxes and any related valuation allowances. Provisions are not made for income taxes on undistributed earnings of international subsidiaries that are intended to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States or are expected to be remitted free of taxes. Future distributions, if any, from these international subsidiaries to the United States or changes in U.S. tax rules may require a charge to reflect tax on these amounts.

 

In accordance with ASC 740, the Company recognizes, in its combined financial statements, the impact of the Company’s tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the positions. The Company recognizes interest and penalties for uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Adopted

 

Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity

 

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance that changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. As a result of this guidance, only disposals of a component that represent a strategic shift that have, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results will be reported as a discontinued operation. Expanded disclosures are required for discontinued operations and for individually significant components that do not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2015 in accordance with the effective date. Adoption of this new guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes

 

In November 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as non-current in the balance sheet. We early adopted this guidance retrospectively during the fourth quarter of 2015. As a result of adopting this guidance, total assets and total liabilities as of December 31, 2014 decreased as discussed below.

 

The impact of adopting the above guidance as of December 31, 2014 was as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

tax

 

Total

 

Other

 

 

 

taxes

 

Total

 

tax

 

 

 

 

 

current

 

current

 

long-term

 

Total

 

current

 

current

 

long-term

 

Total

 

 

 

assets

 

assets

 

assets

 

assets

 

liabilities

 

liabilities

 

liabilities

 

liabilities

 

As previously reported

 

$

28.0

 

$

509.4

 

$

14.7

 

$

3,642.0

 

$

2.7

 

$

761.6

 

$

741.2

 

$

1,936.7

 

Adjust to long-term

 

(28.0

)

(28.0

)

(2.7

)

(30.7

)

(2.7

)

(2.7

)

(28.0

)

(30.7

)

As adjusted

 

$

 

$

481.4

 

$

12.0

 

$

3,611.3

 

$

 

$

758.9

 

$

713.2

 

$

1,906.0

 

 

Not Yet Adopted

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. The new guidance applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. The new principles-based revenue recognition model requires an entity to perform five steps: 1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, 3) determine the transaction price, 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Under the new guidance, performance obligations in a contract will be separately identified, which may impact the timing of recognition of the revenue allocated to each obligation. The measurement of revenue recognized may also be impacted by identification of new performance obligations and other provisions, such as collectability and variable consideration. Also, additional disclosures are required about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. The new guidance may be adopted on either a full or modified retrospective basis. As issued, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those reporting periods. In July 2015, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date of the guidance until annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued guidance that requires that a performance target in a share-based payment award that affects vesting and that can be achieved after the requisite service period is completed is to be accounted for as a performance condition; therefore, compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved, and the amount of compensation cost recognized should be based on the portion of the service period fulfilled. The guidance is effective either prospectively or retrospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company has assessed the potential impacts from

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

adoption of this guidance and has determined that there will be no impact on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued guidance that eliminates the concept of an event or transaction that is unusual in nature and occurs infrequently being treated as an extraordinary item. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company has assessed the potential impacts from future adoption of this guidance and has determined that there will be no impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued guidance that changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The new guidance may be applied using a full or modified retrospective approach. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company has assessed the potential impacts from future adoption of this guidance and has determined that there will not be a material impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance requiring debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. In August 2015, the FASB issued guidance clarifying that debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements may be deferred and presented as an asset. The guidance is effective retrospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. This guidance will require the Company to reclassify its debt issuance costs associated with its debt other than line-of-credit and other revolving debt arrangements on its consolidated balance sheets from “prepaid expenses and other assets” to “debt” on a retrospective basis. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial condition. The new guidance will not affect the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.

 

Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance for customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This new guidance is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company has assessed the potential impacts from adoption of this guidance and has determined that there will be no impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Simplifying the Subsequent Measurement of Inventory

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires inventory to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, excluding inventory measured using the last-in, first-out method or the retail inventory method. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Current guidance requires inventory to be measured at the lower of cost or market. This guidance is effective prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company

 

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(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement Period Adjustments for Business Combinations

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires adjustments to provisional amounts during the measurement period of a business combination to be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined, rather than retrospectively. The guidance is effective prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company has assessed the potential impacts from adoption of this guidance and has determined that there will be no impact on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that makes several changes to the accounting for financial assets and liabilities, including, among other things, a requirement to measure most equity investments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income (with the exception of investments that are consolidated or accounted for using the equity method or a fair value practicability exception), and amends certain disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements and financial assets and liabilities. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those annual periods using a modified retrospective transition method for most of the requirements. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance that replaces the existing lease guidance. The new guidance establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. This guidance also expands the requirements for lessees to record leases embedded in other arrangements and the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. Accounting guidance for lessors is largely unchanged. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those annual periods using a modified retrospective transition approach. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance that eliminates the requirement to apply the equity method of accounting retrospectively when significant influence over a previously held investment is obtained. Rather, the guidance requires the investor to add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method of accounting. This guidance is effective prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Amendment to Stock Compensation Accounting to Simplify Tax Consequences, Classification of Awards

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance, which requires different

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

transition requirements for the each amendment, is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of the adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Note 3 — Revenue Earning Equipment

 

Revenue earning equipment consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Revenue earning equipment

 

$

3,526.2

 

$

3,574.4

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(1,143.7

)

(1,146.5

)

Revenue earning equipment, net

 

$

2,382.5

 

$

2,427.9

 

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment includes the following (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

$

343.7

 

$

340.0

 

$

325.3

 

 

Depreciation rates are reviewed on a regular basis based on management’s ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and estimated holding periods. The impact of depreciation rate changes during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 was an increase (decrease) in expense of $1.9 million, $0.0 million and $(1.0) million, respectively.

 

The capitalized cost of refurbishing revenue earning equipment for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 were $40.1 million, $45.5 million and $25.3 million, respectively.

 

Note 4 — Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Land and buildings

 

$

108.0

 

$

115.6

 

Service vehicles

 

207.5

 

200.3

 

Leasehold improvements

 

56.7

 

60.1

 

Machinery and equipment

 

22.5

 

28.4

 

Computer equipment

 

32.4

 

30.2

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

4.0

 

5.8

 

Construction in progress

 

11.3

 

24.1

 

Property and equipment, at cost

 

442.4

 

464.5

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(195.8

)

(199.0

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

246.6

 

$

265.5

 

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $39.6 million, $36.3 million and $28.3 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for property and equipment is included in “Direct operating” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Company’s combined statements of operations.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Note 5 — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

 

At October 1, 2015 and 2014, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test and determined that no impairment existed for the years ended December 31, 2015 or 2014.

 

The following summarizes the changes in the Company’s goodwill (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Balance at the beginning of the period

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

$

770.0

 

$

770.4

 

Accumulated impairment losses

 

(674.9

)

(674.9

)

 

 

95.1

 

95.5

 

Sale of France and Spain operations

 

(4.4

)

 

Other changes during the year(a)

 

0.3

 

(0.4

)

 

 

(4.1

)

(0.4

)

Balance at the end of the period

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

765.9

 

770.0

 

Accumulated impairment losses

 

(674.9

)

(674.9

)

 

 

$

91.0

 

$

95.1

 

 


(a)          Includes changes resulting from the translation of foreign currencies at different exchange rates from the beginning of the period to the end of the period.

 

As of October 1, 2015 and 2014, the Company performed its annual impairment test of indefinite-lived intangible assets and determined that the respective carrying values did not exceed their estimated fair values, therefore no impairment existed.

 

Other intangible assets, net, consisted of the following major classes (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Carrying

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer-related

 

$

354.5

 

$

(344.0

)

$

10.5

 

Other(a)

 

35.0

 

(11.0

)

24.0

 

Total

 

389.5

 

(355.0

)

34.5

 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade name

 

266.0

 

 

266.0

 

Total other intangible assets, net

 

$

655.5

 

$

(355.0

)

$

300.5

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Gross Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Carrying

 

 

 

Amount

 

Amortization

 

Value

 

Amortizable intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer-related

 

$

355.7

 

$

(310.4

)

$

45.3

 

Other(a)

 

28.3

 

(10.2

)

18.1

 

Total

 

384.0

 

(320.6

)

63.4

 

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade name

 

266.0

 

 

266.0

 

Total other intangible assets, net

 

$

650.0

 

$

(320.6

)

$

329.4

 

 


(a)          Other amortizable intangible assets primarily consist of non-compete agreements and internally developed software.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Amortization of other intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $37.6 million, $38.8 million and $40.6 million, respectively. Based on our amortizable assets as of December 31, 2015, we expect amortization expense to be approximately $4.5 million in 2016, $3.1 million in 2017, $2.2 million in 2018, $1.4 million in 2019, $1.3 million in 2020 and $22.0 million thereafter.

 

Note 6 — Divestitures

 

On October 30, 2015, after negotiations with a third party, the Company sold its HERC France and Spain operations comprised of 60 locations in France and two in Spain and realized a gain on the sale in the amount of $50.9 million that was recorded in “Other (income) expense, net” in the Company’s statements of operations. A portion of the gain, $41.6 million, represents the release of currency translation adjustments from accumulated other comprehensive loss with the remainder of the gain attributable to the assets and liabilities sold.

 

Note 7 — Debt

 

Financial debt, including the short term portion, consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate at

 

Fixed or Floating

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

Facility

 

December 31, 2015

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

2015

 

2014

 

Senior ABL Facility(a)

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

 

$

343.6

 

Capitalized Leases

 

3.8%

 

Fixed

 

2016 – 2020

 

63.5

 

73.5

 

Total debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63.5

 

417.1

 

Less: current maturities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10.2

)

(10.6

)

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

53.3

 

$

406.5

 

 


(a)   A portion of this debt is denominated in a foreign currency.

 

Senior ABL Facility

 

In March 2011, HERC and THC, as co-borrowers, and certain of their subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement that initially provided for aggregate maximum borrowings of $1,800 million (subject to borrowing base availability) on a revolving basis under an asset-based revolving credit facility, or as amended, the “Senior ABL Facility.” Up to $1,500 million of the Senior ABL Facility was initially available for the issuance of letters of credit, subject to certain conditions including issuing lender participation. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and limitations, the Senior ABL Facility allows for the addition of incremental revolving and/or term loan commitments.

 

In July 2013, the Company increased the aggregate maximum borrowings under the Senior ABL Facility by $65 million (subject to borrowing base availability).

 

In October 2014, THC entered into an agreement to amend certain terms of the Senior ABL Facility. The amendment, among other things (i) extended the commitment period of $1,668 million of aggregate maximum borrowing capacity under the Senior ABL Facility to March 2017, with the remaining $197 million of aggregate maximum borrowing capacity under the Senior ABL Facility, expiring, as previously scheduled, in March 2016 and (ii) provided for an increase in aggregate maximum borrowing capacity under the Senior ABL Facility of $235 million, such that (a) prior to March 2016, aggregate maximum borrowing capacity will be $2,100 million and (b) after March 2016, aggregate maximum borrowing capacity will be $1,903 million (in each case, subject to borrowing base availability).

 

The lenders under the Senior ABL Facility have been granted a security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of THC, HERC and the co-borrowers and guarantors under that facility, including pledges of the stock of certain of their respective U.S. subsidiaries (subject, in each case, to

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

certain exceptions, including certain THC revenue earning equipment). The Senior ABL Facility permits the incurrence of future indebtedness secured on a basis either equal to or subordinated to the liens securing the Senior ABL Facility or on an unsecured basis.

 

Covenants in the Senior ABL Facility restrict payment of cash dividends to any parent of THC, including Hertz Holdings, except in an aggregate amount, taken together with certain investments, acquisitions and optional prepayments, not to exceed $200 million. THC may also pay additional cash dividends under the Senior ABL Facility so long as, among other things, (a) no specified default then exists or would arise as a result of making such dividends, (b) there is at least $200 million of liquidity under the Senior ABL Facility after giving effect to the proposed dividend, and (c) either (i) if such liquidity is less than $400 million immediately after giving effect to the making of such dividends, THC is in compliance with a specified fixed charge coverage ratio, or (ii) the amount of the proposed dividend does not exceed the sum of (x) 1% of tangible assets plus (y) a specified available amount determined by reference to, among other things, 50% of net income from January 1, 2011 to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements of THC are available plus (z) a specified amount of certain equity contributions made to THC.

 

Convertible Senior Notes

 

The 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due June 2014 were issued by Hertz Holdings and were convertible by holders into shares of its common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, as elected by Hertz Holdings, initially at a conversion rate of 120.6637 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes, subject to adjustment.

 

In January 2013, a conversion right was triggered because the Hertz Holdings’ closing common stock price per share exceeded $10.77 for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading day period ending on December 31, 2012.

 

In August 2013, Hertz Holdings entered into privately negotiated agreements with certain holders of approximately $390 million in aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes providing for conversion at a rate of 120.6637 shares of Hertz Holdings’ common stock for each $1,000 in principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes (with cash delivered in lieu of any fractional shares), which resulted in Hertz Holdings issuing an aggregate of approximately 47.1 million shares of its common stock, paying cash premiums of approximately $12 million and incurring a loss on extinguishment of debt of $27.5 million which was recorded in “Other (income) expense, net.”

 

In January 2014, another conversion right on its Convertible Senior Notes was triggered and in May 2014, substantially all of the Convertible Senior Notes were exchanged for 10.1 million shares of its common stock. The Convertible Senior Notes that were not previously converted matured in June 2014 and there are no longer any Convertible Senior Notes outstanding.

 

The debt has a weighted-average interest rate of approximately 0.0% and 2.8% as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Maturities

 

The aggregate amounts of maturities of debt for each of the twelve-month periods ending December 31 are as follows (in millions):

 

2016

 

$

10.2

 

2017

 

10.6

 

2018

 

15.3

 

2019

 

18.3

 

2020

 

9.1

 

After 2020

 

 

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Waivers

 

Due to the Hertz Holdings and subsidiaries’ accounting restatement, investigation and remediation activities, Hertz Holdings failed to file certain quarterly and annual reports and certain of its subsidiaries failed to file statutory financial statements within certain time periods set forth in the documentation of various of its (and/or its special purpose subsidiaries’) financing facilities which resulted in the occurrence of various potential and/or actual defaults and potential amortization events under certain of such financing facilities.

 

In May 2014, the Company obtained a waiver effective through June 15, 2014 from the requisite lenders under the Senior ABL Facility to waive the aforementioned events, as well as similar events that could arise from any restatement of annual and quarterly financial statements previously delivered by the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries under such facilities, and provided the required notices to the various lenders. In June 2014, the Company obtained an extension of such waiver, effective through November 14, 2014. In connection with certain refinancings consummated on October 31, 2014, the Company obtained a further extension of such waiver through June 30, 2015. In June 2015, the Company obtained an extension of such previously obtained waivers under the Senior ABL Facility.

 

On July 16, 2015, the Company filed its 2014 Form 10-K and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015. As a result, any potential and/or actual defaults under the Senior ABL Facility ceased to exist and were deemed to have been cured for all purposes of the related transaction documents.

 

Financial Covenant Compliance

 

Under the terms of its Senior ABL Facility, the Company is not subject to ongoing financial maintenance covenants; however, failure to maintain certain levels of liquidity will subject the Company to a contractually specified fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1:1 for the four quarters most recently ended. As of December 31, 2015, the Company was not subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio test.

 

Note 8 — Employee Retirement Benefits

 

THC sponsors certain U.S. defined benefit and defined contribution plans covering substantially all U.S. employees. Additionally, THC has non-U.S. defined benefit and defined contribution plans covering eligible non-U.S. employees. Postretirement benefits, other than pensions, provide healthcare benefits, and in some instances, life insurance benefits for certain eligible retired employees.

 

Qualified U.S. employees of the Company, after completion of specified periods of service, are eligible to participate in The Hertz Corporation Account Balance Defined Benefit Pension Plan, (“Hertz Retirement Plan”), a cash balance plan. Under this qualified Hertz Retirement Plan, the Company pays the entire cost and employees are not required to contribute. Some of the Company’s international subsidiaries have defined benefit retirement plans or participate in various insured or multiemployer plans. In certain countries, when the subsidiaries make the required funding payments, they have no further obligations under such plans.

 

Effective December 31, 2014, the Hertz Retirement Plan was amended to permanently discontinue future benefit accruals and participation under the plan for non-union employees. The Company anticipates that, while compensation credits will no longer be provided under the Hertz Retirement Plan after 2014 for affected participants, interest credits will continue to be credited on existing participant account balances under the plan until benefits are distributed and service will continue to be recognized for vesting and retirement eligibility requirements.

 

In connection with the freezing of the Hertz Retirement Plan, the Company plans to increase employer contributions into the qualified 401(k) savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”) that is sponsored by THC. Effective January 1, 2015, eligible participants under the 401(k) Plan will receive a matching employer contribution to

 

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(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

their 401(k) Plan account equal to (i) 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions made by such participant and (ii) 50% of the next 2% of employee contributions, with the total amount of such matching employer contribution to be completely vested, subject to applicable limits under the United States Internal Revenue Code. Certain eligible participants under the 401(k) Plan also will receive additional employer contribution amounts to their 401(k) Plan account depending on their years of service and age. The Company reserves the right to change its benefit offerings, at any time, at its discretion.

 

On October 22, 2014, THC amended two non-qualified, unfunded pension plans. These two plans are The Hertz Corporation Benefit Equalization Plan, or “BEP,” and The Hertz Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or “SERP II.” Effective as of December 31, 2014, THC permanently discontinued future benefit accruals and participation under the BEP and the SERP II. Service will continue to be recognized for vesting and retirement eligibility requirements under the BEP and SERP II.

 

Effective January 1, 2014, the Hertz Retirement Plan was amended to provide a maximum annual compensation credit equal to 5% of eligible compensation paid to all plan members who are hired or rehired before January 1, 2014, unless as of December 31, 2013 the member has at least 120 months of continuous service, in which case the member continues with an annual credit of 6.5%. All Hertz employees who are hired on or after January 1, 2014 were eligible for a flat 3% annual compensation credit, regardless of the member’s number of months of continuous service.

 

THC also sponsors postretirement health care and life insurance benefits for a limited number of employees with hire dates prior to January 1, 1990. The postretirement health care plan is contributory with participants’ contributions adjusted annually. An unfunded liability is recorded. THC also has a key officer postretirement car benefit plan that provides the use of a vehicle for retired Executive Vice Presidents and above who have a minimum of 20 years of service and who retired at age 58 or above. The assigned car benefit is available for 15 years postretirement or until the participant reaches the age of 80, whichever occurs last.

 

Many of the plans covering the Company’s employees also cover employees of other THC subsidiaries. For each of these plans, the Company has recorded its portion of the expense and the related obligations which have been actuarially determined and assets have been allocated proportionally. The contribution amounts for periods prior to the Spin-Off were determined in total for each of the plans and allocated to the Company based on the accumulated benefit obligation. In conjunction with the contemplated Spin-Off, these plans will be legally separated and the assets, if any, allocated based on the applicable requirements in the jurisdiction.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The following table details information regarding the Company’s portion of the funded status and the net periodic pension cost of the Hertz Retirement Plan, other postretirement benefit plans including health care and life insurance plans covering domestic (“U.S.”) employees and the retirement plans for international operations (“Non-U.S.”), together with amounts included in the Company’s combined balance sheets and statements of operations (in millions):

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Non-U.S.

 

Benefits (U.S.)

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015*

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Change in Benefit Obligation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at January 1

 

$

144.9

 

$

132.5

 

$

 

$

1.8

 

$

0.9

 

$

1.0

 

Service cost

 

0.1

 

5.4

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

5.6

 

6.2

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

Employee contributions

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

Plan curtailments

 

(0.2

)

(9.5

)

 

 

 

 

Plan settlements

 

(1.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(6.1

)

(4.5

)

 

(0.1

)

(0.1

)

(0.1

)

Foreign exchange translation

 

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

Net transfer(1) 

 

4.4

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

Actuarial loss (gain)

 

(4.3

)

14.8

 

 

0.3

 

 

(0.1

)

Benefit obligation at December 31

 

$

143.0

 

$

144.9

 

$

 

$

2.0

 

$

1.0

 

$

0.9

 

Change in Plan Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at January 1

 

$

130.1

 

$

118.3

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

(4.0

)

11.7

 

 

 

 

 

Company contributions

 

1.4

 

4.6

 

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

 

Employee contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1

 

Plan settlements

 

(1.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(6.1

)

(4.5

)

 

(0.1

)

(0.1

)

(0.1

)

Adjustment(2) 

 

4.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at December 31

 

$

124.3

 

$

130.1

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Funded Status of the Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan assets less than benefit obligation

 

$

(18.7

)

$

(14.8

)

$

 

$

(2.0

)

$

(1.0

)

$

(0.9

)

 


*                     The Non-U.S. pension obligation was effectively assumed by the buyer of HERC France as part of the divestiture agreement that closed on October 30, 2015.

 

(1)             The benefit obligation relating to HERC participants is determined each January 1, based upon updated participant information. The net transfer represents a liability adjustment relating to the updated participant information.

 

(2)             Assets are allocated between THC and HERC in proportion to the associated liability. This represents an adjustment to assets based on the updated liability.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Non-U.S.

 

Benefits (U.S.)

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Amounts recognized in balance sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued benefit liability, current

 

$

(0.5

)

$

(1.4

)

$

 

$

 

$

(0.1

)

$

(0.1

)

Accrued benefit liability, noncurrent

 

(18.2

)

(13.4

)

 

(2.0

)

(0.9

)

(0.8

)

Net obligation recognized in the balance sheet

 

$

(18.7

)

$

(14.8

)

$

 

$

(2.0

)

$

(1.0

)

$

(0.9

)

Prior service credit (cost)

 

$

0.2

 

$

0.3

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Net gain (loss)

 

(25.7

)

(18.2

)

 

(0.2

)

0.1

 

0.2

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(25.5

)

(17.9

)

 

(0.2

)

0.1

 

0.2

 

Accumulated contributions in excess of net periodic benefit cost

 

6.8

 

3.1

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded accrued pension or postretirement benefit

 

 

 

 

(1.8

)

(1.1

)

(1.1

)

Net obligation recognized in the balance sheet

 

$

(18.7

)

$

(14.8

)

$

 

$

(2.0

)

$

(1.0

)

$

(0.9

)

Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss

 

$

7.6

 

$

3.7

 

$

 

$

0.3

 

$

 

$

 

Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss

 

$

5.1

 

$

4.6

 

$

 

$

0.5

 

$

 

$

 

Estimated amounts that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss over the next fiscal year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

(0.3

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

(0.3

)

Accumulated Benefit Obligation at December 31

 

$

142.1

 

$

143.6

 

$

 

$

1.5

 

$

 

$

 

Weighted-average assumptions as of December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

4.0% – 4.3%

 

3.6% – 3.9%

 

N/A

 

1.9

%

4.2

%

3.8

%

Expected return on assets

 

7.2%

 

7.6%

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

Average rate of increase in compensation

 

4.3%

 

4.5% – 5.6%

 

N/A

 

2.0

%

 

 

Initial health care cost trend rate

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

6.9

%

7.3

%

Ultimate health care cost trend rate

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

4.5

%

4.5

%

Number of years to ultimate trend rate

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

23

 

15

 

 

The discount rate used to determine the December 31, 2015 benefit obligations for U.S. pension plans is based on the rate from the Mercer Pension Discount Curve-Above Mean Yield that is appropriate for the duration of the Company’s plan liabilities. For the Company’s plans outside the U.S., the discount rate reflects the market rates for an optimized subset of high-quality corporate bonds currently available. The discount rate in a country was determined based on a yield curve constructed from high quality corporate bonds in that country. The rate selected from the yield curve has a duration that matches the Company’s plan.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The expected return on plan assets for each funded plan is based on expected future investment returns considering the target investment mix of plan assets.

 

The following table provides the accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans and information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets (in millions):

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Non-U.S.

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Accumulated benefit obligation for all plans

 

$

142.1

 

$

143.6

 

$

 

$

1.5

 

Plans with accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projected benefit obligation

 

$

143.0

 

$

144.9

 

$

 

$

2.0

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

$

142.1

 

$

143.6

 

$

 

$

1.5

 

Fair value of plan assets

 

$

124.3

 

$

130.1

 

$

 

$

 

 

The following table sets forth the net periodic pension expense (in millions):

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Non-U.S.

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

0.1

 

$

5.4

 

$

5.8

 

$

 

$

0.1

 

$

0.1

 

Interest cost

 

5.6

 

6.2

 

5.6

 

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(8.7

)

(8.4

)

(7.5

)

 

 

 

Net amortizations

 

0.3

 

0.1

 

1.2

 

 

 

 

Curtailment gain

 

 

(2.4

)

 

 

 

 

Settlement loss

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net pension expense

 

$

(2.5

)

$

0.9

 

$

5.1

 

$

 

$

0.2

 

$

0.2

 

Weighted-average discount rate for expense (January 1)

 

3.6% – 3.9%

 

4.4% – 4.8%

 

3.5% – 4.0%

 

N/A

 

3.6

%

3.1

%

Weighted-average assumed long-term rate of return on assets (January 1)

 

7.4

%

7.6

%

7.6

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

The balance in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” in the combined balance sheets at December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 relating to pension and postretirement benefits were losses of $15.5 million, $9.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively.

 

Changing the assumed health care cost trend rates by one percentage point is estimated to have an insignificant (less than $0.1 million) impact on total of service and interest cost components and the postretirement benefit obligation.

 

The provisions charged to income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 for all other pension plans were approximately $3.6 million, $3.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The provisions charged to income for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 for the defined contribution plans were approximately $7.4 million, $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

 

Plan Assets

 

THC has a long-term investment outlook for the assets held in its plans, which is consistent with the long-term nature of each plan’s respective liabilities. We have one major plan which resides in the U.S.

 

The THC U.S. Plan, (the “Plan”), currently has a target asset allocation of 65% equity and 35% fixed income. The equity portion of the Plan is invested in one passively managed S&P 500 index fund, one passively managed U.S. small/midcap fund, one actively managed international fund and one actively managed emerging markets fund. The fixed income portion of the Plan is actively managed by professional investment managers and is benchmarked to the Barclays Long Govt./Credit Index. The Plan assumes a 7.2% rate of return on assets, which represents the expected long-term annual weighted-average return for the Plan in total.

 

The fair value measurements of the Plan assets are based upon significant observable inputs (Level 2) that reflect quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets. The following represents the Company’s portion of total allocated pension plan assets from THC (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

Asset Category

 

2015

 

2014

 

Short Term Investments

 

$

1.5

 

$

2.7

 

Equity Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Large Cap

 

34.2

 

35.9

 

U.S. Mid Cap

 

7.8

 

10.5

 

U.S. Small Cap

 

9.7

 

8.0

 

International Large Cap

 

20.7

 

20.8

 

International Emerging Markets

 

6.3

 

6.1

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

1.1

 

0.9

 

Fixed Income Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasuries

 

13.2

 

13.2

 

Corporate Bonds

 

23.8

 

25.9

 

Government Bonds

 

1.9

 

2.1

 

Municipal Bonds

 

2.2

 

2.1

 

Real Estate (REITs)

 

1.9

 

1.9

 

Total fair value of pension plan assets

 

$

124.3

 

$

130.1

 

 

Contributions

 

THC’s policy for funded plans is to contribute annually, at a minimum, amounts required by applicable laws, regulations and union agreements. From time to time THC makes contributions and benefit payments beyond those legally required. In 2015, the Company did not make any cash contributions to its U.S. qualified pension plan. In 2014, the Company’s portion of cash contributions to its U.S. qualified pension plan was $4.6 million.

 

In 2015, the Company made benefit payments to its U.S. non-qualified pension plans of $1.4 million. In 2014, the Company made benefit payments to its U.S. non-qualified pension plans of $0.1 million.

 

The Company does not anticipate contributing to the U.S. qualified pension plan during 2016. The level of future contributions will vary, and is dependent on a number of factors including investment returns, interest rate fluctuations, plan demographics, funding regulations and the results of the final actuarial valuation.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

 

The following table presents estimated future benefit payments (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Postretirement

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Benefits (U.S.)

 

2016

 

$

8.2

 

$

0.1

 

2017

 

8.9

 

0.1

 

2018

 

9.4

 

0.1

 

2019

 

9.9

 

0.1

 

2020

 

10.4

 

0.1

 

2021 – 2025

 

55.8

 

0.4

 

 

 

$

102.6

 

$

0.9

 

 

Multiemployer Pension Plans

 

The Company contributes to several multiemployer defined benefit pension plans under collective bargaining agreements that cover certain union-represented employees. The risks of participating in such plans are different from the risks of single-employer plans, in the following respects:

 

(a)             Assets contributed to a multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers;

 

(b)             If a participating employer ceases to contribute to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers;

 

(c)              If the Company ceases to have an obligation to contribute to the multiemployer plan in which the Company had been a contributing employer, the Company may be required to pay to the plan an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan and on the history of the Company’s participation in the plan prior to the cessation of its obligation to contribute. The amount that an employer that has ceased to have an obligation to contribute to a multiemployer plan is required to pay to the plan is referred to as a withdrawal liability.

 

The Company’s participation in multiemployer plans for the annual period ended December 31, 2015 is outlined in the table below. For each plan that is individually significant to the Company, the following information is provided:

 

The “EIN / Pension Plan Number” column provides the Employer Identification Number and the three-digit plan number assigned to a plan by the Internal Revenue Service. The most recent Pension Protection Act Zone Status available for 2015 and 2014 is for plan years that ended in 2015 and 2014, respectively. The zone status is based on information provided to the Company and other participating employers by each plan and is certified by the plan’s actuary. A plan in the “red” zone has been determined to be in “critical status”, based on criteria established under the Internal Revenue Code, or the “Code,” and is generally less than 65% funded. A plan in the “yellow” zone has been determined to be in “endangered status”, based on criteria established under the Code, and is generally less than 80% funded. A plan in the “green” zone has been determined to be neither in “critical status” nor in “endangered status,” and is generally at least 80% funded.

 

The “FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented” column indicates whether a Funding Improvement Plan, as required under the Code to be adopted by plans in the “yellow” zone, or a Rehabilitation Plan, as required under the Code to be adopted by plans in the “red” zone, is pending or has been implemented as of the end of the plan year that ended in 2015.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The “Surcharge Imposed” column indicates whether the Company’s contribution rate for 2015 included an amount in addition the contribution rate specified in the applicable collective bargaining agreement, as imposed by a plan in “critical status,” in accordance with the requirements of the Code. The last column lists the expiration dates of the collective bargaining agreements pursuant to which the Company contributed to the plans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

Pension

 

FIP/

 

Contributions by

 

 

 

Dates of

 

 

 

 

 

Protection Act

 

RP Status

 

The Hertz

 

 

 

Collective

 

(In millions)

 

EIN/Pension

 

Zone Status

 

Pending/

 

Corporation

 

Surcharge

 

Bargaining

 

Pension Fund

 

Plan Number

 

2015

 

2014

 

Implemented

 

2015

 

2014

 

Imposed

 

Agreements

 

Midwest Operating Engineers

 

36-6140097

 

Green

 

Green

 

NA

 

$

0.7

 

$

0.5

 

NA

 

8/31/2018

 

Operating Engineers Local 324

 

38-1900637

 

Critical*

 

Critical*

 

NA

 

0.2

 

0.1

 

Yes

 

2/28/2017

 

International Union of Operating Engineers 4

 

04-6013863

 

Green

 

Green

 

NA

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

NA

 

8/31/2017

 

Central Pension Fund of IUOE

 

36-6052390

 

Green

 

Green

 

NA

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

NA

 

Various

 

Motion Picture Industry

 

95-1810805

 

Green

 

Green

 

NA

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

NA

 

4/1/2017

 

International Union of Operating Engineers 478

 

06-0733831

 

Green

 

Green

 

NA

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

NA

 

3/31/2017

 

Central Pension Fund of the IUOE

 

43-0827344

 

Green

 

Green

 

NA

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

NA

 

4/30/2017

 

Total Contributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.4

 

$

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 


*                     Operating Engineers Local 324 is currently operating under a rehabilitation plan adopted in 2011.

 

There are no plans where the amount contributed by the Company represents more than 5% of the total contributions to the plan for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

Note 9 — Stock-Based Compensation

 

As of December 31, 2015, all stock-based compensation awards held by employees of the Company were granted by Hertz Holdings, under various Hertz Holdings’ sponsored plans. Stock-based compensation awards are measured on their grant date using a fair value method and are recognized in the            statement of operations over the requisite service period. Hertz Holdings’ stock-based compensation plans provide for grants of both equity and cash awards, including non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards (shares and units), restricted awards (shares and units) and deferred stock units to key executives, employees and non-management directors. All stock-based compensation award disclosures are measured in terms of ordinary shares of Hertz Holdings.

 

Under the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”), the total number of ordinary shares authorized by the shareholders is 32.7 million, of which 12.6 million remains available as of December 31, 2015 for future incentive awards.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The Company’s stock-based compensation expense is included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses.” The following table summarizes the expenses and associated income tax benefits recognized (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Compensation expense

 

$

2.7

 

$

1.4

 

$

5.3

 

Income tax benefit

 

(1.1

)

(0.5

)

(2.1

)

Total

 

$

1.6

 

$

0.9

 

$

3.2

 

 

These expenses include allocated stock-based compensation expenses from THC of $1.8 million, $0.5 million and $3.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. This expense is for the employees of THC and its non-HERC Holdings subsidiaries whose costs of services were allocated to the Company. For additional information related to costs allocated to the Company by THC, see Note 17 — Related Party Transactions.

 

As of December 31, 2015, there was approximately $3.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, restricted awards and performance awards granted to the Company’s employees by Hertz Holdings under various Hertz Holdings’ sponsored plans. The total unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining one year, on a weighted average basis, of the requisite service period that began on the grant dates.

 

Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights

 

All stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the Omnibus Plan will have a per-share exercise price of not less than the fair market value of one share of Hertz Holdings’ common stock on the grant date. Stock options and stock appreciation rights will vest based on a minimum period of service or the occurrence of events (such as a change in control, as defined in the Omnibus Plan) specified by the compensation committee of Hertz Holdings’ Board of Directors. No stock options or stock appreciation rights will be exercisable after ten years from the grant date.

 

The Company has accounted for its employee stock-based compensation awards in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation — Stock Compensation.” The options are being accounted for as equity-classified awards. The Company recognizes compensation cost on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The value of each option award is estimated on the grant date using a Black-Scholes option pricing model that incorporates the assumptions noted in the following table.

 

The Company calculates the expected volatility on the historical movement of its stock price.

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

Assumption

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Expected volatility

 

39.22

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Expected dividend yield

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Expected term (years)

 

5.0

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.22

%

N/A

 

N/A

 

Weighted-average grant date fair value

 

$

6.05

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

A summary of option activity under the plans is presented below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

Average

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Remaining

 

Intrinsic Value

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

Contractual

 

(In millions

 

Options

 

Shares

 

Price

 

Term (years)

 

of dollars)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2015

 

157,935

 

$

14.29

 

3.4

 

$

2.3

 

Granted

 

493,784

 

21.89

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(267,882

)

23.49

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

383,837

 

$

17.63

 

3.5

 

$

0.5

 

Exercisable at December 31, 2015

 

161,435

 

$

14.41

 

2.4

 

$

0.5

 

 

A summary of non-vested options is presented below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

Average

 

 

 

Non-vested

 

Average

 

Grant-Date

 

 

 

Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Fair Value

 

Non-vested as of January 1, 2015

 

8,604

 

$

14.60

 

$

5.93

 

Granted

 

493,784

 

21.89

 

7.20

 

Vested

 

(12,104

)

14.60

 

5.93

 

Forfeited

 

(267,882

)

23.49

 

7.86

 

Non-vested as of December 31, 2015

 

222,402

 

$

19.96

 

$

6.41

 

 

Additional information pertaining to option activity under the plans is as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised

 

$

 

$

0.5

 

$

2.4

 

Cash received from the exercise of stock options(a)

 

 

0.8

 

2.3

 

Fair value of options that vested

 

0.1

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

Tax benefit realized on exercise of stock options

 

 

0.2

 

0.8

 

 


(a)          Cash received from exercise of stock options by non-HERC employees for 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $5.1 million, $17.2 million and $24.6 million, respectively.

 

Performance Stock, Performance Stock Units, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

 

Performance stock and performance stock units (“PSUs”) granted under the Omnibus Plan will vest based on the achievement of pre-determined performance goals over performance periods determined by Hertz Holdings’ compensation committee. Each of the units granted under the Omnibus Plan represent the right to receive one share of Hertz Holdings’ common stock on a specified future date. In the event of an employee’s death or disability, a pro rata portion of the employee’s performance stock and PSUs will vest to the extent performance goals are achieved at the end of the performance period. Restricted stock and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted under the Omnibus Plan will vest based on a minimum period of service or the occurrence of events (such as a change in control, as defined in the Omnibus Plan) specified by the compensation committee.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

A summary of the PSU activity under the Omnibus Plan is presented below.

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

Aggregate Intrinsic

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Value (In millions

 

 

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

of dollars)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2015

 

243,462

 

$

21.14

 

$

6.1

 

Granted

 

111,393

 

19.93

 

 

 

Vested

 

(31,659

)

15.56

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(203,835

)

20.01

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

119,361

 

$

19.08

 

$

1.7

 

 

A summary of the RSU activity under the Omnibus Plan is presented below.

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

Aggregate Intrinsic

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Value (In millions

 

 

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

of dollars)

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2015

 

36,021

 

$

16.97

 

$

0.9

 

Granted

 

88,978

 

18.80

 

 

 

Vested

 

(36,694

)

17.18

 

 

 

Forfeited or expired

 

(17,836

)

21.93

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2015

 

70,469

 

$

17.99

 

$

1.0

 

 

Additional information pertaining to RSU activity is as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Total fair value of awards that vested (in millions)

 

$

0.6

 

$

1.6

 

$

1.0

 

Weighted average grant date fair value of awards

 

$

17.18

 

$

15.13

 

$

23.80

 

 

Compensation expense for PSUs and RSUs is based on the grant date fair value, and is recognized ratably over the vesting period. For grants in 2015, 2014 and 2013, the vesting period is three years. In addition to the service vesting condition, the PSUs had an additional vesting condition which called for the number of units that will be awarded being based on achievement of a certain level of Corporate EBITDA (pre Spin-Off) or other performance measures over the applicable measurement period.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

Hertz Holdings operated an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) for certain eligible employees and recognized compensation cost for the amount of the discount on the stock purchased by its employees under the ESPP of approximately $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The ESPP was suspended in 2014.

 

Note 10 — Taxes on Income

 

During the periods presented in the financial statements HERC was included in the consolidated income tax returns of Hertz. The income tax provision included in these financial statements has been calculated using a separate return basis, as if HERC filed separate consolidated group income tax returns, and was not part of the consolidated income tax returns of Hertz.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The components of income (loss) before income taxes for the periods were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Domestic

 

$

102.4

 

$

105.3

 

$

87.7

 

Foreign

 

54.5

 

39.2

 

65.4

 

Total

 

$

156.9

 

$

144.5

 

$

153.1

 

 

The total provision (benefit) for taxes on income consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

15.8

 

$

2.4

 

$

 

Foreign

 

3.3

 

16.0

 

19.8

 

State and local

 

4.2

 

3.0

 

1.7

 

Total current

 

23.3

 

21.4

 

21.5

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

20.4

 

31.7

 

32.8

 

Foreign

 

0.1

 

1.1

 

(0.8

)

State and local

 

1.8

 

0.6

 

1.5

 

Total deferred

 

22.3

 

33.4

 

33.5

 

Total provision

 

$

45.6

 

$

54.8

 

$

55.0

 

 

The principal items of the U.S. and foreign net deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Employee benefit plans

 

$

7.6

 

$

6.2

 

Tax credit carry forwards

 

0.1

 

7.4

 

Accrued and prepaid expenses

 

32.4

 

34.2

 

Net operating loss carry forwards

 

6.4

 

67.4

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

46.5

 

115.2

 

Less: valuation allowance

 

(3.6

)

(31.5

)

Total net deferred tax assets

 

42.9

 

83.7

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation on tangible assets

 

(673.9

)

(691.2

)

Intangible assets

 

(96.1

)

(105.7

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(770.0

)

(796.9

)

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(727.1

)

$

(713.2

)

 

As of December 31, 2015, deferred tax assets of $1.9 million were recorded for unutilized U.S. Federal Net Operating Losses, or “NOL,” carry forwards of $5.5 million. The total Federal NOL carry forwards are $8.6 million, of which $3.1 million relates to excess tax deductions associated with stock option plans which

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

have yet to reduce taxes payable. Upon the utilization of these carry forwards, the associated tax benefits of approximately $1.1 million will be recorded to equity. The Federal NOLs begin to expire in 2030. State NOLs, exclusive of the effects of the excess tax deductions, have generated a deferred tax asset of $1.7 million. The state NOLs expire over various years beginning in 2016 depending upon particular jurisdiction.

 

As of December 31, 2015, deferred tax assets of $0.1 million were recorded for Federal Alternative Minimum Tax Credits and various non-U.S. Tax Credits.

 

As of December 31, 2015, deferred tax assets of $2.8 million were recorded for foreign NOL carry forwards of $11.6 million. A valuation allowance of $3.6 million at December 31, 2015 was recorded against net deferred tax assets because these assets relate to jurisdictions that have historical losses and the likelihood exists that a portion of the NOL carry forwards may not be utilized in the future.

 

The foreign NOL carry forwards of $11.6 million include $2.2 million which have an indefinite carry forward period and associated deferred tax assets of $0.4 million. The remaining foreign NOLs of $9.4 million are subject to expiration beginning in 2017 and have associated deferred tax assets of $2.4 million.

 

The amount of deferred tax assets for net operating loss carryforwards that are attributable to HERC Holdings entities legally under the income tax law in tax-paying components where the Company’s operations are included in a Hertz consolidated tax return is more than such carryforwards in these combined financial statements under the Separate Return Basis.

 

In determining the valuation allowance, an assessment of positive and negative evidence was performed regarding realization of the net deferred tax assets in accordance with ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” or “ASC 740-10.” This assessment included the evaluation of scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, the availability of carry forwards and estimates of projected future taxable income. Based on the assessment, as of December 31, 2015, total valuation allowances of $3.6 million were recorded against deferred tax assets. Although realization is not assured, the Company has concluded that it is more likely than not the remaining deferred tax assets of $42.9 million will be realized and as such no valuation allowance has been provided on these assets.

 

The significant items in the reconciliation of the statutory and effective income tax rates consisted of the following:

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Statutory Federal Tax Rate

 

35.0

%

35.0

%

35.0

%

Foreign tax differential

 

(0.2

)

(6.1

)

(7.1

)

Foreign local taxes

 

0.5

 

0.8

 

0.8

 

Foreign rate changes

 

1.1

 

2.2

 

0.9

 

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

3.2

 

(0.1

)

0.3

 

Change in state statutory rates, net of federal income tax benefit

 

(0.3

)

3.7

 

0.4

 

Federal and foreign permanent differences

 

(0.2

)

0.6

 

(2.4

)

Change in valuation allowance

 

2.4

 

(0.2

)

3.3

 

Convertible debt premium

 

 

 

2.1

 

Benefit from sale of non-U.S. operations

 

(13.0

)

 

 

All other items, net

 

0.5

 

2.0

 

2.6

 

Effective Tax Rate

 

29.0

%

37.9

%

35.9

%

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2015 was 29.0% as compared to 37.9% and 35.9% in the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The change in effective tax rate in 2015 as compared to 2014 and 2013 is primarily due to changes in geographic earnings mix and changes in valuation allowances for losses in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions for which tax benefits cannot be realized. The year ended December 31, 2015 also includes a benefit for a non-taxable book gain realized on the sale of operations in France and Spain.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries have $185.7 million of undistributed earnings which could be subject to taxation if repatriated. Due to the Company’s legal structure, the foreign earnings subject to taxation upon distribution could be less. Deferred tax liabilities have not been recorded for such earnings because it is management’s current intention to permanently reinvest such undistributed earnings offshore. Due to the uncertainty caused by the various methods in which such earnings could be repatriated, it is not practicable to estimate the actual amount of such deferred tax liabilities. If such earnings were repatriated and subject to taxation at the current U.S. federal tax rate, the tax liability, including the impact of foreign withholding taxes would be $70.7 million, excluding the impact of potential foreign tax credits.

 

The Company would consider and pursue appropriate alternatives to reduce the tax liability, if, in the future, undistributed earnings are repatriated to the United States, or it is determined such earnings will be repatriated in the foreseeable future and deferred tax liabilities will be recorded.

 

As a consequence of the Company’s inclusion in the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. consolidated income tax returns, it is joint and severally liable, with other members of the consolidated group, for any additional taxes that may be assessed against Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. No amounts are reflected in these combined financial statements for potential tax liabilities from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s operations. HERC has determined that it has no uncertain tax positions required to be recognized in its stand-alone financial statements.

 

The Company conducts business globally and, as a result, files one or more income tax returns in the

 

U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination  by taxing authorities throughout the world. The open tax years for these jurisdictions span from 2004 to 2014. The Internal Revenue service completed their audit of the Company’s 2007 to 2011 consolidated income tax returns, which HERC is included in, and had no changes to the previously filed tax returns. There is no current active audit by the Internal Revenue Service. However, the Company was recently notified that the Internal Revenue Service will be auditing the 2014 income tax return. Several U.S. state and non-U.S. jurisdictions are under audit. We do not expect any material assessments resulting from these audits.

 

Note 11 — Leases

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company has various leases under which the following amounts were expensed (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Real estate

 

$

31.0

 

$

31.4

 

$

34.5

 

Office and computer equipment

 

1.7

 

2.1

 

1.8

 

Total rent expense

 

$

32.7

 

$

33.5

 

$

36.3

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, sublease income on real estate leases reduced rent expense included in the above table by $0.5 million, $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

 

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(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Minimum obligations under existing agreements referred to above are approximately as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

2016

 

$

23.0

 

2017

 

18.9

 

2018

 

15.4

 

2019

 

11.0

 

2020

 

5.8

 

Years after 2020

 

18.3

 

 

The future minimum rent payments in the above table have been reduced by minimum future sublease rental inflows in aggregate of $3.2 million as of December 31, 2015.

 

Many of the Company’s real estate leases require the Company to pay or reimburse operating expenses, such as common area charges and real estate taxes, to pay concession fees above guaranteed minimums or additional rent based on a percentage of revenues or sales (as defined in those agreements) arising at the relevant premises, or both. Such obligations are not reflected in the table of minimum future obligations appearing immediately above. The Company operates from various leased premises under operating leases with terms of up to 15 years. A number of the Company’s operating leases contain renewal options. These renewal options vary, but the majority includes clauses for renewal for various term lengths at various rates, both fixed and market.

 

Capital Leases

 

Capital lease obligations consist primarily of service vehicle leases with periods expiring at various dates through 2021. The gross amounts of plant and equipment and related amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

 

Service vehicles

 

$

88.9

 

$

88.9

 

Less accumulated amortization

 

(28.7

)

(18.7

)

 

 

$

60.2

 

$

70.2

 

 

Amortization of assets held under capital leases is included in depreciation expense.

 

Future minimum capital lease payments for existing agreements referred to above are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

2016

 

$

12.6

 

2017

 

12.6

 

2018

 

16.9

 

2019

 

19.1

 

2020

 

9.6

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

70.8

 

Less amount representing interest (at a rate of 3.9%)

 

(7.3

)

Capital lease obligations

 

$

63.5

 

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Note 12 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Changes in the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) balance by component (net of tax) are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other

 

 

 

Pension and Other Post-

 

Foreign Currency

 

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Employment Benefits

 

Items

 

(Loss)

 

Balance at January 1, 2015

 

$

(10.8

)

$

(91.6

)

$

(102.4

)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassification

 

(5.0

)

(89.7

)

(94.7

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

0.3

 

(41.6

)

(41.3

)

Net current period other comprehensive loss

 

(4.7

)

(131.3

)

(136.0

)

Balance at December 31, 2015

 

$

(15.5

)

$

(222.9

)

$

(238.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other

 

 

 

Pension and Other Post-

 

Foreign Currency

 

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Employment Benefits

 

Items

 

(Loss)

 

Balance at January 1, 2014

 

$

(8.7

)

$

(37.0

)

$

(45.7

)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassification

 

(0.7

)

(54.6

)

(55.3

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1.4

)

 

(1.4

)

Net current period other comprehensive loss

 

(2.1

)

(54.6

)

(56.7

)

Balance at December 31, 2014

 

$

(10.8

)

$

(91.6

)

$

(102.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other

 

 

 

Pension and Other Post-

 

Foreign Currency

 

Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

Employment Benefits

 

Items

 

(Loss)

 

Balance at January 1, 2013

 

$

(19.0

)

$

15.6

 

$

(3.4

)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification

 

9.6

 

(52.6

)

(43.0

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

0.7

 

 

0.7

 

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)

 

10.3

 

(52.6

)

(42.3

)

Balance at December 31, 2013

 

$

(8.7

)

$

(37.0

)

$

(45.7

)

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Statement of Operations Caption

 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of actuarial (gain) losses(1) 

 

$

0.5

 

$

(2.3

)

$

1.2

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

Reclassification of foreign currency items to other (income) expense(2) 

 

(41.6

)

 

 

Other (income) expense

 

Tax provision

 

(0.2

)

0.9

 

(0.5

)

Provisions for taxes on income

 

Total reclassifications for the period

 

$

(41.3

)

$

(1.4

)

$

0.7

 

 

 

 

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(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 


(1)             Included in the computation of net periodic pension / postretirement expenses (see Note 8 — Employee Retirement Benefits).

 

(2)             Relates primarily to the release of currency translation adjustments upon the disposal of operations in France and Spain (see Note 6 — Divestitures).

 

Note 13 — Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time the Company is a party to various legal proceedings. Summarized below are the most significant legal proceedings to which the Company has been a party during the year ended December 31, 2015 and the period prior to the date of these combined financial statements.

 

In re Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation — In November 2013, a purported shareholder class action, Pedro Ramirez, Jr. v. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., et al., was commenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey naming Hertz Holdings and certain of its officers as defendants and alleging violations of the federal securities laws. The complaint alleged that Hertz Holdings made material misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in its public disclosures during the period from February 25, 2013 through November 4, 2013, in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder.

 

The complaint sought an unspecified amount of monetary damages on behalf of the purported class and an award of costs and expenses, including counsel fees and expert fees. In June 2014, Hertz Holdings responded to the amended complaint by filing a motion to dismiss. After a hearing in October 2014, the court granted Hertz Holdings’ motion to dismiss the complaint. The dismissal was without prejudice and plaintiff was granted leave to file a second amended complaint within 30 days of the order. In November 2014, plaintiff filed a second amended complaint which shortened the putative class period such that it was not alleged to have commenced until May 18, 2013 and made allegations that were not substantively very different than the allegations in the prior complaint. In early 2015, this case was assigned to a new federal judge in the District of New Jersey, and Hertz Holdings responded to the second amended complaint by filing another motion to dismiss. On July 22, 2015, the court granted Hertz Holdings’ motion to dismiss without prejudice and ordered that plaintiff could file a third amended complaint on or before August 22, 2015. On August 21, 2015, plaintiff filed a third amended complaint. The third amended complaint included additional allegations and expanded the putative class period such that it was alleged to span from February 14, 2013 to July 16, 2015. On November 4, Hertz Holdings filed its motion to dismiss. Thereafter, a motion was made by plaintiff to add a new plaintiff, because of challenges to the standing of the first plaintiff. The court granted plaintiffs leave to file a fourth amended complaint to add the new plaintiff, and the new complaint was filed on March 1, 2016. Hertz Holdings moved to dismiss the fourth amended complaint in its entirety with prejudice on March 24, 2016. Hertz Holdings believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses and it intends to vigorously defend against the complaint, but litigation is subject to many  uncertainties and the outcome of this matter is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that this matter could be decided unfavorably to Hertz Holdings. However, Hertz Holdings is currently unable  to estimate the range of these possible losses, but they could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

 

Governmental Investigations — In June 2014, Hertz Holdings was advised by the staff of the New York Regional Office of the SEC that it is investigating the events disclosed in certain of the Hertz Holdings’ filings with the SEC. In addition, in December 2014 a state securities regulator requested information regarding the same events. The investigations generally involve the restatements included in Hertz Holdings’ 2014 Form 10-K and related accounting for prior periods. Hertz Holdings has and intends

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

to continue to cooperate with both the SEC and state requests. Due to the stage at which the proceedings are, Hertz Holdings is currently unable to predict the likely outcome of the proceedings or estimate the range of reasonably possible losses, which may be material. Among other matters, the restatements included in Hertz Holdings’ 2014 Form 10-K addressed a variety of accounting matters involving Hertz Holdings’ Brazil rental car operations. Hertz Holdings has identified certain activities in Brazil that may raise issues under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and local laws, which Hertz Holdings has self-reported to appropriate government entities. At this time, Hertz Holdings is unable to predict the outcome of this issue or estimate the range of reasonably possible losses, which could be material.

 

In addition, the Company is subject to a number of claims and proceedings that generally arise in the ordinary conduct of its business. These matters include, but are not limited to, claims arising from the operation of equipment rented from Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation and workers compensation claims. The Company does not believe that the liabilities arising from such ordinary course claims and proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s combined financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

The Company has established reserves for matters where the Company believes the losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. For matters, including the securities litigation and governmental investigations described above, where a reserve has not been established, the ultimate outcome or resolution cannot be predicted at this time, or the amount of ultimate loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of the individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that certain of the actions, claims, inquiries or proceedings, including those discussed above, could be decided unfavorably to the Company or any of its subsidiaries involved. Accordingly, it is possible that an adverse outcome from such a proceeding could exceed the amount accrued in an amount that could be material to the Company’s combined financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

 

Indemnification Obligations

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company executes contracts involving indemnification obligations customary in the relevant industry and indemnifications specific to a transaction such as the sale of a business. These indemnification obligations might include claims relating to the following: environmental matters; intellectual property rights; governmental regulations and employment-related matters; customer, supplier and other commercial contractual relationships; and financial matters. Performance under these indemnification obligations would generally be triggered by a breach of terms of the contract or by a third party claim. The Company regularly evaluates the probability of having to incur costs associated with these indemnification obligations and have accrued for expected losses that are probable and estimable. The types of indemnification obligations for which payments are possible include the following:

 

The Hertz Corporation

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, the Company will indemnify THC for all liabilities resulting from the operation of the Company’s business other than income tax liabilities with respect to periods prior to the Spin-Off date and other liabilities as agreed to by the Company and THC.

 

Environmental

 

The Company has indemnified various parties for the costs associated with remediating numerous hazardous substance storage, recycling or disposal sites in many states and, in some instances, for natural resource damages. The amount of any such expenses or related natural resource damages for which we may

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

be held responsible could be substantial. The probable expenses that we expect to incur for such matters have been accrued, and those expenses are reflected in our combined financial statements. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the aggregate amounts accrued for environmental liabilities including liability for environmental indemnities, reflected in our combined balance sheets in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” were $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The accrual generally represents the estimated cost to study potential environmental issues at sites deemed to require investigation or clean-up activities, and the estimated cost to implement remediation actions, including on-going maintenance, as required. Cost estimates are developed by site. Initial cost estimates are based on historical experience at similar sites and are refined over time on the basis of in-depth studies of the sites. For many sites, the remediation costs and other damages for which we ultimately may be responsible cannot be reasonably estimated because of uncertainties with respect to factors such as our connection to the site, the materials there, the involvement of other potentially responsible parties, the application of laws and other standards or regulations, site conditions, and the nature and scope of investigations, studies, and remediation to be undertaken (including the technologies to be required and the extent, duration, and success of remediation).

 

Note 14 — Restructuring

 

As part of the Company’s ongoing effort to implement its strategy of reducing operating costs, the Company reduced headcount and closed certain branches over the past several years resulting in severance costs as well as branch closure charges which principally relate to continuing lease obligations at vacant facilities. As part of this strategy, the Company incurred the following restructuring costs (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

By Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Termination benefits

 

$

2.8

 

$

2.0

 

$

3.0

 

Facility closure and lease obligation costs

 

1.5

 

3.0

 

5.2

 

Relocation costs

 

 

0.7

 

1.9

 

Total

 

$

4.3

 

$

5.7

 

$

10.1

 

 

The following table sets forth the activity affecting the restructuring accrual during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. We expect to pay the remaining restructuring obligations relating to termination benefits over the next twelve months. The remainder of the restructuring accrual relates to future lease obligations which will be paid over the remaining term of the applicable leases.

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Benefits

 

Other

 

Total

 

Balance as of January 1, 2014

 

$

1.9

 

$

7.4

 

$

9.3

 

Charges incurred

 

2.0

 

3.7

 

5.7

 

Cash payments

 

(3.1

)

(8.5

)

(11.6

)

Balance as of December 31, 2014

 

$

0.8

 

$

2.6

 

$

3.4

 

Charges incurred

 

2.8

 

1.5

 

4.3

 

Cash payments

 

(2.4

)

(2.8

)

(5.2

)

Balance as of December 31, 2015

 

$

1.2

 

$

1.3

 

$

2.5

 

 

Note 15 — Financial Instruments

 

The Company employs established risk management policies and procedures, which seek to reduce the Company’s commercial risk exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. However, there can be no assurance that these policies and procedures will be successful. Although the instruments utilized

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

involve varying degrees of credit, market and interest risk, the counterparties to the agreements are  expected to perform fully under the terms of the agreements. The Company monitors counterparty credit risk, including lenders, on a regular basis, but cannot be certain that all risks will be discerned or that its  risk management policies and procedures will always be effective. Additionally, in the event of default under the Company’s master derivative agreements, the non-defaulting party has the option to set-off any amounts owed with regard to open derivative positions.

 

The Company has the following risk exposures that it has historically used financial instruments to manage. None of the instruments have been designated in a hedging relationship as of December 31, 2015 or 2014.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 

The Company’s objective in managing exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is to limit the exposure of certain cash flows and earnings from changes associated with foreign currency exchange rate changes through the use of various derivative contracts. The Company experiences foreign currency risks in its global operations as a result of various factors including intercompany local currency denominated loans, rental operations in various currencies and purchasing fleet in various currencies.

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments (in millions):

 

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives(a)

 

Liability Derivatives(a)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

$

0.1

 

$

2.4

 

$

 

$

 

 


(a)             Asset derivatives are recorded in “Prepaid expenses and other assets” and all liability derivatives are recorded in “Other accrued liabilities” on the Company’s combined balance sheets.

 

The following table summarizes the gains and losses on financial instruments for the period indicated (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Gain or (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

Recognized in

 

 

 

 

 

Income on Derivatives

 

 

 

Location of Gain or (Loss)

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

Recognized on Derivatives

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

(5.9

)

$

(0.5

)

$

1.1

 

 

While the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts are subject to enforceable master netting agreements with their counterparties, the Company does not offset the derivative assets and liabilities in its combined balance sheets.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The impact of offsetting derivative instruments is depicted below as of December 31, 2015 (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Financial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross assets

 

Net recognized

 

Instruments not

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

offset in

 

assets in

 

offset in

 

 

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets:

 

assets

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Net Amount

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

$

0.1

 

$

 

$

0.1

 

$

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Financial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross liabilities

 

Net recognized

 

Instruments not

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

offset in

 

liabilities in

 

offset in

 

 

 

Accrued Liabilities:

 

liabilities

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Net Amount

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Financial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross assets

 

Net recognized

 

Instruments not

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

offset in

 

assets in

 

offset in

 

 

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets:

 

assets

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Net Amount

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

$

2.4

 

$

 

$

2.4

 

$

 

$

2.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Financial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross liabilities

 

Net recognized

 

Instruments not

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

offset in

 

liabilities in

 

offset in

 

 

 

Accrued Liabilities:

 

liabilities

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Balance Sheet

 

Net Amount

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

Note 16 — Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal market or, if none exists, the most advantageous market, for the specific asset or liability at the measurement date (referred to as the “exit price”). Fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based upon assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including consideration of nonperformance risk.

 

The Company assesses the inputs used to measure fair value using the three-tier hierarchy promulgated under U.S. GAAP. This hierarchy indicates the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.

 

Level 1:    Inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are observable.

 

Level 2:    Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

 

Level 3:    Inputs that are unobservable to the extent that observable inputs are not available for the asset or liability at the measurement date and include management’s judgment about assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Under U.S. GAAP, entities are allowed to measure certain financial instruments and other items at fair value. The Company has not elected the fair value measurement option for any of its assets or liabilities that meet the criteria for this option. Irrespective of the fair value option previously described, U.S. GAAP requires certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities of the Company to be measured on either a recurring basis or on a nonrecurring basis as shown in the sections that follow.

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The fair value of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, to the extent the underlying liability will be settled in cash, approximate carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company’s assessment of goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment includes an assessment using various Level 2 (EBITDA multiples and discount rate) and Level 3 (forecasted cash flows) inputs. See Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — “Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets,” for more information on the application of the use of fair value methodology.

 

Cash Equivalents and Investments

 

The Company’s cash equivalents primarily consist of money market accounts which the Company measures at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company determines the fair value of cash equivalents using a market approach based on quoted prices in active markets.

 

Investments in equity and other securities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of various mutual funds. The valuation of these securities is based on pricing models whereby all significant inputs are observable or can be derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

The following table summarizes the ending balances of the Company’s cash equivalents at December 31, 2015 (in millions).

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Money market funds

 

$

13.5

 

$

 

$

 

$

13.5

 

 

The Company had no material cash equivalents or investments at December 31, 2014.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are shown in Note 15 — Financial Instruments. The Company’s financial instruments are classified as Level 2 assets and liabilities and are priced using quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Debt Obligations

 

The fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated based on quoted market rates as well as borrowing rates currently available for loans with similar terms and average maturities (Level 2 inputs) (in millions).

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

Nominal Unpaid

 

 

 

Nominal Unpaid

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Balance

 

Aggregate Fair Value

 

Principal Balance

 

Aggregate Fair Value

 

Debt

 

$

63.5

 

$

63.5

 

$

417.1

 

$

417.1

 

 

The fair value of the long-term debt does not purport to reflect the fair value that might have been determined if the Company had operated as a stand-alone public company for the periods presented or if the Company had used its own credit rating in the calculation.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Note 17 — Related Party Transactions Loans with Affiliates

 

The Company entered into various loan agreements with affiliates as part of the centralized approach to cash management and financing of worldwide operations by THC. The amounts due to and from other affiliates have various interest rates and maturity dates but are generally short-term in nature with a weighted average interest rate of 2.7%. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the loan balances receivable from other affiliates were $0.0 million and $23.3 million, respectively, and the loan balances payable to other affiliates were $73.2 million and $472.3 million, respectively.

 

Capital Contributions from Affiliates

 

During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, certain subsidiaries of THC made capital contributions to HERC of $198.8 million and $28.8 million, respectively.

 

Corporate Allocations

 

Historically, THC has provided services to and funded certain expenses for the Company that have been recorded at the THC level prior to the Spin-Off. As discussed in Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the financial information in these combined financial statements includes direct costs of the Company incurred by THC on the Company’s behalf and an allocation of general corporate expenses of THC which were not historically allocated to the Company for certain support functions that were provided on a centralized basis within THC and not recorded at the business unit level, such as expenses related to finance, human resources, information technology, facilities, and legal, among others, and that would have been incurred had the Company been a separate, stand-alone entity.

 

Costs incurred and allocated by THC were included in the combined statements of operations as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Direct operating

 

$

(0.9

)

$

2.2

 

$

5.4

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

36.0

 

44.5

 

36.2

 

Total allocated expenses

 

$

35.1

 

$

46.7

 

$

41.6

 

 

THC Equity

 

Net transfers — THC represent net equity investment activity between the Company and THC. The components of the net transfers — THC for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Intercompany payable/receivable settlement with THC

 

$

944.6

 

$

(333.6

)

$

653.5

 

Other(a) 

 

89.5

 

7.9

 

8.1

 

Net transfers — THC

 

$

1,034.1

 

$

(325.7

)

$

661.6

 

 


(a)             Other primarily includes adjustments to historical expense allocations from THC and adjustments related to the disposition of HERC France and Spain operations in 2015 (net of tax).

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Note 18 — Equity and Earnings Per Share

 

Share Repurchase Program

 

In March 2014, Hertz Holdings announced a $1.0 billion share repurchase program (the “2014 share repurchase program”). The program replaced the $300.0 million share repurchase program that the Hertz Holdings announced in 2013. During the fourth quarter of 2013, Hertz Holdings repurchased a total of 3.9 million shares at an average price of $22.54 per share. In March 2013, Hertz Holdings repurchased 23.2 million shares at an average price of $20.14. The 2014 share repurchase program permits Hertz Holdings to purchase shares through a variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. It does not obligate Hertz Holdings to make any repurchases at any specific time or situation. The timing and extent to which Hertz Holdings repurchases its shares will depend upon, among other things, market conditions, share price, liquidity targets and other factors. Share repurchases may be commenced or suspended at any time or from time to time without prior notice. During 2015, Hertz Holdings repurchased 37.0 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $604.5 million under the 2014 share repurchase program. Repurchases are included in treasury stock in the accompanying combined balance sheets as of December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2015, the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the 2014 share repurchase program is $395.9 million.

 

Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share has been computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share has been computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except per share data):

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, basic

 

$

111.3

 

$

89.7

 

$

98.1

 

Interest on convertible senior notes, net of tax

 

 

1.1

 

7.7

 

Net income, diluted

 

$

111.3

 

$

90.8

 

$

105.8

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares

 

452.3

 

454.0

 

422.3

 

Stock options, RSUs and PSUs

 

4.1

 

6.4

 

6.9

 

Issuance of common stock upon conversion of Convertible Senior Notes

 

 

4.0

 

34.7

 

Weighted average shares used to calculated diluted earnings per share

 

456.4

 

464.4

 

463.9

 

Antidilutive stock options, RSUs, PSUs and conversion shares

 

4.2

 

11.0

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.25

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

Diluted

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.23

 

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Note 19 — Segment Information

 

The Company consists of a single reportable segment, worldwide equipment rental. In determining its reportable segments, the Company considered guidance in ASC 280, “Segment Reporting.” ASC 280 provides that reportable segments may be presented based on the “management” approach and the Company has used the management approach to identify its operating segments. The management approach follows the internal process used by management for making decisions and assessing performance to determine the Company’s reportable segments. Using the management approach, the Company has determined that there is a single reportable segment based upon the information provided to our chief operating decision maker, who regularly reviews financial results and assesses operating performance and allocates resources at the worldwide level for the Company.

 

International revenues, which are primarily generated in Canada and France, totaled $332.4 million, $460.6 million and $508.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively.

 

Geographic information for long-lived assets, which consist primarily of revenue earning equipment and property and equipment, was as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Total assets at end of year

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

2,584.8

 

$

2,702.8

 

International

 

822.0

 

908.5

 

Total

 

$

3,406.8

 

$

3,611.3

 

Revenue earning equipment, net, at end of year

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

2,081.9

 

$

1,952.2

 

International

 

300.6

 

475.7

 

Total

 

$

2,382.5

 

$

2,427.9

 

Property and equipment, net, at end of year

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

214.9

 

$

217.8

 

International

 

31.7

 

47.7

 

Total

 

$

246.6

 

$

265.5

 

 

Note 20 — Subsequent Events

 

The Company has evaluated transactions for consideration as recognized subsequent events for the combined financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. Additionally, the Company has evaluated transactions that occurred as of the issuance of these combined financial statements, April 18, 2016, for purposes of disclosure of unrecognized subsequent events. Except when disclosed in these combined financial statements, no significant subsequent events that would require adjustments or disclosures were noted.

 

Note 21 — Revision of Interim Financial Information (unaudited)

 

We have revised our combined statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 to correct immaterial errors in the presentation of operating, investing and financing cash flows for certain items. The corrections principally related to the purchases, disposals, prepaids and payables related to revenue earning equipment and property, plant and equipment as well as other immaterial items. The errors were primarily attributable to using roll forward schedules that did not reflect all activity within the period. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we corrected the presentation of assets and liabilities held for sale, which was incorrect due to the infrequent nature of this type of transaction. The adjustments had no net impact on cash and cash equivalents.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The following tables present the effect of these corrections on our combined statements of cash flows (in millions):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

 

 

 

As Previously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported

 

Adjustments

 

As Revised

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

33.1

 

$

 

$

33.1

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

257.6

 

 

257.6

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

30.3

 

 

30.3

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

27.8

 

 

27.8

 

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

 

0.8

 

2.6

 

3.4

 

Stock-based compensation charges

 

2.3

 

 

2.3

 

(Gain) loss on revaluation of foreign denominated debt

 

2.0

 

 

2.0

 

Provision for receivables allowance

 

29.6

 

 

29.6

 

Deferred taxes on income

 

(0.5

)

 

(0.5

)

Gain on sale of revenue earning equipment, net

 

(14.2

)

 

(14.2

)

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(1.2

)

 

(1.2

)

Income from joint venture

 

(2.4

)

(0.6

)

(3.0

)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

7.8

 

(28.6

)

(20.8

)

Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(1.4

)

(13.1

)

(14.5

)

Accounts payable

 

(11.7

)

17.6

 

5.9

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

17.8

 

(11.1

)

6.7

 

Accrued taxes

 

30.7

 

3.3

 

34.0

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

408.4

 

(29.9

)

378.5

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

6.6

 

 

6.6

 

Revenue earning equipment expenditures

 

(538.4

)

0.6

 

(537.8

)

Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment

 

219.2

 

(92.4

)

126.8

 

Property and equipment expenditures

 

(62.9

)

(4.2

)

(67.1

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

43.4

 

(35.5

)

7.9

 

Other investing activities

 

(0.4

)

 

(0.4

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(332.5

)

(131.5

)

(464.0

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

1,455.6

 

 

1,455.6

 

Payments of long-term debt

 

(1,553.0

)

 

(1,553.0

)

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

(4.5

)

 

(4.5

)

Purchase of treasury stock

 

(261.7

)

 

(261.7

)

Capital contributions from affiliates

 

101.7

 

 

101.7

 

Net transfers (to) from THC

 

475.2

 

 

475.2

 

Net financing activities with affiliates

 

(288.4

)

161.4

 

(127.0

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(75.1

)

161.4

 

86.3

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(3.0

)

 

(3.0

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period

 

(2.2

)

 

(2.2

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

18.9

 

 

18.9

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

16.7

 

$

 

$

16.7

 

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

 

 

As Previously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reported

 

Adjustments

 

As Revised

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

72.6

 

$

 

$

72.6

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

252.9

 

 

252.9

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

27.2

 

 

27.2

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

28.4

 

 

28.4

 

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

 

2.6

 

2.4

 

5.0

 

Stock-based compensation charges

 

1.4

 

 

1.4

 

(Gain) loss on revaluation of foreign denominated debt

 

(2.6

)

 

(2.6

)

Provision for receivables allowance

 

22.9

 

 

22.9

 

Deferred taxes on income

 

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

Gain on sale of revenue earning equipment, net

 

(17.6

)

 

(17.6

)

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(1.5

)

 

(1.5

)

Income from joint venture

 

(2.9

)

 

(2.9

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

0.8

 

 

0.8

 

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

(49.5

)

(5.2

)

(54.7

)

Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets

 

17.0

 

(15.7

)

1.3

 

Accounts payable

 

(17.1

)

(9.4

)

(26.5

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(2.0

)

(1.8

)

(3.8

)

Accrued taxes

 

34.5

 

(0.7

)

33.8

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

367.3

 

(30.4

)

336.9

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

44.5

 

 

44.5

 

Revenue earning equipment expenditures

 

(488.7

)

18.3

 

(470.4

)

Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment

 

130.3

 

(0.5

)

129.8

 

Property and equipment expenditures

 

(19.1

)

(7.8

)

(26.9

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

8.4

 

(4.0

)

4.4

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(324.6

)

6.0

 

(318.6

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

2,200.0

 

 

2,200.0

 

Payments of long-term debt

 

(1,842.4

)

 

(1,842.4

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

17.9

 

 

17.9

 

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

 

3.0

 

 

3.0

 

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

(16.5

)

 

(16.5

)

Capital contributions from affiliates

 

17.4

 

 

17.4

 

Net transfers (to) from THC

 

(378.3

)

 

(378.3

)

Net financing activities with affiliates

 

(30.5

)

24.4

 

(6.1

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(29.4

)

24.4

 

(5.0

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(2.2

)

 

(2.2

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period

 

11.1

 

 

11.1

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

15.4

 

 

15.4

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

26.5

 

$

 

$

26.5

 

 

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SCHEDULE II

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at

 

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of

 

Charged to

 

Translation

 

 

 

Balance at End

 

 

 

Period

 

Expense

 

Adjustments

 

Deductions(a)

 

of Period

 

Receivables allowances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2015

 

$

28.4

 

$

33.7

 

$

 

$

(38.3

)

$

23.8

 

Year ended December 31, 2014

 

20.0

 

31.3

 

 

(22.9

)

28.4

 

Year ended December 31, 2013

 

16.6

 

26.5

 

 

(23.1

)

20.0

 

Tax valuation allowances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2015

 

$

31.5

 

$

0.6

 

$

0.9

 

$

(29.4

)

$

3.6

 

Year ended December 31, 2014

 

34.7

 

3.7

 

(2.9

)

(4.0

)

31.5

 

Year ended December 31, 2013

 

28.5

 

6.3

 

1.2

 

(1.3

)

34.7

 

 


(a) Amounts written off, net of recoveries.

 

F- 53



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except par value)

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12.3

 

$

15.7

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

11.7

 

16.0

 

Receivables, net of allowance of $25.2 and $23.8 as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

 

267.2

 

287.8

 

Taxes receivable

 

8.7

 

8.7

 

Inventories, at lower of cost or market

 

20.0

 

22.3

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

20.3

 

20.8

 

Total current assets

 

340.2

 

371.3

 

Revenue earning equipment, net

 

2,361.0

 

2,382.5

 

Property and equipment, net

 

244.0

 

246.6

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

302.9

 

300.5

 

Goodwill

 

91.0

 

91.0

 

Other long-term assets

 

16.0

 

14.9

 

Total assets

 

$

3,355.1

 

$

3,406.8

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

10.3

 

$

10.2

 

Loans payable to affiliates

 

73.7

 

73.2

 

Accounts payable

 

148.9

 

109.5

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

51.8

 

47.8

 

Accrued taxes

 

40.6

 

41.6

 

Total current liabilities

 

325.3

 

282.3

 

Long-term debt

 

50.7

 

53.3

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

31.9

 

32.1

 

Deferred taxes

 

727.4

 

727.3

 

Total liabilities

 

1,135.3

 

1,095.0

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 200.0 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000.0 shares authorized, 465.3 and 463.7 shares issued and 424.3 and 422.7 outstanding

 

4.6

 

4.6

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,719.6

 

3,843.1

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(607.0

)

(605.5

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(205.4

)

(238.4

)

Treasury stock, at cost, 40.9 shares

 

(692.0

)

(692.0

)

Total equity

 

2,219.8

 

2,311.8

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

3,355.1

 

$

3,406.8

 

 

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

 

F- 54



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment rentals

 

$

307.8

 

$

331.6

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment

 

37.5

 

46.5

 

Sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

17.3

 

19.5

 

Service and other revenues

 

3.0

 

3.7

 

Total revenues

 

365.6

 

401.3

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operating

 

159.6

 

175.2

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

81.8

 

83.1

 

Cost of sales of revenue earning equipment

 

45.4

 

39.8

 

Cost of sales of new equipment, parts and supplies

 

13.1

 

15.2

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

61.3

 

72.1

 

Restructuring

 

0.3

 

0.7

 

Interest expense, net

 

6.5

 

9.5

 

Other income, net

 

(0.9

)

(1.0

)

Total expenses

 

367.1

 

394.6

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(1.5

)

6.7

 

Provision for taxes on income

 

 

(5.0

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

423.9

 

458.8

 

Diluted

 

423.9

 

461.9

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

 

$

 

Diluted

 

$

 

$

 

 

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

 

F- 55



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

Translation adjustment changes

 

32.8

 

(53.5

)

Defined benefit pension plans:

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization or settlement of net loss

 

0.5

 

0.3

 

Net gain arising during the period

 

(0.2

)

(0.2

)

Income tax related to defined benefit pension plans

 

(0.1

)

0.1

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

33.0

 

(53.3

)

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

31.5

 

$

(51.6

)

 

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

 

F- 56



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Loss

 

Stock

 

Equity

 

Balance at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

422.7

 

$

4.6

 

$

3,843.1

 

$

(605.5

)

$

(238.4

)

$

(692.0

)

$

2,311.8

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(1.5

)

 

 

(1.5

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

33.0

 

 

33.0

 

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

0.1

 

 

(0.3

)

 

 

 

(0.3

)

Stock-based compensation charges

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

1.0

 

Exercise of stock options

 

1.5

 

 

8.7

 

 

 

 

8.7

 

Net transfers — THC

 

 

 

(132.9

)

 

 

 

(132.9

)

March 31, 2016

 

424.3

 

$

4.6

 

$

3,719.6

 

$

(607.0

)

$

(205.4

)

$

(692.0

)

$

2,219.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

Treasury

 

Total

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Loss

 

Stock

 

Equity

 

Balance at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2014

 

458.6

 

$

4.6

 

$

2,607.4

 

$

(716.8

)

$

(102.4

)

$

(87.5

)

$

1,705.3

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

1.7

 

 

 

1.7

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

(53.3

)

 

(53.3

)

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

0.3

 

 

(3.4

)

 

 

 

(3.4

)

Stock-based compensation charges

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

 

 

0.2

 

Net transfers — THC

 

 

 

(44.3

)

 

 

 

(44.3

)

March 31, 2015

 

458.9

 

$

4.6

 

$

2,559.9

 

$

(715.1

)

$

(155.7

)

$

(87.5

)

$

1,606.2

 

 

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

 

F- 57



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation of revenue earning equipment

 

81.8

 

83.1

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

9.3

 

9.3

 

Amortization of other intangible assets

 

1.2

 

9.5

 

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs

 

1.1

 

1.1

 

Stock-based compensation charges

 

1.0

 

0.2

 

Loss on revaluation of foreign denominated debt

 

 

3.4

 

Provision for receivables allowance

 

9.2

 

8.9

 

Deferred taxes on income

 

(0.1

)

0.1

 

Loss (gain) on sale of revenue earning equipment, net

 

7.9

 

(6.7

)

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(0.4

)

(0.3

)

Income from joint ventures

 

(0.9

)

(1.0

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

6.1

 

15.4

 

Inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets

 

2.0

 

(6.1

)

Accounts payable

 

(16.5

)

11.9

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

4.1

 

0.5

 

Accrued taxes

 

(2.2

)

6.2

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

102.1

 

137.2

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

4.3

 

12.1

 

Revenue earning equipment expenditures

 

(36.7

)

(120.0

)

Proceeds from disposal of revenue earning equipment

 

41.7

 

62.0

 

Capital expenditures, non-fleet

 

(4.7

)

(20.2

)

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

 

1.2

 

4.5

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

5.8

 

(61.6

)

 

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

 

F- 58



 

HERC HOLDINGS, INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

365.0

 

630.0

 

Payments of long-term debt

 

(367.5

)

(621.6

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

8.7

 

 

Net settlement on vesting of restricted stock

 

(0.3

)

(3.4

)

Net transfers to THC

 

(132.9

)

(44.3

)

Net financing activities with affiliates

 

15.1

 

(36.2

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(111.9

)

(75.5

)

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

0.6

 

(2.4

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents during the period

 

(3.4

)

(2.3

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

15.7

 

18.9

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

12.3

 

$

16.6

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

1.7

 

$

5.5

 

Income taxes

 

$

2.3

 

$

3.0

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of revenue earning equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

81.6

 

$

139.2

 

Sales of revenue earning equipment included in receivables

 

$

27.5

 

$

29.6

 

Capital expenditures, non-fleet included in liabilities

 

$

4.9

 

$

10.2

 

Sales of property and equipment included in receivables

 

$

1.8

 

$

2.0

 

 

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

 

F- 59



 

HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 — Background

 

On March 18, 2014, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (“Hertz Holdings”) announced its intention to separate its car rental business and its equipment rental business (the “Spin-Off”) into two independent, publicly traded companies. To effect the separation, Hertz Holdings will first undertake an internal reorganization pursuant to which all of the shares of The Hertz Corporation, the primary operating company of Hertz Holdings’ car rental business (“THC”), will be indirectly held by Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., or “New Hertz”, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hertz Holdings, and all of the shares of Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation, the primary operating company of Hertz Holdings’ equipment rental business (“HERC”), will be indirectly held by Hertz Investors, Inc., which is wholly owned by Hertz Holdings. Following the internal reorganization, Hertz Holdings will distribute all of the shares of common stock of New Hertz to the stockholders of Hertz Holdings on a pro rata basis. Following the distribution, New Hertz will operate the car rental business through THC and its subsidiaries and Hertz Holdings, which will be renamed Herc Holdings Inc. (“HERC Holdings”) will continue to operate the equipment rental business.

 

The combined financial statements consist of HERC Holdings, the top level holding company of Hertz Holdings’ equipment rental business following the Spin-Off with no material assets or stand-alone operations, and HERC and its consolidated subsidiaries. At March 31, 2016, HERC operates equipment rental businesses through approximately 280 branches in the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom and through joint ventures in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as through 13 franchisee owned branches. On October 30, 2015, the Company sold its operations in France and Spain representing a consolidated 62 branches. HERC has been in the equipment rental business since 1965 and offers a broad range of equipment for rent. Major categories of equipment for rental include earthmoving equipment, material handling equipment, aerial and electrical equipment, lighting, air compressors, pumps, generators, small tools, compaction equipment and construction-related trucks.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in these notes to the combined financial statements to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean Herc Holdings Inc. (a/k/a Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.) and its expected combined subsidiaries following the Spin-Off, including HERC and its subsidiaries, but excluding THC.

 

Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited combined financial statements include the accounts of the Company as defined above. In the event that the Company is a primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the variable interest entity are included in the Company’s combined financial statements. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in the combined financial statements. Transactions between the Company and THC and its affiliates are herein referred to as “related party” or “affiliated” transactions.

 

The unaudited combined financial statements include net interest expense on loans receivable and payable to affiliates and expense allocations for certain corporate functions historically performed by THC, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, communications, employee benefits and incentives, insurance and stock-based compensation. These expenses have been allocated to the Company on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. Management believes the assumptions underlying the combined financial statements, including the assumptions regarding the allocation of corporate expenses from THC, are reasonable. Nevertheless, the combined financial statements may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had the Company been a stand-alone company during the periods presented and may not reflect

 

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the Company’s combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows had the Company been a stand-alone company during the periods presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology and infrastructure. For additional information related to costs allocated to the Company by THC, see

 

Note 14 — Related Party Transactions.

 

The Company prepares its unaudited condensed combined financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed combined financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

 

The year-end combined balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. These interim combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited annual combined financial statements and notes to those combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Adopted

 

Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued guidance that requires that a performance target in a share-based payment award that affects vesting and that can be achieved after the requisite service period is completed is to be accounted for as a performance condition; therefore, compensation cost should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved, and the amount of compensation cost recognized should be based on the portion of the service period fulfilled. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively on January 1, 2016 in accordance with the effective date. Adoption of this new guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued guidance that eliminates the concept of an event or transaction that is unusual in nature and occurs infrequently being treated as an extraordinary item. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively on January 1, 2016 in accordance with the effective date. Adoption of this new guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued guidance that changes the analysis that a reporting entity must perform to determine whether it should consolidate certain types of legal entities. The Company adopted this guidance retrospectively on January 1, 2016 in accordance with the effective date. Adoption of this new guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance requiring debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt

 

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liability. In August 2015, the FASB issued guidance clarifying that debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit and other revolving debt arrangements may be deferred and presented as an asset. The Company adopted this guidance retrospectively on January 1, 2016 in accordance with the effective date. The impact of adopting this above guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued guidance for customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively on January 1, 2016 in accordance with the effective date. Adoption of this new guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement Period Adjustments for Business Combinations

 

In September 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires adjustments to provisional amounts during the measurement period of a business combination to be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustments are determined, rather than retrospectively. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively on January 1, 2016 in accordance with the effective date. Adoption of this new guidance did not impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Not Yet Adopted

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance that will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP. The new guidance applies to all contracts with customers except for leases, insurance contracts, financial instruments, certain nonmonetary exchanges and certain guarantees. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. The new principles-based revenue recognition model requires an entity to perform five steps: 1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, 3) determine the transaction price, 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Under the new guidance, performance obligations in a contract will be separately identified, which may impact the timing of recognition of the revenue allocated to each obligation. The measurement of revenue recognized may also be impacted by identification of new performance obligations and other provisions, such as collectability and variable consideration. Also, additional disclosures are required about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. The new guidance may be adopted on either a full or modified retrospective basis. As issued, the guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those reporting periods. In July 2015, the FASB agreed to defer the effective date of the guidance until annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. In March 2016, the FASB issued clarifying guidance on assessing whether an entity is a principal or an agent in a revenue transaction, which impacts whether an entity reports revenue on a gross or net basis. The Company is in the process of determining the method and timing of adoption and assessing the overall impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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Simplifying the Subsequent Measurement of Inventory

 

In July 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires inventory to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, excluding inventory measured using the last-in, first-out method or the retail inventory method. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Current guidance requires inventory to be measured at the lower of cost or market. This guidance is effective prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position,  results of operations and cash flows.

 

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance that makes several changes to the accounting for financial assets and liabilities, including, among other things, a requirement to measure most equity investments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income (with the exception of investments that are consolidated or accounted for using the equity method or a fair value practicability exception), and amends certain disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements and financial assets and liabilities. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those annual periods using a modified retrospective transition method for most of the requirements. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Leases

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance that replaces the existing lease guidance. The new guidance establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. This guidance also expands the requirements for lessees to record leases embedded in other arrangements and the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. Accounting guidance for lessors is largely unchanged. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those annual periods using a modified retrospective transition approach. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance that eliminates the requirement to apply the equity method of accounting retrospectively when significant influence over a previously held investment is obtained. Rather, the guidance requires the investor to add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment becomes qualified for equity method of accounting. This guidance is effective prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of assessing the potential impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

 

In March 2016, the FASB issued guidance that simplifies several areas of employee share-based payment accounting, including income taxes, forfeitures, minimum statutory withholding requirements, and classifications within the statement of cash flows. Most significantly, the new guidance eliminates the need to track tax “windfalls” in a separate pool within additional paid-in capital; instead, excess tax benefits and

 

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tax deficiencies will be recorded within income tax expense. This will result in the Company reclassifying excess tax benefits from additional paid-in capital to retained earnings on the balance sheet. The new guidance also gives entities the ability to elect whether to estimate forfeitures or account for them as they occur. Different adoption methods are required for the various aspects of the new guidance, including the retrospective, modified retrospective and prospective approaches, effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is in the process of assessing the impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Note 3 — Revenue Earning Equipment

 

Revenue earning equipment consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

Revenue earning equipment

 

$

3,542.9

 

$

3,526.2

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(1,181.9

)

(1,143.7

)

Revenue earning equipment, net

 

$

2,361.0

 

$

2,382.5

 

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $81.8 million and $83.1 million, respectively. Depreciation rates are reviewed on a regular basis based on management’s ongoing assessment of present and estimated future market conditions, their effect on residual values at the time of disposal and estimated holding periods. Depreciation rate changes had no impact on expense during the three months ended March 31, 2016 or 2015.

 

The capitalized cost of refurbishing revenue earning equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 were $4.5 million and $9.6 million, respectively.

 

Note 4 — Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

Land and buildings

 

$

108.8

 

$

108.0

 

Service vehicles

 

212.3

 

207.5

 

Leasehold improvements

 

59.1

 

56.7

 

Machinery and equipment

 

22.7

 

22.5

 

Computer equipment

 

32.7

 

32.4

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

4.2

 

4.0

 

Construction in progress

 

9.1

 

11.3

 

Property and equipment, at cost

 

448.9

 

442.4

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(204.9

)

(195.8

)

Property and equipment, net

 

$

244.0

 

$

246.6

 

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $9.3 million and $9.3 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for property and equipment is included in “Direct operating” and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the Company’s combined statements of operations.

 

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Note 5 — Debt

 

Financial debt, including the short term portion, consists of the following (in millions):

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate at

 

Fixed or Floating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility

 

March 31, 2016

 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

Senior ABL Facility

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

 

$

 

Capitalized Leases

 

3.8%

 

Fixed

 

2017 – 2020

 

61.0

 

63.5

 

Total debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61.0

 

63.5

 

Less: current maturities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10.3

)

(10.2

)

Long term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

50.7

 

$

53.3

 

 

Financial Covenant Compliance

 

Under the terms of its Senior ABL Facility, the Company is not subject to ongoing financial maintenance covenants; however, failure to maintain certain levels of liquidity will subject the Company to a contractually specified fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1:1 for the four quarters most recently ended. As of March 31, 2016 the Company was not subject to the fixed charge coverage ratio test.

 

Note 6 — Employee Retirement Benefits

 

THC sponsors certain U.S. defined benefit and defined contribution plans covering substantially all U.S. employees. Additionally, THC has non-U.S. defined benefit and defined contribution plans covering eligible non-U.S. employees. Postretirement benefits, other than pensions, provide healthcare benefits, and in some instances, life insurance benefits for certain eligible retired employees.

 

Many of the plans covering the Company’s employees also cover employees of other THC subsidiaries. For each of these plans, the Company has recorded its portion of the expense and the related obligations which have been actuarially determined and assets have been allocated proportionally. The contribution amounts for periods prior to the Spin-Off were determined in total for each of the plans and allocated to the Company based on the accumulated benefit obligation. In conjunction with the contemplated Spin-Off, these plans will be legally separated and the assets, if any, allocated based on the applicable requirements in the jurisdiction.

 

The following table sets forth the net periodic pension expense (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

$

1.5

 

$

1.4

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(2.0

)

(2.2

)

Net amortizations

 

0.5

 

0.1

 

Settlement loss

 

 

0.2

 

Net periodic pension expense (benefit)

 

$

 

$

(0.5

)

 

Note 7 — Stock-Based Compensation

 

As of March 31, 2016, all stock-based compensation awards held by employees of the Company were granted by Hertz Holdings, under various Hertz Holdings’ sponsored plans. Stock-based compensation awards are measured on their grant date using a fair value method and are recognized in the statement of

 

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operations over the requisite service period. Hertz Holdings’ stock-based compensation plans provide for grants of both equity and cash awards, including non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance awards (shares and units), restricted awards (shares and units) and deferred stock units to key executives, employees and non-management directors. All stock-based compensation award disclosures are measured in terms of ordinary shares of Hertz Holdings.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company granted 206,241 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) at a weighted average grant date fair value of $9.99 and 285,799 performance stock units (“PSUs”) at a weighted average grant date fair value of $9.99 under the Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2008 Omnibus Incentive Plan with vesting terms of three to five years.

 

The Company’s stock-based compensation expense is included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses.” The following table summarizes the expenses and associated income tax benefits recognized (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Compensation expense

 

$

1.0

 

$

0.2

 

Income tax benefit

 

(0.4

)

(0.1

)

Total

 

$

0.6

 

$

0.1

 

 

These expenses include allocated stock-based compensation expenses from THC of $0.6 million and $0.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. This expense is for the employees of THC and its non-HERC Holdings subsidiaries whose costs of services were allocated to the Company. For additional information related to costs allocated to the Company by THC, see Note 14 — Related Party Transactions.

 

As of March 31, 2016, there was approximately $7.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, restricted awards and performance awards granted to the Company’s employees by Hertz Holdings under various Hertz Holdings’ sponsored plans. The total unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over the remaining 2.9 years, on a weighted average basis, of the requisite service period that began on the grant dates.

 

Note 8 — Taxes on Income (Loss)

 

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was 2.4% and 75.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2015 is higher than the statutory rate due to tax losses associated with our operations in France and Spain for which tax benefits are not realized. The effective tax rate for the full fiscal year 2016 is expected to be approximately 37.5%.

 

The Company recorded a tax benefit of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 compared to a tax provision of $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The change was the result of a decrease in pre-tax income.

 

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Note 9 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Changes in the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) balance by component (net of tax) are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Pension and Other

 

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

Post-Employment

 

Foreign Currency

 

Income

 

 

 

Benefits

 

Items

 

(Loss)

 

Balance at January 1, 2016

 

$

(15.5

)

$

(222.9

)

$

(238.4

)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassification

 

(0.1

)

32.8

 

32.7

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

0.3

 

 

0.3

 

Net current period other comprehensive loss

 

0.2

 

32.8

 

33.0

 

Balance at March 31, 2016

 

$

(15.3

)

$

(190.1

)

$

(205.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

Pension and Other

 

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

Post-Employment

 

Foreign Currency

 

Income

 

 

 

Benefits

 

Items

 

(Loss)

 

Balance at January 1, 2015

 

$

(10.8

)

$

(91.6

)

$

(102.4

)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassification

 

 

(53.5

)

(53.5

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

0.2

 

 

0.2

 

Net current period other comprehensive loss

 

0.2

 

(53.5

)

(53.3

)

Balance at March 31, 2015

 

$

(10.6

)

$

(145.1

)

$

(155.7

)

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings were as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Statement of Operations Caption

 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of actuarial (gain) losses(1)

 

$

0.5

 

$

0.3

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

Tax provision

 

(0.2

)

(0.1

)

Provisions for taxes on income

 

Total reclassifications for the period

 

$

0.3

 

$

0.2

 

 

 

 


(1)          Included in the computation of net periodic pension expenses (see Note 6 — Employee Retirement Benefits)

 

Note 10 — Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

 

Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time the Company is a party to various legal proceedings. Summarized below are the most significant legal proceedings to which the Company has been a party during the three months ended March 31, 2016 or the year ended December 31, 2015 and the period prior to the date of these combined financial statements.

 

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In re Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Securities Litigation — In November 2013, a purported shareholder class action, Pedro Ramirez, Jr. v. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., et al., was commenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey naming Hertz Holdings and certain of its officers as defendants and alleging violations of the federal securities laws. The complaint alleged that Hertz Holdings made material misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in its public disclosures during the period from February 25, 2013 through November 4, 2013, in violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. The complaint sought an unspecified amount of monetary damages on behalf of the purported class and an award of costs and expenses, including counsel fees and expert fees. In June 2014, Hertz Holdings responded to the amended complaint by filing a motion to dismiss. After a hearing in October 2014, the court granted Hertz Holdings’ motion to dismiss the complaint. The dismissal was without prejudice and plaintiff was granted leave to file a second amended complaint within 30 days of the order. In November 2014, plaintiff filed a second amended complaint which shortened the putative class period such that it was not alleged to have commenced until May 18, 2013 and made allegations that were not substantively very different than the allegations in the prior complaint. In early 2015, this case was assigned to a new federal judge in the District of New Jersey, and Hertz Holdings responded to the second amended complaint by filing another motion to dismiss. On July 22, 2015, the court granted Hertz Holdings’ motion to dismiss without prejudice and ordered that plaintiff could file a third amended complaint on or before August 22, 2015. On August 21, 2015, plaintiff filed a third amended complaint. The third amended complaint included additional allegations and expanded the putative class period such that it was alleged to span from February 14, 2013 to July 16, 2015. On November 4, 2015, Hertz Holdings filed its motion to dismiss. Thereafter, a motion was made by plaintiff to add a new plaintiff, because of challenges to the standing of the first plaintiff. The court granted plaintiffs leave to file a fourth amended complaint to add the new plaintiff, and the new complaint was filed on March 1, 2016. Hertz Holdings moved to dismiss the fourth amended complaint in its entirety with prejudice on March 24, 2016 and on May 6, 2016, plaintiff filed its opposition to same. Hertz Holdings believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses and it intends to vigorously defend against the complaint, but litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of this matter is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that this matter could be decided unfavorably to Hertz Holdings. However, Hertz Holdings is currently unable to estimate the range of these possible losses, but they could be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

 

Governmental Investigations — In June 2014, Hertz Holdings was advised by the staff of the New York Regional Office of the SEC that it is investigating the events disclosed in certain of the Hertz Holdings’ filings with the SEC. In addition, in December 2014 a state securities regulator requested information regarding the same events. The investigations generally involve the restatements included in Hertz Holdings’ 2014 Form 10-K and related accounting for prior periods. Hertz Holdings has and intends to continue to cooperate with both the SEC and state requests. Due to the stage at which the proceedings are, Hertz Holdings is currently unable to predict the likely outcome of the proceedings or estimate the range of reasonably possible losses, which may be material. Among other matters, the restatements included in Hertz Holdings’ 2014 Form 10-K addressed a variety of accounting matters involving Hertz Holdings’ Brazil rental car operations. Hertz Holdings has identified certain activities in Brazil that may raise issues under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and local laws, which Hertz Holdings has self-reported to appropriate government entities. At this time, Hertz Holdings is unable to predict the outcome of this issue or estimate the range of reasonably possible losses, which could be material.

 

In addition, the Company is subject to a number of claims and proceedings that generally arise in the ordinary conduct of its business. These matters include, but are not limited to, claims arising from the operation of equipment rented from Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation and workers compensation claims. The Company does not believe that the liabilities arising from such ordinary course claims and

 

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proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s combined financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

The Company has established reserves for matters where the Company believes the losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. For matters, including the securities litigation and governmental investigations described above, where a reserve has not been established, the ultimate outcome or resolution cannot be predicted at this time, or the amount of ultimate loss, if any, cannot be reasonably estimated. Litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of the individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that certain of the actions, claims, inquiries or proceedings, including those discussed above, could be decided unfavorably to the Company or any of its subsidiaries involved. Accordingly, it is possible that an adverse outcome from such a proceeding could exceed the amount accrued in an amount that could be material to the Company’s combined financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in any particular reporting period.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Commitments

 

Indemnification Obligations

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company executes contracts involving indemnification obligations customary in the relevant industry and indemnifications specific to a transaction such as the sale of a business. These indemnification obligations might include claims relating to the following: environmental matters; intellectual property rights; governmental regulations and employment-related matters; customer, supplier and other commercial contractual relationships; and financial matters. Performance under these indemnification obligations would generally be triggered by a breach of terms of the contract or by a third party claim. The Company regularly evaluates the probability of having to incur costs associated with these indemnification obligations and have accrued for expected losses that are probable and estimable. The types of indemnification obligations for which payments are possible include the following:

 

The Hertz Corporation

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, the Company will indemnify THC for all liabilities resulting from the operation of the Company’s business other than certain income tax liabilities with respect to periods prior to the Spin-Off date and other liabilities as agreed to by the Company and THC.

 

Environmental

 

The Company has indemnified various parties for the costs associated with remediating numerous hazardous substance storage, recycling or disposal sites in many states and, in some instances, for natural resource damages. The amount of any such expenses or related natural resource damages for which we may be held responsible could be substantial. The probable expenses that we expect to incur for such matters have been accrued, and those expenses are reflected in our combined financial statements. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the aggregate amounts accrued for environmental liabilities including liability for environmental indemnities, reflected in our combined balance sheets in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” were $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The accrual generally represents the estimated cost to study potential environmental issues at sites deemed to require investigation or clean-up activities, and the estimated cost to implement remediation actions, including on-going maintenance, as required. Cost estimates are developed by site. Initial cost estimates are based on historical experience at similar sites and are refined over time on the basis of in-depth studies of the sites. For many sites, the remediation costs and other damages for which we ultimately may be responsible cannot be reasonably estimated because of uncertainties with respect to factors such as our connection to the site, the materials there, the involvement of other potentially responsible parties, the application of laws and other standards or regulations, site conditions, and the nature and scope of investigations, studies, and remediation to be undertaken (including the technologies to be required and the extent, duration, and success of remediation).

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Note 11 — Restructuring

 

As part of the Company’s ongoing effort to implement its strategy of reducing operating costs, the Company reduced headcount and closed certain branches over the past several years resulting in severance costs as well as branch closure charges which principally relate to continuing lease obligations at vacant facilities. As part of this strategy, the Company incurred facility closure and lease obligation costs of $0.3 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively and $0.1 million of termination benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

The following table sets forth the activity affecting the restructuring accrual during the three months ended March 31, 2016. We expect to pay the remaining restructuring obligations relating to termination benefits over the next twelve months. The remainder of the restructuring accrual relates to future lease obligations which will be paid over the remaining term of the applicable leases.

 

 

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Benefits

 

Other

 

Total

 

Balance as of January 1, 2016

 

$

1.2

 

$

1.3

 

$

2.5

 

Charges incurred

 

 

0.3

 

0.3

 

Cash payments

 

(0.4

)

(0.5

)

(0.9

)

Balance as of March 31, 2016

 

$

0.8

 

$

1.1

 

$

1.9

 

 

Note 12 — Financial Instruments

 

The Company employs established risk management policies and procedures, which seek to reduce the Company’s commercial risk exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. However, there can be no assurance that these policies and procedures will be successful. Although the instruments utilized involve varying degrees of credit, market and interest risk, the counterparties to the agreements are expected to perform fully under the terms of the agreements. The Company monitors counterparty credit risk, including lenders, on a regular basis, but cannot be certain that all risks will be discerned or that its risk management policies and procedures will always be effective. Additionally, in the event of default under the Company’s master derivative agreements, the non-defaulting party has the option to set-off any amounts owed with regard to open derivative positions.

 

The Company has the following risk exposures that it has historically used financial instruments to manage. None of the instruments have been designated in a hedging relationship as of March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015.

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 

The Company’s objective in managing exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is to limit the exposure of certain cash flows and earnings from changes associated with foreign currency exchange rate changes through the use of various derivative contracts. The Company experiences foreign currency risks in its global operations as a result of various factors including intercompany local currency denominated loans, rental operations in various currencies and purchasing fleet in various currencies.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments (in millions):

 

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives(a)

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

$

0.2

 

$

0.1

 

 


(a)          Asset derivatives are recorded in “Prepaid expenses and other assets” on the Company’s combined balance sheets.

 

The following table summarizes the gains and losses on financial instruments for the period indicated (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized

 

 

 

 

 

in Income on Derivatives

 

 

 

Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized on

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

Derivatives

 

2016

 

2015

 

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

0.2

 

$

(3.4

)

 

While the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts are subject to enforceable master netting agreements with their counterparties, the Company does not offset the derivative assets and liabilities in its combined balance sheets.

 

Note 13 — Fair Value Measurements

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal market or, if none exists, the most advantageous market, for the specific asset or liability at the measurement date (referred to as the “exit price”). Fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based upon assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including consideration of nonperformance risk.

 

The Company assesses the inputs used to measure fair value using the three-tier hierarchy promulgated under U.S. GAAP. This hierarchy indicates the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.

 

Level 1:                          Inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are observable.

 

Level 2:                          Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

 

Level 3:                          Inputs that are unobservable to the extent that observable inputs are not available for the asset or liability at the measurement date and include management’s judgment about assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

Under U.S. GAAP, entities are allowed to measure certain financial instruments and other items at fair value. The Company has not elected the fair value measurement option for any of its assets or liabilities that meet the criteria for this option. Irrespective of the fair value option previously described, U.S. GAAP requires certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities of the Company to be measured on either a recurring basis or on a nonrecurring basis as shown in the sections that follow.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The fair value of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, to the extent the underlying liability will be settled in cash, approximate carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company’s assessment of goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment includes an assessment using various Level 2 (EBITDA multiples and discount rate) and Level 3 (forecasted cash flows) inputs.

 

Cash Equivalents and Investments

 

The Company’s cash equivalents primarily consist of money market accounts which the Company measures at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company determines the fair value of cash equivalents using a market approach based on quoted prices in active markets.

 

Investments in equity and other securities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of various mutual funds. The valuation of these securities is based on pricing models whereby all significant inputs are observable or can be derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

 

The following tables summarize the ending balances of the Company’s cash equivalents at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (in millions).

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Money market funds

 

$

9.9

 

$

 

$

 

$

9.9

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Money market funds

 

$

13.5

 

$

 

$

 

$

13.5

 

 

Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are shown in Note 12 — Financial Instruments. The Company’s financial instruments are classified as Level 2 and are priced using quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Debt Obligations

 

The fair value of the Company’s debt is estimated based on quoted market rates as well as borrowing rates currently available for loans with similar terms and average maturities (Level 2 inputs) (in millions).

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

December 31, 2015

 

 

 

Nominal Unpaid

 

 

 

Nominal Unpaid

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Balance

 

Aggregate Fair Value

 

Principal Balance

 

Aggregate Fair Value

 

Debt

 

$

61.0

 

$

61.0

 

$

63.5

 

$

63.5

 

 

The fair value of the long-term debt does not purport to reflect the fair value that might have been determined if the Company had operated as a stand-alone public company for the periods presented or if the Company had used its own credit rating in the calculation.

 

Note 14 — Related Party Transactions

 

Loans with Affiliates

 

The Company entered into various loan agreements with affiliates as part of the centralized approach to cash management and financing of worldwide operations by THC. The amounts due to and from other affiliates have various interest rates and maturity dates but are generally short-term in nature with a

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

weighted average interest rate of 2.9%. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the loan payable balances to other affiliates were $73.7 million and $73.2 million, respectively.

 

Corporate Allocations

 

Historically, THC has provided services to and funded certain expenses for the Company that have been recorded at the THC level prior to the Spin-Off. As discussed in Note 2 — Basis of Presentation and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, the financial information in these combined financial statements includes direct costs of the Company incurred by THC on the Company’s behalf and an allocation of general corporate expenses of THC which were not historically allocated to the Company for certain support functions that were provided on a centralized basis within THC and not recorded at the business unit level, such as expenses related to finance, human resources, information technology, facilities, and legal, among others, and that would have been incurred had the Company been a separate, stand-alone entity.

 

Costs incurred and allocated by THC were included in the combined statements of operations as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Direct operating

 

$

0.3

 

$

0.1

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

9.0

 

10.0

 

Total allocated expenses

 

$

9.3

 

$

10.1

 

 

THC Equity

 

Net transfers — THC represent net equity investment activity between the Company and THC. The components of the net transfers — THC are as follows (in millions):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Intercompany payable/receivable settlement with THC

 

$

(131.1

)

$

(43.1

)

Other(a)

 

(1.8

)

(1.2

)

Net transfers — THC

 

$

(132.9

)

$

(44.3

)

 


(a)          Other primarily includes adjustments to historical expense allocations from THC.

 

Note 15 — Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share has been computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share has been computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents, except when the effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

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HERC HOLDINGS INC.

(a/k/a HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.)

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions, except per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

2015

 

Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss), basic and diluted

 

$

(1.5

)

$

1.7

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares

 

423.9

 

458.8

 

Stock options, RSUs and PSUs

 

 

3.1

 

Weighted average shares used to calculated diluted earnings per share

 

423.9

 

461.9

 

Antidilutive stock options, RSUs and PSUs

 

9.7

 

2.5

 

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

 

$

 

Diluted

 

$

 

$

 

 

Note 16 — Subsequent Events

 

On May 25, 2016, Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, LLC (“Escrow Issuer LLC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of HERC, and Herc Spinoff Escrow Issuer, Corp. (together with Escrow Issuer LLC, the “Escrow Issuers”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Escrow Issuer LLC, entered into a purchase agreement with respect to $610.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50% senior secured second priority notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) and $625.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% senior secured second priority notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes” and, together with the 2022 Notes, the “Notes”) in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Each series of Notes will pay interest semi-annually in arrears. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about June 9, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.

 

The Company has evaluated transactions for consideration as recognized subsequent events for the combined financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Additionally, the Company has evaluated transactions that occurred as of the issuance of these combined financial statements, May 27, 2016, for purposes of disclosure of unrecognized subsequent events. Except when disclosed in these combined financial statements, no significant subsequent events that would require adjustments or disclosures were noted.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

Paul Dickard

Vice President, Communications

pdickard@hercrentals.com

239-301-1214

Elizabeth Higashi, CFA

Vice President, Investor Relations

ehigashi@hercrentals.com

239-301-1024

For Immediate Release
NR 16-0701

 

 

Herc Rentals Completes Separation from Hertz Car Rental Business; Becomes an Independent, Publicly Traded Company

 

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., July 1, 2016 — Herc Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HRI), the equipment rental company formerly named Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and the continuing parent of Herc Rentals Inc. (Herc Rentals), announced today the completion of its separation from the Hertz car rental business and its debut as an independent, publicly traded corporation.  The company’s common stock begins trading “regular way” today on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HRI.”

 

Herc Rentals is a premier, full-line equipment-rental firm with approximately 280 company-operated branches, principally located in North America, more than 4,600 employees and 2015 revenues of nearly $1.7 billion.  The company’s equipment rental business spans more than 50 years, with a mission to ensure that end users of its equipment and services achieve optimal performance safely, efficiently and effectively.

 

To effect the separation as part of a tax-free spinoff, Hertz Global Holdings stockholders as of the June 22, 2016 record date received shares in Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., on June 30, 2016 at a rate of one share for every five shares held.  Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc. has changed its name to Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., and begins trading “regular way” today on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HTZ.”

 

The shares of the former Hertz Global Holdings, now known as Herc Holdings Inc., were adjusted for a 1-for-15 reverse stock split that was implemented immediately after the separation.  Herc Holdings shares now represent ownership of the equipment rental business, which will operate through Herc Rentals, on a stand-alone basis.

 

No fractional shares will be issued in connection with any of the transactions.  Information regarding cash payments to be made in lieu of fractional shares can be found at http://ir.HercRentals.com and http://ir.hertz.com/.

 

“We are thrilled to begin the next chapter in the history of our company,” said Larry Silber, president and chief executive officer.  “We are strategically positioned to generate above-market growth with significant opportunities for operational and financial improvement.  As an independent company, Herc Rentals now has the financial and operational flexibility to pursue strategies that are specific to the equipment rental business.

 

“With focused resources, industry experience across the leadership team, premium products and services across a broad array of industries and end-use markets, and the support of our dedicated employees, we are positioned to provide even better service and overall value for our customers and to bring enhanced value to our shareholders.”

 

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Silber is joined by a leadership team with deep knowledge of the equipment rental industry and substantial functional experience and expertise:

 

·                   Bruce Dressel — Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

·                   Barbara Brasier — Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

·                   Chris Cunningham — Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

·                   Rich Marani — Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

·                   Maryann Waryjas — Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

“We will continue to expand our operations and to invest in all areas of our business, including new product lines such as ProContractor Tools TM  and ProTruck TM  line of commercial vehicles, to complement our large selection of premium general equipment products,” added Silber.  “In addition, our new ProSolutions TM business provides specialty equipment, technical expertise, and full-service, on-site support to solve our customers’ toughest challenges.

 

“We are also advancing processes and tools designed to drive continuous improvement across our company and to provide a higher level of service for our customers.  Most notably, our enterprise-wide “Herc Way” operating model ensures a consistent branch-to-branch approach to managing, servicing and repairing our fleet and rapidly gets equipment ready to rent, which will greatly improve our opportunities to serve more customers.

 

“We are excited to shape our future as a customer-focused and operationally excellent business serving diverse markets,” Silber said.  “I’m also pleased to note that our first day as an independent company coincides with the launch of several major technology platforms, including our new website and mobile app.  The mobile app sets new technology and user-experience standards for the equipment rental industry and will continue to evolve to include tools and features designed to improve our customers’ experience with Herc Rentals.”

 

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About Herc Holdings Inc.

 

Herc Holdings Inc., which has operated through its Herc Rentals Inc. subsidiary for over 50 years, is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America with approximately 280 company-operated branches, principally located in North America.  Herc Holdings is a full-line equipment-rental supplier in key markets, including commercial and residential construction, industrial and manufacturing, refineries and petrochemicals, civil infrastructure, automotive, government and municipalities, energy, remediation, emergency response, facilities, entertainment and agriculture.  The equipment rental business is supported by ProSolutions TM , our industry specific solutions-based services, and our professional grade tools, commercial vehicles, pump, power and climate control product offerings, all of which are aimed at helping customers work more efficiently, effectively and safely.  Herc Holdings’ 2015 total revenues as reported in the recently filed Information Statement, were nearly $1.7 billion.  The company has approximately 4,600 employees.  For more information on Herc Holdings and its products and services, visit: www.HercRentals.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains statements that are not statements of historical fact, but instead are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  All forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements, including those set forth in our Information Statement filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Amendment No. 4 of the Form 10 of Hertz Rental Car Holding Company, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2016, such as:  we have no operating history as a stand-alone public company, and our historical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that we would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results, given the incremental costs we will incur, the decrease in purchasing power we may experience, and the liabilities we have assumed in connection with the spin-off; if there is a determination that any portion of the spin-off transaction is taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes then we and our stockholders could incur significant tax liabilities, and we could also incur indemnification liability if we are determined to have caused the spin-off to become taxable; we may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the spin-off, the assets and resources that we retain may not be sufficient for us to operate as a stand-alone company, we may not be successful implementing our strategy of further reducing operating costs and our cost reduction initiatives may have adverse consequences; our success as an independent company will depend on our new senior management team, the ability of other new employees to learn their new roles, our ability to retain key members of our senior management team and other key personnel and to attract key personnel; our ability to engage in financings, acquisitions and other strategic transactions using equity securities is limited due to the tax treatment of the spin-off; the spin-off may be challenged by creditors as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance; if the spin-off is not a legal dividend, it could be held invalid by a court and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results; as a stand-alone public company, our securities have no prior public market, an active trading market may not develop, pricing is uncertain and the market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly; our accounting and other management systems and resources may not be adequately prepared to meet the ongoing financial reporting and other requirements; the market price of our common stock could decline as a result of the sale or distribution of a large number of shares of our common stock or the perception that a sale or distribution could occur; some or all of our deferred tax assets could expire if we experience an “ownership change” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code; our substantial level of indebtedness could materially adversely affect our financial condition and ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry or materially adversely affect our results, liquidity and ability to compete; the secured nature of our indebtedness, which is secured by substantially all of our consolidated assets, could materially adversely affect our business and holders of our debt and equity; a number of business risks could have material adverse effects on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity, including the cyclicality of our business, a slowdown in worldwide economic conditions or adverse changes in the economic factors specific to the industries in which we operate, intense competition in the industry, including from our own suppliers, any decline in our relations with our key national account or industrial account customers or the amount of equipment they rent from us, any occurrence that disrupts rental activity during our peak periods (given the seasonality of the business, especially in the construction industry), or any inability to purchase adequate supplies of competitively priced equipment or to collect on contracts with customers; the restatement of our previously issued financial statements could expose us to additional risks that could materially adversely affect our financial

 

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position, results of operations and cash flows;  we have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that, if not remediated, may adversely affect our ability to report our financial condition and results of operations in a timely and accurate manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock; the restatement of our previously issued financial results has resulted in government investigations, books and records demands, and private litigation and could result in government enforcement actions and private litigation that could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows; our business is heavily reliant upon communications networks and centralized information technology systems and the concentration of our systems creates risks for us; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Information Statement under “Risk Factors.”  All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirely by such cautionary statements.  We do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any update or revision to any of the forward-looking statements.

 

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