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): February 14, 2018

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

0-13063

 

81-0422894

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

 of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119

(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

(702) 897-7150

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

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 ( see General Instructions A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Act.  o

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Supplemental Indenture

 

On February 14, 2018, Scientific Games International, Inc. (“ SGI ”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation (the “ Company ”), issued $900.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “ New Notes ”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S under the Securities Act. The New Notes were issued pursuant to a Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018 (the “ Supplemental Indenture ”), to the Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2017 (the “ Base Indenture ” and, together with the Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), among SGI, as issuer, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent and trustee.

 

The New Notes are treated as a single series of debt securities with SGI’s previously issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “ Existing Notes ” and, together with the New Notes the “ Dollar Notes ”) for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The New Notes have terms identical to the Existing Notes, other than issue date and offering price and have the same CUSIP and ISIN numbers as, and trade together with, the Existing Notes, except that the New Notes sold pursuant to Regulation S have been issued and maintained under a temporary CUSIP number during a 40-day distribution period commencing on February 14, 2018.

 

Secured Euro Indenture

 

On February 14, 2018, SGI issued €325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2026 (the “ Secured Euro Notes ”) at an issue price of 100.0% in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S under the Securities Act.  The Secured Euro Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018, among SGI, as issuer, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), trustee, registrar and transfer agent and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent (the “ Secured Euro Indenture ”).

 

The Secured Euro Notes bear interest at the rate of 3.375% per annum, which accrues from February 14, 2018 and is payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2018.

 

SGI may redeem some or all of the Secured Euro Notes at any time prior to February 15, 2021, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Secured Euro Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption plus a “make whole” premium. SGI may redeem some or all of the Secured Euro Notes at any time on or after February 15, 2021 at the prices specified in the Secured Euro Indenture. In addition, at any time on or prior to February 15, 2021, SGI may redeem up to 35% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Secured Euro Notes at a redemption price of 103.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, with the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings of the Company.  Additionally, if a holder of the Secured Euro Notes is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming laws or regulations and that holder does not become so licensed or qualified or is not found to be suitable, then SGI will have the right to, subject to certain notice provisions set forth in the Secured Euro Indenture, (1) require that holder dispose of all or a portion of those Secured Euro Notes or (2) redeem the Secured Euro Notes of such holder at a redemption price calculated as set forth in the Secured Euro Indenture.  If, as the result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws of the United States, SGI, the Company or any other guarantor becomes obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the Secured Euro Indenture), then SGI will have the option to redeem the Secured Euro Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Secured Euro Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. If the Company or SGI experiences specific kinds of changes in control or the Company or any of its restricted subsidiaries sells certain of its assets, then SGI must offer to repurchase the Secured Euro Notes on the terms set forth in the Secured Euro Indenture.

 

The Secured Euro Notes are senior secured obligations of SGI, equally and ratably secured with SGI’s obligations under the Credit Agreement (as defined herein), the Dollar Notes and SGI’s 7.000% senior secured notes due 2022 (the “ 2022 Secured Notes ”).  The Secured Euro Notes rank equally with SGI’s existing and future senior secured debt and senior to SGI’s existing and future senior subordinated debt.  The Secured Euro Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Company and each of its wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than SGI and certain immaterial subsidiaries), subject to customary exceptions.

 

The Secured Euro Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability, and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions or certain other restricted payments, purchase or redeem capital stock, make investments or extend credit, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, consummate certain assets sales, effect a consolidation or merger, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, or create certain liens and other encumbrances on its assets.

 

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The Secured Euro Indenture contains events of default customary for agreements of its type (with customary grace periods, as applicable) and provides that, upon the occurrence of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or SGI, all outstanding Secured Euro Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other type of event of default occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Secured Euro Notes may declare all of the Secured Euro Notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

Euro Collateral Agreement

 

In connection with the issuance of the Secured Euro Notes, SGI, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent, entered into a collateral agreement, dated as of February 14, 2018 (the “ Euro Collateral Agreement ”), pursuant to which SGI, the Company and the other guarantors granted a security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Euro Collateral Agreement) to the Collateral Agent.

 

Unsecured Euro Indenture

 

On February 14, 2018, SGI issued €250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026 (the “ Unsecured Euro Notes ”) at an issue price of 100.0% in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S under the Securities Act.  The Unsecured Euro Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018, among SGI, as issuer, the Company and the other guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, registrar and transfer agent and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent (the “ Unsecured Euro Indenture ”).

 

The Unsecured Euro Notes bear interest at the rate of 5.500% per annum, which accrues from February 14, 2018 and is payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on August 15, 2018.

 

SGI may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Euro Notes at any time prior to February 15, 2021, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Unsecured Euro Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption plus a “make whole” premium. SGI may redeem some or all of the Unsecured Euro Notes at any time on or after February 15, 2021 at the prices specified in the Unsecured Euro Indenture. In addition, at any time on or prior to February 15, 2021, SGI may redeem up to 35% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Unsecured Euro Notes at a redemption price of 105.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, with the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings of the Company.  Additionally, if a holder of the Unsecured Euro Notes is required to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming laws or regulations and that holder does not become so licensed or qualified or is not found to be suitable, then SGI will have the right to, subject to certain notice provisions set forth in the Unsecured Euro Indenture, (1) require that holder dispose of all or a portion of those Unsecured Euro Notes or (2) redeem the Unsecured Euro Notes of such holder at a redemption price calculated as set forth in the Unsecured Euro Indenture.  If, as the result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws of the United States, SGI, the Company or any other guarantor becomes obligated to pay Additional Amounts (as defined in the Unsecured Euro Indenture), then SGI will have the option to redeem the Unsecured Euro Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Unsecured Euro Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. If the Company or SGI experiences specific kinds of changes in control or the Company or any of its restricted subsidiaries sells certain of its assets, then SGI must offer to repurchase the Unsecured Euro Notes on the terms set forth in the Unsecured Euro Indenture.

 

The Unsecured Euro Notes are senior unsecured obligations of SGI.  The Unsecured Euro Notes rank effectively junior to SGI’s existing and future secured indebtedness, including under the Credit Agreement, the Dollar Notes, the Secured Euro Notes and the 2022 Secured Notes. The Unsecured Euro Notes rank equally with SGI’s existing and future senior debt and senior to SGI’s existing and future senior subordinated debt.  The Unsecured Euro Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Company and each of its wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than SGI and certain immaterial subsidiaries).

 

The Unsecured Euro Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability, and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make distributions or certain other restricted payments, purchase or redeem capital stock, make investments or extend credit, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, consummate certain assets sales, effect a consolidation or merger, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets, or create certain liens and other encumbrances on its assets.

 

The Unsecured Euro Indenture contains events of default customary for agreements of its type (with customary grace periods, as applicable) and provides that, upon the occurrence of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or SGI, all outstanding Unsecured Euro Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other type of event of default occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Unsecured Euro Notes may declare all of the Unsecured Euro Notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

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Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

 

On February 14, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2013 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, including without limitation, by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 1, 2014, Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 14, 2017, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of August 14, 2017, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among the Company, SGI, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent (such amendment, “ Amendment No. 4 ”).

 

Amendment No. 4 (i) creates a new tranche of $4,174.6 million term loans under the Credit Agreement (the “ New Term Loans ”) due August 14, 2024 (subject to an accelerated maturity under certain circumstances), (ii) reduces the applicable margin for the term loans to 2.75% per annum for eurodollar (LIBOR) loans and 1.75% per annum for base rate loans, (iii) increases the availability under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement to $620.2 million through October 18, 2018 and $445.7 million thereafter and (iv) modifies certain other covenants as set forth in Amendment No. 4.

 

The net proceeds of the New Notes, Secured Euro Notes and Unsecured Euro Notes offerings will be used to redeem a portion of the outstanding 2022 Secured Notes. The net proceeds of borrowings under the New Term Loans will be used to supplement our redemption of the outstanding 2022 Secured Notes, to repay a portion of our outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility under our Credit Agreement and, in each case, to pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus any related premiums, fees and expenses.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Supplemental Indenture, the Secured Euro Indenture, the Euro Collateral Agreement, the Unsecured Euro Indenture and the Credit Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of these agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 10.1, respectively, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD disclosure.

 

On February 14, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the issuance of the New Notes, the Secured Euro Notes and the Unsecured Euro Notes and the entry into Amendment No. 4. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”), including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and, as a result, such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

This Report, including Exhibit 99.1, does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

 

This Report, including Exhibit 99.1, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements, as discussed further in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.                             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

4.1

 

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, as issuer, Scientific Games Corporation and the other guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent, relating to the Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2017, among Scientific Games International, as issuer, Scientific Games Corporation and the other guarantors party thereto, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent, relating to the 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2025.

4.2

 

Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, Inc., as issuer, Scientific Games Corporation and the other guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, and collateral agent, and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent, relating to the 3.375% Senior

 

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Secured Notes due 2026.

4.3

 

Collateral Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, Inc., Scientific Games Corporation and the other guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent, relating to the 3.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026.

4.4

 

Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, Inc., as issuer, Scientific Games Corporation and the other guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent, relating to the 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026.

10.1

 

Amendment No. 4, dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, Inc., as the borrower, Scientific Games Corporation, as a guarantor, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent, issuing lender and swingline lender, which amended and restated the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2013 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, including without limitation, by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 1, 2014, Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 14, 2017, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of August 14, 2017).

99.1

 

Press Release of the Company, dated February 14, 2018.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  February 14, 2018

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the Guarantors (as defined in the Base Indenture (as defined below)) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “ Trustee ”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee are party to an indenture dated as of October 17, 2017 (the “ Base Indenture ”) relating to the Issuer’s 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “ Existing Securities ”);

 

WHEREAS, Section 2.15 of the Base Indenture provides that the Issuer may, from time to time and in accordance therewith, create and issue Additional Securities under the Base Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer wishes to issue an additional $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 as Additional Securities (the “ New Securities ”);

 

WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture provides that, without the consent of the Holders of any Securities, the Issuer and the Trustee may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Base Indenture to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.15 of the Base Indenture and to amend the Base Indenture to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency so long as such change does not adversely affect the rights of any Holders in any material respects;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Guarantors are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, all conditions and requirements necessary to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery hereof has been in all respects authorized.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Supplemental Indenture mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows:

 

1.                                       AMOUNT OF NEW SECURITIES. The aggregate principal amount of New Securities to be authenticated and delivered under this Supplemental Indenture on February 14, 2018 is $900,000,000.

 



 

2.                                       TERMS OF NEW SECURITIES. The New Securities are to be issued as Additional Securities under the Base Indenture and shall:

 

a.               be issued as part of the existing series of Existing Securities under the Base Indenture, and the New Securities and the Existing Securities shall be a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, with respect to waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase;

 

b.               be issued on February 14, 2018 at a purchase price of 100.000% of the principal amount, and will accrue interest from October 17, 2017;

 

c.                be issuable in whole in the form of one or more Global Securities to be held by the Depositary and in the form, including appropriate transfer restriction legends, provided in Exhibit 1 to the Base Indenture; and

 

d.               bear, in the case of New Securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, the CUSIP number of 80874Y AW0 and ISIN of US80874YAW03, and, in the case of New Securities sold under Regulation S of the Securities Act, initially bear the CUSIP number of U8067T AL0 and ISIN of USU8067TAL09, and after 40 days, will bear the CUSIP number of U8067T AK2 and ISIN of USU8067TAK26.

 

3.                                       AMENDMENT. Pursuant to Section 9.01(1) of the Base Indenture, clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” in the Base Indenture is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(2) Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing (a) Indebtedness or other Obligations under Credit Facilities that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness;” provided that, for absence of doubt, during any period that certain covenants have been suspended pursuant to Section 4.18, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness and other Obligations that is permitted to be secured pursuant to this clause (a) will continue to be limited to the amount set forth in clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”; provided, further, that such Liens are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement; provided, further, that any such Liens shall not secure Indebtedness and other Obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless such Lien shall also secure the Securities, the Guarantees and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations; and (b) Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” the 2022 Secured Notes and/or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

4.                                       NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or controlling person of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor under the Additional Securities, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of,

 



 

or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder of the Additional Securities by accepting an Additional Security waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Additional Securities.

 

5.                                       RATIFICATION OF BASE INDENTURE; SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE PART OF BASE INDENTURE.  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Base 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 Base Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

 

6.                                       NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

7.                                       COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.  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.

 

8.                                       EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

9.                                       THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guarantors and the Issuer.

 

[Signatures on following page]

 



 

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

 

 

 

Issuer:

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Ex ecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Se cretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantors:

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

BALLY GAMING, INC.

 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES PRODUCTS, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES SA, INC.

 

SG GAMING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

 

WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 

Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture-2025 Secured Notes

 



 

 

 

 

BALLY PROPERTIES EAST, LLC

 

BALLY PROPERTIES WEST, LLC

 

SHFL PROPERTIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

Bally Gaming, Inc., as its Sole Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

MDI ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES NEW JERSEY, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

Scientific Games International, Inc., as its Sole Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

LAPIS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

 

 

 

By: Scientific Games International, Inc., as its Sole Shareholder and Member

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture-2025 Secured Notes

 



 

 

Trustee and Collateral Agent:

 

 

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

a New York banking corporation

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chris Niesz

 

Name:

Chris Niesz

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture-2025 Secured Notes

 


Exhibit 4.2

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

as Issuer

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

as Trustee, Collateral Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

 

as Paying Agent

 

and

 

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

 

3.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

 


 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of February 14, 2018

 


 

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

 

 

SECTION 1.01.

Definitions

1

SECTION 1.02.

[reserved]

37

SECTION 1.03.

Rules of Construction

37

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2

 

The Securities

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01.

Form and Dating

38

SECTION 2.02.

Execution and Authentication

38

SECTION 2.03.

Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent

39

SECTION 2.04.

Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust

39

SECTION 2.05.

Securityholder Lists

40

SECTION 2.06.

Transfer and Exchange

40

SECTION 2.07.

Replacement Securities

40

SECTION 2.08.

Outstanding Securities

40

SECTION 2.09.

Treasury Securities

41

SECTION 2.10.

Temporary Securities

41

SECTION 2.11.

Cancellation

41

SECTION 2.12.

Defaulted Interest

41

SECTION 2.13.

ISIN or Common Code Numbers

42

SECTION 2.14.

Deposit of Moneys

42

SECTION 2.15.

Issuance in Euros

42

SECTION 2.16.

Issuance of Additional Securities

42

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3

 

Redemption

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01.

Notices to Trustee

43

SECTION 3.02.

Selection of Securities to be Redeemed

43

SECTION 3.03.

Notice of Redemption

43

SECTION 3.04.

Effect of Notice of Redemption

44

SECTION 3.05.

Deposit of Redemption Price

44

SECTION 3.06.

Securities Redeemed in Part

44

SECTION 3.07.

Issuer Discretion

45

SECTION 3.08.

Gaming Redemption

45

SECTION 3.09.

Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes

45

 

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ARTICLE 4

 

Covenants

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01.

Payment of Securities

45

SECTION 4.02.

Maintenance of Office or Agency

46

SECTION 4.03.

Limitation on Restricted Payments

46

SECTION 4.04.

Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock

51

SECTION 4.05.

Corporate Existence

52

SECTION 4.06.

Payment of Taxes and Other Claims

52

SECTION 4.07.

Maintenance of Properties and Insurance

53

SECTION 4.08.

Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default

53

SECTION 4.09.

Compliance with Laws

54

SECTION 4.10.

SEC Reports

54

SECTION 4.11.

Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws

54

SECTION 4.12.

Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates

55

SECTION 4.13.

Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

57

SECTION 4.14.

Limitation on Liens

58

SECTION 4.15.

Change of Control

59

SECTION 4.16.

Limitation on Asset Sales

60

SECTION 4.17.

Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries

64

SECTION 4.18.

Suspension of Covenants on Achievement of Investment Grade Status

66

SECTION 4.19.

Amendment of Security Documents

67

SECTION 4.20.

After-Acquired Property

67

SECTION 4.21.

Further Assurances

68

SECTION 4.22.

Maintenance of Listing

68

SECTION 4.23.

Additional Amounts

68

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

 

Successor Corporation

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01.

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

70

SECTION 5.02.

Successor Substituted

73

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

Default and Remedies

 

 

 

SECTION 6.01.

Events of Default

73

SECTION 6.02.

Acceleration

74

SECTION 6.03.

Other Remedies

75

SECTION 6.04.

Waiver of Past Defaults

75

SECTION 6.05.

Control by Majority

75

SECTION 6.06.

Limitation on Suits

76

SECTION 6.07.

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

76

SECTION 6.08.

Collection Suit by Trustee

76

SECTION 6.09.

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

76

 

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SECTION 6.10.

Priorities

77

SECTION 6.11.

Undertaking for Costs

77

SECTION 6.12.

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

77

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7

 

Trustee; Agents

 

 

 

SECTION 7.01.

Duties of Trustee

78

SECTION 7.02.

Rights of Trustee

79

SECTION 7.03.

Individual Rights of Trustee

80

SECTION 7.04.

Trustee’s Disclaimer

80

SECTION 7.05.

Notice of Default

80

SECTION 7.06.

[reserved]

80

SECTION 7.07.

Compensation and Indemnity

80

SECTION 7.08.

Replacement of Trustee

81

SECTION 7.09.

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

82

SECTION 7.10.

[reserved]

82

SECTION 7.11.

[reserved]

82

SECTION 7.12.

[reserved]

82

SECTION 7.13.

Security Documents; Intercreditor Agreement

82

SECTION 7.14.

Agent’s Protections

82

SECTION 7.15.

Agents

83

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8

 

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

 

 

 

SECTION 8.01.

Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations

83

SECTION 8.02.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

84

SECTION 8.03.

Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

84

SECTION 8.04.

Deposited Money and European Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

85

SECTION 8.05.

Repayment to the Issuer

86

SECTION 8.06.

Reinstatement

86

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9

 

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

 

 

 

SECTION 9.01.

Without Consent of Holders

86

SECTION 9.02.

With Consent of Holders

87

SECTION 9.03.

[reserved]

88

SECTION 9.04.

Revocation and Effect of Consents

88

SECTION 9.05.

Notation on or Exchange of Securities

89

SECTION 9.06.

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

89

SECTION 9.07.

Notice.

89

 

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ARTICLE 10

 

Guarantee of Securities

 

 

 

SECTION 10.01.

Unconditional Guarantee

89

SECTION 10.02.

Limitations on Guarantees

90

SECTION 10.03.

Execution and Delivery

90

SECTION 10.04.

Release of a Guarantor

91

SECTION 10.05.

Waiver of Subrogation

91

SECTION 10.06.

Obligations Continuing

92

SECTION 10.07.

Obligations Reinstated

92

SECTION 10.08.

Waiver

92

SECTION 10.09.

No Obligation to Take Action Against the Issuer

92

SECTION 10.10.

Default and Enforcement

92

SECTION 10.11.

Amendment, Etc.

92

SECTION 10.12.

Acknowledgment

93

SECTION 10.13.

Costs and Expenses

93

SECTION 10.14.

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

93

SECTION 10.15.

Successors and Assigns

93

SECTION 10.16.

Contribution

93

SECTION 10.17.

Future Guarantors

93

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11

 

Collateral

 

 

 

SECTION 11.01.

Security Documents

93

SECTION 11.02.

Release of Collateral

94

SECTION 11.03.

Suits to Protect the Collateral

95

SECTION 11.04.

Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents

95

SECTION 11.05.

Purchaser Protected

95

SECTION 11.06.

Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee

96

SECTION 11.07.

Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’ Obligations

96

SECTION 11.08.

Collateral Agent

96

SECTION 11.09.

Designations

102

SECTION 11.10.

No Impairment of the Security Interests

102

SECTION 11.11.

Insurance

103

 

 

 

ARTICLE 12

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

SECTION 12.01.

[reserved]

103

SECTION 12.02.

Notices

103

SECTION 12.03.

Communications by Holders with Other Holders

105

SECTION 12.04.

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

105

SECTION 12.05.

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

105

SECTION 12.06.

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar

105

SECTION 12.07.

Legal Holidays

105

 

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SECTION 12.08.

Governing Law

105

SECTION 12.09.

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

106

SECTION 12.10.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

106

SECTION 12.11.

Successors

106

SECTION 12.12.

Severability

106

SECTION 12.13.

USA PATRIOT Act

106

SECTION 12.14.

Judgment Currency

106

SECTION 12.15.

Force Majeure

107

SECTION 12.16.

Intercreditor Agreement

107

SECTION 12.17.

Counterpart Originals

107

SECTION 12.18.

WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY

107

 

 

 

APPENDIX A

Provisions Relating to Securities and Additional Securities

A-1

EXHIBIT 1

Form of Security

A-1-1

 

 

Note:  This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) party hereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”), collateral agent, registrar and transfer agent and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent.

 

The Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of €325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “ Securities ”).

 

Concurrently with the issuance of the Securities under this Indenture, the Issuer will also enter into another indenture, dated as of the date hereof, with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as the trustee, and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent relating to the issuance of the New Unsecured Notes (as defined herein).

 

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein).

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

SECTION 1.01.        Definitions .

 

2022 Secured Notes ” means the Issuer’s existing 7.000% senior secured notes due 2022.

 

2022 Secured Notes Indenture ” means that certain indenture, dated as of November 21, 2014, by and among the Issuer as successor issuer thereunder, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee thereunder, as supplemented from time to time, and relating to the 2022 Secured Notes.

 

2022 Unsecured Notes ” means the Issuer’s existing 10.000% senior unsecured notes due 2022.

 

2025 Secured Notes means the Issuer’s existing 5.000% senior secured notes due 2025.

 

2025 Secured Notes Indenture ” means that certain indenture, dated as of October 17, 2017, by and among the Issuer, the guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee thereunder, as further supplemented from time to time, and relating to the 2025 Secured Notes.

 

Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and not incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.

 

Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.23.

 



 

Additional Pari Passu Agent ” means the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for the holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and any permitted successors or assigns or replacement therefor.

 

Additional Pari Passu Agreement ” means the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations (other than Additional Securities) are incurred and any notes or other instruments or agreements representing such Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations.

 

Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents ” means any document, agreement or instrument executed and delivered with respect to any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations.

 

Additional Securities ” means Securities issued under this Indenture after the Issue Date and in compliance with Sections 2.16 and 4.04, it being understood that any Securities issued in exchange for or replacement of any Security issued on the Issue Date shall not be an Additional Security.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; provided , however , that with respect to the Company the term Affiliate shall not include the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company so long as no Affiliate of the Company has any direct or indirect interest therein, except through the Company or its Subsidiaries.  The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

 

Agent ” means any Paying Agent.

 

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Security on any Redemption Date, the greater of:

 

(a)           1.0% of the principal amount of such Security; and

 

(b)           the excess, if any, of:

 

(1)           the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Security at February 15, 2021 (such Redemption Price being set forth in the table appearing in Paragraph 5 of the Securities plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the note through February 15, 2021 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Bund Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(2)           the principal amount of the Security.

 

Asset Acquisition ” means

 

(a)           an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or is merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

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(b)                                  the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

Asset Sale ” means any direct or indirect sale, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of:

 

(a)                                  any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(b)                                  any other property or assets, other than cash or Cash Equivalents or Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

provided , however , that Asset Sales will not include:

 

(1)                                  a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration, exclusive of indemnities, of less than $75.0 million;

 

(2)                                  the sale of accounts receivable;

 

(3)                                  (a) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of assets that are obsolete or worn out in the ordinary course of business, (b) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of assets no longer used or useful or economically practicable to maintain in the conduct of the business of the Company and other Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course, (c) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of assets necessary in order to comply with applicable law or licensure requirements (as determined by the Issuer in good faith) and (d) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of inventory determined by the Company to be no longer used, useful or necessary in the operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(4)                                  the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Guarantor as permitted under Section 5.01;

 

(5)                                  sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets resulting from the creation, incurrence or assumption of (but not any foreclosure with respect to) any Lien not prohibited by Section 4.14;

 

(6)                                  sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets in a transaction constituting a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.03;

 

(7)                                  the grant of licenses to third parties in respect of, the abandonment, cancellation or disposition of, or the cross-licensing, pooling, sublicensing or licensing of, or similar arrangements (including disposition of marketing rights) with respect to, intellectual property in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise consistent with past practice or not materially disadvantageous to the Securityholders;

 

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(8)                                  dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

 

(9)                                  dispositions of any interest held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Specified Concession Vehicle to another Specified Concession Vehicle in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has (or, following such transfer, will have) an interest at least equal to such interest being transferred;

 

(10)                           the settlement or early termination of any hedge or any warrant option transactions;

 

(11)                           to the extent allowable without recognition of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon);

 

(12)                           any transfer of property or assets that is a surrender or waiver of a contract right or a settlement, surrender or release of a contract or tort claim; and

 

(13)                           the disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents and investments and merchandise in connection with prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, in each case, in the ordinary course of business.

 

August 2017 Financing Transactions ” means the entrance into an amendment to the Credit Agreement on August 14, 2017 including the use of proceeds therefrom, including the prepayment of the balances on the term B-3 loan, as well as related fees and expenses.

 

Bally Transactions ” means, collectively, the offer and sale of the 2022 Secured Notes and the 2022 Unsecured Notes, the consummation of the merger of Scientific Games Nevada, Inc. with and into Bally Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries pursuant to, and as contemplated by that certain acquisition agreement dated as of August 1, 2014 (including the repayment of certain Indebtedness of Bally Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries), the closing of the related financing transactions and the payment of related fees and expenses.

 

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

 

Board of Directors ” means (a) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof, (b) with respect to a partnership the general partner of which is a corporation, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership or any committee thereof and (c) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person (or such Person’s general partner, manager or equivalent) serving a similar function.

 

Board Resolution ” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.

 

Bund Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the equivalent yield to maturity as of such redemption date of the Comparable German Bund issue, assuming a price for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable German Bund Price for such redemption date, where:

 

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(a)                                  “Comparable German Bund Issues” means the German Bundesanleihe security selected by any Reference German Bund Dealer as having a fixed maturity most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to                                                                                                 February 15, 2021, and that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of euro denominated corporate debt securities in a principal amount approximately equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Securities and of a maturity most nearly equal to February 15, 2021; provided that if the period from such redemption date to February 15, 2021 is less than one year, a fixed maturity of one year shall be used;

 

(b)                                  “Comparable German Bund Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, the average of the Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, or if an Issuer obtains fewer than four such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations;

 

(c)                                   “Reference German Bund Dealer” means any dealer of German Bundesanleihe securities appointed by an Issuer (and notified to the Trustee); and

 

(d)                                  “Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference German Bund Dealer and any redemption date, the average as determined by an Issuer of the bid and offered prices for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Issuer by such Reference German Bund Dealer at 3:30 p.m. Frankfurt, Germany time on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

 

Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the city in which the corporate trust office of the paying agent is located (currently in London, England) are authorized or required by law to close.  If the specified currency is Euro, the day is also a TARGET Business Day (as defined below) or, if at any time the Securities shall be listed on the Exchange, Guernsey, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

Capital Stock ” means (1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, however designated, of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and Preferred Stock of such Person and (2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such other Person.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations (under FASB ASC Topic 840) or a financing lease (under FASB ASC Topic 842) under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means

 

(1)                                  marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Japan, the European Union or any country with a credit rating from S&P or Moody’s no lower than that of the United States of America or, in each case, issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of such nation, in each case maturing within 18 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

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(2)                                  marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 18 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

 

(3)                                  commercial paper and marketable short-term money market and similar securities, in each case, maturing no more than 18 months from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s and preferred stock maturing no more than 18 months from the date of creation thereof and issued by Persons having, at the time of acquisition, a rating of at least A from S&P or at least A2 from Moody’s;

 

(4)                                  certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing within 18 months from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million;

 

(5)                                  Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated at least AA- by S&P or at least Aa3 by Moody’s;

 

(6)                                  repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(7)                                  (x) such local currencies in those countries in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries transact business from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (y) investments of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (6) or otherwise customarily utilized in countries in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries operate for short-term cash management purposes; and

 

(8)                                  investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above.

 

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside of the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (8) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses (or reasonably equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies) and (ii) other short-term investments used by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments reasonably analogous to the foregoing investments described in clauses (1) through (8) above and in this paragraph.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

 

(1)                                  any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Issuer to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “ Group ”) other than one or more Permitted Investors (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);

 

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(2)                                  the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company or the Issuer of any plan for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the Issuer, respectively (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture); or

 

(3)                                  any Person or Group (other than one or more Permitted Investors) shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially, of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company entitled under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the directors of the Company; it being understood that if any such Person or Group includes one or more Permitted Investors, shares of Capital Stock of the Company directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Investors that are part of such Person or Group shall not be treated as being owned by such Person or Group for purposes of determining whether this clause (3) is triggered;

 

provided , however , that Change of Control will not include the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a transaction in which the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company becomes a Subsidiary of another Person (other than a Person that is an individual, such Person that is not an individual, the “ New Parent ”) shall not itself constitute a Change of Control; (2) any holding company whose only significant asset is Capital Stock of the Company, New Parent or any direct or indirect parent of the Company shall not itself be considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of this definition; (3) the transfer of assets between or among the Restricted Subsidiaries and the Company in accordance with the terms of this Indenture shall not itself constitute a Change of Control; (4) a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities (or “beneficially own” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act)) subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement; (5) any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Permitted Investors that does not alter the overall beneficial ownership of the Permitted Investors shall not constitute a Change of Control; and (6) the term “Change of Control” shall not include a merger or consolidation of the Company with, or the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to, an Affiliate incorporated or organized solely for the purpose of reincorporating or reorganizing the Company in another jurisdiction and/or for the sole purpose of forming or collapsing a holding company structure; provided , that, in the case of clauses (1), (2), (5) and (6), each such transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if (a) the shareholders of the Company or such direct or indirect parent immediately prior to such transaction “beneficially own” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the New Parent immediately following the consummation of such transaction or (b) immediately following the consummation of such transaction, no “person” (as such term is defined above), other than a Permitted Investor and the New Parent, “beneficially owns” (as such term is defined above), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or the New Parent.

 

Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(b).

 

Change of Control Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(b)(2).

 

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collateral ” means the property subject to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Holders, under the Collateral Agreement and the other Security

 

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Documents, and any other property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, now existing or hereafter acquired, that is subject to a Lien in favor of Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Holders, to secure the Notes Obligations.

 

Collateral Agent ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in its capacity as Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

Collateral Agreement ” means the Collateral Agreement executed by the Issuer and the Guarantors in favor of the Collateral Agent, executed pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme.

 

Colombia Matter means the proceedings pending in Colombia between, among others, Scientific Games International, Inc., Empresa Colombiana de Recoursos para la Salud, S.A., a Colombian governmental agency and/or any successor Person, as further disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (or other proceedings to the extent arising out of or relating to the events or circumstances giving rise to such pending proceedings).

 

Company ” means Scientific Games Corporation, a Nevada corporation, until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:

 

(1)                                  Consolidated Net Income;

 

(2)                                  to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby, all losses from dispositions of assets (including Asset Sales) or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, all unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses (including non-recurring business optimization expenses and legal and settlement costs), all items classified as infrequent and/or unusual, non-recurring charges, expenses or losses and all taxes based on income (or similar taxes in lieu of income taxes), profits, capital or equivalents, including foreign withholding taxes, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to infrequent and/or unusual, non-recurring gains or losses);

 

(3)                                  Consolidated Interest Expense;

 

(4)                                  Consolidated Non-Cash Charges;

 

(5)                                  the amount of any charge or expense deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income in connection with any proposed, attempted, pending, abandoned or completed cost savings initiatives, operating expense reductions, transition, opening and pre-opening expenses, business optimization, management changes, restructurings and integrations (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment cost, integration costs or reserves, pension charges in excess of cash, contract termination costs, including future lease commitments, costs related to the startup, opening, closure, relocation or consolidation of facilities and costs to relocate employees), acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, incurrence, repurchase, repayment or amendment of Indebtedness, issuance of Capital Stock or closing or consolidation of facilities, divisions or operations;

 

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(6)                                  earn-out, contingent compensation, deferred purchase price and similar obligations incurred in connection with any acquisition or investment and paid (if not previously accrued) or accrued;

 

(7)                                  to the extent treated as an expense in the period paid or incurred, any Specified Concession Obligations paid or incurred in such period;

 

(8)                                  the amount of any realized net loss (and less the amount of any realized net gain) resulting from Hedging Obligations and the application of Statement of FASB ASC Topic 815;

 

(9)                                  any loss resulting in such period from a sales-type accounting lease (whether such accounting lease is explicit or implicit as determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topics 840 or 842, whichever is applicable at the time of determination) where such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries is the accounting lessor; and

 

(10)                           with respect to any period in the year ending December 31, 2018, any credit to stockholders’ equity resulting from the adopting of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, as modified by FASB Accounting Standards Updates Nos. 2016-08, 2016-10, 2016-11, 2016-12, 2016-20.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the most recent four full fiscal quarters (the “ Four Quarter Period ”) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the “ Transaction Date ”) for which internal financial statements are available to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period.  In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:

 

(1)                                  the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment of other Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock (and the application of the proceeds thereof) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date (other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities), as if such incurrence or repayment or issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; provided , however , that the pro forma calculation shall not give effect to any Indebtedness incurred on such determination date (or any other subsequent date which would otherwise require pro forma effect be given to such incurrence) pursuant to the provisions of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” (other than pursuant to clause (7) of such definition); and

 

(2)                                  any asset dispositions (including any Asset Sales), Asset Acquisitions, mergers, Investments, operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Indebtedness, and also including any Consolidated EBITDA (including any reasonably identifiable and reasonably supportable pro forma expense

 

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and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies (as calculated in good faith by a responsible officer of the Company) related thereto; provided that such pro forma expense and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies have been realized or are reasonably anticipated to be realizable within 12 months of such asset disposition (including any Asset Sale), Asset Acquisition, merger, Investment, operational change, operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiatives) attributable to or resulting from such asset disposition (including any Asset Sale), Asset Acquisition, merger or Investment or any operational change, operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiatives implemented during the Four Quarter Period or reasonably anticipated to be implemented within 12 months of the Transaction Date and provided , further that (a) the aggregate amount of such pro forma expense and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies given pro forma effect in any Four Quarter Period attributable to one or more operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Four Quarter Period (prior to giving effect to such pro forma expense and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies)) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date (or, in the case of operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives, reasonably anticipated to be implemented within 12 months of the Transaction Date (subject to the limitations set forth above)) and (b) no pro forma expense and cost reductions or other operating improvements or synergies attributable to one or more operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives shall be added pursuant this this clause (2) to the extent already included in clause (5) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” with respect to such Four Quarter Period), as if such asset disposition (including any Asset Sale), Asset Acquisition, merger, Investment, operational change, operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative (including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA shall be required in respect of any such asset dispositions (including any Asset Sales), Asset Acquisitions or mergers to the extent the aggregate consideration in connection therewith was less than $20.0 million for the reference period.

 

Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,”

 

(1)                                  interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter will be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date;

 

(2)                                  if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a Eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period; and

 

(3)                                  notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations in effect on the Transaction Date, will be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.

 

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Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of

 

(1)                                  Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

 

(2)                                  the product of

 

(x)                                  the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times; and

 

(y)                                  a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated federal, state and local tax rate of such Person expressed as a decimal.

 

Consolidated Group ” has the meaning set forth in clause (13) of Section 4.03.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication,

 

(1)                                  the aggregate of all cash and non-cash interest expense with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the net costs associated with Interest Swap Obligations and capitalized interest (but excluding (a) the amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs, (b) the amortization of original issue discounts paid, (c) the expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, (d) non-cash interest expense related to the application of purchase accounting, (e) any premiums, fees or other charges incurred in connection with the refinancing, incurrence, purchase or redemption of Indebtedness (including in connection with the February 2017 Financing Transactions, the August 2017 Financing Transactions, the October 2017 Financing Transactions, the December 2017 Financing Transactions or the Transactions), and (f) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations and other derivative instruments), for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and

 

(2)                                  the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

 

less the aggregate of all cash and non-cash interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that there shall be excluded therefrom

 

(a)                                  after tax gains or losses from dispositions of assets (including Asset Sales) outside the ordinary course of business or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, or the disposition, abandonment or discontinuance of any discontinued operations;

 

(b)                                  items classified as infrequent and/or unusual, non-recurring gains or losses, and the related tax effects according to GAAP;

 

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(c)                                   [reserved];

 

(d)                                  solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.03(d)(3)(w), the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is restricted by contract, operation of law or otherwise, unless such restriction has been legally waived;

 

(e)                                   the net loss of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(f)                                    the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary, in which such Person has an interest, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person;

 

(g)                                   gains or losses from retirement or extinguishment of debt or the acquisition of any securities;

 

(h)                                  amounts attributable to dividends paid in respect of Qualified Capital Stock to the extent such dividends are paid in shares of Qualified Capital Stock;

 

(i)                                      any increase in amortization or depreciation, non-cash interest expense or other non-cash charges (including, without limitation, any non-cash fair value adjustment of inventory) resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any acquisition, net of taxes;

 

(j)                                     any net after-tax impairment charge or asset write-off, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;

 

(k)                                  any non-cash cost related to the termination of any employee pension benefit plan, together with any related provision for taxes on any such termination (or the tax effect of any such termination);

 

(l)                                      any deferred financing costs and original issue discounts amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties and other related fee, expense or reserve paid in connection with the Bally Transactions, the February 2017 Financing Transactions, the August 2017 Financing Transactions, the October 2017 Financing Transactions, the December 2017 Financing Transactions or the Transactions or any acquisition, disposition, financing, refinancing or repayment, including the expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing costs;

 

(m)                              any charges resulting from the application of ASC Topics 350, 360 or 480 or any successor thereto;

 

(n)                                  the amount of any net loss (and less the amount of any net gain) resulting from Hedging Obligations and the application of ASC Topic 815, and any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations and other derivative instruments;

 

(o)                                  any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights;

 

(p)                                  accruals and reserves that are established within twelve months after the closing of any acquisition that are so required to be established as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(q)                                  any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those related to currency measurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk) and any other foreign currency translation gains and losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items; and

 

(r)                                     any recognized non-cash loss resulting from the inception of a sales-type lease in accordance with ASC Topic 842.

 

Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio ” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Net Total Leverage on such day to Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company; in each case, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

 

Consolidated Net Secured Leverage ” means at any date, (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness described under clauses (1), (2), (3), (5)(ii) and (9) of the definition of “Indebtedness,” and to the extent related to Indebtedness of the types described in the preceding clauses, clause (6) of the definition of “Indebtedness,” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date pursuant to clauses (1)(a), (2), (3), (7), (9), (10), (13) or (15) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” or, to the extent related to any of the foregoing, clause (12), that are secured by a Lien, minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date, to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents are not (a) subject to a Lien securing any Indebtedness other than Liens permitted under clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” or (b) classified as “restricted” (unless so classified solely because of any provision in an agreement governing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries).

 

Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio ” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Net Secured Leverage on such day to Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company; in each case, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”.

 

Consolidated Net Total Leverage ” means at any date, (a) aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness described under clauses (1), (2), (3), (5)(ii) and (9) of the definition of “Indebtedness” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date, to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents are not (a) subject to a Lien securing any Indebtedness other than Liens permitted under clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” or (b) classified as “restricted” (unless so classified solely because of any provision in an agreement governing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries).

 

Consolidated Non-Cash Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charge which requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period).

 

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Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal office of the Trustee where it conducts its corporate trust administrative functions, which office is currently located at 60 Wall Street, 16 th  Floor, New York, NY 10005, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer.

 

Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(c).

 

Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2013 and as amended on October 1, 2014, February 11, 2015, February 14, 2017, August 14, 2017 and February 14, 2018 among the Issuer, as borrower, the Company, as guarantor, the several lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, including all related notes, Security Documents and guarantees, in each case as such agreement may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, increasing the total commitment under, refinancing (including by means of sales of debt securities), replacing or otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or investors.

 

Credit Facilities ” means, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, any Credit Agreement), indentures or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other lenders or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, term debt, debt securities, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, extended, increased, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Credit Facility Obligations ” shall mean the Obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

December 2017 Financing Transactions ” means the Company’s use of $350.0 million of borrowings under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement in order to fund a portion of the NYX Acquisition and for general corporate purposes, as well as the $40.0 million increase to the revolving credit facility commitments under the Credit Agreement.

 

Default ” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Disqualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock which, 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 an event which would constitute a Change of Control), matures (excluding any

 

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maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the Final Maturity Date of the Securities; excluding any obligations under hedge or warrant agreements entered into in connection with a Permitted Convertible Notes Offering; provided , further , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or a Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

 

Disqualified Holder ” means any Holder or beneficial owner of the Securities (i) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) requested or required pursuant to any Gaming Law or by any Gaming Authority to (A) appear before, or submit to the jurisdiction of, or provide information to, or apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability from, any Gaming Authority, or (B) reduce its position in the Securities to below a level that would require licensure, qualification or a finding of suitability, and, in either case, such Holder or beneficial owner (or Affiliate thereof) either (1) refuses to do so or otherwise fails to comply with such request or requirement within 15 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the applicable Gaming Law or Gaming Authority) or (2) is denied such license or qualification or not found suitable or (ii) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) determined or shall have been determined by any Gaming Authority not to be suitable or qualified.

 

Domestic Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is (i) not a Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary and (iii) not a Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company.

 

EMU ” means the European and Monetary Union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Equity Offering ” means any private or public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of (a) the Company or (b) any direct or indirect parent of the Company, to the extent contributed to the Company as common equity capital or used to purchase Qualified Capital Stock from the Company.

 

euro ” means the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.

 

Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A. / N.V.

 

European Government Obligations ” means (i) a direct obligation of any country that is a member of the EMU, for the payment of which the full faith and credit of such country is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of any such country the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by such country, which, in either case under the preceding clause (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

 

Exchange ” means The Official List of The International Stock Exchange Authority.

 

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute and, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

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Excluded Assets ” has the meaning set forth in the Collateral Agreement.

 

Existing Senior Subordinated Notes ” means the Issuer’s existing 6.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 and 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020.

 

fair market value ” or “ fair value ” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.  Fair market value shall be determined by the Company acting reasonably and in good faith.

 

FASB ” means Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

February 2017 Financing Transactions ” means, collectively, the entrance into an amendment to the Credit Facility on February 14, 2017 and an additional offering of the Issuer’s 2022 Secured Notes, in each case including the use of proceeds therefrom, including the prepayment of balances on the term B-1 and term B-2 loans and the existing revolving credit facility, as well as related fees and expenses, and the redemption all of the Company’s outstanding 8.125% senior subordinated notes due 2018 including payment of any accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus any related premiums, fees and costs.

 

Final Maturity Date ” means February 15, 2026.

 

First Lien Obligations ” means the Credit Facility Obligations, the Notes Obligations and any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company ” means any Subsidiary of the Company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, substantially all of the assets of which consist of the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Restricted Subsidiaries thereof) and other assets relating to an ownership interest in such Capital Stock or Indebtedness.

 

Funding Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.16.

 

GAAP ” is defined to mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, as set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification of the FASB, except for any change occurring after the Issue Date in GAAP (an ‘‘Accounting Change’’), in the event the Issuer delivers written notice to the Trustee within 30 days of entry into effect of such Accounting Change that such Accounting Change will not apply for any determinations under the Indenture, and GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date will apply solely in lieu of such Accounting Change.

 

Gaming Authority ” means any government, court, or federal, state, local, international, foreign or other governmental, administrative or regulatory or licensing body, agency, authority or official, which now or hereafter regulates or has authority over, including, without limitation, to issue or grant a license, contract, franchise or regulatory approval with respect to, any form of gaming business or activities (or proposed gaming business or activities) and/or related business or activities now or hereafter conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, sports wagering and video gaming business or activities.

 

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Gaming Law ” means any federal, state, local, international, foreign or other law, statute, constitutional provision, regulation, rule, order, ordinance, enforcement requirement or interpretation pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses or asserts legal, regulatory or licensing authority over gaming and/or related activities.

 

Guarantee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

 

Guarantor ” means (i) the Company and each Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that executes and delivers a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 4.17 and (ii) each of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries that in the future executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 10.17 in which such Restricted Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Indenture as a Guarantor; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 

Hedge Agreement ” means any agreement pursuant to which any Hedging Obligation is or was created.

 

Hedging Obligation ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Holder ” or “ Securityholder ” means the Person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, as of any date, any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees obligations under the Credit Agreement) whose assets, as of the most recent date for which an internal balance sheet is available, are less than 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and whose Total Revenues for the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available do not exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues; provided , that all that do not guarantee the Securities by virtue of being Immaterial Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, will have Total Assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available not to exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and Total Revenues as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available not to exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues.

 

Incur ” or “ incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of such Indebtedness.

 

Indebtedness ” means with respect to any Person, without duplication,

 

(1)                                  the principal amount of all obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

 

(2)                                  the principal amount of all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

 

(3)                                  all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

 

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(4)                                  all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding accounts payable and other current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);

 

(5)                                  all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any (i) letter of credit or (ii) banker’s acceptance;

 

(6)                                  guarantees and other contingent obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;

 

(7)                                  all Indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) above which is secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value at such date of any asset subject to any Lien securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness secured;

 

(8)                                  all obligations under Hedge Agreements of such Person; and

 

(9)                                  all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.

 

For purposes hereof, (1) the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness is required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value will be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Company of such Disqualified Capital Stock, and (2) accrual of interest or Preferred Stock dividends, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock and increases in the amount of Indebtedness solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness described in clause (7) of the first paragraph of this definition will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of Section 4.04.  The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will be the amount of all unconditional obligations described above, as such amount would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the maximum liability at such date of such Person for any contingent obligations described above.

 

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain intercreditor agreement, dated November 21, 2014, among the Collateral Agent, the agent for the lenders under the Credit Agreement and the agent for the holders of the 2022 Secured Notes and acknowledged by the Company and the Guarantors.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means the stated due date of an installment of interest on the Securities.

 

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Interest Swap Obligations ” means the obligations of any Person, pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount.

 

Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person for value of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and its Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms.  For the purposes of Section 4.03 and the definition of “Permitted Investments,”

 

(1)                                  “Investment” will include and be valued at the fair market value of the net assets of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

 

(2)                                  the amount of any Investment will be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additional Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, reduced by the payment of dividends or distributions (including tax sharing payments) in connection with such Investment or any other amounts received in respect of such Investment.

 

If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed.

 

Investment Grade Status ” shall occur when the Securities receive both of the following:

 

(1)                                  a rating of “BBB-” or higher from S&P; and

 

(2)                                  a rating of “Baa3” or higher from Moody’s;

 

or the equivalent of such rating by either such rating organization or, if no rating of Moody’s or S&P then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization.

 

Issue Date ” means February 14, 2018.

 

Issuer ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Joint Venture ” means any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) engaged in a Related Business with respect to which at least 15% of such Person’s outstanding Capital Stock is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

Judgment Currency ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.14.

 

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Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b).

 

Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).

 

Mafco ” means MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. and its successors.

 

Minimum Denominations Requirement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. and its successors or, if at any time Moody’s no longer provides a rating for such obligations, another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

 

Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization ” means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Rule 436 under the Securities Act or any successor thereto.

 

Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, net of:

 

(a)                                  all out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions);

 

(b)                                  the amounts of

 

(x)                                  any repayments of debt secured, directly or indirectly, by Liens on the assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; and

 

(y)                                  any repayments of debt associated with such assets that is due by reason of such Asset Sale (i.e., such disposition is permitted by the terms of the instruments evidencing or applicable to such debt, or by the terms of a consent granted thereunder, on the condition the proceeds (or portion thereof) of such disposition be applied to such debt), and other fees, expenses and other expenditures, in each case, reasonably incurred as a consequence of such repayment of debt (whether or not such fees, expenses or expenditures are then due and payable or made, as the case may be);

 

(c)                                   any portion of cash proceeds which the Issuer determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments, it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing adjustments have been determined, the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such Asset Sale exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will constitute Net Cash Proceeds on such date;

 

(d)                                  all amounts deemed appropriate by the Issuer to be provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such assets which are the subject of such Asset Sale;

 

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(e)                                   all foreign, federal, state and local taxes payable (including taxes reasonably estimated to be payable and taking into account any tax sharing agreements) in connection with or as a result of such Asset Sale; and

 

(f)                                    with respect to Asset Sales by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the portion of such cash payments attributable to Persons holding a minority interest in such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Cash Proceeds will not include proceeds received in a foreign jurisdiction from an Asset Sale of an asset located outside the United States to the extent (and only to the extent)

 

(1)                                  such proceeds cannot under applicable law be transferred to the United States; or

 

(2)                                  such transfer would result (in the good faith determination of the Company) in an aggregate tax liability that would be materially greater than if such Asset Sale occurred in the United States;

 

provided that if, as, and to the extent that any of such proceeds may lawfully be in the case of clause (1) or are in the case of clause (2) transferred to the United States, such proceeds will be deemed to be cash payments that are subject to the terms of this definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”.

 

Net Proceeds Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

New Unsecured Indenture ” means that certain indenture, to be dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Issuer, the guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent as the same may be supplemented from time to time.

 

New Unsecured Notes ” means the senior unsecured notes due 2026 of the Issuer under the New Unsecured Indenture in an aggregate principal amount of €250.0 million issued on the date hereof, but not any additional notes issued under such indenture.

 

Notes Documentation ” means this Indenture, any Securities issued pursuant thereto and the Guarantees thereof, and Security Documents, those other ancillary agreements as to which the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, or any Holders of the Securities, in each case, in its capacity as such, is a party or a beneficiary and all other agreements, instruments, documents and certificates, now or hereafter executed by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor or any of its respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and delivered to the Collateral Agent, in connection with any of the foregoing, in each case as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Notes Obligations ” means all Obligations under the Securities, the Guarantees, this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

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NYX ” means NYX Gaming Group Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in Guernsey, and its subsidiaries.

 

NYX Acquisition ” means the acquisition of NYX by Bally Gaming and Systems UK Limited, which was consummated on January 5, 2018.

 

Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all principal, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnities, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), reimbursement obligations and other liabilities payable to the holder of such Indebtedness under the documentation governing such Indebtedness.

 

October 2017 Financing Transactions ” means the offering of the Issuer’s 2025 Secured Notes and the application of the proceeds therefrom, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement, to finance the NYX Acquisition, including the refinancing of existing indebtedness of NYX, and the payment of related fees and expenses.

 

Offering Memorandum ” means the final offering memorandum relating to the Securities, dated January 31, 2018.

 

Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Vice President or Assistant Secretary of such Person.

 

Officer’s Certificate ” of any Person means a certificate signed by any Officer of such Person.

 

Opinion of Counsel means, with respect to any Person, a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the trustee.  The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to such Person.

 

Parent Company ” means any direct or indirect parent of the Company.

 

Pari Passu Liens ” means Liens securing Obligations ranking pari passu with the Securities that by their terms are intended to be secured equally and ratably with the Securities and are permitted pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents.

 

Paying Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Payment Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(d).

 

Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations means any additional Indebtedness secured by the Pari Passu Liens; provided that (i) the representative of such Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations executes a joinder agreement to the Collateral Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement in the forms attached thereto agreeing to be bound thereby and (ii) the Company has designated such Indebtedness as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” under the Collateral Agreement.

 

Permitted Convertible Notes Offering ” means any offering by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors after the Issue Date of unsecured convertible notes or debentures; provided that such notes or debentures are permitted to be issued under Section 4.04.

 

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Permitted Indebtedness ” means, without duplication,

 

(1)                                  (a) the Securities issued on the Issue Date and guarantees thereof and (b) the New Unsecured Notes issued on the Issue Date and guarantees thereof,

 

(2)                                  Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any Credit Facility (including without limitation the Credit Agreement) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (a) $650.0 million (with respect to the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement, and $300.0 million of which may be incurred under an asset-based revolving credit facility) and (b) the greater of (i) $4,600.0 million and (ii) such amount as would not, as of the date of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, cause the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 4.00 to 1.00, and in the case of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(b)(ii), Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that, (i) Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors may not incur Indebtedness or issue Preferred Stock pursuant to this clause (2) if, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or issuance and application of proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (2), the first paragraph of Section 4.04 and clause (13) of this definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” exceeds the greater of $500.0 million and 7.5% of the Company’s Total Assets, (ii) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred under clause (2)(b)(ii), all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (2) will be treated as secured by a Lien for purposes of the definition of “Consolidated Net Secured Leverage” and (iii) the Securities issued on the Issue Date and the $1,150.0 million principal amount of 2022 Secured Notes issued on February 14, 2017 and outstanding on the Issue Date will initially be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clauses (2)(b)(i) or (13) of this definition of “Permitted Indebtedness.”

 

(3)                                  Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness contemplated by clause (1) or (2) of this definition) of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date,

 

(4)                                  Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any Hedge Agreement;

 

(5)                                  Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is promptly repaid;

 

(6)                                  intercompany Indebtedness owed by the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, subject to no Lien held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , however , that any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is unsecured and expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities; and provided , further that if, as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date will be deemed the date of incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness under this clause (6);

 

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(7)                                  Indebtedness (a) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance an Asset Acquisition and (b) Acquired Indebtedness; provided , however , that after giving effect to such acquisition and the incurrence of such Indebtedness, either:

 

(i) the Issuer would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.04; or

 

(ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would be greater than immediately prior to such acquisition;

 

(8)                                  (A) (x) guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) pursuant to Section 4.17 or (y) guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) of Indebtedness of other Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that such Indebtedness is otherwise permitted under this Indenture and (B) guarantees by the Company or the Issuer of the Company’s Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;

 

(9)                                  Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the purchase or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment or other capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate amount (including Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) not to exceed $150.0 million in any fiscal year; provided that the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may carry over and make in subsequent fiscal years, in addition to the amounts permitted for such fiscal year, up to $300.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (9) attributable to preceding fiscal years;

 

(10)                           Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (10) and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence, does not exceed the greater of $250.0 million and 4.0% of the Company’s Total Assets;

 

(11)                           (x) Indebtedness constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, provided that upon the drawing of such letters of credit such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing, and (y) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of workers’ compensation claims, guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar facilities, property casualty or liability insurance, take-or-pay obligations in supply arrangements, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid, customs, government, VAT, duty, tariff, appeal and surety bonds, completion guarantees, and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12)                           any refinancing, modification, replacement, renewal, restatement, refunding, deferral, extension, substitution, supplement, reissuance or resale of existing or future Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.04 (other than pursuant to clause (2), (6), (9), (10), (11), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) or (19) of this definition), including any additional Indebtedness incurred to pay accrued interest, fees, underwriting discounts, premiums required by the instruments governing such existing or future Indebtedness as in effect at the time of issuance thereof or premiums (including consent payments and early tender payments) paid in connection with a tender offer for such Indebtedness and other costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (collectively, “ Refinancing Indebtedness ”) prior to or at its respective maturity; provided , however , that (i) any such event does not (1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of

 

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Permitted Indebtedness (except (A) as provided above in this definition or (B) otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (2) create Indebtedness with a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is incurred that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity at such time of the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold and (ii) if the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold was subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the guarantees, as the case may be, then such Refinancing Indebtedness, by its terms, is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the guarantees, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold;

 

(13)                           additional Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (13) and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence (which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under the Credit Agreement), does not exceed the greater of $400.0 million and 6.0% of the Company’s Total Assets; provided that, (i) Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors may not incur Indebtedness or issue Preferred Stock pursuant to this clause (13) if, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or issuance and application of proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (13), the first paragraph of Section 4.04 and clause (2) of this definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” exceeds the greater of $400.0 million and 6.0% of the Company’s Total Assets;

 

(14)                           Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit issued pursuant to any Credit Facility, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;

 

(15)                           the guarantee of Indebtedness of Joint Ventures to the extent permitted by clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence pursuant to this clause (15), does not exceed the sum of (a) (i) the greater of $200.0 million and 3.0% of the Company’s Total Assets, minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding on such date pursuant to clause (17)(b) of this definition and (b) the aggregate principal amount of additional Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred on such date pursuant to clause (17)(a) of this definition;

 

(16)                           the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of Preferred Stock to the Company or to any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , however , that:

 

(a)                                  any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock that results in any such Preferred Stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and

 

(b)                                  any sale or other transfer of any such Preferred Stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,

 

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will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Preferred Stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (16);

 

(17)                           Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence pursuant to this clause (17), does not exceed the sum of (a) (i) the greater of $200.0 million and 3.0% of the Company’s Total Assets minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding on such date pursuant to clause (15)(b) of this definition and (b) the aggregate principal amount of additional Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred on such date pursuant to clause (15)(a) of this definition;

 

(18)                           Indebtedness in the form of earn-outs, indemnification, incentive, non-compete, consulting, ordinary course deferred purchase price or other similar arrangements and other contingent obligations in respect of acquisitions or Permitted Investments (both before or after any liability associated therewith becomes fixed), including any such obligations which may exist on the Issue Date as a result of acquisitions consummated prior to the Issue Date, arising from agreements providing for indemnification related to sales, leases or other dispositions of goods or adjustment of purchase price of similar obligations in any case incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary;

 

(19)                           Indebtedness consisting of guarantees or other credit support provided in respect of Specified Concession Obligations incurred pursuant to clause (12) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or issued in lieu of cash payments of Restricted Payments permitted under this Indenture;

 

(20)                           Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of the financing of insurance premiums and, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, pension and retirement liabilities;

 

(21)                           Indebtedness (i) owed on a short-term basis of no longer than 30 days to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) in respect of overdraft facilities, employee credit card programs, netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and other cash management services entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(22)                           Indebtedness (i) representing deferred compensation or stock-based compensation to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) consisting of obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with any Permitted Investment;

 

(23)                           (i) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries undertaken in connection with cash management and related activities with respect to any Subsidiary or joint venture in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Indebtedness of the Company or any of is Restricted Subsidiaries to any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) that is not a Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations (including in respect of intercompany self-insurance arrangements); and

 

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(24)                           to the extent constituting Indebtedness, payment and custodial obligations in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including obligations with respect to funds that may be placed in trust accounts.

 

Additionally, in the case of clauses (2), (9), (10), (13), (14), (15), and (17) of this definition, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under such clause shall be increased by the amount of accrued interest, fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including consent payments and early tender payments) and other costs and expenses refinanced, paid or incurred in connection with any refinancing of Indebtedness incurred under such clause.

 

Permitted Investments ” means

 

(1)                                  Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in, or for the benefit of, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (whether existing on the Issue Date or created thereafter and including Investments in any Person, if after giving effect to such Investment, such Person would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) and Investments in, or for the benefit of, the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(2)                                  Investments in cash or Cash Equivalents;

 

(3)                                  Investments existing on, or pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on, the Issue Date and, in each case, any extensions or renewals thereof, so long as the amount of any Investment made pursuant to this clause (3) is not increased (other than pursuant to such legally binding commitments);

 

(4)                                  Investments in securities or other debt obligations of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes, and in each case, extensions, modifications and amendments thereof;

 

(5)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, loans and advances in the ordinary course of business by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to their respective officers, directors, consultants and employees in an aggregate amount (excluding (for purposes of such cap) tuition advances, travel and entertainment expenses, but including relocation expenses) not to exceed $7.5 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(6)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, additional Investments in a Person or Persons principally engaged in a Related Business in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all other Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (6) and outstanding on the date of such Investment, does not exceed the sum of (a) the greater of $600.0 million and 10.0% of the Company’s Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (b) any cash returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment;

 

(7)                                  Investments received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as consideration for asset sales, including Asset Sales; provided , however , in the case of an Asset Sale, such Asset Sale is effected in compliance with Section 4.16;

 

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(8)                                  Investments of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any Hedge Agreement;

 

(9)                                  guarantees by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness, which guarantees are otherwise permitted to be incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Indenture;

 

(10)                           any Investments received in exchange for the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any such Qualified Capital Stock;

 

(11)                           advances of payroll payments to employees, or fee payments to directors or consultants, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12)                           Investments comprising Specified Concession Obligations, including Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries whose only material asset is or will be interests in Specified Concession Obligations (a portion of which may take the form of guarantees or other credit support provided in respect of Specified Concession Obligations); provided that the aggregate amount of Investments comprising Specified Concession Obligations of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition thereof made subsequent to the Issue Date, when taken together with all other such Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (12) and outstanding on the date of such Investment (other than the Specified LNS Concession Obligations), does not exceed the sum of (a) the greater of $500.0 million and 7.5% of the Company’s Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (b) any cash returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment;

 

(13)                           any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Joint Venture in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all other Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (13) and outstanding on the date of such Investment, does not exceed the sum of (a) the greater of $500.0 million and 7.5% of the Company’s Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (b) any cash returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment;

 

(14)                           Investments acquired after the Issue Date as a result of the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 5.01, to the extent that such Investments (or binding commitments to make such Investments) were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

 

(15)                           Investments in respect of pre-paid incentives to customers (which pre-paid incentive payments may also be recorded as “upfront contract acquisition costs”);

 

(16)                           any Investments in receivables owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable

 

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in accordance with customary trade terms; provided , however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(17)                           (i) loans and advances made to distributors, customers, vendors and suppliers in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with market practices, (ii) purchases and acquisition of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of intellectual property, in each case in the ordinary course of business, to the extent such purchases and acquisitions constitute Investments and (iii) Investments among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale of inventory and parts in the ordinary course of business;

 

(18)                           any Investment in any subsidiary in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(19)                           Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease and utility and worker’s compensation deposits provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

 

(20)                           Investments in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including as may be placed in trust accounts; and

 

(21)                           Investments consisting of (i) the licensing, sublicensing, cross-licensing, pooling or contribution of, or similar arrangements with respect to, intellectual property and (ii) the transfer or licensing of non-U.S. intellectual property to a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Permitted Investors ” means the Sponsor and its Affiliates (but excluding any operating portfolio companies of the foregoing), the members of management of any parent company of the Company, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that have ownership interests in any parent company of the Company or the Company as of the Issue Date, and the directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any parent company of the Company as of the Issue Date.

 

Permitted Liens ” means

 

(1)                                  Liens securing Indebtedness consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations;

 

(2)                                  Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing (a) Indebtedness or other Obligations under Credit Facilities that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness;” provided that, for absence of doubt, during any period that certain covenants have been suspended pursuant to Section 4.18, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness and other Obligations that is permitted to be secured pursuant to this clause (a) will continue to be limited to the amount set forth in clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”; provided , further , that such Liens are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement; provided , further , that any such Liens shall not secure Indebtedness and other Obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company unless such Lien shall also secure the Securities, the Guarantees and Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations; and (b) Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (1)(a) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and/or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

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(3)                               Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition;

 

(4)                                  Liens at any time outstanding with respect to assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the fair market value of which at the time the Lien was imposed does not exceed the greater of (i) $125.0 million and (ii) 2.0% of the Company’s Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any time outstanding;

 

(5)                                  (i) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (9), (11), (15) ( provided that such Lien will not extend to any assets other than the assets of such Joint Venture (or the equity interests of the Joint Venture held by the Company) for which such guarantee of Indebtedness is provided), (17), ( provided that such Liens extend only to the assets or Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries), (20) ( provided that such Liens do not encumber any property other than cash paid to any such insurance company in respect of such insurance) and (22) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.04; provided that in the case of (ii), such Liens are secured on a junior priority basis to the Securities;

 

(6)                                  Liens created to replace Liens described in clause (3) above or clause (7) below to the extent that such Liens do not extend beyond the originally encumbered property (other than improvements thereto or thereon, attachments and other modifications reasonably required to maintain such property) and are not otherwise materially less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the Liens being replaced, as determined by the Company in good faith;

 

(7)                                  Liens on the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) that is not a Guarantor to secure Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(8)                                  Liens in favor of the Trustee for amounts payable to the Trustee under this Indenture;

 

(9)                                  Liens existing on the Issue Date and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (in each case, other than Liens to secure Indebtedness or other Obligations under the Credit Agreement or the Securities pursuant to clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”);

 

(10)                           (i) Liens in favor of a trustee with respect to assets in any pension, retirement, deferred compensation, 401(k) or other benefit plan of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) pledges, deposits or statutory trusts in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (iii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such obligations;

 

(11)                           Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to the extent required by GAAP;

 

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(12)                           landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

(13)                           deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, government, trade and other similar contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, subleases, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety, judgment and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(14)                           encumbrances shown as exceptions in the title insurance policies insuring mortgages, easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(15)                           Liens arising from judgments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 6.01(e);

 

(16)                           Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(17)                           receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;

 

(18)                           Liens 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;

 

(19)                           Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of goods through third parties in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with past practice;

 

(20)                           Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Investment permitted under the definition of “Permitted Investments”;

 

(21)                           Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments permitted by clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” that constitute repurchase obligations;

 

(22)                           Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances and letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(23)                           Liens on cash deposits securing any Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(24)                           any interest or title of a lessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and any financing statement filed in connection with any such lease;

 

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(25)                           Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is not prohibited hereunder;

 

(26)                           Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (ii) other Liens securing cash management obligations in the ordinary course of business and (iii) Liens encumbering reasonable and customary initial deposits and margin deposits in respect of, and similar Liens attaching to, commodity trading accounts and other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

(27)                           Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

 

(28)                           Liens on Capital Stock in joint ventures securing obligations of such joint venture;

 

(29)                           licenses, sublicenses, cross-licensing or pooling of, or similar arrangements with respect to, intellectual property granted by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which do not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(30)                           Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings (or other similar filings in non-U.S. jurisdictions) regarding leases, subleases, licenses or consignments, in each case, entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(31)                           Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other investments in connection with the deposit of amounts necessary to satisfy payment and custodial obligations in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including as may be placed in trust accounts;

 

(32)                           zoning or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any governmental authority to control or regulate the use of any real property; and

 

(33)                           Liens to secure all premiums (if any), interest (including post- petition interest), fees, expenses, charges, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, accretion of interest paid in kind and additional or contingent interest on obligations subject to a Lien pursuant to the foregoing clauses of this definition.

 

Permitted Transferees ” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants and (b) the estate of Ronald O. Perelman and (c) any other trust or other legal entity the beneficiary of which is such person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children or their respective lineal descendants.

 

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Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity.

 

Preferred Stock ” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.

 

principal ” of any Indebtedness (including the Securities) means the principal amount of such Indebtedness plus the premium, if any, on such Indebtedness.

 

Pro Rata Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Productive Assets ” means assets of a kind used or usable in the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the date of the relevant Asset Sale or any Related Business (including Capital Stock in any such businesses or Related Business and licenses or similar rights to operate); provided , further , that accounts receivable acquired as part of an acquisition of assets of a kind used or usable in such businesses will be deemed to be Productive Assets.

 

Qualified Capital Stock ” means any stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

 

Rating Agencies ” means Moody’s and S&P.

 

Record Date ” means the applicable Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) specified in the Securities.

 

Redemption Date ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Redemption Price ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Registrar ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Related Business ” means the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, as conducted on the Issue Date and similar, complementary or related businesses or reasonable extensions, developments or expansions thereof.

 

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

 

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the corporate trust department at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee including any director, associate, vice president, or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

 

Restricted Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Reversion Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(b).

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, and its successors or, if at any time S&P no longer provides a rating for such obligations, another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien.

 

Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

Security Documents ” means the Collateral Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the security agreements, mortgages, pledge agreements, agency agreements and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to this Indenture or any of the foregoing, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and pursuant to which Collateral is pledged, assigned or granted to or on behalf of the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities and the Trustee or notice of such pledge, assignment or grant is given.

 

Senior Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor other than the Subordinated Indebtedness.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

 

Specified Concession ” means any concession, license or other authorization granted or awarded to, or agreement entered into by, the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Specified Concession Vehicle by or with an applicable governmental authority, whether such concession, license, authorization or agreement is now existing or hereafter arising and any renewals or extensions of, or any succession to, such concession, license, authorization or agreement, with respect to gaming, gaming machines (including video lottery terminals), wagering, lotteries, interactive activities or any goods or services relating thereto in any jurisdiction, together with any procedures, activities, functions or requirements in connection therewith (or any amendment or supplement to any such concession, license, authorization, agreement, procedures, activities, functions or requirements).

 

Specified Concession Obligations ” means any payments, costs, contributions, obligations or commitments made or incurred by any of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (whether directly or indirectly to or through any Specified Concession Vehicle or any of its equity holders or members) in the form of (and including any costs to obtain, or credits or discounts associated with) (a) tender fees, up-front fees, bid or performance bonds, guarantees, reimbursement obligations or similar arrangements, capital requirements or contributions or similar payments or obligations in connection with any Specified Concession or the formation of or entry into or capitalization, or capital commitment or contribution to, of any Specified Concession Vehicle, or (b) other payments, costs, contributions or

 

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obligations (including any credits or discounts) in connection with any Specified Concession, or the formation of or entry into or capitalization of any Specified Concession Vehicle, that are incurred or agreed to in lieu of payments, costs, contributions or obligations described in clause (a) above.

 

Specified Concession Vehicle ” means any consortium, joint venture or other Person entered into by the Company and/or any Subsidiary of the Company or in or with which the Company and/or any Subsidiary of Company directly or indirectly participates or has an interest or a contractual relationship, which consortium, joint venture or other Person holds or is party to a Specified Concession (or is otherwise formed, or directly or indirectly participates or has an interest in or a contractual relationship with such joint venture or other Person, in connection with a Specified Concession).

 

Specified LNS Concession Obligations means any Specified Concession Obligation relating to that certain nine-year contract extension announced by the Company on December 4, 2017 relating to the Italian Scratch and Win concession.

 

Specified Real Properties ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

 

Sponsor ” means (a) Mafco, (b) each of Mafco’s direct and indirect subsidiaries and Affiliates, (c) Ronald O. Perelman, (d) any of the directors or executive officers of Mafco or (e) any of their respective Permitted Transferees.

 

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).

 

For purposes of this definition, in the case of debt securities that are by their terms convertible into Capital Stock (or cash or a combination of cash and Capital Stock based on the value of the Capital Stock) of the Company or any parent company of the Company, any obligation to offer to repurchase such debt securities on a date(s) specified in the original terms of such securities, which obligation is not subject to any condition or contingency, will be treated as a final maturity date of such convertible debt securities.

 

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the Guarantees, respectively, including the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

Subsidiary ,” with respect to any Person, means (i) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or (ii) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.

 

Surviving Entity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

 

Suspended Covenant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(a).

 

Suspension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(b).

 

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TARGET Business Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System or any successor thereto is open.

 

Total Assets ” means for any Person, as of any determination date, the total consolidated assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as calculated in accordance with GAAP, (i) plus any reductions to such total assets resulting from any implicit sales-type accounting leases as determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840 or 842 (whichever is applicable to the time of determination) where the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is the accounting lessor, and (ii) minus any increases to such total assets resulting from any implicit sales-type accounting leases as determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840 or 842 (whichever is applicable to the time of determination) where the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is the accounting lessee, as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are then available, and giving pro forma effect (determined in the same manner as provided for in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) to transactions that would change the amount of Total Assets.

 

Total Revenues ” means for any Person, as of any determination date, the total consolidated revenues of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as calculated in accordance with GAAP, as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are then available, and giving pro forma effect (determined in the same manner as provided for in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) to transactions that would change the amount of Total Revenues.

 

Transactions ” means, collectively, the offer and sale of the Securities and the New Unsecured Notes, the redemption of the Issuer’s 2022 Secured Notes and the payment of related fees and expenses, and the other financing transactions as described under the heading “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Memorandum.

 

Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means

 

(1)                                  any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination is or continues to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by such Person in the manner provided below;

 

(2)                                  SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC; and

 

(3)                                  any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

The Company may designate any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company, the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided , however , that

 

(x)                                  the Issuer certifies to the Trustee that such designation complies with Section 4.03; and

 

(y)                                  each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender

 

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has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except to the extent permitted by Section 4.03 and Section 4.04.

 

The Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if

 

(x)                                  immediately after giving effect to such designation, (i) the Company is able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.04 or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company would be greater than such ratio for the Company immediately prior to such designation; and

 

(y)                                  immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Any such designation will be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing

 

(a)                                  the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into

 

(b)                                  the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying

 

(1)                                  the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by

 

(2)                                  the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.

 

For purposes of this definition, in the case of debt securities that are by their terms convertible into Capital Stock (or cash or a combination of cash and Capital Stock based on the value of the Capital Stock) of the Company or any parent company of the Company, any obligation to offer to repurchase such debt securities on a date(s) specified in the original terms of such securities, which obligation is not subject to any condition or contingency, will be treated as a final maturity date of such convertible debt securities.

 

Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such person that is also a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

 

SECTION 1.02.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 1.03.                         Rules of Construction .  Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

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(1)                                  an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(2)                                  “or” is not exclusive;

 

(3)                                  words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;

 

(4)                                  provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

 

(5)                                  “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

 

(6)                                  unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness;

 

(7)                                  secured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to any other secured Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral; and

 

(8)                                  all references to the date the Securities were originally issued shall refer to the Issue Date.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

The Securities

 

SECTION 2.01.                         Form and Dating .  Provisions relating to the Securities are set forth in Appendix A hereto which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made part of, this Indenture.  The Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication thereof shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to Appendix A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made a part of, this Indenture.  The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  The Issuer and the Trustee shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on them.  Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall show the date of its issuance.  The terms of the Securities set forth in Appendix A and the exhibits thereto are part of the terms of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 2.02.                         Execution and Authentication .  An Officer shall sign the Securities for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Security was an Officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that or any office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.

 

A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue on the Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of €325,000,000 and, at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall

 

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authenticate Additional Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate.  The Officer’s Certificate shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the Securities are to be authenticated and, in the case of an issuance of Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.16, after the Issue Date, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.04.  Upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities in substitution for Securities originally issued to reflect any name change of the Issuer.  The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate Securities.  Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Issuer and Affiliates of the Issuer.

 

The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of €100,000 and in integral multiples of €1,000 (the “ Minimum Denominations Requirement ”).

 

SECTION 2.03.                         Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent .  The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”).  The Issuer may have one or more additional Paying Agents.  Offices or agencies of the Paying Agents, including the initial Paying Agent will be maintained in London.  The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange (the “ Transfer Agent ”).  The Registrar will maintain a register reflecting ownership of the Securities outstanding from time to time, if any, and together with the Transfer Agent, will facilitate transfers of the Securities on behalf of the Issuer.  A register of the Securities shall be left at the registered office of the Issuer.  In case of inconsistency between the register of the Securities kept by the Registrar and the one kept by the Issuer at the registered office, the register kept by the Issuer shall prevail.

 

The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture, which agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent.  The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such Agent.  If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such.  The Issuer, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company incorporated or organized within The United States of America may act as Agent.

 

The initial Paying Agent will be Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.  The initial Registrar will be Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the initial Transfer Agent will be Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

 

The Issuer may change the Paying Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent for the Securities without prior notice to the Holders.  However, if and for so long as the Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will notify the Exchange of any change of Paying Agent or Registrar in respect of the Securities.

 

SECTION 2.04.                         Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust .  The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or interest on the Securities (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities), and shall notify the Trustee of any Default by the Issuer (or any other obligor on the Securities) in making any such payment.  If the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as

 

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Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and hold it in a separate trust.  The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Payment Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to account for any assets distributed.  Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have been delivered by the Issuer to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such assets.

 

SECTION 2.05.                         Securityholder Lists .  The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders.  If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee by each Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request in writing a list as of such date and in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders, which list (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.

 

SECTION 2.06.                         Transfer and Exchange .  The Securities shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Security for registration of transfer.  When a Security is presented to the Registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture (including Appendix A hereto) and Section 8-401(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code are met.  When Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met.

 

SECTION 2.07.                         Replacement Securities .  If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the Trustee’s and Issuer’s requirements are met.  Such Holder shall provide an indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in the judgment of both the Issuer and the Trustee, to protect the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced.  The Issuer may charge such Holder for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Security, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel. The Issuer may be charged for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Trustee in replacing a Security.  Every replacement Security shall constitute an additional obligation of the Issuer and every replacement Guarantee shall constitute an additional obligation of the Guarantors.

 

SECTION 2.08.                         Outstanding Securities .  Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities that have been authenticated by the Trustee except those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding.  Subject to Section 2.09, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or any of its Affiliates holds the Security.

 

If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.  A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.07.

 

If on a Redemption Date or the Final Maturity Date the Paying Agent holds (or, if the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, segregates and holds in trust) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture euros sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the Securities payable on that date, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

 

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SECTION 2.09.                         Treasury Securities .  In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates shall be disregarded, except that, for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice are so owned shall be disregarded.

 

The Trustee may require an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer listing Securities owned by the Issuer or its Affiliates.

 

SECTION 2.10.                         Temporary Securities .  Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate.  The Officer’s Certificate shall specify the amount of temporary Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the temporary Securities are to be authenticated.  Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Securities.  Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer pursuant to Section 2.02 definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.

 

SECTION 2.11.                         Cancellation .  The Issuer at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation.  The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment.  The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent, and no one else, shall cancel and dispose of all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation, in accordance with its customary practices.  Subject to Section 2.07, the Issuer may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.  If the Issuer shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11.

 

SECTION 2.12.                         Defaulted Interest .  The Issuer will pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities.  The Issuer shall, to the extent lawful, pay interest on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities.  Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next preceding the date fixed by the Issuer for the payment of defaulted interest.  At least 10 days before the subsequent special record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee (or cause the Trustee to mail) a notice that states the subsequent special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to be paid.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the 30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a) shall be paid to Holders as of the regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date for which interest has not been paid.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may make payment of defaulted interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed.

 

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SECTION 2.13.                         ISIN or Common Code Numbers .  The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use ISIN, Common Code or other similar numbers (if then generally in use), and if so, the Trustee shall use ISIN, Common Code or other similar numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that no representation is hereby deemed to be made as to the correctness or accuracy of such numbers printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities.  The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the ISIN, Common Code or other similar number.

 

SECTION 2.14.                         Deposit of Moneys .  Prior to 10:00 a.m. London time, on each Interest Payment Date and the Final Maturity Date, the Issuer shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds euros sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 2.15.                         Issuance in Euros . Principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and interest in respect of the Securities, including payments made upon any redemption of the Securities, shall be payable in euros.  However, if, on or after the Issue Date, the euro is unavailable to the Issuer due to an imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond its control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the EMU that have adopted the euro and their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the Securities will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to the Issuer or so used.  The amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate available on or prior to the relevant payment date, as reported by Bloomberg.  Any payment in respect of the Securities so made in U.S. dollars shall not constitute an Event of Default.  Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing.

 

SECTION 2.16.                         Issuance of Additional Securities .  After the Issue Date, the Issuer shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.04, to issue Additional Securities under this Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, which Securities shall have identical terms as the Securities issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price.  The Securities issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Securities shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

 

With respect to any Additional Securities, the Issuer shall set forth in a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer, a copy of each which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

 

(1)                                  the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture and the provision of Section 4.04 that the Issuer is relying on to issue such Additional Securities; and

 

(2)                                  the issue price, the issue date and the ISIN or Common Code number of such Additional Securities.

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

Redemption

 

SECTION 3.01.                         Notices to Trustee .  If the Issuer elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price and the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed.  The Issuer shall give notice of redemption to the Paying Agent and Trustee at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained herein.  Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect.

 

SECTION 3.02.                         Selection of Securities to be Redeemed .  In the event that less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time (other than in the case of a regulatory redemption) pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6, Paragraph 7 or Paragraph 8 of the Securities, the Registrar or Paying Agent will select the Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed among the Holders of the Securities on a pro rata basis, subject to the Minimum Denominations Requirement, unless otherwise required by law or Euroclear or Clearstream’s requirements;

 

The Registrar or Paying Agent shall make the selection from the Securities outstanding and not previously called for redemption and shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  No Securities having principal of less than the Minimum Denominations Requirement may be redeemed in part.  The Registrar or Paying Agent may select for redemption portions (equal to €100,000 or any greater integral multiple of €1,000 thereof) of the principal amount of Securities that have denominations larger than €100,000.  Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption.

 

SECTION 3.03.                         Notice of Redemption .  In the case of an optional redemption pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6, Paragraph 7 or Paragraph 8 of the Securities, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) (subject to Section 3.07), the Issuer shall deliver electronically in pdf format or send, by first class mail, postage prepaid, and for securities registered to Euroclear or Clearstream, in accordance with Euroclear or Clearstream’s applicable procedures, to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address except that redemption notices may be delivered electronically in pdf format or mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Securities or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Article 8 hereof.  At the Issuer’s request and with at least 5 business days’ notice to the Trustee, the Trustee shall give the notice at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, and the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense.  Each notice for redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including the ISIN or Common Code number(s), if any) and shall state:

 

(1)                                  the Redemption Date;

 

(2)                                  the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;

 

(3)                                  the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(4)                                  that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;

 

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(5)                                  that, unless the Issuer defaults in making the redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of such Securities is to receive payment of the Redemption Price upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Securities redeemed;

 

(6)                                  if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and, in the case of definitive Securities that, after the Redemption Date, and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued upon surrender of the original Security;

 

(7)                                  if fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Securities (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be outstanding after such partial redemption; and

 

(8)                                  the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities are to be redeemed.

 

If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, any such notice to Holders will be published at the expense of the Issuer in a leading English language newspaper having general circulation in Europe or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by such rules, posted on the official website of the Exchange (http://www.tisegroup.com/).

 

SECTION 3.04.                         Effect of Notice of Redemption .  Once notice of redemption is mailed or given electronically in accordance with Section 3.03, and subject to Section 3.07, Securities called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any.  Upon surrender to the Trustee or Paying Agent, and subject to Section 3.07, such Securities called for redemption shall be paid at the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates.

 

SECTION 3.05.                         Deposit of Redemption Price .  On or before 10:00 a.m. London time on the Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) euros sufficient to pay the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be redeemed on that date (other than Securities or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation).  The Paying Agent or Trustee shall promptly return to the Issuer any euros so deposited which is not required for that purpose.

 

If the Issuer complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment when due of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on the Securities to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and after the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not such Securities are presented for payment.

 

SECTION 3.06.                         Securities Redeemed in Part .  Upon surrender and cancellation of a Security that is to be redeemed in part only, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security or Securities in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

 

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SECTION 3.07.                         Issuer Discretion .  In connection with any redemption of Securities (including in any redemption described under Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6, Paragraph 7, Paragraph 8 or Paragraph 9 of the Securities), any such redemption may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including any related Equity Offering or a Change of Control, and notice of any such redemption may be given prior to the completion of any conditions precedent.  In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Issuer’s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may be later than 60 days from the date such notice was delivered or mailed), or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date so delayed.

 

SECTION 3.08.                         Gaming Redemption .  In connection with any redemption pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 9 of the Securities, and except as may be required by a Gaming Authority, the Issuer shall comply with Sections 3.01 through 3.07 hereof.

 

SECTION 3.09.                         Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes .  If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the United States (or any taxing authority thereof having power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or any change in, or amendment to, the official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including by virtue of a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published administrative practice), which change or amendment is publicly announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date, the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (but in the case of a Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligations cannot be made by the Issuer or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) then the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Securities, as a whole but not in part, upon not less than 15 days’ nor more than 60 days’ published notice as described below, at 100% of their principal amount, together with interest accrued thereon to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is prior to the Redemption Date and Additional Amounts, if any, in respect thereof) and all Additional Amounts, if any, then due and which will become due on the Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise; provided that the Issuer determines, in its business judgment, that the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer or any Guarantor (which does not include substitution of the obligor under the Securities); provided, further , that the notice of redemption shall not be given earlier than 90 days before the earliest date on which the Issuer or applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due and unless at the time such notice is given such obligation to pay Additional Amounts remains in effect (or will be in effect at the time of such redemption). No such redemption may be made unless the Issuer shall have received an opinion of an independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that as a result of such change or amendment the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor has been or will be required to pay the Additional Amounts and the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, stating that based on such opinion the Issuer is entitled to redeem the Securities pursuant to their terms.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

Covenants

 

SECTION 4.01.                         Payment of Securities .  The Issuer will pay the principal of and interest on the Securities in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture.  An installment of principal of or interest on the Securities shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent

 

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(other than the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) holds on that date as of 10:00 a.m. London time on that date immediately available euros designated for and sufficient to pay the installment in full and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.  Interest, including defaulted interest, if any, will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and in the case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Issuer may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America from principal or interest payments hereunder.  Subject to actual receipt of such funds as provided by this Section 4.01 by the designated Agent, such Agent shall make payments on the Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.  The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of its failure to so act.

 

SECTION 4.02.                         Maintenance of Office or Agency .  The Issuer will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served.  The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 12.02.  The Issuer hereby initially designates the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (the address for which may be obtained from the Issuer or the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office) where presentations and surrenders may be made and notices or demands may be served on the Issuer.

 

SECTION 4.03.                         Limitation on Restricted Payments .  The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,

 

(a)                                  declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or in warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company) on or in respect of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock;

 

(b)                                  purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock, other than the exchange of such Capital Stock, warrants, rights or options for Qualified Capital Stock and/or for warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock;

 

(c)                                   make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, repurchase, defease, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value of, any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor except (i) (A) the payment of interest in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness or (B) the payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof, (ii) the purchase, repurchase, defeasance, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of any such Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or payment at Stated Maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase, defeasance, redemption or other acquisition or retirement and (iii) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” or

 

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(d)                                  make any Restricted Investment (other than Permitted Investments)

 

(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) being referred to as a “ Restricted Payment ”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto,

 

(1)                                  a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(2)                                  the Company is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.04; or

 

(3)                                  the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date (without duplication and excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2)(a), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (8) through (13) of the following paragraph) shall exceed the sum of:

 

(w)                                50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income, or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss, of the Company earned subsequent to January 1, 2015 and on or prior to the last day of the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available, treating such period as a single accounting period; plus

 

(x)                                  the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs of Qualified Capital Stock, or in respect of warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, including Qualified Capital Stock issued upon the conversion of convertible Indebtedness and (ii) 100% of any cash, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, capital contribution received by the Company from its shareholders subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs; plus

 

(y)                                  the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Company) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary convertible or exchangeable for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); plus

 

(z)                                   100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries subsequent to the Issue Date in respect of such Restricted Investments as a result of (without duplication with respect to any item below as among such items or any item listed in clause (3) of the next paragraph):

 

(i)                               any sale, liquidation, disposition or repayment of any such Restricted Investments, to the extent of the net proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(ii)                                dividends, distributions of or with respect to capital, returns of capital or other distributions or repayments of loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the extent that a guarantee issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary constitutes a Restricted Investment, the release of such guarantee; or

 

(iii)                                 a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent of the Company’s portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Person) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Person;

 

provided , that any amount pursuant to this clause (z) shall only be included in the calculation required by clause (3) above to the extent that such amount is not included in the Company’s Consolidated Net Income.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall not prohibit:

 

(1)                                  the payment of any dividend or distribution or the redemption of any securities within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution or the giving of formal notice by the Company of such redemption, if the dividend or distribution would have been permitted on the date of declaration or the redemption would have been permitted on the date of the giving of the formal notice thereof;

 

(2)                                  the making of any Restricted Payment, either

 

(a)                                  in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock; or

 

(b)                                  through the application of the net proceeds of a sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, so long as such net proceeds are applied pursuant to this clause (b) within 180 days of such sale;

 

(3)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing, any other Restricted Payment by the Company; provided , however , that the aggregate amounts expended subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (3) do not exceed $300.0 million plus , to the extent that any Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (3) is in the form of a Restricted Investment, 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date in respect of such Restricted Investment as a result of (without duplication with respect to any item below as among such items or any item listed in clause (3)(z) of the previous paragraph):

 

(a)                                  any sale, liquidation, disposition or repayment of any such Restricted Investments, to the extent of the net proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(b)                                  dividends, distributions of or with respect to capital, returns of capital or other distributions or repayments of loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted

 

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Subsidiary or, to the extent that a guarantee issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary constitutes a Restricted Investment, the release of such guarantee; or

 

(c)                                   a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent of the Company’s portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Person) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Person;

 

provided that any amount pursuant to this clause (3) will only be included in the calculation required by this clause (3) to the extent that such amount is not included in the Company’s Consolidated Net Income;

 

(4)                                  (a) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from making Restricted Payments for repurchase of any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any such Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise or vesting of stock options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, restricted stock units in respect of Qualified Capital Stock or other similar arrangements to acquire Qualified Capital Stock if such repurchased Capital Stock or warrants, rights or options to acquire shares of any such Capital Stock represent a portion of the exercise price thereof and/or applicable withholding taxes, if any, (b) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from making Restricted Payments to allow any Parent Company to make, non-cash repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or similar equity incentive awards, if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options or similar equity incentive awards, (c) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from making Restricted Payments to make, or to allow any Parent Company to make (i) tax payments on behalf of present or former officers, directors, consultants, agents or employees (or their estates, trusts, family members or former spouses) of the Company, the Issuer, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary in connection with non-cash repurchases of Capital Stock pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option or equity incentive award agreement, shareholders’ or members’ agreement or similar agreement, plan or arrangement of the Company, the Issuer, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) make whole or dividend equivalent payments to holders of vested stock options or other Capital Stock or to holders of stock options or other Capital Stock at or around the time of vesting or exercise of such options or other Capital Stock to reflect dividends previously paid in respect of Capital Stock of the Issuer, the Company or any Parent Company;

 

(5)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any current or former officer, director, consultant, agent or employee of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, employment agreement, stock option or equity award agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement or otherwise upon death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such Person; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Capital Stock may not exceed $25.0 million in any fiscal year; provided , further , that the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may carry over and make in subsequent fiscal years, in addition to the amounts permitted for such fiscal year, up to $50.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (5) attributable to preceding fiscal years; provided , further , that such amount in any fiscal year may be increased by an amount not to exceed the sum of:

 

(a)                                  the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company and, to the extent contributed to the Company as common equity capital, the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Capital Stock of any of the Company’s shareholders,

 

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in each case to members of management or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Capital Stock have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (3)(x) of the preceding paragraph or clause (2) of this paragraph; plus

 

(b)                                  the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date;

 

provided , further , that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any member of management of any Parent Company, the Company or any of its any Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of the Capital Stock of the Issuer, the Company or any Parent Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment;

 

(6)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the date of this Indenture in accordance with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in Section 4.04 to the extent that such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges”;

 

(7)                                  Restricted Payments under hedge and warrant option transactions entered into in connection with a Permitted Convertible Notes Offering or any early termination thereof;

 

(8)                                  the making of cash payments in satisfaction of the conversion obligation upon conversion of convertible Indebtedness issued in a Permitted Convertible Notes Offering in an aggregate amount since the Issue Date not to exceed the sum of (a) the principal amount of such convertible Indebtedness plus (b) any payments received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related hedge or warrant option transactions;

 

(9)                                  the Company from making Restricted Payments to make, or to allow any Parent Company to make, payments in cash, in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, upon the exercise of warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;

 

(10)                           the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents);

 

(11)                           subject to the third paragraph of this Section 4.03, the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.04 so long as:

 

(a)                                  such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Securities in right of payment at least to the same extent as the Subordinated Indebtedness being so purchased, repurchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or retired; and

 

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(b)                                  such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so purchased, repurchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or retired;

 

(12)                           the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness in accordance with provisions similar to the provisions set forth in Section 4.15 or Section 4.16; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Issuer has made any required Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer, as applicable, as provided in such covenant with respect to the Securities and have completed the repurchase or redemption of all Securities validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer;

 

(13)                           Restricted Payments made to any Parent Company to permit such Parent Company to pay (i) any taxes which are due and payable by such Parent Company, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as part of a consolidated group to the extent such taxes are directly attributable to the income of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “ Consolidated Group ”); provided that the total amount of any payment pursuant to this clause for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount that the Consolidated Group would be required to pay in respect of federal, state and local income taxes for such period, determined by taking into account any available net operating loss carryovers or other tax attributes of the Consolidated Group as if the Consolidated Group filed a separate consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated income tax return, less the amount of any such taxes payable directly by the Consolidated Group, (ii) customary fees, salary, bonus, severance and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, their current and former officers and employees and members of their Board of Directors, (iii) ordinary course corporate operating expenses and other fees and expenses required to maintain its corporate existence, (iv) reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any debt or equity offering or other financing transaction by any Parent Company, to the extent the net proceeds thereof are (or, in the case of an unsuccessful offering, were intended to be) used for the benefit of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not completed, and (v) reasonable fees and expenses in connection with compliance with reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, federal or state laws or under this Indenture or any other agreement governing indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries; and

 

(14)                           so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any other Restricted Payment by the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50.0 million in any fiscal year; provided , that the Company may carry over in subsequent fiscal years, in addition to the amounts permitted for such fiscal year, up to $200.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (14) attributable to preceding fiscal years.

 

SECTION 4.04.                         Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock other than Permitted Indebtedness; provided , however , that if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or as a consequence of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may issue Preferred Stock if, on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Preferred Stock, after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company is equal to or greater than 2.0 to 1.0; provided , further , that Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not Guarantors may not incur Indebtedness or issue Preferred Stock pursuant to the foregoing proviso if, after giving pro forma effect to such

 

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incurrence or issuance and application of proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not Guarantors incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this Section 4.04, clause (2) and clause (13) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” exceeds the greater of (x) $500.0 million and (y) 7.5% of the Company’s Total Assets.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04, in the event that an item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” or is entitled to be incurred or issued, as the case may be, pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.04, the Company, in its sole discretion, will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock on the date of its incurrence or issuance, as the case may be, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.04, or later divide, classify or reclassify (based on circumstances existing at the time of such division, classification or reclassification) all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock in any manner that complies with this Section 4.04 and such item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock (or portion thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been incurred or issued, as the case may be, pursuant to only such clause or clauses or the first paragraph of this Section 4.04.  Additionally, Indebtedness permitted by this Section 4.04 need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.04 permitting such Indebtedness.  Indebtedness under the term loan portion of the Credit Agreement outstanding on the date on which the Securities are first issued and authenticated under this Indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on the Issue Date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and may not later be reclassified.

 

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that, by its terms, is subordinated or junior in right of payment to any Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, and unless such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, to the extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to other Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, under the terms of this Indenture (1) unsecured Indebtedness will not be treated as subordinated or junior in right of payment to Secured Indebtedness merely because such Indebtedness is unsecured or (2) Senior Indebtedness will not be treated as subordinated or junior in right of payment to any other Senior Indebtedness merely because it has junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

 

SECTION 4.05.                         Corporate Existence .  Except as otherwise permitted by Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done, at its own cost and expense, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with the respective organizational documents of the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate existence of any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer), if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 4.06.                         Payment of Taxes and Other Claims .  The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of it or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, in each case, if unpaid, might by law become a material liability or Lien upon the property of it or any of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or

 

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cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate provision has been made or for which adequate reserves, to the extent required under GAAP, have been established or where the failure to effect such payment or discharge is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

 

SECTION 4.07.                         Maintenance of Properties and Insurance .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall cause all material properties owned by or leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries used or useful to the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in normal condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals and replacements thereof, all as in its judgment may be reasonably necessary, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 4.07 shall prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties, or disposing of any of them, if such properties are, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, no longer reasonably necessary in the conduct of their respective businesses or such disposition is otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

 

(b)                                  The Company shall provide or cause to be provided, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries, insurance (including self-insurance) against loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts that, in the reasonable, good faith judgment of a responsible officer of the Company, are adequate for the conduct of the business of the Company and such Subsidiaries in a prudent manner, with reputable insurers or with the government of the United States of America or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

SECTION 4.08.                         Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each of the Issuer’s fiscal years, an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer (signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer) stating that a review of its activities and the activities of its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing officer with a view to determining whether it has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its Obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to such officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his knowledge the Issuer during such preceding fiscal year has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every such Obligation and no Default or Event of Default has occurred during such year and at the date of such certificate there is no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing or, if such signer does know of such Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and its status in reasonable detail.  The Officer’s Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should the Issuer elect to change the manner in which it fixes its fiscal year end.

 

(b)                                  The annual financial statements delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.10 shall be accompanied by a written report of the Company’s independent accountants that in conducting their audit of the financial statements which are a part of such annual report or such annual financial statements nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article 4, 5 or 6 insofar as they relate to accounting matters or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.

 

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(c)                                   So long as any of the Securities are outstanding, if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by electronic mail in pdf format or facsimile transmission an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer specifying such event, notice or other action within 30 Business Days of its becoming aware of such occurrence.

 

SECTION 4.09.                         Compliance with Laws .  The Company will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the United States, all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for such noncompliances as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and except for such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 4.10.                         SEC Reports .

 

(a)                                  The Company promptly will deliver to the Trustee, but in any event no later than 15 days after the filing of the same with the SEC, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports, if any, which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding that the Company may not remain subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will file with the SEC all information, documents and reports required to be filed with the SEC to the extent permitted, and provide the Trustee and the Holders with such annual reports and such information, documents and other reports specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be deemed to have delivered such information and reports with respect to any period for which it has posted such information or reports on its website within the time periods specified in this Section 4.10.  The Trustee will have no responsibility whatsoever to determine whether any such filing or submission has occurred.

 

(b)                                  Regardless of whether the Company is required to furnish such reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company (at its own expense) shall cause its consolidated financial statements, comparable to those which would have been required to appear in annual or quarterly reports, to be delivered to the Trustee and the Holders.

 

(c)                                   For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company will make available to any prospective purchaser of the Securities or beneficial owner of the Securities in connection with any sale thereof the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act during any period when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act.

 

(d)                                  Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

 

SECTION 4.11.                         Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws .  The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Issuer from paying all or any portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which

 

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may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Issuer hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

SECTION 4.12.                         Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of related transactions with any of its Affiliates (an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0 million, other than

 

(x)                                  Affiliate Transactions permitted under the next paragraph; and

 

(y)                                  Affiliate Transactions on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate;

 

provided , however , that for a transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate value exceeding the greater of $80.0 million and 1.25% of the Company’s Total Assets, such determination shall be made in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and provided , further , that for a transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate value of $100.0 million or more, such determination shall be made in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

The foregoing restrictions will not apply to:

 

(1)                                  reasonable fees and compensation paid or advanced to, and indemnity provided to or on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors or senior management;

 

(2)                                  transactions between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(3)                                  any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or by any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders generally in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date as determined in good faith by the Company;

 

(4)                                  Permitted Investments and Restricted Payments permitted by this Indenture;

 

(5)                                  commercially reasonable transactions between the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and any joint venture in the ordinary course of business that have been determined by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Company to comply with clause (y) of the first paragraph above;

 

(6)                                  transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an equity interest in, or controls, such Person; provided that no Affiliate of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall have a beneficial interest or otherwise participate in such Person;

 

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(7)                                  transactions in which the only consideration paid by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries consists of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any capital contribution otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

 

(8)                                  payments or loans (or cancellations of loans) to officers, managers, directors, consultants and employees of the Company, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any Restricted Subsidiary and employment agreements, stock option plans and other compensatory or benefit arrangements with such officers, managers, directors, consultants and employees that are, in each case, approved by the Company in good faith;

 

(9)                                  transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from a nationally recognized investment banking, accounting or valuation firm selected by the Company stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (y) of the first paragraph of this Section 4.12;

 

(10)                           transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture that are fair to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

 

(11)                           investments by an Affiliate in securities of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms;

 

(12)                           transactions between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Person that is an Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary solely because a director of such Person is also a director of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;

 

(13)                           pledges of Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(14)                           joint purchasing arrangements with the Sponsor and Affiliates of the Company in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with past practice;

 

(15)                           transactions with an Affiliate in its capacity as a purchaser or holder of Indebtedness or other securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in which such Affiliate is treated no more favorably than the other purchasers or holders of Indebtedness or other securities of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (except as otherwise permitted under this Section 4.12);

 

(16)                           entering into an agreement that provides registration rights to the equity holders of the Company, the Issuer or any parent of the Company or amending such agreement with shareholders of the Company or any parent of the Company and the performance of such agreements; and

 

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(17)                           payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to any of the Sponsors in respect of indemnification payments or for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, or any transactions pursuant to which Mafco or any of its Affiliates provide the Company with services at the cost to Mafco or such Affiliates, which payments or services are approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.

 

SECTION 4.13.                         Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

(a)                                  pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock;

 

(b)                                  make loans or advances to or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(c)                                   transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,

 

except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

(1)                                  applicable law and agreements with governmental authorities;

 

(2)                                  the Securities, this Indenture, any Guarantee thereof, the Security Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(3)                                  (A) customary provisions restricting (1) the subletting or assignment of or under any lease or (2) the transfer of copyrighted or patented materials, (B) provisions in agreements that restrict the assignment or other transfer of such agreements (or property that is the subject thereof) or rights thereunder or (C) provisions of a customary nature contained in the terms of Capital Stock restricting the payment of dividends and the making of distributions on Capital Stock;

 

(4)                                  any agreement or instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than (a) the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired (including the Capital Stock of such Person), or (b) any Restricted Subsidiary having no assets other than (i) the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired (including the Capital Stock of such Person) and (ii) other assets having a fair market value not in excess of $5.0 million, and, in each case, the monetary proceeds thereof;

 

(5)                                  any agreement or instrument (A) in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date, (B) governing Secured Indebtedness, including the Credit Agreement permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.04, or (C) governing Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) that is not a Guarantor;

 

(6)                                  any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (9) or (13) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

 

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(7)                                  restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted under this Indenture;

 

(8)                                  restrictions imposed by any agreement to sell assets not in violation of this Indenture to any Person pending the closing of such sale;

 

(9)                                  customary rights of first refusal with respect to the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ interests in their respective Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries) and joint ventures;

 

(10)                           restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(11)                           customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements, applicable to joint ventures not prohibited hereunder;

 

(12)                           customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other agreements, including with respect to intellectual property, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(13)                           Indebtedness of a Person that was a Restricted Subsidiary at the time of incurrence and the incurrence of which Indebtedness is permitted by Section 4.04; provided that such encumbrances and restrictions apply only to such Restricted Subsidiary and its assets; and provided , further , that the Company has determined in good faith, at the time of creation of each such encumbrance or restriction, that such encumbrances and restrictions would not singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to make payments on the Securities;

 

(14)                           the subordination of any Indebtedness owed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (A) such other Indebtedness is permitted under this Indenture and (B) the Company has determined in good faith, at the time of creation of each such encumbrance or restriction, that such encumbrances and restrictions would not singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to make payments on the Securities; or

 

(15)                           an agreement effecting a refinancing, replacement or substitution of Indebtedness issued, assumed or incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clauses (2), (4) or (5) above or any other agreement evidencing Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture; provided , however , that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such refinancing, replacement or substitution agreement or any such other agreement (a) are not less favorable to the Company in any material respect as determined by the Company in good faith than the provisions of the Indebtedness being refinanced or (b) would not singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to make payments on the Securities.

 

SECTION 4.14.                         Limitation on Liens .  The Issuer and the Company will not, and the Company will not permit any of the other Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than Permitted Liens) upon any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by them, or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom.

 

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SECTION 4.15.                         Change of Control .

 

(a)                                  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control after the Issue Date, each Holder will have the right to require that the Issuer repurchase all or a portion, subject to the Minimum Denominations Requirement, of such Holder’s Securities, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of repurchase.

 

(b)                                  Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurred, the Issuer will send, electronically or by first class mail, a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, offering to purchase the Securities as described above (the “ Change of Control Offer ”).  The notice to the Holders shall contain instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.  Such notice shall state:

 

(1)                                  that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Securities tendered and not withdrawn will be accepted for payment;

 

(2)                                  the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest) and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”);

 

(3)                                  that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

 

(4)                                  that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment therefor, any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(5)                                  that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(6)                                  that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the second Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, electronic mail in pdf format, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security purchased;

 

(7)                                  that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will be issued new Securities in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; and

 

(8)                                  the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control.

 

On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will (i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered , subject to the Minimum Denominations Requirement, pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities so tendered and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Issuer.  The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the

 

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Change of Control Payment Date and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders new Securities equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered.  Any Securities not so accepted shall be promptly mailed by the Issuer to the Holder thereof.  For purposes of this Section 4.15, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.

 

Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer promptly shall be returned by the Trustee to the Issuer.

 

The Issuer will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (a) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer or (b) a notice of redemption relating to the redemption of all of the Securities has been given pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities and Section 3.03 of this Indenture and, in the event that such redemption is subject to one or more conditions precedent, such conditions have been satisfied or waived.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.  The closing date of any such Change of Control Offer made in advance of a Change of Control may be changed to conform to the actual closing date of the Change of Control, provided that such closing date is not earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date the Change of Control Offer notice is mailed as described in this Section 4.15.  Additionally, the Company may, at its option, include in any Change of Control Offer an early tender payment, early consent payment or consent payment, so long as any such payment is in addition to the purchase price set forth in paragraph (a) above.

 

If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will publish a public announcement with respect to the results of any Change of Control Offer in a leading English language newspaper having general circulation in Europe or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by such rules, post such announcement on the official website of the Exchange (http://www.tisegroup.com/).

 

If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities validly tender and do not withdraw such Securities in a Change of Control Offer and the Issuer, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Issuer as described above, purchases all of the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Issuer or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Securities that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

 

The Company and the Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer.  To the extent the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions under this Section 4.15, the Company and the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached their obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue thereof.

 

SECTION 4.16.                         Limitation on Asset Sales .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:

 

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(1)                                  the Company or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of;

 

(2)                                  at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiaries, exclusive of indemnities, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale is cash or Cash Equivalents and is received at the time of such disposition; provided that the amount of (a) any liabilities of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary, as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto), that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, (b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within one year of the time of such disposition, to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received and (c) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $200.0 million and 3.0% of the Company’s Total Assets, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, will be deemed to be cash for the purposes of this clause (2); and

 

(3)                                  upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company applies directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, or causes one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries to apply, an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 455 days of receipt thereof, at the option of the Company, either:

 

(A)                                to permanently reduce (i) First Lien Obligations and to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto; provided that (x) to the extent that the terms of the Credit Agreement (other than notes issued under one or more indentures to replace or refinance the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date of this Indenture) require that such Credit Facility Obligations are repaid with the Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales prior to the repayment of other Indebtedness, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be entitled to repay such other First Lien Obligations prior to repaying the Obligations under the Securities and (y) subject to the foregoing clause (x), if the Issuer or any Guarantor shall so reduce First Lien Obligations, the Company equally and ratably reduces Obligations under the Securities as provided under Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities and Section 3.03 through privately negotiated transactions or open-market purchases (to the extent such purchases are a price at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon) or offer to redeem or repurchase at least a pro rata portion of the Securities (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or repayments or repurchases of such First Lien Obligations) by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Net Proceeds Offer) to all Holders to purchase the Securities at a price at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the principal amount of Securities that would otherwise be prepaid or (ii) to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are not from Asset Sales of Collateral, Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(B)                                to reinvest in Productive Assets (or enter into a binding commitment to reinvest, if such reinvestment is effected within 180 days after the date of such commitment); or

 

(C)                                a combination of prepayment, reduction and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (3)(A) and (3)(B);

 

provided that the 75% limitation referred to above will not apply to any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets in which the cash portion of the consideration received therefor is equal to or greater than what the after tax net proceeds would have been had such transaction complied with the aforementioned 75% limitation. On the 456th day after an Asset Sale (or, if later, the 181st day after the entry into a binding commitment to reinvest) or such earlier date, if any, as the Company in good faith determines not to apply an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clause (3) of the preceding sentence (each, a “ Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date ”), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds that have not been so applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clause (3)) of the preceding sentence (each, a “ Net Proceeds Offer Amount ”) the Issuer will make an offer to repurchase (the “ Net Proceeds Offer ”) on a date (the “ Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date ”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date (or such longer period as may be required by law), from all Holders, and if required by the terms of any other First Lien Obligations or Obligations secured by a Lien permitted under this Indenture (which Lien is not subordinate to the Lien of the Securities with respect to the Collateral) to the Holders of such First Lien Obligations and any such other Obligations, that amount of Securities and such First Lien Obligations and any such other Obligations equal to the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds that have not been so applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clause (3) of the preceding sentence multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Securities and such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations then outstanding (the “ Pro Rata Amount ”), at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Net Proceeds Offer Amount is less than $75.0 million, the application of the Net Cash Proceeds constituting such Net Proceeds Offer Amount to a Net Proceeds Offer may be deferred until such time as such Net Proceeds Offer Amount plus the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts arising subsequent to the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date relating to such initial Net Proceeds Offer Amount from all Asset Sales by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries aggregates at least $75.0 million, at which time the Issuer will apply all Net Cash Proceeds constituting all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts that have been so deferred to make a Net Proceeds Offer, the first date the aggregate of all such deferred Net Proceeds Offer Amounts is at least $75.0 million being deemed to be a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date. To the extent that the aggregate purchase price of Securities, such First Lien Obligations and any such other secured Obligations tendered pursuant to any Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Pro Rata Amount, the Issuer or any Guarantor may use such amount for any purpose not prohibited by this Indenture. Upon completion of any Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset to zero.

 

For the purposes of this Section 4.16, any sale by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that owns assets constituting Collateral shall be deemed to be a sale of such Collateral.

 

Notwithstanding the first two paragraphs of this Section 4.16, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with such paragraphs to the extent

 

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(1)                                  at least 50% of the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets; and

 

(2)                                  such Asset Sale is for fair market value; provided that the fair market value of any consideration not constituting Productive Assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale permitted to be consummated under this paragraph will constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions of the first two paragraphs of this Section 4.16.

 

In the event of the transfer of substantially all, but not all, of the property and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an entirety to a Person in a transaction permitted under Section 5.01, the successor corporation will be deemed to have sold the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not so transferred for purposes of this Section 4.16, and will comply with the provisions of this Section 4.16 with respect to such deemed sale as if it were an Asset Sale.  In addition, the fair market value of such properties and assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to be sold will be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds for purposes of this Section 4.16.

 

Notice of a Net Proceeds Offer will be sent electronically or mailed, by first class mail, by the Issuer to Holders as shown on the register of Holders at their last registered address not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, with a copy to the Trustee.  The notice shall contain instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer and shall state the following terms:

 

(1)                                  that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.16, that all Securities tendered will be accepted for payment; provided , however , that if the aggregate principal amount of Securities tendered in a Net Proceeds Offer plus accrued interest at the expiration of such offer exceeds the aggregate amount of the Net Proceeds Offer, the Trustee will select the Securities or portions thereof to be repurchased (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Issuer so that only Securities in denominations of €100,000  or multiples thereof shall be purchased) among the Holders as follows: (i) if the Securities are listed, in compliance with any applicable requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Securities are listed; or (ii) if the Securities are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by any other method the trustee considers fair and appropriate.  A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days or such longer period as may be required by law;

 

(2)                                  the Net Proceeds Offer Amount (including the amount of accrued interest) and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date (which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date (or such longer period as may be required by law) and which shall be at least five Business Days after the Trustee receives notice thereof from the Issuer);

 

(3)                                  that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

 

(4)                                  that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment therefor, any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

 

(5)                                  that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified

 

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in the notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

 

(6)                                  that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the second Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, electronic mail in pdf format, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities such Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Securities purchased; and

 

(7)                                  that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will be issued new Securities in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided , however , that each Security purchased and each new Security issued shall be in an original principal amount of €100,000 or any greater integral multiple of €1,000 thereof.

 

On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Issuer shall (i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer which are to be purchased in accordance with item (1) above, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be purchased and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Issuer.  The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any.  For purposes of this Section 4.16, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.

 

Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer promptly shall be returned by the Trustee to the Issuer.

 

If an offer is made to repurchase the Securities pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, the Company will and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with all tender offer rules under state and federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-1 thereunder, to the extent applicable to such offer.  To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.16, the Company and the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and obligations and shall not be deemed to have breached their obligations hereunder by virtue thereof.

 

SECTION 4.17.                         Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries .

 

(a)                                  From and after the Issue Date, the Company will not permit any Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer, a Guarantor or an Immaterial Subsidiary) to, directly or indirectly, by way of the pledge of any intercompany note or otherwise, to assume, guarantee or in any other manner become liable with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or the Issuer, other than:

 

(A)                                Indebtedness incurred in reliance on and in compliance with the first paragraph of Section 4.04;

 

(B)                                Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (12) (to the extent the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold was permitted to be guaranteed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

 

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(C)                                Hedge Agreements in reliance on clause (4) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”; or

 

(D)                                additional Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (13) or (14) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”,

 

unless, in any such case (except as otherwise provided in Section 10.17)

 

(x)                                  such Restricted Subsidiary has executed and delivered or, within 10 Business Days thereof, executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, providing a guarantee of payment of the Securities by such Restricted Subsidiary in the form required by this Indenture and has delivered such Security Documents, or amendments or supplements thereto and such other documentation as shall be necessary to provide for valid and perfected first priority Liens on such Restricted Subsidiary’s assets constituting Collateral to secure such Guarantee on the terms described in Section 11.01; and

 

(y)                                  if such assumption, guarantee or other liability of such Restricted Subsidiary is provided in respect of Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities, the guarantee or other instrument provided by such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such subordinate Indebtedness is similarly subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of the Securities;

 

provided that any Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor until such time as it ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, within 10 Business Days of which it shall provide a Guarantee as contemplated by subparagraph (D)(x) above.

 

(b)                                  Any Guarantee of the Securities by a Restricted Subsidiary will provide by its terms that it will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, upon:

 

(1)                                  (a) such Guarantor being released from any and all Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Company and the Issuer (other than Guarantees permitted to be provided by non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding paragraph), and (b) if such Guarantor will remain a Subsidiary of the Company, it has no other outstanding Indebtedness other than Indebtedness that could be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor of the Securities on the date of the proposed release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee;

 

(2)                                  the unconditional release of such Restricted Subsidiary from its liability in respect of the Indebtedness in connection with which such Guarantee of the Securities was executed and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph;

 

(3)                                  any designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 4.03 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

 

(4)                                  any sale or other disposition (by merger or otherwise) (i) to any Person that is not a Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary), of all of the Company’s Capital Stock in, or all or substantially all of the assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary; or (ii) of any portion of the Company’s Capital Stock in such Restricted Subsidiary that results in such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , however , that

 

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(x)                                  such sale or disposition of such Capital Stock or assets is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; and

 

(y)                                  such assumption, guarantee or other liability of such Restricted Subsidiary has been released by the holders of the other Indebtedness so guaranteed.

 

(c)                                   For so long as the Company has any Restricted Subsidiary that has not provided Guarantees in reliance on the proviso to paragraph (a) of this Section 4.17, the Company shall, at the end of each fiscal year and at the time that internal financial statements become available for each fiscal year, determine whether all Immaterial Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, have Total Assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are available in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and Total Revenues as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues, and if such is the case one or more of such Subsidiaries will, within 10 Business Days of such internal financial statements becoming available, provide a Guarantee so that in the aggregate the Total Assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors as of the end of such fiscal year are not in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and their Total Revenues as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available are not in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues.

 

SECTION 4.18.                         Suspension of Covenants on Achievement of Investment Grade Status .

 

(a)                                  Following the first day after the Issue Date that:

 

(1)                                  the Securities have achieved Investment Grade Status; and

 

(2)                                  no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture,

 

then, beginning on that day and continuing until the Reversion Date (as defined below), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the provisions of this Indenture set forth in (collectively, the “ Suspended Covenants ”):

 

(i)                                      Section 4.03;

 

(ii)                                   Section 4.04;

 

(iii)                                Section 4.12;

 

(iv)                               Section 4.13;

 

(v)                                  Section 4.16;

 

(vi)                               Section 4.17; and

 

(vii)                            clause (2) of Section 5.01.

 

(b)                                  If at any time (a)(i) the Securities cease to have such Investment Grade Status and/or (ii) the Issuer or any of its Affiliates enters into an agreement to effect a transaction and one or more of the Rating Agencies indicate that if consummated, that transaction (alone or together with any

 

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related recapitalization or refinancing transactions) would cause that Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade Status or downgrade the ratings below Investment Grade Status or (b) if a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Suspended Covenants will thereafter be reinstated as if such covenants had never been suspended (the ‘‘ Reversion Date ’’) and be applicable pursuant to the terms of this Indenture (including in connection with performing any calculation or assessment to determine compliance with the terms of this Indenture), unless and until the Securities subsequently attain Investment Grade Status and no Default or Event of Default is in existence (in which event the Suspended Covenants shall no longer be in effect for such time that the Securities maintain an Investment Grade Status and no Default or Event of Default is in existence); provided , however , that no Default, Event of Default or breach of any kind shall be deemed to exist under this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees with respect to the Suspended Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall bear any liability for, any actions taken or events occurring during the Suspension Period (as defined below), or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any contractual obligation arising prior to the Reversion Date, regardless of whether such actions or events would have been permitted if the applicable Suspended Covenants remained in effect during such period.  The period of time between the date of suspension of the covenants and the Reversion Date is referred to as the “ Suspension Period .”

 

(c)                                   On the applicable Reversion Date (i) all Indebtedness Incurred or Preferred Stock issued during such Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to clause (3) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, (ii) after any Reversion Date calculations of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.03 will be calculated as though the covenant described under Section 4.03 had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period, (iii) any Affiliate Transaction entered into after the applicable Reversion Date pursuant to an agreement entered into during such Suspension Period shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to clause (3) of the second paragraph of Section 4.12 and (iv) for purposes of Section 4.13 all contracts entered into during the Suspension Period prior to such Reversion Date that contain any of the restrictions contemplated by such covenant will be deemed to have been entered pursuant to clause (5) of Section 4.13.  No Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during the Suspension Period, unless such designation would have complied with Section 4.03 as if such covenant were in effect during such period.  In addition, during the Suspension Period, the obligation to grant Guarantees will be suspended.  Upon the Reversion Date, the obligation to grant Guarantees will be reinstated.

 

(d)                                  The Company shall provide an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee indicating the commencement of any Suspension Period or the Reversion Date.  The Trustee will have no obligation to (i) independently determine or verify if such events have occurred, (ii) make any determination regarding the impact of actions taken during the Suspension Period on the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ future compliance with their covenants or (iii) notify the holders of the commencement of the Suspension Period or the Reversion Date.

 

SECTION 4.19.                         Amendment of Security Documents .  The Issuer shall not amend, modify, or supplement or permit or consent to any amendment, modification or supplement of, the Security Documents in any way that would be adverse to the Holders of the Securities in any material respect except under Articles 9 and 12.

 

SECTION 4.20.                         After-Acquired Property .  From and after the Issue Date and subject to certain limitations, if the Issuer or any Guarantor acquires any property which is of a type constituting Collateral under the Collateral Agreement or any Security Document (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Assets), it shall, to the extent necessary and required by the Collateral Agreement or any other Security Document, as soon as practicable after the acquisition thereof execute and deliver such security instruments, mortgages, surveys, title insurance policies, financing statements and such certificates and

 

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opinions of counsel as are reasonably necessary to vest in the Collateral Agent a perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in such after-acquired property and to have such after-acquired property added to the Collateral, and thereupon all provisions of the indenture relating to the Collateral shall be deemed to relate to such after-acquired property to the same extent and with the same force and effect.

 

SECTION 4.21.                         Further Assurances .  Subject to the limitations set forth in the Security Documents, the Issuer and each of the Guarantors will execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further action that may be reasonably required under applicable law, or that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests and Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents in the Collateral.

 

SECTION 4.22.                         Maintenance of Listing .  The Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain the listing of the Securities on the Exchange for so long as such Securities are outstanding; provided that if the Issuer is unable to obtain admission to listing of the Securities on the Exchange or if at any time the Issuer determines that it will not maintain such listing, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a listing of such Securities on another recognized stock exchange.

 

SECTION 4.23.                         Additional Amounts .  All payments by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor on the Securities will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge, and any penalties, interest or additions to tax with respect thereto (collectively, “ Taxes ”) imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, unless the withholding of such Taxes is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. The Issuer will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as are necessary in order that the net amount of such payments received by a Holder who is not a United States person for United States federal income tax purposes, after deduction by any applicable withholding agent for any present or future Taxes of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment by or on behalf of the Issuer, will not be less than the amount that would have been received in respect of such payments in the absence of such withholding or deduction; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts shall not apply:

 

(1)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or withheld solely by reason of the Holder or beneficial owner, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the Holder if the Holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:

 

(a)                                  being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;

 

(b)                                  having a current or former connection with the United States (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the ownership of the Securities, the receipt of payment or the enforcement of any rights under the Securities), including being or having been a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

(c)                                   being or having been a foreign or domestic personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;

 

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(d)                                  being or having been a “10-percent shareholder” of the obligor under the Securities within the meaning of section 871(h)(3) of the Code or any successor provision; or

 

(e)                                   being or having been a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business, as described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code or any successor provision;

 

(2)                                  to any Holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Securities, or a portion thereof, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;

 

(3)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or withheld solely by reason of the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction of the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities, if compliance is required by statute or by regulation of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction as a precondition to a reduction in or exemption from such Taxes (including the submission of an applicable United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (with any required attachments)); provided that the applicable Holder or beneficial owner would be legally eligible for such reduction or exemption upon providing the required documentation in compliance with such requirements;

 

(4)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed otherwise than by withholding from the payment;

 

(5)                                  to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property, wealth or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge;

 

(6)                                  to any Taxes required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment on any Security, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other Paying Agent;

 

(7)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or levied by reason of the presentation (where presentation is required in order to receive payment) of such Securities for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable, except to the extent that the Holder or beneficial owner thereof would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the notes been presented for payment on any date during such 30 day period;

 

(8)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof, any similar law or regulation adopted pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States implementing the foregoing, or any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision described above); or

 

(9)                                  in the case of any combination of any items (1) through (8).

 

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relevant tax authority in accordance with applicable law.  If the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain tax receipts from each tax authority evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld and (ii) furnish to the Trustee (or to a Holder upon written request), within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld is made, certified copies of Tax receipts evidencing payment by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or if, notwithstanding such entity’s efforts to obtain receipts, receipts are not available, other evidence of payments (reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) by such entity.  If the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor is not the applicable withholding agent, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will use its reasonable efforts to obtain tax receipts or other evidence of payments from the applicable withholding agent and furnish the tax receipts or evidence of payments to the Trustee.

 

Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the Securities or of principal, interest or of any other amount payable under, or with respect to, any of the Securities, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

 

The foregoing obligations of this Section 4.23 will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture, any transfer by a Holder or beneficial owner of its Securities, and will apply, mutatis mutandis , to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Issuer or any Guarantor is incorporated, engaged in business for tax purposes or resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which such Person makes any payment on the Securities and any political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

Successor Corporation

 

SECTION 5.01.                         Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets .  Neither the Company nor the Issuer will, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:

 

(1)                                  either (A) the Company, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be the surviving or continuing Person or (B) the Person, if other than the Company, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or the Issuer is merged or the Person that acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “ Surviving Entity ”), (x) shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Securities, this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement on the part of the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, to be performed or observed and such other agreements as necessary;

 

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(2)                                  immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(y) above, including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction, either (A) the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall be able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness, pursuant to Section 4.04 or (B) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, immediately following such transaction would be equal to or greater than such ratio for the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(3)                                  immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(y) above, including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(4)                                  the Company, the Issuer or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture (and any supplement to any Security Document if required in connection with such transaction) and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to the execution of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied;

 

(5)                                  the Surviving Entity promptly causes such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, delivered, filed and recorded, as applicable, in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien on the Security Documents on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Surviving Entity;

 

(6)                                  the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Surviving Entity, as applicable, shall (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities, and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; and

 

(7)                                  the property and assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the Surviving Entity, as applicable, to the extent that they are property or assets or of the types which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, shall be treated as after-acquired property and the Surviving Entity shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien on the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in Section 4.20.

 

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer, by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, other than to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

 

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Company or the Issuer, as applicable, is not the continuing Person, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, under this Indenture and the Securities with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such and the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, shall be relieved of all of its obligations and duties under this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Each Guarantor (other than the Company), other than any Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and this Indenture, will not, and the Company will not cause or permit any such Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than the Company, the Issuer or any other Guarantor unless:

 

(1)                                  the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, if other than such Guarantor, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia (the “ Guarantor Surviving Entity ”);

 

(2)                                  such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee and all of the obligations of such Guarantor under the Security Documents;

 

(3)                                  immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(4)                                  the Guarantor Surviving Entity promptly causes such amendments, supplements or other instruments to be executed, delivered, filed and recorded, as applicable, in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably required by applicable law to preserve and protect the Lien on the Security Documents on the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Guarantor Surviving Entity;

 

(5)                                  the Collateral owned by or transferred to the Guarantor Surviving Entity shall (a) continue to constitute Collateral under this Indenture and the Security Documents, (b) be subject to the perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities, and (c) not be subject to any Lien other than Permitted Liens; and

 

(6)                                  the property and assets of the Person which is merged or consolidated with or into the Guarantor Surviving Entity to the extent that they are property or assets or of the types which would constitute Collateral under the Security Documents, shall be treated as after-acquired property and the Guarantor Surviving Entity shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to cause such property and assets to be made subject to the Lien on the Security Documents in the manner and to the extent required in Section 4.20.

 

Any merger or consolidation of a Guarantor (other than the Company) with and into the Company or the Issuer, with the Company or the Issuer being the Surviving Entity, or another Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company need not comply with this Section 5.01.

 

If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will publish a notice of any consolidation or merger described above, or any sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, described above, in a leading

 

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English language newspaper having general circulation in Europe or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by such rules, post such announcement on the official website of the Exchange (http://www.tisegroup.com/) and, for so long as the rules of the Exchange so require, notify the Exchange of any such transaction.

 

SECTION 5.02.        Successor Substituted .  Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01, in which the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, is not the surviving Person, the Surviving Entity will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, under this Indenture and the Securities with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, therein.  When a Surviving Entity assumes all of the Obligations of the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, hereunder and under the Securities and agrees to be bound hereby and thereby, the predecessor shall be released from such Obligations.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

Default and Remedies

 

SECTION 6.01.        Events of Default .  An “ Event of Default ” means any of the following events:

 

(a)           the failure to pay interest on any Securities when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues for a period of 30 days;

 

(b)           the failure to pay the principal on any Securities, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, including the failure to make a payment to repurchase Securities tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer;

 

(c)           a Default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, which Default continues for a period of 60 days after the Issuer receives written notice specifying the Default, and demanding that such Default be remedied, from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Securities;

 

(d)           the failure to pay at final maturity, giving effect to any extensions thereof, the principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary (a “ Payment Default ”), other than intercompany Indebtedness, and such failure continues for a period of 20 days or more, or the acceleration of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness, which acceleration is not rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 20 days of receipt by the Company, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary of notice of any such acceleration, if, in either case, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at final maturity or which has been accelerated, in each case with respect to which the 20-day period described above has passed, aggregates $100.0 million or more at any time;

 

(e)           other than with respect to the Colombia Matter, any final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money in excess (net of amounts covered by third-party insurance with insurance carriers who in the reasonable judgment of the Company are creditworthy and who have not disclaimed liability with respect to such judgment or judgments) of $100.0 million is rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction against the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted

 

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Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary and is not discharged for any period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement is not in effect;

 

(f)            the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary (i) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, (ii) commences a voluntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to itself, (iii) consents to the entry of a judgment, decree or order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, (iv) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for substantially all of its property, (v) consents to or acquiesces in the institution of a bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it, (vi) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (vii) takes any partnership or corporate action, as the case may be, to authorize or effect any of the foregoing;

 

(g)           a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment, decree or order for relief in respect of the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, which shall (i) approve as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition in respect of the Company, the Issuer or any such Significant Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) appoint a Custodian of the Company, the Issuer or any such Significant Subsidiary of the Company or for substantially all of any of their property or (iii) order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; and such judgment, decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days;

 

(h)           any of the Guarantees ceases to be in full force and effect or any of the Guarantees is held in a judicial proceeding to be null and void and unenforceable or any of the Guarantees is found to be invalid by a final judgment or order that is not appealable or any of the Guarantors denies its liability under its Guarantee, other than by reason of a release of a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

 

(i)            except as permitted by the terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents, (a) any Lien or security interest created by any Security Documents ceases to be in full force and effect or any default by the Issuer or any such Guarantor in the performance of any of their obligations under any of the Security Documents which adversely affects the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the Lien on the Collateral securing the Obligations under this Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantees or which adversely affects the condition or value of the Collateral, (b) repudiation or disaffirmation in writing by the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor, of its obligations under the Security Documents or assertion by the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor that any security interest with respect to the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents is invalid and unenforceable or (c) the determination in a judicial proceeding that security interest with respect to the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents or all or any material portion of the Security Documents, taken as a whole, are unenforceable or invalid, for any reason, against the Issuer or any Guarantor.

 

SECTION 6.02.        Acceleration .  If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Company or the Issuer) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Securities may declare the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same will become immediately due and payable.  If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Company or the Issuer occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal

 

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of and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

 

At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Securities as described in the preceding paragraph, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may rescind and cancel such declaration and its consequences (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration, (iii) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid, (iv) if the Issuer has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances and (v) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (f) or (g) of Section 6.01, the Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.  No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default (other than a Payment Default) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and such notice reference the Securities and this Indenture.

 

SECTION 6.03.        Other Remedies .  If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.

 

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.  A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default.  No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy.  All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

SECTION 6.04.        Waiver of Past Defaults .  Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by written notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Security as specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01.  When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases.

 

SECTION 6.05.        Control by Majority .  Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.  Subject to Section 7.01, however, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with any law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Securityholder, or that may, in the sole judgment of the Trustee, give rise to or subject the Trustee to personal liability; provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee.

 

In the event the Trustee takes any action or follows any direction pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against any loss or expense caused by taking such action or following such direction.

 

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SECTION 6.06.        Limitation on Suits .  A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:

 

(1)           the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

 

(2)           the Holder or Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(3)           such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole judgment, against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(4)           the Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days after receipt of the request and the offer described in clause (3) above; and

 

(5)           during such 30-day period the Holder or Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities do not give the Trustee a written direction which, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with the request.

 

A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Securityholder.

 

SECTION 6.07.        Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the written consent of the Holder.

 

SECTION 6.08.        Collection Suit by Trustee .  If an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company, the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities for the whole amount of principal and accrued interest and fees remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, in each case at the rate per annum borne by the Securities and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the actual, documented and reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

SECTION 6.09.        Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .  The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company, the Issuer, the Subsidiaries of the Company, their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Securityholder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of

 

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any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.

 

SECTION 6.10.        Priorities .  Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, if the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

 

First:  to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and its agents for amounts due under this Indenture;

 

Second:  if the Holders are forced to proceed against the Issuer directly without the Trustee, to Holders for their reasonable collection costs;

 

Third:  to holders of any Indebtedness of the Issuer secured by a Lien and, if such money or property has been collected from a Guarantor, to the holders of Indebtedness of such Guarantor secured by a Lien;

 

Fourth:  to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and

 

Fifth:  to the Issuer.

 

The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Issuer, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 6.10.

 

SECTION 6.11.        Undertaking for Costs .  Each party to this Indenture agrees and each Holder of any Security by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed that, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.  This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit instituted by the Issuer or the Company, any suit instituted by the Trustee, any suit instituted by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or any suit instituted by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities.

 

SECTION 6.12.        Restoration of Rights and Remedies .  If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holders, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

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ARTICLE 7

 

Trustee; Agents

 

SECTION 7.01.        Duties of Trustee .

 

(a)           If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

 

(b)           Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(1)           The Trustee need perform only those duties as are expressly and specifically set forth in this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement and no covenants, duties or obligations whatsoever shall be implied under this Indenture that are adverse to the Trustee.

 

(2)           In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions and such other documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 12.04 hereof furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture.  However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture; provided that in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(1)           This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01.

 

(2)           The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

 

(3)           The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.02, 6.04 or 6.05.

 

(d)           No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or to take or omit to take any action under this Indenture or take any action at the request or direction of Holders if it shall reasonably believe that repayment of such funds is not assured to it or it does not receive an indemnity that is, in its sole discretion, adequate against such risk, liability, loss, fee or expense which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

 

(e)           Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01.

 

(f)            The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.  Assets held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other assets of the Trustee except to the extent required by law.

 

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(g)           In the absence of bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee shall not be accountable for the use of any of the Securities delivered hereunder or the proceeds thereof.

 

SECTION 7.02.        Rights of Trustee .  Subject to Section 7.01:

 

(a)           The Trustee may rely conclusively on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.  The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

 

(b)           Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Sections 12.04 and 12.05.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

 

(c)           The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

 

(d)           The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.

 

(e)           The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

(f)            The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole judgment against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.

 

(g)           The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.

 

(h)           The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate (including any Officer’s Certificate), statement, instrument, opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel), notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice to the Issuer, to examine the books, records, and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

(i)            The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, the Collateral Agent and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

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(j)            The Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

 

(l)            The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

 

(m)          In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

SECTION 7.03.        Individual Rights of Trustee .  The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company, or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.  Any Agent may do the same with like rights.  However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

SECTION 7.04.        Trustee’s Disclaimer .  The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities (other than the certificate of authentication of the Trustee), it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or any document issued in connection with the sale of Securities or any statement in the Securities other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

 

SECTION 7.05.        Notice of Default .  If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Trustee receives written notice of such event, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder, as their names and addresses appear on the Securityholder list described in Section 2.05, notice of the uncured Event of Default within 90 days after the Trustee receives such notice.  Except in the case of an Event of Default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any Security, including the failure to make payment on (i) the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or (ii) the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Event of Default.  The Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.  As used herein, the term “actual knowledge” means the actual fact or state of knowing, without any duty to make any investigation with regard thereto.

 

SECTION 7.06.        [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.07.        Compensation and Indemnity .  The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its services hereunder which compensation shall be agreed to from time to time in writing by the Issuer and the Trustee.  The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust.  The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee upon written request for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket disbursements, expenses and advances (including reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel) incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services, except any such disbursements.  Such expenses shall include the reasonable and documented compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents, accountants, experts and counsel.

 

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The Issuer and the Company, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee and its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured or determined by the income of the Trustee), incurred by them except for such actions to the extent caused by any negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by a Holder, the Issuer, the Company or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of the Trustee’s rights, powers or duties hereunder.  The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee or any of its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors for which it may seek indemnity.  The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate and may participate in the defense; provided that any settlement of a claim shall be approved in writing by the Trustee.  Alternatively, the Trustee may at its option have separate counsel of its own choosing and the Issuer shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel; provided , however , that the Issuer will not be required to pay such fees and expenses if it assumes the Trustee’s defense and there is no conflict of interest between the Issuer and the Trustee and its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors subject to the claim in connection with such defense as reasonably determined by the Trustee.  The Issuer need not pay for any settlement made without its written consent.  The Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee through its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

To secure the Issuer’s payment Obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities against all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee.

 

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (f) or (g) of Section 6.01 occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services shall be paid to the extent allowable under any Bankruptcy Law.  The Issuer’s and the Company’s Obligations under this Section 7.07 and any claim arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the discharge of the Issuer’s Obligations pursuant to Article 8 and any rejection or termination under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

SECTION 7.08.        Replacement of Trustee .  The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer in writing at least 30 days in advance.  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Issuer and the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor trustee.  A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only with the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.  The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:

 

(1)           the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

 

(2)           the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

 

(3)           a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

(4)           the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall notify in writing each Holder of such event and shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.  Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal

 

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amount of the Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.

 

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer.  Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after payment of all sums then owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07, all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.  A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Securityholder.

 

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Issuer for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuer’s Obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

SECTION 7.09.        Successor Trustee by Merger, etc .   If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee Person is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee; provided , however , that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 7.

 

SECTION 7.10.        [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.11.        [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.12.        [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.13.        Security Documents; Intercreditor Agreement .  By their acceptance of the Securities, the Holders hereby authorize and direct the Trustee and Collateral Agent, as the case may be, to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and any other Security Documents in which the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, is named as a party, including any Security Documents executed after the Issue Date. It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that, in doing so, the Trustee and Collateral Agent are (a) expressly authorized to make the representations attributed to Holders in any such agreements and (b) not responsible for the terms or contents of such agreements, or for the validity or enforceability thereof, or the sufficiency thereof for any purpose. Whether or not so expressly stated therein, in entering into, or taking (or forbearing from) any action under the Intercreditor Agreement or any other Security Documents, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent each shall have all of the rights, immunities, indemnities and other protections granted to it under this Indenture (in addition to those that may be granted to it under the terms of such other agreement or agreements).

 

SECTION 7.14.        Agent’s Protections .  All of the rights, immunities and protections set forth in this Article 7 shall be applicable to the Paying Agent mutatis mutandis .

 

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SECTION 7.15.                         Agents .

 

(a)                                  Actions of Agents .  The rights, powers, duties and obligations and actions of any Agent under this Indenture are several and not joint or joint and several.

 

(b)                                  Agents of Trustee .  The Issuer and any Agent under this Indenture acknowledge and agree that in the event of a Default or Event of Default, the Trustee may, by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Agents, require that the Agents act as agents of, and take instructions exclusively from, the Trustee.

 

(c)                                   Funds held by Agents .  The Agents will hold all funds paid to them by the Issuer for the purposes of the appointment in the same manner as other money paid to a banker by its customers subject to the terms of this Indenture and as a result, such money will not be held in accordance with the rules established by the UK Financial Conduct Authority in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Handbook of rules and guidance from time to time in relation to client money, except that the Agents shall not exercise any right of set-off, lien or similar claim in respect of the money.

 

(d)                                  Duties of Agents .  In acting under this Indenture and in connection with the Securities, the Agents will not assume any obligation or responsibility towards or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the Holders or any other third party.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

 

SECTION 8.01.                         Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations .  The Issuer may terminate all of its obligations under this Indenture (except as provided below) when

 

(i)                                      all outstanding Securities theretofore authenticated have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable under this Indenture by the Issuer; or

 

(ii)                                   the Issuer has called for redemption pursuant to this Indenture of all of the Securities, deposited the amounts described in Section 8.03(a), satisfied the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) of the proviso to Section 8.03(a) and delivered the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel described in Section 8.03(f).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (ii) above need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer.

 

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section 8.01, the Issuer’s and the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 4.01, 4.02, 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive until the Securities are no longer outstanding pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.08.  After the Securities are no longer outstanding, only the Issuer’s and the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive.

 

After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Issuer’s and Guarantors’ obligations under the Securities and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.

 

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SECTION 8.02.                         Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer may, at its option by Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, at any time, elect to have either paragraph (b) or (c) below be applied to all outstanding Securities upon compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 8.03.

 

(b)                                  Upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (b), the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Securities on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Legal Defeasance ”).  For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Securities, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.04 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities, this Indenture and the Security Documents (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), and Holders of the Securities and any amounts deposited under Section 8.03 shall cease to be subject to any other obligations, except for the following provisions, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:  (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Securities to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such Securities when such payments are due, (ii) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 4.02, 4.19 and 4.20, (iii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee under this Indenture and (iv) this Article 8.  Subject to compliance with this Section 8.02, the Issuer may exercise its option under this paragraph (b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under paragraph (c) hereof.

 

(c)                                   Upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), the Issuer and the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be released from their Obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.12 through 4.18, 4.22 and Article 5 with respect to the outstanding Securities on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Securities shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Securities shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes) and Holders of the Securities and any amounts deposited under Section 8.03 shall cease to be subject to any other obligations.  For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Securities, the Issuer and the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01(c), but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.  In addition, upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e) and 6.01(h) shall not constitute Events of Default.

 

SECTION 8.03.                         Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .  The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02(b) or 8.02(c) to the outstanding Securities:

 

(a)                                  the Issuer irrevocably deposits, or causes to be deposited, with the Trustee, in trust for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to an irrevocable trust and security agreement (i) euros, (ii) European Government Obligations or (iii) a combination thereof, in an amount sufficient

 

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after payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other charges or assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, which through the payment of interest and principal will provide, not later than one day before the due date of payment in respect of the Securities, euros in an amount which is sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities then outstanding on the dates on which any such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of the Securities (with the sufficiency of such amount to be based on the advice of a nationally recognized investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee if such deposit includes any European Government Obligations); provided , however , that (i)  the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been irrevocably instructed to pay such money or the proceeds of such European Government Obligations to the Trustee; and (ii) the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such euros or the proceeds of such European Government Obligations to the payment of said principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Securities;

 

(b)                                  in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or a tax ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax in the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(c)                                   in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States confirming that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax at the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(d)                                  no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default with respect to this Indenture resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of which will be used to defease the Securities concurrently with such incurrence);

 

(e)                                   such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a default under this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or the Company is a party or by which the Issuer or the Company is bound; and

 

(f)                                    the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with or waived.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clauses (b) and (c) above need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year.

 

SECTION 8.04.                         Deposited Money and European Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .  The Trustee or Paying Agent shall hold in trust all euros and European Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article 8, and shall apply the deposited euros and the euros from European Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture to the payment

 

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of principal of and interest on the Securities.  The Trustee shall be under no obligation to invest said euros or European Government Obligations except as it may agree with the Issuer.

 

The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the euros or European Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.03 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Securities.

 

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the Issuer’s request any euros or European Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.03 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

SECTION 8.05.                         Repayment to the Issuer .  Subject to Section 8.01, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuer upon written request any excess euros or European Government Obligations held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such money.  The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for one year; provided that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at the expense of the Issuer cause to be published once in a newspaper published in the English language and of general circulation in New York, New York and in Europe or mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer.  After payment to the Issuer, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law abandoned property designates another Person.

 

SECTION 8.06.                         Reinstatement .  If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any euros or European Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and the Company’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Article 8 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such euros or European Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its Obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the euros or European Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 9

 

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

 

SECTION 9.01.                         Without Consent of Holders .  The Issuer and the Trustee, together, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Securities, any Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement without notice to or consent of any Securityholder:

 

(1)                                  to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency so long as such change does not adversely affect the rights of any Holders in any material respect;

 

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(2)                                  to evidence the succession in accordance with Article 5 hereof of another Person to the Issuer or the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or the Company herein and in the Securities;

 

(3)                                  to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Indenture or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities ( provided , that the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code);

 

(4)                                  to make any change that would provide any additional benefit or rights to the Securityholders or that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;

 

(5)                                  to add a Guarantor, or to release a Guarantor from its obligations and its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture;

 

(6)                                  to conform any provision of this Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to the text of the section entitled “Description of secured euro notes” in the Offering Memorandum, to the extent that such provision in this Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the section entitled “Description of secured euro notes” in the Offering Memorandum as certified to the Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate;

 

(7)                                  to add additional assets as Collateral;

 

(8)                                  to make, complete or confirm any grant of security interest in any property or assets as additional Collateral securing the Obligations under this Indenture, the Securities and the Guarantee, including when permitted or required by this Indenture or any of the Security Documents or any release, termination or discharge of Collateral when permitted or required by this Indenture or any of the Security Documents; or

 

(9)                                  to enter into or amend the Intercreditor Agreement and/or Security Documents (or supplement the Intercreditor Agreement and/or Security Documents) under circumstances provided therein including if the Company incurs Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations.

 

provided that the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer, each stating that such amendment or supplement complies with the provisions of this Section 9.01.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment to or deletion of any of the covenants described under Article 4, or action taken in compliance with the covenants in effect at the time of such action, shall be deemed to impair or affect any rights of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Securities or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Securities.

 

SECTION 9.02.                         With Consent of Holders .  Subject to Section 6.07, the Issuer and the Trustee, together, with the written consent of the Holder or Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount, unless a greater principal amount is specified herein, of the outstanding Securities, may amend or supplement this Indenture, the Securities, any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement, without notice to any other Securityholders.  Subject to Section 6.07, the Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount, unless a greater principal amount is specified herein, of the outstanding Securities

 

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may waive compliance by the Issuer or the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities without notice to any other Securityholder.  Without the consent of each Securityholder affected, however, no amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may:

 

(1)                                  reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

(2)                                  reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Securities;

 

(3)                                  reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Securities, or change the date on which any Securities may be subject to redemption (other than a change to the required notice period), or reduce the redemption price therefor;

 

(4)                                  make any Securities payable in money other than that stated in the Securities;

 

(5)                                  make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting the contractual right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Security on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities to waive Defaults or Events of Default (other than Defaults or Events of Default with respect to the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities); or

 

(6)                                  adversely affect the ranking of the Securities or the Guarantees.

 

In addition, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities of at least 66 2 / 3 % in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not:

 

(1)                                  modify any Security Document or the provisions of this Indenture dealing with the Security Documents or application of trust moneys under the Security Documents, or otherwise release any Collateral, in any manner materially adverse to the Holders other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement; or

 

(2)                                  modify any intercreditor agreement in any manner materially adverse to the Holders other than in accordance with this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver.  Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement, waiver or supplemental indenture.

 

SECTION 9.03.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 9.04.                         Revocation and Effect of Consents .  Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting

 

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Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security.  However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of his Security by notice to the Trustee or the Issuer received before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have consented (and not theretofore revoked such consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.  If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.  No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.

 

SECTION 9.05.                         Notation on or Exchange of Securities .  If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Issuer may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee.  The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed terms and return it to the Holder.  Alternatively, if the Issuer or the Trustee so determines, the Issuer in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms.  Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Security shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

SECTION 9.06.                         Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc .  The Trustee shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9; provided that the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture.  The Trustee shall receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer each stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer and the Company enforceable against them in accordance with its terms (subject to customary exceptions).

 

SECTION 9.07.                         Notice .  If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will notify the Exchange of any such notice to the Holders of the relevant Securities and, in connection with any redemption, the Issuer will notify the Exchange of any change in the principal amount of Securities outstanding.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

Guarantee of Securities

 

SECTION 10.01.                  Unconditional Guarantee .  Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior secured basis (such guarantee to be referred to herein as a “ Guarantee ”) to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and Collateral Agent and their respective successors and assigns that: (a) the principal of and interest on the Securities shall be promptly paid in full when due (subject to any applicable grace periods) whether at maturity, upon redemption, upon repurchase at the option of Holders pursuant to the provisions of the Securities relating thereto, by acceleration or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and (to the extent permitted by law) interest, if any, on the Securities and all other Obligations of the Issuer to the Holders, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent hereunder or thereunder (including amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof) and all other Obligations shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of

 

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any Securities or any of such other Obligations, the same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, subject, however, in the case of (a) and (b) to the limitations set forth in Section 10.04.  Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed, or failing performance of any other obligation of the Issuer to the Holders under this Indenture, under the Securities or any Security Document, for whatever reason, each Guarantor shall be obligated to pay, or to perform or cause the performance of, the same immediately.  An Event of Default under this Indenture, the Securities or any Security Document shall constitute an event of default under this Guarantee, and shall entitle the Holders of Securities to accelerate the Obligations of the Guarantors hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as the Obligations of the Issuer.

 

Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities, this Indenture or any Security Document, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Securities with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, any release of any other Guarantor, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same, whether or not a Guarantee is affixed to any particular Security, or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor.  Each of the Guarantors hereby waives the benefit of diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that its Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the Obligations contained in the Securities, this Indenture and this Guarantee.  This Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and not of collection.  If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer or to any Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Issuer or such Guarantor, any amount paid by the Issuer or such Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.  Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders of Securities and the Trustee, on the other hand, (a) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (b) in the event of any acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee.

 

No stockholder, officer, director, employee, agent or incorporator, past, present or future, of any Guarantor, as such, shall have any personal liability under this Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee, agent or incorporator.

 

Each Guarantor (other than the Company) that makes a payment or distribution under its Guarantee will be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount pro rata , based on the net assets of each Guarantor (other than the Company), determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

SECTION 10.02.                  Limitations on Guarantees .  The Obligations of each Guarantor (other than the Obligations of the Company under its Guarantee) will be limited as necessary to prevent such Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under any laws of the United States, any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

SECTION 10.03.                  Execution and Delivery .  Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect (unless released in accordance with Section 10.04) notwithstanding any failure to endorse on any Security a notation of such Guarantee.

 

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If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that or any office at the time the Trustee authenticates any Security, such Guarantor’s Guarantee of such Security shall be valid nevertheless.

 

The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of each Guarantor.

 

SECTION 10.04.                  Release of a Guarantor .

 

(a)                                  Upon (i) the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock of a Guarantor (other than the Company) by the Company in compliance with Section 4.16 or the consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into any Person in compliance with Article 5, in each case, (A) other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (B) in a transaction following which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of any Guarantor (other than the Company) in accordance with this Indenture, such Guarantor’s Guarantee pursuant to this Article 10 shall be released, and such Guarantor shall be deemed released from all Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.  Any Guarantor not so released or the entity surviving such Guarantor, as applicable, shall remain or be liable under its Guarantee as provided in this Article 10.  Concurrently with the defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Securities under Article 8 hereof, the Guarantors shall be released from all of their obligations under this Indenture and the Securities.  In addition, a Guarantor’s Guarantee will also be released and such Guarantor will also be released from all Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities (x)(1) if such Guarantor is released from any and all guarantees of Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Company and (2) if such Guarantor will remain a Subsidiary of the Company, it has no other outstanding Indebtedness other than Indebtedness which could be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor of the Securities on the date of the proposed release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, (y) if the Company designates such Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.03 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” or (z) the Issuer exercises its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option as described in Section 8.02 or if the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(b)                                  The Trustee shall deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing the release of a Guarantor upon receipt of a request by the Issuer or such Guarantor accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and, upon written request, an Opinion of Counsel certifying as to the compliance with this Section 10.04; provided the legal counsel delivering such Opinion of Counsel may rely as to matters of fact on one or more Officer’s Certificates of the Issuer.

 

The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Issuer or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its Obligations under its Guarantee pursuant to this Article 10.

 

Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 and this Section 10.04, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Issuer or another Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Issuer or another Guarantor.

 

SECTION 10.05.                  Waiver of Subrogation .  Until this Indenture is discharged and all of the Securities are discharged and paid in full, each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to exercise any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Issuer that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Securities or this Indenture and such Guarantor’s Obligations under its Guarantee under this Indenture, in any such instance

 

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including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Holders against the Issuer, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Issuer, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and any amounts owing to the Trustee or the Holders of Securities under the Securities, this Indenture, or any other document or instrument delivered under or in connection with such agreements or instruments, shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Trustee or the Holders and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of itself or such Holders to be credited and applied to the Obligations in favor of the Trustee or the Holders, as the case may be, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.  Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 10.05 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

SECTION 10.06.                  Obligations Continuing .  Subject to Section 10.04, the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be continuing and shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations have been paid and satisfied in full.

 

SECTION 10.07.                  Obligations Reinstated .  Subject to Section 10.04, the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment which would otherwise have reduced the Obligations of any Guarantor hereunder (whether such payment shall have been made by or on behalf of the Issuer or by or on behalf of a Guarantor) is rescinded or reclaimed from any of the Holders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.  If demand for, or acceleration of the time for, payment by the Issuer is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer, all such Obligations otherwise subject to demand for payment or acceleration shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor as provided herein.

 

SECTION 10.08.                  Waiver .  Without in any way limiting the provisions of Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby waives notice or proof of reliance by the Holders upon the Obligations of any Guarantor hereunder, and diligence, presentment, demand for payment on the Issuer, protest or notice of dishonor of any of the Obligations.

 

SECTION 10.09.                  No Obligation to Take Action Against the Issuer .  Neither the Trustee nor any other Person shall have any obligation to enforce or exhaust any rights or remedies or to take any other steps under any security for the Obligations or against the Issuer or any other Person or any property of the Issuer or any other Person before the Trustee is entitled to demand payment and performance by any or all Guarantors of their liabilities and Obligations under this Indenture.

 

SECTION 10.10.                  Default and Enforcement .  If any Guarantor fails to pay in accordance with Section 10.01, the Trustee may proceed in its name as trustee hereunder in the enforcement of the Guarantee of any such Guarantor and such Guarantor’s Obligations hereunder by any remedy provided by law, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise, and to recover from such Guarantor the Obligations under this Indenture.

 

SECTION 10.11.                  Amendment, Etc .  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Indenture relating to any Guarantor or consent to any departure by any Guarantor or any other Person from any such provision will in any event be effective unless it is signed by such Guarantor and the Trustee, other than a release pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

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SECTION 10.12.                  Acknowledgment .  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges communication of the terms of this Indenture and the Securities and consents to and approves of the same.

 

SECTION 10.13.                  Costs and Expenses .  Each Guarantor shall pay on demand by the Trustee any and all reasonable costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred by the Trustee, its agents, advisors and counsel or any of the Holders in enforcing any of their rights under any Guarantee.

 

SECTION 10.14.                  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Trustee or the Holders, any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Indenture or the Securities, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Indenture or the Securities preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges in the Guarantee under this Indenture, the Securities and any other document or instrument between a Guarantor and/or the Issuer and the Trustee are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privilege provided by law.

 

SECTION 10.15.                  Successors and Assigns .  Each Guarantee shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Guarantor and the Trustee and the other Holders and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Guarantor may assign any of its Obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.16.                  Contribution .  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Guarantors, the Guarantors agree, inter se , that in the event any payment or distribution is made by any Guarantor other than the Company (such Guarantor, a “ Funding Guarantor ”) under its Guarantee, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to contribution from all other Guarantors in a pro rata amount based on the net assets (determined in accordance with GAAP) of each Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) other than the Company for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Issuer’s Obligations with respect to the Securities or any other Guarantor’s Obligations with respect to its Guarantee hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.17.                  Future Guarantors .  The Company shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required by Section 4.17, in each case, to execute and deliver a supplemental indenture and thereby become a Guarantor bound by the Guarantee of the Securities on the terms set forth in this Article 10; provided that no Subsidiary organized outside the United States of America and no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be required to become a Guarantor.

 

ARTICLE 11

 

Collateral

 

SECTION 11.01.                  Security Documents .  The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium and interest on the Securities when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of, premium and interest on the Securities and performance of all other Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Holders or the Trustee under this Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, according to the terms hereunder or thereunder (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), shall be secured by a pledge of a perfected security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent on its behalf and on behalf of the Trustee and the Holders as provided in the Security Documents, which define the terms

 

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of the Liens that secure the Obligations, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.  The Trustee and the Issuer hereby acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent holds the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee and pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.  Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement, and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.  The Issuer shall deliver to the Collateral Agent copies of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Security Documents, and will do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably required by the next sentence of this Section 11.01, to assure and confirm to the Collateral Agent the security interest in the Collateral contemplated hereby, by the Security Documents or any part thereof, as from time to time constituted, so as to render the same available for the security and benefit of this Indenture and of the Securities secured hereby, according to the intent and purposes herein expressed.  The Issuer shall, and shall cause the Subsidiaries of the Issuer to, take any and all actions and make all filings (including the filing of UCC financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto) required to cause the Security Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors to the Secured Parties under this Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, a valid and enforceable perfected first priority Lien and security interest in and on all of the Collateral (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents), in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Holders and the Trustee subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

 

SECTION 11.02.                  Release of Collateral .  Subject to Sections 11.02(b) and (c) hereof, the Liens securing the Securities will be automatically released, and the Trustee (subject to its receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as provided below) shall execute documents evidencing such release, or instruct the Collateral Agent to execute, as applicable, the same at the Issuer’ sole cost and expense, under one or more of the following circumstances:

 

(i)                                      in whole upon payment in full of the principal of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and premium, if any on, the Securities;

 

(ii)                                   in whole, upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as set forth under Article 8; or

 

(iii)                                in whole, upon a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of this Indenture as set forth under Article 8;

 

(iv)                               in part, as to any property or asset constituting Collateral:

 

(A)                                that is sold or otherwise disposed of by an Issuer or any Guarantor to any Person that is not an Issuer or a Guarantor that is sold or otherwise disposed of or deemed disposed of a transaction permitted by Section 4.16, or

 

(B)                                that is owned by a Guarantor to the extent such Guarantor has been released from its guarantee in accordance with Section 10.04, or

 

(C)                                otherwise in accordance with, and as expressly provided for under the Intercreditor Agreement; or

 

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(v)                                  as described under Section 9.01.

 

(b)                                  With respect to any release of Collateral, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent under this Indenture and the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable, to such release have been met and that it is proper for the Trustee or Collateral Agent to execute and deliver the documents requested by the Issuer in connection with such release, and any necessary or proper instruments of termination, satisfaction, discharge or release prepared by the Issuer, the Trustee shall, or shall cause the Collateral Agent to, execute, deliver or acknowledge (at the Issuer’ expense) such instruments or releases to evidence the release and discharge of any Collateral permitted to be released pursuant to this Indenture or the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement.  Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any such release undertaken in reliance upon any such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel, and notwithstanding any term hereof or in any Security Document or in the Intercreditor Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to release any such Lien and security interest, or execute and deliver any such instrument of release, satisfaction, discharge or termination, unless and until it receives such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)                                   At any time when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the maturity of the Securities has been accelerated (whether by declaration or otherwise) and the Trustee has delivered notice of acceleration to the Collateral Agent, no release of Collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture or the Security Documents shall be effective as against the Holders, except as otherwise provided in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

SECTION 11.03.                  Suits to Protect the Collateral .  Subject to the provisions of Article 7 hereof and the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, on behalf of the Holders, may or may direct the Collateral Agent to take all actions it determines in order to:

 

(a)                                  enforce any of the terms of the Security Documents; and

 

(b)                                  collect and receive any and all amounts payable in respect of the Obligations hereunder.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may determine to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of any of the Security Documents or this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Trustee may determine to preserve or protect its interests and the interests of the Holders in the Collateral.  Nothing in this Section 11.03 shall be considered to impose any such duty or obligation to act on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 11.04.                  Authorization of Receipt of Funds by the Trustee Under the Security Documents .  Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Trustee is authorized to receive any funds for the benefit of the Holders distributed under the Security Documents, and to make further distributions of such funds to the Holders according to the provisions of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 11.05.                  Purchaser Protected .  In no event shall any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor shall any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights

 

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permitted by this Article 11 to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor to make any such sale or other transfer.

 

SECTION 11.06.                  Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee .  In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article 11 upon the Issuer or a Guarantor with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuer or a Guarantor or of any Officer or Officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article 11; and if the Trustee shall be in the possession of the Collateral under any provision of this Indenture, then such powers may be exercised by the Trustee.

 

SECTION 11.07.                  Release Upon Termination of the Issuer’ Obligations .  In the event that the Issuer deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying that (i) payment in full of the principal of, together with accrued and unpaid interest on, the Securities and all other Obligations under this Indenture, the Securities, the Guarantees and the Security Documents that are due and payable at or prior to the time such principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, are paid or (ii) the Issuer shall have exercised their Legal Defeasance option or their Covenant Defeasance option, in each case in compliance with the provisions of Article 8, and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such notice by the Trustee have been satisfied, the Trustee shall deliver to the Issuer and the Collateral Agent a notice stating that the Trustee, on behalf of the Holders, disclaims and gives up any and all rights it has in or to the Collateral (other than with respect to funds held by the Trustee pursuant to Article 8), and any rights it has under the Security Documents, and upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of such notice, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to hold a Lien in the Collateral on behalf of the Trustee and shall do or cause to be done (at the expense of the Issuer) all acts reasonably requested by the Issuer to release and discharge such Lien as soon as is reasonably practicable.

 

SECTION 11.08.                  Collateral Agent .  The Trustee and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and the Trustee and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms.  The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 11.08.  The provisions of this Section 11.08 are solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and none of the Trustee, any of the Holders nor any of the Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 11.03.  Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Trustee, any Holder or any Grantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing

 

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sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law.  Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

 

(b)                                  The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates, (a “ Related Person ”) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel of its selection concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel.  The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith.

 

(c)                                   None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Issuer or any other Grantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any other Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of any Grantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.  None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of any Grantor or any Grantor’s Affiliates.

 

(d)                                  The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) 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, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document.  The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first have received indemnity or security satisfactory to it.  Whenever reference is made in this Agreement, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing

 

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or refusing to take any such action under this Agreement if it shall not have received such advice or concurrence of the Trustee, acting at the direction of the required Holders of the Notes (acting in accordance with the Indenture and other transaction documents, with such direction to be binding upon all of the Holders), as it deems appropriate. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.

 

(e)                                   The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”  The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities (subject to this Section 11.08).

 

(f)                                    The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent.  If the Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Issuer shall appoint a successor collateral agent.  If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Collateral Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent.  If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor, at the expense of the Issuer.  Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the term “Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Collateral Agent shall be terminated.  After the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11.08 (and Section 7.7 ) shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent under this Indenture.

 

(g)                                   The Trustee shall initially act as Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion.  Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons 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 any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof.  The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(h)                                  The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Security Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Security Documents and Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and (v) perform and observe its obligations under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(i)                                      If at any time or times the Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, realization, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Indenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Trustee pursuant to Article 6 , the Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(j)                                     The Collateral Agent is each Holder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Holders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession.  Should the Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Issuer, the Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and promptly shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

 

(k)                                  The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Trustee or any of the Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Grantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Indenture, any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreement other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities or as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Trustee or any Holder as to any of the foregoing.

 

(l)                                      If the Issuer or any Guarantor (i) incurs any obligations in respect of First Lien Obligations at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and (ii) delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreement) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First Lien Obligations so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent and its counsel), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

 

(m)                              If the Issuer or any Guarantor incurs any obligations secured on a junior priority basis to the Securities and delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an intercreditor agreement (on terms that are customary for such financings as determined by the Issuer in good faith reflecting the subordination of such Liens to the Liens secured by Notes and Guarantees) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Indebtedness, which is secured on a junior priority basis to the Securities, so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement (at the sole expense and cost of the Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder.

 

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(n)                                  No provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Holders (or the Trustee in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have received indemnity satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against potential costs and liabilities incurred by the Collateral Agent relating thereto.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability.  The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this paragraph (n) if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Issuer or the Holders to be sufficient.

 

(o)                                  The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents or instrument referred to herein or therein, except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Issuer (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law) and (iii) may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.  The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act.

 

(p)                                  Neither the Collateral Agent, any Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control.  Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters.  Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

 

(q)                                  The Collateral Agent does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Issuer or any other Grantor under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Holders or any other Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any Notes Documents or in any certificate, report, statement, or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Security Document; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents of any other party thereto; the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or collectability of any Obligations; the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any obligor; or for any failure of any obligor to perform

 

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its Obligations under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to any Holder or any other Person to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or Event of Default, the observance or performance by any obligor of any terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and any Security Documents.  The Collateral Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection or other proceeding under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents unless expressly set forth hereunder or thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions from the Holders with respect to the administration of the Notes Documentation.

 

(r)                                     The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Security Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto.  Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral.

 

(s)                                    Upon the receipt by the Collateral Agent of a written request of the Issuer signed by one Officer of the Issuer (a “ Security Document Order ”), the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Security Document to be executed after the Issue Date.  Such Security Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Security Document Order referred to in, this Section 11.08(s) , and (ii) instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Security Document.  Any such execution of a Security Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Issuer, upon delivery to the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Security Document have been satisfied.  The Holders, by their acceptance of the Securities, hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to execute such Security Documents.

 

(t)                                     Subject to the provisions of the applicable Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, each Holder, by acceptance of the Securities, agrees that the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents to which it is a party and all agreements, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable.

 

(u)                                  After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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extent not prohibited under the Intercreditor Agreement, for turnover to the Trustee to make further distributions of such funds to itself, the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10 hereof and the other provisions of this Indenture.

 

(w)                                Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, in each case that the Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any other Notes Document to take any action (an “ Action ”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any other Notes Document, the Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.  The Collateral Agent shall not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.  Subject to the terms of the Security Documents, if the Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such Action unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining.

 

(x)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or any other Notes Document, in no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the other Notes Documents (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments, nor shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or priority of any of the Security Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby.

 

(y)                                  Before the Collateral Agent acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Issuer or the Guarantors, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Section 13.4 .  The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

 

(z)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee solely with respect to the Security Documents and the Collateral.

 

(aa)                           The Issuer shall pay compensation to, reimburse expenses of and indemnify the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 7.7 .

 

SECTION 11.09.                  Designations .  Except as provided in the next sentence, for purposes of the provisions hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement requiring the Issuer to designate Indebtedness for the purposes of the term “First Lien Obligations,”  or any other such designations hereunder or under the Intercreditor Agreement, any such designation shall be sufficient if the relevant designation is set forth in writing, signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Credit Agreement Agent.  For all purposes hereof and the Intercreditor Agreement, the Issuer hereby designate the Obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement as “First Priority Obligations” or hereunder as “First Lien Obligations.”

 

SECTION 11.10.                  No Impairment of the Security Interests .  Except as otherwise permitted under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, neither the Issuer nor any of the Guarantors will be permitted to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, which action or

 

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omission would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Holders of the Securities.

 

SECTION 11.11.                  Insurance .  The Issuer shall maintain insurance, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurers (naming the Collateral Agent as an additional insured or loss payee, as applicable), with respect to any right or interest in or to its property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock, that is necessary in, and material to, the conduct of business by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all such material insurance policies shall, to the extent customary (but in any event, not including business interruption insurance and personal injury insurance).

 

ARTICLE 12

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 12.01.                  [reserved] .

 

SECTION 12.02.                  Notices .  Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, in English, and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, facsimile, by reputable overnight delivery service, by electronic mail in pdf format or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

 

if to the Issuer, Company or any other Guarantor:

 

 

 

 

 

c/o Scientific Games Corporation

 

 

6601 Bermuda Road

 

 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

 

 

 

 

 

Attention: Legal Department

 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: (702) 532-7699

 

 

 

 

 

with a copy to:

 

 

 

 

 

Latham &Watkins

 

 

885 Third Avenue

 

 

New York, New York 10022-4834

 

 

 

 

 

Attention: Mark D. Jaffe, Esq.

 

 

Senet Bischoff, Esq.

 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: (212) 751-4864

 

 

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if to the Trustee or Collateral Agent:

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

 

Trust & Agency Services

 

 

60 Wall Street, 16th Floor

 

 

Mail Stop: NYC60-1630

 

 

New York, New York 10005

 

 

 

 

 

Attention: Corporates Team - Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

 

 

 

 

with a copy to:

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

 

 

c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

Trust & Agency Services

 

 

100 Plaza One, Mailstop JCY03-0801

 

 

Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

 

 

 

 

 

Attention: Corporates Team — Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: (732) 578-4635

 

 

 

 

 

if to the Paying Agent:

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch

 

 

Winchester House

 

 

1 Great Winchester Street

 

 

London EC2N 2DB

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

Attention: Trust & Security Services

 

 

 

 

 

Facsimile: +44 20 7574 6149

 

 

Each of the Issuer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent by written notice to each other may designate additional or different addresses for notices to such Person.  Any notice or communication to the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered if personally delivered; when receipt is acknowledged, if by facsimile; one (1) Business Day after mailing by reputable overnight courier; and five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered mail, postage prepaid (except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given until actually received by the addressee).  Notice to the Trustee or Collateral Agent shall be deemed given when actually received by the Trustee or Collateral Agent.

 

Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to him by first class mail or other equivalent means at his address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.

 

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Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders.  If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

SECTION 12.03.                  Communications by Holders with Other Holders .  Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities.  The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

 

SECTION 12.04.                  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .  Upon any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture or the Security Documents, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee:

 

(1)                                  an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture or the Security Documents relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

 

(2)                                  an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with, provided that no such Opinion of Counsel shall be furnished in connection with the authentication of the Securities on the Issue Date.

 

SECTION 12.05.                  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .  Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture or the Security Documents, other than the Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer required by Section 4.08(a), shall include:

 

(1)                                  a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

 

(2)                                  a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

(3)                                  a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

 

(4)                                  a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided , however , that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officer’s Certificate or certificates of public officials.

 

SECTION 12.06.                  Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar .  The Trustee may make reasonable rules in accordance with the Trustee’s customary practices for action by or at a meeting of Holders.  The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions.

 

SECTION 12.07.                  Legal Holidays .  A “ Legal Holiday ” used with respect to a particular place of payment is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, or at such place of payment are not required to be open.  If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at such place, payment may be made at such place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period, unless otherwise specified.

 

SECTION 12.08.                  Governing Law .  THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF

 

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NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.  Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Securities.

 

SECTION 12.09.                  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .  This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of any of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (including the Issuer).  Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

SECTION 12.10.                  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .  No director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of the Issuer or any Guarantor shall have any personal liability for any Obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor under the Securities, the Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such Obligations or their creation.  Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.  Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.

 

SECTION 12.11.                  Successors .  All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors.  All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.

 

SECTION 12.12.                  Severability .  In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.

 

SECTION 12.13.                  USA PATRIOT Act .  In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“ Applicable Law ”), the Trustee and Collateral Agent are required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee and Collateral Agent. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee and Collateral Agent, upon their request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee and Collateral Agent to comply with Applicable Law.

 

SECTION 12.14.                  Judgment Currency .  Any payment on account of an amount that is payable in euro which is made to or for the account of any Holder or the Trustee in lawful currency of any other jurisdiction (the “ Judgment Currency ”), whether as a result of any judgment or order or the enforcement thereof or the liquidation of the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall constitute a discharge of the Issuer’s or the Guarantor’s obligation under this Indenture and the Securities, as the case may be, only to the extent of the amount of euros that such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, could purchase in the London foreign exchange markets with the amount of the Judgment Currency in accordance with normal banking procedures at the rate of exchange prevailing on the first Business Day in London following receipt of the payment in the Judgment Currency.  If the amount of euros that could be so purchased is less than the amount of euros originally due to such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, the Issuer and any Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless the Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, from and against all loss or damage arising out of, or as a result of, such deficiency.  This indemnity shall constitute an obligation separate and independent from the other obligations contained in this Indenture or the Securities, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence

 

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(other than any indulgence granted with respect to the indemnity obligations set forth in this Section 12.14) granted by any Holder or the Trustee from time to time and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum in respect of an amount due hereunder or under any judgment or order.

 

SECTION 12.15.                  Force Majeure .  No Trustee, Agent or Collateral Agent shall incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of such Trustee, Agent and Collateral Agent (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, any act of terrorism, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility); it being understood that the Trustee, Agent and Collateral Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

SECTION 12.16.                  Intercreditor Agreement .  Reference is made to the Intercreditor Agreement.  Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, (a) consents to the subordination of Liens provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (c) authorizes and instructs the Trustee and the Collateral Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement as Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and on behalf of such Holder, including without limitation, making the representations of the Holders contained therein.  The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the lenders under the Credit Agreement to extend credit and such lenders are each intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

SECTION 12.17.                  Counterpart Originals .  All parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture.  Each signed copy or counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original 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.

 

SECTION 12.18.                  WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY .  EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDERS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALLY GAMING, INC.

 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES PRODUCTS, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES SA, INC.

 

SG GAMING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

 

WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 



 

 

BALLY PROPERTIES EAST, LLC

 

BALLY PROPERTIES WEST, LLC

 

SHFL PROPERTIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

Bally Gaming, Inc.,

 

 

as its Sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDI ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES NEW JERSEY, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

 

 

as its Sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAPIS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

By:

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

 

 

as its Sole Shareholder and Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 



 

 

THE TRUSTEE:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

 

 

By: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chris Niesz

 

 

Name:

Chris Niesz

 

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE COLLATERAL AGENT:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

 

By: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chris Niesz

 

 

Name:

Chris Niesz

 

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PAYING AGENT:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kleran Odedra

 

 

Name:

Kleran Odedra

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Contino

 

 

Name:

David Contino

 

 

Title:

Director

 



 

APPENDIX A

 

PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECURITIES,
AND ADDITIONAL SECURITIES,

 

1.                                       Definitions

 

1.1                                Definitions

 

Capitalized terms used in this Appendix and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings provided in the Indenture.  For the purposes of this Appendix A and the Indenture as a whole, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Regulation S Global Security or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.

 

“Definitive Security” means a certificated Security (bearing the Restricted Securities Legend if the transfer of such Security is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Securities Legend.

 

“Depositary” means, a common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, being initially Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.

 

“Distribution Compliance Period,” with respect to any Securities, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (i) the day on which such Securities are first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the issue date with respect to such Securities.

 

“Global Securities Legend” means the legend set forth under that caption in Exhibit 1 to this Appendix.

 

“Initial Purchasers” means (1) with respect to the Securities issued on the Issue Date, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citizens Capital Markets, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and (2) with respect to each issuance of Additional Securities, the Persons purchasing such Additional Securities under the related Purchase Agreement.

 

“Purchase Agreement” means (1) with respect to the Securities issued by the Issuer on the Issue Date, the Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2018, among the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as representatives for the Initial Purchasers and (2) any other similar purchase or underwriting agreement relating to Additional Securities.

 

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

“Regulation S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

“Regulation S Securities” means all Securities offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S.

 

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“Restricted Securities Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i) herein.

 

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

 

“Rule 144A Securities” means all Securities offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

“Securities” means (1) €325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 issued by the Issuer on the Issue Date and (2) Additional Securities, if any, issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Securities Custodian” means the custodian with respect to a Global Security (as appointed by the Depositary) or any successor person thereto, who shall initially be the Trustee.

 

“Transfer Restricted Securities” means Definitive Securities and any other Securities that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

1.2                                Other Definitions

 

Term:

 

Defined in Section:

“Agent Members”

 

2.1(c)

“Global Security”

 

2.1(b)

“Regulation S Global Security”

 

2.1(b)

“Rule 144A Global Security”

 

2.1(b)

 

2.                                       The Securities

 

2.1                                Form and Dating

 

(a)                                  The Securities issued on the date hereof will be (i) offered and sold by the Issuer pursuant to a Purchase Agreement and (ii) resold, initially only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (2) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S.  Such Securities may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs and purchasers in reliance on Regulation S.  Additional Securities offered after the date hereof may be offered and sold by the Issuer from time to time pursuant to one or more Purchase Agreements in accordance with applicable law.

 

(b)                                  Global Securities .  Rule 144A Securities shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Securities in definitive, fully registered form (collectively, the “ Rule 144A Global Security ”) and Regulation S Securities shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global Securities (collectively, the “ Regulation S Global Security ”), in each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Securities Legend and Restricted Securities Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Securities Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture.  Beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Security shall not be exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Security or any other Security without a Restricted Securities Legend until the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period.  The Rule 144A Global Security and the Regulation S Global Security are each referred to herein as a “ Global Security ” and are collectively referred to herein as “ Global Securities ”; provided that the term “Global Security” when used in Sections 2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.3(g)(i), 2.3(h)(i) and 2.4 shall also include any

 

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Security in global form issued in connection with a Registered Exchange Offer.  The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee.  For purposes of this Indenture, Securities resold after an initial resale thereof to “institutional accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) and (7) under the Securities Act) will be treated in the same manner as the Rule 144A Global Security.

 

(c)                                   Book-Entry Provisions .  This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Security deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

 

The Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.02 of this Indenture, and pursuant to an authentication order delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Indenture, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Global Securities or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions or held by the Trustee as Securities Custodian.

 

Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“ Agent Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Securities Custodian or under such Global Security, and the Depositary may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer (including any Agent) or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer (including any Agent) or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Security.

 

(d)                                  Definitive Securities .  Except as provided in Section 2.3 or 2.4, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Securities.

 

(e)                                   The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Securities that are held by Agent Members through Euroclear or Clearstream; provided , however , that the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar shall not have any duty or obligation with respect to any such procedures.

 

2.2                                [reserved] .

 

2.3                                Transfer and Exchange .

 

(a)                                  Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Securities .  When Definitive Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request:

 

(i)                                      to register the transfer of such Definitive Securities; or

 

(ii)                                   to exchange such Definitive Securities for an equal principal amount of Definitive Securities of other authorized denominations,

 

Appendix A- 3



 

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Definitive Securities surrendered for transfer or exchange:

 

(1)                                  shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and

 

(2)                                  in the case of Transfer Restricted Securities, are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

 

(A)                                if such Definitive Securities are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security); or

 

(B)                                if such Definitive Securities are being transferred to the Issuer, a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security); or

 

(C)                                if such Definitive Securities are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (x) a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security) and (y) if the Issuer so requests, an Opinion of Counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i).

 

(b)                                  Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Security for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security .  A Definitive Security may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below.  Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, together with:

 

(i)                                      certification (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security) that such Definitive Security is being transferred (1) to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or (2) outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S and in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act;

 

(ii)                                   if the Company so requests, an Opinion of Counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i); and

 

(iii)                                written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Securities Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,

 

then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Security and cause, or direct the Securities Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Securities represented by the Global Security to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Security to be exchanged and shall

 

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credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Security equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Security so canceled.  If no Global Securities are then outstanding and the Global Security has not been previously exchanged for certificated securities pursuant to Section 2.4, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, in accordance with Section 2.02 of this Indenture, a new Global Security in the appropriate principal amount.

 

(c)                                   Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities .  (i)  The transfer and exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.  A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Security shall deliver a written order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Security or another Global Security and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Security and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Security being transferred.  Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Security to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Regulation S Global Security, whether before or after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse of the Securities to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Regulation S or (if available) Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

(ii)                                   If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Security to a beneficial interest in another Global Security, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Security to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Security from which such interest is being transferred.

 

(iii)                                Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

 

(iv)                               [Reserved].

 

(d)                                  Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global Security .  (i)  Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, interests in the Regulation S Global Security may only be sold, pledged or transferred in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and only (1) to the Issuer, (2) so long as such Security is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person whom the selling holder reasonably believes is a QIB that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (3) in an offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S, (4) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 (if applicable) under the Securities Act or (5) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.  Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Rule 144A Global Security shall be made only in accordance with Applicable Procedures and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse of the Security to the effect that such transfer is being made to a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule

 

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144A.  Such written certification shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period.

 

(ii)                                   Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Security shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this Indenture.

 

(e)                                   Legend .

 

(i)                                      Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii), (iii) or (iv), each Security certificate evidencing the Global Securities and the Definitive Securities (and all Securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only):

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.  NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.  THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES:  ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.  THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.  IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING

 

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THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

Each Definitive Security shall also bear the following additional legend:

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

(ii)                                   Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security that is a Definitive Security, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for a Definitive Security that does not bear the legends set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Security).

 

(iii)                                [Reserved].

 

(iv)                               [Reserved].

 

(v)                                  Upon a sale or transfer after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period of any Security acquired pursuant to Regulation S, all requirements that such Security bear the Restricted Securities Legend shall cease to apply and the requirements requiring any such Security be issued in global form shall continue to apply.

 

(vi)                               [Reserved].

 

(f)                                    Cancelation or Adjustment of Global Security .  At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been exchanged for Definitive Securities, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Security shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancelation or retained and canceled by the Trustee.  At any time prior to such cancelation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for Definitive Securities, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Security, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Securities Custodian for such Global Security) with respect to such Global Security, by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

 

(g)                                   Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Securities .

 

(i)                                      To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Securities and Global Securities at the Registrar’s request.

 

(ii)                                   No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.06, 3.06, 4.16 and 9.05 of this Indenture).

 

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(iii)                                Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security, the Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(iv)                               All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

 

(h)                                  No Obligation of the Trustee .

 

(i)                                      The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Security, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Securities.  All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Securities shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Security).  The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary.  The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

(ii)                                   The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates, opinions and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

2.4                                Definitive Securities

 

(a)                                  A Global Security deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Securities Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security, in exchange for such Global Security, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.3 and (i) the Depositary notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Security or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days of such notice or after the Issuer becomes aware of such cessation, (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Issuer, in its sole discretion, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of certificated Securities under this Indenture.

 

(b)                                  Any Global Security that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Securities

 

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of authorized denominations.  Any portion of a Global Security transferred pursuant to this Section shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of €100,000 and any greater integral multiple of €1,000 thereof and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct.  Any certificated Security in the form of a Definitive Security delivered in exchange for an interest in the Global Security shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(e), bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

(c)                                   Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b), the registered Holder of a Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

 

(d)                                  In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.4(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the Issuer will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Securities in fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

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EXHIBIT 1
to
APPENDIX A

 

[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]

 

[Global Securities Legend]

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMON DEPOSITARY FOR EUROCLEAR AND CLEARSTREAM (THE “DEPOSITARY”) (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS GLOBAL SECURITY) OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY’S NOMINEE OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE DEPOSITARY’S NOMINEE, OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY) ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE DEPOSITARY’S NOMINEE, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITARY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

 

[[FOR REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY ONLY] UNTIL 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF COMMENCEMENT OR COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING, AN OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY A DEALER (AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT) MAY VIOLATE THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IF SUCH OFFER OR SALE IS MADE OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A THEREUNDER.]

 

[ Restricted Securities Legend ]

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.  NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.  THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES:  ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE

 

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ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.  THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.  IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

[ Definitive Securities Legend ]

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

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No.              

€                 

 

 

 

COMMON CODE                             

 

ISIN                             

 

3.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

 

Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to [          ] or registered assigns, the principal sum of [€          ] euros [as such sum may be increased or reduced as reflected on the records of the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture](1) on February 15, 2026.

 

Interest Payment Dates:  February 15 and August 15

 

Record Dates:  February 1 and August 1

 

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

 


(1)                                  Insert if a global security.

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

 

 

 

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Securities referred to in the Indenture.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]

 

3.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

 

1.                                       Interest

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above .  All references in this Security and in the Indenture to interest payable on any Security shall include any such additional interest.  The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing August 15, 2018.  Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from February 14, 2018.  Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

The Issuer shall pay interest at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities on overdue installments of principal and on overdue installments of interest to the extent lawful as provided in the Indenture.

 

2.                                       Method of Payment

 

The Issuer shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Securities are cancelled after such Record Date and before the corresponding Interest Payment Date.  Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments.  The Issuer shall pay principal of, and interest in euros and shall be made in accordance with the procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream.  The Issuer may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered address.

 

If on or after the date of the Indenture, the euro is unavailable to the Issuer due to an imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond its control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the EMU that have adopted the euro and their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to the Issuer or so used.  The amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate available on or prior to the relevant payment date, as reported by Bloomberg.

 

3.                                       Paying Agent and Registrar

 

Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “ Trustee ”) will act as Registrar.  Initially, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch will act as Paying Agent.  The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders.  The Issuer, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries may act as Registrar or Paying Agent.

 

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4.                                       Indenture

 

The Issuer issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018 (the “ Indenture ”), between the Issuer and the Trustee and Collateral Agent.  Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.  The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of them.  The Securities are senior secured obligations of the Issuer initially limited in aggregate principal amount to €325,000,000 on the Issue Date, and, subject to compliance with Section 4.04 of the Indenture, unlimited in aggregate principal amount thereafter.

 

5.                                       Optional Redemption

 

On and after February 15, 2021, the Issuer will be entitled, at its option on one or more occasions, to redeem all or any portion of the Securities at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on February 15 of the years set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date:

 

Period

 

Percentage

 

2021

 

102.5313

%

2022

 

101.6875

%

2023

 

100.8438

%

2024 and thereafter

 

100.0000

%

 

6.                                       Optional Redemption upon Equity Offering

 

On or prior to February 15, 2021, the Issuer may, at its option on one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Securities (which includes Additional Securities, if any) so long as such aggregate principal amount does not exceed the amount of net cash proceeds received by, or contributed to the capital of the Company from one or more Equity Offerings, at a redemption price equal to 103.375% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date; provided , however , that:

 

(1)                                  at least 65% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Securities (which includes Additional Securities, if any) remains outstanding immediately after any such redemption; and

 

(2)                                  each such redemption occurs within 120 days after the date of the related Equity Offering(s).

 

As used in the preceding paragraph, “ Equity Offering ” means any private or public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of (a) the Company or (b) any direct or indirect parent of the Company, to the extent the net proceeds thereof are contributed to the Company as common equity capital or used to purchase Qualified Capital Stock from the Company.

 

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7.                                       Redemption at Make-Whole Premium

 

At any time prior to February 15, 2021, the Issuer may redeem all or any portion of the Securities on one or more occasions at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the Redemption Date subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

As used in the preceding paragraph the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Security on any Redemption Date, the greater of:

 

(a)                                  1.0% of the principal amount of such Security; and

 

(b)                                  the excess, if any, of:

 

(1)                                  the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Security at February 15, 2021 (such Redemption Price being set forth in the table appearing in Paragraph 5 of the Securities plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the note through February 15, 2021 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Bund Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(2)                               the principal amount of the Security.

 

Bund Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the equivalent yield to maturity as of such redemption date of the Comparable German Bund issue, assuming a price for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable German Bund Price for such redemption date, where:

 

(a)                                  “Comparable German Bund Issues” means the German Bundesanleihe security selected by any Reference German Bund Dealer as having a fixed maturity most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to February 15, 2021, and that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of euro denominated corporate debt securities in a principal amount approximately equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Securities and of a maturity most nearly equal to February 15, 2021; provided that if the period from such redemption date to February 15, 2021 is less than one year, a fixed maturity of one year shall be used;

 

(b)                                  “Comparable German Bund Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, the average of the Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, or if an Issuer obtains fewer than four such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations;

 

(c)                                   “Reference German Bund Dealer” means any dealer of German Bundesanleihe securities appointed by an Issuer (and notified to the Trustee); and

 

(d)                                  “Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference German Bund Dealer and any redemption date, the average as determined by an Issuer of

 

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the bid and offered prices for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Issuer by such Reference German Bund Dealer at 3:30 p.m. Frankfurt, Germany time on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

 

8.                                       Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes

 

If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the United States (or any taxing authority thereof having power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or any change in, or amendment to, the official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including by virtue of a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published administrative practice), which change or amendment is publicly announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date, the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (but in the case of a Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligations cannot be made by the Issuer or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) then the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Securities, as a whole but not in part, upon not less than 15 days’ nor more than 60 days’ published notice as described below, at 100% of their principal amount, together with interest accrued thereon to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is prior to the Redemption Date and Additional Amounts, if any, in respect thereof) and all Additional Amounts, if any, then due and which will become due on the Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise; provided that the Issuer determines, in its business judgment, that the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer or any Guarantor (which does not include substitution of the obligor under the Securities); provided, further , that the notice of redemption shall not be given earlier than 90 days before the earliest date on which the Issuer or applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due and unless at the time such notice is given such obligation to pay Additional Amounts remains in effect (or will be in effect at the time of such redemption). No such redemption may be made unless the Issuer shall have received an opinion of an independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that as a result of such change or amendment the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor has been or will be required to pay the Additional Amounts and the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, stating that based on such opinion the Issuer is entitled to redeem the Securities pursuant to their terms.

 

9.                                       Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws

 

At any time any Holder or beneficial owner of Securities is determined to be or otherwise becomes a Disqualified Holder, then the Issuer will have the right, at its option:

 

(1)                                  to require such Holder or beneficial owner to dispose of all or any portion of its Securities within 60 days (or such earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) of receipt of the relevant notice of finding by the applicable Gaming Authority; or

 

(2)                                  to redeem all or any portion of the Securities of such Holder or beneficial owner upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a Redemption Price equal to the lesser of:

 

(a)                                  the principal amount thereof, and

 

(b)                                  the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Securities,

 

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together with, in the case of either clause (a) or (b), accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the earlier of (A) the Redemption Date and (B) the date of the denial of license or qualification or of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Authority (or the date such holder or beneficial owner otherwise becomes a Disqualified Holder) (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to such Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date); provided , however , that if such Gaming Authority restricts the Redemption Price to a lesser amount then such lesser amount will be the Redemption Price.

 

Immediately upon a determination by a Gaming Authority that a Holder or beneficial owner of Securities (or an Affiliate thereof) will not be licensed, qualified or found suitable or is denied a license, qualification or finding of suitability or otherwise becomes a Disqualified Holder, the Holder or beneficial owner will, to the extent required by applicable Gaming Laws, have no further rights with respect to the Securities to:

 

(1)                                  exercise, directly or indirectly, through any person, any right conferred by the Securities; or

 

(2)                                  receive any interest or any other distribution or payment with respect to the Securities, except the Redemption Price.

 

The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable.  The Holder or beneficial owner (or an Affiliate thereof) applying for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the licensure or investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability.

 

As used in the preceding paragraph the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Disqualified Holder ” means any Holder or beneficial owner of the Securities (i) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) requested or required pursuant to any Gaming Law or by any Gaming Authority to (A) appear before, or submit to the jurisdiction of, or provide information to, or apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability from, any Gaming Authority, or (B) reduce its position in the Securities to below a level that would require licensure, qualification or a finding of suitability, and, in either case, such Holder or beneficial owner (or Affiliate thereof) either (1) refuses to do so or otherwise fails to comply with such request or requirement within 15 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the applicable Gaming Law or Gaming Authority) or (2) is denied such license or qualification or not found suitable or (ii) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) determined or shall have been determined by any Gaming Authority not to be suitable or qualified.

 

Gaming Authority ” means any government, court, or federal, state, local, international, foreign or other governmental, administrative or regulatory or licensing body, agency, authority or official, which now or hereafter regulates or has authority over, including, without limitation, to issue or grant a license, contract, franchise or regulatory approval with respect to, any form of gaming business or activities (or proposed gaming business or activities) and/or related business or activities now or hereafter conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, sports wagering and video gaming business or activities.

 

Gaming Law ” means any federal, state, local, international, foreign or other law, statute, constitutional provision, regulation, rule, order, ordinance, enforcement requirement or interpretation pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses or asserts legal, regulatory or licensing authority over gaming and/or related activities.

 

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10.                                Notice of Redemption

 

Notice of redemption will be delivered electronically in pdf format or sent, by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address except that redemption notices may be delivered electronically in pdf format or mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Securities or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Article 8 of the Indenture.  Securities in denominations larger than €100,000 may be redeemed in part; provided that the unredeemed portion of the Securities must be equal to or at least €100,000 or an integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Securities called for redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such Redemption Date, then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, the Securities called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Securities will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

 

11.                                [reserved]

 

12.                                Offers to Purchase

 

Sections 4.15 and 4.16 of the Indenture provide that upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) and after certain Asset Sales (as defined in the Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Issuer will make an offer to purchase certain amounts of the Securities in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.

 

13.                                Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

 

The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of €100,000 and greater integral multiples of €1,000.  A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture.  The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture.  The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or portions thereof (i) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing and (ii) selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

 

14.                                Persons Deemed Owners

 

The registered Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

15.                                Unclaimed Funds

 

If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for one year, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Issuer at its request.  After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease.

 

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16.                                Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

The Issuer may be discharged from its Obligations under the Indenture and the Securities except for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged from its Obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture and the Securities, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

 

17.                                Amendment; Supplement; Waiver

 

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Securities, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding.  Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Securities, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities, or make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect.

 

18.                                Restrictive Covenants

 

The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to incur additional Indebtedness, create certain liens, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments, consummate certain asset sales, enter into certain transactions with affiliates and merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or the Company.  The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.  The Issuer must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such covenants.

 

19.                                Defaults and Remedies

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding may declare the principal of and accrued interest on all the Securities to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.  Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture.  The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it has received indemnity satisfactory to it.  The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.  The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.

 

20.                                Trustee Dealings with Issuer

 

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.

 

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21.                                No Recourse Against Others

 

No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of the Issuer shall have any liability for any obligation of the Issuer under the Securities, the Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of, such Obligations or their creation.  Each Holder of a Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.

 

22.                                Authentication

 

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Security by its manual signature.

 

23.                                Guarantees

 

The payment by the Issuer of the principal of and interest on the Securities is fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior secured basis by each of the Guarantors to the extent set forth in the Indenture.

 

24.                                Abbreviations

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as:  TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

25.                                ISIN or Common Code Numbers

 

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused an ISIN or Common Code number to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders.  No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

 

26.                                Governing Law

 

This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of laws to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.  Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Security.

 

27.                                Security

 

This Security will be secured by the Collateral on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture and the Security Documents.  The Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities, in each case pursuant to the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.  Each Holder, by accepting this Security, consents and agrees to the terms of the Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the foreclosure and release of Collateral) and the Intercreditor Agreement as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and the Indenture and authorizes and

 

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directs the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights thereunder in accordance therewith.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

 

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

 

and irrevocably appoint                                       agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Issuer.  The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

 

Date:

 

 

Your Signature:

 

 

 

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.

 

In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being transferred in accordance with its terms:

 

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

1.                                       o                                     to the Issuer; or

 

o                                     pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

o                                     inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

4.                                       o                                     outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

5.                                       o                                     pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof; provided , however , that if box (4) or (5) is checked, the Trustee shall be entitled to require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuer has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

 

 

Your Signature

 

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Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature of Signature Guarantee

 

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer and the Guarantors as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

Notice: To be executed by an executive officer

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

 

If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.15 (Change of Control) or 4.16 (Asset Sales) of the Indenture, check the box:

 

o   Change of Control

o   Asset Sales

 

If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.16 of the Indenture, state the amount in principal amount:  €

 

Dated:

 

 

Your Signature:

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.)

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)

 

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

made by

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION,
as Holdings,

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
as the Issuer,

 

and the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto

 

in favor of

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Collateral Agent

 

Dated as of February 14, 2018

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

SECTION 1.

 

DEFINED TERMS

 

 

 

 

1.1

 

Definitions

1

1.2

 

Other Definitional Provisions

5

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

 

[RESERVED]

 

SECTION 3.

 

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Grant of Security Interests

6

3.2

 

Intercreditor Relations

7

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

 

 

4.1

 

Representations

7

4.2

 

Title; No Other Liens

8

4.3

 

Perfected Liens

8

4.4

 

Names; Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office

8

4.5

 

Pledged Securities

8

4.6

 

Intellectual Property

9

4.7

 

Commercial Tort Claims

9

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

 

COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

5.1

 

Covenants in Indenture

9

5.2

 

Pledged Stock

9

5.3

 

[Reserved]

9

5.4

 

Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation

10

5.5

 

Investment Property

10

5.6

 

[Reserved]

10

5.7

 

Perfection Exclusions

10

5.8

 

Additional Actions

10

5.9.

 

Intellectual Property

11

 



 

SECTION 6.

 

REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

6.1

 

[Reserved]

11

6.2

 

Communications with Grantors; Grantors Remain Liable

11

6.3

 

Pledged Securities

12

6.4

 

Intellectual Property

13

6.5

 

Proceeds to be Turned Over To Collateral Agent

13

6.6

 

Application of Proceeds

14

6.7

 

Code and Other Remedies

15

6.8

 

Sale of Pledged Stock

16

6.9

 

Deficiency

16

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.

 

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

 

 

 

 

7.1

 

Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc

16

7.2

 

Duty of Collateral Agent

18

7.3

 

Financing Statements

18

7.4

 

Authority of Collateral Agent

19

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

8.1

 

Amendments in Writing

19

8.2

 

Notices

19

8.3

 

No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement

19

8.4

 

Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification

20

8.5

 

Successors and Assigns

20

8.6

 

Counterparts

20

8.7

 

Severability

20

8.8

 

Section Headings

20

8.9

 

Integration

20

8.10

 

GOVERNING LAW

20

8.11

 

Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers

21

8.12

 

Acknowledgements

21

8.13

 

Additional Guarantors and Grantors

22

8.14

 

Releases

22

8.15

 

Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations

22

8.16

 

The Collateral Agent

23

8.17

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

27

8.18

 

Force Majeure

27

8.19

 

USA PATRIOT ACT

27

8.20

 

No Discretion

28

8.21

 

Concerning the Collateral Agent

28

8.22

 

Compliance with Gaming Laws

28

 

 

SCHEDULES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

 

Notice Addresses

 

Schedule 2

 

Investment Property

 

 

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Schedule 3

 

Filings and Other Actions Required to Perfect Security Interests

 

Schedule 4

 

Legal Name and Jurisdictions of Organization

 

Schedule 5

 

[Reserved]

 

Schedule 6

 

Commercial Tort Claims

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEXES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annex I

 

Assumption Agreement

 

Annex II

 

Acknowledgement and Consent

 

Annex III

 

[Reserved]

 

Annex IV

 

Global Intercompany Note

 

Annex V

 

Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of February 14, 2018, made by each of the signatories hereto, in favor of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined).

 

W   I   T   N   E   S   S   E   T   H :

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the indenture (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”) dated as of February 14, 2018 among  Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), Scientific Games Corporation, a Nevada corporation, as parent guarantor (“ Holdings ”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto (each of the foregoing including the Issuer and Holdings individually a “ Grantor ,” and, collectively, the “ Grantors ”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), the Issuer is issuing €325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (together with any Additional Securities issued under the Indenture, the “ Notes ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer is a member of an affiliated group of companies that includes each other Grantor (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, each Grantor will receive substantial benefits from the execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Indenture, the Notes and any Additional Pari Passu Agreement and each is, therefore, willing to enter into this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, from time to time after the date hereof, the Issuer may, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Security Documents, incur Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations (including Additional Securities issued under the Indenture), that the Issuer desires to secure by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Notes as further provided under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Collateral Agent to enter into the Indenture and the Holders to purchase the Notes, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as follows:

 

SECTION 1.

 

DEFINED TERMS

 

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 are used herein as defined in the New York UCC: “ Accession ”, “ Account ”, “ As-Extracted Collateral ”, “ Certificated Security ”, “ Chattel Paper ”, “ Commercial Tort Claim ”, “ Commodity Account ”, “ Document ”, “ Equipment ”, “ Farm Products ”, “ Fixtures ”, “ General Intangible ”, “ Goods ”, “ Instrument ”, “ Inventory ”, “ Letter-of-Credit Right ”, “ Securities Account ”, “ Securities Intermediary ”, “ Security ” and “ Uncertificated Security ”.

 

(b)           The following terms shall have the following meanings:

 



 

Additional Pari Passu Agent ”: the Person appointed to act as trustee, agent or representative for the holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations pursuant to any Additional Pari Passu Agreement, and any permitted successors or assigns or replacement therefor.

 

Additional Pari Passu Agreement ”: the indenture, credit agreement or other agreement under which any Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations (other than Additional Securities) are incurred and any notes or other instruments or agreements representing such Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations.

 

Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents ”: any document, agreement or instrument executed and delivered with respect to any Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations.

 

Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement ”: an agreement substantially in the form of Annex V hereto.

 

Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations ”:  Indebtedness of the Grantors incurred or issued following the date of this Agreement to the extent (1) such Indebtedness is not prohibited by the terms of the Indenture and each then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement from being secured by Liens on the Collateral ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Notes Obligations, (2) such Indebtedness or other obligations constitute “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” as defined in the Indenture, and (3) such Indebtedness has been designated as such pursuant to Section 8.15 and, except in the case of any Additional Securities, the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the holders of such Indebtedness has executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent the Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement, and shall include all other obligations and liabilities owing or due under the Additional Pari Passu Agreement governing such Indebtedness, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, in each case, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with such Additional Pari Passu Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, premium, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, guarantees, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all interest, fees and amounts accruing on or after the commencement of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding relating to any Grantor whether or not allowed or allowable in such insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding).

 

Agreement ”:  this Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, waived, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Collateral ”:  as defined in Section 3.1.

 

Collateral Account ”:  any collateral account established by the Collateral Agent as provided in Section 6.5.

 

Copyright Licenses ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all United States written license agreements, now or hereafter in effect, naming such Grantor as exclusive licensee, granting any right under any Copyright, 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 ”:  (i) with respect to any Grantor, all of such Grantor’s copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee or transferee, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, in each case, owned by such Grantor in its own name, including,

 

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without limitation, all registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations and pending applications in the United States Copyright Office, and (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.

 

Custodial Agent ”: as defined in Section 8.22(b).

 

Deposit Account ”:  as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction and, in any event, including, without limitation, any demand, time, savings, passbook or like account maintained with a depositary institution.

 

Event of Default ”: “Event of Default” as defined in the Indenture or in any Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

Excluded Collateral ”:  as defined in Section 3.1.

 

Grantors ”:  the collective reference to each signatory hereto (other than the Collateral Agent) together with any other entity that may become a party hereto as provided in Section 8.13.

 

Guarantor Obligations ”:  with respect to any Guarantor, all obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor which may arise under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 2), the Indenture, the Notes or any other Security Document to which such Guarantor is a party, in each case whether on account of guarantee obligations, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all interest, fees and amounts accruing on or after the commencement of any  insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding relating to any Grantor whether or not allowed or allowable in such insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding and all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Collateral Agent or to the other Secured Parties that are required to be paid by such Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Security Document).

 

Guarantors ”: the collective reference to Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors that may become a party hereto as provided herein.

 

Intellectual Property ”:  with respect to any Grantor, the collective reference to such Grantor’s rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Patents, Patent Licenses, Trademarks, Trademark Licenses, trade names, domain names, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.

 

Intercompany Note ”:  any promissory note evidencing loans made by any Grantor to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Investment Property ”:  the collective reference to (i) all “investment property” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the New York UCC (other than any Excluded Collateral) and (ii) whether or not constituting “investment property” as so defined, all Pledged Securities.

 

Issue Date ”: February 14, 2018.

 

Issuer ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Nevada Gaming Authorities ”:  as defined in Section 8.22(a).

 

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Nevada Gaming Laws ”:  as defined in Section 8.22(a).

 

New York UCC ”:  the Uniform Commercial Code from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

 

Notes Obligations ”:  the collective reference to the unpaid principal of and interest on the Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Securities that constitute Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations), the Guarantor Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Grantors to the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any other Holder, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, in each case, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, the Indenture, the Notes, this Agreement, the other Security Documents or any other document made, delivered or given in connection therewith, in each case whether on account of principal, premium, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, guarantees, costs, expenses or otherwise (including, without limitation, all interest, fees and amounts accruing on or after the commencement of any  insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding relating to any Grantor whether or not allowed or allowable in such insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding and all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Trustee, to the Collateral Agent or to the Holders that are required to be paid by any Grantor pursuant to the terms of any of the foregoing agreements); provided that with respect to any Notes, other than the Notes issued on the Issue Date, the Grantors shall have complied with Section 8.15.

 

Obligations ”:  the collective reference to the Notes Obligations and the Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations.

 

Patent License ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all United States written license agreements, now or hereafter in effect,  providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent, owned by a Grantor or that any Grantor otherwise has right to license, subject, in each case, to the terms of such license agreements, and the right to make, use, 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 (i) letters patent of the United States,  (ii) applications for letters patent of the United States, including, without limitation, registrations, recordings and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and all continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part or renewals thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein, and (iii) rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing, in each case, owned by such Grantor in its own name.

 

Pledged Notes ”:  (a) all promissory notes listed on Schedule 2 , (b) all Intercompany Notes at any time issued to any Grantor in excess of $7,500,000 and all other promissory notes issued to or held by any Grantor in excess of $7,500,000 (other than promissory notes issued in connection with extensions of trade credit by any Grantor in the ordinary course of business) and (c) the Global Intercompany Note in substantially the form of Annex IV.

 

Pledged Securities ”:  the collective reference to the Pledged Notes and the Pledged Stock.

 

Pledged Stock ”:  the collective reference to (i) the shares of Capital Stock listed on Schedule 2 and (ii) any other shares, stock certificates, options, interests 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, any Grantor while this Agreement is in effect other than Excluded Collateral.

 

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Proceeds ”:  all “proceeds” as such term is defined in Section 9-102(a)(64) of the New York UCC and, in any event, shall include, without limitation, all dividends or other income from the Investment Property, collections thereon or distributions or payments with respect thereto.

 

Receivable ”:  any right to payment for goods sold or leased or for services rendered, whether or not such right is evidenced by an Instrument or Chattel Paper and whether or not it has been earned by performance (including, without limitation, any Account).

 

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Collateral Agent, the Trustee, the Holders of the Notes, each Additional Pari Passu Agent and other holders of Obligations.

 

Securities Act ”:  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Security Documents ”:  the collective reference to th is Agreement, and all other security documents (including any Mortgages) hereafter delivered to the Collateral Agent purporting to grant a Lien on any property of the Issuer, Holdings or any Subsidiary Guarantor to secure the Obligations.

 

Trademark License ”:  with respect to any Grantor, all United States written license agreements, now or hereafter in effect, providing for the grant by or to such Grantor of any right to use any Trademark, 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 (i) trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, domain names, fictitious business names, trade dress, trade styles, service marks, domain names, logos and other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, and all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States or any State thereof, and all United States common-law rights related thereto owned by such Grantor in its own name, a nd (ii) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.

 

1.2                                Other Definitional Provisions .

 

(a)                                  Section 1.03 of the Indenture shall apply herein mutatis mutandis. 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 and Schedule references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(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 or any part thereof, when used in relation to a Grantor, shall refer to such Grantor’s Collateral or the relevant part thereof.

 

SECTION 2.

 

[RESERVED]

 

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SECTION 3.

 

GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST

 

3.1                                Grant of Security Interests .  Each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to the following property, 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 (collectively, the “ Collateral ”), as collateral security for the payment or performance, as the case may be (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), of the Obligations:

 

(a)                                  all Accounts;

 

(b)                                  all cash, Cash Equivalents and Deposit Accounts;

 

(c)                                   all Chattel Paper;

 

(d)                                  all Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule 6 (as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 8.13(b));

 

(e)                                   all Documents;

 

(f)                                    all Equipment;

 

(g)                                   all Fixtures;

 

(h)                                  all General Intangibles, including contract rights;

 

(i)                                      all Instruments, including the Pledged Notes;

 

(j)                                     all Intellectual Property;

 

(k)                                  all Inventory;

 

(l)                                      all Investment Property, including the Pledged Stock and Securities Accounts;

 

(m)                              all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

 

(n)                                  all other Goods;

 

(o)                                  all books and records pertaining to the Collateral; and

 

(p)                                  to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any of the Collateral 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 , however , that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Section 3.1, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in, and Collateral shall not include, (i) any leasehold interest in real property (and any Fixtures relating thereto) and any Fixtures relating to any owned real property to the extent that the Collateral Agent is not entitled to a security interest with respect to such owned real property under the terms of the Indenture; (ii) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title; (iii) pledges and security interests prohibited by any Requirement of Law of a Governmental Authority; (iv) Capital Stock in any person other than wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent (A) not permitted by the terms of such person’s organizational or joint venture documents or (B) that the grant of a security interest therein would require the consent of any Person who owns such Capital Stock (other than Holdings or any of its Affiliates) which consent has not been

 

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obtained; (v) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences (including as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the IRS Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction) as reasonably determined by the Issuer and communicated in writing delivered to the Trustee and Collateral Agent; provided that any failure to deliver such writing shall not affect the effectiveness or validity of such exclusion; (vi) any lease, license or other agreement, any asset embodying rights, priorities or privileges granted under such leases, licenses or agreements, or any property subject to a purchase money security interest or similar arrangement to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate, breach or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or create a right of acceleration, modification, termination or cancellation in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Grantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the New York UCC notwithstanding such prohibition; (vii) those assets as to which the Issuer in good faith notifies the Trustee in writing that the cost of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof is excessive in relation to the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby; (viii) in excess of 65% of the voting Capital Stock of (A) any Foreign Subsidiaries or (B) any Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company; (ix) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations, to the extent security interests in such licenses, franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the New York UCC; and (x) “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 Section 1(c) or 1(d) of said Act has been filed and accepted (the foregoing described in clauses (i) through (x) are, collectively, the “ Excluded Collateral ”).

 

3.2                                Intercreditor Relations .  In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement and this Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement, as applicable, shall govern and control as among the Collateral Agent, on the one hand, and any other secured creditor (or agent therefor) party thereto, on the other hand.  In the event of any such conflict, each Grantor may act (or omit to act) in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement or such other intercreditor agreement, as applicable, and shall not be in breach, violation or default of its obligations hereunder by reason of doing so.  Prior to the Discharge of Credit Facility Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), any requirement hereunder to deliver any Collateral to the Collateral Agent shall be deemed satisfied by delivery thereof to the Credit Facility Agent.

 

SECTION 4.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

To induce the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties to enter into the Indenture and the other Security Documents and to induce the Holders to purchase the Notes, each Guarantor and each Grantor hereby represents and warrants with respect to itself to each of the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party that:

 

4.1                                Representations .  In the case of each Guarantor, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.21, 4.23 and 4.24 of the Credit Agreement to the extent they refer to such Guarantor or to the Security Documents to which such Guarantor is a party, each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, are true and correct in all material respects, and each of the Collateral Agent and each other Secured Party shall be entitled to rely on each of them as if they were fully set forth herein;

 

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provided that each reference in each such representation and warranty to the Issuer’s knowledge shall, for the purposes of this Section 4.1, be deemed to be a reference to such Guarantor’s knowledge.

 

4.2                                Title; No Other Liens .  Except as otherwise permitted by Section 4.14 of the Indenture, such Grantor owns or has rights in each item of the Collateral free and clear of any and all Liens. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 4.14 of the Indenture, no financing statement or other public notice with respect to all or any part of the Collateral is on file or of record in any public office except financing statements that have been filed without the consent of the Grantor.

 

4.3                                Perfected Liens .  The security interests granted pursuant to this Agreement constitute valid security interests in all of the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for the Obligations, enforceable against each applicable Grantor in accordance with the terms hereof and (a) upon completion of the filings and other actions specified on Schedule 3 (which, in the case of all filings and other documents referred to on said Schedule, have been delivered to the Collateral Agent in completed and/or duly executed form) will constitute valid, perfected and enforceable security interests (to the extent perfection is required hereby) in all of the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, as collateral security for such Grantor’s Obligations, and (b) are prior to all other Liens on the Collateral in existence on the date hereof except for Liens permitted by the Indenture.

 

4.4                                Names; Jurisdiction of Organization; Chief Executive Office .  On the date hereof, such Grantor’s full and correct legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization and identification number from the jurisdiction of organization (if any) and location of such Grantor’s chief executive office are specified on Schedule 4

 

4.5                                Pledged Securities .  (a) On the date hereof, the shares of Pledged Stock pledged by such Grantor hereunder:

 

(i)                                      with respect to the shares of Pledged Stock issued by the Issuer and any other Restricted Subsidiary, have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, to the extent such concepts are applicable; and

 

(ii)                                   constitute (A) in the case of shares of a Domestic Subsidiary (other than a Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company), all the issued and outstanding shares of all classes of the Capital Stock of each Issuer directly owned by such Grantor and (B) in the case of any Pledged Stock constituting Capital Stock of any class of any Foreign Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company, 65% of the outstanding voting Capital Stock of such class and all the non-voting Capital Stock of such class of each relevant Issuer owned directly by such Grantor.

 

(b)                                  [Reserved.]

 

(c)                                   Such Grantor is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the Pledged Securities pledged by it hereunder, free of any and all Liens or options in favor of, or claims of any other Person, except the security interest created by this Agreement and Liens permitted by the Indenture.

 

(d)                                  Each Grantor represents and warrants that in the case of the Pledged Securities described in this Agreement (other than Excluded Collateral) all stock certificates or notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged Securities in existence on the date hereof have been delivered to the Collateral Agent or the Credit Facility Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) together with any proper endorsements executed in blank and upon completion of such delivery and such other actions have been

 

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taken with respect to the Pledged Securities of Foreign Subsidiaries as are required under the applicable Law of the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary (it being understood that no such actions under applicable Law of the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary shall be required by any Loan Document), subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Grantors in such Collateral (including any proceeds of any item of Collateral) (to the extent a security interest in such Collateral can be perfected through the delivery of the Pledged Securities required to be delivered on the Closing Date).

 

4.6                                Intellectual Property .

 

(a)                                  On the date hereof, all material Intellectual Property of each Grantor is subsisting, valid, unexpired and enforceable, and has not been abandoned.

 

(b)                                  No outstanding holding, decision or judgment has been rendered by any Governmental Authority that would impair the validity of any Intellectual Property in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.7                                Commercial Tort Claims Schedule 6 sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to such Grantor, of each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or a counterclaim has been filed by such Grantor, seeking damages in an amount reasonably estimated to exceed $7,500,000, including a summary description of such claim.

 

SECTION 5.

 

COVENANTS

 

Each Guarantor and each Grantor covenants and agrees with the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that subject to Section 8.15(b), from and after the date of this Agreement until the Obligations shall have been paid in full:

 

5.1                                Covenants in Indenture .  In the case of each Guarantor, to the extent applicable, 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                                Pledged Stock . Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if any Pledged Securities or any amount in excess of $7,500,000 payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security, Security or Chattel Paper (or, if more than $7,500,000 in the aggregate payable under or in connection with the Collateral shall become evidenced by Instruments, Certificated Securities, Securities or Chattel Paper), such Instrument, Certificated Security, Security or Chattel Paper shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.

 

5.3                                [Reserved].

 

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5.4                                Maintenance of Perfected Security Interest; Further Documentation .

 

(a)                                  Such Grantor shall take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the security interest created by this Agreement (to the extent required by this Agreement) as a security interest having at least the perfection and priority described in Section 4.2, and , for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, filing any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created hereby, subject in each case to Liens permitted by Section 4.14 of the Indenture and to the rights of such Grantor under the Security Documents to dispose of the Collateral.

 

(b)                                  [Reserved]

 

(c)                                   [Reserved]

 

(d)                                  Changes in Name, etc .  Such Grantor shall provide prompt written notice to the Collateral Agent and within the required statutory period file all additional financing statements and other documents necessary to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests provided for herein at all times following any change in such Grantor’s (i) legal corporate or organizational name (ii) organizational form or jurisdiction of organization, (iii) location of chief executive office or (iv) organizational identification number, if any.  In connection with any such change, each Grantor shall have taken all action necessary to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, if applicable.

 

5.5                                Investment Property .

 

(a)                                  In the case of each Grantor which is an issuer of Pledged Securities, such issuer agrees that (i) it will be bound by the terms of this Agreement relating to the Pledged Securities issued by it and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to it and (ii) the terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.8 shall apply to it, mutatis mutandis, with respect to all actions that may be required of it pursuant to Section 6.3(c) or 6.8 with respect to the Pledged Securities issued by it.

 

(b)                                  To the extent that any Pledged Security that is an Uncertificated Security becomes a Certificated Security, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and applicable gaming laws, the applicable Grantor shall promptly deliver such certificates evidencing such Pledged Securities to the Collateral Agent together with stock powers or indorsements thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

5.6                                [Reserved] .

 

5.7                                Perfection Exclusions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Grantor shall be required to take any actions in order to perfect the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties (i) with respect to notices required to be sent to account debtors or other contractual third-parties prior to the occurrence and absent the continuance of an Event of Default, (ii) under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States, (iii) with respect to any assets specifically requiring perfection through control (including cash, cash equivalents, deposit accounts, securities accounts or other bank accounts, but excluding Pledged Securities), other than any actions required pursuant to Section 6.5 below or (iv) with respect to Letter-of-Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims (except to the extent perfected through the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements).

 

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establish a Lien on and/or security interest in any of its assets or properties in favor of the Credit Facility Agent to secure the Credit Facility Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) under the Credit Facility Documents, then, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, such Grantor shall, substantially concurrently therewith, take the corresponding actions in favor of the Collateral Agent in order to provide a corresponding benefit (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement) to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

5.9 .                             Intellectual Property .  Each Grantor agrees that, should it obtain ownership of any Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property after the Closing Date, including any U.S. “intent-to-use” trademark application (or registration resulting therefrom) is no longer deemed excluded as part of the Collateral (“ After-Acquired Intellectual Property ”) (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto and (ii) any such After-Acquired Intellectual Property shall automatically become part of the Collateral subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement with respect thereto.  Each quarter, at the time of delivery of quarterly financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal quarter pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture (and in the case of the last fiscal quarter of each year, at the time of delivery of the annual financial statements pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture), each Grantor shall execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent an appropriate supplemental intellectual property security agreements or instrument, with respect to all After-Acquired Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor as of the last day of the prior fiscal quarter and as of the date of such supplement or instrument which is registered or pending with, as applicable, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, to the extent that such After Acquired Intellectual Property is not covered by any intellectual property security agreement or instrument, and each Grantor shall, no later than 30 days from the end of such fiscal quarter, promptly file and record such intellectual property security agreement or instrument with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office.

 

SECTION 6.

 

REMEDIAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1                                [Reserved]

 

6.2                                Communications with Grantors; Grantors Remain Liable .

 

(a)                                  Upon the request of the Collateral Agent at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 6.01 of the Indenture, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, each Grantor shall notify obligors on the Receivables that the Receivables have been assigned to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and that payments in respect thereof shall be made directly to the Collateral Agent.

 

(b)                                  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, each Grantor shall remain liable under the Receivables and contracts included in the Collateral 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.  Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability under any 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 Receivable (or any agreement

 

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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 which may have been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

 

6.3                                Pledged Securities .

 

(a) Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have given notice to the relevant Grantor of the Collateral Agent’s intent to exercise its corresponding rights pursuant to Section 6.3(b), each Grantor shall be permitted to receive all cash dividends and other distributions paid in respect of the Pledged Stock and all payments made in respect of the Pledged Notes to the extent permitted in the Indenture, and to exercise all voting and corporate or other organizational rights with respect to the Pledged Securities; provided, however, that no vote shall be cast or corporate or other organizational right exercised or other action taken which (i) would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Securities or the rights and remedies of any of the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party under this Agreement or any other Security Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same or (ii) would result in any violation of any provision of the Indenture, this Agreement or any other Security Document.

 

(b)                                  If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Collateral Agent shall give notice of its intent to exercise such rights to the relevant Grantor or Grantors (which notice shall not be required if an Event of Default under Section 6.01 of the Indenture shall have occurred and be continuing), subject to applicable gaming laws, (i) the Collateral Agent shall have the right to receive any and all cash dividends, payments or other Proceeds paid in respect of the Pledged Securities and make application thereof to the Obligations in the order set forth in Section 6.6, and (ii) any or all of the Pledged Securities shall be registered in the name of the Collateral Agent or its nominee, and the Collateral Agent or its nominee may thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default exercise (x) all voting, corporate and other rights pertaining to such Pledged Securities at any meeting of shareholders of the relevant issuer or issuers or otherwise and (y) any and all rights of conversion, exchange and subscription and any other rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Pledged Securities as if it were the absolute owner thereof (including, without limitation, the right to exchange at its discretion any and all of the Pledged Securities upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or other fundamental change in the corporate structure of any Issuer, or upon the exercise by any Grantor or the Collateral Agent of any right, privilege or option pertaining to such Pledged Securities, and in connection therewith, the right to deposit and deliver any and all of the Pledged Securities with any committee, depositary, transfer agent, registrar or other designated agency upon such terms and conditions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine), all without liability (except liabilities resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent) except to account for property actually received by it, but the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to any Grantor to exercise any such right, privilege or option and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing unless the Collateral Agent has given notice of its intent to exercise as set forth above.

 

(c)                                   Each Grantor hereby authorizes and instructs each issuer of any Pledged Securities pledged by such Grantor hereunder to (i) comply with any instruction received by it from the Collateral Agent in writing 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 Grantor, and each Grantor agrees that each Issuer shall be fully protected in so complying, and (ii) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, 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                                Intellectual Property .

 

(a)                                  Solely for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise its rights and remedies under this Agreement at such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, and for no other purpose, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, to the extent such Grantor has the right to do so, subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, an irrevocable (during such time as the Collateral Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies), non-exclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to such Grantor), subject in the case of Trademarks, to sufficient rights to quality control and inspection in favor of such Grantor to avoid the risk of invalidation of said Trademarks, to use, license or sublicense any of the Intellectual Property constituting Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, 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, provided that such nonexclusive license does not violate the express terms of any agreement between a Grantor and a third party governing the applicable Grantor’s use of such Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, or gives such third party any right of acceleration, modification or cancellation therein or would not be prohibited by any Requirement of Law of a Governmental Authority.  The use of such license by the Collateral Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Collateral Agent, solely upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Grantors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of Section 4.16 of the Indenture that limit the rights of the Grantors to dispose of their property and subject to the Collateral Agent’s exercise of its rights and remedies under Section 6, the Grantors will be permitted to exploit, use, enjoy, protect, license, sublicense, assign, sell, dispose of or take other actions with respect to the Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of the business of the Grantors.  In furtherance of the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Agent shall from time to time, upon the request of the respective Grantor (through the Issuer), execute and deliver any instruments, certificates or other documents, in the form so requested, that such Grantor (through the Issuer) shall have certified are appropriate in its judgment to allow it to take any action permitted above (including relinquishment of the license provided pursuant to clause (a) immediately above as to any specific Intellectual Property).  Further, upon the payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations or earlier expiration of this Agreement or release of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall grant back to the Grantors the license granted pursuant to clause (a) immediately above.  The exercise of rights and remedies under Section 6 by the Collateral Agent shall not terminate the rights of the holders of any licenses or sublicenses theretofore granted by the Grantors in accordance with the first sentence of this clause (b).

 

6.5                                Proceeds to be Turned Over To Collateral Agent .  If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Obligations shall have been accelerated pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture, at the request of the Collateral Agent, all Proceeds received by any Grantor consisting of cash, checks and other Cash Equivalents shall be held by such Grantor in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, segregated from other funds of such Grantor, and shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, promptly upon receipt by such Grantor, be turned over to the Collateral Agent in the exact form received by such Grantor (duly indorsed by such Grantor to the Collateral Agent, if required).  All Proceeds received by the Collateral Agent hereunder shall be held by the Collateral Agent in a Collateral Account maintained under its sole dominion and control.  All Proceeds while held by the Collateral Agent in a Collateral Account (or by such Grantor in trust for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties)

 

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shall continue to be held as collateral security for all of the Obligations and shall not constitute payment thereof until applied as provided in Section 6.6.

 

6.6                                Application of Proceeds .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement, the Collateral Agent may apply all or any part of Proceeds constituting Collateral and any proceeds of the guarantee set forth in Section 2, in payment of the Obligations, and shall make any such application in the following order:

 

First , to pay incurred and unpaid reasonable, out-of-pocket fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent and the Trustee under the Indenture, the Notes and the Security Documents and of any Additional Pari Passu Agent under any Additional Pari Passu Debt Documents;

 

Second , to (x) the Trustee, based on the amount of Obligations then outstanding under the Indenture and the Notes, for application as provided in the Indenture and (y) each Additional Pari Passu Agent, based on the amount of Obligations then outstanding under the Additional Pari Passu Agreement pursuant to which it is acting as such, for application as provided in such Additional Pari Passu Agreement;

 

Third , any balance of such Proceeds remaining after the Obligations shall have been paid in full, shall be paid over to the Issuer or to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same.

 

If, despite the provisions of this Section 6.6(a), any Secured Party shall receive any payment or other recovery in excess of its portion of payments on account of the Obligations to which it is then entitled in accordance with this Section 6.6(a), such Secured Party shall hold such payment or recovery in trust for the benefit of all Secured Parties for distribution in accordance with this Section 6.6(a).

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any determination by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations (other than any Notes Obligations) that (i) such series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations is unenforceable under applicable law or is subordinated to any other obligations (other than another series of Obligations), (ii) such series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations does not have an enforceable security interest in any of the Collateral and/or (iii) any intervening security interest exists securing any other obligations (other than another series of Obligations) on a basis ranking prior to the security interest of such series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations but junior to the security interest of any other series of Obligations (any such condition referred to in the foregoing clause (i), (ii) or (iii) with respect to any series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations, an “Impairment” of such series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations), the results of such Impairment shall be borne solely by the holders of such series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations, and the rights of the holders of such series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions in respect of such series of Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations) set forth herein shall be modified to the extent necessary so that the effects of such Impairment are borne solely by the holders of such series of Pari Passu Lien Obligations subject to such Impairment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Collateral for which a third party (other than a holder of another series of Obligations) has a Lien or security interest that is junior in priority to the security interest of any series of Obligations but senior (as determined by appropriate legal proceedings in the case of any dispute) to the security interest of the holder of any other series of Obligations (such third party, an “Intervening Creditor”), the value of any Collateral or proceeds which are allocated to such Intervening Creditor shall be deducted on a ratable basis solely from the

 

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Collateral or proceeds to be distributed in respect of the series of Obligations with respect to which such Impairment exists.

 

(c)                                   Each of the Secured Parties hereby agrees not to challenge or question in any proceeding the validity or enforceability of any Security Document (in each case as a whole or any term or provision contained therein) or the validity of any Lien or financing statement in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties as provided in this Agreement and the other Security Documents, or the relative priority of any such Lien.

 

In making the determination and allocations required by this Section 6.6, the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely upon information supplied by (i) the Trustee as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Notes Obligations and (ii) the applicable Additional Pari Passu Agent as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to such Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on such information.

 

6.7                                Code and Other Remedies .  Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement and applicable gaming laws, if an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, may 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, all rights and remedies of a secured party under the New York UCC or any other applicable law or in equity.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement and applicable gaming laws, to the maximum extent permitted under 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 or notices otherwise required by the Indenture) to or upon any Grantor or any other Person (all and each of which demands, defenses, advertisements and notices are hereby waived, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law unless otherwise provided in the Indenture), may in such circumstances forthwith collect, receive, appropriate and realize upon the Collateral, or any part thereof, and/or may forthwith, subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, sell, lease, assign, give option or options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of and deliver the 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.  The Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party shall have the right upon any such public sale or sales, and, to the extent permitted by law, upon any such private sale or sales, to purchase the whole or any part of the Collateral so sold, free of any right or equity of redemption, stay or appraisal in any Grantor, which rights or equities are hereby waived and released.  Each Grantor further agrees, at the Collateral Agent’s request, to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Collateral Agent at places which the Collateral Agent shall reasonably select, whether at such Grantor’s premises or elsewhere.  The Collateral Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to this Section 6.7, after deducting all reasonable costs and expenses of every kind actually incurred in connection therewith or incidental to the care or safekeeping of any of the Collateral or in any way relating to the 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, in accordance with Section 6.6, 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 New York UCC, need the Collateral Agent account for the surplus, if any, to any Grantor.  If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral shall be

 

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required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least ten (10) days before such sale or other disposition.

 

6.8                                Sale of Pledged Stock .

 

(a) The Collateral Agent is authorized, in connection with any sale of any Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 6.7, to deliver or otherwise disclose to any prospective purchaser of the Pledged Stock: (i) any registration statement or prospectus, and all supplements and amendments thereto; (ii) any information and projections; and (iii) any other information in its possession relating to such Pledged Stock.

 

(b)                                  Each Grantor recognizes that the Collateral Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all the 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.  Each Grantor 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, agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner.  The Collateral Agent shall be under no 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.

 

6.9                                Deficiency .  Each Grantor shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral are insufficient to pay its Obligations and the reasonable fees and disbursements of any attorneys employed by the Collateral Agent to collect such deficiency.

 

SECTION 7.

 

THE COLLATERAL AGENT

 

7.1                                Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact, etc .

 

(a)                                  Subject to applicable gaming laws, each Grantor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent and any 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 Grantor and in the name of such Grantor 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 which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 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 ( provided that anything in this Section 7.1(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Collateral Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 7.1(a) unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing):

 

(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 Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral and file any claim or take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed

 

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appropriate by the Collateral Agent for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due under any Receivable or with respect to any other Collateral whenever payable;

 

(ii)                                   in the case of any Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor, execute and deliver, and have recorded, any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to evidence the Collateral Agent’s and the other Secured Parties’ security interest in such Intellectual Property and the goodwill and general intangibles of such Grantor relating thereto or represented thereby;

 

(iii)                                pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral, 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;

 

(iv)                               execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 6.7 or 6.8, any indorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Collateral; and

 

(v)                                  (1)  direct any party liable for any payment under any of the Collateral 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;  (2) ask or demand for, collect, and 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;  (3) 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;  (4) commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any portion thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (5) defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against such Grantor with respect to any Collateral; (6) settle, compromise or adjust any such suit, action or proceeding and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem appropriate; (7) subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, assign any Intellectual Property of such Grantor (along with the goodwill of the business to which any Trademark pertains), for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Collateral Agent shall in its reasonable discretion determine; and (8) subject to pre-existing rights and licenses, generally, sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral 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 reasonable 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 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.

 

(b)                                  If any Grantor fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained herein, the Collateral Agent, at its option, but without any obligation so to do, may give such Grantor written notice of such failure to perform or comply and if such Grantor fails to perform or comply within five (5) Business Days of receiving such notice (or if the Collateral Agent reasonably determines that irreparable harm to the Collateral or to the security interest of the Collateral Agent hereunder could result prior to the end of such five-Business Day period), then the Collateral Agent may perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement.

 

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coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Agreement is terminated and the security interests created hereby are released.

 

7.2                                Duty of Collateral Agent .  To the extent permitted by law, the Collateral Agent’s sole duty with respect to the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Collateral in its possession, under Section 9-207 of the New York UCC 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, any other Secured Party or any of their respective officers, directors, 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 any Grantor or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the 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 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 neither they nor any of their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct or that of their directors, officers, employees or agents.

 

7.3                                Financing Statements .  Pursuant to any applicable law, each Grantor authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file or record (but the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to file or record) financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral (including fixture filings, if any, and amendments) without the signature of such Grantor in such form and in such offices as the Collateral Agent reasonably determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement.  Each Grantor authorizes the Collateral Agent to use the collateral description “all personal property”, “all assets” or any similar phrase in any such financing statements.  Each Grantor agrees to provide such information as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request necessary to enable the Collateral Agent to make any such filings promptly following any such request.  The Collateral Agent is authorized to file (but the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to file) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the security interest in each item of Intellectual Property of each Grantor included in the Collateral.  Notwithstanding the foregoing authorizations, in no event shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to prepare or file any financing statements or intellectual property security agreement whatsoever, or to maintain the perfection of the security interest granted hereunder.  Each Grantor agrees to prepare, record and file, at its own expense, financing statements (and continuation statements when applicable) and intellectual property security agreement (including any supplemental intellectual property security agreements or instruments covering After-Acquired Intellectual Property) with respect to the Collateral now existing or hereafter created meeting the requirements of applicable state or federal law in such manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the Collateral, and to deliver a file stamped copy of each such financing statement or other evidence of filing to the Collateral Agent.  Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be under any obligation whatsoever to file any such financing or continuation statements or to make any other filing under the UCC in connection with this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Security Document to the contrary, the delivery of control agreements with respect to any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts shall not be required.

 

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7.4                                Authority of Collateral Agent .

 

(a)                                  Each Grantor acknowledges that the rights and responsibilities of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement with respect to any 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 shall, as among the Collateral Agent and the Holders, 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 Collateral Agent and the Grantors, the Collateral Agent shall be conclusively presumed to be acting as agent for the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting, and no Grantor shall be under any obligation, or entitlement, to make any inquiry respecting such authority.

 

(b)                                  By acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement and any other Security Document, each Secured Party (whether or not a signatory hereto) shall be deemed irrevocably (i) to consent to the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its agent hereunder and under such other Security Document, (ii) to confirm that the Collateral Agent shall have the authority to act as the agent of such Secured Party for the enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement and such other Security Documents against any Grantor, the exercise of remedies hereunder or thereunder and the giving or withholding of any consent or approval hereunder or thereunder relating to any Collateral or any Grantor’s obligations with respect thereto, and (iii) to agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and any other Security Documents.

 

SECTION 8.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

8.1                                Amendments in Writing .  None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in accordance with Article 9 of the Indenture and each Additional Pari Passu Agreement.

 

8.2                                Notices .  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Collateral Agent or any Grantor hereunder shall be effected in the manner provided for in Section 12.02 of the Indenture; 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 or at such other address pursuant to notice given in accordance with Section 12.02 of the Indenture and any such notice, request or demand to or upon any Additional Pari Passu Agent shall be addressed to such Additional Pari Passu Agent at its notice address set forth in the applicable Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement.

 

8.3                                No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement .  Neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party shall by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 8.1), 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 which the 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. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and of any outstanding Additional Pari Passu Obligations, voting as one class (the “Directing Creditors”), will have the right to direct the Collateral Agent  to foreclose on, or exercise its other rights with respect to the Collateral (or exercise other remedies specified in any Security Document with respect to the

 

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Collateral); provided that, in the case of the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee may exercise that right on behalf of the Holders of the Notes, in accordance with the Indenture. If the Collateral Agent shall not have received appropriate instruction within 10 days of a request therefor from the Directing Creditor (or such shorter period as reasonably may be specified in such notice or as may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Secured Parties and the Collateral Agent shall have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.

 

8.4                                Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification .  (a) Each Guarantor agrees to pay and indemnify, and to save the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties harmless from, any and all out-of-pocket 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.

 

(b)                                  The agreements in this Section 8.4 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under the Indenture and the other Security Documents and the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent.

 

8.5                                Successors and Assigns .  Subject to Section 8.16, this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each Grantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their successors and permitted assigns; provided, that no Grantor 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 under the Indenture.

 

8.6                                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 or electronic (e.g., “pdf”) transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

8.7                                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.

 

8.8                                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.

 

8.9                                Integration .  This Agreement and the other Security Documents represent the agreement of the Grantors, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

8.10                         GOVERNING LAW .  THIS 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 REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

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8.11                         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 Security Documents and any Letter of Credit 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 8.11 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 Collateral Agent, (ii) any party from bringing any legal action or proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment and (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;

 

(b)                                  consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in the New York Courts and appellate courts from either of them, 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 Grantor at its address referred to in Section 8.2 or at such other address of which the 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; 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 8.11 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages ( provided that such waiver shall not limit the indemnification obligations of the Grantors to the extent such special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages are included in any third party claim with respect to which the applicable Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under Section 7.07 of the Indenture).

 

8.12                         Acknowledgements .  Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that:

 

(a)                                  it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Security Documents to which it is a party;

 

(b)                                  neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Grantor arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, and the relationship between the Grantors, on the one hand, and the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and

 

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(c)                                   no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Security Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties or among the Grantors and the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties.

 

8.13                         Additional Guarantors and Grantors .

 

(a) Each Subsidiary of Holdings that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.21 and Section 10.17 of the Indenture or any provision of an Additional Pari Passu Agreement shall become a Guarantor and a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement upon execution and delivery by such Restricted Subsidiary of an Assumption Agreement in the form of Annex I hereto.  The execution and delivery of such Assumption Agreement shall not require the consent of any Grantor hereunder.  The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any new Guarantor and Grantor as a party to this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  The Grantors shall deliver to the Collateral Agent, concurrently with the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 4.10 of the Indenture, supplements to Schedule 2 and Schedule 6 to this Agreement, in each case as necessary to reflect changes thereto arising after the date hereof, unless otherwise specified herein.  Such supplements shall become part of this Agreement as of the date of delivery to the Collateral Agent.

 

8.14                         Releases .

 

(a)                                  When all Obligations have been paid in full and no Obligations shall be outstanding, the 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 Grantor hereunder shall automatically terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party, and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Grantors.  At the request and sole expense of any Grantor following any such termination, the Collateral Agent shall promptly deliver to such Grantor any Collateral held by the Collateral Agent hereunder, and execute and deliver to such Grantor such documents as such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. The Liens securing the Notes Obligations will be released, in whole or in part, as provided in Section 11.02 and Section 11.07 of the Indenture. The Liens securing Additional Pari Passu Liens Obligations of any series will be released, in whole or in part, as provided in the Additional Pari Passu Agreement governing such obligations.

 

(b)                                  At any time that a Grantor desires that the Collateral Agent take any action to acknowledge or give effect to any release of Collateral pursuant to the foregoing Section 8.14(a), such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent (and the relevant subagent, if any, designated hereunder) a certificate signed by an officer of such Grantor stating that the release of the respective Collateral is permitted pursuant to such Section 8.14(a) and such other certifications relating to such release that the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, upon which the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely. The Collateral Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any other Secured Party as the result of any release of Collateral in accordance with, or which the Collateral Agent believes to be in accordance with, this Section 8.14.

 

8.15                         Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations .  On or after the Issue Date, the Issuer may from time to time designate additional obligations as Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations by delivering to the Collateral Agent, the Trustee and each Additional Pari Passu Agent (a) an Officer’s certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Issuer (i) identifying the obligations so designated and the aggregate principal amount or face amount thereof, stating that such obligations are designated as “Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations” for purposes of the Indenture and “Additional Pari Passu

 

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Lien Obligations” for purposes hereof and certifying that such designation does not violate the terms of the Indenture and each then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement (upon which the Collateral Agent may conclusively and exclusively rely), (ii) representing that such designation complies with the terms of the Indenture and each then extant Additional Pari Passu Agreement and (iii) specifying the name and address of the Additional Pari Passu Agent for such obligations (if other than the Trustee) and (b) except in the case of Additional Securities, a fully executed Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement (in the form attached as Annex V hereto).

 

Each Additional Pari Passu Agent agrees that upon the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in the preceding sentence, the Collateral Agent shall act as agent under this Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement for the Additional Pari Passu Agent and the holders of such Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations and as collateral agent for the benefit of all Secured Parties, including without limitation, any Secured Parties that hold any such Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations, and each Additional Pari Passu Agent agrees to the appointment, and acceptance of the appointment, of the Collateral Agent for the Additional Pari Passu Agent and the holders of such Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations as set forth in each Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement and agrees, on behalf of itself and each Secured Party it represents, to be bound by this Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement.  Notwithstanding the delivery of the Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement set forth above, the Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to act as Collateral Agent for any New Secured Parties (as such term is defined in Annex V hereto) whatsoever or to execute any document whatsoever (including any agency agreement) if in the sole judgment of the Collateral Agent doing so would impose, purport to impose or might reasonably be expected to impose upon the Collateral Agent any obligation or liability for which the Collateral Agent is not in its sole discretion fully protected. In no event shall the Collateral Agent be subject to any document that it has not executed.  The Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement shall not be effective until it has been accepted in writing by the Collateral Agent.  For the avoidance of doubt, the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Collateral Agent hereunder, as originally set forth in the Indenture, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified prior to taking action, shall survive the satisfaction, discharge or termination of the Indenture or earlier termination, resignation or removal of the Trustee, in such capacity, with respect to the holders of the Additional Pari Passu Lien Obligations to the extent the Security Documents remain in force thereafter.

 

8.16                         The Collateral Agent .  The Collateral Agent shall be responsible only for the performance of such duties as are expressly set forth herein and no implied covenants, functions or responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against Collateral Agent.  The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for any action taken or not taken by it under this Agreement or with respect to any Security Documents at the request or direction of any Secured Party.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following provisions shall govern the Collateral Agent’s rights, powers, obligations and duties under this Security Agreement:

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral Agent have any obligation to inquire or investigate as to the correctness, veracity, or content of any instruction pursuant to any other Security Document.  In no event shall the Collateral Agent have any liability in respect of any such instruction received by it and relied on with respect to any action or omission taken pursuant thereto.

 

(b)                                  With respect to the Collateral Agent’s duties under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may act through its attorneys, accountants, experts and such other professionals as the Collateral Agent deems necessary, advisable or appropriate and shall not be

 

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responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney, accountant, expert or other such professional appointed with due care.

 

(c)                                   Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its experts, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Security Agreement or any of the Security Documents (except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) responsible in any manner for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties (other than its own recitals, statements, representations or warranties) made in this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any of the Security Documents or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any of the Security Documents or for any failure of the Grantors or any other Person to perform their obligations hereunder and thereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Person to ascertain or to inquire as to (i) the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any of the Security Documents  or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Grantors, (ii) whether or not any representation or warranty made by any Person in connection with this Agreement or any Security Documents is true, (iii) the performance by any Person of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents or (iv) the breach of or default by any Person of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents.

 

(d)                                  The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to (i) account to any Person for any sum or the profit element of any sum received for its own account; (ii) disclose to any other Person any information relating to the Person if such disclosure would, or might, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any Person; (iii) be under any fiduciary duties or obligations other than those for which express provision is made in this Agreement or in any of the other Security Documents to which it is a party; or (iv) be required to take any action that it believes, based on advice of counsel, is in conflict with any applicable law, this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, or any order of any court or administrative agency;

 

(e)                                   The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the extent of the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

(f)                                    The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for, nor incur any liability with respect to, (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the security interest in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part under this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent, (ii) the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, (iii) the validity of the title of the Grantors to the Collateral, (iv) insuring the Collateral or (v) the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.

 

(g)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the Security Documents to the contrary, (i) in no event shall the Collateral Agent or any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of the Collateral Agent be liable under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the Security Documents for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits or loss of opportunity, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Collateral Agent has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of

 

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action in which such damages are sought; and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall be afforded all of the rights, powers, immunities and indemnities set forth in this Agreement in all of the other Security Documents to which it is a signatory as if such rights, powers, immunities and indemnities were specifically set out in each such Security Documents.  In no event shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to invest any amounts received by it hereunder.

 

(h)                                  The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents (i) if such action would, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent (which may be based on the opinion of legal counsel), be contrary to applicable law or any of the Security Documents or any other agreement referred to herein or therein, (ii) if such action is not provided for in this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, the Indenture or any Additional Pari Passu Agreement to which the Collateral Agent is a party, (iii) if, in connection with the taking of any such action hereunder or under any of the Security Documents that would constitute an exercise of remedies hereunder or under any of the Security Documents it shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all risk of nonpayment, liability and expense that may be incurred by it, its agents or its counsel by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, or (iv) if, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in connection with the taking of any such action that would constitute a payment due under any agreement or document, it shall not first have received from the Holders or the Grantors funds equal to the amount payable. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents in accordance with a request of the requisite percentage of Holders or Secured Parties, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the other Holders, Secured Parties and the Trustee.

 

(i)                                      The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default unless and until the Collateral Agent has received a written notice or a certificate from the Grantors stating that a Default has occurred.  The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever either prior to or after receiving such notice or certificate to inquire whether a Default has in fact occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any notice or certificate so furnished to it.  No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any of the Security Documents shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, any of the other Security Documents or the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability including an advance of moneys necessary to perform work or to take the action requested is not reasonably assured to it, the Collateral Agent may decline to act unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion, including an advance of moneys necessary to take the action requested. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents or otherwise if taking such action (i) would subject the Collateral Agent to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to a tax or (ii) would require the Collateral Agent to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified.

 

(j)                                     Any corporation into which the Collateral Agent may be merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, shall become a Collateral Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto except for written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

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the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Obligations, with any such resignation or removal to become effective only upon the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent under this Section.  If the Collateral Agent shall provide notice of its resignation or be removed as Collateral Agent, then the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Obligations or the Issuer may (and if no such successor shall have been appointed within 45 days of the Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal, the Collateral Agent  or the Issuer may) appoint a successor Collateral Agent which successor agent shall, in the case of any appointment by the Collateral Agent, be reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority in the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Obligations or shall satisfy the requirements of Section 11.8 of the Indenture, and the former Collateral Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Collateral Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Collateral Agent (except that the resigning Collateral Agent shall deliver all Collateral then in its possession to the successor Collateral Agent and shall execute and deliver to the successor Collateral Agent such instruments of assignment and transfer and other similar documents as such successor Collateral Agent shall deem necessary or advisable (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors).  After any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent.  In the event that a successor Collateral Agent is not appointed within the time period specified in this Section 8.16 following the provision of a notice of resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuer or any other Secured Party representing at least 10% of the principal amount of the Obligations may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors).

 

(l)                                      Neither Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or attorneys-in-fact has made any representations or warranties to it (except as expressly provided herein) and no act by the Collateral Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the Grantors, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Collateral Agent to any Secured Party. Each Secured Party will, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Grantors.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Secured Party with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Grantors which may come into the possession of the Collateral Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents or attorneys-in-fact.

 

(m)                              In the event that the Collateral Agent is requested to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, which in the Collateral Agent’s sole discretion may cause the Collateral Agent to be considered an “owner or operator” under any environmental laws or otherwise cause the Collateral Agent to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state or local law, the Collateral Agent reserves the right to not follow such direction, to resign as Collateral Agent or to arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court appointed receiver.  The Collateral Agent shall not be liable to any Person for any environmental liability or any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Collateral Agent’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to any kind of discharge or release or threatened discharge or release of any hazardous materials into the environment.  Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent shall be responsible for any loss incurred by the Collateral Agent’s refusal to take actions to acquire title or other actions that may result in it being considered an “owner or operator”.

 

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The Issuer shall indemnify the Collateral Agent (which for purposes of this Section 8.16 shall include its officers, directors, stockholders, employees and agents) against any and all claims, damage, losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Agreement against the Issuer (including this Section 8.16) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Issuer or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder except to the extent any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense has been determined in a final non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Collateral Agent shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim of which a Responsible Officer has received written notice for which it may seek indemnity.  Failure by the Collateral Agent to so notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of their obligations hereunder.  The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Collateral Agent shall cooperate in the defense.  The Collateral Agent may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel only if the defendants in any such action include both the Issuer and the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have reasonably concluded that a conflict may arise between the positions of the Issuer and the Collateral Agent in conducting the defense of any such action or that there may be legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the Issuer.  The Issuer need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 8.16 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge or termination for any reason of this Indenture or the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent.

 

In addition, and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Collateral Agent under any of the provisions of this Agreement, when the Collateral Agent incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 8.16 hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Code.

 

8.17                         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .  EACH GRANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, EACH OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT AND EACH OTHER SECURED PARTY, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

8.18                         Force Majeure .   The Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of the Collateral Agent (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, any act of terrorism, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

 

8.19                         USA PATRIOT ACT . In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“Applicable Law”), the Collateral Agent is required to obtain, verify, record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Collateral Agent. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Collateral Agent, upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee and Collateral Agent to comply with Applicable Law.

 

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8.20                         No Discretion . Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, whenever reference is made in this Agreement to any discretionary action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction, reasonable satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Agreement if it shall not have received such written instruction, advice or concurrence of the Credit Facility Agent or the Holders of the Notes, as it deems appropriate.  This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.

 

8.21                         Concerning the Collateral Agent . In addition to any rights, privileges, protections, immunities, benefits and indemnities provided to it under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent is also entitled to the rights, privileges, protections, immunities, benefits and indemnities provided to it in its capacity as Trustee under the Indenture.

 

8.22                         Compliance with Gaming Laws . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Security Document, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that:

 

(a)                                  the Issuer and certain of the Subsidiary Guarantors is a licensee or registered holding company under the Gaming Laws applicable in the State of Nevada (“ Nevada Gaming Laws ”), and as such the pledge, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document, of the Pledged Stock of any entity (each, a “ Gaming Company ”) that is licensed or registered by the Gaming Authorities having jurisdiction in Nevada (the “ Nevada Gaming Authorities ”) will not be effective without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities. Furthermore, no amendment of this Agreement shall be effective until any approvals required from the Nevada Gaming Authorities under the Nevada Gaming Laws have been obtained;

 

(b)                                  the Collateral Agent (or its custodial agent in the State of Nevada in the event the Collateral Agent does not have an appropriate office within the borders of the State of Nevada (the “ Custodial Agent ”)) will be required to comply with the conditions, if any, imposed by the Nevada Gaming Authorities in connection with their approval of the pledge of the Pledged Stock of any Gaming Company granted hereunder.  Further, the Collateral Agent or its Custodial Agent shall maintain any certificates evidencing such Pledged Stock at a location in Nevada (notice of which the Collateral Agent or its Custodial Agent shall provide to the Nevada Gaming Authorities (and the Grantor)), and the Collateral Agent or its Custodial Agent shall permit agents or employees of the Nevada Gaming Authorities to inspect such certificates upon request during normal business hours;

 

(c)                                   no certificates evidencing any Pledged Stock of a Gaming Company may be delivered to the Collateral Agent (or its Custodial Agent) for the benefit of the Collateral Agent until the approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities has been obtained;

 

(d)                                  neither the Collateral Agent nor any Custodial Agent of the Collateral Agent will be permitted to surrender possession of any Pledged Stock of a Gaming Company to any person other than any Grantor without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities;

 

(e)                                   the exercise of remedies set forth in this Agreement with respect to (i) the Pledged Stock of any Gaming Company, including, without limitation, the foreclosure, transfer, sale,

 

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distribution or other disposition of any interest therein (except back to the applicable Grantor), the exercise of voting and consensual rights, and any other resort to or enforcement of the security interest in such Pledged Stock, and (ii) the Collateral consisting of gaming devices and other equipment regulated by the Nevada Gaming Laws, including, without limitation, the foreclosure, transfer, sale, distribution or other disposition of such Collateral, are subject to applicable Nevada Gaming Laws, will require the separate and prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities and may require the licensing of the Collateral Agent or any transferee thereof; and

 

(f)                                    any approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities of this Agreement or any amendment hereto does not constitute approval, either express or implied, of the Collateral Agent to take any actions or exercise any remedies provided for in this Agreement, for which the approval by the Nevada Gaming Authorities may be required by the Nevada Gaming Laws.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have no liability for the failure of the Issuer to comply with the Nevada Gaming Laws or obtain any approvals required from the Nevada Gaming Authorities except to the extent the Collateral Agent has acted in a manner so as to hinder or impede the Issuer’s ability to so comply or obtain any approvals or has failed to cooperate with the Issuer in connection therewith.

 

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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.

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

By: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name: Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Annie Jaghatspanyan

 

 

Name: Annie Jaghatspanyan

 

 

Title: Vice President

 



 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC., as Grantor and Guarantor

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, , as Grantor and Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALLY GAMING, INC.

 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES PRODUCTS, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES SA, INC.

 

SG GAMING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

 

WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC., each as a Grantor and Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 



 

 

MDI ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES NEW JERSEY, LLC each as a Grantor and Guarantor

 

 

 

By: Scientific Games International, Inc., as its Sole Member

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:  Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAPIS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., as a Grantor and Guarantor

 

 

 

By: Scientific Games International, Inc., as its Sole Shareholder and Member

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:  Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALLY PROPERTIES EAST, LLC

 

BALLY PROPERTIES WEST, LLC

 

SHFL PROPERTIES, LLC each as a Grantor and Guarantor

 

 

 

By: Bally Gaming, Inc., as its Sole Member

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 



 

Annex I to
Collateral Agreement

 

ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of              , 20  , made by                                (the “ Additional Grantor ”), in favor of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”) for the banks and other financial institutions or entities (the “ Secured Parties ”) parties to the Indenture referred to below.  All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Indenture.

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), Scientific Games Corporation, a Nevada corporation, as parent guarantor (“ Holdings ”), the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (each individually a “ Grantor ,” and, together with Holdings, the “ Grantors ”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York Banking Corporation, as trustee, have entered into that certain Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Indenture ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Indenture, the Issuer and certain of its Affiliates (other than the Additional Grantor) have entered into the Collateral Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2014 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Collateral Agreement ”) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties;

 

WHEREAS, the Indenture requires the Additional Grantor to become a party to the Collateral Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Additional Grantor 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 Grantor, as provided in Section 8.13 of the Collateral Agreement, hereby becomes a party to the Collateral Agreement as a Guarantor and a Grantor thereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and a Grantor and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a Guarantor and a Grantor thereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Additional Grantor hereby grants and assigns to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of its right, title and interest in the Collateral, 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.  Pursuant to any applicable law, each Additional Grantor authorizes the Collateral Agent to file or record financing statements and other filing or recording documents or instruments with respect to the Collateral without the signature of such Additional Grantor in such form and in such offices as the Collateral Agent determines appropriate to perfect the security interests of the Collateral Agent under this Agreement.  Each Additional Grantor authorizes the Collateral Agent to use the collateral description “all assets” or words of similar effect and an indication that after-acquired assets are covered in such financing statements.  The information set forth in Annex 1-A hereto is hereby added to the information set forth in the Schedules to the Collateral Agreement.  The Additional Grantor hereby represents

 



 

and warrants, to the extent applicable and with respect to itself, that each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Collateral Agreement is true and correct on and as of the date hereof (after giving effect to this Assumption Agreement) as if made on and as of such date.

 

2.                                       GOVERNING LAW .  THIS ASSUMPTION 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 REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY STATUTE AND THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

[ADDITIONAL GRANTOR],

 

as Grantor and Guarantor

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

2



 

Annex I-A to
Assumption Agreement

 

Supplement to Schedule 1

 

Supplement to Schedule 2

 

Supplement to Schedule 3

 

Supplement to Schedule 4

 

Supplement to Schedule 5

 

Supplement to Schedule 6

 



 

Annex II to
Collateral Agreement

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Collateral Agreement dated as of February 14, 2018 (the “ Agreement ”), made by the Grantors parties thereto for the benefit of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent.  The undersigned agrees for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties as follows:

 

1.                                       The undersigned will be bound by the terms of the Agreement and will comply with such terms insofar as such terms are applicable to the undersigned.

 

2.                                       The terms of Sections 6.3(c) and 6.8 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 6.8 of the Agreement.

 

 

[NAME OF ISSUER]

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

Address for Notices:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fax:

 



 

Annex III to
Collateral Agreement

 

[Reserved]

 



 

Annex IV to

Collateral Agreement

 

GLOBAL INTERCOMPANY NOTE

 

New York, New York

 

For value received, each of the undersigned listed on the signature pages hereto as a Payor, to the extent a borrower from time to time from any Payee (each, a “ Payor ”), hereby promises to pay on demand to the order of such other entity listed on the signature pages hereto as a Payee or its assigns (each, a “ Payee ”), in lawful money of the United States of America (or such other currency as agreed to by any Payor and Payee) in immediately available funds, at such location as the Payee shall from time to time designate, the unpaid principal amount of all loans and advances made by the Payee to the Payor.

 

Reference is made herein to (i) to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 18, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined), among Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ” or the “ Issuer ”), Scientific Games Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Holdings ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto, as lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), Collateral Agent, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender, and the other agents, arrangers and bookrunners party thereto, (ii) the Indenture dated as of November 21, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2014 Indenture ), among the Issuer, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as trustee and the collateral agent (the “ Collateral Agent ” and together with the Administrative Agent, the “ Agents ”), (iii) the Indenture dated as of October 17, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2017 Indenture ”) among the Issuer, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent, as trustee and the collateral agent and (iv) the Indenture dated as of February 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2018 Indenture ” and together with the 2014 Indenture and 2017 Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), among the Issuer, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and the Collateral Agent, as trustee and the collateral agent. To the extent the Payee is the (i) the Borrower or any Loan Party or (ii) Issuer or any other Grantor, this Note shall be pledged to the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, by the Payee pursuant to the Collateral Agreement under the Credit Agreement or Indenture, as applicable, as governed by the Intercreditor Agreement.  If this Note is so pledged, each Payor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Agents may exercise all rights provided therein, in accordance with such terms, with respect to this Note. Capitalized terms used in this Note but not defined have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement or Indenture, as applicable.

 

Each Payee is hereby authorized (but shall not be required) to record all loans and advances, to the extent not otherwise documented, made by it to any Payor (all of which shall be evidenced by this Note), and all repayments or prepayments thereof, in its books and records, such books and records constituting prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information contained therein.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, the indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Grantor as Payee by Holdings, the Borrower, any Loan Party, the Issuer or any other Grantor, as applicable, as Payor (a “ Subordinated Payor ”) shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) below and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or Indenture, as applicable, to

 



 

all Obligations of such Subordinated Payor under the Credit Agreement or Indenture, as applicable, and the other Security Documents, including, without limitation, under such Subordinated Payor’s guarantee of the Obligations under the Credit Agreement or Indenture, as applicable (such Obligations, including interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any proceedings referred to in clause (i) below, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding, being hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Senior Indebtedness ”):

 

(i)                                      the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relative to any Subordinated Payor or to its creditors, as such, or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of each Subordinated Payor, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then (x) the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness before such Payee is entitled to receive (whether directly or indirectly), or make any demands for, any payment on account of this Note and (y) until the holders of Senior Indebtedness are paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness, any payment or distribution to which such Payee would otherwise be entitled (other than debt securities of such Subordinated Payor that are subordinated, to at least the same extent as this Note, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness then outstanding (such securities being hereinafter referred to as “ Restructured Debt Securities ”)) shall be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

 

(ii)                                   any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), in respect of this Note shall (despite these subordination provisions) be received by such Payee in violation of clause (i) before all Senior Indebtedness shall have been paid in full in cash , such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, the holders of Senior Indebtedness (or their representatives), ratably according to the respective aggregate amounts remaining unpaid thereon, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Indebtedness in full in cash.

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, no present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be prejudiced in its right to enforce the subordination of this Note by any act or failure to act on the part of any Subordinated Payor or by any act or failure to act on the part of such holder or any trustee or agent for such holder.  Each Payee that is a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Grantor and each Subordinated Payor hereby agree that the subordination of this Note is for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Secured Parties are obligees under this Note to the same extent as if their names were written herein as such and the Agents may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, proceed to enforce the subordination provisions herein according to the terms of the Intercreditor.

 

Nothing contained in the subordination provisions set forth above is intended to or will impair, as between any Payor and any Payee, the obligations of such Payor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Payee the principal of and interest, if any, on this Note as and when due and payable in accordance with its terms, or is intended to or will affect the relative rights of such Payee and other creditors of such Payor other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

 

All payments under this Note shall be made without offset, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

 

Each Payor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note.

 



 

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

 

[signature page to follow]

 



 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC., as Payee and Payor

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, as Payee and Payor

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

[ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARIES OF PARENT], as Payee and Payor

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 



 

Annex V to

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

 

[Form of]

 

ADDITIONAL PARI PASSU JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

The undersigned is the agent for Persons wishing to become “Secured Parties” (the “New Secured Parties”) under the Collateral Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2018 (as amended and/or supplemented, the “Collateral Agreement” (terms used without definition herein have the meanings assigned to such terms by the Collateral Agreement)) among Scientific Games International, Inc., the other Grantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Collateral Agent (the “Agent”) and the other Security Documents.

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the undersigned hereby:

 

(i)                                      represents that the Additional Pari Passu Agent has been authorized by the New Secured Parties to become a party to the Collateral Agreement and the other Security Documents on behalf of the New Secured Parties under that [DESCRIBE OPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND NEW SECURED OBLIGATIONS] (the “New Secured Obligations”) and to act as the Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties hereunder;

 

(ii)                                   acknowledges that the New Secured Parties have received a copy of the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iii)                                irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and

 

(iv)                               accepts and acknowledges the terms of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it and the New Secured Parties and agrees to serve as Additional Pari Passu Agent for the New Secured Parties with respect to the New Secured Obligations and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of the New Secured Parties to be bound by the terms of the Collateral Agreement, the other Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement applicable to holders of Secured Obligations, with all the rights and obligations of a Secured Party thereunder and bound by all the provisions thereof as fully as if it had been parties to the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement on the dates thereof.

 

The name and address of the representative for purposes of Section 8.15 of the Collateral Agreement are as follows:

 

[name and address of Additional Pari Passu Agent]

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the       day of          , 20  .

 

 

[NAME]

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

 

The Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges its acceptance of this Additional Pari Passu Joinder Agreement and agrees to act as Collateral Agent for the New Secured Parties,

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

 

not in its individual capacity but solely as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 


Exhibit 4.4

 

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

as Issuer

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

as Trustee, Registrar and Transfer Agent

 

and

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

 

as Paying Agent

 

and

 

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

 

5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026

 


 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of February 14, 2018

 


 

 

 

 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.01.

Definitions

 

1

SECTION 1.02.

[reserved]

 

36

SECTION 1.03.

Rules of Construction

 

36

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 2

 

The Securities

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01.

Form and Dating

 

37

SECTION 2.02.

Execution and Authentication

 

37

SECTION 2.03.

Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent

 

37

SECTION 2.04.

Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust

 

38

SECTION 2.05.

Securityholder Lists

 

38

SECTION 2.06.

Transfer and Exchange

 

38

SECTION 2.07.

Replacement Securities

 

38

SECTION 2.08.

Outstanding Securities

 

39

SECTION 2.09.

Treasury Securities

 

39

SECTION 2.10.

Temporary Securities

 

39

SECTION 2.11.

Cancellation

 

39

SECTION 2.12.

Defaulted Interest

 

40

SECTION 2.13.

ISIN or Common Code Numbers

 

40

SECTION 2.14.

Deposit of Moneys

 

40

SECTION 2.15.

Issuance in Euros

 

40

SECTION 2.16.

Issuance of Additional Securities

 

41

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 3

 

Redemption

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01.

Notices to Trustee

 

41

SECTION 3.02.

Selection of Securities to be Redeemed

 

41

SECTION 3.03.

Notice of Redemption

 

42

SECTION 3.04.

Effect of Notice of Redemption

 

42

SECTION 3.05.

Deposit of Redemption Price

 

43

SECTION 3.06.

Securities Redeemed in Part

 

43

SECTION 3.07.

Issuer Discretion

 

43

SECTION 3.08.

Gaming Redemption

 

43

SECTION 3.09.

Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes

 

43

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 4

 

Covenants

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01.

Payment of Securities

 

44

SECTION 4.02.

Maintenance of Office or Agency

 

44

SECTION 4.03.

Limitation on Restricted Payments

 

45

SECTION 4.04.

Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock

 

50

SECTION 4.05.

Corporate Existence

 

51

SECTION 4.06.

Payment of Taxes and Other Claims

 

51

SECTION 4.07.

Maintenance of Properties and Insurance

 

51

SECTION 4.08.

Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default

 

52

SECTION 4.09.

Compliance with Laws

 

52

SECTION 4.10.

SEC Reports

 

52

SECTION 4.11.

Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws

 

53

SECTION 4.12.

Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates

 

53

SECTION 4.13.

Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

 

55

SECTION 4.14.

Limitation on Liens

 

57

SECTION 4.15.

Change of Control

 

57

SECTION 4.16.

Limitation on Asset Sales

 

59

SECTION 4.17.

Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries

 

63

SECTION 4.18.

Suspension of Covenants on Achievement of Investment Grade Status

 

64

SECTION 4.19.

Maintenance of Listing

 

66

SECTION 4.20.

Additional Amounts

 

66

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 5

 

Successor Corporation

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01.

Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets

 

68

SECTION 5.02.

Successor Substituted

 

70

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 6

 

Default and Remedies

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6.01.

Events of Default

 

70

SECTION 6.02.

Acceleration

 

71

SECTION 6.03.

Other Remedies

 

72

SECTION 6.04.

Waiver of Past Defaults

 

72

SECTION 6.05.

Control by Majority

 

72

SECTION 6.06.

Limitation on Suits

 

72

SECTION 6.07.

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

 

73

SECTION 6.08.

Collection Suit by Trustee

 

73

SECTION 6.09.

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

 

73

SECTION 6.10.

Priorities

 

73

SECTION 6.11.

Undertaking for Costs

 

74

SECTION 6.12.

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

 

74

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 7

 

Trustee; Agents

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.01.

Duties of Trustee

 

74

SECTION 7.02.

Rights of Trustee

 

76

SECTION 7.03.

Individual Rights of Trustee

 

77

SECTION 7.04.

Trustee’s Disclaimer

 

77

SECTION 7.05.

Notice of Default

 

77

SECTION 7.06.

[reserved]

 

77

SECTION 7.07.

Compensation and Indemnity

 

77

SECTION 7.08.

Replacement of Trustee

 

78

SECTION 7.09.

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

 

79

SECTION 7.10.

[reserved]

 

79

SECTION 7.11.

[reserved]

 

79

SECTION 7.12.

[reserved]

 

79

SECTION 7.13.

[reserved]

 

79

SECTION 7.14.

Agent’s Protections

 

79

SECTION 7.15.

Agents

 

79

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 8

 

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.01.

Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations

 

80

SECTION 8.02.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

80

SECTION 8.03.

Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

 

81

SECTION 8.04.

Deposited Money and European Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions

 

82

SECTION 8.05.

Repayment to the Issuer

 

83

SECTION 8.06.

Reinstatement

 

83

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 9

 

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.01.

Without Consent of Holders

 

83

SECTION 9.02.

With Consent of Holders

 

84

SECTION 9.03.

[reserved]

 

85

SECTION 9.04.

Revocation and Effect of Consents

 

85

SECTION 9.05.

Notation on or Exchange of Securities

 

85

SECTION 9.06.

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

 

85

SECTION 9.07.

Notice

 

85

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 10

 

Guarantee of Securities

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.01.

Unconditional Guarantee

 

85

SECTION 10.02.

Limitations on Guarantees

 

86

SECTION 10.03.

Execution and Delivery

 

87

 

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Page

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.04.

Release of a Guarantor

 

87

SECTION 10.05.

Waiver of Subrogation

 

88

SECTION 10.06.

Obligations Continuing

 

88

SECTION 10.07.

Obligations Reinstated

 

88

SECTION 10.08.

Waiver

 

88

SECTION 10.09.

No Obligation to Take Action Against the Issuer

 

88

SECTION 10.10.

Default and Enforcement

 

88

SECTION 10.11.

Amendment, Etc.

 

89

SECTION 10.12.

Acknowledgment

 

89

SECTION 10.13.

Costs and Expenses

 

89

SECTION 10.14.

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

 

89

SECTION 10.15.

Successors and Assigns

 

89

SECTION 10.16.

Contribution

 

89

SECTION 10.17.

Future Guarantors

 

89

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE 11

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

SECTION 11.01.

[reserved]

 

89

SECTION 11.02.

Notices

 

89

SECTION 11.03.

Communications by Holders with Other Holders

 

91

SECTION 11.04.

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

 

91

SECTION 11.05.

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

 

91

SECTION 11.06.

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar

 

92

SECTION 11.07.

Legal Holidays

 

92

SECTION 11.08.

Governing Law

 

92

SECTION 11.09.

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

 

92

SECTION 11.10.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

 

92

SECTION 11.11.

Successors

 

92

SECTION 11.12.

Severability

 

92

SECTION 11.13.

USA PATRIOT Act

 

92

SECTION 11.14.

Judgment Currency

 

93

SECTION 11.15.

Force Majeure

 

93

SECTION 11.16.

Counterpart Originals

 

93

SECTION 11.17.

WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY

 

93

APPENDIX A

Provisions Relating to Securities and Additional Securities

 

A-1

EXHIBIT 1

Form of Security

 

A-1-1

 

Note:  This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of February 14, 2018, among Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) party hereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”), registrar and transfer agent and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent.

 

The Issuer has duly authorized the creation of an issue of €250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 (the “ Securities ”).

 

Concurrently with the issuance of the Securities under this Indenture, the Issuer will also enter into another indenture, dated as of the date hereof, with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking corporation, as the trustee and collateral agent and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent, relating to the issuance of the New Secured Notes (as defined herein).

 

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined herein).

 

ARTICLE 1

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

SECTION 1.01.                         Definitions .

 

2022 Secured Notes ” means the Issuer’s existing 7.000% senior secured notes due 2022.

 

2022 Unsecured Notes ” means the Issuer’s existing 10.000% senior unsecured notes due 2022.

 

2025 Secured Notes means the Issuer’s existing 5.000% senior secured notes due 2025.

 

Acquired Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or at the time it merges or consolidates with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or is assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person and not incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.

 

Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.20.

 

Additional Securities ” means Securities issued under this Indenture after the Issue Date and in compliance with Sections 2.16 and 4.04, it being understood that any Securities issued in exchange for or replacement of any Security issued on the Issue Date shall not be an Additional Security.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person who directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; provided , however , that with respect to the Company the term Affiliate shall not include the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company so long as no Affiliate of the Company has any direct or indirect interest therein, except through the Company or its Subsidiaries.  The term “control” means the

 



 

possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Affiliate Transaction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

 

Agent ” means any Paying Agent.

 

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Security on any Redemption Date, the greater of:

 

(a)                                  1.0% of the principal amount of such Security; and

 

(b)                                  the excess, if any, of:

 

(1)                                  the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Security at February 15, 2021 (such Redemption Price being set forth in the table appearing in Paragraph 5 of the Securities plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the note through February 15, 2021 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Bund Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(2)                                  the principal amount of the Security.

 

Asset Acquisition ” means

 

(a)                                  an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in any other Person pursuant to which such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, or is merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(b)                                  the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of the assets of any Person which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person, any division or line of business of such Person or any other properties or assets of such Person other than in the ordinary course of business.

 

Asset Sale ” means any direct or indirect sale, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other transfer for value by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of:

 

(a)                                  any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(b)                                  any other property or assets, other than cash or Cash Equivalents or Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business;

 

provided , however , that Asset Sales will not include:

 

(1)                                  a transaction or series of related transactions for which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration, exclusive of indemnities, of less than $75.0 million;

 

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(2)                                  the sale of accounts receivable;

 

(3)                                  (a) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of assets that are obsolete or worn out in the ordinary course of business, (b) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of assets no longer used or useful or economically practicable to maintain in the conduct of the business of the Company and other Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course, (c) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of assets necessary in order to comply with applicable law or licensure requirements (as determined by the Issuer in good faith) and (d) the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of inventory determined by the Company to be no longer used, useful or necessary in the operation of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(4)                                  the sale, lease, conveyance, disposition or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Guarantor as permitted under Section 5.01;

 

(5)                                  sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets resulting from the creation, incurrence or assumption of (but not any foreclosure with respect to) any Lien not prohibited by Section 4.14;

 

(6)                                  sales, transfers or other dispositions of assets in a transaction constituting a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.03;

 

(7)                                  the grant of licenses to third parties in respect of, the abandonment, cancellation or disposition of, or the cross-licensing, pooling, sublicensing or licensing of, or similar arrangements (including disposition of marketing rights) with respect to, intellectual property in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise consistent with past practice or not materially disadvantageous to the Securityholders;

 

(8)                                  dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

 

(9)                                  dispositions of any interest held by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Specified Concession Vehicle to another Specified Concession Vehicle in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has (or, following such transfer, will have) an interest at least equal to such interest being transferred;

 

(10)                           the settlement or early termination of any hedge or any warrant option transactions;

 

(11)                           to the extent allowable without recognition of gain or loss under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any exchange of like property (excluding any boot thereon);

 

(12)                           any transfer of property or assets that is a surrender or waiver of a contract right or a settlement, surrender or release of a contract or tort claim; and

 

(13)                           the disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents and investments and merchandise in connection with prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, in each case, in the ordinary course of business.

 

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August 2017 Financing Transactions ” means the entrance into an amendment to the Credit Agreement on August 14, 2017 including the use of proceeds therefrom, including the prepayment of the balances on the term B-3 loan, as well as related fees and expenses.

 

Bally Transactions ” means, collectively, the offer and sale of the 2022 Secured Notes and the 2022 Unsecured Notes, the consummation of the merger of Scientific Games Nevada, Inc. with and into Bally Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its subsidiaries pursuant to, and as contemplated by that certain acquisition agreement dated as of August 1, 2014 (including the repayment of certain Indebtedness of Bally Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries), the closing of the related financing transactions and the payment of related fees and expenses.

 

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

 

Board of Directors ” means (a) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof, (b) with respect to a partnership the general partner of which is a corporation, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership or any committee thereof and (c) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person (or such Person’s general partner, manager or equivalent) serving a similar function.

 

Board Resolution ” means, with respect to any Person, a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such Person to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of such Person and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.

 

Bund Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the equivalent yield to maturity as of such redemption date of the Comparable German Bund issue, assuming a price for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable German Bund Price for such redemption date, where:

 

(a)                                  “Comparable German Bund Issues” means the German Bundesanleihe security selected by any Reference German Bund Dealer as having a fixed maturity most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to                                                                                                 February 15, 2021, and that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of euro denominated corporate debt securities in a principal amount approximately equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Securities and of a maturity most nearly equal to February 15, 2021; provided that if the period from such redemption date to February 15, 2021 is less than one year, a fixed maturity of one year shall be used;

 

(b)                                  “Comparable German Bund Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, the average of the Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, or if an Issuer obtains fewer than four such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations;

 

(c)                                   “Reference German Bund Dealer” means any dealer of German Bundesanleihe securities appointed by an Issuer (and notified to the Trustee); and

 

(d)                                  “Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference German Bund Dealer and any redemption date, the average as determined by an Issuer of the bid and offered prices for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Issuer by such Reference German

 

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Bund Dealer at 3:30 p.m. Frankfurt, Germany time on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

 

Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the city in which the corporate trust office of the paying agent is located (currently in London, England) are authorized or required by law to close.  If the specified currency is Euro, the day is also a TARGET Business Day (as defined below) or, if at any time the Securities shall be listed on the Exchange, Guernsey, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

Capital Stock ” means (1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, however designated, of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and Preferred Stock of such Person and (2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such other Person.

 

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person under a lease that are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations (under FASB ASC Topic 840) or a financing lease (under FASB ASC Topic 842) under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligations at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligations at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

Cash Equivalents ” means

 

(1)                                  marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Japan, the European Union or any country with a credit rating from S&P or Moody’s no lower than that of the United States of America or, in each case, issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of such nation, in each case maturing within 18 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(2)                                  marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 18 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

 

(3)                                  commercial paper and marketable short-term money market and similar securities, in each case, maturing no more than 18 months from the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody’s and preferred stock maturing no more than 18 months from the date of creation thereof and issued by Persons having, at the time of acquisition, a rating of at least A from S&P or at least A2 from Moody’s;

 

(4)                                  certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (or, with respect to foreign banks, similar instruments) maturing within 18 months from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any bank organized under the laws of Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and surplus of not less than $250.0 million;

 

(5)                                  Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated at least AA- by S&P or at least Aa3 by Moody’s;

 

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(6)                                  repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

 

(7)                                  (x) such local currencies in those countries in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries transact business from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (y) investments of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (1) through (6) or otherwise customarily utilized in countries in which the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries operate for short-term cash management purposes; and

 

(8)                                  investments in money market funds which invest substantially all their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above.

 

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside of the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (8) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses (or reasonably equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies) and (ii) other short-term investments used by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments reasonably analogous to the foregoing investments described in clauses (1) through (8) above and in this paragraph.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

 

(1)                                  any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Issuer to any Person or group of related Persons for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (a “ Group ”) other than one or more Permitted Investors (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture);

 

(2)                                  the approval by the holders of Capital Stock of the Company or the Issuer of any plan for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the Issuer, respectively (whether or not otherwise in compliance with the provisions of this Indenture); or

 

(3)                                  any Person or Group (other than one or more Permitted Investors) shall become the owner, directly or indirectly, beneficially, of shares representing more than 50% of the aggregate voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Company entitled under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the directors of the Company; it being understood that if any such Person or Group includes one or more Permitted Investors, shares of Capital Stock of the Company directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Investors that are part of such Person or Group shall not be treated as being owned by such Person or Group for purposes of determining whether this clause (3) is triggered;

 

provided , however , that Change of Control will not include the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer to the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a transaction in which the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company becomes a Subsidiary of another Person (other than a Person that is an individual, such Person that is not an individual, the “ New Parent ”) shall not itself constitute a Change of Control; (2) any holding company whose only significant asset is Capital Stock of the Company, New Parent or

 

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any direct or indirect parent of the Company shall not itself be considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of this definition; (3) the transfer of assets between or among the Restricted Subsidiaries and the Company in accordance with the terms of this Indenture shall not itself constitute a Change of Control; (4) a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities (or “beneficially own” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act)) subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement; (5) any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Permitted Investors that does not alter the overall beneficial ownership of the Permitted Investors shall not constitute a Change of Control; and (6) the term “Change of Control” shall not include a merger or consolidation of the Company with, or the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to, an Affiliate incorporated or organized solely for the purpose of reincorporating or reorganizing the Company in another jurisdiction and/or for the sole purpose of forming or collapsing a holding company structure; provided , that, in the case of clauses (1), (2), (5) and (6), each such transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if (a) the shareholders of the Company or such direct or indirect parent immediately prior to such transaction “beneficially own” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the New Parent immediately following the consummation of such transaction or (b) immediately following the consummation of such transaction, no “person” (as such term is defined above), other than a Permitted Investor and the New Parent, “beneficially owns” (as such term is defined above), directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company or the New Parent.

 

Change of Control Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(b).

 

Change of Control Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(b)(2).

 

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme.

 

Colombia Matter means the proceedings pending in Colombia between, among others, Scientific Games International, Inc., Empresa Colombiana de Recoursos para la Salud, S.A., a Colombian governmental agency and/or any successor Person, as further disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (or other proceedings to the extent arising out of or relating to the events or circumstances giving rise to such pending proceedings).

 

Company ” means Scientific Games Corporation, a Nevada corporation, until a successor replaces it pursuant to this Indenture.

 

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:

 

(1)                                  Consolidated Net Income;

 

(2)                                  to the extent Consolidated Net Income has been reduced thereby, all losses from dispositions of assets (including Asset Sales) or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, all unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses (including non-recurring business optimization expenses and legal and settlement costs), all items classified as infrequent and/or unusual, non-recurring charges, expenses or losses and all taxes based on income (or similar taxes in lieu of income taxes), profits, capital or equivalents, including foreign withholding taxes, of

 

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such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to infrequent and/or unusual, non-recurring gains or losses);

 

(3)                                  Consolidated Interest Expense;

 

(4)                                  Consolidated Non-Cash Charges;

 

(5)                                  the amount of any charge or expense deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income in connection with any proposed, attempted, pending, abandoned or completed cost savings initiatives, operating expense reductions, transition, opening and pre-opening expenses, business optimization, management changes, restructurings and integrations (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include retention, severance, systems establishment cost, integration costs or reserves, pension charges in excess of cash, contract termination costs, including future lease commitments, costs related to the startup, opening, closure, relocation or consolidation of facilities and costs to relocate employees), acquisition, Investment, Asset Sale, incurrence, repurchase, repayment or amendment of Indebtedness, issuance of Capital Stock or closing or consolidation of facilities, divisions or operations;

 

(6)                                  earn-out, contingent compensation, deferred purchase price and similar obligations incurred in connection with any acquisition or investment and paid (if not previously accrued) or accrued;

 

(7)                                  to the extent treated as an expense in the period paid or incurred, any Specified Concession Obligations paid or incurred in such period;

 

(8)                                  the amount of any realized net loss (and less the amount of any realized net gain) resulting from Hedging Obligations and the application of Statement of FASB ASC Topic 815;

 

(9)                                  any loss resulting in such period from a sales-type accounting lease (whether such accounting lease is explicit or implicit as determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topics 840 or 842, whichever is applicable at the time of determination) where such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries is the accounting lessor; and

 

(10)                           with respect to any period in the year ending December 31, 2018, any credit to stockholders’ equity resulting from the adopting of FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, as modified by FASB Accounting Standards Updates Nos. 2016-08, 2016-10, 2016-11, 2016-12, 2016-20.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Person, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person during the most recent four full fiscal quarters (the “ Four Quarter Period ”) ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (the “ Transaction Date ”) for which internal financial statements are available to Consolidated Fixed Charges of such Person for the Four Quarter Period.  In addition to and without limitation of the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, “Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Fixed Charges” will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:

 

(1)                                  the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (and the application of the proceeds thereof) giving rise to the need to make such calculation and any incurrence or repayment

 

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of other Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Preferred Stock (and the application of the proceeds thereof) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date (other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes pursuant to working capital facilities), as if such incurrence or repayment or issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and the application of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period; provided , however , that the pro forma calculation shall not give effect to any Indebtedness incurred on such determination date (or any other subsequent date which would otherwise require pro forma effect be given to such incurrence) pursuant to the provisions of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” (other than pursuant to clause (7) of such definition); and

 

(2)                                  any asset dispositions (including any Asset Sales), Asset Acquisitions, mergers, Investments, operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives (including, without limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to make such calculation as a result of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Person who becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the Asset Acquisition) incurring, assuming or otherwise being liable for Indebtedness, and also including any Consolidated EBITDA (including any reasonably identifiable and reasonably supportable pro forma expense and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies (as calculated in good faith by a responsible officer of the Company) related thereto; provided that such pro forma expense and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies have been realized or are reasonably anticipated to be realizable within 12 months of such asset disposition (including any Asset Sale), Asset Acquisition, merger, Investment, operational change, operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiatives) attributable to or resulting from such asset disposition (including any Asset Sale), Asset Acquisition, merger or Investment or any operational change, operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiatives implemented during the Four Quarter Period or reasonably anticipated to be implemented within 12 months of the Transaction Date and provided , further that (a) the aggregate amount of such pro forma expense and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies given pro forma effect in any Four Quarter Period attributable to one or more operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives shall not exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Four Quarter Period (prior to giving effect to such pro forma expense and cost reductions and other operating improvements and synergies)) occurring during the Four Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last day of the Four Quarter Period and on or prior to the Transaction Date (or, in the case of operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives, reasonably anticipated to be implemented within 12 months of the Transaction Date (subject to the limitations set forth above)) and (b) no pro forma expense and cost reductions or other operating improvements or synergies attributable to one or more operational changes, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives or similar initiatives shall be added pursuant this this clause (2) to the extent already included in clause (5) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” with respect to such Four Quarter Period), as if such asset disposition (including any Asset Sale), Asset Acquisition, merger, Investment, operational change, operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or similar initiative (including the incurrence, assumption or liability for any such Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness) occurred on the first day of the Four Quarter Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA shall be required in respect of any such asset dispositions (including any Asset Sales), Asset Acquisitions or mergers to the extent the aggregate consideration in connection therewith was less than $20.0 million for the reference period.

 

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Furthermore, in calculating “Consolidated Fixed Charges” for purposes of determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio,”

 

(1)                                  interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will continue to be so determined thereafter will be deemed to have accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest on such Indebtedness in effect on the Transaction Date;

 

(2)                                  if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a Eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed to have been in effect during the Four Quarter Period; and

 

(3)                                  notwithstanding clause (1) above, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations in effect on the Transaction Date, will be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements.

 

Consolidated Fixed Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of

 

(1)                                  Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

 

(2)                                  the product of

 

(x)                                  the amount of all dividend payments on any series of Preferred Stock of such Person (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock) paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during such period times; and

 

(y)                                  a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated federal, state and local tax rate of such Person expressed as a decimal.

 

Consolidated Group ” has the meaning set forth in clause (13) of Section 4.03.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of, without duplication,

 

(1)                                  the aggregate of all cash and non-cash interest expense with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the net costs associated with Interest Swap Obligations and capitalized interest (but excluding (a) the amortization or write-off of deferred financing costs, (b) the amortization of original issue discounts paid, (c) the expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, (d) non-cash interest expense related to the application of purchase accounting, (e) any premiums, fees or other charges incurred in connection with the refinancing, incurrence, purchase or redemption of Indebtedness (including in connection with the February 2017 Financing Transactions, the August 2017 Financing Transactions, the October 2017 Financing Transactions, the December 2017 Financing Transactions or the Transactions), and (f) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations and other derivative instruments), for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; and

 

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(2)                                  the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid, accrued and/or scheduled to be paid or accrued by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

 

less the aggregate of all cash and non-cash interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that there shall be excluded therefrom

 

(a)                                  after tax gains or losses from dispositions of assets (including Asset Sales) outside the ordinary course of business or abandonments or reserves relating thereto, or the disposition, abandonment or discontinuance of any discontinued operations;

 

(b)                                  items classified as infrequent and/or unusual, non-recurring gains or losses, and the related tax effects according to GAAP;

 

(c)                                   [reserved];

 

(d)                                  solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.03(d)(3)(w), the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is restricted by contract, operation of law or otherwise, unless such restriction has been legally waived;

 

(e)                                   the net loss of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(f)                                    the net income of any Person, other than a Restricted Subsidiary, in which such Person has an interest, except to the extent of cash dividends or distributions paid to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person;

 

(g)                                   gains or losses from retirement or extinguishment of debt or the acquisition of any securities;

 

(h)                                  amounts attributable to dividends paid in respect of Qualified Capital Stock to the extent such dividends are paid in shares of Qualified Capital Stock;

 

(i)                                      any increase in amortization or depreciation, non-cash interest expense or other non-cash charges (including, without limitation, any non-cash fair value adjustment of inventory) resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to any acquisition, net of taxes;

 

(j)                                     any net after-tax impairment charge or asset write-off, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;

 

(k)                                  any non-cash cost related to the termination of any employee pension benefit plan, together with any related provision for taxes on any such termination (or the tax effect of any such termination);

 

(l)                                      any deferred financing costs and original issue discounts amortized or written off, and premiums and prepayment penalties and other related fee, expense or reserve paid in connection

 

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with the Bally Transactions, the February 2017 Financing Transactions, the August 2017 Financing Transactions, the October 2017 Financing Transactions, the December 2017 Financing Transactions or the Transactions or any acquisition, disposition, financing, refinancing or repayment, including the expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing costs;

 

(m)                              any charges resulting from the application of ASC Topics 350, 360 or 480 or any successor thereto;

 

(n)                                  the amount of any net loss (and less the amount of any net gain) resulting from Hedging Obligations and the application of ASC Topic 815, and any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations and other derivative instruments;

 

(o)                                  any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights;

 

(p)                                  accruals and reserves that are established within twelve months after the closing of any acquisition that are so required to be established as a result of such acquisition in accordance with GAAP;

 

(q)                                  any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those related to currency measurements of Indebtedness (including any net loss or gain resulting from Hedging Obligations for currency exchange risk) and any other foreign currency translation gains and losses, to the extent such gain or losses are non-cash items; and

 

(r)                                     any recognized non-cash loss resulting from the inception of a sales-type lease in accordance with ASC Topic 842.

 

Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio ” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Net Total Leverage on such day to Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company; in each case, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.”

 

Consolidated Net Secured Leverage ” means at any date, (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness described under clauses (1), (2), (3), (5)(ii) and (9) of the definition of “Indebtedness,” and to the extent related to Indebtedness of the types described in the preceding clauses, clause (6) of the definition of “Indebtedness,” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date pursuant to clauses (1)(b), (2), (3), (7), (9), (10), (13) or (15) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” or, to the extent related to any of the foregoing, clause (12), that are secured by a Lien, minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date, to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents are not (a) subject to a Lien securing any Indebtedness other than Liens permitted under clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” or (b) classified as “restricted” (unless so classified solely because of any provision in an agreement governing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries).

 

Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio ” means as of any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated Net Secured Leverage on such day to Consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company; in

 

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each case, with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”.

 

Consolidated Net Total Leverage ” means at any date, (a) aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness described under clauses (1), (2), (3), (5)(ii) and (9) of the definition of “Indebtedness” of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date, to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents are not (a) subject to a Lien securing any Indebtedness other than Liens permitted under clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” or (b) classified as “restricted” (unless so classified solely because of any provision in an agreement governing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries).

 

Consolidated Non-Cash Charges ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such charge which requires an accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period).

 

Corporate Trust Office ” means the principal office of the Trustee where it conducts its corporate trust administrative functions, which office is currently located at 60 Wall Street, 16 th  Floor, New York, NY 10005, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer.

 

Covenant Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(c).

 

Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2013 and as amended on October 1, 2014, February 11, 2015, February 14, 2017, August 14, 2017 and February 14, 2018 among the Issuer, as borrower, the Company, as guarantor, the several lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, including all related notes, collateral documents and guarantees, in each case as such agreement may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including any agreement extending the maturity of, increasing the total commitment under, refinancing (including by means of sales of debt securities), replacing or otherwise restructuring (including adding Subsidiaries of the Company as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder) all or any portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or any successor or replacement agreement and whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of lenders or investors.

 

Credit Facilities ” means, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, any Credit Agreement), indentures or commercial paper facilities, in each case, with banks or other lenders or investors providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, term debt, debt securities, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, extended, increased, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities) in whole or in part from time to time.

 

Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

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December 2017 Financing Transactions ” means the Company’s use of $350.0 million of borrowings under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement in order to fund a portion of the NYX Acquisition and for general corporate purposes, as well as the $40.0 million increase to the revolving credit facility commitments under the Credit Agreement.

 

Default ” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate executed by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

 

Disqualified Capital Stock ” means any Capital Stock which, 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 an event which would constitute a Change of Control), matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the Final Maturity Date of the Securities; excluding any obligations under hedge or warrant agreements entered into in connection with a Permitted Convertible Notes Offering; provided , further , that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or a Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

 

Disqualified Holder ” means any Holder or beneficial owner of the Securities (i) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) requested or required pursuant to any Gaming Law or by any Gaming Authority to (A) appear before, or submit to the jurisdiction of, or provide information to, or apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability from, any Gaming Authority, or (B) reduce its position in the Securities to below a level that would require licensure, qualification or a finding of suitability, and, in either case, such Holder or beneficial owner (or Affiliate thereof) either (1) refuses to do so or otherwise fails to comply with such request or requirement within 15 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the applicable Gaming Law or Gaming Authority) or (2) is denied such license or qualification or not found suitable or (ii) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) determined or shall have been determined by any Gaming Authority not to be suitable or qualified.

 

Domestic Subsidiary means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is (i) not a Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary and (iii) not a Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company.

 

EMU ” means the European and Monetary Union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

 

Equity Offering ” means any private or public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of (a) the Company or (b) any direct or indirect parent of the Company, to the extent contributed to the Company as common equity capital or used to purchase Qualified Capital Stock from the Company.

 

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euro ” means the single currency of participating member states of the EMU.

 

Euroclear means Euroclear Bank S.A. / N.V.

 

European Government Obligations ” means (i) a direct obligation of any country that is a member of the EMU, for the payment of which the full faith and credit of such country is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of any such country the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by such country, which, in either case under the preceding clause (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.

 

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

 

Exchange ” means The Official List of The International Stock Exchange Authority.

 

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute and, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

Existing Senior Subordinated Notes ” means the Issuer’s existing 6.625% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 and 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020.

 

fair market value ” or “ fair value ” means, with respect to any asset or property, the price which could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction.  Fair market value shall be determined by the Company acting reasonably and in good faith.

 

FASB ” means Financial Accounting Standards Board.

 

February 2017 Financing Transactions ” means, collectively, the entrance into an amendment to the Credit Facility on February 14, 2017 and an additional offering of the Issuer’s 2022 Secured Notes, in each case including the use of proceeds therefrom, including the prepayment of balances on the term B-1 and term B-2 loans and the existing revolving credit facility, as well as related fees and expenses, and the redemption all of the Company’s outstanding 8.125% senior subordinated notes due 2018 including payment of any accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus any related premiums, fees and costs.

 

Final Maturity Date ” means February 15, 2026.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company ” means any Subsidiary of the Company which is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, substantially all of the assets of which consist of the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Restricted Subsidiaries thereof) and other assets relating to an ownership interest in such Capital Stock or Indebtedness.

 

Funding Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.16.

 

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GAAP ” is defined to mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time, as set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification of the FASB, except for any change occurring after the Issue Date in GAAP (an “Accounting Change”), in the event the Issuer delivers written notice to the Trustee within 30 days of entry into effect of such Accounting Change that such Accounting Change will not apply for any determinations under the Indenture, and GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date will apply solely in lieu of such Accounting Change.

 

Gaming Authority ” means any government, court, or federal, state, local, international, foreign or other governmental, administrative or regulatory or licensing body, agency, authority or official, which now or hereafter regulates or has authority over, including, without limitation, to issue or grant a license, contract, franchise or regulatory approval with respect to, any form of gaming business or activities (or proposed gaming business or activities) and/or related business or activities now or hereafter conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, sports wagering and video gaming business or activities.

 

Gaming Law ” means any federal, state, local, international, foreign or other law, statute, constitutional provision, regulation, rule, order, ordinance, enforcement requirement or interpretation pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses or asserts legal, regulatory or licensing authority over gaming and/or related activities.

 

Guarantee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01.

 

Guarantor ” means (i) the Company and each Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that executes and delivers a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 4.17 and (ii) each of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries that in the future executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 10.17 in which such Restricted Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of this Indenture as a Guarantor; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

 

Hedge Agreement ” means any agreement pursuant to which any Hedging Obligation is or was created.

 

Hedging Obligation ” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Holder ” or “ Securityholder ” means the Person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrar’s books.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, as of any date, any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that guarantees obligations under the Credit Agreement) whose assets, as of the most recent date for which an internal balance sheet is available, are less than 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and whose Total Revenues for the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available do not exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues; provided , that all that do not guarantee the Securities by virtue of being Immaterial Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, will have Total Assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available not to exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and Total Revenues as of

 

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the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available not to exceed 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues.

 

Incur ” or “ incur ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, guarantee, acquire, become liable, contingently or otherwise with respect to, or otherwise become responsible for payment of such Indebtedness.

 

Indebtedness ” means with respect to any Person, without duplication,

 

(1)                                  the principal amount of all obligations of such Person for borrowed money;

 

(2)                                  the principal amount of all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

 

(3)                                  all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person;

 

(4)                                  all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding accounts payable and other current liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business);

 

(5)                                  all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any (i) letter of credit or (ii) banker’s acceptance;

 

(6)                                  guarantees and other contingent obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1) through (5) above and clause (8) below;

 

(7)                                  all Indebtedness of any other Person of the type referred to in clauses (1) through (6) above which is secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person, the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the fair market value at such date of any asset subject to any Lien securing the Indebtedness of others and the amount of the Indebtedness secured;

 

(8)                                  all obligations under Hedge Agreements of such Person; and

 

(9)                                  all Disqualified Capital Stock issued by such Person with the amount of Indebtedness represented by such Disqualified Capital Stock being equal to the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference and its maximum fixed repurchase price, but excluding accrued dividends, if any.

 

For purposes hereof, (1) the “maximum fixed repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were purchased on any date on which Indebtedness is required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value will be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Company of such Disqualified Capital Stock, and (2) accrual of interest or Preferred Stock dividends, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock and increases in the amount of Indebtedness solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies or increases in the value of property securing Indebtedness described in clause (7) of the first paragraph of this definition will not

 

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be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock for purposes of Section 4.04.  The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any date will be the amount of all unconditional obligations described above, as such amount would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the maximum liability at such date of such Person for any contingent obligations described above.

 

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Interest Payment Date ” means the stated due date of an installment of interest on the Securities.

 

Interest Swap Obligations ” means the obligations of any Person, pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person, whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such other Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount.

 

Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect loan or other extension of credit (including, without limitation, a guarantee) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person for value of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any Person. “Investment” shall exclude extensions of trade credit by the Company and its Subsidiaries on commercially reasonable terms.  For the purposes of Section 4.03 and the definition of “Permitted Investments,”

 

(1)                                  “Investment” will include and be valued at the fair market value of the net assets of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

 

(2)                                  the amount of any Investment will be the original cost of such Investment plus the cost of all additional Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, without any adjustments for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to such Investment, reduced by the payment of dividends or distributions (including tax sharing payments) in connection with such Investment or any other amounts received in respect of such Investment.

 

If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or disposed.

 

Investment Grade Status ” shall occur when the Securities receive both of the following:

 

(1)                                  a rating of “BBB-” or higher from S&P; and

 

(2)                                  a rating of “Baa3” or higher from Moody’s;

 

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or the equivalent of such rating by either such rating organization or, if no rating of Moody’s or S&P then exists, the equivalent of such rating by any other Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organization.

 

Issue Date ” means February 14, 2018.

 

Issuer ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Joint Venture ” means any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) engaged in a Related Business with respect to which at least 15% of such Person’s outstanding Capital Stock is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

 

Judgment Currency ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.14.

 

Legal Defeasance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b).

 

Lien ” means any lien, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, charge or encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and any agreement to give any security interest).

 

Mafco ” means MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc. and its successors.

 

Minimum Denominations Requirement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.

 

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. and its successors or, if at any time Moody’s no longer provides a rating for such obligations, another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

 

Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization ” means a nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Rule 436 under the Securities Act or any successor thereto.

 

Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (other than the portion of any such deferred payment constituting interest) received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, net of:

 

(a)                                  all out-of-pocket expenses and fees relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions);

 

(b)                                  the amounts of

 

(x)                                  any repayments of debt secured, directly or indirectly, by Liens on the assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale; and

 

(y)                                  any repayments of debt associated with such assets that is due by reason of such Asset Sale (i.e., such disposition is permitted by the terms of the instruments evidencing or applicable to such debt, or by the terms of a consent granted thereunder, on the condition the proceeds (or portion thereof) of such disposition be applied to such debt), and other fees, expenses and other expenditures, in each case, reasonably incurred as a consequence of such repayment of debt (whether or not such fees, expenses or expenditures are then due and payable or made, as the case may be);

 

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(c)                                   any portion of cash proceeds which the Issuer determines in good faith should be reserved for post-closing adjustments, it being understood and agreed that on the day that all such post-closing adjustments have been determined, the amount (if any) by which the reserved amount in respect of such Asset Sale exceeds the actual post-closing adjustments payable by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will constitute Net Cash Proceeds on such date;

 

(d)                                  all amounts deemed appropriate by the Issuer to be provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such assets which are the subject of such Asset Sale;

 

(e)                                   all foreign, federal, state and local taxes payable (including taxes reasonably estimated to be payable and taking into account any tax sharing agreements) in connection with or as a result of such Asset Sale; and

 

(f)                                    with respect to Asset Sales by Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, the portion of such cash payments attributable to Persons holding a minority interest in such Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Net Cash Proceeds will not include proceeds received in a foreign jurisdiction from an Asset Sale of an asset located outside the United States to the extent (and only to the extent)

 

(1)                                  such proceeds cannot under applicable law be transferred to the United States; or

 

(2)                                  such transfer would result (in the good faith determination of the Company) in an aggregate tax liability that would be materially greater than if such Asset Sale occurred in the United States;

 

provided that if, as, and to the extent that any of such proceeds may lawfully be in the case of clause (1) or are in the case of clause (2) transferred to the United States, such proceeds will be deemed to be cash payments that are subject to the terms of this definition of “Net Cash Proceeds”.

 

Net Proceeds Offer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

New Secured Indenture ” means that certain indenture, to be dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Issuer, the guarantors and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee and collateral agent, and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as paying agent as the same may be supplemented from time to time.

 

New Secured Notes ” means the senior secured notes due 2026 of the Issuer under the New Secured Indenture in an aggregate principal amount of €325.0 million issued on the date hereof, but not any additional notes issued under such indenture.

 

NYX ” means NYX Gaming Group Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in Guernsey, and its subsidiaries.

 

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NYX Acquisition ” means the acquisition of NYX by Bally Gaming and Systems UK Limited, which was consummated on January 5, 2018.

 

Obligations ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, all principal, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnities, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), reimbursement obligations and other liabilities payable to the holder of such Indebtedness under the documentation governing such Indebtedness.

 

October 2017 Financing Transactions ” means the offering of the Issuer’s 2025 Secured Notes and the application of the proceeds therefrom, together with cash on hand and borrowings under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement, to finance the NYX Acquisition, including the refinancing of existing indebtedness of NYX, and the payment of related fees and expenses.

 

Offering Memorandum ” means the final offering memorandum relating to the Securities, dated January 31, 2018.

 

Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Vice President or Assistant Secretary of such Person.

 

Officer’s Certificate ” of any Person means a certificate signed by any Officer of such Person.

 

Opinion of Counsel means, with respect to any Person, a written opinion from legal counsel who is acceptable to the trustee.  The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to such Person.

 

Parent Company ” means any direct or indirect parent of the Company.

 

Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Guarantor of the Securities ranking pari passu with the Securities or a Guarantee of the Securities, as the case may be, that the obligor thereon is required to offer to repurchase or repay on a permanent basis in connection with an Asset Sale.

 

Paying Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Payment Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(d).

 

Permitted Convertible Notes Offering ” means any offering by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors after the Issue Date of unsecured convertible notes or debentures; provided that such notes or debentures are permitted to be issued under Section 4.04.

 

Permitted Indebtedness ” means, without duplication,

 

(1)                                  (a) the Securities issued on the Issue Date and guarantees thereof and (b) the New Secured Notes issued on the Issue Date and guarantees thereof,

 

(2)                                  Indebtedness incurred pursuant to any Credit Facility (including without limitation the Credit Agreement) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the sum of (a) $700.0 million (with respect to the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement, and $350.0 million of which may be incurred under an asset-based revolving credit

 

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facility) and (b) the greater of (i) $4,650.0 million and (ii) such amount as would not, as of the date of incurrence and after giving pro forma effect thereto, cause the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio to exceed 4.00 to 1.00, and in the case of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (2)(b)(ii), Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided that, (i) Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors may not incur Indebtedness or issue Preferred Stock pursuant to this clause (2) if, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or issuance and application of proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (2), the first paragraph of Section 4.04 and clause (13) of this definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” exceeds the greater of $550.0 million and 8.0% of the Company’s Total Assets, (ii) for purposes of determining the amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred under clause (2)(b)(ii), all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (2) will be treated as secured by a Lien for purposes of the definition of “Consolidated Net Secured Leverage” and (iii) the Securities issued on the Issue Date and the $1,150.0 million principal amount of 2022 Secured Notes issued on February 14, 2017 and outstanding on the Issue Date will initially be deemed to have been incurred pursuant to clauses (2)(b)(i) or (13) of this definition of “Permitted Indebtedness.”

 

(3)                                  Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness contemplated by clause (1) or (2) of this definition) of the Company and its Subsidiaries outstanding on the Issue Date,

 

(4)                                  Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any Hedge Agreement;

 

(5)                                  Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is promptly repaid;

 

(6)                                  intercompany Indebtedness owed by the Company to any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, in each case, subject to no Lien held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , however , that any such Indebtedness owing to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities; and provided , further that if, as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date will be deemed the date of incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness by the issuer of such Indebtedness under this clause (6);

 

(7)                                  Indebtedness (a) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance an Asset Acquisition and (b) Acquired Indebtedness; provided , however , that after giving effect to such acquisition and the incurrence of such Indebtedness, either:

 

(i)                               the Issuer would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of Section 4.04; or

 

(ii)                            the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company would be greater than immediately prior to such acquisition;

 

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(8)                                  (A) (x) guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) pursuant to Section 4.17 or (y) guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) of Indebtedness of other Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that such Indebtedness is otherwise permitted under this Indenture and (B) guarantees by the Company or the Issuer of the Company’s Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under this Indenture;

 

(9)                                  Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the purchase or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment or other capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate amount (including Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) not to exceed $200.0 million in any fiscal year; provided that the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may carry over and make in subsequent fiscal years, in addition to the amounts permitted for such fiscal year, up to $350.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (9) attributable to preceding fiscal years;

 

(10)                           Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary evidenced by Capitalized Lease Obligations which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (10) and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence, does not exceed the greater of $300.0 million and 4.5% of the Company’s Total Assets;

 

(11)                           (x) Indebtedness constituting reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business, including letters of credit in respect of workers’ compensation claims, provided that upon the drawing of such letters of credit such obligations are reimbursed within 30 days following such drawing, and (y) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of workers’ compensation claims, guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar facilities, property casualty or liability insurance, take-or-pay obligations in supply arrangements, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid, customs, government, VAT, duty, tariff, appeal and surety bonds, completion guarantees, and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12)                           any refinancing, modification, replacement, renewal, restatement, refunding, deferral, extension, substitution, supplement, reissuance or resale of existing or future Indebtedness incurred in accordance with Section 4.04 (other than pursuant to clause (2), (6), (9), (10), (11), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) or (19) of this definition), including any additional Indebtedness incurred to pay accrued interest, fees, underwriting discounts, premiums required by the instruments governing such existing or future Indebtedness as in effect at the time of issuance thereof or premiums (including consent payments and early tender payments) paid in connection with a tender offer for such Indebtedness and other costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith (collectively, “ Refinancing Indebtedness ”) prior to or at its respective maturity; provided , however , that (i) any such event does not (1) result in an increase in the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Indebtedness (except (A) as provided above in this definition or (B) otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (2) create Indebtedness with a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time such Indebtedness is incurred that is less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity at such time of the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold and (ii) if the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold was subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the guarantees, as the case may be, then such Refinancing Indebtedness, by its terms, is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the guarantees, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness

 

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being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold;

 

(13)                           additional Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (13) and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence (which amount may, but need not, be incurred in whole or in part under the Credit Agreement), does not exceed the greater of $450.0 million and 6.5% of the Company’s Total Assets; provided that, (i) Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors may not incur Indebtedness or issue Preferred Stock pursuant to this clause (13) if, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or issuance and application of proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not guarantors incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (13), the first paragraph of Section 4.04 and clause (2) of this definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” exceeds the greater of $450.0 million and 6.5% of the Company’s Total Assets;

 

(14)                           Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary supported by a letter of credit issued pursuant to any Credit Facility, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit;

 

(15)                           the guarantee of Indebtedness of Joint Ventures to the extent permitted by clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence pursuant to this clause (15), does not exceed the sum of (a) (i) the greater of $250.0 million and 3.5% of the Company’s Total Assets, minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding on such date pursuant to clause (17)(b) of this definition and (b) the aggregate principal amount of additional Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred on such date pursuant to clause (17)(a) of this definition;

 

(16)                           the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of Preferred Stock to the Company or to any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , however , that:

 

(a)                                  any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock that results in any such Preferred Stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and

 

(b)                                  any sale or other transfer of any such Preferred Stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,

 

will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such Preferred Stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (16);

 

(17)                           Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount which, when taken together with all other Indebtedness Incurred subsequent to the Issue Date and outstanding on the date of such Incurrence pursuant to this clause (17), does not exceed the sum of (a) (i) the greater of $250.0 million and 3.5% of the Company’s Total Assets minus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding on such date pursuant to clause (15)(b) of this definition and (b) the aggregate principal amount of additional Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred on such date pursuant to clause (15)(a) of this definition;

 

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(18)                           Indebtedness in the form of earn-outs, indemnification, incentive, non-compete, consulting, ordinary course deferred purchase price or other similar arrangements and other contingent obligations in respect of acquisitions or Permitted Investments (both before or after any liability associated therewith becomes fixed), including any such obligations which may exist on the Issue Date as a result of acquisitions consummated prior to the Issue Date, arising from agreements providing for indemnification related to sales, leases or other dispositions of goods or adjustment of purchase price of similar obligations in any case incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary;

 

(19)                           Indebtedness consisting of guarantees or other credit support provided in respect of Specified Concession Obligations incurred pursuant to clause (12) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or issued in lieu of cash payments of Restricted Payments permitted under this Indenture;

 

(20)                           Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of the financing of insurance premiums and, to the extent constituting Indebtedness, pension and retirement liabilities;

 

(21)                           Indebtedness (i) owed on a short-term basis of no longer than 30 days to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) in respect of overdraft facilities, employee credit card programs, netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and other cash management services entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(22)                           Indebtedness (i) representing deferred compensation or stock-based compensation to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) consisting of obligations of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with any Permitted Investment;

 

(23)                           (i) Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries undertaken in connection with cash management and related activities with respect to any Subsidiary or joint venture in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Indebtedness of the Company or any of is Restricted Subsidiaries to any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) that is not a Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations (including in respect of intercompany self-insurance arrangements); and

 

(24)                           to the extent constituting Indebtedness, payment and custodial obligations in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including obligations with respect to funds that may be placed in trust accounts.

 

Additionally, in the case of clauses (2), (9), (10), (13), (14), (15), and (17) of this definition, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under such clause shall be increased by the amount of accrued interest, fees, underwriting discounts, premiums (including consent payments and early tender payments) and other costs and expenses refinanced, paid or incurred in connection with any refinancing of Indebtedness incurred under such clause.

 

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Permitted Investments ” means

 

(1)                                  Investments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in, or for the benefit of, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (whether existing on the Issue Date or created thereafter and including Investments in any Person, if after giving effect to such Investment, such Person would be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) and Investments in, or for the benefit of, the Company by any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

 

(2)                                  Investments in cash or Cash Equivalents;

 

(3)                                  Investments existing on, or pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on, the Issue Date and, in each case, any extensions or renewals thereof, so long as the amount of any Investment made pursuant to this clause (3) is not increased (other than pursuant to such legally binding commitments);

 

(4)                                  Investments in securities or other debt obligations of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in settlement of or other resolution of claims or disputes, and in each case, extensions, modifications and amendments thereof;

 

(5)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, loans and advances in the ordinary course of business by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to their respective officers, directors, consultants and employees in an aggregate amount (excluding (for purposes of such cap) tuition advances, travel and entertainment expenses, but including relocation expenses) not to exceed $7.5 million at any one time outstanding;

 

(6)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, additional Investments in a Person or Persons principally engaged in a Related Business in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all other Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (6) and outstanding on the date of such Investment, does not exceed the sum of (a) the greater of $650.0 million and 10.0% of the Company’s Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (b) any cash returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment;

 

(7)                                  Investments received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries as consideration for asset sales, including Asset Sales; provided , however , in the case of an Asset Sale, such Asset Sale is effected in compliance with Section 4.16;

 

(8)                                  Investments of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any Hedge Agreement;

 

(9)                                  guarantees by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness, which guarantees are otherwise permitted to be incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Indenture;

 

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(10)                           any Investments received in exchange for the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any such Qualified Capital Stock;

 

(11)                           advances of payroll payments to employees, or fee payments to directors or consultants, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(12)                           Investments comprising Specified Concession Obligations, including Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries whose only material asset is or will be interests in Specified Concession Obligations (a portion of which may take the form of guarantees or other credit support provided in respect of Specified Concession Obligations); provided that the aggregate amount of Investments comprising Specified Concession Obligations of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition thereof made subsequent to the Issue Date, when taken together with all other such Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (12) and outstanding on the date of such Investment (other than the Specified LNS Concession Obligations), does not exceed the sum of (a) the greater of $550.0 million and 8.0% of the Company’s Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (b) any cash returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment;

 

(13)                           any Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Joint Venture in an aggregate amount which, when taken together with all other Investments made subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (13) and outstanding on the date of such Investment, does not exceed the sum of (a) the greater of $550.0 million and 8.0% of the Company’s Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (b) any cash returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayment, income and similar amounts) actually received in respect of any such Investment;

 

(14)                           Investments acquired after the Issue Date as a result of the acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of another Person, including by way of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a transaction that is not prohibited by Section 5.01, to the extent that such Investments (or binding commitments to make such Investments) were not made in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;

 

(15)                           Investments in respect of pre-paid incentives to customers (which pre-paid incentive payments may also be recorded as “upfront contract acquisition costs”);

 

(16)                           any Investments in receivables owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided , however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

 

(17)                           (i) loans and advances made to distributors, customers, vendors and suppliers in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with market practices, (ii) purchases and acquisition of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of

 

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intellectual property, in each case in the ordinary course of business, to the extent such purchases and acquisitions constitute Investments and (iii) Investments among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale of inventory and parts in the ordinary course of business;

 

(18)                           any Investment in any subsidiary in connection with intercompany cash management arrangements or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(19)                           Investments in prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease and utility and worker’s compensation deposits provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

 

(20)                           Investments in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including as may be placed in trust accounts; and

 

(21)                           Investments consisting of (i) the licensing, sublicensing, cross-licensing, pooling or contribution of, or similar arrangements with respect to, intellectual property and (ii) the transfer or licensing of non-U.S. intellectual property to a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Permitted Investors ” means the Sponsor and its Affiliates (but excluding any operating portfolio companies of the foregoing), the members of management of any parent company of the Company, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that have ownership interests in any parent company of the Company or the Company as of the Issue Date, and the directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any parent company of the Company as of the Issue Date.

 

Permitted Liens ” means

 

(1)                                  Liens securing Indebtedness consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations;

 

(2)                                  Liens on assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing (a) Indebtedness or other Obligations under Credit Facilities that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness;” provided that, for absence of doubt, during any period that certain covenants have been suspended pursuant to Section 4.18, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness and other Obligations that is permitted to be secured pursuant to this clause (a) will continue to be limited to the amount set forth in clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and (b) Indebtedness that was permitted by the terms of this Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (1)(b) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and/or Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

 

(3)                               Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such acquisition;

 

(4)                                  Liens at any time outstanding with respect to assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, the fair market value of which at the time the Lien was imposed does not exceed the greater of (i) $175.0 million and (ii) 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any time outstanding;

 

(5)                                  (i) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (9), (11), (15) ( provided that such Lien will not extend to any assets other than the assets of such Joint Venture (or the equity interests of the Joint Venture held by the Company) for which such guarantee of Indebtedness

 

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is provided), (17), ( provided that such Liens extend only to the assets or Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries), (20) ( provided that such Liens do not encumber any property other than cash paid to any such insurance company in respect of such insurance) and (22) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 4.04; provided that in the case of (ii), such Liens are secured on a junior priority basis to the Securities;

 

(6)                                  Liens created to replace Liens described in clause (3) above or clause (7) below to the extent that such Liens do not extend beyond the originally encumbered property (other than improvements thereto or thereon, attachments and other modifications reasonably required to maintain such property) and are not otherwise materially less favorable to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the Liens being replaced, as determined by the Company in good faith;

 

(7)                                  Liens on the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) that is not a Guarantor to secure Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(8)                                  Liens in favor of the Trustee for amounts payable to the Trustee under this Indenture;

 

(9)                                  Liens existing on the Issue Date and any Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof (in each case, other than Liens to secure Indebtedness or other Obligations under the Credit Agreement or the New Secured Notes pursuant to clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”);

 

(10)                           (i) Liens in favor of a trustee with respect to assets in any pension, retirement, deferred compensation, 401(k) or other benefit plan of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) pledges, deposits or statutory trusts in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (iii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such obligations;

 

(11)                           Liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to the extent required by GAAP;

 

(12)                           landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

(13)                           deposits and other Liens to secure the performance of bids, government, trade and other similar contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, subleases, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety, judgment and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(14)                           encumbrances shown as exceptions in the title insurance policies insuring mortgages, easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from

 

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the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(15)                           Liens arising from judgments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 6.01(e);

 

(16)                           Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(17)                           receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;

 

(18)                           Liens 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;

 

(19)                           Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries of goods through third parties in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with past practice;

 

(20)                           Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Investment permitted under the definition of “Permitted Investments”;

 

(21)                           Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments permitted by clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” that constitute repurchase obligations;

 

(22)                           Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances and letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(23)                           Liens on cash deposits securing any Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(24)                           any interest or title of a lessor under any leases or subleases entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and any financing statement filed in connection with any such lease;

 

(25)                           Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; provided that such defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is not prohibited hereunder;

 

(26)                           Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (ii) other Liens securing cash management obligations in the ordinary course of business and (iii) Liens encumbering reasonable and customary initial deposits

 

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and margin deposits in respect of, and similar Liens attaching to, commodity trading accounts and other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

(27)                           Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

 

(28)                           Liens on Capital Stock in joint ventures securing obligations of such joint venture;

 

(29)                           licenses, sublicenses, cross-licensing or pooling of, or similar arrangements with respect to, intellectual property granted by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which do not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(30)                           Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings (or other similar filings in non-U.S. jurisdictions) regarding leases, subleases, licenses or consignments, in each case, entered into by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(31)                           Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other investments in connection with the deposit of amounts necessary to satisfy payment and custodial obligations in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including as may be placed in trust accounts;

 

(32)                           zoning or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any governmental authority to control or regulate the use of any real property; and

 

(33)                           Liens to secure all premiums (if any), interest (including post- petition interest), fees, expenses, charges, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, accretion of interest paid in kind and additional or contingent interest on obligations subject to a Lien pursuant to the foregoing clauses of this definition.

 

Permitted Transferees ” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants and (b) the estate of Ronald O. Perelman and (c) any other trust or other legal entity the beneficiary of which is such person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children or their respective lineal descendants.

 

Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity.

 

Preferred Stock ” of any Person means any Capital Stock of such Person that has preferential rights to any other Capital Stock of such Person with respect to dividends or redemptions or upon liquidation.

 

principal ” of any Indebtedness (including the Securities) means the principal amount of such Indebtedness plus the premium, if any, on such Indebtedness.

 

Pro Rata Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.16.

 

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Productive Assets ” means assets of a kind used or usable in the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as conducted on the date of the relevant Asset Sale or any Related Business (including Capital Stock in any such businesses or Related Business and licenses or similar rights to operate); provided , further , that accounts receivable acquired as part of an acquisition of assets of a kind used or usable in such businesses will be deemed to be Productive Assets.

 

Qualified Capital Stock ” means any stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

 

Rating Agencies ” means Moody’s and S&P.

 

Record Date ” means the applicable Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) specified in the Securities.

 

Redemption Date ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Redemption Price ,” when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Registrar ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

 

Related Business ” means the businesses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries  , in each case, as conducted on the Issue Date and similar, complementary or related businesses or reasonable extensions, developments or expansions thereof.

 

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

 

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer in the corporate trust department at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee including any director, associate, vice president, or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

 

Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

 

Restricted Payment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person which at the time of determination is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Reversion Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(b).

 

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, and its successors or, if at any time S&P no longer provides a rating for such obligations, another Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Secured Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries secured by a Lien.

 

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Securities ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

Senior Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor other than the Subordinated Indebtedness.

 

Significant Subsidiary ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

 

Specified Concession ” means any concession, license or other authorization granted or awarded to, or agreement entered into by, the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any Specified Concession Vehicle by or with an applicable governmental authority, whether such concession, license, authorization or agreement is now existing or hereafter arising and any renewals or extensions of, or any succession to, such concession, license, authorization or agreement, with respect to gaming, gaming machines (including video lottery terminals), wagering, lotteries, interactive activities or any goods or services relating thereto in any jurisdiction, together with any procedures, activities, functions or requirements in connection therewith (or any amendment or supplement to any such concession, license, authorization, agreement, procedures, activities, functions or requirements).

 

Specified Concession Obligations ” means any payments, costs, contributions, obligations or commitments made or incurred by any of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (whether directly or indirectly to or through any Specified Concession Vehicle or any of its equity holders or members) in the form of (and including any costs to obtain, or credits or discounts associated with) (a) tender fees, up-front fees, bid or performance bonds, guarantees, reimbursement obligations or similar arrangements, capital requirements or contributions or similar payments or obligations in connection with any Specified Concession or the formation of or entry into or capitalization, or capital commitment or contribution to, of any Specified Concession Vehicle, or (b) other payments, costs, contributions or obligations (including any credits or discounts) in connection with any Specified Concession, or the formation of or entry into or capitalization of any Specified Concession Vehicle, that are incurred or agreed to in lieu of payments, costs, contributions or obligations described in clause (a) above.

 

Specified Concession Vehicle ” means any consortium, joint venture or other Person entered into by the Company and/or any Subsidiary of the Company or in or with which the Company and/or any Subsidiary of Company directly or indirectly participates or has an interest or a contractual relationship, which consortium, joint venture or other Person holds or is party to a Specified Concession (or is otherwise formed, or directly or indirectly participates or has an interest in or a contractual relationship with such joint venture or other Person, in connection with a Specified Concession).

 

Specified LNS Concession Obligations means any Specified Concession Obligation relating to that certain nine-year contract extension announced by the Company on December 4, 2017 relating to the Italian Scratch and Win concession.

 

Sponsor ” means (a) Mafco, (b) each of Mafco’s direct and indirect subsidiaries and Affiliates, (c) Ronald O. Perelman, (d) any of the directors or executive officers of Mafco or (e) any of their respective Permitted Transferees.

 

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to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).

 

For purposes of this definition, in the case of debt securities that are by their terms convertible into Capital Stock (or cash or a combination of cash and Capital Stock based on the value of the Capital Stock) of the Company or any parent company of the Company, any obligation to offer to repurchase such debt securities on a date(s) specified in the original terms of such securities, which obligation is not subject to any condition or contingency, will be treated as a final maturity date of such convertible debt securities.

 

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that is subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or the Guarantees, respectively, including the Existing Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

Subsidiary ,” with respect to any Person, means (i) any corporation of which the outstanding Capital Stock having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors under ordinary circumstances shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or (ii) any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.

 

Surviving Entity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01.

 

Suspended Covenant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(a).

 

Suspension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.18(b).

 

TARGET Business Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) System or any successor thereto is open.

 

Total Assets ” means for any Person, as of any determination date, the total consolidated assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as calculated in accordance with GAAP, (i)  plus any reductions to such total assets resulting from any implicit sales-type accounting leases as determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840 or 842 (whichever is applicable to the time of determination) where the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is the accounting lessor, and (ii)  minus any increases to such total assets resulting from any implicit sales-type accounting leases as determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 840 or 842 (whichever is applicable to the time of determination) where the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is the accounting lessee, as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are then available, and giving pro forma effect (determined in the same manner as provided for in the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) to transactions that would change the amount of Total Assets.

 

Total Revenues ” means for any Person, as of any determination date, the total consolidated revenues of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as calculated in accordance with GAAP, as of the most recent date for which internal financial statements are then available, and giving pro forma effect (determined in the same manner as provided for in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”) to transactions that would change the amount of Total Revenues.

 

Transactions ” means, collectively, the offer and sale of the Securities and the New Secured Notes, the redemption of the Issuer’s 2022 Secured Notes and the payment of related fees and expenses, and the other financing transactions as described under the heading “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Memorandum.

 

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Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means such successor.

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means

 

(1)                                  any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination is or continues to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by such Person in the manner provided below;

 

(2)                                  SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC; and

 

(3)                                  any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

The Company may designate any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company, the Issuer or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided , however , that

 

(x)                                  the Issuer certifies to the Trustee that such designation complies with Section 4.03; and

 

(y)                                  each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except to the extent permitted by Section 4.03 and Section 4.04.

 

The Company may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if

 

(x)                                  immediately after giving effect to such designation, (i) the Company is able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.04 or (ii) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company would be greater than such ratio for the Company immediately prior to such designation; and

 

(y)                                  immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Any such designation will be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

 

Voting Stock ” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing

 

(a)                                  the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into

 

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(b)                                  the sum of the total of the products obtained by multiplying

 

(1)                                  the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by

 

(2)                                  the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.

 

For purposes of this definition, in the case of debt securities that are by their terms convertible into Capital Stock (or cash or a combination of cash and Capital Stock based on the value of the Capital Stock) of the Company or any parent company of the Company, any obligation to offer to repurchase such debt securities on a date(s) specified in the original terms of such securities, which obligation is not subject to any condition or contingency, will be treated as a final maturity date of such convertible debt securities.

 

Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such person that is also a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of such Person.

 

SECTION 1.02.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 1.03.                         Rules of Construction .  Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(1)                                  an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP;

 

(2)                                  “or” is not exclusive;

 

(3)                                  words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular;

 

(4)                                  provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

 

(5)                                  “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

 

(6)                                  unsecured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to secured Indebtedness merely by virtue of its nature as unsecured Indebtedness;

 

(7)                                  secured Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be subordinate or junior to any other secured Indebtedness merely because it has a junior priority with respect to the same collateral; and

 

(8)                                  all references to the date the Securities were originally issued shall refer to the Issue Date.

 

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ARTICLE 2

 

The Securities

 

SECTION 2.01.                         Form and Dating .  Provisions relating to the Securities are set forth in Appendix A hereto which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made part of, this Indenture.  The Securities and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication thereof shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to Appendix A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made a part of, this Indenture.  The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage.  The Issuer and the Trustee shall approve the form of the Securities and any notation, legend or endorsement on them.  Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall show the date of its issuance.  The terms of the Securities set forth in Appendix A and the exhibits thereto are part of the terms of this Indenture.

 

SECTION 2.02.                         Execution and Authentication .  An Officer shall sign the Securities for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Security was an Officer at the time of such execution but no longer holds that or any office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Security, the Security shall be valid nevertheless.

 

A Security shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Security.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.

 

The Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue on the Issue Date in the aggregate principal amount of €250,000,000 and, at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall authenticate Additional Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate.  The Officer’s Certificate shall specify the amount of Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the Securities are to be authenticated and, in the case of an issuance of Additional Securities pursuant to Section 2.16, after the Issue Date, shall certify that such issuance is in compliance with Section 4.04.  Upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities in substitution for Securities originally issued to reflect any name change of the Issuer.  The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate Securities.  Unless otherwise provided in the appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so.  Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Issuer and Affiliates of the Issuer.

 

The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of €100,000 and in integral multiples of €1,000 (the “ Minimum Denominations Requirement ”).

 

SECTION 2.03.                         Registrar, Transfer Agent and Paying Agent .   The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Securities may be presented or surrendered for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”).  The Issuer may have one or more additional Paying Agents.  Offices or agencies of the Paying Agents, including the initial Paying Agent will be maintained in London.  The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange (the “ Transfer Agent ”).  The Registrar will maintain a register reflecting ownership of the Securities outstanding from time to time, if any, and together with the Transfer Agent, will facilitate transfers of the Securities on behalf

 

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of the Issuer.  A register of the Securities shall be left at the registered office of the Issuer.  In case of inconsistency between the register of the Securities kept by the Registrar and the one kept by the Issuer at the registered office, the register kept by the Issuer shall prevail.

 

The Issuer shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Agent not a party to this Indenture, which agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Agent.  The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any such Agent.  If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, or fails to give the foregoing notice, the Trustee shall act as such.  The Issuer, the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company incorporated or organized within The United States of America may act as Agent.

 

The initial Paying Agent will be Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.  The initial Registrar will be Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and the initial Transfer Agent will be Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

 

The Issuer may change the Paying Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent for the Securities without prior notice to the Holders.  However, if and for so long as the Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will notify the Exchange of any change of Paying Agent or Registrar in respect of the Securities.

 

SECTION 2.04.                         Paying Agent to Hold Assets in Trust .  The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all assets held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, or interest on the Securities (whether such assets have been distributed to it by the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities), and shall notify the Trustee of any Default by the Issuer (or any other obligor on the Securities) in making any such payment.  If the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money and hold it in a separate trust.  The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and account for any assets disbursed and the Trustee may at any time during the continuance of any Payment Default, upon written request to a Paying Agent, require such Paying Agent to distribute all assets held by it to the Trustee and to account for any assets distributed.  Upon distribution to the Trustee of all assets that shall have been delivered by the Issuer to the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such assets.

 

SECTION 2.05.                         Securityholder Lists .  The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders.  If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish or cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee by each Record Date and at such other times as the Trustee may reasonably request in writing a list as of such date and in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders, which list (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) may be conclusively relied upon by the Trustee.

 

SECTION 2.06.                         Transfer and Exchange .  The Securities shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Security for registration of transfer.  When a Security is presented to the Registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture (including Appendix A hereto) and Section 8-401(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code are met.  When Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met.

 

SECTION 2.07.                         Replacement Securities .  If a mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or if the Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Security if the Trustee’s and Issuer’s

 

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requirements are met.  Such Holder shall provide an indemnity bond or other indemnity, sufficient in the judgment of both the Issuer and the Trustee, to protect the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any Agent from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced.  The Issuer may charge such Holder for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in replacing a Security, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel. The Issuer may be charged for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Trustee in replacing a Security.  Every replacement Security shall constitute an additional obligation of the Issuer and every replacement Guarantee shall constitute an additional obligation of the Guarantors.

 

SECTION 2.08.                         Outstanding Securities .  Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities that have been authenticated by the Trustee except those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding.  Subject to Section 2.09, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Issuer or any of its Affiliates holds the Security.

 

If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 (other than a mutilated Security surrendered for replacement), it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Security is held by a bona fide purchaser.  A mutilated Security ceases to be outstanding upon surrender of such Security and replacement thereof pursuant to Section 2.07.

 

If on a Redemption Date or the Final Maturity Date the Paying Agent holds (or, if the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, segregates and holds in trust) in accordance with the terms of this Indenture euros sufficient to pay all of the principal and interest due on the Securities payable on that date, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Securities cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

 

SECTION 2.09.                         Treasury Securities .  In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates shall be disregarded, except that, for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice are so owned shall be disregarded.

 

The Trustee may require an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer listing Securities owned by the Issuer or its Affiliates.

 

SECTION 2.10.                         Temporary Securities .  Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Issuer may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate temporary Securities upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer in the form of an Officer’s Certificate.  The Officer’s Certificate shall specify the amount of temporary Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the temporary Securities are to be authenticated.  Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Issuer considers appropriate for temporary Securities.  Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate upon receipt of a written order of the Issuer pursuant to Section 2.02 definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.

 

SECTION 2.11.                         Cancellation .  The Issuer at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation.  The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange or payment.  The Trustee, or at the direction of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Paying Agent, and no one else, shall cancel and dispose of all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation, in accordance with its customary practices.  Subject to Section 2.07, the Issuer may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.  If the Issuer shall acquire any of the Securities, such acquisition shall not operate as a redemption

 

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or satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Securities unless and until the same are surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to this Section 2.11.

 

SECTION 2.12.                         Defaulted Interest .  The Issuer will pay interest on overdue principal from time to time on demand at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities.  The Issuer shall, to the extent lawful, pay interest on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities.  Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest, plus (to the extent lawful) any interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, which date shall be the fifteenth day next preceding the date fixed by the Issuer for the payment of defaulted interest.  At least 10 days before the subsequent special record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee (or cause the Trustee to mail) a notice that states the subsequent special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest, and interest payable on such defaulted interest, if any, to be paid.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest which is paid prior to the expiration of the 30-day period set forth in Section 6.01(a) shall be paid to Holders as of the regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date for which interest has not been paid.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may make payment of defaulted interest in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities may be listed.

 

SECTION 2.13.                         ISIN or Common Code Numbers .  The Issuer in issuing the Securities may use ISIN, Common Code or other similar numbers (if then generally in use), and if so, the Trustee shall use ISIN, Common Code or other similar numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that no representation is hereby deemed to be made as to the correctness or accuracy of such numbers printed in the notice or on the Securities, and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities.  The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the ISIN, Common Code or other similar number.

 

SECTION 2.14.                         Deposit of Moneys .  Prior to 10:00 a.m. London time, on each Interest Payment Date and the Final Maturity Date, the Issuer shall have deposited with the Paying Agent in immediately available funds euros sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be.

 

SECTION 2.15.                         Issuance in Euros . Principal of, Additional Amounts, if any, and interest in respect of the Securities, including payments made upon any redemption of the Securities, shall be payable in euros.  However, if, on or after the Issue Date, the euro is unavailable to the Issuer due to an imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond its control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the EMU that have adopted the euro and their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the Securities will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to the Issuer or so used.  The amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate available on or prior to the relevant payment date, as reported by Bloomberg.  Any payment in respect of the Securities so made in U.S. dollars

 

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shall not constitute an Event of Default.  Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing.

 

SECTION 2.16.                         Issuance of Additional Securities .  After the Issue Date, the Issuer shall be entitled, subject to its compliance with Section 4.04, to issue Additional Securities under this Indenture in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, which Securities shall have identical terms as the Securities issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance and issue price.  The Securities issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Securities shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, including waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.

 

With respect to any Additional Securities, the Issuer shall set forth in a Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer and an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer, a copy of each which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

 

(1)                                  the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Securities to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture and the provision of Section 4.04 that the Issuer is relying on to issue such Additional Securities; and

 

(2)                                  the issue price, the issue date and the ISIN or Common Code number of such Additional Securities.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

Redemption

 

SECTION 3.01.                         Notices to Trustee .  If the Issuer elects to redeem Securities pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price and the principal amount of Securities to be redeemed.  The Issuer shall give notice of redemption to the Paying Agent and Trustee at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating that such redemption will comply with the conditions contained herein.  Any such notice may be cancelled at any time prior to notice of such redemption being mailed to any Holder and shall thereby be void and of no effect.

 

SECTION 3.02.                         Selection of Securities to be Redeemed .  In the event that less than all of the Securities are to be redeemed at any time (other than in the case of a regulatory redemption) pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6, Paragraph 7 or Paragraph 8 of the Securities, the Registrar or Paying Agent will select the Securities or portions thereof to be redeemed among the Holders of the Securities on a pro rata basis, subject to the Minimum Denominations Requirement, unless otherwise required by law or Euroclear or Clearstream’s requirements;

 

The Registrar or Paying Agent shall make the selection from the Securities outstanding and not previously called for redemption and shall promptly notify the Issuer in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.  No Securities having principal of less than the Minimum Denominations Requirement may be redeemed in part.  The Registrar or Paying Agent may select for redemption portions (equal to €100,000 or any greater integral multiple of €1,000 thereof) of the principal amount of Securities that have denominations larger than €100,000.  Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption.

 

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SECTION 3.03.                         Notice of Redemption .  In the case of an optional redemption pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6, Paragraph 7 or Paragraph 8 of the Securities, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a Redemption Date (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) (subject to Section 3.07), the Issuer shall deliver electronically in pdf format or send, by first class mail, postage prepaid, and for securities registered to Euroclear or Clearstream, in accordance with Euroclear or Clearstream’s applicable procedures, to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address except that redemption notices may be delivered electronically in pdf format or mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Securities or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Article 8 hereof.  At the Issuer’s request and with at least 5 business days’ notice to the Trustee, the Trustee shall give the notice at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date, and the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Issuer’s name and at the Issuer’s expense.  Each notice for redemption shall identify the Securities to be redeemed (including the ISIN or Common Code number(s), if any) and shall state:

 

(1)                                  the Redemption Date;

 

(2)                                  the Redemption Price and the amount of accrued interest, if any, to be paid;

 

(3)                                  the name and address of the Paying Agent;

 

(4)                                  that Securities called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any;

 

(5)                                  that, unless the Issuer defaults in making the redemption payment or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on Securities called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the Holders of such Securities is to receive payment of the Redemption Price upon surrender to the Paying Agent of the Securities redeemed;

 

(6)                                  if any Security is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and, in the case of definitive Securities that, after the Redemption Date, and upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued upon surrender of the original Security;

 

(7)                                  if fewer than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the identification of the particular Securities (or portion thereof) to be redeemed, as well as the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be redeemed and the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be outstanding after such partial redemption; and

 

(8)                                  the paragraph of the Securities pursuant to which the Securities are to be redeemed.

 

If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, any such notice to Holders will be published at the expense of the Issuer in a leading English language newspaper having general circulation in Europe or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by such rules, posted on the official website of the Exchange (http://www.tisegroup.com/).

 

SECTION 3.04.                         Effect of Notice of Redemption .  Once notice of redemption is mailed or given electronically in accordance with Section 3.03, and subject to Section 3.07, Securities called for redemption

 

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become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any.  Upon surrender to the Trustee or Paying Agent, and subject to Section 3.07, such Securities called for redemption shall be paid at the Redemption Price (which shall include accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date), but installments of interest, the maturity of which is on or prior to the Redemption Date, shall be payable to Holders of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates.

 

SECTION 3.05.                         Deposit of Redemption Price .  On or before 10:00 a.m. London time on the Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) euros sufficient to pay the Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be redeemed on that date (other than Securities or portions thereof called for redemption on that date which have been delivered by the Issuer to the Trustee for cancellation).  The Paying Agent or Trustee shall promptly return to the Issuer any euros so deposited which is not required for that purpose.

 

If the Issuer complies with the preceding paragraph, then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment when due of such Redemption Price plus accrued interest, if any, or the Paying Agent is prohibited from making such payment pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, interest on the Securities to be redeemed will cease to accrue on and after the applicable Redemption Date, whether or not such Securities are presented for payment.

 

SECTION 3.06.                         Securities Redeemed in Part .  Upon surrender and cancellation of a Security that is to be redeemed in part only, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security or Securities in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

 

SECTION 3.07.                         Issuer Discretion .  In connection with any redemption of Securities (including in any redemption described under Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6, Paragraph 7, Paragraph 8 or Paragraph 9 of the Securities), any such redemption may, at the Issuer’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including any related Equity Offering or a Change of Control, and notice of any such redemption may be given prior to the completion of any conditions precedent.  In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Issuer’s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may be later than 60 days from the date such notice was delivered or mailed), or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the Redemption Date, or by the Redemption Date so delayed.

 

SECTION 3.08.                         Gaming Redemption .  In connection with any redemption pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 9 of the Securities, and except as may be required by a Gaming Authority, the Issuer shall comply with Sections 3.01 through 3.07 hereof.

 

SECTION 3.09.                         Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes .  If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the United States (or any taxing authority thereof having power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or any change in, or amendment to, the official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including by virtue of a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published administrative practice), which change or amendment is publicly announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date, the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (but in the case of a Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligations cannot be made by the Issuer or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) then the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Securities, as a whole but not in part,

 

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upon not less than 15 days’ nor more than 60 days’ published notice as described below, at 100% of their principal amount, together with interest accrued thereon to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is prior to the Redemption Date and Additional Amounts, if any, in respect thereof) and all Additional Amounts, if any, then due and which will become due on the Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise; provided that the Issuer determines, in its business judgment, that the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer or any Guarantor (which does not include substitution of the obligor under the Securities); provided, further , that the notice of redemption shall not be given earlier than 90 days before the earliest date on which the Issuer or applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due and unless at the time such notice is given such obligation to pay Additional Amounts remains in effect (or will be in effect at the time of such redemption). No such redemption may be made unless the Issuer shall have received an opinion of an independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that as a result of such change or amendment the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor has been or will be required to pay the Additional Amounts and the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, stating that based on such opinion the Issuer is entitled to redeem the Securities pursuant to their terms.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

Covenants

 

SECTION 4.01.                         Payment of Securities .  The Issuer will pay the principal of and interest on the Securities in the manner provided in the Securities and in this Indenture.  An installment of principal of or interest on the Securities shall be considered paid on the date it is due if the Trustee or Paying Agent (other than the Issuer, the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) holds on that date as of 10:00 a.m. London time on that date immediately available euros designated for and sufficient to pay the installment in full and is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.  Interest, including defaulted interest, if any, will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months and in the case of a partial month, the actual number of days elapsed.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Issuer may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America from principal or interest payments hereunder.  Subject to actual receipt of such funds as provided by this Section 4.01 by the designated Agent, such Agent shall make payments on the Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.  The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of its failure to so act.

 

SECTION 4.02.                         Maintenance of Office or Agency .  The Issuer will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served.  The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.  If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 11.02.  The Issuer hereby initially designates the office or agency of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York (the address for which may be obtained from the Issuer or the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office) where presentations and surrenders may be made and notices or demands may be served on the Issuer.

 

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SECTION 4.03.                         Limitation on Restricted Payments .  The Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly,

 

(a)                                  declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or in warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company) on or in respect of shares of the Company’s Capital Stock to holders of such Capital Stock;

 

(b)                                  purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to purchase or acquire shares of any class of such Capital Stock, other than the exchange of such Capital Stock, warrants, rights or options for Qualified Capital Stock and/or for warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock;

 

(c)                                   make any principal payment on or with respect to, or purchase, repurchase, defease, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value of, any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor except (i) (A) the payment of interest in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness or (B) the payment of principal at the Stated Maturity thereof, (ii) the purchase, repurchase, defeasance, redemption or other acquisition or retirement of any such Subordinated Indebtedness purchased in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or payment at Stated Maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of purchase, repurchase, defeasance, redemption or other acquisition or retirement and (iii) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (6) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” or

 

(d)                                  make any Restricted Investment (other than Permitted Investments)

 

(each of the foregoing actions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) being referred to as a “ Restricted Payment ”), if at the time of such Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto,

 

(1)                                  a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(2)                                  the Company is not able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) in compliance with Section 4.04; or

 

(3)                                  the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date (without duplication and excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2)(a), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (8) through (13) of the following paragraph) shall exceed the sum of:

 

(w)                                50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income, or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss, of the Company earned subsequent to January 1, 2015 and on or prior to the last day of the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available, treating such period as a single accounting period; plus

 

(x)                                  the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, received by the Company from any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale subsequent to the Issue Date  and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs of Qualified Capital Stock, or in respect of warrants,

 

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rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, including Qualified Capital Stock issued upon the conversion of convertible Indebtedness and (ii) 100% of any cash, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, capital contribution received by the Company from its shareholders subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date the Restricted Payment occurs; plus

 

(y)                                  the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than by a Subsidiary of the Company) subsequent to the Issue Date of any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary convertible or exchangeable for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); plus

 

(z)                                   100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries subsequent to the Issue Date in respect of such Restricted Investments as a result of (without duplication with respect to any item below as among such items or any item listed in clause (3) of the next paragraph):

 

(i)                                         any sale, liquidation, disposition or repayment of any such Restricted Investments, to the extent of the net proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(ii)                                      dividends, distributions of or with respect to capital, returns of capital or other distributions or repayments of loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the extent that a guarantee issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary constitutes a Restricted Investment, the release of such guarantee; or

 

(iii)                                   a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent of the Company’s portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Person) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Person;

 

provided , that any amount pursuant to this clause (z) shall only be included in the calculation required by clause (3) above to the extent that such amount is not included in the Company’s Consolidated Net Income.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall not prohibit:

 

(1)                                  the payment of any dividend or distribution or the redemption of any securities within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution or the giving of formal notice by the Company of such redemption, if the dividend or distribution would have been permitted on the date of declaration or the redemption would have been permitted on the date of the giving of the formal notice thereof;

 

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(a)                                  in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock; or

 

(b)                                  through the application of the net proceeds of a sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock and/or warrants, rights or options (other than debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock) to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, so long as such net proceeds are applied pursuant to this clause (b) within 180 days of such sale;

 

(3)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing, any other Restricted Payment by the Company; provided , however , that the aggregate amounts expended subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (3) do not exceed $350.0 million plus , to the extent that any Restricted Payment made pursuant to this clause (3) is in the form of a Restricted Investment, 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds, and the fair market value, as determined in good faith by the Company, of marketable securities or other property, received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date in respect of such Restricted Investment as a result of (without duplication with respect to any item below as among such items or any item listed in clause (3)(z) of the previous paragraph):

 

(a)                                  any sale, liquidation, disposition or repayment of any such Restricted Investments, to the extent of the net proceeds received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(b)                                  dividends, distributions of or with respect to capital, returns of capital or other distributions or repayments of loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or, to the extent that a guarantee issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary constitutes a Restricted Investment, the release of such guarantee; or

 

(c)                                   a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent of the Company’s portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Person) of the fair market value of the net assets of such Person;

 

provided that any amount pursuant to this clause (3) will only be included in the calculation required by this clause (3) to the extent that such amount is not included in the Company’s Consolidated Net Income;

 

(4)                                  (a) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from making Restricted Payments for repurchase of any Capital Stock of the Company or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire shares of any such Capital Stock deemed to occur upon the exercise or vesting of stock options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock, restricted stock units in respect of Qualified Capital Stock or other similar arrangements to acquire Qualified Capital Stock if such repurchased Capital Stock or warrants, rights or options to acquire shares of any such Capital Stock represent a portion of the exercise price thereof and/or applicable withholding taxes, if any, (b) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from making Restricted Payments to allow any Parent Company to make, non-cash repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or similar equity incentive awards, if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options or similar equity incentive awards, (c) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries from making Restricted Payments to make, or to allow any Parent Company to make (i) tax payments on behalf of present or former officers, directors, consultants, agents or employees (or their estates, trusts, family members or former spouses) of the Company, the Issuer,

 

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any Parent Company or any Subsidiary  in connection with non-cash repurchases of Capital Stock pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option or equity incentive award agreement, shareholders’ or members’ agreement or similar agreement, plan or arrangement of the Company, the Issuer, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) make whole or dividend equivalent payments to holders of vested stock options or other Capital Stock or to holders of stock options or other Capital Stock at or around the time of vesting or exercise of such options or other Capital Stock to reflect dividends previously paid in respect of Capital Stock of the Issuer, the Company or any Parent Company;

 

(5)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Capital Stock of the Company, any Parent Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any current or former officer, director, consultant, agent or employee of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Company pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, employment agreement, stock option or equity award agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement or otherwise upon death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such Person; provided that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Capital Stock may not exceed $75.0 million in any fiscal year; provided , further , that the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may carry over and make in subsequent fiscal years, in addition to the amounts permitted for such fiscal year, up to $100.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (5) attributable to preceding fiscal years; provided , further , that such amount in any fiscal year may be increased by an amount not to exceed the sum of:

 

(a)                                  the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company and, to the extent contributed to the Company as common equity capital, the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Capital Stock of any of the Company’s shareholders, in each case to members of management or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that occurs after the Issue Date to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of Qualified Capital Stock have not otherwise been applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (3)(x) of the preceding paragraph or clause (2) of this paragraph; plus

 

(b)                                  the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date;

 

provided , further , that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by any member of management of any Parent Company, the Company or any of its any Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of the Capital Stock of the Issuer, the Company or any Parent Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment;

 

(6)                                  so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the date of this Indenture in accordance with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in Section 4.04 to the extent that such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Fixed Charges”;

 

(7)                                  Restricted Payments under hedge and warrant option transactions entered into in connection with a Permitted Convertible Notes Offering or any early termination thereof;

 

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(8)                                  the making of cash payments in satisfaction of the conversion obligation upon conversion of convertible Indebtedness issued in a Permitted Convertible Notes Offering in an aggregate amount since the Issue Date not to exceed the sum of (a) the principal amount of such convertible Indebtedness plus (b) any payments received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the exercise, settlement or termination of any related hedge or warrant option transactions;

 

(9)                                  the Company from making Restricted Payments to make, or to allow any Parent Company to make, payments in cash, in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, upon the exercise of warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;

 

(10)                           the distribution, as a dividend or otherwise, of Capital Stock of, or Indebtedness owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary the primary assets of which are cash and/or Cash Equivalents);

 

(11)                           subject to the third paragraph of this Section 4.03, the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 4.04 so long as:

 

(a)                                  such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Securities in right of payment at least to the same extent as the Subordinated Indebtedness being so purchased, repurchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or retired; and

 

(b)                                  such Indebtedness has a final scheduled maturity date equal to or later than the final scheduled maturity date of the Subordinated Indebtedness being so purchased, repurchased, redeemed, defeased, acquired or retired;

 

(12)                           the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Indebtedness in accordance with provisions similar to the provisions set forth in Section 4.15 or Section 4.16; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Issuer has made any required Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer, as applicable, as provided in such covenant with respect to the Securities and have completed the repurchase or redemption of all Securities validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer;

 

(13)                           Restricted Payments made to any Parent Company to permit such Parent Company to pay (i) any taxes which are due and payable by such Parent Company, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as part of a consolidated group to the extent such taxes are directly attributable to the income of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “ Consolidated Group ”); provided that the total amount of any payment pursuant to this clause for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount that the Consolidated Group would be required to pay in respect of federal, state and local income taxes for such period, determined by taking into account any available net operating loss carryovers or other tax attributes of the Consolidated Group as if the Consolidated Group filed a separate consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated income tax return, less the amount of any such taxes payable directly by the Consolidated Group, (ii) customary fees, salary, bonus, severance and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, their current and former officers and employees and members of their Board of Directors, (iii) ordinary course corporate operating expenses and other fees and expenses required to maintain its corporate

 

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existence, (iv) reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any debt or equity offering or other financing transaction by any Parent Company, to the extent the net proceeds thereof are (or, in the case of an unsuccessful offering, were intended to be) used for the benefit of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not completed, and (v) reasonable fees and expenses in connection with compliance with reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, federal or state laws or under this Indenture or any other agreement governing indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries; and

 

(14)                           so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any other Restricted Payment by the Company in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100.0 million in any fiscal year; provided , that the Company may carry over in subsequent fiscal years, in addition to the amounts permitted for such fiscal year, up to $250.0 million of unutilized capacity under this clause (14) attributable to preceding fiscal years.

 

SECTION 4.04.                         Limitation on Incurrence of Additional Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any Preferred Stock other than Permitted Indebtedness; provided , however , that if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time or as a consequence of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries may issue Preferred Stock if, on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness or issuance of such Preferred Stock, after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company is equal to or greater than 2.0 to 1.0; provided , further , that Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not Guarantors may not incur Indebtedness or issue Preferred Stock pursuant to the foregoing proviso if, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or issuance and application of proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness and Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer) that are not Guarantors incurred subsequent to the Issue Date pursuant to this Section 4.04, clause (2) and clause (13) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” exceeds the greater of (x) $550.0 million and (y) 8.0% of the Company’s Total Assets.

 

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.04, in the event that an item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness,” or is entitled to be incurred or issued, as the case may be, pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 4.04, the Company, in its sole discretion, will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock on the date of its incurrence or issuance, as the case may be, in any manner that complies with this Section 4.04, or later divide, classify or reclassify (based on circumstances existing at the time of such division, classification or reclassification) all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock in any manner that complies with this Section 4.04 and such item of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock (or portion thereof, as applicable) will be treated as having been incurred or issued, as the case may be, pursuant to only such clause or clauses or the first paragraph of this Section 4.04.  Additionally, Indebtedness permitted by this Section 4.04 need not be permitted solely by reference to one provision permitting such Indebtedness but may be permitted in part by one such provision and in part by one or more other provisions of this Section 4.04 permitting such Indebtedness.  Indebtedness under the term loan portion of the Credit Agreement outstanding on the date on which the Securities are first issued and authenticated under this Indenture will initially be deemed to have been incurred on the Issue Date in reliance on the exception provided by clause (2) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and may not later be reclassified.

 

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) that, by its terms, is subordinated or junior in right of

 

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payment to any Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, and unless such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be, to the extent and in the same manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to other Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt,  under the terms of this Indenture (1) unsecured Indebtedness will not be treated as subordinated or junior in right of payment to Secured Indebtedness merely because such Indebtedness is unsecured or (2) Senior Indebtedness will not be treated as subordinated or junior in right of payment to any other Senior Indebtedness merely because it has junior priority with respect to the same collateral.

 

SECTION 4.05.                         Corporate Existence .  Except as otherwise permitted by Article 5, the Company shall do or cause to be done, at its own cost and expense, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries in accordance with the respective organizational documents of the Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, and the rights (charter and statutory) and material franchises of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise, or the corporate existence of any Subsidiary (other than the Issuer), if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 4.06.                         Payment of Taxes and Other Claims .  The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or any of its Subsidiaries or upon the income, profits or property of it or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies which, in each case, if unpaid, might by law become a material liability or Lien upon the property of it or any of its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim the amount, applicability or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate provision has been made or for which adequate reserves, to the extent required under GAAP, have been established or where the failure to effect such payment or discharge is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders.

 

SECTION 4.07.                         Maintenance of Properties and Insurance .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall cause all material properties owned by or leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries used or useful to the conduct of its business or the business of any of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in normal condition, repair and working order and supplied with all necessary equipment and shall cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals and replacements thereof, all as in its judgment may be reasonably necessary, so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times; provided , however , that nothing in this Section 4.07 shall prevent the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from discontinuing the use, operation or maintenance of any of such properties, or disposing of any of them, if such properties are, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, no longer reasonably necessary in the conduct of their respective businesses or such disposition is otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

 

(b)                                  The Company shall provide or cause to be provided, for itself and each of its Subsidiaries, insurance (including self-insurance) against loss or damage of the kinds and in the amounts that, in the reasonable, good faith judgment of a responsible officer of the Company, are adequate for the conduct of the business of the Company and such Subsidiaries in a prudent manner, with reputable insurers or with the government of the United States of America or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

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SECTION 4.08.                         Compliance Certificate; Notice of Default .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each of the Issuer’s fiscal years, an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer (signed by the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer) stating that a review of its activities and the activities of its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing officer with a view to determining whether it has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its Obligations under this Indenture and further stating, as to such officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his knowledge the Issuer during such preceding fiscal year has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every such Obligation and no Default or Event of Default has occurred during such year and at the date of such certificate there is no Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing or, if such signer does know of such Default or Event of Default, the certificate shall describe the Default or Event of Default and its status in reasonable detail.  The Officer’s Certificate shall also notify the Trustee should the Issuer elect to change the manner in which it fixes its fiscal year end.

 

(b)                                  The annual financial statements delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.10 shall be accompanied by a written report of the Company’s independent accountants that in conducting their audit of the financial statements which are a part of such annual report or such annual financial statements nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article 4, 5 or 6 insofar as they relate to accounting matters or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation.

 

(c)                                   So long as any of the Securities are outstanding, if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Trustee by registered or certified mail or by electronic mail in pdf format or facsimile transmission an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer specifying such event, notice or other action within 30 Business Days of its becoming aware of such occurrence.

 

SECTION 4.09.                         Compliance with Laws .  The Company will comply, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of the United States, all states and municipalities thereof, and of any governmental department, commission, board, regulatory authority, bureau, agency and instrumentality of the foregoing, in respect of the conduct of their respective businesses and the ownership of their respective properties, except for such noncompliances as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and except for such noncompliances as would not in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

SECTION 4.10.                         SEC Reports .

 

(a)                                  The Company promptly will deliver to the Trustee, but in any event no later than 15 days after the filing of the same with the SEC, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports, if any, which the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding that the Company may not remain subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company will file with the SEC all information, documents and reports required to be filed with the SEC to the extent permitted, and provide the Trustee and the Holders with such annual reports and such information, documents and other reports specified in Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be deemed to have delivered such information and reports with respect to any period for which it has posted such information or reports on its website within the time periods specified

 

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in this Section 4.10.  The Trustee will have no responsibility whatsoever to determine whether any such filing or submission has occurred.

 

(b)                                  Regardless of whether the Company is required to furnish such reports to its stockholders pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company (at its own expense) shall cause its consolidated financial statements, comparable to those which would have been required to appear in annual or quarterly reports, to be delivered to the Trustee and the Holders.

 

(c)                                   For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Company will make available to any prospective purchaser of the Securities or beneficial owner of the Securities in connection with any sale thereof the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act during any period when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Exchange Act.

 

(d)                                  Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

 

SECTION 4.11.                         Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws .  The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law or any usury law or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Issuer from paying all or any portion of the principal of and/or interest on the Securities as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture, and (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) the Issuer hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

SECTION 4.12.                         Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into or permit to exist any transaction or series of related transactions with any of its Affiliates (an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving aggregate consideration in excess of $25.0 million, other than

 

(x)                                  Affiliate Transactions permitted under the next paragraph; and

 

(y)                                  Affiliate Transactions on terms that are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might reasonably have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate;

 

provided , however , that for a transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate value exceeding the greater of $80.0 million and 1.25% of the Company’s Total Assets, such determination shall be made in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company; and provided , further , that for a transaction or series of related transactions with an aggregate value of $100.0 million or more, such determination shall be made in good faith by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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The foregoing restrictions will not apply to:

 

(1)                                  reasonable fees and compensation paid or advanced to, and indemnity provided to or on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors or senior management;

 

(2)                                  transactions between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(3)                                  any agreement as in effect as of the Issue Date or any amendment thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby (including pursuant to any amendment thereto) or by any replacement agreement thereto so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement is not more disadvantageous to the Holders generally in any material respect than the original agreement as in effect on the Issue Date as determined in good faith by the Company;

 

(4)                                  Permitted Investments and Restricted Payments permitted by this Indenture;

 

(5)                                  commercially reasonable transactions between the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary and any joint venture in the ordinary course of business that have been determined by the Board of Directors or senior management of the Company to comply with clause (y) of the first paragraph above;

 

(6)                                  transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Company) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the Company owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an equity interest in, or controls, such Person; provided that no Affiliate of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary shall have a beneficial interest or otherwise participate in such Person;

 

(7)                                  transactions in which the only consideration paid by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries consists of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any capital contribution otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

 

(8)                                  payments or loans (or cancellations of loans) to officers, managers, directors, consultants and employees of the Company, any of its direct or indirect parent companies or any Restricted Subsidiary and employment agreements, stock option plans and other compensatory or benefit arrangements with such officers, managers, directors, consultants and employees that are, in each case, approved by the Company in good faith;

 

(9)                                  transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Trustee a letter from a nationally recognized investment banking, accounting or valuation firm selected by the Company stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of clause (y) of the first paragraph of this Section 4.12;

 

(10)                           transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture that are fair to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Company, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;

 

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(11)                           investments by an Affiliate in securities of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as the investment is being offered generally to other investors on the same or more favorable terms;

 

(12)                           transactions between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Person that is an Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary solely because a director of such Person is also a director of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company, as the case may be, on any matter involving such other Person;

 

(13)                           pledges of Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(14)                           joint purchasing arrangements with the Sponsor and Affiliates of the Company in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with past practice;

 

(15)                           transactions with an Affiliate in its capacity as a purchaser or holder of Indebtedness or other securities of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in which such Affiliate is treated no more favorably than the other purchasers or holders of Indebtedness or other securities of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary (except as otherwise permitted under this Section 4.12);

 

(16)                           entering into an agreement that provides registration rights to the equity holders of the Company, the Issuer or any parent of the Company or amending such agreement with shareholders of the Company or any parent of the Company and the performance of such agreements; and

 

(17)                           payments by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to any of the Sponsors in respect of indemnification payments or for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities, including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures, or any transactions pursuant to which Mafco or any of its Affiliates provide the Company with services at the cost to Mafco or such Affiliates, which payments or services are approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.

 

SECTION 4.13.                         Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

 

(a)                                  pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in respect of its Capital Stock;

 

(b)                                  make loans or advances to or pay any Indebtedness or other obligation owed to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; or

 

(c)                                   transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Company,

 

except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

 

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(1)                                  applicable law and agreements with governmental authorities;

 

(2)                                  the Securities, this Indenture or any Guarantee thereof;

 

(3)                                  (A) customary provisions restricting (1) the subletting or assignment of or under any lease or (2) the transfer of copyrighted or patented materials, (B) provisions in agreements that restrict the assignment or other transfer of such agreements (or property that is the subject thereof) or rights thereunder or (C) provisions of a customary nature contained in the terms of Capital Stock restricting the payment of dividends and the making of distributions on Capital Stock;

 

(4)                                  any agreement or instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than (a) the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired (including the Capital Stock of such Person), or (b) any Restricted Subsidiary having no assets other than (i) the Person or the properties or assets of the Person so acquired (including the Capital Stock of such Person) and (ii) other assets having a fair market value not in excess of $5.0 million, and, in each case, the monetary proceeds thereof;

 

(5)                                  any agreement or instrument (A) in effect at or entered into on the Issue Date, (B) governing Secured Indebtedness, including the Credit Agreement and the New Secured Notes permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.04, or (C) governing Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer) that is not a Guarantor;

 

(6)                                  any agreement or instrument governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (9) or (13) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

 

(7)                                  restrictions on the transfer of assets subject to any Lien permitted under this Indenture;

 

(8)                                  restrictions imposed by any agreement to sell assets not in violation of this Indenture to any Person pending the closing of such sale;

 

(9)                                  customary rights of first refusal with respect to the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ interests in their respective Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries) and joint ventures;

 

(10)                           restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(11)                           customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements, applicable to joint ventures not prohibited hereunder;

 

(12)                           customary provisions contained in leases, licenses and other agreements, including with respect to intellectual property, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(13)                           Indebtedness of a Person that was a Restricted Subsidiary at the time of incurrence and the incurrence of which Indebtedness is permitted by Section 4.04; provided that such encumbrances and restrictions apply only to such Restricted Subsidiary and its assets; and provided , further , that the Company has determined in good faith, at the time of creation of each such

 

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encumbrance or restriction, that such encumbrances and restrictions would not singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to make payments on the Securities;

 

(14)                           the subordination of any Indebtedness owed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary to any other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (A) such other Indebtedness is permitted under this Indenture and (B) the Company has determined in good faith, at the time of creation of each such encumbrance or restriction, that such encumbrances and restrictions would not singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to make payments on the Securities; or

 

(15)                           an agreement effecting a refinancing, replacement or substitution of Indebtedness issued, assumed or incurred pursuant to an agreement referred to in clauses (2), (4) or (5) above or any other agreement evidencing Indebtedness permitted under this Indenture; provided , however , that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such refinancing, replacement or substitution agreement or any such other agreement (a) are not less favorable to the Company in any material respect as determined by the Company in good faith than the provisions of the Indebtedness being refinanced or (b) would not singly or in the aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Issuer to make payments on the Securities.

 

SECTION 4.14.                         Limitation on Liens .  The Issuer and the Company will not, and the Company will not permit any of the other Guarantors to, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien securing Indebtedness (other than Permitted Liens) upon any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by them, or any income or profits therefrom, or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom provided, however, that in addition to creating Permitted Liens on their properties or assets, the Issuer, the Company and any of the other Guarantors may (i) in the case of Liens securing such Subordinated Indebtedness, create any Lien securing Subordinated Indebtedness upon any of their properties or assets (including, but not limited to, any Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries) if the Securities are secured by a Lien on such property or assets that is senior in priority to such Liens; or (ii) in all other cases, create any Lien securing Indebtedness upon any of their properties or assets (including, but not limited to, any Capital Stock of its Subsidiaries) if the Securities are equally and ratably secured.

 

SECTION 4.15.                         Change of Control .

 

(a)                                  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control after the Issue Date, each Holder will have the right to require that the Issuer repurchase all or a portion, subject to the Minimum Denominations Requirement, of such Holder’s Securities, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of repurchase.

 

(b)                                  Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control occurred, the Issuer will send, electronically or by first class mail, a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, offering to purchase the Securities as described above (the “ Change of Control Offer ”).  The notice to the Holders shall contain instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.  Such notice shall state:

 

(1)                                  that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.15 and that all Securities tendered and not withdrawn will be accepted for payment;

 

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(2)                                  the purchase price (including the amount of accrued interest) and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”);

 

(3)                                  that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

 

(4)                                  that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment therefor, any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(5)                                  that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(6)                                  that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the second Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date, electronic mail in pdf format, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Security purchased;

 

(7)                                  that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will be issued new Securities in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; and

 

(8)                                  the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control.

 

On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will (i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered , subject to the Minimum Denominations Requirement, pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities so tendered and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Issuer.  The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the Change of Control Payment Date and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail to such Holders new Securities equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered.  Any Securities not so accepted shall be promptly mailed by the Issuer to the Holder thereof.  For purposes of this Section 4.15, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.

 

Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer promptly shall be returned by the Trustee to the Issuer.

 

The Issuer will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (a) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer or (b) a notice of redemption relating to the redemption of all of the Securities has been given pursuant to the redemption provisions of Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities and Section 3.03 of this Indenture and, in the event that such redemption is subject to one or more conditions precedent, such conditions have been satisfied or waived.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained

 

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herein, a Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer is made.  The closing date of any such Change of Control Offer made in advance of a Change of Control may be changed to conform to the actual closing date of the Change of Control, provided that such closing date is not earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date the Change of Control Offer notice is mailed as described in this Section 4.15.  Additionally, the Company may, at its option, include in any Change of Control Offer an early tender payment, early consent payment or consent payment, so long as any such payment is in addition to the purchase price set forth in paragraph (a) above.

 

If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will publish a public announcement with respect to the results of any Change of Control Offer in a leading English language newspaper having general circulation in Europe or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by such rules, post such announcement on the official website of the Exchange (http://www.tisegroup.com/).

 

If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities validly tender and do not withdraw such Securities in a Change of Control Offer and the Issuer, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Issuer as described above, purchases all of the Securities validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Issuer or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Securities that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

 

The Company and the Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of Securities pursuant to a Change of Control Offer.  To the extent the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions under this Section 4.15, the Company and the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached their obligations under this Section 4.15 by virtue thereof.

 

SECTION 4.16.                         Limitation on Asset Sales .  The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:

 

(1)                                  the Company or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or otherwise disposed of;

 

(2)                                  at least 75% of the consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiaries, exclusive of indemnities, as the case may be, from such Asset Sale is cash or Cash Equivalents and is received at the time of such disposition; provided that the amount of (a) any liabilities of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary, as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto), that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, (b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents within one year of the time of such disposition, to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received and (c) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed

 

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the greater of $200.0 million and 3.0% of the Company’s Total Assets, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, will be deemed to be cash for the purposes of this clause (2); and

 

(3)                                  upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company applies directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, or causes one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries to apply, an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale within 455 days of receipt thereof, at the option of the Company, either:

 

(A)                                to repay any Secured Indebtedness the Incurrence of which was permitted by this Indenture (and, if the Indebtedness repaid is revolving credit Indebtedness, to correspondingly reduce commitments with respect thereto), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(B)                                to repay any Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor;

 

(C)                                to repay or repurchase Pari Passu Indebtedness ( provided that the Issuer shall (i) redeem or repurchase at least a pro rata portion of the Securities (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or repayments or repurchases of Pari Passu Indebtedness), by, at the Company’s option, (a) redeeming Securities as described under Paragraph 5, Paragraph 6 or Paragraph 7 of the Securities and Section 3.03 or (b) through privately negotiated transactions or open-market purchases (to the extent such purchases are a price at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon) or (ii) offer to redeem or repurchase at least a pro rata portion of the Securities (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or repayments or repurchases of Pari Passu Indebtedness) by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for a Net Proceeds Offer) to all Holders to purchase the Securities at a price at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the amount of Securities that would otherwise be prepaid);

 

(D)                                to reinvest in Productive Assets (or enter into a binding commitment to reinvest, if such reinvestment is effected within 180 days after the date of such commitment); or

 

(E)                                 a combination of prepayment, reduction and investment permitted by the foregoing clauses (3)(A) through (3)(D);

 

provided that the 75% limitation referred to above will not apply to any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets in which the cash portion of the consideration received therefor is equal to or greater than what the after tax net proceeds would have been had such transaction complied with the aforementioned 75% limitation. On the 456th day after an Asset Sale (or, if later, the 181st day after the entry into a binding commitment to reinvest) or such earlier date, if any, as the Company in good faith determines not to apply an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clause (3) of the preceding sentence (each, a “ Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date ”), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds that have not been so applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clause (3)) of the preceding sentence (each, a “ Net Proceeds Offer Amount ”) the Issuer will make an offer to repurchase (the “ Net Proceeds Offer ”) on a date (the “ Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date ”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date (or such

 

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longer period as may be required by law), from all Holders, that amount of Securities equal to the aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds that have not been so applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clause (3) of the preceding sentence multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Securities and Pari Passu Indebtedness then outstanding (the “ Pro Rata Amount ”), at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased, plus accrued interest to the date of repurchase.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Net Proceeds Offer Amount is less than $75.0 million, the application of the Net Cash Proceeds constituting such Net Proceeds Offer Amount to a Net Proceeds Offer may be deferred until such time as such Net Proceeds Offer Amount plus the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts arising subsequent to the Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date relating to such initial Net Proceeds Offer Amount from all Asset Sales by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries aggregates at least $75.0 million, at which time the Issuer will apply all Net Cash Proceeds constituting all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts that have been so deferred to make a Net Proceeds Offer, the first date the aggregate of all such deferred Net Proceeds Offer Amounts is at least $75.0 million being deemed to be a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date. To the extent that the aggregate purchase price of Securities, such Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to any Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Pro Rata Amount, the Issuer or any Guarantor may use such amount for any purpose not prohibited by this Indenture. Upon completion of any Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount shall be reset to zero.

 

Notwithstanding the first two paragraphs of this Section 4.16, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with such paragraphs to the extent

 

(1)                                  at least 50% of the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets; and

 

(2)                                  such Asset Sale is for fair market value; provided that the fair market value of any consideration not constituting Productive Assets received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any Asset Sale permitted to be consummated under this paragraph will constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions of the first two paragraphs of this Section 4.16.

 

In the event of the transfer of substantially all, but not all, of the property and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as an entirety to a Person in a transaction permitted under Section 5.01, the successor corporation will be deemed to have sold the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries not so transferred for purposes of this Section 4.16, and will comply with the provisions of this Section 4.16 with respect to such deemed sale as if it were an Asset Sale.  In addition, the fair market value of such properties and assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries deemed to be sold will be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds for purposes of this Section 4.16.

 

Notice of a Net Proceeds Offer will be sent electronically or mailed, by first class mail, by the Issuer to Holders as shown on the register of Holders at their last registered address not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, with a copy to the Trustee.  The notice shall contain instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Securities pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer and shall state the following terms:

 

(1)                                  that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.16, that all Securities tendered will be accepted for payment; provided , however , that if the aggregate principal

 

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amount of Securities tendered in a Net Proceeds Offer plus accrued interest at the expiration of such offer exceeds the aggregate amount of the Net Proceeds Offer, the Trustee will select the Securities or portions thereof to be repurchased (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Issuer so that only Securities in denominations of €100,000  or multiples thereof shall be purchased) among the Holders as follows: (i) if the Securities are listed, in compliance with any applicable requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Securities are listed; or (ii) if the Securities are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or by any other method the trustee considers fair and appropriate.  A Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days or such longer period as may be required by law;

 

(2)                                  the Net Proceeds Offer Amount (including the amount of accrued interest) and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date (which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date (or such longer period as may be required by law) and which shall be at least five Business Days after the Trustee receives notice thereof from the Issuer);

 

(3)                                  that any Security not tendered will continue to accrue interest;

 

(4)                                  that, unless the Issuer defaults in making payment therefor, any Security accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

 

(5)                                  that Holders electing to have a Security purchased pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Security, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Security completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

 

(6)                                  that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the second Business Day prior to the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, electronic mail in pdf format, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Securities such Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Securities purchased; and

 

(7)                                  that Holders whose Securities are purchased only in part will be issued new Securities in a principal amount equal to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered; provided , however , that each Security purchased and each new Security issued shall be in an original principal amount of €100,000 or any greater integral multiple of €1,000 thereof.

 

On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Issuer shall (i) accept for payment Securities or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer which are to be purchased in accordance with item (1) above, (ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount sufficient to pay the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any, of all Securities to be purchased and (iii) deliver to the Trustee Securities so accepted together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating the Securities or portions thereof being purchased by the Issuer.  The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to the Holders of Securities so accepted payment in an amount equal to the purchase price plus accrued interest, if any.  For purposes of this Section 4.16, the Trustee shall act as the Paying Agent.

 

Any amounts remaining after the purchase of Securities pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer promptly shall be returned by the Trustee to the Issuer.

 

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If an offer is made to repurchase the Securities pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, the Company will and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with all tender offer rules under state and federal securities laws, including, but not limited to, Section 14(e) under the Exchange Act and Rule 14e-1 thereunder, to the extent applicable to such offer.  To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section 4.16, the Company and the Issuer shall comply with the applicable securities laws and obligations and shall not be deemed to have breached their obligations hereunder by virtue thereof.

 

SECTION 4.17.                         Limitation on Guarantees by Restricted Subsidiaries .

 

(a)                                  From and after the Issue Date, the Company will not permit any Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Issuer, a Guarantor or an Immaterial Subsidiary) to, directly or indirectly, by way of the pledge of any intercompany note or otherwise, to assume, guarantee or in any other manner become liable with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or the Issuer, other than:

 

(A)                                Indebtedness incurred in reliance on and in compliance with the first paragraph of Section 4.04;

 

(B)                                Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (12) (to the extent the Indebtedness being refinanced, modified, replaced, renewed, restated, refunded, deferred, extended, substituted, supplemented, reissued or resold was permitted to be guaranteed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”;

 

(C)                                Hedge Agreements in reliance on clause (4) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”; or

 

(D)                                additional Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (13) or (14) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”,

 

unless, in any such case (except as otherwise provided in Section 10.17)

 

(x)                                  such Restricted Subsidiary has executed and delivered or, within 10 Business Days thereof, executes and delivers a supplemental indenture to this Indenture, providing a guarantee of payment of the Securities by such Restricted Subsidiary in the form required by this Indenture; and

 

(y)                                  if such assumption, guarantee or other liability of such Restricted Subsidiary is provided in respect of Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Securities, the guarantee or other instrument provided by such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such subordinate Indebtedness is similarly subordinated in right of payment to the Guarantee of the Securities;

 

provided that any Restricted Subsidiary that constitutes an Immaterial Subsidiary need not become a Guarantor until such time as it ceases to be an Immaterial Subsidiary, within 10 Business Days of which it shall provide a Guarantee as contemplated by subparagraph (D)(x) above.

 

(b)                                  Any Guarantee of the Securities by a Restricted Subsidiary will provide by its terms that it will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, upon:

 

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(1)                                  (a) such Guarantor being released from any and all Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Company and the Issuer (other than Guarantees permitted to be provided by non-Guarantor Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding paragraph), and (b) if such Guarantor will remain a Subsidiary of the Company, it has no other outstanding Indebtedness other than Indebtedness that could be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor of the Securities on the date of the proposed release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee;

 

(2)                                  the unconditional release of such Restricted Subsidiary from its liability in respect of the Indebtedness in connection with which such Guarantee of the Securities was executed and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph;

 

(3)                                  any designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 4.03 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

 

(4)                                  any sale or other disposition (by merger or otherwise) (i) to any Person that is not a Guarantor (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary), of all of the Company’s Capital Stock in, or all or substantially all of the assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary; or (ii) of any portion of the Company’s Capital Stock in such Restricted Subsidiary that results in such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Wholly Owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; provided , however , that

 

(x)                                  such sale or disposition of such Capital Stock or assets is otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Indenture; and

 

(y)                                  such assumption, guarantee or other liability of such Restricted Subsidiary has been released by the holders of the other Indebtedness so guaranteed.

 

(c)                                   For so long as the Company has any Restricted Subsidiary that has not provided Guarantees in reliance on the proviso to paragraph (a) of this Section 4.17, the Company shall, at the end of each fiscal year and at the time that internal financial statements become available for each fiscal year, determine whether all Immaterial Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, have Total Assets as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are available in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and Total Revenues as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues, and if such is the case one or more of such Subsidiaries will, within 10 Business Days of such internal financial statements becoming available, provide a Guarantee so that in the aggregate the Total Assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors as of the end of such fiscal year are not in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Assets and their Total Revenues as of the end of the most recent fiscal year for which internal financial statements are then available are not in excess of 2.5% of the Company’s Total Revenues.

 

SECTION 4.18.                         Suspension of Covenants on Achievement of Investment Grade Status .

 

(a)                                  Following the first day after the Issue Date that:

 

(1)                                  the Securities have achieved Investment Grade Status; and

 

(2)                                  no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture,

 

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then, beginning on that day and continuing until the Reversion Date (as defined below), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the provisions of this Indenture set forth in (collectively, the “ Suspended Covenants ”):

 

(i)                   Section 4.03;

 

(ii)                Section 4.04;

 

(iii)             Section 4.12;

 

(iv)            Section 4.13;

 

(v)               Section 4.16;

 

(vi)            Section 4.17; and

 

(vii)         clause (2) of Section 5.01.

 

(b)                                  If at any time (a)(i) the Securities cease to have such Investment Grade Status and/or (ii) the Issuer or any of its Affiliates enters into an agreement to effect a transaction and one or more of the Rating Agencies indicate that if consummated, that transaction (alone or together with any related recapitalization or refinancing transactions) would cause that Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade Status or downgrade the ratings below Investment Grade Status or (b) if a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Suspended Covenants will thereafter be reinstated as if such covenants had never been suspended (the “ Reversion Date ”) and be applicable pursuant to the terms of this Indenture (including in connection with performing any calculation or assessment to determine compliance with the terms of this Indenture), unless and until the Securities subsequently attain Investment Grade Status and no Default or Event of Default is in existence (in which event the Suspended Covenants shall no longer be in effect for such time that the Securities maintain an Investment Grade Status and no Default or Event of Default is in existence); provided , however , that no Default, Event of Default or breach of any kind shall be deemed to exist under this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees with respect to the Suspended Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall bear any liability for, any actions taken or events occurring during the Suspension Period (as defined below), or any actions taken at any time pursuant to any contractual obligation arising prior to the Reversion Date, regardless of whether such actions or events would have been permitted if the applicable Suspended Covenants remained in effect during such period.  The period of time between the date of suspension of the covenants and the Reversion Date is referred to as the “ Suspension Period .”

 

(c)                                   On the applicable Reversion Date (i) all Indebtedness Incurred or Preferred Stock issued during such Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to clause (3) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”, (ii) after any Reversion Date calculations of the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments under Section 4.03 will be calculated as though the covenant described under Section 4.03 had been in effect since the Issue Date and throughout the Suspension Period, (iii) any Affiliate Transaction entered into after the applicable Reversion Date pursuant to an agreement entered into during such Suspension Period shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to clause (3) of the second paragraph of Section 4.12 and (iv) for purposes of Section 4.13 all contracts entered into during the Suspension Period prior to such Reversion Date that contain any of the restrictions contemplated by such covenant will be deemed to have been entered pursuant to clause (5) of Section 4.13.  No Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during the Suspension Period, unless such designation would have complied with Section 4.03 as if such covenant were in effect during such period.  In

 

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addition, during the Suspension Period, the obligation to grant Guarantees will be suspended.  Upon the Reversion Date, the obligation to grant Guarantees will be reinstated.

 

(d)                                  The Company shall provide an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee indicating the commencement of any Suspension Period or the Reversion Date.  The Trustee will have no obligation to (i) independently determine or verify if such events have occurred, (ii) make any determination regarding the impact of actions taken during the Suspension Period on the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ future compliance with their covenants or (iii) notify the holders of the commencement of the Suspension Period or the Reversion Date.

 

SECTION 4.19.                         Maintenance of Listing .  The Issuer will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain the listing of the Securities on the Exchange for so long as such Securities are outstanding; provided that if the Issuer is unable to obtain admission to listing of the Securities on the Exchange or if at any time the Issuer determines that it will not maintain such listing, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a listing of such Securities on another recognized stock exchange.

 

SECTION 4.20.                         Additional Amounts .  All payments by or on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor on the Securities will be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future tax, assessment or other governmental charge, and any penalties, interest or additions to tax with respect thereto (collectively, “ Taxes ”) imposed by any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, unless the withholding of such Taxes is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. The Issuer will, subject to the exceptions and limitations set forth below, pay such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as are necessary in order that the net amount of such payments received by a Holder who is not a United States person for United States federal income tax purposes, after deduction by any applicable withholding agent for any present or future Taxes of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, imposed by withholding with respect to the payment by or on behalf of the Issuer, will not be less than the amount that would have been received in respect of such payments in the absence of such withholding or deduction; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation to pay Additional Amounts shall not apply:

 

(1)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or withheld solely by reason of the Holder or beneficial owner, or a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member or shareholder of the Holder if the Holder is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation, or a person holding a power over an estate or trust administered by a fiduciary holder, being considered as:

 

(a)                                  being or having been present or engaged in a trade or business in the United States or having or having had a permanent establishment in the United States;

 

(b)                                  having a current or former connection with the United States (other than a connection arising solely as a result of the ownership of the Securities, the receipt of payment or the enforcement of any rights under the Securities), including being or having been a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

(c)                                   being or having been a foreign or domestic personal holding company, a passive foreign investment company or a controlled foreign corporation with respect to the United States or a corporation that has accumulated earnings to avoid United States federal income tax;

 

(d)                                  being or having been a “10-percent shareholder” of the obligor under the Securities within the meaning of section 871(h)(3) of the Code or any successor provision; or

 

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(e)                                   being or having been a bank receiving payments on an extension of credit made pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business, as described in section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code or any successor provision;

 

(2)                                  to any Holder that is not the sole beneficial owner of the Securities, or a portion thereof, or that is a fiduciary or partnership, but only to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to the fiduciary, a beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the payment of an additional amount had the beneficiary, settlor, beneficial owner or member received directly its beneficial or distributive share of the payment;

 

(3)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or withheld solely by reason of the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner to comply with certification, identification or information reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connection with a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction of the Holder or beneficial owner of such Securities, if compliance is required by statute or by regulation of the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction as a precondition to a reduction in or exemption from such Taxes (including the submission of an applicable United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (with any required attachments)); provided that the applicable Holder or beneficial owner would be legally eligible for such reduction or exemption upon providing the required documentation in compliance  with such requirements;

 

(4)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed otherwise than by withholding from the payment;

 

(5)                                  to any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property, wealth or similar tax, assessment or governmental charge;

 

(6)                                  to any Taxes required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment on any Security, if such payment can be made without such withholding by any other Paying Agent;

 

(7)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or levied by reason of the presentation (where presentation is required in order to receive payment) of such Securities for payment on a date more than 30 days after the date on which such payment became due and payable, except to the extent that the Holder or beneficial owner thereof would have been entitled to Additional Amounts had the notes been presented for payment on any date during such 30 day period;

 

(8)                                  to any Taxes that are imposed or withheld pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, any official interpretations thereof, any similar law or regulation adopted pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement between a non-U.S. jurisdiction and the United States implementing the foregoing, or any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, as of the Issue Date (or any amended or successor provision described above); or

 

(9)                                  in the case of any combination of any items (1) through (8).

 

The Issuer, the relevant Guarantor or other applicable withholding agent will make all withholdings and deductions required by law and will remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant tax authority in accordance with applicable law.  If the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor is the applicable withholding agent, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain tax receipts from each tax authority evidencing the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld and (ii) furnish to the Trustee (or to a Holder upon written request), within a reasonable time after the date the payment of any Taxes so deducted or withheld is made, certified copies of Tax receipts

 

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evidencing payment by the Issuer or a Guarantor, as the case may be, or if, notwithstanding such entity’s efforts to obtain receipts, receipts are not available, other evidence of payments (reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee) by such entity.  If the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor is not the applicable withholding agent, the Issuer or the relevant Guarantor will use its reasonable efforts to obtain tax receipts or other evidence of payments from the applicable withholding agent and furnish the tax receipts or evidence of payments to the Trustee.

 

Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of amounts based upon the principal amount of the Securities or of principal, interest or of any other amount payable under, or with respect to, any of the Securities, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

 

The foregoing obligations of this Section 4.20 will survive any termination, defeasance or discharge of this Indenture, any transfer by a Holder or beneficial owner of its Securities, and will apply, mutatis mutandis , to any jurisdiction in which any successor Person to the Issuer or any Guarantor is incorporated, engaged in business for tax purposes or resident for tax purposes or any jurisdiction from or through which such Person makes any payment on the Securities and any political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

Successor Corporation

 

SECTION 5.01.                         Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets .  Neither the Company nor the Issuer will, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of (or cause or permit any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person unless:

 

(1)                                  either (A) the Company, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be the surviving or continuing Person or (B) the Person, if other than the Company, the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or the Issuer is merged or the Person that acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (the “ Surviving Entity ”), (x) shall be a Person organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (y) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Securities and the performance of every covenant of the Securities and this Indenture on the part of the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, to be performed or observed and such other agreements as necessary;

 

(2)                                  immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(y) above, including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction, either (A) the Company or such Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall be able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness, other than Permitted Indebtedness, pursuant to Section 4.04 or (B) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company or such Surviving

 

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Entity, as the case may be, immediately following such transaction would be equal to or greater than such ratio for the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

 

(3)                                  immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(y) above, including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Indebtedness incurred or anticipated to be incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

 

(4)                                  the Company, the Issuer or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to the execution of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied.

 

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer, by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, other than to a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

 

Upon any consolidation, combination or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, in accordance with the foregoing, in which the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, is not the continuing Person, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, is merged or to which such conveyance, lease or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, under this Indenture and the Securities with the same effect as if such Surviving Entity had been named as such and the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, shall be relieved of all of its obligations and duties under this Indenture and the Securities.

 

Each Guarantor (other than the Company), other than any Guarantor whose Guarantee is to be released in accordance with the terms of the Guarantee and this Indenture, will not, and the Company will not cause or permit any such Guarantor to, consolidate with or merge with or into any Person other than the Company, the Issuer or any other Guarantor unless:

 

(1)                                  the entity formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, if other than such Guarantor, or to which such sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made is a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

(2)                                  such entity assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of such Guarantor under the Guarantee and; and

 

(3)                                  immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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Any merger or consolidation of a Guarantor (other than the Company) with and into the Company or the Issuer, with the Company or the Issuer being the Surviving Entity, or another Guarantor that is a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company need not comply with this Section 5.01.

 

If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will publish a notice of any consolidation or merger described above, or any sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, described above, in a leading English language newspaper having general circulation in Europe or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by such rules, post such announcement on the official website of the Exchange (http://www.tisegroup.com/) and, for so long as the rules of the Exchange so require, notify the Exchange of any such transaction.

 

SECTION 5.02.                         Successor Substituted .  Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Issuer in accordance with Section 5.01, in which the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, is not the surviving Person, the Surviving Entity will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, under this Indenture and the Securities with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, therein.  When a Surviving Entity assumes all of the Obligations of the Company or the Issuer, as applicable, hereunder and under the Securities and agrees to be bound hereby and thereby, the predecessor shall be released from such Obligations.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

Default and Remedies

 

SECTION 6.01.                         Events of Default .  An “ Event of Default ” means any of the following events:

 

(a)                                  the failure to pay interest on any Securities when the same becomes due and payable and the Default continues for a period of 30 days;

 

(b)                                  the failure to pay the principal on any Securities, when such principal becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, including the failure to make a payment to repurchase Securities tendered pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or a Net Proceeds Offer;

 

(c)                                   a Default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, which Default continues for a period of 60 days after the Issuer receives written notice specifying the Default, and demanding that such Default be remedied, from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Securities;

 

(d)                                  the failure to pay at final maturity, giving effect to any extensions thereof, the principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary (a “ Payment Default ”), other than intercompany Indebtedness, and such failure continues for a period of 20 days or more, or the acceleration of the final stated maturity of any such Indebtedness, which acceleration is not rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 20 days of receipt by the Company, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary of notice of any such acceleration, if, in either case, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness in default for failure to pay principal at final maturity or which has been accelerated, in each case with respect

 

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to which the 20-day period described above has passed, aggregates $100.0 million or more at any time;

 

(e)                                   other than with respect to the Colombia Matter, any final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money in excess (net of amounts covered by third-party insurance with insurance carriers who in the reasonable judgment of the Company are creditworthy and who have not disclaimed liability with respect to such judgment or judgments) of $100.0 million is rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction against the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary and is not discharged for any period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement is not in effect;

 

(f)                                    the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary (i) admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, (ii) commences a voluntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to itself, (iii) consents to the entry of a judgment, decree or order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, (iv) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for substantially all of its property, (v) consents to or acquiesces in the institution of a bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it, (vi) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or (vii) takes any partnership or corporate action, as the case may be, to authorize or effect any of the foregoing;

 

(g)                                   a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment, decree or order for relief in respect of the Company, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, which shall (i) approve as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition in respect of the Company, the Issuer or any such Significant Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) appoint a Custodian of the Company, the Issuer or any such Significant Subsidiary of the Company or for substantially all of any of their property or (iii) order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; and such judgment, decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

 

(h)                                  any of the Guarantees ceases to be in full force and effect or any of the Guarantees is held in a judicial proceeding to be null and void and unenforceable or any of the Guarantees is found to be invalid by a final judgment or order that is not appealable or any of the Guarantors denies its liability under its Guarantee, other than by reason of a release of a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of this Indenture

 

(i).

 

SECTION 6.02.                         Acceleration .  If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Company or the Issuer) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of outstanding Securities may declare the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Securities to be due and payable by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Trustee specifying the respective Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration,” and the same will become immediately due and payable.  If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(f) or (g) with respect to the Company or the Issuer occurs and is continuing, then all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the outstanding Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

 

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and cancel such declaration and its consequences (i) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, (ii) if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration, (iii) to the extent the payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest and overdue principal, which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, has been paid, (iv) if the Issuer has paid the Trustee its reasonable compensation and reimbursed the Trustee for its reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances and (v) in the event of the cure or waiver of an Event of Default of the type described in clause (f) or (g) of Section 6.01, the Trustee shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel that such Event of Default has been cured or waived.  No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default (other than a Payment Default) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default or Event of Default at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and such notice reference the Securities and this Indenture.

 

SECTION 6.03.                         Other Remedies .  If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.

 

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding.  A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Securityholder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default.  No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy.  All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

 

SECTION 6.04.                         Waiver of Past Defaults .  Subject to Sections 2.09, 6.07 and 9.02, the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities by written notice to the Trustee may waive an existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences, except a Default in the payment of principal of or interest on any Security as specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.01.  When a Default or Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases.

 

SECTION 6.05.                         Control by Majority .  The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it.  Subject to Section 7.01, however, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with any law or this Indenture, that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another Securityholder, or that may, in the sole judgment of the Trustee, give rise to or subject the Trustee to personal liability; provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee.

 

In the event the Trustee takes any action or follows any direction pursuant to this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against any loss or expense caused by taking such action or following such direction.

 

SECTION 6.06.                         Limitation on Suits .  A Securityholder may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Securities unless:

 

(1)                                  the Holder gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;

 

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(2)                                  the Holder or Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

 

(3)                                  such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee indemnity or security satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole judgment, against any loss, liability or expense;

 

(4)                                  the Trustee does not comply with the request within 30 days after receipt of the request and the offer described in clause (3) above; and

 

(5)                                  during such 30-day period the Holder or Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities do not give the Trustee a written direction which, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with the request.

 

A Securityholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Securityholder or to obtain a preference or priority over such other Securityholder.

 

SECTION 6.07.                         Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on a Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Security, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the written consent of the Holder.

 

SECTION 6.08.                         Collection Suit by Trustee .  If an Event of Default in payment of principal or interest specified in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company, the Issuer or any other obligor on the Securities for the whole amount of principal and accrued interest and fees remaining unpaid, together with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, in each case at the rate per annum borne by the Securities and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the actual, documented and reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

 

SECTION 6.09.                         Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .  The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Securityholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relating to the Company, the Issuer, the Subsidiaries of the Company, their creditors or their property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceedings is hereby authorized by each Securityholder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Securityholders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agent and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Securityholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Securityholder in any such proceeding.

 

SECTION 6.10.                         Priorities .  If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

 

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First:  to the Trustee and its agents for amounts due under this Indenture;

 

Second:  if the Holders are forced to proceed against the Issuer directly without the Trustee, to Holders for their reasonable collection costs;

 

Third:  to holders of any Indebtedness of the Issuer secured by a Lien and, if such money or property has been collected from a Guarantor, to the holders of Indebtedness of such Guarantor secured by a Lien;

 

Fourth:  to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal and interest, respectively; and

 

Fifth:  to the Issuer.

 

The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Issuer, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Securityholders pursuant to this Section 6.10.

 

SECTION 6.11.                         Undertaking for Costs .  Each party to this Indenture agrees and each Holder of any Security by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed that, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant.  This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit instituted by the Issuer or the Company, any suit instituted by the Trustee, any suit instituted by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07, or any suit instituted by a Holder or Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities.

 

SECTION 6.12.                         Restoration of Rights and Remedies .  If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holders, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

Trustee; Agents

 

SECTION 7.01.                         Duties of Trustee .

 

(a)                                  If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

 

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(b)                                  Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

(1)                                  The Trustee need perform only those duties as are expressly and specifically set forth in this Indenture and no covenants, duties or obligations whatsoever shall be implied under this Indenture that are adverse to the Trustee.

 

(2)                                  In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions and such other documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 11.04 hereof furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture.  However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture; provided that in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

 

(1)                                  This paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01.

 

(2)                                  The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

 

(3)                                  The Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.02, 6.04 or 6.05.

 

(d)                                  No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or to take or omit to take any action under this Indenture or take any action at the request or direction of Holders if it shall reasonably believe that repayment of such funds is not assured to it or it does not receive an indemnity that is, in its sole discretion, adequate against such risk, liability, loss, fee or expense which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

 

(e)                                   Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 7.01.

 

(f)                                    The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or assets received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.  Assets held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other assets of the Trustee except to the extent required by law.

 

(g)                                   In the absence of bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee shall not be accountable for the use of any of the Securities delivered hereunder or the proceeds thereof.

 

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SECTION 7.02.                         Rights of Trustee .  Subject to Section 7.01:

 

(a)                                  The Trustee may rely conclusively on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.  The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

 

(b)                                  Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the provisions of Sections 11.04 and 11.05.  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion.

 

(c)                                   The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

 

(d)                                  The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers.

 

(e)                                   The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

(f)                                    The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee in its sole judgment against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.

 

(g)                                   The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture.

 

(h)                                  The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate (including any Officer’s Certificate), statement, instrument, opinion (including any Opinion of Counsel), notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice to the Issuer, to examine the books, records, and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

 

(i)                                      The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

 

(j)                                     The Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any Person authorized

 

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to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

 

(l)                                      The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

 

(m)                              In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

SECTION 7.03.                         Individual Rights of Trustee .  The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company, or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.  Any Agent may do the same with like rights.  However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

SECTION 7.04.                         Trustee’s Disclaimer .  The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities (other than the certificate of authentication of the Trustee), it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Securities, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or any document issued in connection with the sale of Securities or any statement in the Securities other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

 

SECTION 7.05.                         Notice of Default .  If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Trustee receives written notice of such event, the Trustee shall mail to each Securityholder, as their names and addresses appear on the Securityholder list described in Section 2.05, notice of the uncured Event of Default within 90 days after the Trustee receives such notice.  Except in the case of an Event of Default in payment of principal of, or interest on, any Security, including the failure to make payment on (i) the Change of Control Payment Date pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or (ii) the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has received written notice of such Event of Default.  The Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Securityholders.  As used herein, the term “actual knowledge” means the actual fact or state of knowing, without any duty to make any investigation with regard thereto.

 

SECTION 7.06.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.07.                         Compensation and Indemnity .  The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for its services hereunder which compensation shall be agreed to from time to time in writing by the Issuer and the Trustee.  The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust.  The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee upon written request for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket disbursements, expenses and advances (including reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel) incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services, except any such disbursements.  Such expenses shall include the reasonable and documented compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents, accountants, experts and counsel.

 

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harmless against, any loss, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured or determined by the income of the Trustee), incurred by them except for such actions to the extent caused by any negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on their part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves against or investigating any claim (whether asserted by a Holder, the Issuer, the Company or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of the Trustee’s rights, powers or duties hereunder.  The Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly of any claim asserted against the Trustee or any of its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors for which it may seek indemnity.  The Issuer shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate and may participate in the defense; provided that any settlement of a claim shall be approved in writing by the Trustee.  Alternatively, the Trustee may at its option have separate counsel of its own choosing and the Issuer shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel; provided , however , that the Issuer will not be required to pay such fees and expenses if it assumes the Trustee’s defense and there is no conflict of interest between the Issuer and the Trustee and its agents, employees, officers, stockholders and directors subject to the claim in connection with such defense as reasonably determined by the Trustee.  The Issuer need not pay for any settlement made without its written consent.  The Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability to the extent incurred by the Trustee through its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

To secure the Issuer’s payment Obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities against all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, in its capacity as Trustee.

 

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in clause (f) or (g) of Section 6.01 occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services shall be paid to the extent allowable under any Bankruptcy Law.  The Issuer’s and the Company’s Obligations under this Section 7.07 and any claim arising hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of any Trustee, the discharge of the Issuer’s Obligations pursuant to Article 8 and any rejection or termination under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

SECTION 7.08.                         Replacement of Trustee .  The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer in writing at least 30 days in advance.  The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Issuer and the Trustee in writing and may appoint a successor trustee.  A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only with the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.  The Issuer may remove the Trustee if:

 

(1)                                  the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

 

(2)                                  the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

 

(3)                                  a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

 

(4)                                  the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

 

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Issuer shall notify in writing each Holder of such event and shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.  Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Issuer.

 

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A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer.  Immediately after that, the retiring Trustee shall transfer, after payment of all sums then owing to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.07, all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided in Section 7.07, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture.  A successor Trustee shall mail notice of its succession to each Securityholder.

 

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Issuer or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Issuer for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Securityholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Issuer’s Obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

SECTION 7.09.                         Successor Trustee by Merger, etc .  If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another Person, the resulting, surviving or transferee Person without any further act shall, if such resulting, surviving or transferee Person is otherwise eligible hereunder, be the successor Trustee; provided , however , that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article 7.

 

SECTION 7.10.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.11.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.12.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.13.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 7.14.                         Agent’s Protections .  All of the rights, immunities and protections set forth in this Article 7 shall be applicable to the Paying Agent mutatis mutandis .

 

SECTION 7.15.                         Agents .

 

(a)                                  Actions of Agents .  The rights, powers, duties and obligations and actions of any Agent under this Indenture are several and not joint or joint and several.

 

(b)                                  Agents of Trustee .  The Issuer and any Agent under this Indenture acknowledge and agree that in the event of a Default or Event of Default, the Trustee may, by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Agents, require that the Agents act as agents of, and take instructions exclusively from, the Trustee.

 

(c)                                   Funds held by Agents .  The Agents will hold all funds paid to them by the Issuer for the purposes of the appointment in the same manner as other money paid to a banker by its customers subject to the terms of this Indenture and as a result, such money will not be held in accordance with the rules established by the UK Financial Conduct Authority in the Financial Conduct Authority’s Handbook of rules and guidance from time to time in relation to client money, except that the Agents shall not exercise any right of set-off, lien or similar claim in respect of the money.

 

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(d)                                  Duties of Agents .  In acting under this Indenture and in connection with the Securities, the Agents will not assume any obligation or responsibility towards or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the Holders or any other third party.

 

ARTICLE 8

 

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

 

SECTION 8.01.                         Termination of the Issuer’s Obligations .  The Issuer may terminate all of its obligations under this Indenture (except as provided below) when

 

(i)                                      all outstanding Securities theretofore authenticated have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable under this Indenture by the Issuer; or

 

(ii)                                   the Issuer has called for redemption pursuant to this Indenture of all of the Securities, deposited the amounts described in Section 8.03(a), satisfied the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) of the proviso to Section 8.03(a) and delivered the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel described in Section 8.03(f).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clause (ii) above need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer.

 

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section 8.01, the Issuer’s and the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 4.01, 4.02, 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive until the Securities are no longer outstanding pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2.08.  After the Securities are no longer outstanding, only the Issuer’s and the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.05 and 8.06 shall survive.

 

After such delivery or irrevocable deposit, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Issuer’s and Guarantors’ obligations under the Securities and this Indenture except for those surviving obligations specified above.

 

SECTION 8.02.                         Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance .

 

(a)                                  The Issuer may, at its option by Board Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, at any time, elect to have either paragraph (b) or (c) below be applied to all outstanding Securities upon compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 8.03.

 

(b)                                  Upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (b), the Issuer and each Guarantor shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Securities on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Legal Defeasance ”).  For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Securities, which shall thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.04 and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (i) and (ii) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging

 

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the same), and Holders of the Securities and any amounts deposited under Section 8.03 shall cease to be subject to any other obligations, except for the following provisions, which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:  (i) the rights of Holders of outstanding Securities to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.04, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and interest on such Securities when such payments are due, (ii) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08 and 4.02, (iii) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee under this Indenture and (iv) this Article 8.  Subject to compliance with this Section 8.02, the Issuer may exercise its option under this paragraph (b) notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under paragraph (c) hereof.

 

(c)                                   Upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), the Issuer and the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, be released from their Obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 4.12 through 4.19 and Article 5 with respect to the outstanding Securities on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Securities shall thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Securities shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes) and Holders of the Securities and any amounts deposited under Section 8.03 shall cease to be subject to any other obligations.  For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Securities, the Issuer and the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01(c), but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.  In addition, upon the Issuer’s exercise under paragraph (a) hereof of the option applicable to this paragraph (c), subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.03, Sections 6.01(c), 6.01(d), 6.01(e) and 6.01(h) shall not constitute Events of Default.

 

SECTION 8.03.                         Conditions to Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .  The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.02(b) or 8.02(c) to the outstanding Securities:

 

(a)                                  the Issuer irrevocably deposits, or causes to be deposited, with the Trustee, in trust for the benefit of the Holders pursuant to an irrevocable trust and security agreement (i) euros, (ii) European Government Obligations or (iii) a combination thereof, in an amount sufficient after payment of all federal, state and local taxes or other charges or assessments in respect thereof payable by the Trustee, which through the payment of interest and principal will provide, not later than one day before the due date of payment in respect of the Securities, euros in an amount which is sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities then outstanding on the dates on which any such payments are due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and of the Securities (with the sufficiency of such amount to be based on the advice of a nationally recognized investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee if such deposit includes any European Government Obligations); provided , however , that (i)  the trustee of the irrevocable trust shall have been irrevocably instructed to pay such money or the proceeds of such European Government Obligations to the Trustee; and (ii) the Trustee shall have been irrevocably instructed to apply such euros or the proceeds of such European Government Obligations to the payment of said principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Securities;

 

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(b)                                  in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel from independent counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or a tax ruling from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax in the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(c)                                   in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States confirming that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax at the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

 

(d)                                  no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default with respect to this Indenture resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of which will be used to defease the Securities concurrently with such incurrence);

 

(e)                                   such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a default under this Indenture or any other material agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or the Company is a party or by which the Issuer or the Company is bound; and

 

(f)                                    the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with or waived.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Opinion of Counsel required by clauses (b) and (c) above need not be delivered if all Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation (i) have become due and payable, (ii) will become due and payable on the maturity date within one year or (iii) are to be called for redemption within one year.

 

SECTION 8.04.                         Deposited Money and European Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions .  The Trustee or Paying Agent shall hold in trust all euros and European Government Obligations deposited with it pursuant to this Article 8, and shall apply the deposited euros and the euros from European Government Obligations in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Securities.  The Trustee shall be under no obligation to invest said euros or European Government Obligations except as it may agree with the Issuer.

 

The Issuer shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the euros or European Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 8.03 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Securities.

 

Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Issuer from time to time upon the Issuer’s request any euros or European Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 8.03 which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

 

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SECTION 8.05.                         Repayment to the Issuer .  Subject to Section 8.01, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuer upon written request any excess euros or European Government Obligations held by them at any time and thereupon shall be relieved from all liability with respect to such money.  The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for one year; provided that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any payment, may at the expense of the Issuer cause to be published once in a newspaper published in the English language and of general circulation in New York, New York and in Europe or mail to each Holder entitled to such money notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified therein which shall be at least 30 days from the date of such publication or mailing any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer.  After payment to the Issuer, Holders entitled to such money must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors unless an applicable law abandoned property designates another Person.

 

SECTION 8.06.                         Reinstatement .  If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any euros or European Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and the Company’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Article 8 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such euros or European Government Obligations in accordance with Article 8; provided that if the Issuer has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Securities because of the reinstatement of its Obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the euros or European Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

ARTICLE 9

 

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

 

SECTION 9.01.                         Without Consent of Holders .  The Issuer and the Trustee, together, may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or consent of any Securityholder:

 

(1)                                  to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency so long as such change does not adversely affect the rights of any Holders in any material respect;

 

(2)                                  to evidence the succession in accordance with Article 5 hereof of another Person to the Issuer or the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer or the Company herein and in the Securities;

 

(3)                                  to provide for the issuance of Additional Securities in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Indenture or to provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities ( provided , that the uncertificated Securities are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code);

 

(4)                                  to make any change that would provide any additional benefit or rights to the Securityholders or that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;

 

(5)                                  to add a Guarantor, or to release a Guarantor from its obligations and its Guarantee in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; or

 

(6)                                  to conform any provision of this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees to the text of the section entitled “Description of unsecured euro notes” in the Offering Memorandum,

 

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to the extent that such provision in this Indenture, the Securities or the Guarantees was intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the section entitled “Description of unsecured euro notes” in the Offering Memorandum as certified to the Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate;

 

provided that the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer, each stating that such amendment or supplement complies with the provisions of this Section 9.01.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment to or deletion of any of the covenants described under Article 4, or action taken in compliance with the covenants in effect at the time of such action, shall be deemed to impair or affect any rights of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the Securities or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Securities.

 

SECTION 9.02.                         With Consent of Holders .  Subject to Section 6.07, the Issuer and the Trustee, together, with the written consent of the Holder or Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount, unless a greater principal amount is specified herein, of the outstanding Securities, may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities, without notice to any other Securityholders.  Subject to Section 6.07, the Holder or Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount, unless a greater principal amount is specified herein, of the outstanding Securities may waive compliance by the Issuer or the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities without notice to any other Securityholder.  Without the consent of each Securityholder affected, however, no amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may:

 

(1)                                  reduce the amount of Securities whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

(2)                                  reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest, including defaulted interest, on any Securities;

 

(3)                                  reduce the principal of or change or have the effect of changing the fixed maturity of any Securities, or change the date on which any Securities may be subject to redemption (other than a change to the required notice period), or reduce the redemption price therefor;

 

(4)                                  make any Securities payable in money other than that stated in the Securities;

 

(5)                                  make any change in provisions of this Indenture protecting the contractual right of each Holder to receive payment of principal of and interest on such Security on or after the due date thereof or to bring suit to enforce such payment, or permitting Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities to waive Defaults or Events of Default (other than Defaults or Events of Default with respect to the payment of principal of or interest on the Securities); or

 

(6)                                  adversely affect the ranking of the Securities or the Guarantees.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

 

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall mail to the Holders affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver.  Any failure of the Issuer to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in

 

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any way impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement, waiver or supplemental indenture.

 

SECTION 9.03.                         [reserved] .

 

SECTION 9.04.                         Revocation and Effect of Consents .  Until an amendment, waiver or supplement becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security.  However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to his Security or portion of his Security by notice to the Trustee or the Issuer received before the date on which the Trustee receives an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer certifying that the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Securities have consented (and not theretofore revoked such consent) to the amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver.  If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to revoke any consent previously given, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.  No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 90 days after such record date.

 

SECTION 9.05.                         Notation on or Exchange of Securities .  If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Issuer may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee.  The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security about the changed terms and return it to the Holder.  Alternatively, if the Issuer or the Trustee so determines, the Issuer in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms.  Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Security shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

SECTION 9.06.                         Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc .  The Trustee shall execute any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9; provided that the Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any such amendment, supplement or waiver which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture.  The Trustee shall receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer each stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuer and the Company enforceable against them in accordance with its terms (subject to customary exceptions).

 

SECTION 9.07.                         Notice .  If and for so long as any Securities are listed on the Exchange and if and to the extent the rules of the Exchange so require, the Issuer will notify the Exchange of any such notice to the Holders of the relevant Securities and, in connection with any redemption, the Issuer will notify the Exchange of any change in the principal amount of Securities outstanding.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

Guarantee of Securities

 

SECTION 10.01.                  Unconditional Guarantee .  Each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior unsecured basis (such guarantee to be referred to herein as a “ Guarantee ”) to each Holder of a Security authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns that: (a) the principal of and interest on the Securities shall be promptly

 

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paid in full when due (subject to any applicable grace periods) whether at maturity, upon redemption, upon repurchase at the option of Holders pursuant to the provisions of the Securities relating thereto, by acceleration or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and (to the extent permitted by law) interest, if any, on the Securities and all other Obligations of the Issuer to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder (including amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof) and all other Obligations shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Securities or any of such other Obligations, the same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, subject to any applicable grace period, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, subject, however, in the case of (a) and (b) to the limitations set forth in Section 10.04.  Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed, or failing performance of any other obligation of the Issuer to the Holders under this Indenture or under the Securities, for whatever reason, each Guarantor shall be obligated to pay, or to perform or cause the performance of, the same immediately.  An Event of Default under this Indenture or the Securities shall constitute an event of default under this Guarantee, and shall entitle the Holders of Securities to accelerate the Obligations of the Guarantors hereunder in the same manner and to the same extent as the Obligations of the Issuer.

 

Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Securities or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Securities with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, any release of any other Guarantor, the recovery of any judgment against the Issuer, any action to enforce the same, whether or not a Guarantee is affixed to any particular Security, or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a Guarantor.  Each of the Guarantors hereby waives the benefit of diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Issuer, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that its Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the Obligations contained in the Securities, this Indenture and this Guarantee.  This Guarantee is a guarantee of payment and not of collection.  If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Issuer or to any Guarantor, or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Issuer or such Guarantor, any amount paid by the Issuer or such Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.  Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between it, on the one hand, and the Holders of Securities and the Trustee, on the other hand, (a) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 for the purposes of this Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, and (b) in the event of any acceleration of such Obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guarantee.

 

No stockholder, officer, director, employee, agent or incorporator, past, present or future, of any Guarantor, as such, shall have any personal liability under this Guarantee by reason of his, her or its status as such stockholder, officer, director, employee, agent or incorporator.

 

Each Guarantor (other than the Company) that makes a payment or distribution under its Guarantee will be entitled to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount pro rata , based on the net assets of each Guarantor (other than the Company), determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

SECTION 10.02.                  Limitations on Guarantees .  The Obligations of each Guarantor (other than the Obligations of the Company under its Guarantee) will be limited as necessary to prevent such Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under any laws of the United States, any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

 

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SECTION 10.03.                  Execution and Delivery .  Each of the Guarantors hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.01 shall remain in full force and effect (unless released in accordance with Section 10.04) notwithstanding any failure to endorse on any Security a notation of such Guarantee.

 

If an Officer of a Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture no longer holds that or any office at the time the Trustee authenticates any Security, such Guarantor’s Guarantee of such Security shall be valid nevertheless.

 

The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of each Guarantor.

 

SECTION 10.04.                  Release of a Guarantor .

 

(a)                                  Upon (i) the sale or disposition of the Capital Stock of a Guarantor (other than the Company) by the Company in compliance with Section 4.16 or the consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into any Person in compliance with Article 5, in each case, (A) other than to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (B) in a transaction following which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the liquidation or dissolution of any Guarantor (other than the Company) in accordance with this Indenture, such Guarantor’s Guarantee pursuant to this Article 10 shall be released, and such Guarantor shall be deemed released from all Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities without any further action required on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.  Any Guarantor not so released or the entity surviving such Guarantor, as applicable, shall remain or be liable under its Guarantee as provided in this Article 10.  Concurrently with the defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Securities under Article 8 hereof, the Guarantors shall be released from all of their obligations under this Indenture and the Securities.  In addition, a Guarantor’s Guarantee will also be released and such Guarantor will also be released from all Obligations under this Indenture and the Securities (x)(1) if such Guarantor is released from any and all guarantees of Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Company and (2) if such Guarantor will remain a Subsidiary of the Company, it has no other outstanding Indebtedness other than Indebtedness which could be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor of the Securities on the date of the proposed release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, (y) if the Company designates such Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 4.03 and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” or (z) the Issuer exercises its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option as described in Section 8.02 or if the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture are discharged in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(b)                                  The Trustee shall deliver an appropriate instrument evidencing the release of a Guarantor upon receipt of a request by the Issuer or such Guarantor accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer and, upon written request, an Opinion of Counsel certifying as to the compliance with this Section 10.04; provided the legal counsel delivering such Opinion of Counsel may rely as to matters of fact on one or more Officer’s Certificates of the Issuer.

 

The Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Issuer or a Guarantor in order to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its Obligations under its Guarantee pursuant to this Article 10.

 

Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 and this Section 10.04, nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a Guarantor with or into the Issuer or another Guarantor or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Issuer or another Guarantor.

 

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SECTION 10.05.                  Waiver of Subrogation .  Until this Indenture is discharged and all of the Securities are discharged and paid in full, each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to exercise any claim or other rights which it may now or hereafter acquire against the Issuer that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Securities or this Indenture and such Guarantor’s Obligations under its Guarantee under this Indenture, in any such instance including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution, indemnification, and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Holders against the Issuer, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity, or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from the Issuer, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the preceding sentence and any amounts owing to the Trustee or the Holders of Securities under the Securities, this Indenture, or any other document or instrument delivered under or in connection with such agreements or instruments, shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall have been deemed to have been paid to such Guarantor for the benefit of, and held in trust for the benefit of, the Trustee or the Holders and shall forthwith be paid to the Trustee for the benefit of itself or such Holders to be credited and applied to the Obligations in favor of the Trustee or the Holders, as the case may be, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.  Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Indenture and that the waiver set forth in this Section 10.05 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

SECTION 10.06.                  Obligations Continuing .  Subject to Section 10.04, the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall be continuing and shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations have been paid and satisfied in full.

 

SECTION 10.07.                  Obligations Reinstated .  Subject to Section 10.04, the Obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment which would otherwise have reduced the Obligations of any Guarantor hereunder (whether such payment shall have been made by or on behalf of the Issuer or by or on behalf of a Guarantor) is rescinded or reclaimed from any of the Holders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.  If demand for, or acceleration of the time for, payment by the Issuer is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of the Issuer, all such Obligations otherwise subject to demand for payment or acceleration shall nonetheless be payable by each Guarantor as provided herein.

 

SECTION 10.08.                  Waiver .  Without in any way limiting the provisions of Section 10.01, each Guarantor hereby waives notice or proof of reliance by the Holders upon the Obligations of any Guarantor hereunder, and diligence, presentment, demand for payment on the Issuer, protest or notice of dishonor of any of the Obligations.

 

SECTION 10.09.                  No Obligation to Take Action Against the Issuer .  Neither the Trustee nor any other Person shall have any obligation to enforce or exhaust any rights or remedies or to take any other steps under any security for the Obligations or against the Issuer or any other Person or any property of the Issuer or any other Person before the Trustee is entitled to demand payment and performance by any or all Guarantors of their liabilities and Obligations under this Indenture.

 

SECTION 10.10.                  Default and Enforcement .  If any Guarantor fails to pay in accordance with Section 10.01, the Trustee may proceed in its name as trustee hereunder in the enforcement of the Guarantee of any such Guarantor and such Guarantor’s Obligations hereunder by any remedy provided by law, whether by legal proceedings or otherwise, and to recover from such Guarantor the Obligations under this Indenture.

 

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SECTION 10.11.                  Amendment, Etc .  No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Indenture relating to any Guarantor or consent to any departure by any Guarantor or any other Person from any such provision will in any event be effective unless it is signed by such Guarantor and the Trustee, other than a release pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

SECTION 10.12.                  Acknowledgment .  Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges communication of the terms of this Indenture and the Securities and consents to and approves of the same.

 

SECTION 10.13.                  Costs and Expenses .  Each Guarantor shall pay on demand by the Trustee any and all reasonable costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred by the Trustee, its agents, advisors and counsel or any of the Holders in enforcing any of their rights under any Guarantee.

 

SECTION 10.14.                  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Trustee or the Holders, any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Indenture or the Securities, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Indenture or the Securities preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges in the Guarantee under this Indenture, the Securities and any other document or instrument between a Guarantor and/or the Issuer and the Trustee are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privilege provided by law.

 

SECTION 10.15.                  Successors and Assigns .  Each Guarantee shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Guarantor and the Trustee and the other Holders and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Guarantor may assign any of its Obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.16.                  Contribution .  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Guarantors, the Guarantors agree, inter se , that in the event any payment or distribution is made by any Guarantor other than the Company (such Guarantor, a “ Funding Guarantor ”) under its Guarantee, such Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to contribution from all other Guarantors in a pro rata amount based on the net assets (determined in accordance with GAAP) of each Guarantor (including the Funding Guarantor) other than the Company for all payments, damages and expenses incurred by that Funding Guarantor in discharging the Issuer’s Obligations with respect to the Securities or any other Guarantor’s Obligations with respect to its Guarantee hereunder.

 

SECTION 10.17.                  Future Guarantors .  The Company shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent required by Section 4.17, in each case, to execute and deliver a supplemental indenture and thereby become a Guarantor bound by the Guarantee of the Securities on the terms set forth in this Article 10; provided that no Subsidiary organized outside the United States of America and no Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be required to become a Guarantor.

 

ARTICLE 11

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 11.01.                  [reserved] .

 

SECTION 11.02.                  Notices .  Any notices or other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, in English and shall be sufficiently given if made by hand delivery, facsimile, by reputable overnight delivery service, by electronic mail in pdf format or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

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if to the Issuer, Company or any other Guarantor:

 

c/o Scientific Games Corporation
6601 Bermuda Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

 

Attention:  Legal Department

 

Facsimile:  (702) 532-7699

 

with a copy to:

 

Latham &Watkins
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022-4834

 

Attention:  Mark D. Jaffe, Esq.

Senet Bischoff, Esq.

 

Facsimile: (212) 751-4864

 

if to the Trustee:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Trust & Agency Services
60 Wall Street, 16th Floor
Mail Stop: NYC60-1630
New York, New York 10005

 

Attention:  Corporates Team - Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

Facsimile:  (732) 578-4635

 

with a copy to:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

c/o Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

Trust & Agency Services

100 Plaza One, Mailstop JCY03-0801

Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

 

Attention:  Corporates Team — Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

Facsimile:  (732) 578-4635

 

if to the Paying Agent:

 

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch

Winchester House

1 Great Winchester Street

London EC2N 2DB

 

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United Kingdom

 

Attention:  Trust & Security Services

 

Facsimile:  +44 20 7574 6149

 

Each of the Issuer, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee by written notice to each other may designate additional or different addresses for notices to such Person.  Any notice or communication to the Issuer and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been given or made as of the date so delivered if personally delivered; when receipt is acknowledged, if by facsimile; one (1) Business Day after mailing by reputable overnight courier; and five (5) calendar days after mailing if sent by registered mail, postage prepaid (except that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a notice of change of address shall not be deemed to have been given until actually received by the addressee).  Notice to the Trustee shall be deemed given when actually received by the Trustee.

 

Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to him by first class mail or other equivalent means at his address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given to him if so mailed within the time prescribed.

 

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders.  If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

SECTION 11.03.                  Communications by Holders with Other Holders .  Securityholders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Securityholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities.  The Issuer, the Trustee, the Registrar and any other Person shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

 

SECTION 11.04.                  Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .  Upon any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee:

 

(1)                                  an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

 

(2)                                  an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with, provided that no such Opinion of Counsel shall be furnished in connection with the authentication of the Securities on the Issue Date.

 

SECTION 11.05.                  Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .  Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture, other than the Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer required by Section 4.08(a), shall include:

 

(1)                                  a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions relating thereto;

 

(2)                                  a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

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(3)                                  a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

 

(4)                                  a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided , however , that with respect to matters of fact an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officer’s Certificate or certificates of public officials.

 

SECTION 11.06.                  Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar .  The Trustee may make reasonable rules in accordance with the Trustee’s customary practices for action by or at a meeting of Holders.  The Paying Agent or Registrar may make reasonable rules for its functions.

 

SECTION 11.07.                  Legal Holidays .  A “ Legal Holiday ” used with respect to a particular place of payment is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, or at such place of payment are not required to be open.  If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at such place, payment may be made at such place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period, unless otherwise specified.

 

SECTION 11.08.                  Governing Law .  THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.  Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Securities.

 

SECTION 11.09.                  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements .  This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of any of the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries (including the Issuer).  Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

 

SECTION 11.10.                  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .  No director, officer, employee, stockholder or incorporator, as such, of the Issuer or any Guarantor shall have any personal liability for any Obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor under the Securities, the Guarantees or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such Obligations or their creation.  Each Securityholder by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.  Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.

 

SECTION 11.11.                  Successors .  All agreements of the Issuer in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors.  All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successor.

 

SECTION 11.12.                  Severability .  In case any one or more of the provisions in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the provisions hereof shall be enforceable to the full extent permitted by law.

 

SECTION 11.13.                  USA PATRIOT Act .  In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including, without limitation, those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, including Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act of the United States (“ Applicable Law ”), the Trustee is required to obtain, verify,

 

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record and update certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agree to provide to the Trustee, upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee to comply with Applicable Law.

 

SECTION 11.14.                  Judgment Currency .  Any payment on account of an amount that is payable in euro which is made to or for the account of any Holder or the Trustee in lawful currency of any other jurisdiction (the “ Judgment Currency ”), whether as a result of any judgment or order or the enforcement thereof or the liquidation of the Issuer or a Guarantor, shall constitute a discharge of the Issuer’s or the Guarantor’s obligation under this Indenture and the Securities, as the case may be, only to the extent of the amount of euros that such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, could purchase in the London foreign exchange markets with the amount of the Judgment Currency in accordance with normal banking procedures at the rate of exchange prevailing on the first Business Day in London following receipt of the payment in the Judgment Currency.  If the amount of euros that could be so purchased is less than the amount of euros originally due to such Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, the Issuer and any Guarantors shall indemnify and hold harmless the Holder or the Trustee, as the case may be, from and against all loss or damage arising out of, or as a result of, such deficiency.  This indemnity shall constitute an obligation separate and independent from the other obligations contained in this Indenture or the Securities, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence (other than any indulgence granted with respect to the indemnity obligations set forth in this Section 11.14) granted by any Holder or the Trustee from time to time and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated sum in respect of an amount due hereunder or under any judgment or order.

 

SECTION 11.15.                  Force Majeure .  No Trustee or Agent shall incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility hereunder by reason of any occurrence beyond the control of the Trustee and Agent (including but not limited to any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, any act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, any act of terrorism, or the unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility); it being understood that the Trustee and Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

SECTION 11.16.                  Counterpart Originals.  All parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture.  Each signed copy or counterpart shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original 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.

 

SECTION 11.17.                  WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY .  EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE HOLDERS AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALLY GAMING, INC.

 

BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES PRODUCTS, INC.

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES SA, INC.

 

SG GAMING NORTH AMERICA, INC.

 

WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS GAMES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 



 

 

BALLY PROPERTIES EAST, LLC

 

BALLY PROPERTIES WEST, LLC

 

SHFL PROPERTIES, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

Bally Gaming, Inc.,

 

 

as its Sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDI ENTERTAINMENT, LLC

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES NEW JERSEY, LLC

 

 

 

 

By:

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

 

 

as its Sole Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAPIS SOFTWARE ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

By:

Scientific Games International, Inc.,

 

 

as its Sole Shareholder and Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 



 

 

THE TRUSTEE:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

 

 

By: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Name:

Robert S. Peschler

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chris Niesz

 

 

Name:

Chris Niesz

 

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PAYING AGENT:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kleran Odedra

 

 

Name:

Kleran Odedra

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David Contino

 

 

Name:

David Contino

 

 

Title:

Director

 



 

APPENDIX A

 

PROVISIONS RELATING TO SECURITIES,
AND ADDITIONAL SECURITIES,

 

1.                                       Definitions

 

1.1                                Definitions

 

Capitalized terms used in this Appendix and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings provided in the Indenture.  For the purposes of this Appendix A and the Indenture as a whole, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

 

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or transaction involving a Regulation S Global Security or beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary for such Global Security, to the extent applicable to such transaction and as in effect from time to time.

 

“Definitive Security” means a certificated Security (bearing the Restricted Securities Legend if the transfer of such Security is restricted by applicable law) that does not include the Global Securities Legend.

 

“Depositary” means, a common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, being initially Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch.

 

“Distribution Compliance Period,” with respect to any Securities, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (i) the day on which such Securities are first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the issue date with respect to such Securities.

 

“Global Securities Legend” means the legend set forth under that caption in Exhibit 1 to this Appendix.

 

“Initial Purchasers” means (1) with respect to the Securities issued on the Issue Date, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International, Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citizens Capital Markets, Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and (2) with respect to each issuance of Additional Securities, the Persons purchasing such Additional Securities under the related Purchase Agreement.

 

“Purchase Agreement” means (1) with respect to the Securities issued by the Issuer on the Issue Date, the Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2018, among the Issuer, the guarantors party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as representatives for the Initial Purchasers and (2) any other similar purchase or underwriting agreement relating to Additional Securities.

 

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

 

“Regulation S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

“Regulation S Securities” means all Securities offered and sold outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S.

 

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“Restricted Securities Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i) herein.

 

“Rule 144A” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

 

“Rule 144A Securities” means all Securities offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A.

 

“Securities” means (1) €250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 issued by the Issuer on the Issue Date and (2) Additional Securities, if any, issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Securities Custodian” means the custodian with respect to a Global Security (as appointed by the Depositary) or any successor person thereto, who shall initially be the Trustee.

 

“Transfer Restricted Securities” means Definitive Securities and any other Securities that bear or are required to bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

1.2                                Other Definitions

 

Term:

 

Defined in Section:

“Agent Members”

 

2.1(c)

“Global Security”

 

2.1(b)

“Regulation S Global Security”

 

2.1(b)

“Rule 144A Global Security”

 

2.1(b)

 

2.                                       The Securities

 

2.1                                Form and Dating

 

(a)                                  The Securities issued on the date hereof will be (i) offered and sold by the Issuer pursuant to a Purchase Agreement and (ii) resold, initially only to (1) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A and (2) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S.  Such Securities may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs and purchasers in reliance on Regulation S.  Additional Securities offered after the date hereof may be offered and sold by the Issuer from time to time pursuant to one or more Purchase Agreements in accordance with applicable law.

 

(b)                                  Global Securities .  Rule 144A Securities shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Securities in definitive, fully registered form (collectively, the “ Rule 144A Global Security ”) and Regulation S Securities shall be issued initially in the form of one or more global Securities (collectively, the “ Regulation S Global Security ”), in each case without interest coupons and bearing the Global Securities Legend and Restricted Securities Legend, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Securities represented thereby with the Securities Custodian, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in this Indenture.  Beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Security shall not be exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Security or any other Security without a Restricted Securities Legend until the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period.  The Rule 144A Global Security and the Regulation S Global Security are each referred to herein as a “ Global Security ” and are collectively referred to herein as “ Global Securities ”; provided that the term “Global Security” when used in Sections 2.1(b), 2.1(c), 2.3(g)(i), 2.3(h)(i) and 2.4 shall also include any

 

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Security in global form issued in connection with a Registered Exchange Offer.  The aggregate principal amount of the Global Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depositary or its nominee.  For purposes of this Indenture, Securities resold after an initial resale thereof to “institutional accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) and (7) under the Securities Act) will be treated in the same manner as the Rule 144A Global Security.

 

(c)                                   Book-Entry Provisions .  This Section 2.1(c) shall apply only to a Global Security deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary.

 

The Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.02 of this Indenture, and pursuant to an authentication order delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Indenture, authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Securities that (i) shall be registered in the name of the Depositary for such Global Security or Global Securities or the nominee of such Depositary and (ii) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depositary or pursuant to such Depositary’s instructions or held by the Trustee as Securities Custodian.

 

Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“ Agent Members ”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary or by the Trustee as Securities Custodian or under such Global Security, and the Depositary may be treated by the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer (including any Agent) or the Trustee as the absolute owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Issuer, the Trustee or any agent of the Issuer (including any Agent) or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Security.

 

(d)                                  Definitive Securities .  Except as provided in Section 2.3 or 2.4, owners of beneficial interests in Global Securities will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Securities.

 

(e)                                   The provisions of the “Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System” and “Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear” and the “General Terms and Conditions of Clearstream Banking” and “Customer Handbook” of Clearstream will be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Securities that are held by Agent Members through Euroclear or Clearstream; provided , however , that the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar shall not have any duty or obligation with respect to any such procedures.

 

2.2                                [reserved] .

 

2.3                                Transfer and Exchange .

 

(a)                                  Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Securities .  When Definitive Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request:

 

(i)                                      to register the transfer of such Definitive Securities; or

 

(ii)                                   to exchange such Definitive Securities for an equal principal amount of Definitive Securities of other authorized denominations,

 

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the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Definitive Securities surrendered for transfer or exchange:

 

(1)                                  shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing; and

 

(2)                                  in the case of Transfer Restricted Securities, are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

 

(A)                                if such Definitive Securities are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security); or

 

(B)                                if such Definitive Securities are being transferred to the Issuer, a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security); or

 

(C)                                if such Definitive Securities are being transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act or in reliance upon another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (x) a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security) and (y) if the Issuer so requests, an Opinion of Counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i).

 

(b)                                  Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Security for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Security .  A Definitive Security may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Security except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below.  Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Security, duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, together with:

 

(i)                                      certification (in the form set forth on the reverse side of the Security) that such Definitive Security is being transferred (1) to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or (2) outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S and in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act;

 

(ii)                                   if the Company so requests, an Opinion of Counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 2.3(e)(i); and

 

(iii)                                written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Securities Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Global Security to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Securities represented by the Global Security, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depositary account to be credited with such increase,

 

then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Security and cause, or direct the Securities Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depositary and the Securities Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Securities represented by the Global Security to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Security to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest

 

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in the Global Security equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Security so canceled.  If no Global Securities are then outstanding and the Global Security has not been previously exchanged for certificated securities pursuant to Section 2.4, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, in accordance with Section 2.02 of this Indenture, a new Global Security in the appropriate principal amount.

 

(c)                                   Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities .  (i)  The transfer and exchange of Global Securities or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with this Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.  A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Security shall deliver a written order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depositary to be credited with a beneficial interest in such Global Security or another Global Security and such account shall be credited in accordance with such order with a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Security and the account of the Person making the transfer shall be debited by an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Global Security being transferred.  Transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Security to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Regulation S Global Security, whether before or after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, shall be made only upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification from the transferor in the form provided on the reverse of the Securities to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Regulation S or (if available) Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

(ii)                                   If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Security to a beneficial interest in another Global Security, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Security to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Security from which such interest is being transferred.

 

(iii)                                Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

 

(iv)                               [Reserved].

 

(d)                                  Restrictions on Transfer of Regulation S Global Security .  (i)  Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, interests in the Regulation S Global Security may only be sold, pledged or transferred in accordance with the Applicable Procedures and only (1) to the Issuer, (2) so long as such Security is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person whom the selling holder reasonably believes is a QIB that purchases for its own account or for the account of a QIB to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (3) in an offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S, (4) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 (if applicable) under the Securities Act or (5) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in each case in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.  Prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, transfers by an owner of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security to a transferee who takes delivery of such interest through the Rule 144A Global Security shall be made only in accordance with Applicable Procedures and upon receipt by the Trustee of a written certification from the transferor of the beneficial interest in the form provided on the reverse of the Security to the effect that such transfer is being made to a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule

 

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144A.  Such written certification shall no longer be required after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period.

 

(ii)                                   Upon the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Security shall be transferable in accordance with applicable law and the other terms of this Indenture.

 

(e)                                   Legend .

 

(i)                                      Except as permitted by the following paragraphs (ii), (iii) or (iv), each Security certificate evidencing the Global Securities and the Definitive Securities (and all Securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (each defined term in the legend being defined as such for purposes of the legend only):

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.  NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.  THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES:  ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.  THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.  IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING

 

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THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

Each Definitive Security shall also bear the following additional legend:

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

(ii)                                   Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security that is a Definitive Security, the Registrar shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for a Definitive Security that does not bear the legends set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security if the Holder certifies in writing to the Registrar that its request for such exchange was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Security).

 

(iii)                                [Reserved].

 

(iv)                               [Reserved].

 

(v)                                  Upon a sale or transfer after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period of any Security acquired pursuant to Regulation S, all requirements that such Security bear the Restricted Securities Legend shall cease to apply and the requirements requiring any such Security be issued in global form shall continue to apply.

 

(vi)                               [Reserved].

 

(f)                                    Cancelation or Adjustment of Global Security .  At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Security have either been exchanged for Definitive Securities, transferred, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Security shall be returned by the Depositary to the Trustee for cancelation or retained and canceled by the Trustee.  At any time prior to such cancelation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for Definitive Securities, transferred in exchange for an interest in another Global Security, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Securities Custodian for such Global Security) with respect to such Global Security, by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

 

(g)                                   Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Securities .

 

(i)                                      To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate, Definitive Securities and Global Securities at the Registrar’s request.

 

(ii)                                   No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax, assessments, or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes, assessments or similar governmental charge payable upon exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.06, 3.06, 4.16 and 9.05 of this Indenture).

 

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(iii)                                Prior to the due presentation for registration of transfer of any Security, the Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name a Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(iv)                               All Securities issued upon any transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture shall evidence the same debt and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as the Securities surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

 

(h)                                  No Obligation of the Trustee .

 

(i)                                      The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Security, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Securities.  All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Securities shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Security).  The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Security shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary.  The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

(ii)                                   The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates, opinions and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

2.4                                Definitive Securities

 

(a)                                  A Global Security deposited with the Depositary or with the Trustee as Securities Custodian pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security, in exchange for such Global Security, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.3 and (i) the Depositary notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a Depositary for such Global Security or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary is not appointed by the Issuer within 90 days of such notice or after the Issuer becomes aware of such cessation, (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Issuer, in its sole discretion, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of certificated Securities under this Indenture.

 

(b)                                  Any Global Security that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Securities

 

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of authorized denominations.  Any portion of a Global Security transferred pursuant to this Section shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of €100,000 and any greater integral multiple of €1,000 thereof and registered in such names as the Depositary shall direct.  Any certificated Security in the form of a Definitive Security delivered in exchange for an interest in the Global Security shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(e), bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

(c)                                   Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b), the registered Holder of a Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

 

(d)                                  In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.4(a)(i), (ii) or (iii), the Issuer will promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Securities in fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

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EXHIBIT 1
to
APPENDIX A

 

[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]

 

[Global Securities Legend]

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMON DEPOSITARY FOR EUROCLEAR AND CLEARSTREAM (THE “DEPOSITARY”) (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS GLOBAL SECURITY) OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY’S NOMINEE OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE DEPOSITARY’S NOMINEE, OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY) ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE DEPOSITARY’S NOMINEE, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITARY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

 

[[FOR REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY ONLY] UNTIL 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF COMMENCEMENT OR COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING, AN OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY A DEALER (AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT) MAY VIOLATE THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IF SUCH OFFER OR SALE IS MADE OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A THEREUNDER.]

 

[ Restricted Securities Legend ]

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION.  NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION.  THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH SECURITY, PRIOR TO THE DATE (THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE”) THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES:  ONE YEAR] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  40 DAYS] AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SECURITY

 

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(OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH SECURITY), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSES (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM.  THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE.  IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES:  BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

[ Definitive Securities Legend ]

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

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No.          

€                    

 

 

 

COMMON CODE                    

 

ISIN                    

 

5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026

 

Scientific Games International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to [      ] or registered assigns, the principal sum of [€        ] euros [as such sum may be increased or reduced as reflected on the records of the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture](1) on February 15, 2026.

 

Interest Payment Dates:  February 15 and August 15

 

Record Dates:  February 1 and August 1

 

Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.

 


(1)                                  Insert if a global security.

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

 

 

Dated:

 

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 

 

 

 

 

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Securities

 

referred to in the Indenture.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF SECURITY]

 

5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026

 

1.                                       Interest

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Issuer ”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above .  All references in this Security and in the Indenture to interest payable on any Security shall include any such additional interest.  The Issuer will pay interest semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year (each an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing August 15, 2018.  Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from February 14, 2018.  Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

The Issuer shall pay interest at the rate of interest then borne by the Securities on overdue installments of principal and on overdue installments of interest to the extent lawful as provided in the Indenture.

 

2.                                       Method of Payment

 

The Issuer shall pay interest on the Securities (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are the registered Holders at the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date even if the Securities are cancelled after such Record Date and before the corresponding Interest Payment Date.  Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments.  The Issuer shall pay principal of, and interest in euros and shall be made in accordance with the procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream.  The Issuer may deliver any such interest payment to the Paying Agent or to a Holder at the Holder’s registered address.

 

If on or after the date of the Indenture, the euro is unavailable to the Issuer due to an imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond its control or if the euro is no longer being used by the then member states of the EMU that have adopted the euro and their currency or for the settlement of transactions by public institutions of or within the international banking community, then all payments in respect of the notes will be made in U.S. dollars until the euro is again available to the Issuer or so used.  The amount payable on any date in euro will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate available on or prior to the relevant payment date, as reported by Bloomberg.

 

3.                                       Paying Agent and Registrar

 

Initially, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “ Trustee ”) will act as Registrar.  Initially, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch will act as Paying Agent.  The Issuer may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to the Holders.  The Issuer, the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries may act as Registrar or Paying Agent.

 

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4.                                       Indenture

 

The Issuer issued the Securities under an Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2018 (the “ Indenture ”), between the Issuer and the Trustee.  Capitalized terms herein are used as defined in the Indenture unless otherwise defined herein.  The terms of the Securities include those stated in the Indenture.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Securities are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of them.  The Securities are senior obligations of the Issuer initially limited in aggregate principal amount to €250,000,000 on the Issue Date, and, subject to compliance with Section 4.04 of the Indenture, unlimited in aggregate principal amount thereafter.

 

5.                                       Optional Redemption

 

On and after February 15, 2021, the Issuer will be entitled, at its option on one or more occasions, to redeem all or any portion of the Securities at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the twelve-month period commencing on February 15 of the years set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date:

 

Period

 

Percentage

 

2021

 

104.125

%

2022

 

102.750

%

2023

 

101.375

%

2024 and thereafter

 

100.000

%

 

6.                                       Optional Redemption upon Equity Offering

 

On or prior to February 15, 2021, the Issuer may, at its option on one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Securities (which includes Additional Securities, if any) so long as such aggregate principal amount does not exceed the amount of net cash proceeds received by, or contributed to the capital of the Company from one or more Equity Offerings, at a redemption price equal to 105.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Redemption Date subject to the rights of Holders on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date; provided , however , that:

 

(1)                                  at least 65% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Securities (which includes Additional Securities, if any) remains outstanding immediately after any such redemption; and

 

(2)                                  each such redemption occurs within 120 days after the date of the related Equity Offering(s).

 

As used in the preceding paragraph, “ Equity Offering ” means any private or public offering of Qualified Capital Stock of (a) the Company or (b) any direct or indirect parent of the Company, to the extent the net proceeds thereof are contributed to the Company as common equity capital or used to purchase Qualified Capital Stock from the Company.

 

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7.                                       Redemption at Make-Whole Premium

 

At any time prior to February 15, 2021, the Issuer may redeem all or any portion of the Securities on one or more occasions at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the Redemption Date subject to the rights of Holders of the Securities on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to the Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

As used in the preceding paragraph the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to any Security on any Redemption Date, the greater of:

 

(a)                                  1.0% of the principal amount of such Security; and

 

(b)                                  the excess, if any, of:

 

(1)                                  the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Security at February 15, 2021 (such Redemption Price being set forth in the table appearing in Paragraph 5 of the Securities plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the note through February 15, 2021 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the Redemption Date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Bund Rate as of such Redemption Date plus 50 basis points; over

 

(2)                               the principal amount of the Security.

 

Bund Rate ” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the equivalent yield to maturity as of such redemption date of the Comparable German Bund issue, assuming a price for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable German Bund Price for such redemption date, where:

 

(a)                                  “Comparable German Bund Issues” means the German Bundesanleihe security selected by any Reference German Bund Dealer as having a fixed maturity most nearly equal to the period from such redemption date to February 15, 2021, and that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of euro denominated corporate debt securities in a principal amount approximately equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Securities and of a maturity most nearly equal to February 15, 2021; provided that if the period from such redemption date to February 15, 2021 is less than one year, a fixed maturity of one year shall be used;

 

(b)                                  “Comparable German Bund Price” means, with respect to any redemption date, the average of the Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, or if an Issuer obtains fewer than four such Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations;

 

(c)                                   “Reference German Bund Dealer” means any dealer of German Bundesanleihe securities appointed by an Issuer (and notified to the Trustee); and

 

(d)                                  “Reference German Bund Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference German Bund Dealer and any redemption date, the average as determined by an Issuer of

 

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the bid and offered prices for the Comparable German Bund issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to an Issuer by such Reference German Bund Dealer at 3:30 p.m. Frankfurt, Germany time on the third business day preceding such redemption date.

 

8.                                       Redemption Upon Changes in Withholding Taxes

 

If as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of the United States (or any taxing authority thereof having power to tax) (a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or any change in, or amendment to, the official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including by virtue of a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction or a change in published administrative practice), which change or amendment is publicly announced and becomes effective after the Issue Date, the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor becomes or will become obligated to pay Additional Amounts (but in the case of a Guarantor, only if the payments giving rise to such obligations cannot be made by the Issuer or another Guarantor without the obligation to pay Additional Amounts) then the Issuer may, at its option, redeem the Securities, as a whole but not in part, upon not less than 15 days’ nor more than 60 days’ published notice as described below, at 100% of their principal amount, together with interest accrued thereon to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders on the relevant Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date that is prior to the Redemption Date and Additional Amounts, if any, in respect thereof) and all Additional Amounts, if any, then due and which will become due on the Redemption Date as a result of the redemption or otherwise; provided that the Issuer determines, in its business judgment, that the obligation to pay such Additional Amounts cannot be avoided by the use of reasonable measures available to the Issuer or any Guarantor (which does not include substitution of the obligor under the Securities); provided, further , that the notice of redemption shall not be given earlier than 90 days before the earliest date on which the Issuer or applicable Guarantor would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities were then due and unless at the time such notice is given such obligation to pay Additional Amounts remains in effect (or will be in effect at the time of such redemption). No such redemption may be made unless the Issuer shall have received an opinion of an independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that as a result of such change or amendment the Issuer or an applicable Guarantor has been or will be required to pay the Additional Amounts and the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, stating that based on such opinion the Issuer is entitled to redeem the Securities pursuant to their terms.

 

9.                                       Disposition or Redemption Pursuant to Gaming Laws

 

At any time any Holder or beneficial owner of Securities is determined to be or otherwise becomes a Disqualified Holder, then the Issuer will have the right, at its option:

 

(1)                                  to require such Holder or beneficial owner to dispose of all or any portion of its Securities within 60 days (or such earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) of receipt of the relevant notice of finding by the applicable Gaming Authority; or

 

(2)                                  to redeem all or any portion of the Securities of such Holder or beneficial owner upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice at a Redemption Price equal to the lesser of:

 

(a)                                  the principal amount thereof, and

 

(b)                                  the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Securities,

 

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together with, in the case of either clause (a) or (b), accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the earlier of (A) the Redemption Date and (B) the date of the denial of license or qualification or of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Authority (or the date such holder or beneficial owner otherwise becomes a Disqualified Holder) (subject to the rights of Holders of Securities on the relevant Record Dates occurring prior to such Redemption Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date); provided , however , that if such Gaming Authority restricts the Redemption Price to a lesser amount then such lesser amount will be the Redemption Price.

 

Immediately upon a determination by a Gaming Authority that a Holder or beneficial owner of Securities (or an Affiliate thereof) will not be licensed, qualified or found suitable or is denied a license, qualification or finding of suitability or otherwise becomes a Disqualified Holder, the Holder or beneficial owner will, to the extent required by applicable Gaming Laws, have no further rights with respect to the Securities to:

 

(1)                                  exercise, directly or indirectly, through any person, any right conferred by the Securities; or

 

(2)                                  receive any interest or any other distribution or payment with respect to the Securities, except the Redemption Price.

 

The Issuer will notify the Trustee in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable.  The Holder or beneficial owner (or an Affiliate thereof) applying for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the licensure or investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability.

 

As used in the preceding paragraph the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Disqualified Holder ” means any Holder or beneficial owner of the Securities (i) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) requested or required pursuant to any Gaming Law or by any Gaming Authority to (A) appear before, or submit to the jurisdiction of, or provide information to, or apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability from, any Gaming Authority, or (B) reduce its position in the Securities to below a level that would require licensure, qualification or a finding of suitability, and, in either case, such Holder or beneficial owner (or Affiliate thereof) either (1) refuses to do so or otherwise fails to comply with such request or requirement within 15 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the applicable Gaming Law or Gaming Authority) or (2) is denied such license or qualification or not found suitable or (ii) who or which is (or who or which is an Affiliate of a Person who or which is) determined or shall have been determined by any Gaming Authority not to be suitable or qualified.

 

Gaming Authority ” means any government, court, or federal, state, local, international, foreign or other governmental, administrative or regulatory or licensing body, agency, authority or official, which now or hereafter regulates or has authority over, including, without limitation, to issue or grant a license, contract, franchise or regulatory approval with respect to, any form of gaming business or activities (or proposed gaming business or activities) and/or related business or activities now or hereafter conducted by the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, lottery, pari-mutuel wagering, sports wagering and video gaming business or activities.

 

Gaming Law ” means any federal, state, local, international, foreign or other law, statute, constitutional provision, regulation, rule, order, ordinance, enforcement requirement or interpretation pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses or asserts legal, regulatory or licensing authority over gaming and/or related activities.

 

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10.                                Notice of Redemption

 

Notice of redemption will be delivered electronically in pdf format or sent, by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address except that redemption notices may be delivered electronically in pdf format or mailed more than 60 days prior to a Redemption Date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Securities or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture pursuant to Article 8 of the Indenture.  Securities in denominations larger than €100,000 may be redeemed in part; provided that the unredeemed portion of the Securities must be equal to or at least €100,000 or an integral multiple of €1,000 in excess thereof.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture, if monies for the redemption of the Securities called for redemption shall have been deposited with the Paying Agent for redemption on such Redemption Date, then, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of such Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, the Securities called for redemption will cease to bear interest from and after such Redemption Date and the only right of the Holders of such Securities will be to receive payment of the Redemption Price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Redemption Date.

 

11.                                [reserved]

 

12.                                Offers to Purchase

 

Sections 4.15 and 4.16 of the Indenture provide that upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture) and after certain Asset Sales (as defined in the Indenture), and subject to further limitations contained therein, the Issuer will make an offer to purchase certain amounts of the Securities in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture.

 

13.                                Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

 

The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of €100,000 and greater integral multiples of €1,000.  A Holder shall register the transfer of or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture.  The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to pay certain transfer taxes or similar governmental charges payable in connection therewith as permitted by the Indenture.  The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Securities or portions thereof (i) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing and (ii) selected for redemption, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

 

14.                                Persons Deemed Owners

 

The registered Holder of this Security shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

15.                                Unclaimed Funds

 

If funds for the payment of principal or interest remain unclaimed for one year, the Trustee and the Paying Agent will repay the funds to the Issuer at its request.  After that, all liability of the Trustee and such Paying Agent with respect to such funds shall cease.

 

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16.                                Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

 

The Issuer may be discharged from its Obligations under the Indenture and the Securities except for certain provisions thereof, and may be discharged from its Obligations to comply with certain covenants contained in the Indenture and the Securities, in each case upon satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

 

17.                                Amendment; Supplement; Waiver

 

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture and the Securities may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding.  Without notice to or consent of any Holder, the parties thereto may amend or supplement the Indenture and the Securities to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, provide for uncertificated Securities in addition to or in place of certificated Securities, or make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect.

 

18.                                Restrictive Covenants

 

The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to incur additional Indebtedness, create certain liens, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments, consummate certain asset sales, enter into certain transactions with affiliates and merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or the Company.  The limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions.  The Issuer must annually report to the Trustee on compliance with such covenants.

 

19.                                Defaults and Remedies

 

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Securities then outstanding may declare the principal of and accrued interest on all the Securities to be due and payable immediately in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.  Holders of Securities may not enforce the Indenture or the Securities except as provided in the Indenture.  The Trustee is not obligated to enforce the Indenture or the Securities unless it has received indemnity satisfactory to it.  The Indenture permits, subject to certain limitations therein provided, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding to direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power.  The Trustee may withhold from Holders of Securities notice of certain continuing Defaults or Events of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.

 

20.                                Trustee Dealings with Issuer

 

The Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company or their respective Affiliates as if it were not the Trustee.

 

21.                                No Recourse Against Others

 

No stockholder, director, officer, employee or incorporator, as such, of the Issuer shall have any liability for any obligation of the Issuer under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim

 

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based on, in respect of or by reason of, such Obligations or their creation.  Each Holder of a Security by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.

 

22.                                Authentication

 

This Security shall not be valid until the Trustee or authenticating agent signs the certificate of authentication on this Security by its manual signature.

 

23.                                Guarantees

 

The payment by the Issuer of the principal of and interest on the Securities is fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior unsecured basis by each of the Guarantors to the extent set forth in the Indenture.

 

24.                                Abbreviations

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder of a Security or an assignee, such as:  TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

 

25.                                ISIN or Common Code Numbers

 

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused an ISIN or Common Code number to be printed on the Securities as a convenience to the Holders.  No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers as printed on the Securities and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed hereon.

 

26.                                Governing Law

 

This Security and the Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, but without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of laws to the extent that the application of the law of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.  Each of the parties hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Security.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

 

I or we assign and transfer this Security to

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

 

(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. No.)

 

and irrevocably appoint                                  agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Issuer.  The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

 

Date:

 

 

Your Signature:

 

 

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.

 

In connection with any transfer of any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate, the undersigned confirms that such Securities are being transferred in accordance with its terms:

 

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

1.                                       o                                     to the Issuer; or

 

o                                     pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

o                                     inside the United States to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

4.                                       o                                     outside the United States in an offshore transaction within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act in compliance with Rule 904 under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

5.                                       o                                     pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof; provided , however , that if box (4) or (5) is checked, the Trustee shall be entitled to require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Issuer has reasonably requested to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

 

 

 

Your Signature

 

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Signature Guarantee:

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signature of Signature Guarantee

 

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF (3) ABOVE IS CHECKED.

 

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this Security for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Issuer and the Guarantors as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notice:  To be executed by an executive officer

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

 

If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.15 (Change of Control) or 4.16 (Asset Sales) of the Indenture, check the box:

 

o   Change of Control

o   Asset Sales

 

If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.15 or 4.16 of the Indenture, state the amount in principal amount:  €

 

Dated:

 

 

Your Signature:

 

 

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security.)

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

 

(Signature must be guaranteed)

 

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 4

 

AMENDMENT NO. 4, dated as of February 14, 2018 (this “ Amendment ”), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2013 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, including without limitation, by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 1, 2014, by that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of February 14, 2017 and by that certain Amendment No. 3, dated as of August 14, 2017, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (“ Holdings ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”) and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), Collateral Agent, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender.  Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement or the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), as applicable.

 

WHEREAS, Section 10.1(c) of the Credit Agreement permits the Borrower to establish Refinancing Term Loans with existing Lenders and/or new Lenders pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to (i) create a new tranche of Term Loans under the Credit Agreement (the “ Term B-5 Loans ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $4,174,565,568.75, with such Term B-5 Loans having identical terms, and having the same rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, as the Term B-4 Loans, as set forth in the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents, in each case except as amended hereby, and (ii) use the proceeds of the Term B-5 Loans to, among others, repay all Unconverted Term B-4 Loans (as defined below) and to pay any interest in respect of Term B-4 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (as defined below) that accrues to, but not including, the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date; for purposes hereof, “ Unconverted Term B-4 Loans ” refer to Term B-4 Loans that are not Converted Term B-4 Loans (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (i) each Converted Term B-5 Lender (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below)) has agreed to convert all (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may allocate) of its Term B-4 Loans into Term B-5 Loans (such Term B-4 Loans, the “ Converted Term B-4 Loans ”) and (ii) Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as a Term B-5 Lender (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) (the “ Unconverted Term B-4 Loans Lender ” or “ Additional Term B-5 Lender ” and, together with the Converted Term B-5 Lenders, the “ Amendment Term B-5 Lenders ”) has agreed to provide a commitment to make additional Term B-5 Loans to the Borrower (the “ Additional Term B-5 Commitment ”) in an aggregate principal amount of $1,053,925,516.26, including $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new Term B-5 Loans in connection with, among others, the refinancing of the 2022 Secured Notes (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), (i) the Borrower has requested that certain Revolving Lenders (any such Revolving Lender in such capacity, an “ Additional Revolving Lender ” and, together with the Additional Term B-5 Lender, the “ Additional Lenders ”) provide Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increases (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) in an aggregate principal amount of $23,999,999.99 (the “ Additional Revolving Commitments ”) and (ii) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Increase Supplement

 



 

(as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), dated as of the date hereof (the “ Revolving Increase Supplement ”), by the Borrower and the Additional Revolving Lenders, the Additional Revolving Lenders agreed to provide such Additional Revolving Commitments;

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower agrees to pay all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing; and

 

WHEREAS, immediately after the making of the Term B-5 Loans by the Amendment Term B-5 Lenders, Holdings, the Borrower, the Amendment Term B-5 Lenders, the Revolving Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent wish to make certain amendments set forth in Exhibit A pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, for purposes of this Amendment, the transactions described above, including this Amendment and the Revolving Increase Supplement and the transactions contemplated herein and therein, are collectively referred to herein as the “ Transactions ”;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

 

Section 1.                                           Amendments .

 

(a)                                  The Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto) (the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”).

 

(b)                                  Exhibit D of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced by Exhibit B hereto.

 

(c)                                   Exhibit E of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced by Exhibit C hereto.

 

(d)                                  Schedule 4.8B of the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, is hereby amended in its entirety and replaced by Exhibit D hereto.

 

(e)                                   Each Amendment Term B-5 Lender waives any right to compensation for losses, expenses or liabilities incurred by such Lender to which it may otherwise have been entitled pursuant to Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement in respect of the transactions contemplated.

 

(f)                                    All Term B-4 Loans of Exiting Term B-4 Lenders (as defined below) shall be repaid by the Borrower on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have received the required notice of voluntary prepayment in connection with this Amendment.  Any Lender holding Term B-4 Loans immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment that is not a Converted Term B-5 Lender (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) immediately after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is an “ Exiting Term B-4 Lender ”.  In the event that

 

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any Converted Term B-5 Lender (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) receives an allocation of Term B-5 Loans in amount less than the amount of its Term B-4 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, such Lender shall be considered an Exiting Term B-4 Lender with respect to the difference between the amount of its Term B-4 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment and the amount of such Lender’s Converted Term B-4 Loans.

 

Section 2.                                           Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment .

 

The effectiveness of the terms of this Amendment and the obligation of an Amendment Term B-5 Lender to make (or convert into) its Term B-5 Loans shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the date upon which this Amendment becomes effective, the “ Amendment No. 4 Effective Date ”):

 

(a)                                  Counterparts .  The Administrative Agent having received the executed counterparts of (i) this Amendment executed by the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent, the Amendment Term B-5 Lenders, the Additional Revolving Lenders and any other Revolving Lenders that execute this Amendment, (ii) the Affirmation Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto, dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, executed by Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent, and (iii) the executed Revolving Increase Supplement.

 

(b)                                  Representations and Warranties .  Each of the representations and warranties made in Section 4 of this Amendment shall be true and correct as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date;

 

(c)                                   Borrowing Notice .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of borrowing from the Borrower with respect to the Additional Term B-5 Commitment;

 

(d)                                  [Reserved];

 

(e)                                   Fees .  The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

 

(f)                                    Legal Opinions .  The Administrative Agent shall have received executed legal opinions of (i) Latham & Watkins LLP, special New York counsel to the Loan Parties, and (ii) Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, special Nevada counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(g)                                   Closing Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties, dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, each substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Credit Agreement, with appropriate insertions and attachments;

 

(h)                                  USA Patriot Act .  The Lenders (including the Additional Lenders) shall have received from the Borrower and each of the Loan Parties (to the extent reasonably requested in writing

 

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at least 5 days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date), at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, documentation and other information requested by any Lender that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act;

 

(i)                                      Solvency Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate signed by the chief financial officer on behalf of Holdings, substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Credit Agreement, after giving effect to the Transactions;

 

(j)                                     Flood Searches .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to the Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and the applicable Loan Party relating thereto) and, if any such Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area, evidence of flood insurance to the extent required pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 3.                                           Post-Closing Conditions.

 

Within sixty (60) days after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, unless waived or extended by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, the Collateral Agent shall have received either the items listed in paragraph (a) or the items listed in paragraph (b) as follows:

 

(a)                                  an opinion or email confirmation from local counsel in each jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, to the effect that:

 

(i)                                      the recording of the existing Mortgage is the only filing or recording necessary to give constructive notice to third parties of the lien created by such Mortgage as security for the Obligations (as defined in each Mortgage), including the Obligations evidenced by the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and the other documents executed in connection therewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and

 

(ii)                                   no other documents, instruments, filings, recordings, re-recordings, re-filings or other actions, including, without limitation, the payment of any mortgage recording taxes or similar taxes, are necessary or appropriate under applicable law in order to maintain the continued enforceability, validity or priority of the lien created by such Mortgage as security for the Obligations, including the Obligations evidenced by the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and the other documents executed in connection therewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

(b)                                  with respect to the existing Mortgages, the following, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent:

 

(i)                                      with respect to each Mortgage encumbering a Mortgaged Property, an amendment thereof (each a “ Mortgage Amendment ”) duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Loan Party, and in form for recording in the recording office where each Mortgage was recorded, together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be

 

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required in connection with the recording or filing thereof under applicable law, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

 

(ii)                                   with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, a date down endorsement (each, a “ Title Endorsement ,” collectively, the “ Title Endorsements ”) to the existing mortgage title insurance policies relating to the Mortgage encumbering the Mortgaged Property subject to such Mortgage assuring the Collateral Agent that such Mortgage, as amended by such Mortgage Amendment is a valid and enforceable first priority lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties free and clear of all defects, encumbrances and liens except for Permitted Liens (as defined in each Mortgage), and such Title Endorsement shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

 

(iii)                                with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, opinions of local counsel to the Loan Parties, which opinions (x) shall be addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties, (y) shall cover the enforceability of the respective Mortgage as amended by such Mortgage Amendment, the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgage Amendment and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (z) shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent;

 

(iv)                               with respect to each Mortgaged Property, such affidavits, certificates, information (including financial data) and instruments of indemnification (including without limitation, a so-called “gap” indemnification) as shall be required to induce the title company to issue the Title Endorsements; and

 

(v)                                  evidence acceptable to the Collateral Agent of payment by the Borrower of all applicable title insurance premiums, search and examination charges, survey costs and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages and issuance of the Title Endorsements.

 

Section 4.                                           Representations and Warranties .

 

On and as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (including the Additional Lenders) as follows:

 

(a)                                  this Amendment and the Revolving Increase Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of Holdings and the Borrower enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms and the Amended Credit Agreement and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings and the Borrower enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

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(b)                                  each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document is true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if qualified by materiality) on and as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, as if made on and as of such date and except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically relate to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date; and

 

(c)                                   no Default or Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or existed immediately prior to giving effect to the Transactions.

 

Section 5.                                           Counterparts .

 

This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

Section 6.                                           Governing Law and Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury .

 

THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  The jurisdiction and waiver of right to trial by jury provisions in Section 10.12 and 10.17 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis.

 

Section 7.                                           Headings .

 

The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 8.                                           Reaffirmation .

 

Holdings and the Borrower hereby expressly acknowledge the terms of this Amendment and the Revolving Increase Supplement and the other Transactions and reaffirms, as of the date hereof, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, (ii) its guarantee of the Obligations (including, without limitation, in respect of the Term B-5 Loans and the Additional Revolving Commitments) under the Guaranty, as applicable, and its grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Obligations (including, without limitation, in respect of the Term B-5 Loans and the Additional Revolving Commitments) pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (iii) that such guarantee and grant continues in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, the Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

Section 9.                                           Effect of Amendment .

 

Except as expressly set forth herein, neither this Amendment nor the Revolving Increase Supplement shall by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the

 

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rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agents under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and neither this Amendment nor the Revolving Increase Supplement shall alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Neither this Amendment nor the Revolving Increase Supplement shall constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents.  For the avoidance of doubt, on and after the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, each of this Amendment and the Revolving Increase Supplement shall for all purposes constitute a Loan Document.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

 

as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION , as Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

 

[Scientific Games — Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

 



 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ronaldo Naval

 

 

Name: Ronaldo Naval

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

[Scientific Games — Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. , as a Term B-5 Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brandon Bolio

 

 

Name: Brandon Bolio

 

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Term B-5 Commitment: $1,053,925,516.26

 

[Scientific Games — Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. ,

 

as a Revolving Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brandon Bolio

 

 

Name: Brandon Bolio

 

 

Title: Director

 

[Scientific Games — Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

 



 

[This Amendment was executed by authorized signatories of the Required Lenders]

 



 

EXHIBIT A TO AMENDMENT NO. 3 4

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

among

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
as the Borrower,

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION,

as Holdings,

 

The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender,

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Issuing Lender,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

FIFTH THIRD BANK,

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,

FIFTH THIRD CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC.

and

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,

Dated as of October 18, 2013,
As amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No.  2 and 2,
Amendment No. 3 and Amendment No. 4

 

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.

DEFINITIONS

 

1

 

 

 

 

1.1

Defined Terms

 

1

1.2

Other Definitional Provisions

 

60 62

1.3

Pro Forma Calculations

 

62 64

1.4

Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents

 

63 65

1.5

Letter of Credit Amounts

 

63 65

1.6

Covenants

 

63 66

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS

 

64 66

 

 

 

 

2.1

Term Commitments

 

64 66

2.2

Procedure for Initial Term Loan Borrowing

 

64 67

2.3

Repayment of Term Loans

 

65 67

2.4

Revolving Commitments

 

65 67

2.5

Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing

 

66 68

2.6

Swingline Loans

 

67 69

2.7

Defaulting Lenders

 

69 71

2.8

Repayment of Loans

 

70 72

2.9

Commitment Fees, etc.

 

71 73

2.10

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

 

71 74

2.11

Optional Prepayments

 

72 74

2.12

Mandatory Prepayments

 

73 75

2.13

Conversion and Continuation Options

 

75 78

2.14

Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurocurrency Tranches

 

76 78

2.15

Interest Rates and Payment Dates

 

76 79

2.16

Computation of Interest and Fees

 

77 79

2.17

Inability to Determine Interest Rate

 

77 80

2.18

Pro Rata Treatment and Payments

 

78 80

2.19

Requirements of Law

 

80 82

2.20

Taxes

 

81 83

2.21

Indemnity

 

83 86

2.22

Illegality

 

84 86

2.23

Change of Lending Office

 

84 86

2.24

Replacement of Lenders

 

84 86

2.25

Incremental Loans

 

85 87

2.26

Extension of Term Loans and Revolving Commitments

 

87 90

2.27

Successor LIBOR

 

93

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.

LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

90 94

 

 

 

 

3.1

L/C Commitment

 

90 94

3.2

Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit

 

91 95

3.3

Fees and Other Charges

 

92 95

3.4

L/C Participations

 

92 96

3.5

Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower

 

95 98

3.6

Obligations Absolute

 

95 98

 

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3.7

Role of the Issuing Lender

 

96 99

3.8

Letter of Credit Payments

 

96 100

3.9

Applications

 

97 100

3.10

Applicability of ISP and UCP

 

97 100

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

97 100

 

 

 

 

4.1

Financial Condition

 

97 101

4.2

No Change

 

98 101

4.3

Existence; Compliance with Law

 

98 101

4.4

Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations

 

98 101

4.5

No Legal Bar

 

99 102

4.6

No Material Litigation

 

99 102

4.7

No Default

 

99 102

4.8

Ownership of Property; Liens

 

99 102

4.9

Intellectual Property

 

99 103

4.10

Taxes

 

99 103

4.11

Federal Regulations

 

99 103

4.12

ERISA

 

100 103

4.13

Investment Company Act

 

100 104

4.14

Subsidiaries

 

100 104

4.15

Environmental Matters

 

100 104

4.16

Accuracy of Information, etc.

 

101 104

4.17

Security Documents

 

101 104

4.18

Solvency

 

102 105

4.19

Anti-Terrorism

 

102 105

4.20

Use of Proceeds

 

102 105

4.21

Labor Matters

 

102 105

4.22

Senior Indebtedness

 

102 106

4.23

OFAC

 

102 106

4.24

FCPA

 

102 106

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

103 106

 

 

 

 

5.1

Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit on the Closing Date

 

103 106

5.2

Conditions to Each Revolving Loan Extension of Credit After Closing Date

 

105 109

 

 

 

 

SECTION 6.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

106 110

 

 

 

 

6.1

Financial Statements

 

106 110

6.2

Certificates; Other Information

 

107 111

6.3

Payment of Taxes

 

108 112

6.4

Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence, etc.; Compliance

 

109 112

6.5

Maintenance of Property; Insurance

 

109 112

6.6

Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions

 

109 113

6.7

Notices

 

110 113

6.8

Additional Collateral, etc.

 

110 114

6.9

Use of Proceeds

 

113 116

6.10

Post Closing

 

113 117

6.11

Credit Ratings

 

113 117

6.12

Line of Business

 

113 117

 

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6.13

Changes in Jurisdictions of Organization; Name

 

113 117

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

114 117

 

 

 

 

7.1

Financial Covenant

 

114 117

7.2

Indebtedness

 

114 118

7.3

Liens

 

118 122

7.4

Fundamental Changes

 

121 125

7.5

Dispositions of Property

 

123 126

7.6

Restricted Payments

 

125 129

7.7

Investments

 

128 132

7.8

Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness; Amendments

 

132 136

7.9

Transactions with Affiliates

 

133 137

7.10

Sales and Leasebacks

 

134 137

7.11

Changes in Fiscal Periods

 

134 138

7.12

Negative Pledge Clauses

 

134 138

7.13

Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions

 

135 139

7.14

Limitation on Hedge Agreements

 

136 140

 

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

136 140

 

 

 

 

8.1

Events of Default

 

136 140

8.2

Right to Cure

 

140 144

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.

THE AGENTS

 

141 145

 

 

 

 

9.1

Appointment

 

141 145

9.2

Delegation of Duties

 

141 145

9.3

Exculpatory Provisions

 

141 145

9.4

Reliance by the Agents

 

142 145

9.5

Notice of Default

 

142 146

9.6

Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders

 

142 146

9.7

Indemnification

 

143 147

9.8

Agent in Its Individual Capacity

 

143 147

9.9

Successor Agents

 

143 147

9.10

Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees

 

144 148

9.11

Agents May File Proofs of Claim

 

144 148

9.12

Specified Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations

 

145 149

9.13

Joint Bookrunners and Co-Documentation Agents

 

145 149

9.14

Compliance with Certain ERISA 145 Matters

 

149

 

 

 

 

SECTION 10.

MISCELLANEOUS

 

146 151

 

 

 

 

10.1

Amendments and Waivers

 

146 151

10.2

Notices; Electronic Communications

 

149 154

10.3

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

 

152 157

10.4

Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

152 157

10.5

Payment of Expenses; Indemnification

 

152 157

10.6

Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments

 

153 159

10.7

Adjustments; Set off

 

158 163

10.8

Counterparts

 

159 164

 

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10.9

Severability

 

159 164

10.10

Integration

 

159 164

10.11

GOVERNING LAW

 

159 164

10.12

Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers

 

159 165

10.13

Acknowledgments

 

160 165

10.14

Confidentiality

 

161 166

10.15

Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens

 

162 167

10.16

Accounting Changes

 

163 168

10.17

WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL

 

163 169

10.18

USA PATRIOT ACT

 

163 169

10.19

Effect of Certain Inaccuracies

 

164 169

10.20

Interest Rate Limitation

 

164 169

10.21

Payments Set Aside

 

164 170

10.22

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents

 

164 170

10.23

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

 

165 170

10.24

Flood Matters

 

165 171

 

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SCHEDULES :

 

1.1A                                   Pro Forma Adjustments

1.1B                                   Specified Hedge Agreements

1.1C                                   Existing Letters of Credit

1.1D                                   Specified Real Properties

2.1                                            Commitments

4.3                                            Existence; Compliance with Law

4.4                                            Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices

4.6                                            Litigation

4.8A                                   Excepted Property

4.8B                                   Owned Real Property

4.14                                     Subsidiaries

4.17                                     UCC Filing Jurisdictions

6.10                                     Post Closing Matters

7.2(d)                             Existing Indebtedness

7.3(f)                               Existing Liens

7.7                                            Existing Investments

7.9                                            Transactions with Affiliates

7.12                                     Existing Negative Pledge Clauses

7.13                                     Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions

 

EXHIBITS :

 

A                                                    Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement

B                                                    Form of Compliance Certificate

C                                                    Form of Closing Certificate

D                                                    Form of Assignment and Assumption

E                                                     Form of Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption

F                                                      Form of Exemption Certificate

G                                                    Form of Solvency Certificate

H                                                   Form of Joinder Agreement

I                                                        Form of Prepayment Option Notice

J-1                                             Form of Term Loan Note
J-2                                             Form of Dollar Revolving Note

J-3                                             Form of Multi-Currency Revolving Note

K                                                    Form of Intercreditor Agreement

L-1                                          Form of Increase Supplement

L-2                                          Form of Lender Joinder Agreement

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 18, 2013, among SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ” or the “ Borrower ”), SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, a Delaware Nevada corporation (“ Holdings ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Issuing Lender, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, FIFTH THIRD CITIZENS BANK, N.A., PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC, MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC. and GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners.

 

The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                                  DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                                     Defined Terms .  As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.

 

2018 Notes ”:  Holdings’ 8.125% senior subordinated notes due 2018.

 

2020 Notes ”:  the Borrower’s 6.250% senior subordinated notes due 2020.

 

2021 Notes ”:  the Borrower’s 6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021.

 

2022 Notes ”:  the Borrower’s 10.000% senior unsecured notes due 2022.

 

2022 Secured Notes”:  the Borrower’s 7.000% senior secured notes due 2022.

 

“2025 Secured Notes”:  the Borrower’s 5.000% senior secured notes due 2025.

 

“2026 Notes”:  the Borrower’s 5.500% senior unsecured notes due 2026.

 

“2026 Secured Notes”:  the Borrower’s 3.375% senior secured notes due 2026.

 

ABR ”:  for any day, a rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate,” (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate for a one-month interest period beginning on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Eurocurrency Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on the Screen two Business Days prior to such day at approximately 11 A.M., London time, as the Eurocurrency Rate for deposits denominated with a one-month interest period.  The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

 

ABR Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.

 

Accelerated Maturity Date ”:  the date that is 91 days prior to the stated maturity date of (a) the 2020 Notes if, on such date, any 2020 Notes remain outstanding, (b) the 2021 Notes if, on such date, any

 



 

2021 Notes remain outstanding or (c) the 2022 Notes if, on such date, any 2022 Notes remain outstanding; provided that the Accelerated Maturity Date shall not apply for any purpose under this Agreement if, on the applicable date, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries have Liquidity (as defined below) of at least the sum of (x) the outstanding principal amount of the notes referred to above next maturing (and triggering such Accelerated Maturity Date) plus (y) $50,000,000.  For purposes hereof, “Liquidity” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) all Unrestricted Cash of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) the aggregate Available Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders at such time, provided that, with respect to this clause (ii), the conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) shall be satisfied at such time.

 

Accounting Changes ”:  as defined in Section 10.16.

 

Administrative Agent ”:  Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with any of its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity in accordance with Section 9.9.

 

Additional 2022 Secured Notes ”:  the Borrower’s 7.000% senior secured notes due 2022 issued on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

 

Additional Term B-3 Commitment ”:  as to any Additional Term B-3 Lender, the obligation of such Additional Term B-3 Lender to make an Additional Term B-3 Loan to the Borrower in the principal amount to be set forth opposite such Term B-3 Lender’s name on its signature page to Amendment No. 2.  The aggregate principal amount of the Additional Term B-3 Commitments (i)  as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date is $ 543,416,606.97. 543,416,606.97 and (ii) as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is $0.

 

Additional Term B-3 Lenders ”:  as defined in Amendment No. 2.

 

Additional Term B-3 Loans ”:  the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date pursuant to the Additional Term B-3 Commitment.

 

“Additional Term B-5 Commitment”:  as to any Additional Term B-5 Lender, the obligation of such Additional Term B-5 Lender to make an Additional Term B-5 Loan to the Borrower in the principal amount to be set forth opposite such Additional Term B-5 Lender’s name on its signature page to Amendment No. 4.  The aggregate principal amount of the Additional Term B-5 Commitments as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is $1,053,925,516.26.

 

“Additional Term B-5 Lender”:  as defined in Amendment No. 4.

 

“Additional Term B-5 Loans”:  the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(c) on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date pursuant to the Additional Term B-5 Commitment.

 

Affiliate ”:  as to any Person, any other Person that, 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, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, in either case whether by contract or otherwise.

 

Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption ”:  an Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

 

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Agents ”:  the collective reference to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, and solely for purposes of Sections 9.14, 10.5, 10.10, 10.13 and 10.14 and the definitions of Cash Management Obligations, Obligations and Specified Hedge Agreement, the Lead Arrangers, Joint Bookrunners, Co-Syndication Agents and Co-Documentation Agents.

 

Aggregate Exposure ”:  with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to (a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans and (ii) the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

 

Aggregate Exposure Percentage ”:  with respect to any Lender at any time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure at such time to the total Aggregate Exposures of all Lenders at such time.

 

Agreed Purposes ”:  as defined in Section 10.14.

 

Agreement ”:  this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Amendment No. 1 ”:  Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2014.

 

Amendment No. 2 ”:  Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.

 

Amendment No. 2 Effective Date ”:  February 14, 2017.

 

Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Lender ”:  each Revolving Lender that has a Revolving Commitment or that holds Revolving Loans that is a party to Amendment No. 2 or that acquired its Revolving Commitment directly or indirectly from a Revolving Lender that is a party to Amendment No. 2.

 

Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Termination Date ”:  the earlier of (x) October 18, 2020 and (y) the Accelerated Maturity Date (excluding clause (c) and subject to the proviso, in each case, contained in the definition thereof).

 

Amendment No. 2 Transactions ”:  the transactions described in Amendment No. 2, including (a) the Borrower obtaining the Initial Term B-3 Loans to refinance the Term B-1 Loans and Term B-2 Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, (b) the Borrower obtaining Additional 2022 Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,150,000,000 on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, (c) the repayment of certain Revolving Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, (d) the redemption of the 2018 Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, the redemption of the 2018 Notes with the proceeds of the Additional 2022 Secured Notes will not occur on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date), and (e) the payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provisions of this definition (the “ Amendment No. 2 Transaction Costs ”).

 

Amendment No. 2 Transaction Costs ”:  as defined in the definition of “Amendment No. 2 Transactions.”

 

Amendment No. 3 ”:  Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date.

 

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Amendment No. 3 Effective Date ”:  August 14, 2017.

 

Amendment No. 3 Transactions ”:  the transactions described in Amendment No. 3, including (a) the Borrower obtaining the Initial Term B-4 Loans to refinance the Term B-3 Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (b) the payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provision of this definition (the “ Amendment No. 3 Transaction Costs ”).

 

Amendment No. 3 Transaction Costs ”:  as defined in the definition of “Amendment No. 3 Transactions.”

 

“Amendment No. 4”:  Amendment No. 4 to this Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.

 

“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date”:  February 14, 2018.

 

“Amendment No. 4 Secured Notes”: the Borrower’s senior secured notes incurred concurrently with the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, comprised of (i) 2025 Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $900,000,000 and (ii) 2026 Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of €325,000,000.

 

“Amendment No. 4 Transactions”:  the transactions described in Amendment No. 4, including (a) the Borrower obtaining the Initial Term B-5 Loans, including additional Initial Term B-5 Loans in an aggregate principal amount of $900,000,000, to, among others, refinance the Term B-4 Loans and a portion of the 2022 Secured Notes, in each case, outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, (b) the Borrower obtaining a Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase in an aggregate principal amount of $ 23,999,999.99 , (c) the Borrower obtaining on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (i) additional 2025 Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $900,000,000, (ii) 2026 Secured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of €325,000,000, and (iv) 2026 Notes in an aggregate principal amount of €250,000,000, (d) the repayment of certain Revolving Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, (e) the redemption of the 2022 Secured Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, the redemption of the 2022 Secured Notes will not occur on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, but will occur on or prior to March 2, 2018) and (f) the payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provision of this definition (the “Amendment No. 4 Transaction Costs”).

 

“Amendment No. 4 Transaction Costs”:  as defined in the definition of “Amendment No. 4 Transactions.”

 

Annual Operating Budget ”:  as defined in Section 6.2(c).

 

Anticipated Cure Deadline ”:  as defined in Section 8.2(a).

 

Applicable Margin ” or “ Applicable Commitment Fee Rate ”:  for any day, with respect to (i) the Loans under the Revolving Facilities and the commitment fee payable hereunder, the applicable rate per annum determined pursuant to the Pricing Grid and (ii) the Loans under the Term Loan Facility, in the case of the Applicable Margin, 2 .25 1.75 % with respect to Initial Term B- 4 5 Loans that are ABR Loans and 3.25 2.75 % with respect to Initial Term B- 4 5 Loans that are Eurocurrency Loans; provided that from the Closing Date until the delivery of the financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, (a) the Applicable Margin shall be 2.00% with respect to Loans under the Revolving Facilities that are ABR Loans and 3.00% with respect to Loans under the Revolving Facilities that are Eurocurrency Loans and (b) the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate shall be 0.50%.

 

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Applicable Period ”:  as defined in Section 10.19.

 

Application ”:  an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.

 

Approved Fund ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).

 

Asset Sale ”:  any Disposition of Property or series of related Dispositions of Property by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (a) under Section 7.5(e), (p), (v) or (w) or (b) not otherwise permitted under Section 7.5, in each case, which yields Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $7,500,000.

 

Assignee ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).

 

Assignment and Assumption ”:  an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

Available Amount ”:  as at any date, the sum of, without duplication:

 

(a)                                  the aggregate cumulative amount, not less than zero, of 100% of Excess Cash Flow minus the Excess Cash Flow Application Amount for each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014;

 

(b)                                  the Net Cash Proceeds received after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date from any Equity Issuance by, or capital contribution to, the Borrower (which is not Disqualified Capital Stock), other than Cure Amounts and other than any issuance in connection with an Investment pursuant to Section 7.7(aa);

 

(c)                                   the aggregate amount of proceeds received after the Closing Date and on or prior to such date that (i) would have constituted Net Cash Proceeds pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Net Cash Proceeds” except for the operation of any of (A) the Dollar threshold set forth in the definition of “Asset Sale” and (B) the Dollar threshold set forth in the definition of “Recovery Event” or (ii) constitutes Declined Proceeds;

 

(d)                                  the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary issued after the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness or Disqualified Capital Stock issued to a Restricted Subsidiary), which has been extinguished after being converted into or exchanged for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Holdings or any Parent Company;

 

(e)                                   the amount received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash (and the Fair Market Value of Property other than cash received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary) after the Closing Date from any dividend, other distribution or return of capital by an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(f)                                    in the event any Unrestricted Subsidiary has been redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary or has been merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys its assets to, or is liquidated into, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, the Fair Market Value of the Investments of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of such redesignation, combination or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable);

 

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(g)                                   an amount equal to any returns (including dividends, interest, distributions, returns of principal, profits on sale, repayments, income and similar amounts) actually received in cash or Cash Equivalents by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.7(h)(C), Section 7.7(h)(D), Section 7.7(v)(ii), Section 7.7(v)(iii), Section 7.7(z)(ii)(C) or Section 7.7(z)(ii)(D); and

 

(h)                                  the aggregate amount actually received in cash and Cash Equivalents by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in any joint venture that is not a Subsidiary or in any Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, to the extent of the Investment in such joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

minus , the sum of:

 

(a)                                  the amount of Restricted Payments made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.6(b)(ii);

 

(b)                                  the amount of any Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.7(h)(D), Section 7.7(v)(iii) or Section 7.7(z)(ii)(D); and

 

(c)                                   the amount of prepayments of Junior Financing or Existing Notes Financing made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.8(i)(B).

 

Available Dollar Revolving Commitment ”:  as to any Dollar Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Commitment then in effect (including any New Loan Commitments which are Dollar Revolving Commitments) over (b) such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

 

Available Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment ”:  as to any Multi-Currency Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment then in effect (including any New Loan Commitments which are Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments) over (b) such Lender’s Multi-Currency Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

 

Available Revolving Commitment ”:  the collective reference to the Available Dollar Revolving Commitment and the Available Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment.

 

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.

 

Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date ”:  as defined in Amendment No. 1.

 

Bally Acquisition Date ”:  the date of consummation of the Bally Merger.

 

Bally Commitment Letter ”:  the commitment letter, dated as of August 1, 2014, among Holdings, the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers (as amended, restated or otherwise supplemented from time to time).

 

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Bally Fee Letter ”:  the fee letter, dated as of August 1, 2014, among Holdings, the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers (as amended, restated or otherwise supplemented from time to time).

 

Bally Material Adverse Effect ”:  any change, effect, development or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , however , that changes, effects, developments or circumstances to the extent resulting from, directly or indirectly, the following shall be excluded from the determination of Bally Material Adverse Effect:  (i) any change, effect, development or circumstance in any of the industries or markets in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate; (ii) any change in any Law or GAAP (or changes in interpretations or enforcement of any Law or GAAP) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; (iii) changes in general economic, regulatory or political conditions or the financial, credit or securities markets in general (including changes in interest or exchange rates, stock, bond and/or debt prices); (iv) any acts of God, natural disasters, earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism, armed hostilities, war or any escalation or worsening thereof; (v) the negotiation, execution, announcement or consummation of the Bally Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (including the impact of any of the foregoing on relationships with customers (including order volumes), suppliers, licensors, employees (including employee attrition) or regulators (including any Gaming Authority)), and any Proceeding arising therefrom or in connection therewith ( provided that the provisions of this clause (v) shall not apply to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.4 of the Bally Merger Agreement); (vi) any action taken as expressly permitted or required by the Bally Merger Agreement (it being understood and agreed that actions taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to its obligations under Section 6.1 of the Bally Merger Agreement to conduct its business shall not be excluded in determining whether a Bally Material Adverse Effect has occurred) or any action taken at the written direction of Parent or Merger Sub; (vii) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, any changes in credit ratings or any failure (in and of itself) by the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet internal, analysts’ or other earnings estimates, budgets, plans, forecasts or financial projections of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (but not excluding any change, effect, development or circumstance giving rise to any such change or failure to the extent such change, effect, development or circumstance is not otherwise excluded pursuant to this definition); (viii) changes, effects, developments or circumstances to the extent arising from or relating to the identity of Parent or Merger Sub or Parent’s ability to obtain the Gaming Approvals; or (ix) any matter disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter to the extent reasonably foreseeable from the face of such disclosure; but only to the extent, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), such change, effect, development or circumstance does not disproportionately impact the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate.  Capitalized terms used in this definition (other than “Bally Merger Agreement” and “Bally Material Adverse Effect”) shall have the meanings set forth in the Bally Merger Agreement.

 

Bally Merger ”:  the merger of Scientific Games Nevada, Inc. with and into Bally Target pursuant to, and as contemplated by, the Bally Merger Agreement.

 

Bally Merger Agreement ”:  the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 1, 2014, by and among, Holdings, Scientific Games Nevada, Inc., the Borrower and Bally Target.

 

Bally Refinancing ”:  the repayment of Indebtedness under and termination of the Existing Bally Credit Agreement on the Bally Acquisition Date.

 

Bally Target ”:  Bally Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 

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Bally Transaction Costs ”:  as defined in the definition of “Bally Transactions.”

 

Bally Transactions ”:  the consummation of the Bally Merger in accordance with the terms of the Bally Merger Agreement and the other transactions described therein, together with each of the following transactions consummated or to be consummated in connection therewith:

 

(a)                                  the borrowing by the Borrower of the Initial Term B-2 Loans and, if applicable, Revolving Loans to consummate the Bally Transactions;

 

(b)                                  the issuance by the New Notes Issuer of senior secured (or, at the option of the New Notes Issuer, unsecured) notes pursuant to a private placement under Rule 144A or other private placement (the “ New Secured Notes ” and, together with the New Unsecured Notes, the “ New Notes ”) yielding up to $750 million in gross cash proceeds and/or to the extent that the issuance of New Secured Notes yields less than such amount on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date, or to the extent that the proceeds of such New Secured Notes are not available to consummate the Bally Transactions, the borrowing by the Borrower of up to $750 million of senior secured bridge loans (less the gross cash proceeds received by the New Notes Issuer from the New Secured Notes issued on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date) the proceeds of which are available to consummate the Bally Transactions (the “ New Secured Bridge Loans ”) under a senior secured credit facility (the “ New Secured Bridge Facility ”) ; provided that (x) to the extent the aggregate principal amount of Term B-2 Loans made to consummate the Bally Transactions is greater than $1,735 million, the total aggregate amount of New Secured Notes and/or New Secured Bridge Loans shall be reduced by such difference and (y) to the extent the aggregate principal amount of Term B-2 Loans made to consummate the Bally Transactions is less than $1,735 million, the total aggregate amount of New Secured Notes and/or New Secured Bridge Loans shall be increased by such difference; provided , further , that the maturity of the New Secured Notes shall not be shorter than the maturity of the Term B-2 Loans, and the amount of any variation in principal amounts referred to in the above proviso shall be agreed to between the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers , and ;

 

(c)                                   (i)  the issuance by the New Notes Issuer of senior unsecured notes pursuant to a private placement under Rule 144A or other private placement yielding up to $2,700 million in gross cash proceeds from the issuance of unsecured notes in one or more tranches so long as such notes do not have a maturity shorter than the maturity of the Term B-2 Loans (the “ New Unsecured Notes ”), or (ii) to the extent that the issuance of New Unsecured Notes yields less than $2,700 million in gross cash proceeds on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date, or to the extent that the proceeds of the New Unsecured Notes are not available to consummate the Bally Transactions, the borrowing by the Borrower of up to $2,700 million of senior unsecured bridge loans in one or more tranches (less the gross cash proceeds received by the New Notes Issuer from New Unsecured Notes issued on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date), the proceeds of which are available to consummate the Bally Transactions so long as such loans do not have a maturity shorter than the maturity of the Term B-2 Loans (the “ New Unsecured Bridge Loans ”) under a senior unsecured credit facility (the “ New Unsecured Bridge Facility ”);

 

(d)                                  the occurrence of the Bally Refinancing; and

 

(e)                                   the payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provisions of this definition (the “ Bally Transaction Costs ”).

 

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Base Available Amount ”:  $50,000,000 minus , the sum of:

 

(a)                                  the amount of Restricted Payments made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.6(b)(i);

 

(b)                                  the amount of any Investments made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.7(h)(C), Section 7.7(v)(ii) or Section 7.7(z)(ii)(C); and

 

(c)                                   the amount of prepayments of Junior Financing or Existing Notes Financing made after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.8(i)(A).

 

“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

 

Benefited Lender ”:  as defined in Section 10.7(a).

 

Board ”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

 

Board of Directors ”:  (a) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; (b) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board or the board or committee of any Person serving a similar function; (c) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof or any Person or Persons serving a similar function; and (d) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

 

Borrower ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Borrower Materials ”:  as defined in Section 10.2(c).

 

Borrowing Date ”:  any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.

 

Borrowing Minimum ”:  (a) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars, $1,000,000, (b) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in Euro, €1,000,000, (c) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in Pounds, £500,000 and (d) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in any other Permitted Foreign Currency, such roughly equivalent amount in such Permitted Foreign Currency as may be reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent.

 

Borrowing Multiple ”:  (a) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in Dollars, $500,000, (b) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in Euro, €500,000, (c) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in Pounds, £250,000 and (d) in the case of a Revolving Loan denominated in any other Permitted Foreign Currency, such roughly equivalent amount in such Permitted Foreign Currency as may be reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent.

 

Business ”:  the business activities and operations of Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries on the Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions and, the business activities and operations of

 

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Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries on the Bally Acquisition Date, after giving effect to the Bally Transactions.

 

Business Day ”:  any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s office with respect to Obligations denominated in Dollars is located and:

 

(a)                                  if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day;

 

(b)                                  if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan, means a TARGET Day;

 

(c)                                   if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and

 

(d)                                  if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars or Euro in respect of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Euro, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars or Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurocurrency Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

 

Calculation Date ”:  as defined in Section 1.3(a).

 

Capital Expenditures ”:  for any period, with respect to any Person, the aggregate of all cash expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or leasing (pursuant to a lease under which obligations are Capital Lease Obligations but excluding any amount representing capitalized interest) of fixed or capital assets, computer software or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) which are required to be capitalized under GAAP on a balance sheet of such Person, and deferred installation costs, and including wagering systems expenditures and other intangible assets and intellectual property and software development expenditures; provided that in any event the term “Capital Expenditures” shall exclude:  (i) any Permitted Acquisition and any other Investment permitted hereunder; (ii) any expenditures to the extent financed with any Reinvestment Deferred Amount or the proceeds of any Disposition or Recovery Event that are not required to be applied to prepay Term Loans; (iii) expenditures for leasehold improvements for which such Person is reimbursed in cash or receives a credit; (iv) capital expenditures to the extent they are made with the proceeds of equity contributions (other than in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock) made to the Borrower after the Closing Date; (v) capitalized interest in respect of operating or capital leases; (vi) the book value of any asset owned to the extent such book value is included as a capital expenditure as a result of reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period; and (vii) any non-cash amounts reflected as additions to property, plant or equipment on such Person’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

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Capital Lease Obligations ”:  as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal Property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP, provided that for the purposes of this definition, “GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on the Closing Date.

 

Capital Stock ”:  any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, and any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation).

 

Cash Equivalents ”:

 

(a)                                  direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within 18 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(b)                                  certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 18 months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding 18 months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000;

 

(c)                                   repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 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) above;

 

(d)                                  commercial paper having a rating of at least A-1 from S&P or P-1 from Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency) and maturing within 18 months after the date of acquisition and Indebtedness and preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 18 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(e)                                   readily marketable direct obligations issued by or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P with maturities of 18 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

(f)                                    marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-1 or A-1 from Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency) and in each case maturing within 18 months after the date of creation or acquisition thereof;

 

(g)                                   Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

 

(h)                                  (x) such local currencies in those countries in which Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries transact business from time to time in the ordinary course of business and (y) investments of comparable tenor and credit quality to those described in the foregoing clauses (a)

 

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through (g) or otherwise customarily utilized in countries in which Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries operate for short term cash management purposes; and

 

(i)                                      Investments in funds which invest substantially all of their assets in Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (h) of this definition.

 

Cash Management Obligations ”:  obligations owed by any Loan Party to a Person who, as of the time of incurrence of such obligations (or, in the case of any such obligations in existence on the Closing Date or the Bally Acquisition Date, within 30 days after such date), is the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate of the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or a Lender, in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services, credit or debit card, or any automated clearing house transfers of funds.

 

Certificated Security ”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Change of Control ”:  as defined in Section 8.1(j).

 

Charges ”:  as defined in Section 10.20.

 

Chattel Paper ”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Closing Date ”:  October 18, 2013.

 

Code ”:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (unless otherwise indicated).

 

Co-Documentation Agents ”:  Fifth Third Bank, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC, each in its capacity as co-documentation agent.

 

Collateral ”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Collateral Agent ”:  Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as collateral agent for the Secured Parties under the Security Documents and any of its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity in accordance with Section 9.9.

 

Colombia Matter ”:  the proceedings pending in Colombia between, among others, the Borrower, Empresa Colombiana de Recoursos para la Salud, S.A., a Colombian governmental agency and/or any successor Person, as further disclosed in Holdings’ Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (or other proceedings to the extent arising out of or relating to the events or circumstances giving rise to such pending proceedings).

 

Commitment ”:  as to any Lender, the sum of the Revolving Commitments, the Extended Revolving Commitments and the New Loan Commitments (in each case, if any) of such Lender.

 

Committed Reinvestment Amount ”:  as defined in the definition of “Reinvestment Prepayment Amount.”

 

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

 

Commonly Controlled Entity ”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that

 

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includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

 

Commonly Controlled Plan ”:  as defined in Section 4.12(b).

 

Company ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.

 

Compliance Certificate ”:  a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

 

Confidential Information ”:  as defined in Section 10.14.

 

Consolidated Current Assets ”:  at any date, all amounts (other than (a) cash and Cash Equivalents, (b) deferred financing fees and (c) deferred taxes, so long as such items described in clauses (b) and (c) are not cash items) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date.

 

Consolidated Current Liabilities ”:  at any date, all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, but excluding (a) the current portion of any Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) without duplication, all Indebtedness consisting of Loans or L/C Obligations, to the extent otherwise included therein, (c) amounts for deferred taxes and non-cash tax reserves accounted for pursuant to FASB Interpretation No. 48, and (d) any equity compensation related liability.

 

Consolidated EBITDA ”:  of any Person for any period, Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period plus , without duplication and, if applicable, except with respect to clauses (i), (j), (p) and (s) of this definition, to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of:

 

(a)                                  provisions for taxes based on income (or similar taxes in lieu of income taxes), profits, capital (or equivalents), including federal, foreign, state, local, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period;

 

(b)                                  Consolidated Net Interest Expense and, to the extent not reflected in such Consolidated Net Interest Expense, any net losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, amortization or write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs and commissions, premiums, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness (including commitment, letter of credit and administrative fees and charges with respect to the Facilities);

 

(c)                                   depreciation and amortization expense and impairment charges (including deferred financing fees, capitalized software expenditures, intangibles (including goodwill), organization costs and amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions, and other post-employment benefits);

 

(d)                                  any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses (including (x) losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business and restructuring and integration costs or reserves, including any severance costs, costs associated with office and facility openings, closings and consolidations, relocation costs and other non-recurring business

 

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optimization expenses and legal and settlement costs, and (y) any expenses in connection with the Transactions and the Bally Transactions);

 

(e)                                   any other non-cash charges, expenses or losses, including write-offs and write-downs and any non-cash cost related to the termination of any employee pension benefit plan (including, without limitation, defined benefit pension plans or deferred compensation agreements) (except to the extent such charges, expenses or losses represent an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or an amortization of a prepaid cash expense paid in a prior period);

 

(f)                                    non-cash stock-based and other equity-based compensation expenses;

 

(g)                                   transaction costs, fees, losses and expenses (in each case whether or not any transaction is actually consummated) (including Transaction Costs, Bally Transaction Costs, Amendment No. 2 Transaction Costs, Amendment No. 3 Transaction Costs , Amendment No. 4 Transaction Costs and including those with respect to any amendments or waivers of the Loan Documents, and those payable in connection with the sale of Capital Stock, recapitalization, the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2, transactions permitted by Section 7.4, Dispositions permitted by Section 7.5, or any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted by Section 7.7);

 

(h)                                  all management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees, and due diligence expense and other transaction fees and expenses and related expenses paid (or any accruals related to such fees or related expenses) (including by means of a dividend) during such period;

 

(i)                                      proceeds from any business interruption insurance (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in such statement of such Consolidated Net Income);

 

(j)                                     the amount of expected cost savings and other operating improvements and synergies reasonably identifiable and reasonably supportable (as determined by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in good faith) to be realized as a result of the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, any acquisition or Disposition (including the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such business), any Investment, operating improvements, restructurings, cost savings initiatives, operational change or similar initiatives or transactions taken or committed to be taken during such period (in each case calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings and other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions to the extent already included in the Consolidated Net Income for such period, provided that (i) (A) such cost savings, operating improvements and synergies are reasonably anticipated to result from such actions, (B) such actions have been taken, or have been committed to be taken and the benefits resulting therefrom are anticipated by the Borrower to be realized within 12 months and (C) amounts added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (j), shall not in the aggregate exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA (determined prior to giving effect to such amounts) in any four consecutive fiscal quarter period and (ii) no cost savings shall be added pursuant to this clause (j) to the extent already included in clause (d) above with respect to such period;

 

(k)                                  earn-out, contingent compensation and similar obligations incurred in connection with any acquisition or other investment and paid (if not previously accrued) or accrued;

 

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(l)                                      charges, losses, lost profits, expenses or write-offs to the extent indemnified or insured by a third party, including expenses covered by indemnification provisions in any Qualified Contract or any agreement in connection with the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition or Investment permitted by Section 7.7, in each case, to the extent that coverage has not been denied (other than any such denial that is being contested by Holdings and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries in good faith) and so long as such amounts are actually reimbursed to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash within one year after the related amount is first added to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (l) (and to the extent not so reimbursed within one year, such amount not reimbursed shall be deducted from Consolidated EBITDA during the next measurement period); it being understood that such amount may subsequently be included in Consolidated EBITDA in a measurement period to the extent of amounts actually reimbursed);

 

(m)                              net realized losses relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (including net realized losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized gains from related Hedge Agreements);

 

(n)                                  costs of surety bonds of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with financing activities,

 

(o)                                  costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith;

 

(p)                                  the pro forma adjustments described on Schedule 1.1A (as updated pursuant to Amendment No. 1 on the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date);

 

(q)                                  costs, charges, accruals, reserves or expenses attributable to cost savings initiatives, operating expense reductions, transition, opening and pre-opening expenses, business optimization, management changes, restructurings and integrations (including inventory optimization programs, software and other intellectual property development costs, costs related to the closure or consolidation of facilities and curtailments, costs related to entry into new markets, consulting fees, signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, relocation expenses, severance payments, and modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, new systems design and implementation costs and project startup costs) or other fees relating to any of the foregoing;

 

(r)                                     (i) any net loss resulting in such period from Hedge Agreements and the application of FASB ASC Topic 815, (ii) any net loss resulting in such period from currency translation losses related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness and (iii) the amount of loss resulting in such period from a sale of receivables, payment intangibles and related assets in connection with a receivables financing;

 

(s)                                    cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) not included in Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the below for any previous period and not added back;

 

(t)                                     to the extent treated as an expense in the period paid or incurred, any Specified Concession Obligations paid or incurred in such period; and

 

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(u)                                  charges not to exceed $8,000,000 in respect of liabilities of Northstar Lottery Group, LLC, as disclosed in Holdings’ quarterly report for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2014;

 

minus , to the extent reflected as income or a gain in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum, without duplication, of:

 

(a)                                  any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business);

 

(b)                                  any other non-cash income or gains (other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course), but excluding any such items (i) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period or (ii) which represent the reversal in such period of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges in any prior period where such accrual or reserve is no longer required, all as determined on a consolidated basis;

 

(c)                                   gains realized and income accrued in connection with the effect of currency and exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and other balance sheet items;

 

(d)                                  the amount of cash received in such period in respect of any non-cash income or gain in a prior period (to the extent such non-cash income or gain previously increased Consolidated Net Income in a prior period);

 

(e)                                   net realized gains relating to amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (including net realized gains from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized losses from related Hedge Agreements); and

 

(f)                                    (i) any net gain resulting in such period from Hedge Agreements and the application of FASB ASC Topic 815, (ii) any net gain resulting in such period from currency translation gains related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness and (iii) the amount of gain resulting in such period from a sale of receivables, payment intangibles and related assets in connection with a receivables financing;

 

provided that for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, (A) the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person or Properties constituting a division or line of business of any business entity, division or line of business, in each case, acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period and assuming any synergies, cost savings and other operating improvements to the extent determined by the Borrower in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable within 12 months following such acquisition, or of any Subsidiary designated as a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, shall be included on a pro forma basis for such period (but assuming the consummation of such acquisition or such designation, as the case may be, occurred on the first day of such period) and (B) the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person or Properties constituting a division or line of business of any business entity, division or line of business, in each case, Disposed of by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, or of any Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period, shall be excluded for such period (assuming the consummation of such Disposition or such designation, as the case may be, occurred on the first day of such period).  With respect to each joint venture or minority investee of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA, the amount of EBITDA (calculated in accordance with this definition) attributable to such joint venture or minority investee, as applicable, that shall be counted for such purposes (without duplication of

 

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amounts already included in Consolidated Net Income) shall equal the product of (x) Holdings’ or such Restricted Subsidiary’s direct and/or indirect percentage ownership of such joint venture or minority investee and (y) the EBITDA (calculated in accordance with this definition) of such joint venture or minority investee.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to “Consolidated EBITDA” in this Agreement shall refer to Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings.  Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be $144,911,000 for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012, $140,883,000 for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013, and $165,203,000 for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013.

 

Consolidated Group ”:  as defined in Section 7.6(c).

 

Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage ”:  at any date, (a) the aggregate principal amount of all senior first-lien secured Funded Debt of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, minus (b) Unrestricted Cash on such date (not to exceed $250,000,000).

 

Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio ”:  as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage on such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period.

 

Consolidated Net Income ”:  of any Person for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that in calculating Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary) in which Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has an ownership interest (including any joint venture), except to the extent of dividends, return of capital or similar distributions actually received by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary (which dividends, return of capital and distributions shall be included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income) (c)(x) any net unrealized gains and losses resulting from fair value accounting required by FASB ASC 815 (including as a result of the mark-to-market of obligations of Hedge Agreements and other derivative instruments) and (y) any net unrealized gains and losses relating to mark-to-market of amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (including net unrealized gain and losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items), and (d) any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to “Consolidated Net Income” in this Agreement shall refer to Consolidated Net Income of Holdings.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, Consolidated Net Income shall not include (i) extraordinary items for such period and (ii) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period.

 

Consolidated Net Interest Expense ”:  of any Person for any period, (a) the sum of (i) total cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries plus (ii) all cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person made during such period, minus (b) the sum of (i) total cash interest income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period (excluding any interest income earned on receivables due from customers), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP plus (ii) any one time financing fees (to the extent included in such Person’s consolidated interest expense for such period), including, with respect to the Borrower, those paid in connection with the Loan Documents or in connection with any amendment thereof.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to “ Consolidated Net Interest Expense ” in this Agreement shall refer to Consolidated Net Interest Expense of Holdings.

 

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Consolidated Net Total Leverage ”:  at any date, (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Funded Debt of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, minus (b) Unrestricted Cash on such date (not to exceed $250,000,000), in each case determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio ”:  as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Total Leverage on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period.

 

Consolidated Total Assets ”:  the total assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recently delivered consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a pro forma basis.

 

Consolidated Working Capital ”:  at any date, the difference of (a) Consolidated Current Assets on such date minus (b) Consolidated Current Liabilities on such date, provided that, for purposes of calculating Excess Cash Flow, increases or decreases in Consolidated Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to changes in the working capital balance as a result of non-cash increases or decreases thereof that will not result in future cash payments or receipts or cash payments or receipts in any previous period, in each case, including any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (i) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (ii) the effects of purchase accounting and (iii) the effect of fluctuations in the amount of accrued or contingent obligations, assets or liabilities under Hedge Agreements.

 

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

 

“Converted Term B-4 Loans”:  as defined in Amendment No. 4.

 

“Converted Term B-5 Lender”:  each Term B-4 Lender that has consented to exchange its Term B-4 Loans into a Term B-5 Loan, and that has been allocated a Term B-5 Loan by the Administrative Agent.

 

Co-Syndication Agents ”:  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. each in its capacity as co-syndication agent.

 

Cure Amount ”:  as defined in Section 8.2(a).

 

Cure Right ”:  as defined in Section 8.2(a).

 

Debt Fund Affiliate ”:  any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Holdings and its Subsidiaries) that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which the Sponsor does not, directly or indirectly, possess the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such Affiliate.

 

Debtor Relief Laws ”:  the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, 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.

 

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Declined Amount ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(e).

 

Declined Proceeds ”:  the amount of any prepayment declined by the Required Prepayment Lenders plus any Declined Amounts.

 

Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 8.1, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.

 

Defaulting Lender ”:  subject to Section 2.7(a), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder or, solely with respect to a Revolving Lender, under other agreements generally in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within seven Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority.

 

Derivatives Counterparty ”:  as defined in Section 7.6.

 

Designated Jurisdiction ”:  any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

 

Designated Non-cash Consideration ”:  the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Holdings or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an officers’ certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-cash Consideration within 180 days of receipt thereof.

 

Designation Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(f).

 

Disinterested Director ”:  as defined in Section 7.9.

 

Disposition ”:  with respect to any Property, any sale, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof, in each case, to the extent the same constitutes a complete sale, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, as applicable.  The terms “ Dispose ” and “ Disposed of ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

Disqualified Capital Stock ”:  Capital Stock that (a) requires the payment of any dividends (other than dividends payable solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock), (b) matures or is mandatorily

 

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redeemable or subject to mandatory repurchase or redemption or repurchase at the option of the holders thereof (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock), in each case in whole or in part and whether upon the occurrence of any event, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation on a fixed date or otherwise (including as the result of a failure to maintain or achieve any financial performance standards) or (c) are convertible or exchangeable, automatically or at the option of any holder thereof, into any Indebtedness, Capital Stock or other assets other than Qualified Capital Stock, in the case of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date (other than (i) upon payment in full of the Obligations (other than (x) indemnification and other contingent obligations not yet due and owing and (y) Obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations) or (ii) upon a “change in control”; provided that any payment required pursuant to this clause (ii) is subject to the prior repayment in full of the Obligations (other than (x) indemnification and other contingent obligations not yet due and owing and (y) Obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations) that are then accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments); provided further , however, that if such Capital Stock is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings, the Borrower or the Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Capital Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

 

Disqualified Institution ”:  (i) those institutions identified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent on or prior to August 5, 2014, (ii) any other Person who (A) is not registered or licensed with, or approved, qualified or found suitable by, a Gaming Authority, or (B) has been disapproved, disqualified, denied a license, qualification or approval or found unsuitable by a Gaming Authority, or who has failed to timely submit a required application and other required documentation pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws or (C) has withdrawn such application or other documentation (except where requested or permitted, without prejudice, by the applicable Gaming Authority) (in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent required under applicable Gaming Laws or requested by a Gaming Authority) and (iii) business competitors of Holdings and its Subsidiaries identified by Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time, and, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) any known Affiliates readily identifiable by name.  A list of the Disqualified Institutions will be posted by the Administrative Agent on the Platform and available for inspection by all Lenders.

 

Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital ”:  Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after consummation of the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, the Amendment No. 2 Transactions , the Amendment No. 3 Transactions or the Amendment No.  3 4 Transactions, as applicable, is a going concern and has sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for the period from the date hereof through the Latest Maturity Date.

 

Dollar Equivalent ”:  at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Permitted Foreign Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Permitted Foreign Currency.

 

Dollar Issuing Lenders ”:  (a) Bank of America, N.A. (including with respect to Existing Letters of Credit under clause (b) of the definition of “Existing Letters of Credit” that are Dollar Letters of Credit), (b) with respect to Existing Letters of Credit under clause (a) of the definition of “Existing Letters of Credit” that are Dollar Letters of Credit, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and (c) any other Dollar Revolving Lender from time to time designated by the Borrower, in its sole discretion, as a Dollar Issuing Lender with the consent of such other Dollar Revolving Lender.

 

Dollar L/C Disbursements ”:  as defined in Section 3.4(a)(i).

 

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Dollar L/C Obligations ”:  at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired face amount of the then outstanding Dollar Letters of Credit and (b) the amount of drawings under Dollar Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed.  The Dollar L/C Obligations of any Lender at any time shall be its Dollar Revolving Percentage of the total Dollar L/C Obligations at such time.  For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Dollar Letter of Credit, the amount of such Dollar Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.5.  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Dollar Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, upon notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower such Dollar Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

Dollar L/C Participants ”:  the collective reference to all the Dollar Revolving Lenders other than the applicable Dollar Issuing Lender and, for purposes of Section 3.4(d), the collective reference to all Dollar Revolving Lenders.

 

Dollar Letter of Credit ”:  a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars and issued by any Dollar Issuing Lender under the Dollar Revolving Commitments.

 

Dollar Revolving Commitments ”:  as to any Dollar Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Dollar Revolving Loans and participate in Dollar Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Dollar Revolving Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1, or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Assumption, Joinder Agreement or Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to an Extension Amendment, an Increase Supplement or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof.  The aggregate amount of the Dollar Revolving Commitments (a) as of the Closing Date is $100,000,000, (b) as of the Bally Acquisition Date is the aggregate Revolving Commitments less the Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments, and (c) as of Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, for the Extending Revolving Commitment and the Non-Extending Revolving Commitment of each such Lender, is set forth in Schedule A to Amendment No.  2. 2, and (d) as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (after giving effect to the Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increases incurred on or prior to such date) is $208,947,067.11.

 

Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit ”:  as to any Dollar Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of, without duplication (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Dollar Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Percentage of the Dollar L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.

 

Dollar Revolving Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

Dollar Revolving Lender ”:  each Lender that has a Dollar Revolving Commitment or that holds Dollar Revolving Loans.

 

Dollar Revolving Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.4(a).

 

Dollar Revolving Percentage ”:  as to any Dollar Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate Dollar Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Dollar Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which such Dollar Revolving Lender’s Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

 

Dollars ” and “ $ ”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

 

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Domestic Subsidiary ”:  any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary that (i) is organized under the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States and (ii) is not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

Dutch Auction ”:  an auction (an “ Auction ”) conducted by Holdings or one of its Subsidiaries in order to purchase any Term Loans under a given Tranche (the “ Purchase ”) in accordance with the following procedures or such other procedures as may be agreed to between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower:

 

(a)                                  Notice Procedures .  In connection with any Auction, the Borrower shall provide notification to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the appropriate Lenders) of the Term Loans under such Tranche that will be the subject of the Auction (an “ Auction Notice ”).  Each Auction Notice shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and shall specify (i) the total cash value of the bid, in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 with minimum increments of $2,000,000 in excess thereof (the “ Auction Amount ”) and (ii) the discounts to par, which shall be expressed as a range of percentages of the par principal amount of the Term Loans under such Tranche at issue (the “ Discount Range ”), representing the range of purchase prices that could be paid in the Auction.

 

(b)                                  Reply Procedures .  In connection with any Auction, each applicable Lender may, in its sole discretion, participate in such Auction by providing the Administrative Agent with a notice of participation (the “ Return Bid ”) which shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and shall specify (i) a discount to par that must be expressed as a price (the “ Reply Discount ”), which must be within the Discount Range, and (ii) a principal amount of the applicable Loans such Lender is willing to sell, which must be in increments of $2,000,000 or in an amount equal to such Lender’s entire remaining amount of the applicable Loans (the “ Reply Amount ”).  Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Auction.  In addition to the Return Bid, each Lender wishing to participate in such Auction must execute and deliver, to be held in escrow by the Administrative Agent, an assignment and acceptance agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)                                   Acceptance Procedures .  Based on the Reply Discounts and Reply Amounts received by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, will determine the applicable discount (the “ Applicable Discount ”) for the Auction, which shall be the lowest Reply Discount; provided that, in the event that the Reply Amounts are insufficient to allow Holdings or its Subsidiary, as applicable, to complete a purchase of the entire Auction Amount (any such Auction, a “ Failed Auction ”), Holdings or such Subsidiary shall either, at its election, (i) withdraw the Auction or (ii) complete the Auction at an Applicable Discount which is the next lowest Reply Discount for which Holdings or its Subsidiary, as applicable, can complete the Auction at the Auction Amount.  Holdings or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase the applicable Loans (or the respective portions thereof) from each applicable Lender with a Reply Discount that is equal to or greater than the Applicable Discount (“ Qualifying Bids ”) at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the aggregate proceeds required to purchase all applicable Loans subject to Qualifying Bids would exceed the Auction Amount for such Auction, Holdings or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall purchase such Loans at the Applicable Discount ratably based on the principal amounts of such Qualifying Bids (subject to adjustment for rounding as specified by the Administrative Agent).  Each participating Lender will receive notice of a Qualifying Bid as soon as reasonably practicable but in no case later than five Business Days from the date the Return Bid was due.

 

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(d)                                  Additional Procedures .  Once initiated by an Auction Notice, Holdings or its Subsidiary, as applicable, may not withdraw an Auction other than a Failed Auction.  Furthermore, in connection with any Auction, upon submission by a Lender of a Qualifying Bid, such Lender will be obligated to sell the entirety or its allocable portion of the Reply Amount, as the case may be, at the Applicable Discount.  The Purchase shall be consummated pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.6 and, to the extent not otherwise provided herein, shall otherwise be consummated pursuant to procedures (including as to timing, rounding and minimum amounts, Interest Periods, and other notices by Holdings or such Subsidiary, as applicable) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

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, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision 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 Assignee ”:  any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.6(b) (subject to receipt of such consents, if any, as may be required for the assignment of the applicable Loan or Commitment to such Person under Section 10.6(b)(i)).

 

Environmental Laws ”:  any and all applicable laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes or decrees (including common law) of any international authority, foreign government, the United States, or any state, provincial, local, municipal or other governmental authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment, natural resources or human health and safety as it relates to Releases of Materials of Environmental Concern, as has been, is now, or at any time hereafter is, in effect.

 

Environmental Liability ”:  any liability, claim, action, suit, judgment or order under or relating to any Environmental Law for any damages, injunctive relief, losses, fines, penalties, fees, expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and consultants) or costs, whether contingent or otherwise, to the extent arising from or relating to:  (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Materials of Environmental Concern, (c) exposure to any Materials of Environmental Concern, (d) the Release of any Materials of Environmental Concern or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which any Environmental Liability under clause (a) through (d) above is assumed or imposed.

 

Equity Issuance ”:  any issuance by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of its Capital Stock in a public or private offering.

 

ERISA ”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time , and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder .

 

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Escrow Entity ”:  any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Holdings (including an Unrestricted Subsidiary) formed solely for the purposes of issuing the New Debt.

 

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.

 

Eurocurrency Base Rate ”:

 

(a)                                  for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars, Euros or Pounds Sterling, the rate per annum equal to (i) the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) or a comparable or successor rate, which is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two London Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in the relevant currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period or, (ii) if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in the relevant currency for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurocurrency Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch (or other Bank of America branch or Affiliate) to major banks in the London or other offshore interbank market for such currency at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two London Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if LIBOR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; and

 

(b)                                  for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (“ CDOR ”) , or a comparable or successor rate which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

 

(c)           for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Australian Dollars, the rate per annum equal to the Bank Bill Swap Reference Bid Rate (“ BBSY ”) or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is approved by the Administrative Agent, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at or about 10:30 a.m. (Melbourne, Australia time) on the Rate Determination Date with a term equivalent to such Interest Period;

 

(d)                                  for any interest calculation with respect to an ABR Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) if such published rate is not available at such time for any reason, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the date of determination in same day funds in the approximate amount of the ABR Loan being made or maintained and with a term equal to one month would be offered by Bank of America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market at their request at the date and time of determination.

 

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Eurocurrency Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurocurrency Rate.

 

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:

 

 

Eurocurrency Base Rate

 

 

1.00 - Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements

 

 

Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements ”:  for any day as applied to a Eurocurrency Loan, the aggregate (without duplication) of the maximum 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.

 

Eurocurrency Tranche ”:  the collective reference to Eurocurrency Loans under a particular Facility 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).

 

Event of Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 8.1; provided that any requirement set forth therein for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.

 

Excess Cash Flow ”:  for any Excess Cash Flow Period of Holdings, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the amount by which, if any, of (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income of Holdings for such Excess Cash Flow Period, (ii) the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation, amortization, deferred tax expense and equity compensation expenses) deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (iii) the amount of the decrease, if any, in Consolidated Working Capital for such Excess Cash Flow Period (excluding any decrease in Consolidated Working Capital relating to leasehold improvements for which Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is reimbursed in cash or receives a credit), (iv) the aggregate net amount of non-cash loss on the Disposition of Property by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Excess Cash Flow Period (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and (v) to the extent not otherwise included in determining Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of cash receipts for such period attributable to Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments; exceeds (b) the sum, without duplication (including, in the case of clauses (ii) and (viii) below, duplication across periods ( provided that all or any portion of the amounts referred to in clauses (ii) and (viii) below with respect to a period may be applied in the determination of Excess Cash Flow for any subsequent period to the extent such amounts did not previously result in a reduction of Excess Cash Flow in any prior period)) of:

 

(i)                                      the amount of all non-cash gains or credits to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (including credits included in the calculation of deferred tax assets and liabilities) and cash charges to the extent excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the last sentence thereof;

 

(ii)                                   the aggregate amount (A) actually paid by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such Excess Cash Flow Period (or, at the Borrower’s election, after such Excess Cash Flow Period but prior to the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period, and excluding any amounts paid during such Excess Cash Flow

 

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Period which the Borrower elected to apply to the calculation in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period) on account of Capital Expenditures and Permitted Acquisitions and (B) committed during such Excess Cash Flow Period to be used to make Capital Expenditures or Permitted Acquisitions which in either case have been actually made or consummated or for which a binding agreement exists as of the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period (in each case under this clause (ii) other than to the extent any such Capital Expenditure or Permitted Acquisition is made (or, in the case of the preceding clause (B), is expected at the time of determination to be made) with the proceeds of new long-term Indebtedness or an Equity Issuance or with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount), in each case to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income;

 

(iii)                                the aggregate amount of all regularly scheduled principal payments and all prepayments of Indebtedness (including the Term Loans) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries made during such Excess Cash Flow Period and, at the option of the Borrower, all prepayments of Indebtedness made (or committed to be made by irrevocable written notice) after such Excess Cash Flow Period but prior to the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow for the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period, and excluding any amounts paid during such Excess Cash Flow Period which the Borrower elected to apply to the calculation in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period (other than, in each case, (x) in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder; provided that Excess Cash Flow may be reduced pursuant to this clause (iii) by the amount of any voluntary prepayments during such Excess Cash Flow Period of Revolving Loans borrowed on the Bally Acquisition Date (such reduction not to exceed $200,000,000), (y) to the extent any such prepayments are the result of the incurrence of additional indebtedness and (z) optional prepayments of the Term Loans and optional prepayments of Revolving Loans to the extent accompanied by permanent optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments);

 

(iv)                               the amount of the increase, if any, in Consolidated Working Capital for such Excess Cash Flow Period (excluding any increase in Consolidated Working Capital relating to leasehold improvements for which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is reimbursed in cash or receives a credit);

 

(v)                                  the aggregate net amount of non-cash gain on the Disposition of Property by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Excess Cash Flow Period (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(vi)                               Transaction Costs and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the integration of the Target (and/or its Subsidiaries) and Holdings (and/or its Subsidiaries) as a result of the Transactions, Bally Transaction Costs, Amendment No. 2 Transaction Costs, Amendment No. 3 Transaction Costs , Amendment No. 4 Transaction Costs and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the integration of the Bally Target (and/or its Subsidiaries) and Holdings (and/or its Subsidiaries) as a result of the Bally Transactions, and fees and expenses incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted by Section 7.7, any Equity Issuance, any incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2, any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 7.6 and any Disposition permitted by Section 7.5 (in each case, whether or not consummated), in each case to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income;

 

(vii)                            purchase price adjustments and earnouts paid, in each case to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income, or received, in each case to the extent not

 

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already included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income, in connection with any acquisition or Investment consummated prior to the Closing Date, any Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition or Investment permitted under Section 7.7;

 

(viii)                         (A) the net amount of Permitted Acquisitions and Investments made in cash during such period pursuant to paragraphs (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (d), (f), (h), (k), (l), (v) and (x) of Section 7.7 (to the extent, in the case of clause (x), such Investment relates to Restricted Payments permitted under Section 7.6(c), (e), (f)(iii), (h), (i), (m) or (o)) or, at the option of the Borrower, committed during such period to be used to make Permitted Acquisitions and Investments pursuant to such paragraphs of Section 7.7 which have been actually made or for which a binding agreement exists as of the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow for such period (but excluding Investments among Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) and (B) permitted Restricted Payments made in cash or subject to a binding agreement, in each case by Holdings during such period and permitted Restricted Payments made by any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person other than Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, in each case, to the extent permitted by Section 7.6(c), (e), (f)(iii), (h), (i), (m), or (o), in each case to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income; provided that the amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.6(e) and deducted pursuant to this clause (viii) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any Excess Cash Flow Period;

 

(ix)                               the amount (determined by the Borrower) of such Consolidated Net Income which is mandatorily prepaid or reinvested pursuant to Section 2.12(b) (or as to which a waiver of the requirements of such Section applicable thereto has been granted under Section 10.1) prior to the date of determination of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period as a result of any Asset Sale or Recovery Event, in each case to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income;

 

(x)                                  (A) the aggregate amount of any premium or penalty actually paid in cash that is required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness made (or committed to be made by irrevocable written notice) during the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period or, at the option of the Borrower, after the end of such Excess Cash Flow Period but prior to the time of calculation of Excess Cash Flow, in each case to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income and (B) to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income, the aggregate amount of any income (or loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments;

 

(xi)                               cash payments by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period relating to prize or jackpot-related liabilities or in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, in each case to the extent not already deducted from Consolidated Net Income;

 

(xii)                            the aggregate amount of (I) expenditures actually made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees), in each case, to the extent not deducted during a prior period and (II) expenditures committed during such Excess Cash Flow Period to be made for which a binding agreement exists as of the time of determination of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period, in each such case, to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period and are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income;

 

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(xiii)                         cash expenditures in respect of Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments during such period to the extent not deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income;

 

(xiv)                        the amount of taxes (including penalties and interest) paid in cash in such period or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period;

 

(xv)                           the amount of cash payments made in respect of pensions and other post-employment benefits in such period, in each case to the extent not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income;

 

(xvi)                        payments made in respect of the minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary in such period, including pursuant to dividends declared or paid on Capital Stock held by third parties (or other distributions or return of capital) in respect of such non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, in each case to the extent not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income; and

 

(xvii)                     the amount representing accrued expenses for cash payments (including with respect to retirement plan obligations) that are not paid in cash in such Excess Cash Flow Period, in each case to the extent not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income, provided that such amounts will be added to Excess Cash Flow for the following fiscal year to the extent not paid in cash and deducted from Consolidated Net Income during such following fiscal year.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the proceeds from the issuance of the Additional 2022 Secured Notes shall not be included in the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for the purpose of determining the amount to be prepaid in accordance with Section 2.12(c).

 

Excess Cash Flow Application Amount ”:  with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, the product of the Excess Cash Flow Percentage applicable to such Excess Cash Flow Period times the Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period.

 

Excess Cash Flow Application Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(c).

 

Excess Cash Flow Percentage ”:  with respect to an Excess Cash Flow Period, 75%; provided that if the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio at the end of any Excess Cash Flow Period is (i) less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 but greater than 3.00 to 1.00, the Excess Cash Flow Percentage shall be 50%, (ii) less than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00 but greater than 2.50 to 1.00, the Excess Cash Flow Percentage shall be 25% or (iii) less than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00, the Excess Cash Flow Percentage shall be 0%.

 

Excess Cash Flow Period ”:  each fiscal year of Holdings beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

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

 

Excluded Collateral ”:  as defined in Section 4.17(a).

 

Excluded Real Property ”:  (a) any Real Property that is subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(g) or 7.3(y), (b) any Real Property with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the cost of providing a mortgage on such Real Property in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be

 

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obtained by the Lenders therefrom and (c) any Real Property to the extent providing a mortgage on such Real Property would (i) result in adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any of Holdings’ Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower ( provided that any such designation of Real Property as Excluded Real Property shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), (ii) violate any applicable Requirement of Law, (iii) be prohibited by any applicable Contractual Obligations (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code) or (iv) give any other party (other than a Loan Party or a wholly-owned Subsidiary) to any contract, agreement, instrument or indenture governing such Real Property the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law).

 

Excluded Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary that is (a) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) not wholly owned directly by Holdings or one or more of its wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (c) an Immaterial Subsidiary, (d) a Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company, (e) established or created pursuant to Section 7.7(p) and meeting the requirements of the proviso thereto; provided that such Subsidiary shall only be an Excluded Subsidiary for the period, as contemplated by Section 7.7(p), (f) a Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Requirement of Law from guaranteeing or granting a Lien on its assets to secure obligations in respect of the Facilities, or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a guarantee or grant any Lien unless, such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, (g) a Subsidiary that is prohibited from guaranteeing or granting a Lien on its assets to secure obligations in respect of the Facilities by any Contractual Obligation in existence on the Closing Date (or, in the case of any newly-acquired Subsidiary, in existence at the time of acquisition thereof but not entered into in contemplation thereof), provided that this clause (g) shall not be applicable if (1) such other party is a Loan Party or a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings or (2) consent has been obtained to provide such guarantee or such prohibition is otherwise no longer in effect, (h) a Subsidiary with respect to which a guarantee by it of, or granting a Lien on its assets to secure obligations in respect of, the Facilities would result in material adverse tax consequences (including as a result of Section 956 of the Code or any related provision) to Holdings, the Borrower or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Borrower, (i) not-for-profit subsidiaries, (j) any Foreign Subsidiary or any Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (k) Subsidiaries that are special purpose entities, or (l) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to the Borrower), the cost or other consequences of guaranteeing or granting a Lien on its assets to secure obligations in respect of the Facilities shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom; provided that if a Subsidiary executes the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a “Guarantor,” then it shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary” (unless released from its obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as a “Guarantor” in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof).

 

Excluded Swap Obligation ”:  with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 2.8 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for

 

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which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes ”:  any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to any Recipient, (i) net income Taxes (however denominated), net profits Taxes, franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes (and net worth Taxes and capital Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes), in each case, (A) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, if such Recipient is a Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (B) as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such Tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, (ii) any withholding Taxes (including backup withholding) imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Recipient with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or this Agreement pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (A) such Recipient becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.24) or (B) if such Recipient is a Lender, such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.20, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a party hereto or, if such Recipient is a Lender, to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (iii) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with paragraphs (d), (e) or (g), as applicable, of Section 2.20 and (iv) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

Existing Bally Credit Agreement ”:  the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2013 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Bally Target, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

Existing Borrower Credit Agreement ”:  the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2011, among Holdings, the Borrower, the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

Existing Credit Agreements ”:  the Existing Borrower Credit Agreement and the Existing Target Credit Agreement.

 

Existing Letters of Credit ”:  (a) Letters of Credit issued prior to, and outstanding on, the Closing Date pursuant to an Existing Credit Agreement and disclosed on Schedule 1.1C, and (b) Letters of Credit issued prior to, and outstanding on, the Bally Acquisition Date pursuant to the Existing Bally Credit Agreement and disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date, including on Schedule 1.1C (as supplemented pursuant to Amendment No. 1 on the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date).

 

Existing Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Existing Notes Financing ”:  collectively, the 2018 Notes, the 2020 Notes and the 2021 Notes, together with any Permitted Refinancing thereof.

 

Existing Notes Financing Documentation ”:  the 2018 Notes, the 2020 Notes, the 2021 Notes, and the indentures governing any such notes, and any documentation governing any other Existing Notes Financing.

 

Existing Revolving Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

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Existing Revolving Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Existing Target Credit Agreement ”:  the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2011, among the Target, the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

Existing Term Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Existing Term Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Existing Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extended Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extended Revolving Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extended Revolving Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extended Term Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extended Term Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extended Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extending Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(b).

 

Extending Revolving Commitment ”:  with respect to any Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Lender at any time, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment extended pursuant to Amendment No. 2.

 

Extension ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(b).

 

Extension Amendment ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(c).

 

Extension Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(d).

 

Extension Election ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(b).

 

Extension Request ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Extension Series ”:  all Extended Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are intended to be part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins and amortization schedule.

 

Facility ”:  each of (a) the Initial Term B-1 Loans (the “ Term B-1 Facility ”), (b) the Initial Term B-2 Loans (the “ Term B-2 Facility ”), (c) the Initial Term B-3 Loans (the “ Term B-3 Facility ”), (d) the Initial Term B-4 Loans (the “ Term B-4 Facility ”), (e)  the Initial Term B-5 Loans (the “Term B-5 Facility”), (f)  any New Loan Commitments and the New Loans made thereunder (a “ New Facility ”), ( f g ) the Dollar Revolving Commitments and the extensions of credit (including Swingline Loans and Dollar Letters of Credit) made thereunder (the “ Dollar Revolving Facility ”), ( g h ) the Multi-Currency Revolving

 

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Commitments and the extensions of credit (including Multi-Currency Letters of Credit) made thereunder (the “ Multi-Currency Revolving Facility ”), ( h i ) any Extended Loans (of the same Extension Series) (an “ Extended Term Facility ”), ( i j ) any Extended Revolving Commitments (of the same Extension Series) (an “ Extended Revolving Facility ”), ( j k ) any Refinancing Term Loans of the same Tranche (a “ Refinancing Term Facility ”) and ( k l ) any Refinancing Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche (a “ Refinancing Revolving Facility ”).

 

Fair Market Value ”:  with respect to any assets, Property (including Capital Stock) or Investment, the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Fair Value ”:  the amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, the Amendment No. 2 Transactions , the Amendment No. 3 Transactions or the Amendment No.  3 4 Transactions, as applicable, would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

 

FATCA ”:  Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any intergovernmental agreements (together with any law implementing such agreements).

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate ”:  for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average 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.

 

Fee Payment Date ”:  commencing on March 31, 2014, (a) the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and (b) the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period.

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ”:  as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period to (b) Fixed Charges of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.  In the event that Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness or issues or redeems Disqualified Capital Stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness or issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, had occurred at the beginning of the Test Period.

 

Fixed Charges ”:  for any Test Period, the sum of (a) Consolidated Net Interest Expense and (b) the product of (x) all dividend payments on any series of Disqualified Capital Stock of Holdings paid, accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued during the applicable Test Period, times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current effective consolidated federal, state and local tax rate of Holdings expressed as a decimal.

 

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Flood Insurance Laws ”:  collectively, (i) National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iii) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

 

Foreign Currency Equivalent ”:  at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Permitted Foreign Currency at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Permitted Foreign Currency with Dollars.

 

Foreign Subsidiary ”:  any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company ”:  any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings which is a Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of the Capital Stock or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (or Restricted Subsidiaries thereof) and other assets relating to an ownership interest in such Capital Stock or Indebtedness, or Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Fronting Exposure ”:  as defined in Section 2.6(f).

 

Funded Debt ”:  with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness of such Person of the types described in clauses (a), (b)(i), (e), (g)(ii), (h) or, to the extent related to Indebtedness of the types described in the preceding clauses, (d) of the definition of “Indebtedness,” in each case, to the extent reflected as indebtedness on such Person’s balance sheet.

 

Funding Office ”:  the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

GAAP ”:  generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time, as included within the Accounting Standards Codification as maintained by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.  If at any time the SEC 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 and the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it will effect such change, without limiting Section 10.16, effective from and after the date on which such transition from GAAP to IFRS is completed by the Borrower or Holdings, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean (a) for periods beginning on and after the required transition date or the date specified in such notice, as the case may be, IFRS as in effect from time to time and (b) for prior periods, GAAP as defined in the first sentence of this definition.

 

Gaming Approval ”:  any and all approvals, authorizations, permits, consents, rulings, orders or directives of any Governmental Authority (i) necessary to enable Holdings and its Subsidiaries to engage in the lottery, gambling, casino, horse racing or gaming business or otherwise continue to conduct their business as it is conducted on the Closing Date or any Permitted Business (directly or indirectly through a joint venture or other Person) conducted after the Closing Date, (ii) that regulates gaming in any jurisdiction in which Holdings and its Subsidiaries conduct gaming activities and has jurisdiction over such persons (including any successors to any of them) or (iii) necessary to accomplish the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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jurisdiction over any gaming business or enterprise or any Gaming Facility, or with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming operation (or proposed gaming operation) owned, managed or operated by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Gaming Facility ”:  as to any Person, any lottery operation, gaming establishment and other property or assets directly ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including any casinos, hotels, resorts, race tracks, off-track wagering sites and other recreation and entertainment facilities.

 

Gaming Laws ”:  as to any Person, (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing Gaming Facilities (including pari-mutuel race tracks) and rules, regulations, codes and ordinances of any Gaming Authority, and all administrative or judicial orders or decrees or other laws pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming or Gaming Facility activities conducted by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction, (b) Gaming Approvals and (c) orders, decisions, determinations, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming Authority.

 

Governmental Authority ”:  any nation or government, any state, province or other political subdivision thereof and any governmental entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and, as to any Lender, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).

 

Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”:  the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, as the same may be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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) pursuant to which the guaranteeing person has issued a guarantee, reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case guaranteeing or by which such Person becomes contingently liable for any Indebtedness (the “ primary obligations ”) of any other third Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any 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 (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity 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 and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets or any Investment permitted under this Agreement.  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 (assuming such person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

 

Guarantors ”:  the collective reference to Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

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Guaranty ”:  collectively, the guaranty made by the Guarantors under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties, together with each other guaranty delivered pursuant to Section 6.8.

 

Hedge Agreements ”:  all agreements with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, in each case, entered into by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Holdings ”:  as defined in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement, including any successor thereto pursuant to a merger permitted by Section 7.4(j).

 

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 SEC, as the case may be), as in effect from time to time.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ”:  on any date, any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings designated as such by the Borrower, but only to the extent that such Restricted Subsidiary has less than 3.5% of Consolidated Total Assets and 3.5% of annual consolidated revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a pro forma basis based on the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 prior to such date; provided that at no time shall all Immaterial Subsidiaries have in the aggregate Consolidated Total Assets or annual consolidated revenues (as reflected on the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 prior to such time) in excess of 7.0% of Consolidated Total Assets or annual consolidated revenues, respectively, of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Increase Supplement ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(e).

 

Increased Amount Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(a).

 

Incremental Revolving Amount ”:  an amount equal to the difference of (a) $650,000,000 less (b) the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

 

Indebtedness ” of any Person:  without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by (i) bonds (excluding surety bonds), debentures, notes or similar instruments, and (ii) surety bonds, (c) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of Property or services already received, (d) all Guarantee Obligations by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all payments that such Person would have to make in the event of an early termination, on the date Indebtedness of such Person is being determined, in respect of outstanding Hedge Agreements (such payments in respect of any Hedge Agreement with a counterparty being calculated subject to and in accordance with any netting provisions in such Hedge Agreement), (g) the principal component of all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) as an account party in respect of letters of credit (other than any letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instrument in respect of which a back-to-back letter of credit has been issued under or permitted by this Agreement) and (ii) in respect of bankers’ acceptances and (h) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; provided that Indebtedness shall not include (A) trade and other payables, accrued

 

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expenses and liabilities and intercompany liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (B) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business, (C) purchase price holdbacks arising in the ordinary course of business in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (D) payment and custodial obligations in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations or (E) earn-out and other contingent obligations until such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner, other than to the extent that the instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness expressly limits the liability of such Person in respect thereof (or provides for reimbursement to such Person).

 

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money ”:  (a) to the extent the following would be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, the principal amount of all Indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to (i) borrowed money, evidenced by debt securities, debentures, acceptances, notes or other similar instruments and (ii) Capital Lease Obligations, (b) reimbursement obligations for letters of credit and financial guarantees (without duplication) (other than ordinary course of business contingent reimbursement obligations) and (c) Hedge Agreements; provided that the Obligations shall not constitute Indebtedness for Borrowed Money.

 

Indemnified Liabilities ”:  as defined in Section 10.5.

 

Indemnified Taxes ”:  (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

 

Indemnitee ”:  as defined in Section 10.5.

 

Initial Term B-1 Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(a).

 

Initial Term B-2 Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Initial Term B-3 Loans ”:  the Additional Term B-3 Loans and the term loans deemed made by the Lenders to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date pursuant to Amendment No. 2.

 

Initial Term B-4 Loans ”:  the term loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1(c) . (as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date pursuant to Amendment No. 3.

 

“Initial Term B-5 Loans”:  the Additional Term B-5 Loans and the term loans deemed made by the Lenders to the Borrower on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date pursuant to Amendment No. 4.

 

Initial Term Loans ”:  the Initial Term B-1 Loans, the Initial Term B-2 Loans, the Initial Term B-3 Loans , the Initial Term B-4 Loans and the Initial Term B- 4 5 Loans.

 

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.

 

Instrument ”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

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Intellectual Property ”:  the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including copyrights, copyright licenses, domain names, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses, trade names, technology, know-how and processes, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.

 

Interest Payment Date ”:  (a) commencing on December 31, 2013, as to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurocurrency Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Loan that is an ABR Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.

 

Interest Period ”:  as to any Eurocurrency Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurocurrency Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (except as otherwise provided in clause (iv) of this definition, if available from all Lenders under the relevant Facility) twelve  months (or such other period acceptable to all such Lenders or, in the case of the borrowings on the Bally Acquisition Date, such other period acceptable to the Administrative Agent) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of continuation or 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 and ending one, two, three or six or (if available from all Lenders under the relevant Facility) twelve  months (or such other period acceptable to all such Lenders) thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days 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 event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;

 

(ii)                                any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the scheduled Revolving Termination Date or beyond the date final payment is due on the Term Loans shall end on the Revolving Termination Date or such due date, as applicable;

 

(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 Borrower may elect an Interest Period of one week at any time between the Closing Date and January 31, 2014.

 

Investments ”:  as defined in Section 7.7.

 

ISP ”:  with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

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Issuing Lenders ”:  the collective reference to the Dollar Issuing Lenders and the Multi-Currency Issuing Lenders.

 

Joinder Agreement ”:  an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H.

 

Joint Bookrunners ”:  (a) in connection with Amendment No.  3, 4, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Fifth Third Citizens Bank , N.A. , PNC Capital Markets LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, in their capacity as joint bookrunners, and (b) otherwise, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC, in their capacity as joint bookrunners.

 

Junior Financing ”:  as defined in Section 7.8.

 

Junior Financing Documentation ”:  any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

 

Latest Maturing Term Loans ”:  at any date of determination, the Tranche (or Tranches) of Term Loans maturing later than all other Term Loans outstanding on such date.

 

Latest Maturity Date ”:  at any date of determination, the latest maturity date or termination date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time.

 

L/C Commitment ”:  (a) as of the Closing Date, $200,000,000, (b) as of the Bally Acquisition Date, $350,000,000, and (c) as of the Amendment No.  2 4 Effective Date, $350,000,000.

 

L/C Disbursements ”:  the collective reference to the Dollar L/C Disbursements and the Multi-Currency L/C Disbursements.

 

L/C Obligations ”:  the collective reference to the Dollar L/C Obligations and the Multi-Currency L/C Obligations.

 

L/C Participants ”:  the collective reference to all the Dollar L/C Participants and Multi-Currency L/C Participants.

 

L/C Shortfall ”:  as defined in Section 3.4(d).

 

LCA Election ”:  as defined in Section 1.2(h).

 

LCA Test Date ”:  as defined in Section 1.2(h).

 

Lead Arranger s”:  (a) in connection with Amendment No.  3, 4, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, PNC Capital Markets LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, in their capacity as joint lead arrangers, and (b) otherwise, Bank of America, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and PNC Capital Markets LLC, in their capacity as joint lead arrangers.

 

Lender Joinder Agreement ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(e).

 

Lenders ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.

 

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Letters of Credit ”:  any letter of credit issued hereunder providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit.  A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.  Letters of Credit may be issued in Dollars or in a Permitted Foreign Currency.

 

Liabilities ”:  the recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, the Amendment No. 2 Transactions , the Amendment No. 3 Transactions or the Amendment No.  3 4 Transactions, as applicable, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

“LIBOR Screen Rate” means the LIBOR quote on the applicable screen page the Administrative Agent designates to determine LIBOR (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

 

“LIBOR Successor Rate”: as defined in Section 2.27.

 

“LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of ABR, Interest Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines in consultation with the Borrower).

 

Lien ”:  any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any other security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Limited Condition Acquisition ”:  any acquisition, including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, by one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person permitted by this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party acquisition financing and which is designated as a Limited Condition Acquisition by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in writing to the Administrative Agent and Lenders.

 

Limited Condition Acquisition Provision ”:  as defined in Section 1.2(h).

 

Loan ”:  any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Loan Documents ”:  the collective reference to this Agreement, the Security Documents and the Notes (if any), together with any amendment, supplement, waiver, or other modification to any of the foregoing.

 

Loan Parties ”:  Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

London Banking Day ”:  any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

 

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Mafco ”:  MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc.

 

Majority Facility Lenders ”:  with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans or the Revolving Extensions of Credit, as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or (i) in the case of any Revolving Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Commitments under such Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the Revolving Commitments under such Facility, (ii) in the case of any New Facility that is a revolving credit facility, prior to any termination of the New Loan Commitments under such Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the New Loan Commitments under such Facility or (iii) in the case of any Extended Revolving Facility, prior to any termination of the Extended Revolving Commitments under such Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the Extended Revolving Commitments under such Facility); provided , however , that determinations of the “Majority Facility Lenders” shall exclude any Commitments or Loans held by Defaulting Lenders.

 

Mandatory Prepayment Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(e).

 

Material Adverse Effect ”:  a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the material rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole, or on the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations to the Lenders, in each case, under the Loan Documents.

 

Material Real Property ”:  any Real Property located in the United States and owned in fee by a Loan Party on the Closing Date having an estimated Fair Market Value exceeding $7,500,000 and any after-acquired Real Property located in the United States owned by a Loan Party having a gross purchase price exceeding $7,500,000 at the time of acquisition; provided that (i) no Specified Real Property shall constitute a Material Real Property unless otherwise satisfying the terms of this definition on or after the one year anniversary of (x) with respect to any Material Real Property owned prior to the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined in Amendment No. 1) and (y) with respect to any Material Real Property acquired in connection with the Bally Transactions, the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date and (ii) at no time shall the aggregate estimated Fair Market Value of all Real Property located in the United States and owned in fee by the Loan Parties that is not considered “Material Real Property” exceed $50,000,000.

 

Materials of Environmental Concern ”:  any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants, contaminants, radioactivity and any other substances that are defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, that are regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount ”:  at any date of determination, the sum of (a) $350,000,000 and (b) an additional unlimited amount if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such additional amount (and in the case of any Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase being initially provided on any date of determination, as if loans thereunder were drawn in full on such date) and after giving effect to any acquisition consummated substantially concurrently therewith and all other appropriate pro forma adjustment events, the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 3.25:1.00 (it being understood that (A) the unlimited amount in clause (b) above shall be deemed to be used prior to the amount in clause (a) above to the extent the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio requirement is satisfied, (B) if pro forma effect is given to the entire committed amount of any such amount, such committed amount may thereafter be borrowed and reborrowed, in whole or in part, from time to time, without further compliance with this clause and (C) for purposes of calculating the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio only on the applicable date of incurrence, (I) any such

 

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amount incurred shall be treated as if such amount is first lien Funded Debt, regardless of whether such amount is actually secured on a first lien basis and (II) any cash proceeds from such incurrence shall be excluded from such calculation).

 

Maximum Rate ”:  as defined in Section 10.20.

 

Merger ”:  the merger of SG California Merger Sub, Inc. with and into Target pursuant to, and as contemplated by, the Merger Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement ”:  the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 30, 2013, by and among, Holdings, SG California Merger Sub, Inc., the Borrower and WMS Industries, Inc.

 

Minimum Extension Condition ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(g).

 

Moody’s ”:  Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

 

Mortgage ”:  any mortgage, deed of trust, hypothec, assignment of leases and rents or other similar document delivered on or after the Closing Date by any Loan Party in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, with respect to Mortgaged Properties, each substantially in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (taking into account the law of the jurisdiction in which such mortgage, deed of trust, hypothec or similar document is to be recorded), as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Mortgaged Properties ”:  all Real Property owned by a Loan Party that is, or is required to be, subject to a Mortgage pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Multi-Currency Issuing Lenders ”:  (a) Bank of America, N.A. (including with respect to Existing Letters of Credit under clause (b) of the definition of “Existing Letters of Credit” that are Multi-Currency Letters of Credit), (b) with respect to Existing Letters of Credit under clause (a) of the definition of “Existing Letters of Credit” that are Multi-Currency Letters of Credit, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and (c) any other Multi-Currency Revolving Lender from time to time designated by the Borrower, in its sole discretion, as a Multi-Currency Issuing Lender with the consent of such other Multi-Currency Revolving Lender.

 

Multi-Currency L/C Disbursements ”:  as defined in Section 3.4(a)(ii).

 

Multi-Currency L/C Obligations ”:  at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired face amount of the then outstanding Multi-Currency Letters of Credit and (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of drawings under Multi-Currency Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed.  The Multi-Currency L/C Obligations of any Lender at any time shall be its Multi-Currency Revolving Percentage of the total Multi-Currency L/C Obligations at such time. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Multi-Currency Letter of Credit, the amount of such Multi-Currency Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.5.  For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Multi-Currency Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, upon notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower such Multi-Currency Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

 

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Multi-Currency L/C Participants ”:  the collective reference to all the Multi-Currency Revolving Lenders other than the applicable Multi-Currency Issuing Lender and, for purposes of Section 3.4(d), the collective reference to all Multi-Currency Revolving Lenders.

 

Multi-Currency Letter of Credit ”:  a Letter of Credit denominated in Dollars or in a Permitted Foreign Currency and issued by any Multi-Currency Issuing Lender under the Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments.

 

Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments ”:  as to any Multi-Currency Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Multi-Currency Revolving Loans and participate in Multi-Currency Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1, or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and Assumption, Joinder Agreement or Lender Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to an Extension Amendment, an Increase Supplement or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof.  The aggregate amount of the Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments (a) as of the Closing Date is $200,000,000, (b) as of the Bally Acquisition Date is the lesser of (x) the aggregate Revolving Commitments and (y) $400,000,000 and, (c) , as of the Amendment No.  2 Effective Date, for the Extending Revolving Commitment and the Non-Extending Revolving Commitment of each such Lender, is set forth in Schedule A to Amendment No. 2. 4 Effective Date (after giving effect to the Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increases incurred on or prior to such date), is $411,233,290.02.

 

Multi-Currency Revolving Extensions of Credit ”:  as to any Multi-Currency Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of, without duplication (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Multi-Currency Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding and (b) such Lender’s Multi-Currency Revolving Percentage of the Multi-Currency L/C Obligations then outstanding.

 

Multi-Currency Revolving Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

Multi-Currency Revolving Lender ”:  each Lender that has a Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment or that holds Multi-Currency Revolving Loans.

 

Multi-Currency Revolving Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.4(a).

 

Multi-Currency Revolving Percentage ”:  as to any Multi-Currency Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which such Multi-Currency Revolving Lender’s Multi-Currency Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate Multi-Currency Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

 

Multiemployer Plan ”:  a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

Net Cash Proceeds ”:  (a) in connection with any Asset Sale or any Recovery Event, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) received by any Loan Party, net of (i) attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, brokers’ fees, consulting fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness secured by a Lien expressly permitted hereunder on any asset

 

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which is the subject of such Asset Sale or Recovery Event (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security Document) or the repayment of any other Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is sold pursuant to an Asset Sale and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred by any Loan Party in connection therewith; (ii) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable by any Loan Party as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) and, in the case of any Asset Sale of the Social Gaming Business, such taxes to be determined for the applicable Unrestricted Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis; (iii) the amount of any liability paid or to be paid or reasonable reserve established in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities (other than any taxes deducted pursuant to clause (ii) above) (A) associated with the assets that are the subject of such event and (B) retained by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such event occurring on the date of such reduction and (iv) the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iv)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary as a result thereof and (b) in connection with any Equity Issuance or issuance or sale of debt securities or instruments or the incurrence of Funded Debt, the cash proceeds received from such issuance or incurrence, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, consulting fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith.

 

New Debt ”:  any New Notes and/or new loans issued or incurred, as applicable, in connection with the Bally Transactions.

 

New Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

New Incremental Notes ”:  one or more series of senior secured, senior unsecured, senior subordinated or subordinated notes (which notes, if secured by the Collateral, are secured on a first lien pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations or secured on a “junior” basis with the Liens securing the Obligations) and guaranteed only by the Guarantors in an aggregate amount for all such New Incremental Notes (when taken together with any New Loan Commitments that have become effective or will become effective simultaneously with the issue of any such New Incremental Notes) not in excess of, at the time the respective New Incremental Notes are issued, the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount; provided that no Event of Default would exist after giving pro forma effect thereto subject to the Permitted Acquisition Provisions (if applicable).  The issuance of any New Incremental Notes is subject to the following conditions:  (i) the delivery to the Administrative Agent of a certificate of the Borrower certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower approving or consenting to the issuance of such New Incremental Notes, and certifying that the conditions precedent set forth in the following subclauses (ii) through (v) have been satisfied (which certificate shall include supporting calculations demonstrating compliance, if applicable, with the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount), (ii) such New Incremental Notes shall not be G g uaranteed by any Person that is not a Guarantor, (iii) to the extent secured, such New Incremental Notes shall be subject to an Other Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) such New Incremental Notes shall have a final maturity no earlier than 91 days after the then Latest Maturity Date, (v) (A) if such New Incremental Notes are secured, the W w eighted A a verage L l ife to M m aturity of such New Incremental Notes shall not be shorter than that of any then-existing Term Loan Tranche, and (B) if such New Incremental Notes are unsecured, such New Incremental Notes shall not be subject to any amortization prior to the final maturity thereof, or be subject to any mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions (except customary assets sale, recovery event and change of control provisions), (vi) if such New Incremental Notes are secured, such New Incremental Notes shall not be subject to any mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions (except to the extent any such mandatory redemption or prepayment is required to be applied pro rata to the Term Loans and other Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) and (vii) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral

 

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and other terms of such New Incremental Notes are customary for similar debt securities in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of issuance (it being understood that (x) no New Incremental Notes shall include any financial maintenance covenants (including indirectly by way of a cross-default to this Agreement), but that customary cross-acceleration provisions may be included and (y) any negative covenants with respect to indebtedness, investments, liens or restricted payments shall be incurrence-based) and in any event are not more restrictive to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries than those set forth in this Agreement (other than with respect to interest rate and redemption provisions), except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the then Latest Maturity Date.  The Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary or appropriate in order to secure any New Incremental Notes with the Collateral and/or to make such amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the issuance of such New Incremental Notes, in each case on terms consistent with this definition.

 

New Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(c).

 

New Loan Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(a).

 

New Loans ”:  any loan made by any New Lender pursuant to this Agreement.

 

New Notes ”:  as defined in the definition of Bally Transactions.

 

New Notes Issuer ”:  the Borrower, in its own capacity or as successor to any Escrow Entity.

 

New Secured Bridge Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of Bally Transactions.

 

New Secured Bridge Loans ”:  as defined in the definition of Bally Transactions.

 

New Secured Notes ”:  as defined in the definition of Bally Transactions.

 

New Subsidiary ”:  as defined in Section 7.2(t).

 

New Term Lender ”:  a Lender that has a New Term Loan.

 

New Term Loan Commitment ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(a).

 

New Term Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(a).

 

New Unsecured Bridge Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of Bally Transactions.

 

New Unsecured Bridge Loans ”:  as defined in the definition of Bally Transactions.

 

New Unsecured Notes ”:  as defined in the definition of Bally Transactions.

 

No Undisclosed Information Representation ”:  with respect to any Person, a representation that such Person is not in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that has not been disclosed to the Lenders generally (other than those Lenders who have elected to not receive any non-public information with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries), and if so disclosed could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, the market price of the applicable Loan, or the decision of an assigning Lender to sell, or of an assignee to purchase, such Loan.

 

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Non-Defaulting Lender ”:  any Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

 

Non-Excluded Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower which is not an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

Non-Extending Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(e).

 

Non-Extending Revolving Commitment ”:  any Revolving Commitment that was outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and that was not been extended pursuant to Amendment No. 2. The aggregate amount of the Non-Extending Revolving Commitments as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is $174,500,000.

 

Non-Extending Revolving Lender ”:  each Revolving Lender that is not an Amendment No. 2 with a Non- Extending Revolving Lender Commitment .

 

Non-Extending Revolving Termination Date ”:  the earlier of (x) October 18, 2018 and (y) the Accelerated Maturity Date (excluding clause (c) and subject to the proviso, in each case, contained in the definition thereof).

 

Non-Guarantor Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of Holdings or the Borrower which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

Non-Recourse Debt ”:  Indebtedness (a) with respect to which no default would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries the outstanding principal amount of which individually exceeds $25,000,000 to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity and (b) as to which the lenders or holders thereof will not have any recourse to the capital stock or assets of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Non-US Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.20(d).

 

Not Otherwise Applied ”:  with reference to any proceeds of any transaction or event or of Excess Cash Flow or the Available Amount that is proposed to be applied to a particular use or transaction, that such amount (a) was not required to prepay Loans pursuant to Section 2.12 and (b) has not previously been (and is not simultaneously being) applied to anything other than such particular use or transaction (including any application thereof as a Cure Right pursuant to Section 8.2).

 

Note ”:  any promissory note evidencing any Loan, which promissory note shall be in the form of Exhibit J-1, Exhibit J-2 or Exhibit J-3, as applicable, or such other form as agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Obligations ”:  the unpaid principal of and interest on (including 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 the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed or allowable in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or to any Lender (or, in the case of Specified Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any other Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, in each case, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the

 

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Letters of Credit, any Specified Hedge Agreement, any Cash Management Obligations or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise; provided that (a) obligations of any Loan Party under any Specified Hedge Agreement, any Cash Management Obligations shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed, (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of holders of obligations under Specified Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations and (c) the “Obligations” shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.

 

OFAC ”:  the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

 

Open Market Purchase ”:  the purchase by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries by way of open market purchases of Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans not to exceed of 20% of the principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding (calculated as of the date of such purchase).

 

Other Affiliate ”:  the Sponsor and any Affiliate of the Sponsor, other than Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings and any natural person.

 

Other Intercreditor Agreement ”:  an intercreditor agreement, (a) to the extent in respect of Indebtedness secured by some or all of the Collateral on a pari passu basis or a second priority basis with the Obligations, substantially in the form of Exhibit K hereto and (b) to the extent in respect of Indebtedness secured by some or all of the Collateral on a third (or more junior) priority basis with the Obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case with such modifications thereto as the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may mutually agree.

 

Other Taxes ”:  any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are imposed as a result of a present or former connection between the Recipient and the jurisdiction or Governmental Authority imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document) with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Sections 2.23 or 2.24).

 

Parent Company ”:  any direct or indirect parent of Holdings.

 

Pari Passu Debt ”:  Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking equal with the Lien on such Collateral securing the Obligations pursuant to one or more Other Intercreditor Agreements.

 

Participant ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c)(i).

 

Participant Register ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c)(iii).

 

Payment Amount ”:  as defined in Section 3.5.

 

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PBGC ”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).

 

Permitted Acquisition ”:  (a) any acquisition or other Investment approved by the Required Lenders, (b) any acquisition or other Investment made solely with the Net Cash Proceeds of any substantially concurrent Equity Issuance or capital contribution (other than Disqualified Capital Stock or Cure Amounts) or (c) any acquisition, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of a majority controlling interest in the Capital Stock, or all or substantially all of the assets, of any Person, or of all or substantially all of the assets constituting a division, product line or business line of any Person, in each case to the extent the applicable acquired company or assets engage in or constitute a Permitted Business or Related Business Assets, so long as in the case of any acquisition described in this clause (c), no Event of Default shall be continuing immediately after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition.

 

Permitted Acquisition Provisions ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(b).

 

Permitted Business ”:  the Business and any other services, activities or businesses incidental or related, similar or complementary to any line of business engaged in by Holdings and/or its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) or as of the Bally Acquisition Date (after giving effect to the Bally Transactions) or any business activity that is a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof or ancillary thereto.

 

Permitted Foreign Currency ”:  with respect to any Multi-Currency Revolving Loan or Multi-Currency Letter of Credit, Euros, Pounds Sterling, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars and any other foreign currency reasonably requested by the Borrower from time to time and in which the Multi-Currency Revolving Lenders or a Multi-Currency Issuing Lender, as applicable, may, in accordance with its policies and procedures in effect at such time, lend Multi-Currency Revolving Loans or issue Multi-Currency Letters of Credit, as applicable.

 

Permitted Investors ”:  the collective reference to the Sponsor and its Affiliates (but excluding any operating portfolio companies of the foregoing), the members of management of any Parent Company, Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries that have ownership interests in any Parent Company or Holdings as of the Closing Date, and the directors of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Company as of the Closing Date.

 

Permitted Refinancing ”:  with respect to any Person, refinancings, replacements, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions of Indebtedness provided that (a) there is no increase in the principal amount (or accreted value) thereof (excluding accrued interest, fees, discounts, redemption and tender premiums, penalties and expenses), (b) the weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness is greater than or equal to the shorter of (i) the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced and (ii) the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Latest Maturing Term Loans (other than a shorter weighted average life to maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the shorter of (i) the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced and (ii) the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Latest Maturing Term Loans), (c) immediately after giving effect to such refinancing, replacement, refunding, renewal or extension, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (d) neither Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be an obligor or guarantor of any such refinancings, replacements, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions except to the extent that such Person was (or, when initially incurred could have been) such an obligor or guarantor in respect of the applicable Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, replaced, refunded, renewed or extended.

 

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Permitted Refinancing Obligations ”:  any senior or subordinated Indebtedness (which Indebtedness may be (x) secured by the Collateral on a junior basis, (y) unsecured or (z) in the case of Indebtedness incurred under this Agreement, loan agreements, customary bridge financings or debt securities, secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis), including customary bridge financings, in each case issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Guarantor to refinance Indebtedness and/or Revolving Commitments incurred under this Agreement and the Loan Documents and to pay fees, discounts, premiums and expenses in connection therewith; provided that (a) the terms of such Indebtedness, other than a revolving credit facility that does not include scheduled commitment reductions prior to maturity, shall not provide for a maturity date or weighted average life to maturity earlier than the maturity date or shorter than the weighted average life to maturity (or, in the case of any such Indebtedness comprised of debt securities, 91 days after the maturity date or the weighted average life to maturity) of the Indebtedness being refinanced, as applicable (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter weighted average life to maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the maturity date or the weighted average life to maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced, as applicable), (b) any such Indebtedness that is a revolving credit facility shall not mature prior to the maturity date of the revolving commitments being replaced, (c) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset of any Loan Party that does not also secure the Obligations, or be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors and (d) if secured by Collateral, such Indebtedness (and all related Obligations) either shall be incurred under this Agreement on a senior secured pari passu basis with the other Obligations or shall be subject to the terms of an Other Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferees ”:  with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants, (b) the estate of Ronald O. Perelman and (c) any other trust or legal entity the primary beneficiary of which is such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, stepchildren or their respective lineal descendants and which is controlled by such Person.

 

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 as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and in respect of which Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA, including a Multiemployer Plan.

 

Platform ”:  as defined in Section 10.2(c).

 

Pledged Securities ”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Pledged Stock ”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Prepayment Option Notice ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(e).

 

Present Fair Salable Value ”:  the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, the Amendment No. 2 Transactions , the Amendment No. 3 Transactions or the Amendment No.  3 4 Transactions, as applicable,

 

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are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

 

Pricing Grid ”:  the table set forth below:

 

Consolidated Net First Lien
Leverage Ratio

 

Applicable Margin
for Revolving
Loans that are
Eurocurrency
Loans

 

Applicable
Margin for
Revolving Loans
that are ABR
Loans

 

Applicable
Commitment Fee
Rate

 

> 3.00:1.00

 

3.00

%

2.00

%

0.50

%

< 3.00:1.00 but > 2.00:1.00

 

2.75

%

1.75

%

0.375

%

< 2.00:1.00

 

2.50

%

1.50

%

0.375

%

 

Changes in the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans or the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate resulting from changes in the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the date on which financial statements are delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.1 and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant to this paragraph.  If any financial statements referred to above are not delivered within the time periods specified in Section 6.1, then, at the option of (and upon the delivery of notice (telephonic or otherwise) by) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, until such financial statements are delivered, the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio as at the end of the fiscal period that would have been covered thereby shall for the purposes of this definition be deemed to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00.  In addition, at all times while an Event of Default set forth in Section 8.1(a) or 8.1(f) shall have occurred and be continuing, the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio shall for the purposes of the Pricing Grid be deemed to be greater than 3.00 to 1.00.

 

Prime Rate ”:  as defined in the definition of “ABR.”

 

Property ”:  any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including Capital Stock.

 

“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Information ”:  as defined in Section 10.2(c).

 

Public Lender ”:  as defined in Section 10.2(c).

 

Qualified Capital Stock ”:  any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

 

Qualified Contract ”:  any new contract relating to the establishment, provision or operation of new lottery, gaming or other services or products by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as an officer of the Borrower has certified to the Administrative Agent that the revenues generated by such contract in the next succeeding 12 months would reasonably be expected to exceed $50,000,000.

 

Rate Determination Date ”:  two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (or such other day as is generally treated as the rate fixing day by market practice in such interbank market, as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that to the extent such market practice is not

 

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administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such other day as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).

 

Rate Determination Notice ”:  as defined in Section 2.22.

 

Real Property ”:  collectively, all right, title and interest of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in and to any and all parcels of real property owned or operated by Holdings or any such Restricted Subsidiary together with all improvements and appurtenant fixtures, easements and other property and rights incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.

 

Recipient ”:  (a) any Lender, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) any other Agent, as applicable.

 

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 Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, in an amount for each such event exceeding $7,500,000.

 

Refinanced Revolving Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 10.1(d).

 

Refinanced Term Loans ”:  as defined in Section 10.1(c).

 

Refinancing ”:  the repayment of Indebtedness under and termination of the Existing Credit Agreements on the Closing Date.

 

Refinancing Revolving Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 10.1(d).

 

Refinancing Term Loans ”:  as defined in Section 10.1(c).

 

Register ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b)(iv).

 

Regulation U ”:  Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.

 

Reimbursement Obligation ”:  the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.

 

Reinvestment Deferred Amount ”:  with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof for its own account in connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.12 as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.

 

Reinvestment Event ”:  any Asset Sale or Recovery Event in respect of which a Loan Party has delivered a Reinvestment Notice.

 

Reinvestment Notice ”:  a written notice signed on behalf of any Loan Party by a Responsible Officer stating that such Loan Party (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Recovery Event to acquire property or make investments used or useful in the Business or to fund Specified Concession Obligations.

 

Reinvestment Prepayment Amount ”:  with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount (or the relevant portion thereof, as contemplated by clause (ii) of the definition of “Reinvestment Prepayment Date”) relating thereto less any amount contractually committed by the applicable Loan Party (directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary) prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date to be expended prior to the relevant Trigger Date (a “ Committed Reinvestment

 

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Amount ”), or actually expended prior to such date, in each case to acquire assets or make investments useful in the Business or to fund Specified Concession Obligations.

 

Reinvestment Prepayment Date ”:  with respect to any Reinvestment Event, the earlier of (i) the date occurring 12 months after such Reinvestment Event and (ii) with respect to any portion of a Reinvestment Deferred Amount, the date that is five Business Days following the date on which any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof shall have determined not to acquire assets or make investments useful in the Business or to fund Specified Concession Obligations with such portion of such Reinvestment Deferred Amount.

 

Related Business Assets ”:  assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) used or useful in a Permitted Business; provided that any assets received by Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for assets transferred by Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be Related Business Assets if they consist of securities of a Person, unless upon receipt of the securities of such Person, such Person would become a Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Related Parties ”:  with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

 

Release ”:  any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment or within or upon any building, structure or facility.

 

Reorganization ”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.

 

Replaced Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.24.

 

Reportable Event ”:  any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived by the PBGC in accordance with the regulations thereunder.

 

Representatives ”:  as defined in Section 10.14.

 

Repricing Transaction ”:  other than in connection with a transaction involving a Change of Control, any prepayment of the applicable Initial Term Loans using proceeds of Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or one or more Subsidiaries from a substantially concurrent issuance or incurrence of secured, syndicated term loans provided by one or more banks, financial institutions or other Persons for which the Yield payable thereon (disregarding any performance or ratings based pricing grid that could result in a lower interest rate based on future performance to the extent such pricing grid is not applicable during the period specified in 2.11(b)) is lower than the Yield with respect to such Initial Term Loans on the date of such prepayment or any amendment, amendment and restatement or any other modification of this Agreement that reduces the Yield with respect to any applicable Initial Term Loans.

 

Required Lenders ”:  at any time, the holders of more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding, (ii) the Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding, and (iii) the Extended Revolving Commitments then in effect in respect of any Extended Revolving Facility or, if such Extended Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Extended Loans in respect thereof

 

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then outstanding; provided , however , that determinations of the “Required Lenders” shall exclude any Commitments or Loans held by Defaulting Lenders.

 

Required Prepayment Lenders ”:  the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans; provided , however , that determinations of the “Required Prepayment Lenders” shall exclude any Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders.

 

Required Revolving Lenders ”:  at any time, the holders of more than 50% of (a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments then in effect and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the Revolving Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding, and (ii) the Extended Revolving Commitments then in effect in respect of any Extended Revolving Facility or, if such Extended Revolving Commitments have been terminated, the Extended Loans in respect thereof then outstanding; provided , however , that determinations of the “Required Revolving Lenders” shall exclude any Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans held by Defaulting Lenders.

 

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, 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 Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

 

Responsible Officer ”:  the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer (or similar title), chief accounting officer, controller or treasurer (or similar title), and, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer (or similar title), controller or treasurer (or similar title), and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Section 2, any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent; any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to a Responsible Officer shall be deemed to refer to a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, unless otherwise specified.

 

Restricted Payments ”:  as defined in Section 7.6.

 

Restricted Subsidiary ”:  any Subsidiary of Holdings which is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Revaluation Date ”:  (a) the first Business Day of each calendar month, (b) each date of a borrowing of Multi-Currency Loans or issuance of a Multi-Currency Letter of Credit, (c) each date of an amendment of any such Multi-Currency Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof and (d) each date of any payment by an Issuing Lender under any Multi-Currency Letter of Credit.

 

Revolving Commitment Period ”:  the period from and including the Closing Date to the Revolving Termination Date.

 

Revolving Commitments ”:  the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Commitment and the Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment.  The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (a) as of the Closing Date is $300,000,000, (b) as of the Bally Acquisition Date is the actual aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments as of such date, and (c) as of the Amendment No.  2 4 Effective Date is $556,180,357.14. (after giving effect to the Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increases incurred on or prior to such date) is $620,180,357.13.

 

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Revolving Extensions of Credit ”:  as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the sum of, without duplication (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.

 

Revolving Facilities ”:  the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Facility and the Multi-Currency Revolving Facility.

 

Revolving Lender ”:  the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Lenders and the Multi-Currency Revolving Lenders.

 

Revolving Loans ”:  the collective reference to the Dollar Revolving Loans and the Multi-Currency Revolving Loans.

 

Revolving Percentage ”:  as to any Revolving Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then constitutes of the aggregate Revolving Commitments or, at any time after the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.

 

Revolving Termination Date ”:  with respect to (a) Non-Extending Revolving Commitments, the Non-Extending Revolv er ing Termination Date and (b)  Revolving Commitments other than Non- Extending Revolving Commitments, the Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Termination Date.

 

S&P ”:  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

 

Sanction(s) ”:  any international economic sanction administered or enforced by OFAC, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.

 

Screen ”:  the relevant display page for the Eurocurrency Base Rate (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) on the Bloomberg Information Service or any successor thereto; provided that if the Administrative Agent determines that there is no such relevant display page or otherwise in Bloomberg for the Eurocurrency Base Rate, “Screen” means such other comparable publicly available service for displaying the Eurocurrency Base Rate (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent).

 

SEC ”:  the Securities and Exchange Commission (or successors thereto or an analogous Governmental Authority).

 

Section 2.26 Additional Amendment ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(c).

 

Secured Parties ”:  collectively, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender, any other holder from time to time of any of the Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Securities Act ”:  the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Security ”:  as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

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Security Documents ”:  the collective reference to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and all other security documents (including any Mortgages) hereafter delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent purporting to grant a Lien on any Property of any Loan Party to secure the Obligations.

 

Single Employer Plan ”:  any Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and in respect of which Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

Social Gaming Business ”:  for so long as SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries are designated as “Unrestricted Subsidiaries” hereunder (including any other Unrestricted Subsidiary who may acquire the assets of such Subsidiaries), the business conducted by SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries as of the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date, as well as the assets and liabilities of such Subsidiaries.

 

Solvent ”:  with respect to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, as of any date of determination, (i) the Fair Value of the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities, (ii) the Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities; (iii) Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iv) Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole Will be able to pay their Liabilities as they mature.

 

Specified Acquisition ”:  the proposed acquisition disclosed to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date.

 

Specified Bally Merger Agreement Representations ”:  the representations in the Bally Merger Agreement that are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Holdings, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof has the right to terminate its obligations under the Bally Merger Agreement or to decline to consummate the Bally Merger as a result of a breach of such representations in the Bally Merger Agreement.

 

Specified Concession ”:  any concession, license or other authorization granted or awarded to, or agreement entered into by, the Borrower, Holdings, any Subsidiary of Holdings or any Specified Concession Vehicle by or with an applicable Governmental Authority, whether such concession, license, authorization or agreement is now existing or hereafter arising and any renewals or extensions of, or any succession to, such concession, license, authorization or agreement, with respect to gaming, gaming machines (including video lottery terminals), wagering, lotteries or any goods or services relating thereto in any jurisdiction, together with any procedures, activities, functions or requirements in connection therewith (or any amendment or supplement to any such concession, license, authorization, agreement, procedures, activities, functions or requirements).

 

Specified Concession Obligations ”:  any payments, costs, contributions, obligations or commitments made or incurred by any of the Borrower, Holdings or any Subsidiary of Holdings (whether directly or indirectly to or through any Specified Concession Vehicle or any of its equity holders or members) in the form of (and including any costs to obtain, or credits or discounts associated with) (a) tender fees, up-front fees, bid or performance bonds, guarantees, reimbursement obligations or similar arrangements, capital requirements or contributions or similar payments or obligations in connection with any Specified Concession or the formation of or entry into or capitalization, or capital commitment or contribution to, of any Specified Concession Vehicle, or (b) other payments, costs, contributions or obligations (including any credits or discounts) in connection with any Specified Concession, or the formation of or entry into or capitalization of any Specified Concession Vehicle, that are (and are certified

 

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by the Borrower to be) incurred or agreed to in lieu of payments, costs, contributions or obligations described in clause (a) above.

 

Specified Concession Vehicle ”:  any consortium, joint venture or other Person entered into by the Borrower, Holdings and/or any Subsidiary of Holdings or in or with which the Borrower, Holdings and/or any Subsidiary of Holdings directly or indirectly participates or has an interest or a contractual relationship, which consortium, joint venture or other Person holds or is party to a Specified Concession (or is otherwise formed, or directly or indirectly participates or has an interest in or a contractual relationship with such joint venture or other Person, in connection with a Specified Concession).

 

Specified Disposition ”:  the Disposition by the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary of one or more lines of Business (and/or any assets relating thereto) disclosed in a schedule to be provided to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date.

 

Specified Existing Tranche ”:  as defined in Section 2.26(a).

 

Specified Hedge Agreement ”:  any Hedge Agreement (a) entered into by (i) Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) any Person that was the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, a Lender or any Affiliate thereof at the time such Hedge Agreement was entered into (or, if in effect on the Closing Date, Bally Acquisition Date, Amendment No. 2 Effective Date , Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, any Person that becomes a Lender or an Affiliate thereof within 30 days after such date), as counterparty and (b) that has been designated by the Borrower, by notice to the Administrative Agent, as a Specified Hedge Agreement; provided that Specified Hedge Agreement shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.  The designation of any Hedge Agreement as a Specified Hedge Agreement shall not create in favor of the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Lender or Affiliate thereof that is a party thereto (or their successors or assigns) any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, all Hedge Agreements in existence on the Closing Date or the Bally Acquisition Date between Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any Lender or Affiliate thereof (or any Person that becomes a Lender or an Affiliate thereof within 30 days after the Closing Date or the Bally Acquisition Date, as applicable), on the other hand, as listed on Schedule 1.1B (as supplemented pursuant to Amendment No. 1 on the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date), shall constitute Specified Hedge Agreements.

 

Specified Letters of Credit ”:  any Letter of Credit other than (i) Existing Letters of Credit, including any renewals, extensions or replacements thereof, and (ii) Letters of Credit issued to support performance obligations and other operational contract or policy guarantees (but in any event, other than in respect of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money).

 

Specified Merger Agreement Representations ”:  the representations in the Merger Agreement that are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Holdings, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof has the right to terminate its obligations under the Merger Agreement or to decline to consummate the Merger as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement.

 

Specified Real Property ”:  the owned Real Properties set forth on Schedule 1.1D (as supplemented pursuant to Amendment No. 1 on the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date).

 

Specified Representations ”:  the representations and warranties made solely with respect to the Loan Parties in Sections 4.3(a), 4.4(a), 4.4(c), 4.5(a), 4.5(c) (solely with respect to the condition precedent

 

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set forth in Section 3(a) of Amendment No. 1 as it relates to the Existing Notes Financing ), 4.11, 4.13, 4.17(a) (subject to the conditionality limitations set forth in the last paragraph of Section 5.1 and Section 3 of Amendment No. 1, as applicable), 4.18, 4.19, 4.22, 4.23 and (solely with respect to the condition precedent set forth in Section 3(a) of Amendment No. 1) 4.24 (in each case, after giving effect to the Transactions or the Bally Transactions, as applicable).

 

Sponsor ”:  (a) Mafco, (b) each of Mafco’s direct and indirect subsidiaries and Affiliates, (c) Ronald O. Perelman, (d) any of the directors or executive officers of Mafco or (e) any of their respective Permitted Transferees.

 

Spot Rate ”:  with respect to any currency, the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Administrative Agent as the spot rate for the purchase by the Administrative Agent of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by it if it does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; provided , further that the Administrative Agent may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency.

 

Stated Maturity ”:  with respect to any Indebtedness, the date specified in such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such Indebtedness is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the re-purchase or repayment of such Indebtedness at the option of the holder thereof upon the happening of any contingency).

 

Subsidiary ”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity 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 of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person; provided that any joint venture that is not required to be consolidated with the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP shall not be deemed to be a “Subsidiary” for purposes hereof.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “ Subsidiary ” or to “ Subsidiaries ” in this Agreement shall refer to a direct or indirect Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Holdings.

 

Subsidiary Guarantors ”:  (a) each Domestic Subsidiary other than any Excluded Subsidiary and (b) any other Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower) that is a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(a).

 

Supplemental Term Loan Commitments ”:  as defined in Section 2.25(a).

 

Swap Obligations ”:  with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swingline Commitment ”:  the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.6, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.10 or Section 2.6.

 

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Swingline Exposure ”:  at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans.  The Swingline Exposure of any Dollar Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its Dollar Revolving Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

 

Swingline Lender ”:  Bank of America, N.A.

 

Swingline Loan ”:  any Loan made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.6.

 

Target ”:  WMS Industries Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

TARGET2 ”:  the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on November 19, 2007.

 

TARGET Day ”:  any day on which TARGET2 (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system, if any, determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

 

Target Material Adverse Effect ”:  any change, effect, development or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or other) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , however , that changes, effects, developments or circumstances to the extent resulting from, directly or indirectly, the following shall be excluded from the determination of Target Material Adverse Effect:  (i) any change, effect, development or circumstance in any of the industries or markets in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operates; (ii) any change in any Law or GAAP (or changes in interpretations or enforcement of any Law or GAAP) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; (iii) changes in general economic, regulatory or political conditions or the financial, credit or securities markets in general (including changes in interest or exchange rates, stock, bond and/or debt prices); (iv) any acts of God, natural disasters, earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism, armed hostilities, war or any escalation or worsening thereof; (v) the negotiation, execution or announcement of the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (including the impact of any of the foregoing on relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, employees or regulators (including any Gaming Authority)), and any Proceeding arising therefrom or in connection therewith; (vi) any action taken as expressly permitted or required by the Merger Agreement (it being understood and agreed that actions taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to its obligations under Section 6.1 of the Merger Agreement to conduct its business shall not be excluded in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred) or any action taken at the written direction of Parent or Merger Sub; (vii) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, any changes in credit ratings or any failure (in and of itself) by the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet internal, analysts’ or other earnings estimates, budgets, plans, forecasts or financial projections of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (but not excluding any change, effect, development or circumstance giving rise to any such change or failure to the extent such change, effect, development or circumstance is not otherwise excluded pursuant to this definition); (viii) changes, effects, developments or circumstances to the extent arising from or relating to the identity of Parent or Merger Sub or Parent’s ability to obtain the Gaming Approvals; or (ix) any matter disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter to the extent reasonably foreseeable from the face of such disclosure; but only to the extent, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), such change, effect, development or circumstance does not disproportionately impact the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate.  Capitalized terms in the preceding definition are used as defined in the Merger Agreement as in effect on January 30, 2013.

 

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Tax Planning Transaction ”:  those certain transactions undertaken from time to time for tax planning and reorganization purposes of Holdings or its Subsidiaries as set forth in that certain step plan delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date.

 

Taxes ”:  all present and future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Term B-1 Commitment ”:  as to any Term B-1 Lender, the obligation of such Term B-1 Lender to make an Initial Term B-1 Loan to the Borrower in the principal amount set forth under the heading “Term B-1 Commitment” opposite such Term B-1 Lender’s name on Schedule 2.1 to this Agreement.  The aggregate principal amount of the Term B-1 Commitments as of the Closing Date is $2,300,000,000; provided , that as of the Amendment No.  2 4 Effective Date, for the avoidance of doubt, the Term B-1 Commitment shall be $0.

 

Term B-1 Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

Term B-1 Lenders ”:  each Lender that holds a Term B-1 Loan or a Term B-1 Commitment.

 

Term B-1 Loans ”:  the Initial Term B-1 Loans; provided , that as of the Amendment No.  2 4 Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by Amendment No.  2, 4 Transactions, for the avoidance of doubt, there is $0 of outstanding Term B-1 Loans.

 

Term B-2 Commitment ”:  as to any Term B-2 Lender, the obligation of such Term B-2 Lender to make an Initial Term B-2 Loan to the Borrower in the principal amount to be set forth opposite such Term B-2 Lender’s name on Schedule A to the Term B-2 Joinder Agreement.  The aggregate principal amount of the Term B-2 Commitments as of the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date shall be no more than $2,485,000,000; provided that (x) to the extent the Term B-2 Commitment is greater than $1,735,000,000, the total aggregate principal amount of the New Secured Notes shall be reduced by such difference and (y) to the extent the Term B-2 Commitment is less than $1,735,000,00, the total aggregate principal amount of the New Secured Notes shall be increased by such difference; provided , further , that the amount of any variation in principal amounts referred to in the above proviso shall be agreed to between the Borrower and the Lead Arrangers; provided , further , that as of the Amendment No.  2 4 Effective Date, for the avoidance of doubt, the Term B-2 Commitment shall be $0.

 

Term B-2 Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

Term B-2 Joinder Agreement ”:  a Joinder Agreement, dated October 1, 2014, entered into and delivered in connection with the Initial Term B-2 Loans.

 

Term B-2 Lenders ”:  each Lender that holds a Term B-2 Loan or a Term B-2 Commitment.

 

Term B-2 Loans ”:  the Initial Term B-2 Loans ; provided , that as of the Amendment No.  2 4 Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by Amendment No.  2, 4 Transactions, for the avoidance of doubt, there is $0 of outstanding Term B-2 Loans.

 

Term B-3 Commitment ”:  each Additional Term B-3 Commitment and, as to any Term B-3 Lender, the agreement of such Term B-3 Lender to exchange the entire principal amount of its Term B-1 Loans and/or Term B-2 Loans (or such lesser amount as allocated by the Administrative Agent) for an equal principal amount of Term B-3 Loans on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date.  The aggregate

 

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principal amount of the Term B-3 Commitments as of (i) the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date is $3,291,000,000 and (ii) the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date is $0.

 

Term B-3 Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

Term B-3 Lenders ”:  each Lender that holds a Term B-3 Loan or a Term B-3 Commitment.

 

Term B-3 Loans ”:  the Initial Term B-3 Loans ; provided , that as of the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by Amendment No.  3, 4 Transactions, for the avoidance of doubt, there is $0 of outstanding Term B-3 Loans.

 

Term B-4 Commitment ”:  as to any Term B-4 Lender, the obligation of such Term B-4 Lender to make an Initial Term B-4 Loan to the Borrower in the principal amount to be set forth opposite such Term B-4 Lender’s name on its signature page to Amendment No. 3.  The aggregate principal amount of the Term B-4 Commitments as of (i)  the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date is $ 3,282,772,500. 3,282,772,500 and (ii) the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is $0.

 

Term B-4 Facility ”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

Term B-4 Lenders ”:  each Lender that holds a Term B-4 Loan or a Term B-4 Commitment.

 

Term B-4 Loans ”:  the Initial Term B-4 Loans; provided, that as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, after giving effect to the Amendment No. 4 Transactions, for the avoidance of doubt, there is $0 of outstanding Term B-4 Loans.

 

“Term B-5 Commitment”:  each Additional Term B-5 Commitment and, as to any Term B-5 Lender, the agreement of such Term B-5 Lender to exchange the entire principal amount of its Term B-4 Loans (or such lesser amount as allocated by the Administrative Agent) for an equal principal amount of Term B-5 Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.   The aggregate principal amount of the Term B-5 Commitments as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date is $4,174,565,568.75.

 

“Term B-5 Facility”:  as defined in the definition of “Facility.”

 

“Term B-5 Lenders”:  each Lender that holds a Term B-5 Loan or a Term B-5 Commitment.

 

“Term B-5 Loans”:  the Initial Term B-5 Loans.

 

Term Commitment ”:  the Term B-1 Commitment, the Term B-2 Commitment, the Term B-3 Commitment , the Term B-4 Commitment and the Term B- 4 5 Commitment, as applicable.

 

Term Facility ”:  the Term B-1 Facility, the Term B-2 Facility, the Term B-3 Facility , the Term B-4 Facility and the Term B- 4 5 Facility.

 

Term Lenders ”:  the Term B-1 Lenders, the Term B-2 Lenders, the Term B-3 Lenders , the Term B-4 Lenders and the Term B- 4 5 Lenders.

 

Term Loans ”:  the Term B-1 Loans, the Term B-2 Loans, the Term B-3 Loans, the Term B-4 Loans , the Term B-5 Loans and New Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and/or Refinancing Term Loans in respect of either of the foregoing, as the context may require.

 

Term Maturity Date ”:  the earlier of (x) with respect to Initial Term B- 4 5 Loans, August 14, 2024 and (y) the Accelerated Maturity Date (subject to the proviso contained in the definition thereof).

 

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Term Prepayment Amount ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(e).

 

Test Period ”:  on any date of determination, the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower (in each case taken as one accounting period) most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1.

 

Tranche ”:  (a) with respect to Term Loans or commitments, refers to whether such Term Loans or commitments are (1) Initial Term B-1 Loans, (2) Initial Term B-2 Loans, (3) Initial Term B-3 Loans, (4) Initial Term B-4 Loans, (5 ) Initial Term B-5 Loans, (6 ) New Term Loans with the same terms and conditions made on the same day, ( 6 7 ) Extended Term Loans (of the same Extension Series) or ( 7 8 ) Refinancing Term Loans with the same terms and conditions made on the same day and (b) with respect to Revolving Loans or commitments, refers to whether such Revolving Loans are (A)(1) Dollar Revolving Loans or Dollar Revolving Commitments or (2) Multi-Currency Revolving Loans or Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments and (B)(1) Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans, (2) Extended Revolving Loans Commitments (of the same Extension Series) or (3) Refinancing Revolving Commitments with the same terms and conditions made on the same day or Revolving Loans in respect thereof.

 

Transactions ”:  the consummation of the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the other transactions described therein, together with each of the following transactions consummated or to be consummated in connection therewith:

 

(a)                                  the Borrower obtaining the Facilities;

 

(b)                                  the occurrence of the Refinancing; and

 

(c)                                   the payment of all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in the foregoing provisions of this definition (the “ Transaction Costs ”).

 

Transaction Costs ”:  as defined in the definition of “Transactions.”

 

Transferee ”:  any Assignee or Participant.

 

Trigger Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.12(b).

 

Type ”:  as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan.

 

UCP ”:  with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ ICC ”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

“Unconverted Term B-4 Loans”:  as defined in Amendment No. 4.

 

United States ”:  the United States of America.

 

Unrestricted Cash ”:  as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents included in the cash accounts that would be listed on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date, to the extent such cash and Cash Equivalents are not (a) subject to a Lien securing any Indebtedness or other obligations, other than (i) the Obligations or (ii) any such other Indebtedness that is subject to any Other Intercreditor Agreement or (b) classified as “restricted” (unless so classified solely because of any provision under the Loan Documents or any other

 

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agreement or instrument governing other Indebtedness that is subject to any Other Intercreditor Agreement governing the application thereof or because they are subject to a Lien securing the Obligations or other Indebtedness that is subject to any Other Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary ”:  (i) any Escrow Entity, (ii) any Subsidiary of Holdings designated as such and listed on Schedule 4.14 on the Closing Date, (iii) any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower) that is designated by a resolution of the Board of Directors of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, but only to the extent that, in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such Subsidiary:  (a) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt (other than such Indebtedness to the extent any related obligations of Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries would otherwise be permitted under Section 7.7); (b) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary unless (x) the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding, taken as a whole, are no less favorable to Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Borrower or (y) Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary would be permitted to enter into such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.9; (c) is a Person with respect to which neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (x) to subscribe for additional Capital Stock or warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock or (y) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results, unless, in each case, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary would be permitted to incur any such obligation with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 7.7; and (d) does not guarantee or otherwise provide credit support after the time of such designation for any Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries unless it also guarantees or provides credit support in respect of the Obligations, in the case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), except to the extent not otherwise prohibited by Section 7.7; provided that, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), after giving effect to any such designation of a Domestic Subsidiary but tested only at the time of such designation, the combined Consolidated EBITDA of Domestic Subsidiaries that are Unrestricted Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 does not exceed 7.0% of the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, and (iv) any Subsidiary that is subsequently formed or acquired by an Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been previously designated as such pursuant to clause (iii) above.  If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes hereof.  Subject to the foregoing, Holdings may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) such designation shall only be permitted if no Event of Default would be in existence following such designation and after giving effect to such designation Holdings shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenant (whether or not then subject to testing) set forth in Section 7.1 as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, (ii) any designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iii) any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under clause (ii) or (iii) above shall be deemed to be an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary and shall reduce amounts available for Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries permitted by Section 7.7 in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Subsidiary so designated; provided that the Borrower may subsequently redesignate any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary so long as the Borrower does not subsequently re-designate such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary for a period of the succeeding four fiscal quarters.

 

US Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.20(e).

 

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USA Patriot Act ”:  as defined in Section 10.18.

 

Will be able to pay their Liabilities as they mature ”:  for the period from the date hereof through the Latest Maturity Date, Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, the Amendment No. 2 Transactions , the Amendment No. 3 Transactions or the Amendment No.  3 4 Transactions, as applicable, will have sufficient assets, credit capacity and cash flow to pay their Liabilities as those Liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent Liabilities) otherwise become payable, in light of business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by Holdings and its Subsidiaries as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity.

 

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

 

Yield ”:  on any date on which “Yield” is required to be calculated hereunder will be the internal rate of return on any Tranche of Initial Term Loans or any new syndicated loans, as applicable, determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower and consistent with generally accepted financial practices utilizing (a) the greater of (i) if applicable, any “LIBOR floor” applicable to such Tranche of Initial Term Loans or any new syndicated loans, as applicable, on such date and (ii) the price of a LIBOR swap-equivalent maturing on the earlier of (x) the date that is four years following such date and (y) the final maturity date of such Tranche of Initial Term Loans or any new syndicated loans, as applicable; (b) the Applicable Margin for such Tranche of Initial Term Loans or the applicable interest rate margin for any new syndicated loans, as applicable, on such date; and (c) the issue price of such Tranche of Initial Term Loans or any new syndicated loans, as applicable (after giving effect to any original issue discount or upfront fees paid to the market (but excluding commitment, arrangement, structuring or other fees in respect of such Tranche of Initial Term Loans or any new syndicated loans, as applicable, that are not generally shared with the relevant Lenders) in respect of such Tranche of Initial Term Loans or any new syndicated loans, as applicable, calculated based on an assumed four year average life to maturity).

 

1.2                                     Other Definitional Provisions .

 

(a)                                  Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

 

(b)                                  As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) 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, (ii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation,” and (iii) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

(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 Annex, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

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(d)                                  The term “license” shall include sub-license.  The term “documents” includes any and all documents whether in physical or electronic form.

 

(e)                                   The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein, and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.

 

(g)                                   In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, at the option of the Borrower pursuant to an LCA Election such condition shall be deemed satisfied so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the actions to be taken in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if such Limited Condition Acquisition and other actions had occurred on such date.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under the first sentence of this clause (g), and any Default or Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing solely for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.

 

(h)                                  In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of:

 

(i)                                 determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio; or

 

(ii)                              testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Consolidated Total Assets);

 

in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, 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 Acquisition are entered into (the “ LCA Test Date ”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) 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 Holdings are available, the Borrower could have

 

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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 Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations.  If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, 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, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, 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 Acquisition is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any I i ncurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated; provided that the calculation of Consolidated Net Income (and any defined term a component of which is Consolidated Net Income) shall not include the Consolidated Net Income of the Person or assets to be acquired in any Limited Condition Acquisition for usages other than in connection with the applicable transaction pertaining to such Limited Condition Acquisition until such time as such Limited Condition Acquisition is actually consummated (clauses (g) and (h), collectively, the “ Limited Condition Acquisition Provision ”).

 

1.3                                     Pro Forma Calculations .  (i) Any calculation to be determined on a “ pro forma ” basis, after giving “ pro forma ” effect to certain transactions or pursuant to words of similar import and (ii) the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio, and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, in each case, shall be calculated as follows (subject to the provisions of Section 1.2):

 

(a)                                  for purposes of making the computation referred to above, in the event that Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, redeems, retires, defeases or extinguishes any Indebtedness or enters into, terminates or cancels a Qualified Contract, other than the completion thereof in accordance with its terms, subsequent to the commencement of the period for which such ratio is being calculated but on or prior to or substantially concurrently with or for the purpose of the event for which the calculation is made (a “ Calculation Date ”), then except as otherwise set forth in clauses (d) and (e) below, such calculation shall be made giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, redemption, retirement, defeasance or extinguishment of Indebtedness or entry into, termination or cancellation of such Qualified Contract (other than the completion thereof in accordance with its terms) as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period; provided that for purposes of making the computation of Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage, Consolidated Net Total Leverage or Fixed Charges for the computation of the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as applicable, Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage, Consolidated Net Total Leverage or Fixed Charges, as applicable, shall be Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage, Consolidated Net Total Leverage or Fixed Charges as of the date the relevant action is being taken giving pro forma effect to any redemption, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness in connection with such event; and

 

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(b)                                  for purposes of making the computation referred to above, if any Investments, Dispositions or designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Restricted Subsidiaries are made (or committed to be made pursuant to a definitive agreement) subsequent to the commencement of the period for which such calculation is being made but on or prior to or simultaneously with the relevant Calculation Date, then such calculation shall be made giving pro forma effect to such Investments, Dispositions and designations as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period in a manner consistent, where applicable, with the pro forma adjustments set forth in clause (j) of and the last proviso of the first sentence of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”  If since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such period shall have made any Investment or Disposition that would have required adjustment pursuant to this provision, then such calculation shall be made giving pro forma effect thereto for such Test Period as if such Investment or Disposition had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period;

 

provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, when calculating the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio for purposes of (i) determining the Applicable Margin, (ii) determining the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate and (iii) determining actual compliance (and not pro forma compliance or compliance on a pro forma basis) with the covenants pursuant to Section 7.1, any pro forma event of the type set forth in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 1.3 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

 

1.4                                     Exchange Rates; Currency Equivalents .  The Administrative Agent shall determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating Dollar Equivalent amounts of the face amount of Multi-Currency Revolving Loans and/or Multi-Currency Letters of Credit denominated in Permitted Foreign Currencies and of Multi-Currency L/C Disbursements in respect of such Multi-Currency Letters of Credit.  Such Spot Rates shall become effective as of such Revaluation Date and shall be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the applicable Issuing Lender and the Borrower on each Revaluation Date of the Spot Rates determined by it and the related Dollar Equivalent of Multi-Currency Revolving Loans and Multi-Currency L/C Obligations then outstanding.  Solely for purposes of Sections 2 and 3 and related definitional provisions to the extent used in such Sections, the applicable amount of any currency (other than Dollars) for purposes of the Loan Documents shall be such Dollar Equivalent amount as so determined by the Administrative Agent and notified to the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Lender in accordance with this Section 1.4.  If any basket is exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in applicable currency exchange rates after the last time such basket was utilized, such basket will not be deemed to have been exceeded solely as a result of such fluctuations in currency exchange rates.  For purposes of determining the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, amounts denominated in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars for the purposes of (A) testing the financial covenant under Section 7.1, at the Spot Rate as of the last day of the fiscal quarter for which such measurement is being made, and (B) calculating any Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (other than for the purposes of determining compliance with Section 7.1), at the Spot Rate as of the date of calculation, and will, in the case of Indebtedness, reflect the currency translation effects, determined in accordance with GAAP, of Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder for currency exchange risks with respect to the applicable currency in effect on the date of determination of the Dollar Equivalent of such Indebtedness.

 

1.5                                     Letter of Credit Amounts .  Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided , however , that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the

 

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terms of the Application or any other document, agreement or instrument entered into by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Borrower with respect thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

1.6                                     Covenants .  For purposes of determining compliance with Section 7, in the event that an item or event meets the criteria of more than one of the categories described in a particular covenant contained in Section 7, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item or event (or any portion thereof) and may include the amount and type of such item or event in one or more of the relevant clauses or subclauses, in each case, within such covenant.  Furthermore, (A) for purposes of Section 7.2, the amount of any Indebtedness denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on the applicable Spot Rate, in the case of such Indebtedness incurred (in respect of term Indebtedness) or committed (in respect of revolving Indebtedness), 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 applicable Spot Rate 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, as applicable, of such Indebtedness being refinanced plus (ii) the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing and (B) for purposes of Sections 7.3, 7.5, 7.6 and 7.7, the amount of any Liens, Dispositions, Restricted Payments and Investments, as applicable, denominated in any currency other than Dollars shall be calculated based on the applicable Spot Rate.

 

SECTION 2.                                  AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS

 

2.1                                     Term Commitments .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term B-1 Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (an “ Initial Term B-1 Loan ”) in Dollars to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount which will not exceed the amount of the Term B-1 Commitment of such Lender.  The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term B-1 Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be the stated principal amount thereof outstanding from time to time.  The Term B-1 Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.13.

 

(b)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Term B-2 Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (an “ Initial Term B-2 Loan ”) in Dollars to the Borrower in connection with the Bally Transactions in an amount which will not exceed the amount of the Term B-2 Commitment of such Lender.  The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term B-2 Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be the stated principal amount thereof outstanding from time to time.  The Term B-2 Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.13.

 

(c)           Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Amendment No.  3, each Term B-4 4, each Converted Term B-5 Lender agrees to exchange its Converted Term B-4 Loans for a like principal amount of Term B-5 Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in Amendment No. 4, each Additional Term B-5 Lender agrees to make an

 

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Additional Term B- 4 5 Loan to the Borrower on the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date in the principal amount equal to its Additional Term B- 4 5 Commitment on the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date.  The Borrower shall prepay Unconverted Term B- 3 4 Loans with a like amount of the gross proceeds of the Additional Term B- 4 5 Loans, concurrently with the receipt thereof.  On the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Term B-3 Lenders immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 3, all accrued and unpaid interest up to but not including the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date on the Term B- 3 Loans that have been repaid 4 Loans outstanding immediately prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date with the proceeds of the Additional Term B- 4 5 Loans , concurrently with the receipt thereof .  The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term B- 4 5 Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be the stated principal amount thereof outstanding from time to time.  The Term B- 4 5 Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.13.

 

2.2                                     Procedure for Initial Term Loan Borrowing .  The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date, the Bally Acquisition Date, the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date , the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, as applicable) requesting that the Term Lenders make the Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date, on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date, on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date , on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or on the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, as applicable, and specifying the amount to be borrowed and the requested Interest Period, if applicable.  Upon receipt of such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Lender thereof.  Not later than 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Closing Date, on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date, on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date , on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or on the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, as applicable, each Term Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the Initial Term Loan or Initial Term Loans to be made by such Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall credit the account designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Term Lenders in immediately available funds.

 

2.3                                     Repayment of Term Loans .  The Initial Term Loan of each Term Lender shall be payable in equal consecutive quarterly installments on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on (a) in the case of the Initial Term B-1 Loans, March 31, 2014, (b) in the case of the Initial Term B-2 Loans, the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Bally Acquisition Date, (c) in the case of the Initial Term B-3 Loans, the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date and , (d) in the case of the Initial Term B-4 Loans, the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date and (e) in the case of the Initial Term B-5 Loans, the last Business Day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, in an amount equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the stated principal amount of the applicable Initial Term Loans funded on the Closing Date, the Bally Acquisition Date, the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date , the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date or the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, as applicable (which installments shall, to the extent applicable, be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.18(b), or be increased as a result of any increase in the amount of Initial Term Loans (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Initial Term B-2 Loans, Initial Term B-3 Loans , Initial Term B-4 Loans and Initial Term B- 4 5 Loans) pursuant to Supplemental Term Loan Commitments, the Term B-3 Commitments , the Term B-4 Commitments or the Term B- 4 5 Commitments (such increased amortization payments to be calculated in the same manner (and on the same basis) as set forth above for the Initial Term Loans made as of the Closing Date, Bally Acquisition Date, Amendment No. 2 Effective Date , Amendment No. 3 Effective

 

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Date or Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, as applicable)), with the remaining balance thereof payable on the Term Maturity Date.

 

2.4                                     Revolving Commitments .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each Dollar Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans in Dollars (“ Dollar Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Percentage of the Dollar L/C Obligations and such Dollar Revolving Lender’s Dollar Swingline Exposure then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Commitment and (ii) each Multi-Currency Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans in Dollars or in any Permitted Foreign Currency (“ Multi-Currency Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Multi-Currency Revolving Percentage of the Multi-Currency L/C Obligations then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment.  During the Revolving Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurocurrency Loans or, solely in the case of Revolving Loans denominated in Dollars, ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.5 and 2.13.

 

(b)                                  The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans of a Revolving Lender on the applicable Revolving Termination Date.

 

(c)                                   On the Non-Extending Revolving Termination Date (i) participating interests of Non-Extending Revolving Lenders in Swingline Loans (other than any then - existing obligations of such Non-Extending Revolving Lenders to purchase a participating interest in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.6(d)) shall terminate and be reallocated among the Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages (after giving effect to the termination of all Non-Extending Revolving Commitment s ) and (ii) participating interests of Non-Extending Revolving Lenders in then outstanding Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit in respect of which there are unpaid Reimbursement Obligations or in respect of which a drawing has been made which has not yet been honored in each case as of the date that is three Business Days prior to the Non-Extending Revolving Termination Date) shall terminate and participating interests in then outstanding Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages (after giving effect to the termination of all Non-Extending Revolving Commitments).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the reallocation described in this clause (c) cannot, or can only partially, be effected for whatever reason (including to the extent the total Revolving Extensions of Credit exceed the aggregate amount of Extending Revolving Commitments), the Borrower shall within three Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent either (x) cash collateralize in an amount equal to 100% of such Non-Extending Revolving Lender’s participations in the outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to this clause (c)) or (y) backstop such Non-Extending Revolving Lender’s participations in the Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to this clause (c)) with a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, in each case, for so long as any Letters of Credit are outstanding.

 

2.5                                     Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing .  The Borrower may borrow under the Revolving Commitments during the Revolving Commitment Period on any Business Day; provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable written notice (which notice must be received

 

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by the Administrative Agent (i) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Dollars, prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, (ii) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency, prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, four Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date or (iii) in the case of ABR Loans, prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (v) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed (which, in the case of any Revolving Loans denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency, shall be Eurocurrency Loans), (w) the requested Borrowing Date, (x) whether the Borrower is requesting a Dollar Revolving Loan or a Multi-Currency Revolving Loan, (y) the currency in which such Revolving Loan is to be borrowed and (z) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor; provided , further , that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurocurrency Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such B b orrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them.  Not later than 11:00 a.m., three Business Days before the requested date of such B b orrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders.  Each borrowing by the Borrower under the Revolving Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the case of ABR Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate applicable Available Revolving Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, the Borrowing Minimum or a whole multiple of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof.  Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Dollar Revolving Lender or Multi-Currency Revolving Lender, as the case may be, thereof.  Each Dollar Revolving Lender or Multi-Currency Revolving Lender, as the case may be, will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 11:00 A.M. (or, in the case of ABR Loans being made pursuant to a notice delivered on the proposed Borrowing Date, 3:00 P.M.), New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account designated in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by such Revolving Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.  If no election as to the Type of a Revolving Loan is specified, other than with respect to Revolving Loans denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency, then the requested Loan shall be an ABR Loan.  If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.  If no currency is specified with respect to any requested Revolving Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected Dollars.  If no Revolving Facility is specified, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected the Multi-Currency Revolving Facility.

 

2.6                                     Swingline Loans .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.6, shall make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time in Dollars during the Revolving Commitment Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $50,000,000 or (ii) the aggregate Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit exceeding the Dollar Revolving Commitment then in effect; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan (i) to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan or (ii) if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by making such Swingline Loan may have, Fronting Exposure.  Within the foregoing limits and subject to

 

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the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swingline Loans.  Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan.

 

(b)                                  To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender of such request by telephone (promptly confirmed by telecopy), not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable and specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan, and proper wire instructions for the same.  Promptly after receipt by the Swingline Lender of any telephonic Swingline Loan notice, the Swingline Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swingline Loan notice and, if not, the Swingline Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof.  Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Dollar Revolving Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Loan (A) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in Section 2.6(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.2 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swingline Lender in immediately available funds by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.  Swingline Loans shall be made in an amount equal to $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

 

(c)                                   The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to repay, without premium or penalty, any Swingline Loan, in whole or in part, upon giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or telecopy notice) to the Swingline Lender and to the Administrative Agent before 4:00 p.m., New York City time on the date of repayment at the Swingline Lender’s address for notices specified in the Swingline Lender’s administrative questionnaire.  All principal payments of Swingline Loans shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid to the date of payment.

 

(d)                                  The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Dollar Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding.  Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Dollar Revolving Lenders will participate.  Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Dollar Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Each Dollar Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.  Each Dollar Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Dollar Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever ( provided that such payment shall not cause such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit to exceed such Lender’s Dollar Revolving Commitment).  Each Dollar Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 3.4 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 3.4 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Dollar Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Dollar Revolving Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and

 

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thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender.  Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Dollar Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear.  The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.

 

(e)                                   If the Revolving Termination Date shall have occurred at a time when Extended Revolving Commitments under the Dollar Revolving Facility are in effect, then on the Revolving Termination Date all then outstanding Swingline Loans shall be repaid in full on such date (and there shall be no adjustment to the participations in such Swingline Loans as a result of the occurrence of such Revolving Termination Date); provided that, if on the occurrence of the Revolving Termination Date (after giving effect to any repayments of Dollar Revolving Loans and any reallocation as contemplated in Section 3.4(d)), (i) there shall exist sufficient unutilized Extended Revolving Commitments under the Dollar Revolving Facility and (ii) the conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) shall be satisfied at such time so that the respective outstanding Swingline Loans could be incurred pursuant to such Extended Revolving Commitments which will remain in effect after the occurrence of the Revolving Termination Date, then there shall be an automatic adjustment on such date of the participations in such Swingline Loans and the same shall be deemed to have been incurred solely pursuant to such Extended Revolving Commitments and such Swingline Loans shall not be so required to be repaid in full on the Revolving Termination Date.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event a Dollar Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then such Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Revolving Percentage in all outstanding Swingline Loans will automatically be reallocated among the Dollar Revolving Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Revolving Percentage (calculated without regard to the Dollar Revolving Commitment of the Defaulting Lender), but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed the Dollar Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender.  If such reallocation cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, within five Business Days after written notice from the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent an amount of cash equal to such Defaulting Lender’s Dollar Revolving Percentage (calculated as in effect immediately prior to it becoming a Defaulting Lender) of the outstanding Swingline Loans (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.6(f)) to be applied to the repayment of such Swingline Loans.  So long as there is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to lend any Swingline Loans if the sum of, without duplication, the Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Dollar Revolving Percentages of the outstanding Dollar Revolving Loans and Dollar L/C Obligations and their participations in Swingline Loans after giving effect to any such requested Swingline Loans would exceed the aggregate Dollar Revolving Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders (such excess, “ Fronting Exposure ”).

 

2.7                                     Defaulting Lenders .

 

(a)                                  Defaulting Lender Cure .  If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may

 

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determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Facility (without giving effect to Section 3.4(d)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

(b)                                  Defaulting Lender Waterfall .  Any payment of principal, interest or other amounts (other than the payment of (i) commitment fees under Section 2.9, (ii) default interest under Section 2.15(c) and (iii) Letter of Credit fees under Section 3.3, which in each case shall be applied pursuant to the provisions of those Sections) received by the Administrative Agent for the account of any Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8 or otherwise) shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as follows:  first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.7; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender (without duplication of the application of any cash collateral provided by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.4(d)) to any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder; third , to be held as security for any L/C Shortfall (without duplication of any cash collateral provided by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.4(d)) in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or the Swingline Lender as a result of any final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Issuing Lenders or the Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Disbursements in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Disbursements owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Facility without giving effect to Section 3.4(d). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to be held as security in a cash collateral account pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender and shall satisfy the Borrower’s payment obligation in respect thereof in full, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

2.8                                     Repayment of Loans .

 

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(i) the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Revolving Lender made to the Borrower outstanding on the Revolving Termination Date (or on such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 8.1), (ii) the principal amount of each outstanding Term Loan of such Term Lender made to the Borrower in installments according to the applicable amortization schedule set forth in Section 2.3 (or on such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 8.1) and (iii) the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of, (A) with respect to any Swingline Loan outstanding on the Non-Extending Revolving Termination Date, on the Non-Extending Revolving Termination Date, (B) with respect to any Swingline Loan outstanding on the Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Termination Date, on the Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Termination Date and (C) the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least three Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such borrowing was requested.  The Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans and Swingline Loans made to the Borrower from time to time outstanding from the date made until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section 2.15.

 

(b)                                  Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower 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.

 

(c)                                   The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 10.6(b)(iv), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and any Note evidencing such Loan, the Type of such Loan and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal, interest and fees, as applicable, due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(d)                                  The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to Section 2.8(c) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be presumptively correct absent demonstrable error of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided , however , that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.9                                     Commitment Fees, etc .

 

(a)                                  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each (i) Dollar Revolving Lender a commitment fee, in Dollars, for the period from and including the Closing Date to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period (or, if earlier, the termination of all Dollar Revolving Commitments), computed at the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate on the actual daily amount of the Available Dollar Revolving Commitment ( provided that, for purposes of this calculation, Swingline Exposure shall not constitute a Dollar Revolving Extension of Credit) of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date and (ii) Multi-Currency Revolving Lender a commitment fee, in Dollars, for the period from and including the Closing Date to the last day of the Revolving Commitment Period (or, if earlier, the termination of all Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments), computed at the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate on the actual daily amount of the Available Multi-Currency Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period

 

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for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date; provided that (A) any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time and (B) no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.

 

(b)                                  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any fee agreements with the Administrative Agent.

 

2.10                              Termination or Reduction of Commitments .

 

(a)                                  The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than two Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Commitments of any Tranche shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans made on the effective date thereof, the total Revolving Extensions of Credit of such Tranche would exceed the total Revolving Commitments of such Tranche.  Any such partial reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche then in effect.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind any notice of termination under this Section 2.10 if the notice of such termination stated that such notice was conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of a transaction or the receipt of a replacement of all, or a portion, of the Revolving Commitments outstanding at such time, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date) if such condition is not satisfied.

 

(b)                                  Upon the incurrence by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Permitted Refinancing Obligations in respect of Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans, the Revolving Commitments designated by the Borrower to be terminated in connection therewith shall be automatically permanently reduced by an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of commitments under such Permitted Refinancing Obligations and any outstanding Revolving Loans in respect of such terminated Revolving Commitments shall be repaid in full.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the entry into of Amendment No. 1 shall in no event be deemed to reduce or terminate any commitments pursuant to the Bally Commitment Letter (other than in accordance with the Commitment Reduction (under and as defined in the Bally Commitment Letter)), and such commitments shall remain outstanding in accordance with the Bally Commitment Letter until such time as the Bally Transactions have been consummated (or such earlier time as expressly set forth in the Bally Commitment Letter).

 

2.11                              Optional Prepayments .

 

(a)                                  The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay any Tranche of Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans or any Tranche of Term Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty except as specifically provided in Section 2.11(b), upon irrevocable written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, (i) three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans that are Revolving Loans or Term Loans, (ii) one Business Day prior thereto, in the case of ABR Loans that are Term Loans and (iii) on the date of prepayment, in the case of ABR Loans that are Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, which notice shall specify (x) the

 

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date and amount of prepayment, (y) whether the prepayment is of a Tranche of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or a Tranche of Term Loans and (z) whether the prepayment is of Eurocurrency Loans or ABR Loans; provided that if a Eurocurrency Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.21.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein ( provided that any such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any transaction or the receipt of proceeds to be used for such payment, in each case specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied), together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.  Partial prepayments of Term Loans and of Revolving Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of (i) $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (in the case of prepayments of ABR Loans) or (ii) the Borrowing Minimum or a whole multiple of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof (in the case of prepayments of Eurocurrency Loans), and in each case shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.18.

 

(b)                                  Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.11 or Section 2.12(a) of the Initial Term B- 4 5 Loans as a result of a Repricing Transaction shall be accompanied by a prepayment fee, which shall initially be 1% of the aggregate principal amount prepaid and shall decline to 0% on and after the six-month anniversary of the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date.

 

(c)                                   In connection with any optional prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.11, such prepayments shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans.

 

2.12                              Mandatory Prepayments .

 

(a)                                  Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if any Indebtedness (excluding any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred in accordance with Section 7.2, other than Permitted Refinancing Obligations in respect of Term Loans or in accordance with Section 7.2(v)(A)(II)) shall be incurred by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied not later than one Business Day after the date of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.12(d).

 

(b)                                  Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, and subject to the proviso below, if on any date Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary shall for its own account receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale or Recovery Event, then, unless a Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent in respect thereof, such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied not later than 10 Business Days after such date toward the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.12(d); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if a Reinvestment Notice has been delivered to the Administrative Agent, the Term Loans shall be prepaid as set forth in Section 2.12(d) by an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event on the applicable Reinvestment Prepayment Date, (ii) on the date (the “ Trigger Date ”) that is six months after any such Reinvestment Prepayment Date, the Term Loans shall be prepaid as set forth in Section 2.12(d) by an amount equal to the portion of any Committed Reinvestment Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event not actually expended by such Trigger Date and (iii) upon any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 7.5(w), if the Consolidated Net First Lien Total Leverage Ratio on a pro forma basis is greater than 6:00 to 1.00, at least 25% of the Net Cash Proceeds such of Asset Sale shall be used

 

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to prepay Term Loans within 90 days of the closing date of such Disposition (and no Reinvestment Notice shall be delivered with respect thereto).

 

(c)                                   Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if, for any Excess Cash Flow Period, there shall be Excess Cash Flow, the Borrower shall, on the relevant Excess Cash Flow Application Date, apply an amount equal to (A) the Excess Cash Flow Percentage of such Excess Cash Flow minus (B) the aggregate amount of all prepayments of Revolving Loans during such Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent accompanied by permanent optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments, and all optional prepayments of Term Loans during such Excess Cash Flow Period (excluding any such optional prepayments during such Excess Cash Flow Period which the Borrower elected to apply to the calculation pursuant to this paragraph (c) in a prior Excess Cash Flow Period) and, at the option of the Borrower, optional prepayments of Term Loans after such Excess Cash Flow Period but prior to the time of the Excess Cash Flow Application Date, in each case other than to the extent any such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of long-term Indebtedness or Cure Amounts and other than Loans repurchased pursuant to Dutch Auctions or Open Market Purchases, toward the prepayment of Term Loans as set forth in Section 2.12(d).  Each such prepayment shall be made on a date (an “ Excess Cash Flow Application Date ”) no later than ten days after the date on which the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a), for the fiscal year with respect to which such prepayment is made, are required to be delivered to the Lenders.

 

(d)                                  Amounts to be applied in connection with prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall be applied to the prepayment of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.18(b) until paid in full.  In connection with any mandatory prepayments by the Borrower of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.12, such prepayments shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the then outstanding Term Loans being prepaid irrespective of whether such outstanding Term Loans are ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans and with respect to prepayments pursuant to Section 2.12(b) such Net Cash Proceeds may be applied, along with such prepayment of Term Loans (to the extent the Borrower elects, or is required by the terms thereof), to purchase, redeem or repay any Pari Passu Debt, pursuant to the agreements governing such other Indebtedness, on not more than a pro rata basis with respect to such prepayments of Term Loans; provided that with respect to such mandatory prepayment, the amount of such mandatory prepayment shall be applied first to Term Loans that are ABR Loans to the full extent thereof before application to Term Loans that are Eurocurrency Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.21.  Each prepayment of the Term Loans under this Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the amount prepaid.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.12 or 2.18, with respect to the amount of any mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.12(b) or (c) (such amount, the “ Term Prepayment Amount ”), the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, in lieu of applying such amount to the prepayment of Term Loans as provided in paragraph (d) above, on the date specified in this Section 2.12 for such prepayment, give the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (promptly confirmed in writing) requesting that the Administrative Agent prepare and provide to each Term Lender (which, for avoidance of doubt, includes each New Term Lender and Extend ed ing Lender holding Term Loans) a notice (each, a “ Prepayment Option Notice ”) as described below.  As promptly as practicable after receiving such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will send to each Term Lender a Prepayment Option Notice, which shall be in the form of Exhibit I (or such other form approved by the Administrative Agent), and shall include an offer by the Borrower to prepay, on the date (each, a “ Mandatory Prepayment Date ”) that is ten Business Days after the date of the Prepayment Option Notice, the Term Loans of such Lender by an amount equal to the portion of the Term Prepayment Amount indicated in such Lender’s Prepayment Option Notice as being applicable to such Lender’s Term Loans.  Each Term Lender may reject all or a portion of its Term Prepayment Amount by providing written notice to the

 

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Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) five Business Days after such Term Lender’s receipt of the Prepayment Option Notice (which notice shall specify the principal amount of the Term Prepayment Amount to be rejected by such Lender) (such rejected amounts collectively, the “ Declined Amount ”); provided that any Term Lender’s failure to so reject such Term Prepayment Amount shall be deemed an acceptance by such Term Lender of such Prepayment Option Notice and the amount to be prepaid in respect of Term Loans held by such Term Lender.  On the Mandatory Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Term Lenders the aggregate amount necessary to prepay that portion of the outstanding Term Loans in respect of which such Lenders have (or are deemed to have) accepted prepayment as described above.

 

(f)            If, on any date, the aggregate Dollar Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the aggregate Dollar Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall promptly prepay Dollar Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess and/or pay to the Administrative Agent an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the aggregate principal amount equal to such excess to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrower to the Dollar Issuing Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent.  If, on any date, the aggregate Multi-Currency Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the aggregate Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments (other than as a result of any revaluation of the Dollar Equivalent of Multi-Currency Revolving Loans or the Multi-Currency L/C Obligations on any Revaluation Date in accordance with Section 1.4, in which case, if the aggregate Multi-Currency Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed 105% of the aggregate Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments), the Borrower shall promptly prepay Multi-Currency Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess and/or pay to the Administrative Agent an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the aggregate principal amount equal to such excess to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrower to the Multi-Currency Issuing Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.12, (A) to the extent that any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Asset Sale by a Foreign Subsidiary (a “ Foreign Asset Sale ”) or the Net Cash Proceeds of any Recovery Event with respect to a Foreign Subsidiary (a “ Foreign Recovery Event ”), in each case giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.12(b), or Excess Cash Flow derived from a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.12(c), are or is prohibited, restricted or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.12 but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit or restricts repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agreeing to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans in accordance with this Section 2.12 and (B) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Asset Sale or any Foreign Recovery Event or any Excess Cash Flow derived from a Foreign Subsidiary would have a material adverse tax consequence (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit, in the Borrower’s reasonable judgment, expected to be realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of this clause (B), on or before the date on which any Net Cash Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments

 

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pursuant to this Section 2.12 (or twelve months after the date such Excess Cash Flow would have been so required to be applied if it were Net Cash Proceeds), (x) the Borrower shall apply an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been received by the Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary) or (y) such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow shall be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary, in each case, other than as mutually agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

2.13          Conversion and Continuation Options .

 

(a)           The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurocurrency Loans (other than Eurocurrency Loans denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency) made to the Borrower to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable written notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date; provided that if any Eurocurrency Loan is so converted on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.21.  The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans made to the Borrower to Eurocurrency Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable written notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor); provided that no ABR Loan under a particular Facility may be converted into a Eurocurrency Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversions.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.  This Section 2.13 shall not apply to Swingline Loans, which may not be converted or continued.

 

(b)           Any Eurocurrency Loan may be continued as such by the Borrower giving irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1 and no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed continuation date, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans; provided that if any Eurocurrency Loan is so continued on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.21; provided , further , that no Eurocurrency Loan under a particular Facility may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations; and provided , further , that (i) if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph such Eurocurrency Loans shall be automatically continued as Eurocurrency Loans having an Interest Period of one month’s duration on the last day of such then-expiring Interest Period and (ii) if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso, such Eurocurrency Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period; provided , further , that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurocurrency Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such B b orrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the A a ppropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them.  Not later than 11:00 a.m., three Business Days before the requested date of such B b orrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone)

 

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whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.

 

2.14          Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurocurrency Tranches .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of Eurocurrency Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurocurrency Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Tranche shall be equal to the Borrowing Minimum or a whole multiple of the Borrowing Multiple in excess thereof and (b) no more than twelve Eurocurrency Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.

 

2.15          Interest Rates and Payment Dates .

 

(a)           (i) Each Eurocurrency Loan other than a Eurocurrency Loan that is an Initial Term 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, (ii) each Eurocurrency Loan that is an Initial Term Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to (A) the greater of (x) the Eurocurrency Rate determined for such day and (y) 0.00% plus (B) the Applicable Margin and (iii) each Eurocurrency Loan that is a Revolving Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to (A) the greater of (x) the Eurocurrency Rate determined for such day and (y) 0.00% plus (B) the Applicable Margin.

 

(b)           (i) Each ABR Loan, other than an ABR Loan that is an Initial Term Loan, and each Swingline Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) each ABR Loan that is an Initial Term Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (A) the greater of (x) the ABR and (y) 1.00% plus (B) the Applicable Margin.

 

(c)           (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation 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 equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.15 plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facilities plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment 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 equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility plus 2% (or, in the case of any such other amounts that do not relate to a particular Facility, the rate then applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facilities plus 2%), in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such nonpayment until such amount is paid in full (after as well as before judgment); provided that no amount shall be payable pursuant to this Section 2.15(c) to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender; provided further that no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this Section 2.15(c) on any overdue Loan, Reimbursement Obligation, commitment fee or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.

 

(d)           Interest shall be payable by the Borrower in arrears on each Interest Payment Date; provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section 2.15 shall be payable from time to time on demand.

 

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2.16          Computation of Interest and Fees .

 

(a)           Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that interest on ABR Loans (except for ABR computations in respect of clauses (b) and (c) of the definition thereof) shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurocurrency Rate.  Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR 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 shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.

 

(b)           Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be presumptively correct in the absence of demonstrable error.  The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.15(a) and Section 2.15(b).

 

2.17          Inability to Determine Interest Rate .  If prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Loan:

 

(a)           the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be presumptively correct absent demonstrable error) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period, or

 

(b)           the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of the relevant Facility that by reason of any changes arising after the Closing Date, the Eurocurrency Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,

 

the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given (x) any Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans under the relevant Facility that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurocurrency Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period with respect thereto, to ABR Loans.  Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent (which action the Administrative Agent will take promptly after the conditions giving rise to such notice no longer exist), no further Eurocurrency Loans under the relevant Facility shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans under the relevant Facility to Eurocurrency Loans.

 

2.18          Pro Rata Treatment and Payments .

 

(a)           Except as expressly otherwise provided herein (including as expressly provided in Sections 2.7, 2.9, 2.10(b), 2.15(c), 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.24, 2.26, 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7), each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Revolving Commitments shall be made pro rata according to the Revolving Percentages of the relevant Lenders other than reductions of Revolving Commitments

 

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pursuant to Section 2.24 and payments in respect of any differences in the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate of Extending Lenders pursuant to an Extension Amendment.  Except as expressly otherwise provided herein (including as expressly provided in Sections 2.7, 2.15(c), 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.24, 2.26, 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7), each payment (other than prepayments) in respect of principal or interest in respect of any Tranche of Term Loans and each payment in respect of fees payable hereunder shall be applied to the amounts of such obligations owing to the Term Lenders of such Tranche, pro rata according to the respective amounts then due and owing to such Term Lenders.

 

(b)           Each mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall be allocated among the Tranches of Term Loans then outstanding pro rata , in each case except as affected by the opt-out provision under Section 2.12(e); provided , that at the request of the Borrower, in lieu of such application to the Term Loans on a pro rata basis among all Tranches of Term Loans, such prepayment may be applied to any Tranche of Term Loans so long as the maturity date of such Tranche of Term Loans precedes the maturity date of each other Tranche of Term Loans then outstanding or, in the event more than one Tranche of Term Loans shall have an identical maturity date that precedes the maturity date of each other Tranche of Term Loans then outstanding, to such Tranches on a pro rata basis; provided further that in connection with a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.12(a) in connection with the incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Obligations, such prepayment shall be allocated to the Tranches as specified by the Borrower (but to the Loans within such Tranches on a pro rata basis).  Each optional prepayment and mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall be applied to the remaining installments thereof as specified by the Borrower (and absent such specification, in direct order of maturity).  Amounts repaid or prepaid on account of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed.

 

(c)           Except as expressly otherwise provided herein (including as expressly provided in Sections 2.7, 2.10(b), 2.15(c), 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.24, 2.26, 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7), each payment (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Revolving Lenders other than payments in respect of any differences in the Applicable Margin of Extending Lenders pursuant to an Extension Amendment.  Each payment in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit. Each payment of principal in respect of Swingline Loans shall be made in accordance with Section 2.6.

 

(d)           All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff, deduction or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the relevant Lenders, at the Funding Office, in immediately available funds.  Any payment received by the Administrative Agent after 3:00 P.M., New York City time may be considered received on the next Business Day in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the relevant Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received.  If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurocurrency Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.  If any payment on a Eurocurrency Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day 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.  In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.

 

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borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be presumptively correct in the absence of demonstrable error.  If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall give notice of such fact to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Borrower against any Defaulting Lender.

 

(f)            Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the relevant Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount.  If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each relevant Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.

 

2.19          Requirements of Law .

 

(a)           Except with respect to Excluded Taxes, Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof 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 first made, in each case, subsequent to the Closing Date:

 

(i)      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 office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurocurrency Rate hereunder;

 

(ii)     shall subject any Recipient to any Taxes on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations or its deposits, reserves, other liability or capital attributable thereto; or

 

(iii)    shall impose on such Lender any other condition not otherwise contemplated hereunder;

 

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Eurocurrency Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit (in each case hereunder), or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, in Dollars, within thirty Business Days after the Borrower’s receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor (showing with reasonable detail the calculations thereof), any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable.  If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.19, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.

 

(b)           If any Lender shall have reasonably determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any entity controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority first made, in each case, subsequent to the Closing Date shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such entity’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such entity could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such entity’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity requirements) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a reasonably detailed written request therefor (consistent with the detail provided by such Lender to similarly situated borrowers), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such entity for such reduction.

 

(c)           A certificate prepared in good faith as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.19 submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall be presumptively correct in the absence of demonstrable error.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.19, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.19 for any amounts incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the 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 180-day period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect.  The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.19 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to make payment to any Lender with respect to penalties, interest and expenses if written demand therefor was not made by such Lender within 180 days from the date on which such Lender makes payment for such penalties, interest and expenses.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.19 to the contrary, solely for purposes of this Section 2.19, (i) the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case, be deemed to have been enacted, adopted or issued, as applicable, subsequent to the Closing Date.

 

(e)           For purposes of this Section 2.19, the term “Lender” shall include any Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender.

 

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2.20          Taxes .

 

(a)           Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as required by law, all payments made by the Borrower or any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to any Recipient under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes. If any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are required to be deducted or withheld from any such payments, the amounts so payable to the applicable Recipient shall be increased to the extent necessary so that after deduction or withholding of such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.20(a)) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

(b)           In addition, the Borrower or any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(c)           Whenever any Taxes are payable by the Borrower and any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Administrative Agent or Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof if such receipt is obtainable, or, if not, such other evidence of payment as may reasonably be required by the Administrative Agent or such Lender.  If the Borrower or any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents fails to pay any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes that the Borrower or any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents is required to pay pursuant to this Section 2.20 (or in respect of which the Borrower or any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents would be required to pay increased amounts pursuant to Section 2.20(a) if such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were withheld) when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower or any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall indemnify the applicable Recipient for any payments by them of such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, including any amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.20(a), and for any incremental Taxes that become payable by such Recipient as a result of any such failure within thirty days after the Lender or the Administrative Agent delivers to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) either (a) a copy of the receipt issued by a Governmental Authority evidencing payment of such Taxes or (b) certificates as to the amount of such payment or liability prepared in good faith.

 

(d)           Each Lender (and, in the case of a pass-through entity, each of its beneficial owners) that is not a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (a “ Non-US Lender ”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Borrower and to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) (i) two accurate and complete copies of IRS Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-8IMY, and appropriate attachments, as applicable, or, (ii) in the case of a Non-US Lender claiming exemption from United States federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest,” a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit F and two accurate and complete copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or W-8IMY, and appropriate attachments, as applicable, or any subsequent versions or successors to such forms, in each case properly completed and duly executed by such Non-US Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, United States federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower or any Loan Party under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-US Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation).  In addition, each Non-US Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence

 

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or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-US Lender.  Each Non-US Lender shall (i) promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the United States taxing authorities for such purpose) and (ii) take such steps as shall not be disadvantageous to it, in its reasonable judgment, and as may be reasonably necessary (including the re-designation of its lending office pursuant to Section 2.23) to avoid any requirement of applicable laws of any such jurisdiction that the Borrower or any Loan Party make any deduction or withholding for Taxes from amounts payable to such Lender.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-US Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-US Lender is not legally able to deliver.

 

(e)           Each Lender (and, in the case of a Lender that is a non-United States pass-through entity, each of its beneficial owners) that is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) (a “ US Lender ”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two accurate and complete copies of IRS Form W-9, or any subsequent versions or successors to such form and certify that such Lender is not subject to backup withholding.  Such forms shall be delivered by each US Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement.  In addition, each US Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such US Lender.  Each US Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certifications to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the United States taxing authorities for such purpose).

 

(f)            If any Recipient determines, in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.20 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to Section 2.20), it shall promptly pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid under this Section 2.20 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Recipient and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such indemnifying party, upon the request of such Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the indemnifying party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority other than any such penalties, interest or other charges resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the relevant Recipient) to such Recipient in the event such Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.  In no event will any Recipient be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party the payment of which would place such Recipient in a less favorable net after-tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the additional amounts giving rise to such refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes had never been paid.  The agreements in this Section 2.20 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.

 

(g)           If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely

 

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for purposes of this subsection (g), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(h)           Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.6(c)(iii) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (h).

 

(i)            For purposes of this Section 2.20, the term “Lender” shall include any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender.

 

2.21          Indemnity .  Other than with respect to Taxes, which shall be governed solely by Section 2.20, the Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense (other than lost profits, including the loss of Applicable Margin) that such Lender actually sustains or incurs as a consequence of (a) any failure by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans after the Borrower has given notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) any failure by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurocurrency Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment, conversion or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  A reasonably detailed certificate as to (showing in reasonable detail the calculation of) any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.21 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be presumptively correct in the absence of demonstrable error.  This covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations.

 

2.22          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, in each case, first made after the Closing Date, shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurocurrency Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof (a “ Rate Determination Notice ”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, and (a) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Eurocurrency Loans, continue Eurocurrency Loans as such and convert ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended during the period of such illegality and (b) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Eurocurrency 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.  If any such conversion of a Eurocurrency Loan occurs on a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be required pursuant to Section 2.21.

 

2.23          Change of Lending Office .  Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.19, 2.20(a) or 2.22 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such

 

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Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided that such designation is made on terms that, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; provided , further , that nothing in this Section 2.23 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.19, 2.20(a) or 2.22.

 

2.24          Replacement of Lenders .  The Borrower shall be permitted to (a) replace with a financial entity or financial entities, or (b) prepay or terminate, without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.21), the Loans or Commitments, as applicable, of any Lender, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender (each such Lender, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, a “ Replaced Lender ”) that (i) requests reimbursement for amounts owing or otherwise results in increased costs imposed on the Borrower or on account of which the Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to any Governmental Authority pursuant to Section 2.19, 2.20 or 2.21 (to the extent a request made by a Lender pursuant to the operation of Section 2.21 is materially greater than requests made by other Lenders) or gives a notice of illegality pursuant to Section 2.22, (ii) is a Defaulting Lender, (iii) is, or the Borrower reasonably believes could constitute, a Disqualified Institution, or (iv) has refused to consent to any waiver or amendment with respect to any Loan Document that requires such Lender’s consent and has been consented to by the Required Lenders; provided that, in the case of a replacement pursuant to clause (a) above, (A) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (B) the replacement financial entity or financial entities shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such Replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement (or, in the case of a replacement of an Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, comply with the provisions of Section 9.9(c) (to the extent applicable as if such Lender was resigning as Administrative Agent)), (C) the Borrower shall be liable to such Replaced Lender under Section 2.21 (as though Section 2.21 were applicable) if any Eurocurrency Loan owing to such Replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (D) the replacement financial entity or financial entities, (x) if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to the extent that an assignment to such replacement financial institution of the rights and obligations being acquired by it would otherwise require the consent of the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.6(b)(i)(B) and (y) shall pay (unless otherwise paid by the Borrower) any processing and recordation fee required under Section 10.6(b)(ii)(B), (E) the Administrative Agent and any replacement financial entity or entities shall execute and deliver, and such Replaced Lender shall thereupon be deemed to have executed and delivered, an appropriately completed Assignment and Assumption to effect such substitution (or, in the case of a replacement of an Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, customary assignment documentation), (F) the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.19 or 2.20, as the case may be, in respect of any period prior to the date on which such replacement shall be consummated, (G) in respect of a replacement pursuant to clause (iv) above, the replacement financial entity or financial entities shall consent to such amendment or waiver, (H) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the Replaced Lender and (I) if such replacement is in connection with a Repricing Transaction prior to the six-month anniversary of the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date, the Borrower or the replacement Lender shall pay the Replaced Lender a fee equal to 1% of the aggregate principal amount of its Initial Term Loans required to be assigned pursuant to this Section 2.24.  Prepayments pursuant to clause (b) above (i) shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount so prepaid up to the date of such prepayment and (ii) shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 2.18.  The termination of the Revolving Commitments of any Lender pursuant to clause (b) above shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 2.18.  In connection with any such replacement under this Section 2.24, if the Replaced Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Assumption 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 Assumption and/or such other

 

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documentation and (b) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Replaced Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender, then such Replaced Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption and/or such other documentation as of such date and the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Assumption and/or such other documentation on behalf of such Replaced Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall record such assignment in the Register.

 

2.25          Incremental Loans .

 

(a)           The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more new term loans (each, a “ New Term Loan Commitment ”) or increases of existing Term Loans (each, a “ Supplemental Term Loan Commitment ”) or increases of existing Revolving Commitments (each, a “ Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase ”; together with any New Term Loan Commitments and any Supplemental Term Loan Commitments, the “ New Loan Commitments ”) hereunder, in an aggregate amount for all such New Loan Commitments (when taken together with any New Incremental Notes issued prior to, or that will be issued concurrently with, the effectiveness of the respective New Loan Commitments) not in excess of, at the time the respective New Loan Commitments become effective, the Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount plus, solely with respect to Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increases, the Incremental Revolving Amount.  Each such notice shall specify (i) the date (each, an “ Increased Amount Date ”) on which the Borrower proposes that the New Loan Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) in the case of a Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase, the Tranche (or Tranches) of Revolving Commitments to be so increased (and, if more than one Tranche of Revolving Commitments will be increased, the amount of the aggregate Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase to be allocated to each such Tranche); provided that (x) any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of any New Loan Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such New Loan Commitments and (y) any Person that the Borrower proposes to become a New Lender, if such Person is not then a Lender, must be an Eligible Assignee and must be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any proposed Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase, to each Issuing Lender and, in the case of a Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase to the Dollar Revolving Facility, the Swingline Lender, in each case, to the extent its consent would be required to assign Loans to any such Eligible Assignee.

 

(b)           Such New Loan Commitments shall become effective as of such Increased Amount Date; provided that (i) no Event of Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date immediately after giving effect to such New Loan Commitments and the making of any New Loans pursuant thereto and any transaction consummated in connection therewith subject to the Permitted Acquisition Provisions (as defined below) and the Limited Condition Acquisition Provision, in connection with any acquisition or investment being made with the proceeds thereof; (ii) the proceeds of any New Loans shall be used, at the discretion of the Borrower, for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement; (iii) the New Loans shall be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or, at the Borrower’s option, junior basis (so long as any such New Loan Commitments (and related Obligations) are subject to an Other Intercreditor Agreement) and shall benefit ratably from the guarantees under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement; (iv) in the case of New Loans that are term loans (“ New Term Loans ”), the maturity date thereof shall not be earlier than the Latest Maturity Date and the weighted average life to maturity shall be equal to or greater than the weighted average life to maturity of the Latest Maturing Term Loans (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter weighted average life to maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the Latest Maturity Date or the weighted average life to maturity of the Latest Maturing

 

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Term Loans, as applicable); (v) in the case of any Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase, (A) the maturity date of such Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase shall be the same as the Revolving Termination Date, (B) such Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase shall require no scheduled amortization or mandatory commitment reduction prior to the Revolving Termination Date and (C) such Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase shall be on the same terms (other than upfront fees payable in connection therewith) and pursuant to the same documentation applicable to the Revolving Facilities (and, if applicable, a Joinder Agreement); (vi) all terms and documentation with respect to any New Loans which differ from those with respect to the Loans under the applicable Facility shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (except to the extent permitted by clauses (iii) and (iv) above and the second to last sentence of this paragraph); provided that the terms of any Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase shall be identical to the terms of the applicable Tranche (or Tranches, as the case may be) of the Revolving Facilities; (vii) such New Loans or New Loan Commitments (other than Supplemental Term Loan Commitments and Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increases) shall be effected pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more New Lenders; (viii) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered (A) customary legal opinions with respect to the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Borrower and each other Loan Party to be party thereto and the enforceability of the applicable Joinder Agreement, Increase Supplement or Lender Joinder Agreement, as applicable, the non-conflict of the execution, delivery of and performance of payment obligations under such documentation with this Agreement and with the organizational documents of the Loan Parties and the effectiveness of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to create a valid security interest, and the effectiveness of specified other Security Documents to perfect such security interests, in specified Collateral to secure the Obligations, including the New Loan Commitments and the extensions of credit thereunder and (B) certified copies of the resolutions or other applicable corporate action of each applicable Loan Party approving its entry into such documents and the transactions contemplated thereby; and (ix) if the initial “spread” (for purposes of this Section 2.25, the “spread” with respect to any Term Loan shall be calculated as the sum of the Eurodollar Eurocurrency Loan margin on the relevant Term Loan plus any original issue discount or upfront fees in lieu of original issue discount (other than any arranging fees, underwriting fees and commitment fees) (based on an assumed four-year average life for the applicable Facilities (e.g., 100 basis points in original issue discount or upfront fees equals 25 basis points of interest rate margin))) relating to any New Term Loan exceeds the spread then in effect with respect to the Initial Term Loans by more than 0.50%, the Applicable Margin relating to the Initial Term Loans shall be adjusted so that the spread relating to such New Term Loans does not exceed the spread applicable to the Initial Term Loans by more than 0.50%; provided that if such New Term Loans include an interest rate floor greater than the interest rate floor applicable to the Initial Term Loans, such increased amount shall be equated to the applicable interest rate margin for purposes of determining whether an increase to the Applicable Margin for the Initial Term Loans shall be required, to the extent an increase in the interest rate floor for the Initial Term Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder, and in such case the interest rate floor (but not the Applicable Margin) applicable to the Initial Term Loans shall be increased by such amount.  For the avoidance of doubt, the rate of interest and the amortization schedule (if applicable) of any New Loan Commitments shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable New Lenders and shall be set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above, in connection with the incurrence of any New Term Loans, if the proceeds of such New Term Loans are, substantially concurrently with the receipt thereof, to be used, in whole or in part, by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to finance, in whole or in part, a Permitted Acquisition, then (A) the only representations and warranties that will be required to be true and correct in all material respects as of the applicable Increase Amount Date shall be (x) the Specified Representations (conformed as necessary for such Permitted Acquisition) and (y) such of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the applicable acquired company or business in the applicable acquisition agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Holdings or the Borrower (or any Affiliate of Holdings or the

 

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Borrower) has the right to terminate the obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or such Affiliate under such acquisition agreement or not consummate such acquisition as a result of a breach of such representations or warranties in such acquisition agreement and (B) no Event of Default under Sections 8.1(a) or (f) would exist after giving effect to such incurrence (“ Permitted Acquisition Provisions ”).

 

(c)           On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Loan Commitment become effective, subject to the foregoing terms and conditions, each lender with a New Loan Commitment (each, a “ New Lender ”) shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to such New Loan Commitment.

 

(d)           For purposes of this Agreement, any New Loans or New Loan Commitments shall be deemed to be Term Loans, Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable.  Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.25.

 

(e)           Supplemental Term Loan Commitments and Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increases shall become commitments under this Agreement pursuant to a supplement specifying the Term Loan Tranche or Revolving Commitments Tranche to be increased, executed by the Borrower and each increasing Lender substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L-1 (the “ Increase Supplement ”) or by each New Lender substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L-2 (the “ Lender Joinder Agreement ”), as the case may be, which shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent for recording in the Register.  Upon effectiveness of the Lender Joinder Agreement, each New Lender shall be a Lender for all intents and purposes of this Agreement and the term loan made pursuant to such Supplemental Term Loan Commitment shall be a Term Loan or the commitments made pursuant to such Supplemental Revolving Commitment Increase shall be Revolving Commitments, as applicable.

 

2.26          Extension of Term Loans and Revolving Commitments .

 

(a)           The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the (i) Term Loans of one or more Tranches existing at the time of such request (each, an “ Existing Term Tranche ,” and the Term Loans of such Tranche, the “ Existing Term Loans ”) or (ii) Revolving Commitments of one or more Tranches existing at the time of such request (each, an “ Existing Revolving Tranche ” and together with the Existing Term Tranches, each an “ Existing Tranche ,” and the Revolving Loans of such Existing Revolving Tranche, the “ Existing Revolving Loans ,” and together with the Existing Term Loans, the “ Existing Loans ”), in each case, be converted to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of any Existing Tranche (any such Existing Tranche which has been so extended, an “ Extended Term Tranche ” or “ Extended Revolving Tranche ,” as applicable, and each an “ Extended Tranche ,” and the Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, of such Extended Tranches, the “ Extended Term Loans ” or “ Extended Revolving Commitments ,” as applicable, and collectively, the “ Extended Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.26; provided that (i) any such request shall be made by the Borrower to all Lenders with Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, with a like maturity date (whether under one or more Tranches) on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the applicable Term Loans or the applicable Revolving Commitments) and (ii) any applicable Minimum Extension Condition shall be satisfied unless waived by the Borrower in its sole discretion.  In order to establish any Extended Tranche, the 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 Tranche to be established, which terms shall be substantially similar to those applicable to the Existing Tranche from which they are to be extended (the “ Specified Existing Tranche ”), except (x) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Tranches may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of

 

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the Specified Existing Tranche, (y) (A) the interest margins with respect to the Extended Tranche may be higher or lower than the interest margins for the Specified Existing Tranche and/or (B) additional fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Tranche in addition to or in lieu of any increased margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A) and (z) in the case of an Extended Term Tranche, so long as the weighted average life to maturity of such Extended Tranche would be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Specified Existing Tranche, amortization rates with respect to the Extended Term Tranche may be higher or lower than the amortization rates for the Specified Existing Tranche, in each case to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.26 or otherwise, assignments and participations of Extended Tranches shall be governed by the same or, at the Borrower’s discretion, more restrictive assignment and participation provisions applicable to Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, set forth in Section 10.6.  No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Existing Loans converted into an Extended Tranche pursuant to any Extension Request.  Any Extended Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche of Loans from the Specified Existing Tranches and from any other Existing Tranches (together with any other Extended Tranches so established on such date).

 

(b)           The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least 10 Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree to) 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 Tranche converted into an Extended Tranche shall notify the Administrative Agent (each, an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Specified Existing Tranche that it has elected to convert into an Extended Tranche.  In the event that the aggregate amount of the Specified Existing Tranche subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Tranches requested pursuant to the Extension Request, the Specified Existing Tranches subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to Extended Tranches on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Specified Existing Tranches included in each such Extension Election. In connection with any extension of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.26 (each, an “ Extension ”), the Borrower shall agree to such procedures regarding timing, rounding and other administrative adjustments to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section 2.26.

 

(c)           Extended Tranches 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 clauses (x) and (y) of Section 2.26(a), or, in the case of Extended Term Tranches, amortization rates referenced in clause (z) of Section 2.26(a), and which, in each case, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the last sentence of this Section 2.26(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.1, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Tranches established thereby) executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent, and the Extending Lenders.  Subject to the requirements of this Section 2.26 and without limiting the generality or applicability of Section 10.1 to any Section 2.26 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 2.26 Additional Amendment ”) to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such Section 2.26 Additional Amendments do not become effective prior to the time that such Section 2.26 Additional Amendments have been consented to (including pursuant to consents applicable to holders of any Extended Tranches provided for in any Extension Amendment) by such of the Lenders, Loan Parties and other parties (if any) as may be required in order for such Section 2.26 Additional Amendments to become effective in accordance with Section 10.1; provided , further , that no Extension Amendment may provide for (i) any Extended Tranche to be secured by any Collateral or other

 

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assets of any Loan Party that does not also secure the Existing Tranches or be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors and (ii) so long as any Existing Term Tranches are outstanding, any mandatory or voluntary prepayment provisions that do not also apply to the Existing Term Tranches (other than Existing Term Tranches secured on a junior basis by the Collateral or ranking junior in right of payment, which shall be subject to junior prepayment provisions) on a pro rata basis (or otherwise provide for more favorable prepayment treatment for Extend ing ed Term Tranches than such Existing Term Tranches as contemplated by Section 2.12).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.1, any such Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to any Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.26; provided that the foregoing shall not constitute a consent on behalf of any Lender to the terms of any Section 2.26 Additional Amendment.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Existing Tranche is converted to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.26(a) above (an “ Extension Date ”), in the case of the Specified Existing Tranche of each Extending Lender, the aggregate principal amount of such Specified Existing Tranche shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Extended Tranche so converted by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Tranches shall be established as a separate Tranche from the Specified Existing Tranche and from any other Existing Tranches (together with any other Extended Tranches so established on such date).

 

(e)           If, in connection with any proposed Extension Amendment, any Lender declines to consent to the applicable extension on the terms and by the deadline set forth in the applicable Extension Request (each such other Lender, a “ Non-Extending Lender ”) then the Borrower may, on notice to the Administrative Agent and the Non-Extending Lender, replace such Non-Extending Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.6 (with the assignment fee and any other costs and expenses to be paid by the Borrower or the assignee 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 Borrower to find a replacement Lender; provided , further , that the applicable assignee shall have agreed to provide Extended Loans on the terms set forth in such Extension Amendment; provided , further , that all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Non-Extending Lender relating to the Existing Loans so assigned (including pursuant to Section 2.21 (as though Section 2.21 were applicable)) shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such Non-Extending Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate d Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable.  In connection with any such replacement under this Section 2.26, if the Non-Extending Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate d Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, by the later of (A) the date on which the replacement Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate d Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, and (B) the date as of which all obligations of the Borrower owing to the Non-Extending Lender relating to the Existing Loans so assigned shall be paid in full to such Non-Extending Lender, then such Non-Extending Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate d Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, as of such date and the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated) to execute and deliver such Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate d Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, on behalf of such Non-Extending Lender.

 

(f)            Following any Extension Date, with the written consent of the Borrower, any Non-Extending Lender may elect to have all or a portion of its Existing Loans deemed to be an Extended Loan under the applicable Extended Tranche on any date (each date a “ Designation Date ”) prior to the maturity date of such Extended Tranche; provided that such Lender shall have provided written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to such Designation Date (or such

 

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shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion); provided , further , that no greater amount shall be paid by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates to any such Non-Extending Lender as consideration for its extension into such Extended Tranche than was paid to any Extend ed ing Lender as consideration for its Extension into such Extended Tranche.  Following a Designation Date, the Existing Loans held by such Lender so elected to be extended will be deemed to be Extended Loans of the applicable Extended Tranche, and any Existing Loans held by such Lender not elected to be extended, if any, shall continue to be “Existing Loans” of the applicable Tranche.

 

(g)           With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.26, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute optional or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Sections 2.11 and 2.12 and (ii) no Extension Request is required to be in any minimum amount or any minimum increment, provided that the 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 Borrower’s sole discretion and which may be waived by the 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 2.26 (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 2.8, 2.11 and 2.12) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.26.

 

2.27           Successor LIBOR.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower or the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower) that the Borrower or the Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:

 

(i)    adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for any requested Interest Period, including, without limitation, because the LIBOR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(ii)     the administrator of the LIBOR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR or the LIBOR Screen Rate shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”), or

 

(iii)    syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR,

 

then, reasonably promptly after such determination by the Administrative Agent or receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice , as applicable,  the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with an alternate benchmark rate (including any mathematical or other adjustments to the benchmark (if any) incorporated therein), giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities for such alternative benchmarks (any such proposed rate, a “LIBOR Successor Rate”), together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted

 

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such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Lenders do not accept such amendment.  If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (i) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended, (to the extent of the affected LIBOR Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) the Eurocurrency Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the ABR.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans (to the extent of the affected LIBOR Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a borrowing of ABR Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) in the amount specified therein.  Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of LIBOR Successor Rate shall provide that in no event shall such LIBOR Successor Rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.           LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

3.1            L/C Commitment .

 

(a)           Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Dollar Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Dollar Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees, in the case of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it until the expiration or earlier termination thereof and, in the case of each other Dollar Issuing Lender, to issue Dollar Letters of Credit under the Dollar Revolving Commitments for the account of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Dollar Issuing Lender; provided that no Dollar Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Dollar Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Dollar Revolving Commitments would be less than zero.  Each Dollar Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date that is three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 2 Extending Revolving Termination Date (unless cash collateralized or backstopped or otherwise supported, in each case in a manner agreed to by the Borrower and the Dollar Issuing Lender); provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).

 

(b)           Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Multi-Currency Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Multi-Currency Revolving Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees, in the case of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it until the expiration or earlier termination thereof and, in the case of each other Multi-Currency Issuing Lender, to issue Multi-Currency Letters of Credit under the Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments for the account of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Multi-Currency Issuing Lender; provided that no Multi-Currency Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Multi-Currency Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Multi-Currency Revolving Commitments would be less than zero.  Each Multi-Currency Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any Permitted Foreign Currency and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date that is three Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date (unless cash collateralized or

 

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backstopped or otherwise supported, in each case in a manner agreed to by the Borrower and the Multi-Currency Issuing Lender); provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any prior specification of a Revolving Facility, the Borrower may request in writing that a Letter of Credit issued under either Revolving Facility be deemed to be issued under any other Revolving Facility (and such redesignation shall become effective on the date of receipt by the Administrative Agent of such written request which shall be a Business Day) so long as if at the time of the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such request the issuance of such a Letter of Credit would be permitted under such Facility pursuant to Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b), as applicable.

 

(d)           No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would (i) conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law, or if such Requirement of Law would impose upon such Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and is not otherwise reimbursable to it by the Borrower hereunder and which such Issuing Lender in good faith deems material to it or (ii) violate one or more policies of such Issuing Lender applicable generally to the issuance of letters of credit for the account of similarly situated borrowers.

 

3.2            Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit .  The Borrower may from time to time request that the relevant Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit (or amend, renew or extend an outstanding Letter of Credit) by delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified to the Borrower by such Issuing Lender an Application therefor, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, 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.  Such Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by the relevant Issuing Lender, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the relevant Issuing Lender.  Upon receipt of any Application, the relevant Issuing Lender will process such Application 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 (or amend, renew or extend, as the case may be) the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event without the consent of the applicable Issuing Lender shall any Issuing Lender be required to issue (or amend, renew or extend, as the case may be) any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit (or such amendment, renewal or extension, as the case may be) to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower.  Such Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower promptly following the issuance (or such amendment, renewal or extension, as the case may be) thereof.  Each Issuing Lender shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the relevant Revolving Lenders, notice of the issuance (or such amendment, renewal or extension, as the case may be) of each Letter of Credit issued by it (including the amount thereof).

 

3.3            Fees and Other Charges .

 

(a)           The Borrower will pay a fee, in Dollars, on each outstanding Letter of Credit requested by it, at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurocurrency Loans under the Revolving Facilities, or the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of such Letter of Credit, which fee shall be shared ratably among the applicable Revolving Lenders and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date; provided that, with respect to any Defaulting Lender, such Lender’s ratable share of any letter of credit fee accrued on the aggregate amount available

 

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to be drawn on any outstanding Letters of Credit during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such Lender’s ratable share of any letter of credit fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; provided further that any Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of any letter of credit fee accrued on the aggregate amount available to be drawn on any outstanding Letters of Credit shall accrue (x) for the account of each Non-Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit which has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(d), (y) for the account of the Borrower with respect to any L/C Shortfall if the Borrower has paid to the Administrative Agent an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount of the L/C Shortfall to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrower to the applicable Issuing Lenders hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent, or (z) for the account of the applicable Issuing Lenders, in any other instance, in each case so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee, in Dollars, on the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it to the Borrower, equal to 0.125% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.

 

(b)           In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for standard costs and expenses agreed by the Borrower and such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit requested by the Borrower.

 

3.4            L/C Participations .

 

(a)           (i)  Each Dollar Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each Dollar L/C Participant, and, to induce such Dollar Issuing Lender to issue Dollar Letters of Credit, each Dollar L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from such Dollar Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth below, for such Dollar L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such Dollar L/C Participant’s Dollar Revolving Percentage in such Dollar Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Dollar Letter of Credit issued by it and the amount of each draft paid by such Dollar Issuing Lender thereunder.  Each Dollar L/C Participant agrees with each Dollar Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Dollar Letter of Credit issued by it for which such Dollar Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Dollar L/C Participant shall pay, in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Dollar Issuing Lender upon demand an amount equal to such Dollar L/C Participant’s Dollar Revolving Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed (“ Dollar L/C Disbursements ”); provided that, nothing in this paragraph shall relieve the Dollar Issuing Lender of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Dollar Issuing Lender.  Each Dollar L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Dollar L/C Participant may have against any Dollar Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the financial condition of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Dollar L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

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Currency Letters of Credit, each Multi-Currency L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from such Multi-Currency Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions set forth below, for such Multi-Currency L/C Participant’s own account and risk an undivided interest equal to such Multi-Currency L/C Participant’s Multi-Currency Revolving Percentage in such Multi-Currency Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under and in respect of each Multi-Currency Letter of Credit issued by it and the amount of each draft paid by such Multi-Currency Issuing Lender thereunder.  Each Multi-Currency L/C Participant agrees with each Multi-Currency Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Multi-Currency Letter of Credit issued by it for which such Multi-Currency Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such Multi-Currency L/C Participant shall pay, in Dollars, to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Multi-Currency Issuing Lender upon demand an amount equal to such Multi-Currency L/C Participant’s Multi-Currency Revolving Percentage of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed (“ Multi-Currency L/C Disbursements ”); provided that, nothing in this paragraph shall relieve the Multi-Currency Issuing Lender of any liability resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Multi-Currency Issuing Lender.  Each Multi-Currency L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Multi-Currency L/C Participant may have against any Multi-Currency Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the financial condition of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Multi-Currency L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

 

(b)                                  If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent for the account of any 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 the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate 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 (iii) 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 made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant 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 calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facilities.  A certificate of the relevant Issuing Lender submitted to any relevant L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 3.4 shall be presumptively correct in the absence of demonstrable error.

 

(c)                                   Whenever, at any time after any 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), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the Issuing Lender any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), or any payment of interest on account thereof, the Administrative Agent will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share thereof; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender to it.

 

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(d)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event an L/C Participant becomes a Defaulting Lender, then such Defaulting Lender’s applicable Revolving Percentage in all outstanding Letters of Credit under the relevant Facility will automatically be reallocated among the applicable L/C Participants that are Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with each Non-Defaulting Lender’s applicable Revolving Percentage (calculated without regard to the Revolving Commitments of the Defaulting Lender), but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the Revolving Extensions of Credit under the relevant Facility of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed the Revolving Commitments under the relevant Facility of such Non-Defaulting Lender.  If such reallocation cannot, or can only partially, be effected the Borrower shall, within five Business Days after written notice from the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to such Defaulting Lender’s applicable Revolving Percentage (calculated as in effect immediately prior to it becoming a Defaulting Lender) of the L/C Obligations under the relevant Facility (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 3.4(d)) to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrower 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’ applicable Revolving Percentages of the outstanding Revolving Loans and their participations in Letters of Credit, in each case under the relevant Facility, after giving effect to any such requested Letter of Credit would exceed (each such excess, the “ L/C Shortfall ”) the aggregate applicable Revolving Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders, unless the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent 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 Borrower 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.

 

(e)                                   If, on any date, the L/C Obligations would exceed 105% of the L/C Commitment (including as a result of any revaluation of the Dollar Equivalent of the L/C Obligations on any Revaluation Date in accordance with Section 1.4), the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents equal to the amount by which the L/C Obligations exceed the L/C Commitment, such cash and/or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all obligations of the Borrower 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.

 

3.5                                Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower .  The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender on the Business Day following the date on which such Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of the date and amount of a draft presented under any Letter of Credit issued or continued by such Issuing Lender at the Borrower’s request (including any Letters of Credit issued for the account of a Restricted Subsidiary and the Existing Letters of Credit) and paid by such Issuing Lender for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any reasonable fees, charges or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment and, without limiting the Borrower’s obligations in respect thereof under this Section 3.5, notified in reasonable detail to the Borrower on the date of the draft so paid (the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing, collectively, the “ Payment Amount ”).  Each such payment shall be made to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified to the Borrower in Dollars and in immediately available funds.  Interest shall be payable on any such amounts from the date on which the relevant draft is paid until payment in full at a rate equal to (i) until the second Business Day next succeeding the date of the relevant notice (which notice shall be provided on the date the relevant draft is paid), the rate applicable to ABR Loans under the Revolving Facilities and (ii) thereafter, the rate set forth in Section 2.15(c).  In the case of any such reimbursement in Dollars with respect to a Letter of Credit denominated in a Permitted Foreign Currency, the applicable Issuing Lender shall notify the Borrower of the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the draft so paid promptly following the determination thereof.

 

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3.6                                Obligations Absolute .  The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person.  The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, (i) the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact later prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged; (ii) any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred; (iii) any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (iv) any other events or circumstances that, pursuant to applicable law or the applicable customs and practices promulgated by the ICC, are not within the responsibility of such Issuing Lender; (v) waiver by such Issuing Lender of any requirement that exists for such Issuing Lender’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by such Issuing Lender which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower; (vi) honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft; (vii) any payment made by such Issuing Lender in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under, such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the Uniform Commercial Code, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable; (viii) any payment by such Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by such Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; (ix) any adverse change in the relevant exchange rates or in the availability of the relevant Permitted Foreign Currency to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in the relevant currency markets generally; or (x) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except, in each case, for errors, omissions, interruptions or delays resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender or its employees or agents.  No Issuing Lender 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, omissions, interruptions or delays resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender or its employees or agents.  The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by any 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 Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.

 

3.7                                Role of the Issuing Lender .  Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Lenders shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by a Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity, authenticity or accuracy of any such document ( provided that the Issuing Lenders will determine whether such documents appear on their face to be in order) or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document.  None of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Issuing Lenders shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Majority Facility Lenders or the Borrower, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or related Application, or any other document, agreement and

 

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instrument entered into by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of such Issuing Lender and relating to such Letter of Credit.  The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided , however , that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement.  None of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the Issuing Lenders shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (ix) of Section 3.6; provided , however , that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the relevant Issuing Lender, and such Issuing Lender may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such Issuing Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such Issuing Lender’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) and documents expressly required by and strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Issuing Lenders may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, and provided that a Letter of Credit is issued permitting transfer then the Issuing Lenders shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.  The Issuing Lenders may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary, as agreed to with the Borrower.

 

3.8                                Letter of Credit Payments .  If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower of the date and amount thereof.  The responsibility of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender 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 substantially in conformity with such Letter of Credit.

 

3.9                                Applications .  To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement or such other Loan Document shall apply.

 

3.10                         Applicability of ISP and UCP .  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (a) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (b) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuing Lender shall not be responsible to the Borrower for, and the Issuing Lender’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the Issuing Lender required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where the Issuing Lender or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

 

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SECTION 4.                             REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

To induce the Agents and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, each of Holdings and the Borrower h e r e by represents and warrants (as to itself and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries) to the Agents and each Lender, which representations and warranties shall be deemed made on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) and on the date of each borrowing of Loans or issuance, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit hereunder that:

 

4.1                                Financial Condition .

 

(a)                                  The audited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2010, December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, and the related statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such date, reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from Deloitte & Touche LLP, present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the results of their operations, their cash flows and their changes in stockholders’ equity for the respective fiscal years then ended.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto and year-end adjustments, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise noted therein).

 

(b)                                  The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Target and its Subsidiaries as at June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, and the related statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years ended on such date, reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report from Ernst & Young LLP, present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Target and its Subsidiaries as at such dates and the results of their operations, their cash flows and their changes in stockholders’ equity for the respective fiscal years then ended.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto and year-end adjustments, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise noted therein).

 

4.2                                No Change .  Since the Closing Date, there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.3                                Existence; Compliance with Law .  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.3, each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiaries) (a) (i) is duly organized (or incorporated), validly existing and in good standing (or, only where applicable, the equivalent status in any foreign jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation, except in each case (other than with respect to the Borrower) to the extent such failure to do so 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 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 where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity and in good standing (where such concept is relevant) under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of Property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or in good standing (where such concept is relevant) would not have a Material Adverse Effect and (b) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that any such failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.4                                Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations .

 

(a)                                  Each Loan Party has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and perform its obligations under, the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow or have Letters of Credit issued hereunder, except in each case (other than with respect to the Borrower) to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations under, the Loan Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, except in each case (other than with respect to the Borrower) to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                  No consent or authorization of, filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by any Loan Party for the extensions of credit hereunder or such Loan Party’s execution and delivery of, or performance of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to which it is party, as against or with respect to such Loan Party, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices described in Schedule 4.4, (ii) consents, authorizations, filings and notices which have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (iii) consents, authorizations, filings and notices the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iv) the filings referred to in Section 4.17.

 

(c)                                   Each Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party that is a party thereto.  Assuming the due authorization of, and execution and delivery by, the parties thereto (other than the applicable Loan Parties), this Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution and delivery by each Loan Party that is a party thereto will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each such Loan Party that is a party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its terms ( provided that, with respect to the creation and perfection of security interests with respect to the Capital Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries, only to the extent enforceability thereof is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code), except as enforceability may be limited by applicable 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) and the implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

4.5                                No Legal Bar .  Assuming the consents, authorizations, filings and notices referred to in Section 4.4(b) are obtained or made and in full force and effect, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by the Loan Parties thereto, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not (a) violate the organizational or governing documents of (i) the Borrower or (ii) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, any other Loan Party, (b) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, violate any Requirement of Law binding on Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (c) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, violate any Contractual Obligation of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (d) except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens permitted by Section 7.3).

 

4.6                                No Material Litigation .  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6, no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their Properties which, taken as a whole, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.7                                No Default .  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

4.8                                Ownership of Property; Liens .  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8A, each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good title in fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its Real Property, and good title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all of its other Property (other than Intellectual Property), in each case, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of such Property is subject to any Lien except as permitted by the Loan Documents.  Schedule 4.8B lists all Real Property owned in fee simple with a Fair Market Value in excess of $7,500,000 by any Loan Party as of the Closing Date.

 

4.9                                Intellectual Property .  Each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or has a valid license or right to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted free and clear of all Liens except as permitted by the Loan Documents, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  To the Borrower’s knowledge, the use of such Intellectual Property by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any Person in a manner that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries take all reasonable actions that in the exercise of their reasonable business judgment should be taken to protect their Intellectual Property, including Intellectual Property that is confidential in nature, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.10                         Taxes .  Each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) has filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, provincial and other Tax returns that are required to be filed and (b) has paid or caused to be paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or on any of its Property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any returns or amounts that are not yet due or (ii) amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which any reserves required in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be), except in each case where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.11                         Federal Regulations .  No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used for any purpose that violates the provisions of the regulations of the Board.

 

4.12                         ERISA .

 

(a)                                  Except as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect:  (i) neither a Reportable Event nor a failure to meet the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412(a) of the Code or Section 302(a)(2) of ERISA) has occurred during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made with respect to any Single Employer Plan, and each Single Employer Plan has complied with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; (ii) no termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen on the assets of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, during such five-year period; the present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Single Employer Plan allocable to such accrued benefits; (iii) none of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a liability under ERISA; (iv) none of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would become subject to any liability under ERISA if Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most

 

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closely preceding the date on which this representation is made; and (v) no Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.

 

(b)                                  Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries have not incurred, and do not reasonably expect to incur, any liability under ERISA or the Code with respect to any plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA that is maintained by a Commonly Controlled Entity (other than Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) (a “ Commonly Controlled Plan ”) merely by virtue of being treated as a single employer under Title IV of ERISA with the sponsor of such plan that would reasonably be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and result in a direct obligation of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay money.

 

(c)                                   The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Amendment No. 4 Effective Date that the Borrower is not and will not be (1) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code; (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plans or accounts for purposes of ERISA or the Code; or (4) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA a Benefit Plan .

 

4.13                         Investment Company Act .  No Loan Party is an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

4.14                         Subsidiaries .  The Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.14 constitute all the Subsidiaries of Holdings at the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Merger).  Schedule 4.14 sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each Subsidiary and, as to each Subsidiary, the percentage of each class of Capital Stock owned by any Loan Party and the designation of such Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

4.15                         Environmental Matters .  Other than exceptions to any of the following that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, none of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law for the operation of the Business; or (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability.

 

4.16                         Accuracy of Information, etc .  As of the Closing Date, no statement or information (excluding the projections and pro forma financial information referred to below) contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any certificate furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any of them (in their capacities as such), by or on behalf of any Loan Party for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including the Transactions, when taken as a whole, contained as of the date such statement, information or certificate was so furnished, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading.  As of the Closing Date, the projections and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of Holdings to be reasonable at the time made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, it being recognized by the Agents and the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount.

 

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4.17                         Security Documents .

 

(a)                                  The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein of a type in which a security interest can be created under Article 9 of the UCC (including any proceeds of any such item of Collateral); provided that for purposes of this Section 4.17(a), Collateral shall be deemed to exclude any Property expressly excluded from the definition of “Collateral” as set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (the “ Excluded Collateral ”).  In the case of (i) the Pledged Securities described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (other than Excluded Collateral) when any stock certificates or notes, as applicable, representing such Pledged Securities are delivered to the Collateral Agent together with any proper endorsements executed in blank and such other actions have been taken with respect to the Pledged Securities of Foreign Subsidiaries as are required under the applicable Law of the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary (it being understood that no such actions under applicable Law of the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary shall be required by any Loan Document) and (ii) the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (other than Excluded Collateral), when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.17 (or, in the case of other Collateral not in existence on the Closing Date, such other offices as may be appropriate) (which financing statements have been duly completed and executed (as applicable) and delivered to the Collateral Agent) and such other filings as are specified on Schedule 3 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement are made (or, in the case of other Collateral not in existence on the Closing Date, such other filings as may be appropriate), the Collateral Agent shall have a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral (including any proceeds of any item of Collateral) (to the extent a security interest in such Collateral can be perfected through the filing of financing statements in the offices specified on Schedule 4.17 (or, in the case of other Collateral not in existence on the Closing Date, such other offices as may be appropriate) and the filings specified on Schedule 3 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (or, in the case of other Collateral not in existence on the Closing Date, such other filings as may be appropriate), and through the delivery of the Pledged Securities required to be delivered on the Closing Date), as security for the Obligations, in each case prior in right to the Lien of any other Person (except (i) in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Securities, Liens permitted by Section 7.3 and (ii) Liens having priority by operation of law) to the extent required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.

 

(b)                                  Upon the execution and delivery of any Mortgage to be executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.8(b), such Mortgage shall be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein and proceeds thereof, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable 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) and the implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing; and when such Mortgage is filed in the recording office designated by the Borrower, such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Mortgaged Property and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the relevant Mortgage), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than Liens permitted by Section 7.3 or other encumbrances or rights permitted by the relevant Mortgage).

 

4.18                         Solvency .  As of the Closing Date, Holdings and its Subsidiaries are (on a consolidated basis), and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions will be, Solvent.

 

4.19                         Anti-Terrorism .  As of the Closing Date, (a) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with the USA Patriot Act and (b) none of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries is a

 

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person on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” or subject to the limitations and prohibitions under any other U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset s Control regulation or executive order, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.20                         Use of Proceeds .  The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans solely in compliance with Section 6.9 of this Agreement.

 

4.21                         Labor Matters .  Except as, in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:  (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, threatened, (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters and (c) all payments due from Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable.

 

4.22                         Senior Indebtedness .  The Obligations constitute senior Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of the 2018 Notes, the 2020 Notes and the 2021 Notes.

 

4.23                         OFAC .  No Loan Party, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any Related Party, (i) is currently the subject of any Sanctions, (ii) is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction, or (iii) is or has been (within the previous five years) engaged in any transaction with any Person who is now or was then the subject of Sanctions or who is located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction.  No Loan, nor the proceeds from any Loan, has been or will be used, directly or indirectly, to lend, contribute, provide or has otherwise been or will be made available to fund any activity or business in any Designated Jurisdiction or to fund any activity or business of any Person located, organized or residing in any Designated Jurisdiction or who is the subject of any Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in any violation by any Person (including any Lender, Lead Arranger, Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender) of Sanctions.

 

4.24                         FCPA .  Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No part of the proceeds of the Loans has been or will be used by Holdings or its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, for any payments to any Person, governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, in each case, except as would not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 5.                             CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

 

5.1                                Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit on the Closing Date .  The agreement of each Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made by it is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver), prior to or concurrently with the making of such extension of credit on the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)                                  Credit Agreement; Guarantee and Collateral Agreement .  The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and (ii) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

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(b)                                  Representations and Warranties .  All Specified Merger Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date, and all Specified Representations made by any Loan Party shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date (other than the Specified Merger Agreement Representation set forth in Section 4.10(a) of the Merger Agreement, which shall be true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date);

 

(c)                                   Borrowing Notice .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of borrowing from the Borrower with respect to the Initial Term Loans and, if applicable, any Revolving Loans to be made on the Closing Date;

 

(d)                                  Fees .  The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

 

(e)                                   Legal Opinions .  The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed legal opinion of (i) Latham & Watkins LLP, special New York counsel to the Loan Parties, (ii) Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC, special Iowa counsel to the Loan Parties, and (iii) Lionel Sawyer & Collins, special Nevada counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(f)                                    Closing Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties, dated as of the Closing Date, each substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments;

 

(g)                                   USA Patriot Act .  The Lenders shall have received from the Borrower and each of the Loan Parties, at least 3 Business Days prior to the Closing Date, documentation and other information requested by any Lender no less than 10 calendar days prior to the Closing Date that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act;

 

(h)                                  Filings . Subject to the last paragraph of this Section 5.1, each Uniform Commercial Code financing statement and each intellectual property security agreement required by the Security Documents to be filed in order to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent in proper form for filing;

 

(i)                                      Pledged Stock; Stock Powers .  Subject to the last paragraph of this Section 5.1, the Collateral Agent shall have received the certificates, if any, representing the shares of Capital Stock held by a Loan Party pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with an undated stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized officer of the pledgor thereof;

 

(j)                                     Solvency Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate signed by the chief financial officer on behalf of Holdings, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, after giving effect to the Transactions;

 

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(k)                                  Refinancing .  The Refinancing shall have been, or shall substantially concurrently with the initial borrowing under the Facilities be, consummated, and all security interests in respect of, and Liens securing, the Indebtedness and other obligations thereunder created pursuant to the security documentation relating to the Existing Credit Agreements shall have been terminated and released (or arrangements therefor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent shall have been made), and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such releases as may have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which releases shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(l)                                      Material Adverse Effect .  Since January 30, 2013, there shall not have occurred any change, effect, development or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, constitutes or is reasonably likely to constitute a Target Material Adverse Effect ;

 

(m)                              Merger .  The Merger shall have been consummated, or substantially simultaneously with the initial borrowing under the Facilities shall be consummated, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers thereto or thereunder that are material and adverse to the Lenders without the prior consent of the Lead Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (it being understood and agreed that any reduction in the purchase price of less than or equal to 10% in the aggregate in connection with the Merger shall not be deemed to be material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders and the Joint Bookrunners; provided that any reduction of the purchase price shall be allocated to a reduction in any amounts to be funded under the Term Facility);

 

(n)                                  Financial Statements .  The Joint Bookrunners shall have received (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of each of Holdings and the Target and related statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows of each of Holdings and the Target for each of their respective three (3) most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days before the Closing Date and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income and cash flows of each of Holdings and the Target for each subsequent fiscal quarter after the audited financial statements referred to above and ended at least 45 days before the Closing Date (other than any fiscal fourth quarter);

 

(o)                                  Pro Forma Financial Statements .  The Joint Bookrunners shall have received a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statement of income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (based on the financial statements of Holdings and the Target referred to in clause (n) above) as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period ended at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date (or, if the most recently completed fiscal period is the end of a fiscal year, ended at least 90 days before the Closing Date), prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such consolidated statement of income), which need not be prepared in compliance with Regulation S-X of the Securities Act, as amended, or include adjustments for purchase accounting; and

 

(p)                                  Lien Searches .  The Collateral Agent shall have received the results of a recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions in which Uniform Commercial Code financing statements will be made to evidence or perfect security interests required to be evidenced or perfected, and such search shall reveal no liens on any of the assets of the Loan Parties, except for Liens permitted by Section 7.3 or liens to be discharged on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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Each of the requirements set forth in clauses (h) and (i) above (except (a) to the extent that a Lien on such Collateral may under applicable law be perfected on the Closing Date by the filing of financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code and (b) the delivery of stock certificates of the Borrower and its wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiaries (including Guarantors but other than (x) Immaterial Subsidiaries and (y) Subsidiaries of the Target to the extent stock certificates issued by such entities are not delivered to the Borrower on the Closing Date) to the extent included in the Collateral, with respect to which a Lien may be perfected on the Closing Date by the delivery of a stock certificate) shall not constitute conditions precedent under this Section 5.1 after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy such requirements without undue burden or expense; provided that the Borrower hereby agrees to deliver, or cause to be delivered, such documents and instruments, or take or cause to be taken such other actions, in each case, as may be required to perfect such security interests within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (subject to extensions approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).

 

5.2          Conditions to Each Revolving Loan Extension of Credit After Closing Date .  The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan or to issue or participate in any Letter of Credit hereunder on any date after the Closing Date (excluding ( x i ) the borrowing of Initial Term B-2 Loans and Revolving Loans in connection with the Bally Transactions, ( y ii ) the borrowing of the Initial Term B-3 Loans and Revolving Loans in connection with the Amendment No. 2 Transactions and , ( z iii ) the borrowing of the Initial Term B-4 Loans in connection with the Amendment No. 3 Transactions and (iv) the borrowing of the Initial Term B-5 Loans in connection with the Amendment No. 4 Transactions ) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties .  Subject, in the case of any B b orrowings in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, to the limitations in Section 1.2, each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect), in each case on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (and in all respects if any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect) as of such earlier date.

 

(b)           No Default .  Subject, in the case of any B b orrowings in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, to the limitations in Section 1.2, 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 .  In the case of a borrowing of any Loans, the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of borrowing from the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.5 (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan, 2.6).

 

(d)                                  Financial Covenant Compliance .  In the case of any borrowing of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or issuance, increase, extension or renewal of a Specified Letter of Credit (unless such Specified Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender), in each case, prior to the Bally Acquisition Date, Holdings shall be in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1(a) as of the last day of the four-quarter period (the “ Reference Date ”) to which the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.2(b) relates (without giving pro forma effect to such borrowing, issuance, increase, extension or renewal or any other borrowing, issuance, increase, extension or renewal or repayment or other termination of

 

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Indebtedness occurring since the Reference Date) regardless of whether such financial covenant is then in effect; provided that this condition shall not be applicable with respect to any borrowing of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or issuance, increase, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit on the Bally Acquisition Date in order to consummate the Bally Transactions or on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date in order to consummate the Amendment No. 2 Transactions or on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date in order to consummate the Amendment No. 3 Transactions or on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date in order to consummate the Amendment No. 4 Transactions .

 

Each borrowing of a Loan by and issuance, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower hereunder after the Closing Date (excluding ( x i ) the borrowing of Initial Term B-2 Loans and Revolving Loans in connection with the Bally Transactions, ( y ii ) the borrowing of the Initial Term B-3 Loans and Revolving Loans in connection with the Amendment No. 2 Transactions and , ( z iii ) the borrowing of the Initial Term B-4 Loans in connection with the Amendment No. 3 Transactions and (iv) the borrowing of the Initial Term B-5 Loans in connection with the Amendment No. 4 Transactions) shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.

 

SECTION 6.                             AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each of Holdings and the Borrower (on behalf of itself and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries) hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (that has not been cash collateralized or backstopped or otherwise supported, in each case on terms agreed to by the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Lender) or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder (other than (i) contingent or indemnification obligations not then due and (ii) obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations), Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Section 6.1, Section 6.2, Section 6.7 and Section 6.11) each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to:

 

6.1                                Financial Statements .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender (which may be delivered via posting on IntraLinks or another similar electronic platform):

 

(a)                                  within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, (i) a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such year, setting forth, commencing with the financial statements with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, in comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the previous year, reported on without qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph as to “going concern” or arising out of the scope of the audit (other than any such exception or explanatory paragraph (but not qualification) that is expressly solely with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from, an upcoming maturity date of the Facilities occurring within one year from the time such report is delivered), by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing and (ii) a management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments during such fiscal year; and

 

(b)                                  within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of Holdings, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2014, (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth, in

 

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comparative form the figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries in conformity with GAAP (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the lack of complete footnotes) and (ii) a management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments during such fiscal quarter;

 

all such financial statements to be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods (except as disclosed therein and except in the case of the financial statements referred to in clause (b), for customary year-end adjustments and the absence of complete footnotes).  Any financial statements or other deliverables required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 and any financial statements or reports required to be delivered pursuant to clause (d) of Section 6.2 shall be deemed to have been furnished to the Administrative Agent on the date that (i) such financial statements or deliverable (as applicable) is posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or the website for Holdings and (ii) the Administrative Agent has been provided written notice of such posting.

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 may also be delivered by posting such documents electronically with written notice of such posting to the Administrative Agent and if so posted, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent).

 

6.2                                Certificates; Other Information .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent for delivery to each Lender, or, in the case of clause (e), to the relevant Lender:

 

(a)                                  to the extent permitted by the internal policies of such independent certified public accountants, concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.1(a), solely to the extent that the financial covenant in Section 7.1 was subject to testing during such fiscal year, a certificate of the independent certified public accountants in customary form reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event of Default arising from a breach of Section 7.1, except as specified in such certificate;

 

(b)                                  concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, commencing with delivery of financial statements for the first period ending after the Closing Date, (i) a Compliance Certificate of a Responsible Officer on behalf of the Borrower (x) stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing except as specified in such certificate and (y) containing information and calculations reasonably necessary for determining, on a consolidated basis, compliance by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein, to the extent then applicable, and including, in any event, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA and Funded Debt, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of Holdings, as the case may be, and, if applicable, for determining the Applicable Margin and (ii) to the extent not previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, (x) a description of any Default or Event of Default that occurred, (y) a description of any new Subsidiary and of any change in the name or jurisdiction of organization of any Loan Party since the date of the most recent list delivered pursuant to this clause (or, in the case of the first such list so delivered, since the Closing Date) and (z) solely in the case of financial statements delivered pursuant to 6.1(a), a

 

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listing of any material registrations of or applications for United States Intellectual Property by any Loan Party;

 

(c)                                   not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of Holdings, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, a consolidated forecast for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income (collectively, the “ Annual Operating Budget ”));

 

(d)                                  promptly after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and material reports that Holdings sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities (except for those provided solely to the Permitted Investors) and, promptly after the same are filed, copies of all financial statements and reports that Holdings may make to, or file with, the SEC, in each case to the extent not already provided pursuant to Section 6.1 or any other clause of this Section 6.2; and

 

(e)                                   promptly, such additional financial and other information as the Administrative Agent (for its own account or upon the request from any Lender) may from time to time reasonably request.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.2, (a) none of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited or restricted by Requirements of Law or any binding agreement or obligation, (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (iv) constitutes classified information and (b) unless such material is identified in writing by the Borrower as “Public” information, the Administrative Agent shall deliver such information only to “private-side” Lenders (i.e., Lenders that have affirmatively requested to receive information other than Public Information).

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2 may be delivered by posting such documents electronically with notice of such posting to the Administrative Agent and if so posted, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on Holdings’ website or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency, the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent).

 

6.3                                Payment of Taxes .  Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its Taxes, governmental assessments and governmental charges (other than Indebtedness), except (a) where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves required in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or (b) to the extent that failure to pay or satisfy such obligations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.4                                Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence, etc.; Compliance .  (a) Preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate or other existence and take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 or except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with all Requirements of Law (including

 

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ERISA, Environmental Laws, and the USA Patriot Act) except to the extent that failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

6.5                                Maintenance of Property; Insurance .

 

(a)                                  Keep all Property useful and necessary in its business in reasonably good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)                                  Take all reasonable and necessary steps, including in any proceeding before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, to maintain and pursue each application (and to obtain the relevant registration) and to maintain each registration of the material United States Intellectual Property owned by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries, including filing of applications for renewal, affidavits of use and affidavits of incontestability, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(c)                                   Maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies on all its Property that is necessary in, and material to, the conduct of business by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that all such material insurance policies shall, to the extent customary (but in any event, not including business interruption insurance and personal injury insurance) name the Administrative Agent as insured party or loss payee, as applicable.

 

(d)                                  With respect to any Mortgaged Properties, if any portion of any Mortgaged Property is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and shall otherwise be in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and (iii) deliver to the Collateral Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance.

 

6.6                                Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions .  (a) Keep proper books of records and accounts in a manner to allow financial statements to be prepared in conformity with GAAP, (b) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours ( provided that (i) such visits shall be coordinated by the Administrative Agent, (ii) such visits shall be limited to no more than one such visit per calendar year, and (iii) such visits by any Lender shall be at the Lender’s expense, except in the case of the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii) during the continuance of an Event of Default), (c) permit representatives of any Lender to have reasonable discussions regarding the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with officers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours ( provided that (i) a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower shall be afforded the opportunity to be present during such discussions, (ii) such discussions shall be coordinated by the Administrative Agent, and (iii) such discussions shall be limited to no more than once per calendar quarter except during the continuance of an Event of Default) and (d) permit representatives of the Administrative Agent to have reasonable discussions regarding the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with its independent certified public accountants to the extent permitted by the internal

 

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policies of such independent certified public accountants upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times during normal business hours ( provided that (i) a Responsible Officer of Holdings the Borrower shall be afforded the opportunity to be present during such discussions and (ii) such discussions shall be limited to no more than once per calendar year except during the continuance of an Event of Default).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.6, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discuss, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited or restricted by Requirements of Law or any binding agreement or obligation, (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product or (iv) constitutes classified information.

 

6.7                                Notices .  Promptly upon a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof, give notice to the Administrative Agent of:

 

(a)                                  the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

(b)                                  any litigation, investigation or proceeding which may exist at any time between Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any other Person, that in either case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(c)                                   the occurrence of any Reportable Event, where there is any reasonable likelihood of the imposition of liability on any Loan Party as a result thereof that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(d)                                  any other development or event that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth in reasonable detail the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

6.8                                Additional Collateral, etc .

 

(a)                                  With respect to any Property (other than Excluded Collateral) located in the United States having a value, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $7,500,000 acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party (other than (i) any interests in Real Property and any Property described in paragraph (c) or paragraph (d) of this Section 6.8, (ii) any Property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(g) or 7.3(y), and (iii) Instruments, Certificated Securities, Securities and Chattel Paper, which are referred to in the last sentence of this paragraph (a)) as to which the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties does not have a perfected Lien, promptly (A) give notice of such Property to the Collateral Agent and execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Collateral Agent reasonably requests to grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in such Property and (B) take all actions reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest (to the extent required by the Security Documents and with the priority required by Section 4.17) in such Property (with respect to Property of a type owned by a Loan Party as of the Closing Date to the extent the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has a perfected security interest in such Property as of the Closing Date), including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.  If any

 

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amount in excess of $7,500,000 payable under or in connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any Instrument, Certificated Security, Security or Chattel Paper (or, if more than $7,500,000 in the aggregate payable under or in connection with the Collateral shall become evidenced by Instruments, Certificated Securities, Securities or Chattel Paper), such Instrument, Certificated Security, Security or Chattel Paper shall be promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent indorsed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent to be held as Collateral pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  With respect to any fee interest in any Material Real Property acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party (other than Excluded Real Property) or upon any Specified Real Property becoming a Material Real Property, (i) give notice of such acquisition to the Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Collateral Agent, promptly (but in no event prior to forty-five (45) days after notice has been given of such acquisition to the Collateral Agent and in no event prior to the Borrower receiving confirmation from the Collateral Agent that flood insurance due diligence and compliance in accordance with Section 6.5 hereof has been completed) execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage (subject to liens permitted by Section 7.3 or other encumbrances or rights permitted by the relevant Mortgage) in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, covering such Real Property ( provided that no Mortgage shall be obtained if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines in consultation with the Borrower that the costs of obtaining such Mortgage are excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby), (ii) if reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent (A) provide the Lenders with a lenders’ title insurance policy with extended coverage covering such Real Property in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of such Material Real Property (or such other amount as shall be reasonably specified by the Collateral Agent) as well as a current ALTA survey thereof, together with a surveyor’s certificate unless the title insurance policy referred to above shall not contain an exception for any matter shown by a survey (except to the extent an existing survey has been provided and specifically incorporated into such title insurance policy or if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines in consultation with the Borrower that the costs of obtaining such survey are excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby), each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, and (B) provide to the Collateral Agent a life-of-loan flood hazard determination and, if such Material Real Property is located in a special flood hazard area, an acknowledged notice to borrower and evidence of flood insurance in accordance with Section 6.5 hereof, (iii) if requested by the Collateral Agent, deliver to the Collateral Agent customary legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)                                   Except as otherwise contemplated by Section 7.7(p), with respect to any new Domestic Subsidiary that is a Non-Excluded Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, shall include any Subsidiary that was previously an Excluded Subsidiary that becomes a Non-Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party, promptly (i) give notice of such acquisition or creation to the Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Collateral Agent, execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems necessary to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest (to the extent required by the Security Documents and with the priority required by Section 4.17) in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary that is owned by such Loan Party, (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates, if any, representing such Capital Stock (other than Excluded Collateral), together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such Loan Party, and (iii) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and (B) to take such actions reasonably necessary or advisable to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest (to the extent required by the Security Documents and with the priority required by Section 4.17) in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to such new Subsidiary (to the extent the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has a perfected security interest in the same type of Collateral as of the Closing Date), including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code

 

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financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent.  Without limiting the foregoing, if (i) the aggregate Consolidated Total Assets or annual consolidated revenues of all Restricted Subsidiaries designated as “Immaterial Subsidiaries” hereunder shall at any time exceed 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets or annual consolidated revenues, respectively, of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (based on the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 prior to such time) or (ii) if any Restricted Subsidiary shall at any time cease to constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary under the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiary” (based on the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 prior to such time), the Borrower shall promptly, (x) in the case of clause (i) above, rescind the designation as “Immaterial Subsidiaries” of one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate Consolidated Total Assets or annual consolidated revenues, as applicable, of all Restricted Subsidiaries so designated (and which designations have not been rescinded) shall not exceed 7.5% of Consolidated Total Assets or annual consolidated revenues, respectively, of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (based on the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 prior to such time), as applicable, and (y) in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, to the extent not already effected, (A) cause each affected Restricted Subsidiary to take such actions to become a “Subsidiary Guarantor” hereunder and under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and execute and deliver the documents and other instruments referred to in this paragraph (c) to the extent such affected Subsidiary is not otherwise an Excluded Subsidiary and (B) cause the owner of the Capital Stock of such affected Restricted Subsidiary to take such actions to pledge such Capital Stock to the extent required by, and otherwise in accordance with, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and execute and deliver the documents and other instruments required hereby and thereby unless such Capital Stock otherwise constitutes Excluded Collateral.

 

(d)                                  Except as otherwise contemplated by Section 7.7(p), with respect to any new first-tier Foreign Subsidiary created or acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party, promptly (i) give notice of such acquisition or creation to the Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Collateral Agent, execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems necessary or reasonably advisable in order to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest (to the extent required by the Security Documents and with the priority required by Section 4.17) in the Capital Stock of such new Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Collateral) that is owned by such Loan Party and (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent the certificates, if any, representing such Capital Stock (other than any Excluded Collateral), together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such Loan Party.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.8 to the contrary, neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to take any actions in order to create or perfect the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any new Restricted Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a merger transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by Section 7.7, and such new Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such merger transaction, such new Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 6.8(c) or 6.8(d), as applicable, until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective merger transaction shall be required to so comply within ten Business Days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall agree in its sole discretion)).

 

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(g)                                   From time to time the Loan Parties shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional instruments, certificates or documents, and take all such actions, as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for the purposes implementing or effectuating the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or of renewing the rights of the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral as to which the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has a perfected Lien pursuant hereto or thereto, including filing any financing or continuation statements or financing statement amendments under the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar laws) in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the security interests created thereby.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 6.8 shall not apply to assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall reasonably determine that the costs and burdens of obtaining a security interest therein or perfection thereof outweigh the value of the security afforded thereby.

 

6.9            Use of Proceeds .  Use proceeds of the Initial Term B-1 Loans and any Revolving Loans borrowed on the Closing Date to effect the Transactions, to pay Transaction Costs and for other general corporate purposes of Holdings and its Subsidiaries not prohibited by this Agreement, use proceeds of the Initial Term B-2 Loans and any Revolving Loans borrowed to effect the Bally Transactions, to pay Bally Transaction Costs and for other general corporate purposes of Holdings and its Subsidiaries not prohibited by this Agreement, use proceeds of the Initial Term B-3 Loans and any Revolving Loans borrowed to effect the Amendment No. 2 Transactions, to pay Amendment No. 2 Transaction Costs and for other general corporate purposes of Holdings and its Subsidiaries not prohibited by this Agreement, use proceeds of the Initial Term B-4 Loans borrowed to effect the Amendment No. 3 Transactions and to pay Amendment No. 3 Transaction Costs, use proceeds of the Initial Term B-5 Loans borrowed to effect the Amendment No. 4 Transactions and to pay Amendment No. 4 Transaction Costs and use proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Letters of Credit to finance Permitted Acquisitions and Investments permitted hereunder and for other purposes of Holdings and its Subsidiaries not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

6.10                              Post Closing .  Satisfy the requirements set forth on Schedule 6.10 on or before the date set forth opposite such requirements or such later date as consented to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

 

6.11                              Credit Ratings .  Use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a corporate credit rating from S&P and a corporate family rating from Moody’s, in each case, with respect to the Borrower, and a credit rating from S&P and Moody’s with respect to the Facilities, but not, in any such case, a specific rating.

 

6.12                              Line of Business .  Continue to operate solely as a Permitted Business.

 

6.13                              Changes in Jurisdictions of Organization; Name .  Provide prompt written notice to the Collateral Agent of any change of name or change of jurisdiction of organization of any Loan Party, and deliver to the Collateral Agent all additional executed financing statements, financing statement amendments and other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interests to the extent provided for in the Security Documents.

 

SECTION 7.                                  NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Each of Holdings and the Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, any Letter of Credit remains outstanding (that has not been cash collateralized or backstopped or otherwise supported, in each case on terms reasonably agreed to by the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Lender) or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or any Agent hereunder (other than (i) contingent or indemnification obligations not then due and (ii) obligations in respect of Specified

 

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Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations), each of Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to:

 

7.1                                     Financial Covenant .

 

(a)                                  As of the end of each fiscal quarter of Holdings (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date until the Bally Acquisition Date occurs) and so long as the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Specified Letters of Credit, Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans outstanding as of the end of such fiscal quarter (with respect to L/C Obligations in respect of Specified Letters of Credit, to the extent not cash collateralized by the Borrower to at least 103% of their maximum stated amount) equals or exceeds 15.0% of the aggregate amount of all Revolving Commitments, permit the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the end of such fiscal quarter of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be greater than 5.25:1.00 or, beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of Holdings of 2014, 5.00:1.00.

 

(b)                                  As of the end of each fiscal quarter of Holdings (commencing with the first such occurrence after the Bally Acquisition Date until the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date), permit the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the end of such fiscal quarter of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be greater than (i) 5.75:1.00, or (ii) beginning with the first fiscal quarter of Holdings of 2016 until the last fiscal quarter of Holdings of 2016, 5.50:1.00, or (iii) beginning with the first fiscal quarter of Holdings of 2017, 5.00:1.00.

 

(c)                                   As of the end of each fiscal quarter of Holdings (commencing with the first such date after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date occurs), permit the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the end of such fiscal quarter of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries to be greater than (i) 6.00:1.00, or (ii) beginning with the second fiscal quarter of Holdings of 2018 until the first fiscal quarter of Holdings of 2019, 5.50:1.00, or (iii) beginning with the second fiscal quarter of Holdings of 2019, 5.00:1.00.

 

7.2                                     Indebtedness .  Create, issue, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(a)           Indebtedness of Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any Loan Document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Term B- 2 5 Commitments and the Initial Term B- 2 5 Loans , the increased Revolving Commitments contemplated by Amendment No.  1, the Bally Transactions, the Term B-3 Commitments, the Initial Term B-3 Loans contemplated by Amendment No. 2 and the Amendment No. 2 Transactions, the Term B-4 Commitments and the Initial Term B-4 Loans contemplated by Amendment No. 3 and the Amendment No. 3 4 and the Amendment No. 4 Transactions) or Hedge Agreement or in respect of any Cash Management Obligations;

 

(b)                                  Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owing to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that (i) any such Indebtedness owing by a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or otherwise and (ii) any such Indebtedness owing by a non-Loan Party to a Loan Party is permitted by Section 7.7;

 

(c)                                   Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) secured by Liens in an aggregate principal amount, when combined with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clauses (t)(I) and (u) of this Section 7.2, not to exceed the greater of (i)

 

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$100,000,000 and (ii) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any one time outstanding;

 

(d)                                  (i) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) or on the Bally Acquisition Date (after giving effect to the Bally Transactions), as applicable, or committed to be incurred as of such date and listed on Schedule 7.2(d) (as supplemented pursuant to Amendment No. 1 on the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (ii) Indebtedness incurred in connection with transactions permitted under Section 7.10 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (iii) Indebtedness contemplated by or incurred in connection with the Tax Planning Transaction;

 

(e)                                   Guarantee Obligations (i) by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor not prohibited by this Agreement to be incurred, (ii) by any Loan Party of obligations of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary or joint venture to the extent permitted by Section 7.7, (iii) by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of obligations of any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, and (iv) incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of or constituting Specified Concession Obligations;

 

(f)                                    Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is promptly repaid;

 

(g)                                   Indebtedness in the form of New Incremental Notes and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

 

(h)                                  Indebtedness in the form of earn-outs, indemnification, incentive, non-compete, consulting, ordinary course deferred purchase price or other similar arrangements and other contingent obligations in respect of the Transactions, the Bally Transactions and other acquisitions or Investments permitted by Section 7.7 (both before or after any liability associated therewith becomes fixed), including any such obligations which may exist on the Closing Date as a result of acquisitions consummated prior to the Closing Date;

 

(i)                                      Indebtedness of Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries constituting (i) Permitted Refinancing Obligations and (ii) Permitted Refinancings in respect of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the preceding clause (i);

 

(j)                                     additional Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount (for Holdings, the Borrower and all Restricted Subsidiaries), not to exceed the greater of (i) $200,000,000 and (ii) 4.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any time outstanding;

 

(k)                                  Indebtedness of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount, when combined with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clause (s)(iii) of this Section 7.2, not to exceed the greater of (i) $175,000,000 and (ii) 5.25% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any time outstanding;

 

(l)                                      Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of workers’ compensation claims, bank guarantees, warehouse receipts or similar facilities, property casualty or liability insurance, take-or-pay obligations in supply arrangements, self-insurance

 

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obligations, performance, bid, customs, government, VAT, duty, tariff, appeal and surety bonds, completion guarantees, and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(m)                              Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from agreements providing for indemnification related to sales, leases or other Dispositions of goods or adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations in any case incurred in connection with the acquisition or Disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary;

 

(n)                                  Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such Letter of Credit;

 

(o)                                  Indebtedness issued in lieu of cash payments of Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.6;

 

(p)           Indebtedness of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary under the Existing Notes Financing , the New Secured Notes, the New Unsecured Notes, the New Secured Bridge Facility and/or the New Unsecured Bridge Facility, Amendment No. 4 Secured Notes and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing or of the New Secured Notes (without duplication of the Amendment No. 4 Secured Notes or the Initial Term B-5 Loans referenced in clause (a) of the definition of “Amendment No. 4 Transactions”), and, until the redemption thereof in connection with the Amendment No. 4 Transactions on or prior to March 2, 2018, the New Secured Notes ;

 

(q)                                  Indebtedness of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary as an account party in respect of trade letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with industry practice;

 

(r)                                     Indebtedness (i) owing to any insurance company in connection with the financing of any insurance premiums permitted by such insurance company in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in the form of pension and retirement liabilities not constituting an Event of Default, to the extent constituting Indebtedness;

 

(s)                                    (i) Guarantee Obligations made in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Guarantee Obligations are not of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, (ii) Guarantee Obligations in respect of lease obligations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness of joint ventures or Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate principal amount of any such Guarantee Obligations under this sub-clause (iii), when combined with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under clause (k) of this Section 7.2, shall not exceed the greater of (A) $175,000,000 and (B) 5.25% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any time outstanding, (iv) Guarantee Obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted by clause (r)(ii) above and (v) Guarantee Obligations by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Restricted Subsidiary’s purchase obligations under supplier agreements and in respect of obligations of or to customers, distributors, franchisees, lessors, licensees and sublicensees; provided that such Guarantee Obligations are not of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money;

 

(t)                                     (I) (x) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (a “ New Subsidiary ”) or that is associated with assets being purchased or otherwise acquired, in each case, as part of an acquisition, merger or consolidation or amalgamation or other Investment not prohibited hereunder; provided that (A) such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes

 

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a Restricted Subsidiary or is acquired, merged, consolidated or amalgamated by, with or into Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary or when such assets are acquired and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or with such merger (except to the extent such Indebtedness refinanced other Indebtedness to facilitate such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or to facilitate such merger) or such asset acquisition, (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (t)(I) and Sections 7.2(c) and 7.2(u) shall not exceed the greater of (i) $100,000,000 and (ii) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any time outstanding, and (C) neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the applicable New Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) shall provide security therefor and (y) Permitted Refinancings of the Indebtedness referred to in clause (x) of this paragraph (t)(I), and (II) Indebtedness assumed or incurred in connection with the Specified Acquisition in an aggregate amount not to exceed $45,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

 

(u)                                  Indebtedness incurred to finance any acquisition or other Investment permitted under Section 7.7 in an aggregate amount for all such Indebtedness together with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by Sections 7.2(c) and 7.2(t)(I) not to exceed the greater of (i) $100,000,000 and (ii) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any one time outstanding;

 

(v)                                  (A) other Indebtedness so long as, at the time of incurrence thereof, (1) if unsecured or secured on a junior basis to the Obligations, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the intended use of proceeds thereof determined as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be no less than 2.00 to 1.00, (2) if secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the intended use of proceeds thereof determined as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, the Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be no greater than 3.25 to 1.00, (3) no Event of Default shall be continuing immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness; (4) the terms of which Indebtedness do not provide for a maturity date or weighted average life to maturity earlier than the Latest Maturity Date or shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Latest Maturing Term Loans (other than an earlier maturity date and/or shorter weighted average life to maturity for customary bridge financings, which, subject to customary conditions, would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which does not provide for an earlier maturity date or a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the Latest Maturity Date or the weighted average life to maturity of the Latest Maturing Term Loans, as applicable); and (5) any such Indebtedness that is secured shall be subject to an Other Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the amount of Indebtedness which may be incurred pursuant to this paragraph (v) by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries shall not exceed, at any time outstanding, the sum of (I) the greater of $100,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, plus (II) $400,000,000 so long as the Net Cash Proceeds of such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (II) is applied to pay or prepay the Obligations, and (B) Permitted Refinancings of any of the Indebtedness referred to in clause (A) of this paragraph (v);

 

(w)                                (i) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation or stock-based compensation to employees of Holdings, any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Indebtedness consisting of obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under deferred compensation

 

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or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions, the Bally Transactions and any Investment permitted hereunder;

 

(x)                                  Indebtedness issued by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the officers, directors and employees of Holdings, any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings or their respective estates, trusts, family members or former spouses, in lieu of or combined with cash payments to finance the purchase of Capital Stock of Holdings, any Parent Company or the Borrower, in each case, to the extent such purchase is permitted by Section 7.6;

 

(y)                                  Indebtedness (and Guarantee Obligations in respect thereof) in respect of overdraft facilities, employee credit card programs, netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

 

(z)                                   (i) Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries undertaken in connection with cash management and related activities with respect to any Subsidiary or joint venture in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) that is not a Subsidiary arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations (including in respect of intercompany self-insurance arrangements);

 

(aa)                           to the extent constituting Indebtedness, payment and custodial obligations in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including obligations with respect to funds that may be placed in trust accounts; and

 

(bb)                           all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges, accretion or amortization of original issue discount, accretion of interest paid in kind and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (aa) above.

 

7.3                                     Liens .  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for:

 

(a)                                  Liens for Taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to the extent required by GAAP;

 

(b)                                  landlords’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

 

(c)                                   (i) pledges, deposits or statutory trusts in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such obligations;

 

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regulatory obligations, surety, judgment and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(e)                                   encumbrances shown as exceptions in the title insurance policies insuring the Mortgages, easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the Property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(f)                                    Liens (i) in existence on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) or on the Bally Acquisition Date (after giving effect to the Bally Transactions), as applicable, listed on Schedule 7.3(f) (as supplemented pursuant to Amendment No. 1 on the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date) (or to the extent not listed on such Schedule 7.3(f), where the Fair Market Value of the Property to which such Lien is attached is less than $10,000,000), (ii) securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(d) and (iii) created after the Closing Date in connection with any refinancing, refundings, or renewals or extensions thereof permitted by Section 7.2(d); provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional Property of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date unless such Lien utilizes a separate basket under this Section 7.3;

 

(g)                                   (i) Liens securing Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to Sections 7.2(c), 7.2(e), 7.2(g), 7.2(i), provided that no such Lien shall apply to any other Property of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is not Collateral (or does not concurrently become Collateral) unless such Lien utilizes a separate basket under this Section 7.3, 7.2(j), 7.2(k), 7.2(r), 7.2(s), 7.2(t), 7.2(u), 7.2(v), 7.2(w) and 7.2(aa); provided that (A) in the case of any such Liens securing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.2(k), such Liens do not at any time encumber any Property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (B) in the case of any such Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(r), such Liens do not encumber any Property other than cash paid to any such insurance company in respect of such insurance, (C) in the case of any such Liens securing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 7.2(t)(I), such Liens exist at the time that the relevant Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or such assets are acquired and are not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or the acquisition of such assets (except to the extent such Liens secure Indebtedness which refinanced other secured Indebtedness to facilitate such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or to facilitate the merger, consolidation or amalgamation or other acquisition of assets referred to in such Section 7.2(t)(I)) and (D) in the case of Liens securing Guarantee Obligations pursuant to Section 7.2(e), the underlying obligations are secured by a Lien permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) any extension, refinancing, renewal or replacement of the Liens described in clause (i) of this Section 7.3(g) in whole or in part; provided that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or a part of the property which secured (or was permitted to secure) the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property, if any);

 

(h)                                  Liens created pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

(i)                                      Liens arising from judgments in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.1(h);

 

(j)                                     Liens on Property or assets acquired pursuant to an acquisition permitted under Section 7.7 (and the proceeds thereof) or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary in existence at the time such Restricted Subsidiary is acquired pursuant to an acquisition permitted under Section 7.7 and

 

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not created in contemplation thereof and Liens created after the Closing Date in connection with any refinancing, refundings, or renewals or extensions of the obligations secured thereby permitted hereunder, provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional Property (other than other Property of such Restricted Subsidiary) after the Closing Date (unless such Lien utilizes a separate basket under this Section 7.3);

 

(k)                                  (i) Liens on Property of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness or other obligations not prohibited by this Agreement to be incurred by such Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of any Loan Party;

 

(l)                                      receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;

 

(m)                              Liens 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;

 

(n)                                  Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of goods through third parties in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with past practice;

 

(o)                                  Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Investment permitted by Section 7.7;

 

(p)                                  Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments permitted by Section 7.7(b) that constitute repurchase obligations;

 

(q)                                  Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances and letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

(r)                                     Liens on cash deposits securing any Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

(s)                                    any interest or title of a lessor under any leases or subleases entered into by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and any financing statement filed in connection with any such lease;

 

(t)                                     Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness, provided that such defeasance or satisfaction and discharge is not prohibited hereunder;

 

(u)                                  (i) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, (ii) other Liens securing cash management obligations in the

 

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ordinary course of business and (iii) Liens encumbering reasonable and customary initial deposits and margin deposits in respect of, and similar Liens attaching to, commodity trading accounts and other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

(v)                                  Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights;

 

(w)                                Liens on Capital Stock in joint ventures securing obligations of such joint venture;

 

(x)                                  Liens securing obligations in respect of trade-related letters of credit permitted under Section 7.2 and covering the goods (or the documents of title in respect of such goods) financed by such letters of credit and the proceeds and products thereof;

 

(y)                                  other Liens with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (i) $50,000,000 and (ii) 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such incurrence, at any time outstanding;

 

(z)                                   licenses, sublicenses, cross-licensing or pooling of, or similar arrangements with respect to, Intellectual Property granted by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which do not interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(aa)                           Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings (or other similar filings in non-U.S. jurisdictions) regarding leases, subleases, licenses or consignments, in each case, entered into by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(bb)                           Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents (and the related escrow accounts) in connection with the issuance into (and pending the release from) escrow of, any Permitted Refinancing Obligations, any New Incremental Notes, any Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2(v), and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

 

(cc)                             Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other investments in connection with the deposit of amounts necessary to satisfy payment and custodial obligations in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including as may be placed in trust accounts;

 

(dd)                           zoning or similar laws or rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property; and

 

(ee)          (i)  Liens securing the obligations in respect of the New Amendment No. 4 Secured Bridge Facility Notes and the documentation relating thereto and/or the New Secured Notes , and the obligations in respect of any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing and the documentation relating thereto, so long as such Liens are subject to an Other Intercreditor Agreement , and (ii)  until the redemption thereof in connection with the Amendment No. 4 Transactions on or prior to March 2, 2018, Liens securing the obligations in respect of the New Secured Notes and the documentation relating thereto, so long as such Liens are subject to an Other Intercreditor Agreement .

 

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7.4                                     Fundamental Changes .  Consummate any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its Property or business, except that:

 

(a)                                  (i) any Restricted Subsidiary may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into Holdings or the Borrower ( provided that, except as permitted pursuant to clause (j) below, Holdings or the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any Subsidiary Guarantor ( provided that (x) a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (y) substantially simultaneously with such transaction, the continuing or surviving corporation shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and the Borrower shall comply with Section 6.8 in connection therewith);

 

(b)                                  any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may be merged or consolidated with or into, or be liquidated into, any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(c)                                   any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise to any Loan Party;

 

(d)                                  any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or otherwise) to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(e)                                   Dispositions permitted by Section 7.5 and any merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, amalgamation, investment or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted by Section 7.5, may be consummated;

 

(f)                                    any Investment expressly permitted by Section 7.7 may be structured as a merger, consolidation or amalgamation;

 

(g)                                   Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions, the Bally Transactions and the Tax Planning Transaction;

 

(h)                                  any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if (i) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interest of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (ii) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Loan Party, any assets or business of such Restricted Subsidiary not otherwise disposed of or transferred in accordance with Section 7.4 or 7.5 or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise owned or conducted by, a Loan Party after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution;

 

(i)                                      any Escrow Entity may be merged with and into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary ( provided that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving entity); and

 

(j)                                     Holdings may merge with and into another entity solely for the purpose of the reincorporation of Holdings in another state of organization within the United States, so long as (i) such surviving entity promptly (but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such merger) becomes a Loan Party, (ii) subject to clause (i) above, the requirements of Sections 6.8 and 6.13 are complied with in connection therewith, (iii) the Borrower provides to the Administrative Agent evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent that, after giving pro forma

 

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effect to such merger, (A) the granting, perfection, validity and priority of the security interest of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not impaired in any material respect by such merger and (B) no security interest purported to be created by any Security Document with respect to any portion of the Collateral immediately prior to such merger shall cease to be, or shall be asserted in writing by any Loan party not to be, a valid and perfected security interest (having the same priority as immediately prior to such merger), in the securities, assets or properties covered thereby and (iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom.

 

7.5                                     Dispositions of Property .  Dispose of any of its owned Property (including receivables) whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person, except:

 

(a)                                  (i) the Disposition of surplus, obsolete or worn out Property in the ordinary course of business, Dispositions of Property no longer used or useful or economically practicable to maintain in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and other Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course and Dispositions of Property necessary in order to comply with applicable Requirements of Law or licensure requirements (as determined by the Borrower in good faith), (ii) the sale of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course of business, (iii) abandonment, cancellation or disposition of any Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business and (iv) sales, leases or other dispositions of inventory determined by the management of the Borrower to be no longer useful or necessary in the operation of the Business;

 

(b)                                  (i) the sale of inventory or other Property in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the cross-licensing, pooling, sublicensing or licensing of, or similar arrangements (including disposition of marketing rights) with respect to, Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with past practice or not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, and (iii) the contemporaneous exchange, in the ordinary course of business, of Property for Property of a like kind, to the extent that the Property received in such exchange is of a Fair Market Value equivalent to the Fair Market Value of the Property exchanged ( provided that after giving effect to such exchange, the Fair Market Value of the Property of any Loan Party subject to Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents is not materially reduced);

 

(c)                                   Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4;

 

(d)                                  the sale or issuance of (i) any Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Loan Party; provided that the sale or issuance of Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is otherwise permitted by Section 7.7, (ii) the Capital Stock of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary to any other Subsidiary that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, including in connection with any tax restructuring activities not otherwise prohibited hereunder;

 

(e)                                   the Disposition of assets for Fair Market Value; provided that (i) at least 75% of the total consideration for any such Disposition in excess of $25,000,000 received by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents, (ii) no Event of Default then exists or would result from such Disposition, and (iii) the requirements of Section 2.12(b), to the extent applicable, are complied with in connection therewith; provided , however , that for purposes of clause (i) above, the following shall be deemed to be cash:  (A) any liabilities (as shown on Holdings’  or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than

 

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liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received in the conversion) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, and (C) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (e) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (I) $70,000,000 and (II) 2.25% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration (with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

 

(f)                                    (i) any Recovery Event; provided that the requirements of Section 2.12(b) are complied with in connection therewith and (ii) any event that would constitute a Recovery Event but for the Dollar threshold set forth in the definition thereof;

 

(g)                                   the leasing, licensing, occupying pursuant to occupancy agreements or sub-leasing of Property that would not materially interfere with the required use of such Property by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(h)                                  the transfer for Fair Market Value of Property (including Capital Stock of Subsidiaries) to another Person in connection with a joint venture arrangement with respect to the transferred Property; provided that such transfer is permitted under Section 7.7(h), (k), (v) or (y);

 

(i)                                      the sale or discount, in each case without recourse and in the ordinary course of business, of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof consistent with customary industry practice (and not as part of any bulk sale or financing of receivables);

 

(j)                                     transfers of condemned Property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar policies to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of properties that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such Property as part of an insurance settlement;

 

(k)                                  the Disposition of any Immaterial Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(l)                                      the transfer of Property (including Capital Stock of Subsidiaries) of any Loan Party to any Restricted Subsidiary for Fair Market Value;

 

(m)                              the transfer of Property (i) by any Loan Party to any other Loan Party or (ii) from a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to (A) any Loan Party; provided that the portion (if any) of such Disposition made for more than Fair Market Value shall constitute an Investment and comply with Section 7.7 or (B) any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n)                                  the Disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents and investments in connection with prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(o)                                  (i) Liens permitted by Section 7.3, (ii) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.6, (iii) Investments permitted by Section 7.7 and (iv) sale and leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.10;

 

(p)                                  Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to, customary buy/sell arrangements between the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements; provided that the requirements of Section 2.12(b), to the extent applicable, are complied with in connection therewith;

 

(q)                                  Dispositions of any interest held by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Specified Concession Vehicle to another Specified Concession Vehicle in which Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary has (or, following such transfer, will have) an interest at least equal to such interest being transferred;

 

(r)                                     the unwinding of Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder pursuant to their terms;

 

(s)                                    the Disposition of assets acquired pursuant to or in order to effectuate a Permitted Acquisition which assets are (i) obsolete or (ii) not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(t)                                     Dispositions made on the Closing Date to consummate the Transactions or made from and after the Closing Date in connection with or as part of the Bally Transactions or Tax Planning Transaction;

 

(u)                                  Dispositions involving the spin-off of a line of business so long as (i) after giving pro forma effect thereto, determined as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be no greater than 4.50 to 1.00, and (ii) no more than 7.0% of Consolidated EBITDA in the aggregate for all such Dispositions, determined as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, is disposed pursuant to this paragraph (u);

 

(v)                                  the Specified Dispositions; provided that the requirements of Section 2.12(b), to the extent applicable, are complied with in connection therewith;

 

(w)                                the Disposition of the Social Gaming Business, including any Unrestricted Subsidiary comprising the Social Gaming Business; and

 

(x)                                  Dispositions of Property between or among Holdings and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries as a substantially concurrent interim Disposition in connection with a Disposition otherwise permitted pursuant to clauses (a) through (w) above.

 

7.6                                     Restricted Payments .  Declare or pay any dividend on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any Capital Stock of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or Property or in obligations of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, or enter into any derivatives or other transaction with any financial institution, commodities or stock exchange or clearinghouse (a “ Derivatives Counterparty ”) obligating Holdings or any of its Restricted

 

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Subsidiaries to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any change in market value of any such Capital Stock (collectively, “ Restricted Payments ”), except that:

 

(a)                                  (i) any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party and (ii) Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries;

 

(b)                                  Holdings may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed (i) the Base Available Amount plus (ii) the Available Amount; provided that, in the case of clause (ii), (A) no Event of Default is continuing or would result therefrom and (B) the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 at the time of such Restricted Payment;

 

(c)                                   Holdings may make Restricted Payments to any Parent Company to permit such Parent Company to pay (i) any taxes which are due and payable by such Parent Company, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as part of a consolidated group to the extent such taxes are directly attributable to the income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (the “ Consolidated Group ”), provided that the total amount of any payment pursuant to this clause for any taxable period shall not exceed the amount that the Consolidated Group would be required to pay in respect of federal, state and local income taxes for such period, determined by taking into account any available net operating loss carryovers or other tax attributes of the Consolidated Group as if the Consolidated Group filed a separate consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated income tax return, less the amount of any such taxes payable directly by the Consolidated Group, (ii) customary fees, salary, bonus, severance and other benefits payable to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, their current and former officers and employees and members of their Board of Directors, (iii) ordinary course corporate operating expenses and other fees and expenses required to maintain its corporate existence, (iv) fees and expenses to the extent permitted under clause (i) of the second sentence of Section 7.9, (v) reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any debt or equity offering by Holdings or any Parent Company, to the extent the proceeds thereof are (or, in the case of an unsuccessful offering, were intended to be) used for the benefit of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not completed and (vi) reasonable fees and expenses in connection with compliance with reporting obligations under, or in connection with compliance with, federal or state laws or under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

 

(d)                                  Holdings may make Restricted Payments in the form of Capital Stock of Holdings;

 

(e)                                   Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to, directly or indirectly, purchase the Capital Stock of Holdings, the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary from present or former officers, directors, consultants, agents or employees (or their estates, trusts, family members or former spouses) of Holdings, the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of the applicable officer, director, consultant, agent or employee or pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option or equity incentive award agreement, shareholders’ or members’ agreement or similar agreement, plan or arrangement; provided that the aggregate amount of payments under this clause (e) in any fiscal year of Holdings shall not exceed the sum of (i) $20,000,000 in any fiscal year, plus (ii) any proceeds received from key man life insurance policies, plus (iii) any proceeds received by Holdings, the Borrower, or any Parent Company during such fiscal year from sales of the Capital Stock of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Company to directors, officers, consultants or employees of Holdings, the Borrower, any Parent

 

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Company or any Subsidiary in connection with permitted employee compensation and incentive arrangements; provided that any Restricted Payments permitted (but not made) pursuant to sub-clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this clause (e) in any prior fiscal year may be carried forward to any subsequent fiscal year (subject to an annual cap of no greater than $40,000,000), and provided , further , that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary by any member of management of Holdings, any Parent Company, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with a repurchase of the Capital Stock of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Company will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this Section 7.6;

 

(f)                                    Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to make, or to allow any Parent Company to make, (i) noncash repurchases of Capital Stock deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or similar equity incentive awards, if such Capital Stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such options or similar equity incentive awards, (ii) tax payments on behalf of present or former officers, directors, consultants, agents or employees (or their estates, trusts, family members or former spouses) of Holdings, the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary in connection with noncash repurchases of Capital Stock pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option or equity incentive award agreement, shareholders’ or members’ agreement or similar agreement, plan or arrangement of Holdings, the Borrower, any Parent Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) make whole or dividend equivalent payments to holders of vested stock options or other Capital Stock or to holders of stock options or other Capital Stock at or around the time of vesting or exercise of such options or other Capital Stock to reflect dividends previously paid in respect of Capital Stock of the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Company;

 

(g)                                   Holdings may make Restricted Payments with the cash proceeds contributed to its common equity from the Net Cash Proceeds of any Equity Issuance Not Otherwise Applied, so long as, with respect to any such Restricted Payments, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(h)                                  Holdings may make Restricted Payments to make, or to allow any Parent Company to make, payments in cash, in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, upon the exercise of warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Capital Stock of any such Person;

 

(i)                                      so long as no Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or 8.1(f) has occurred and is continuing, Holdings may make Restricted Payments to any Parent Company to enable it to make payments to the Sponsor or its Affiliates in the form of a management or consulting fee or in respect of expenses or indemnification payments on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

(j)                                     to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Sections 7.4, 7.5, 7.7 and 7.9;

 

(k)                                  (i) any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may declare and pay cash dividends to its equity holders generally so long as Holdings or its respective Subsidiary which owns the equity interests in the Restricted Subsidiary paying such dividend receives at least its proportional share thereof (based upon its relative holding of the equity interests in the Restricted Subsidiary paying such dividends and taking into account the relative preferences, if any, of the various classes of equity interest of such Restricted Subsidiary), and (ii) any non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make Restricted Payments to one or more of its equity holders (which payments need not be proportional) in lieu of or to effect an earnout

 

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so long as (x) such payment is in the form of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Capital Stock and (y) such Restricted Subsidiary continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary after giving effect thereto;

 

(l)                                      Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments on or after the Closing Date to consummate the Transactions (or to comply with their obligations under the Merger Agreement), the Bally Transactions (or to comply with their obligations under the Bally Merger Agreement) or in connection with the Tax Planning Transaction, including to make payments in respect of any indemnity and other similar obligations under the Merger Agreement or the Bally Merger Agreement;

 

(m)                              Holdings may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount under this clause (m) not to exceed (x) the greater of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) 0.75% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time such Restricted Payment is made, in any fiscal year of Holdings; provided that Holdings may carry forward any unused amounts under this clause (x) to subsequent fiscal years; less (y) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of any Investment made pursuant to Section 7.7(v)(iv) using amounts under this paragraph (m), and (ii) the aggregate amount of any prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasement or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity of any Junior Financing, Existing Notes Financing or Permitted Refinancing thereof pursuant to Section 7.8(iv)(y) during such fiscal year of Holdings;

 

(n)                                  the payment of dividends and distributions within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration of such payment, such payment would have been permitted pursuant to another clause of this Section 7.6;

 

(o)                                  provided that no Event of Default is continuing or would result therefrom, Holdings may make other Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000 less (i) the aggregate amount of any prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasement or other satisfaction prior to the scheduled maturity of any Junior Financing, Existing Notes Financing or Permitted Refinancing thereof pursuant to Section 7.8(iv)(y) to the extent not deducted from clause (m) above and (ii) the aggregate amount of any Investment made pursuant to Section 7.7(v)(iv) using amounts under this paragraph (o); and

 

(p)                                  Holdings may make Restricted Payments (to the extent such payments would constitute Restricted Payments) pursuant to and in accordance with any Hedge Agreement in connection with a convertible debt instrument; provided that, the aggregate amount of all such Restricted Payments minus cash received from counterparties to such Hedge Agreements upon entering into such Hedge Agreements shall not exceed $50,000,000.

 

7.7                                     Investments .  Make any advance, loan, extension of credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities of, or all or substantially all of the assets constituting an ongoing business from, or make any other similar investment in, any other Person (all of the foregoing, “ Investments ”), except:

 

(a)                                  (i) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, (ii) loans and advances made to distributors, customers, vendors and suppliers in the ordinary course of business or in accordance with market practices, (iii) purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials and equipment or purchases of contract rights or licenses or leases of Intellectual Property, in each case in the ordinary course of business, to the extent such purchases and acquisitions constitute Investments, and (iv) Investments among Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the sale of inventory and parts in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(b)                                  Investments in Cash Equivalents and Investments that were Cash Equivalents when made;

 

(c)                                   Investments arising in connection with (i) the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2 to the extent arising as a result of Indebtedness among Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and Guarantee Obligations permitted by Section 7.2 and payments made in respect of such Guarantee Obligations, (ii) the forgiveness or conversion to equity of any Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2 and (iii) guarantees by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

(d)                                  loans and advances to employees, consultants or directors of any Parent Company, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount (for Holdings and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries) not to exceed $5,000,000 (excluding (for purposes of such cap) tuition advances, travel and entertainment expenses, but including relocation expenses) at any one time outstanding;

 

(e)                                   Investments (i) (other than those relating to the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.7(c)) by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in Holdings, the Borrower or any Person that, prior to such Investment, is a Loan Party (or is a Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a Loan Party in connection with such Investment), (ii) by Loan Parties in any Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries so long as such Investment is part of a series of Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries in other Restricted Subsidiaries that result in the proceeds of the initial Investment being invested in one or more Loan Parties and (iii) comprised solely of equity purchases by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any other Restricted Subsidiary made for tax purposes, so long as the Borrower provides to the Administrative Agent evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent that, after giving pro forma effect to such Investments, the granting, perfection, validity and priority of the security interest of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, taken as a whole, is not impaired in any material respect by such Investment;

 

(f)                                    Permitted Acquisitions to the extent that any Person or Property acquired in such acquisition becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or a part of a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately before and after giving effect to any such Permitted Acquisition, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided , further that Permitted Acquisitions of Persons that do not become Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such Investment;

 

(g)                                   loans by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the employees, officers or directors of any Parent Company, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with management incentive plans; provided that such loans represent cashless transactions pursuant to which such employees, officers or directors directly (or indirectly) invest the proceeds of such loans in the Capital Stock of Holdings or a Parent Company;

 

(h)                                  Investments by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, joint ventures or similar arrangements in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding (for Holdings and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries), not to exceed the sum of (A) the greater of $250,000,000 and 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such Investment, plus (B) the amount, if any, that is then available for Investments pursuant to Section 7.7(z)(ii)(A), plus (C) an amount equal to the Base Available Amount, plus (D) an amount equal to the Available Amount; provided that no Investment may be made pursuant to this clause (h) in

 

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any Unrestricted Subsidiary for the purpose of making a Restricted Payment unless such Investment is made using the Base Available Amount or the Available Amount (which such use in accordance with this proviso, other than with respect to usage of the Base Available Amount, shall be subject to the requirement that the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 at the time of such Investment);

 

(i)                                      Investments (including debt obligations) received in the ordinary course of business by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers, customers and other Persons and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, suppliers, customers and other Persons arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

(j)                                     Investments by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary;

 

(k)                                  Investments in existence on, or pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on, the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) or on the Bally Acquisition Date (after giving effect to the Bally Transactions), as applicable, and listed on Schedule 7.7 (as supplemented pursuant to Amendment No. 1 on the Bally Acquisition and Amendment Effectiveness Date) and, in each case, any extensions or renewals thereof, so long as the amount of any Investment made pursuant to this clause (k) is not increased (other than pursuant to such legally binding commitments);

 

(l)                                      Investments of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under Hedge Agreements permitted hereunder;

 

(m)                              Investments of any Person in existence at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Investment was not made in connection with or in anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(n)                                  Investments made (i) on or prior to the Closing Date to consummate the Transactions, (ii) on or prior to the Bally Acquisition Date to consummate, or in connection with, the Bally Transactions (including the Bally Merger) or (iii) in connection with the Tax Planning Transaction;

 

(o)                                  to the extent constituting Investments, transactions expressly permitted (other than by reference to this Section 7.7 or any clause thereof) under Sections 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 and 7.8;

 

(p)                                  Subsidiaries of Holdings may be established or created, if (i) to the extent such new Subsidiary is a Domestic Subsidiary, Holdings and such Subsidiary comply with the provisions of Section 6.8(c) and (ii) to the extent such new Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary, Holdings complies with the provisions of Section 6.8(d); provided that, in each case, to the extent such new Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a merger, consolidation, amalgamation or similar transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Section 7.7, and such new Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transactions, such new Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 6.8(c) or 6.8(d), as applicable, until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective

 

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transaction shall be required to so comply within ten Business Days or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall agree);

 

(q)                                  Investments arising directly out of the receipt by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of non-cash consideration for any sale of assets permitted under Section 7.5;

 

(r)                                     Investments resulting from pledges and deposits referred to in Sections 7.3(c) and (d);

 

(s)                                    Investments consisting of (i) the licensing, sublicensing, cross-licensing, pooling or contribution of, or similar arrangements with respect to, Intellectual Property, and (ii) the transfer or licensing of non-U.S. Intellectual Property to a Foreign Subsidiary;

 

(t)                                     any Investment in a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary or in a joint venture to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution from such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary or joint venture;

 

(u)                                  Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of UCC Article 3 endorsements for collection or deposit and UCC Article 4 customary trade arrangements with customers;

 

(v)                                  additional Investments so long as the aggregate amount thereof outstanding at no time exceeds the sum of (i) the greater of $150,000,000 and 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such Investment plus (ii) an amount equal to the Base Available Amount plus (iii) an amount equal to the Available Amount plus (iv) the amount, if any, that is then available for Restricted Payments pursuant to Sections 7.6(m) and 7.6(o); provided that no Investment may be made pursuant to this clause (v) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary for the purpose of making a Restricted Payment unless such Investment is made using the Base Available Amount or the Available Amount (which such use in accordance with this proviso, other than with respect to usage of the Base Available Amount, shall be subject to the requirement that the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 at the time of such Investment);

 

(w)                                advances of payroll payments to employees, or fee payments to directors or consultants, in the ordinary course of business;

 

(x)                                  Investments constituting loans or advances in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.6;

 

(y)                                  Investments to fund or satisfy any Specified Concession Obligations, including any Investment in any Specified Concession Vehicle (or its equity holders or members) used by or on behalf of any Specified Concession Vehicle (or its equity holders or members) to fund or satisfy any Specified Concession Obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000,000;

 

(z)                                   (i) Investments by any Loan Party in any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary of Capital Stock, Property and cash with an aggregate value not to exceed the aggregate value of any Capital Stock, Property and cash previously transferred to any Loan Party pursuant to any Investment made in, or any dividend or similar distribution paid to, any Loan Party by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary on and after the Closing Date; provided that the aggregate amount of any such

 

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Investments made in cash by any Loan Party in any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary pursuant to this clause (i) shall not exceed the aggregate amount of Investments in cash previously made by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in any Loan Party and cash dividends and similar cash distributions received by any Loan Party from any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, in each case, on and after the Closing Date; provided , further , that (x) to the extent that any such Investment by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary in any Loan Party is made in the form of Indebtedness owing by a Loan Party to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, the amount of any payment of principal and interest and other amounts paid in respect of such Indebtedness shall be treated as an Investment in the applicable Non-Guarantor Subsidiary and shall be included for purposes of determining compliance with the limitations on Investments by Loan Parties in Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, and (y) any such Investment consisting of loans or advances made by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Obligations in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided , however , that the terms of such subordination shall not provide for any restrictions on repayment of such intercompany Investments unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder; and (ii) other Investments by any Loan Party in any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary not to exceed the sum of (A) the greater of $150,000,000 and 3.5% of Consolidated Total Assets, plus (B) the amount, if any, that is then available for Investments pursuant to Section 7.7(h)(A), plus (C) an amount equal to the Base Available Amount, plus (D) an amount equal to the Available Amount; provided , that no Investment may be made pursuant to this clause (z) in any Unrestricted Subsidiary for the purpose of making a Restricted Payment unless such Investment is made using the Base Available Amount or the Available Amount (which such use in accordance with this proviso, other than with respect to usage of the Base Available Amount, shall be subject to the requirement that the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 at the time of such Investment); provided , further , that any Investment made for the purpose of funding a Permitted Acquisition permitted under Section 7.7(f) shall not be deemed a separate Investment for the purposes of this clause (z)(ii);

 

(aa)                           Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely by the issuance of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Company) to the seller of such Investments;

 

(bb)                           Investments in respect of prize, jackpot, deposit, payment processing and player account management operations, including as may be placed in trust accounts;

 

(cc)                             (i) the Specified Acquisition and other Investments made in connection therewith; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Investments under this clause (cc)(i) shall not exceed $15,000,000, and (ii) any Investment permitted under the Bally Merger Agreement to be made by Bally Target prior to the Bally Acquisition Date with an aggregate purchase price, in the case of this clause (cc)(ii), not to exceed $20,000,000; and

 

(dd)                           Investments in any Escrow Entity in amounts necessary to fund any interest, fees and related obligations in respect of the New Debt.

 

It is further understood and agreed that for purposes of determining the value of any Investment outstanding for purposes of this Section 7.7, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired less any returns on such Investment (not to exceed the original amount invested).

 

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7.8                                     Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness; Amendments .  Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the day that is 90 days before the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner any Indebtedness that is expressly subordinated by contract in right of payment to the Obligations (other than intercompany Indebtedness so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) or any Indebtedness that is secured by all or any part of the Collateral on a junior basis relative to the Obligations or any Existing Notes Financing (collectively, “ Junior Financing ”) (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled interest and principal on all of the foregoing shall be permitted), or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Junior Financing Documentation, except (i) a prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasement or other satisfaction of Junior Financing or Existing Notes Financing made in an amount not to exceed the (A) the Base Available Amount plus (B) the Available Amount; provided that (x) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasement or other satisfaction, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) immediately after giving effect to any such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasement or other satisfaction, other than with respect to usage of the Base Available Amount, the Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, (ii) the conversion of any Junior Financing or Existing Notes Financing to Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) or the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasement or other satisfaction of Junior Financing or Existing Notes Financing with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance Not Otherwise Applied (other than Disqualified Capital Stock or Cure Amounts), (iii) the refinancing of any Junior Financing or Existing Notes Financing with any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (iv) the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasement or other satisfaction prior to the day that is 90 days before the scheduled maturity of any Junior Financing, Existing Notes Financing or Permitted Refinancing thereof, in an aggregate amount not to exceed (x) the greater of $150,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets plus (y) the amount, if any, that is then available for Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 7.6(m) or (o) (which amounts shall be reduced, without duplication, by any such amount previously utilized pursuant to this clause (y)), (v) the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of any Indebtedness incurred or assumed pursuant to Section 7.2(t) or (u), and (vi) from and after the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date but on or prior to May 15, 2017 the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of any Indebtedness incurred under the 2018 Notes with the exchange for, or out of the proceeds of, the Additional 2022 Secured Notes or any Permitted Refinancings thereof .

 

7.9                                Transactions with Affiliates .  Enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate thereof (other than Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise not prohibited under this Agreement and (b) upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) pay to any Parent Company and its Affiliates fees, indemnities and expenses permitted by Section 7.6(i) and/or fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions and the Bally Transactions and disclosed to the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date or the Bally Acquisition Date, as applicable; (ii) enter into any transaction with an Affiliate that is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement to be entered into by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate; (iii) make any Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.6 or any Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.7; (iv) perform their obligations pursuant to the Transactions, including payments required to be made pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Bally Transactions, including payments required to be made pursuant to the Bally Merger Agreement, and the Tax Planning Transaction; (v) enter into transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business; (vi) without being subject to the terms of this Section 7.9, enter into any transaction with any Person which is an Affiliate of Holdings or

 

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the Borrower only by reason of such Person and Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, having common directors; (vii) issue Capital Stock to the Sponsor, any other direct or indirect owner of Holdings (including any Parent Company), or any director, officer, employee or consultant thereof; (viii) enter into the transactions allowed pursuant to Section 10.6; (ix) enter into transactions set forth on Schedule 7.9; and (x) enter into joint purchasing arrangements with the Sponsor in the ordinary course of business or otherwise consistent with past practice.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.9 shall not apply to employment, benefits, compensation, bonus, retention and severance arrangements with, and payments of compensation or benefits (including customary fees, expenses and indemnities) to or for the benefit of, current or former employees, consultants, officers or directors of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.  For purposes of this Section 7.9, any transaction with any Affiliate shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (b) of the first sentence hereof if such transaction is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Board of Directors of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable.  “ 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 Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Company or any options, warrants or other rights in respect of such Capital Stock.

 

7.10                         Sales and Leasebacks .  Enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of real or personal Property which is to be sold or transferred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) to such Person or (b) 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 Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for (i) any such arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) sales or transfers by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Loan Party, (iii) sales or transfers by any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to any other Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and (iv) any such arrangement to the extent that the Fair Market Value of such Property does not exceed the greater of (i) $200,000,000 and (ii) 6.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at the time of such event, in the aggregate for all such arrangements.

 

7.11                         Changes in Fiscal Periods .  Permit the fiscal year of Holdings to end on a day other than December 31; provided , that Holdings may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

 

7.12                         Negative Pledge Clauses .  Enter into any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or, in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor, its obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, other than:

 

(a)                                  this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any Other Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(b)                                  any agreements governing Indebtedness and/or other obligations secured by a Lien permitted by this Agreement (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets subject to such Liens permitted by this Agreement);

 

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(c)                                   software and other Intellectual Property licenses pursuant to which such Loan Party is the licensee of the relevant software or Intellectual Property, as the case may be (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall relate only to the assets subject to the applicable license);

 

(d)                                  Contractual Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which (i) limit Liens on the assets that are the subject of the applicable Contractual Obligation or (ii) contain customary provisions restricting the assignment, transfer or pledge of such agreements;

 

(e)                                   any agreements regarding Indebtedness or other obligations of any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary not prohibited under Section 7.2 (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets of such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries);

 

(f)                                    prohibitions and limitations in effect on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.12;

 

(g)                                   customary provisions contained in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures not prohibited by this Agreement;

 

(h)                                  customary provisions restricting the subletting, assignment, pledge or other transfer of any lease governing a leasehold interest;

 

(i)                                      customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to any Disposition of Property, leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses, cross license, pooling and similar agreements not prohibited hereunder;

 

(j)                                     any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Subsidiary of Holdings or is merged with or into Holdings, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of Holdings or of such merger;

 

(k)                                  restrictions imposed by applicable law or regulation or license requirements;

 

(l)                                      restrictions in any agreements or instruments relating to any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement (including indentures, instruments or agreements governing any New Incremental Notes, indentures, instruments or agreements governing any Permitted Refinancing Obligations and indentures, instruments or agreements governing any Permitted Refinancings of each of the foregoing) (i) if the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially more restrictive on the Restricted Subsidiaries than the encumbrances contained in this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (ii) if such encumbrances and restrictions are customary for similar financings in light of prevailing market conditions at the time of incurrence thereof (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and the Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrances and restrictions would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the Borrower’s ability to create and maintain the Liens on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents;

 

(m)                              restrictions in respect of Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by Sections 7.3(g) and 7.3(y) relating solely to the assets or proceeds thereof secured by such Indebtedness;

 

(n)                                  customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

 

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(o)                                  restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits not prohibited hereunder and limited to such cash or other deposit.

 

7.13                              Clauses Restricting Subsidiary Distributions .  Enter into any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (b) make Investments in Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, except for such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of or consisting of (i) this Agreement or any other Loan Documents and under any Other Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Property leases entered into by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower to meet its ongoing payment obligations hereunder or, in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor, its obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (iv) agreements related to Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement (including indentures, instruments or agreements governing any New Incremental Notes, indentures, instruments or agreements governing any Permitted Refinancing Obligations and indentures, instruments or agreements governing any Permitted Refinancings of each of the foregoing) to the extent that (x) the encumbrances and restrictions contained in any such agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially more restrictive on the Restricted Subsidiaries than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (y) such encumbrances and restrictions are customary for similar financings in light of prevailing market conditions at the time of incurrence thereof (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and the Borrower determines in good faith that such encumbrances and restrictions would not reasonably be expected to materially impair the Borrower’s ability to pay the Obligations when due, (v) licenses, sublicenses, cross-licensing or pooling by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of, or similar arrangements with respect to, Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such Intellectual Property), (vi) Contractual Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which include customary provisions restricting the assignment, transfer or pledge thereof, (vii) customary provisions contained in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures not prohibited by this Agreement, (viii) customary provisions restricting the subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest, (ix) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to any Disposition of Property, leases, subleases, licenses and similar agreements not prohibited hereunder, (x) any agreement in effect at the time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (xi) encumbrances or restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xii) encumbrances or restrictions imposed by applicable law, regulation or customary license requirements, (xiii) restrictions contained in the documentation governing the Existing Notes Financing , the New Secured Bridge Facility, the New Unsecured Bridge Facility, the New Secured 2022 Notes, the 2025 Secured Notes, the 2026 Secured Notes, the 2026 Notes and/or the New Unsecured Notes , and any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing, and (xiv) any agreement in effect on the Closing Date and described on Schedule 7.13.

 

7.14                         Limitation on Hedge Agreements .  Enter into any Hedge Agreement other than Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, and not for speculative purposes.

 

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SECTION 8.                             EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

8.1                                Events of Default .  If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:

 

(a)                                  The Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any principal of any Loan when due in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) any principal of any Reimbursement Obligation within three Business Days after any such Reimbursement Obligation becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof or (iii) any interest owed by it on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five Business 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 that is contained in any certificate or other document furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall in either case prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect and such inaccuracy is adverse to the Lenders on or as of the date made or deemed made or furnished; or

 

(c)                                   Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Section 7; provided , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, an Event of Default by the Borrower under Section 7.1 shall (i) be subject to the cure rights set forth in Section 8.2, and (ii) not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Term Facility and any Term Loans unless and until the Required Revolving Lenders shall have terminated their Revolving Commitments and declared all amounts outstanding under the Revolving Facilities to be due and payable; or

 

(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 8.1), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of the date that (x) such Loan Party receives from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notice of the existence of such default or (y) a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party has knowledge thereof; or

 

(e)                                   Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (excluding the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations) on the scheduled or original due date with respect thereto beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money was created; or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event of default shall occur, the effect of which payment or other default or other event of default is to cause, or to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money to become due prior to its Stated Maturity or to become subject to a mandatory offer to purchase by the obligor thereunder; provided that (A) a default, event or condition described in this paragraph shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults or events of default of the type described in this paragraph shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness for Borrowed Money the outstanding principal amount of which individually exceeds $50,000,000, and in the case of Indebtedness for Borrowed Money

 

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of the types described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the definition thereof, with respect to such Indebtedness which exceeds such amount either individually or in the aggregate and (B) this paragraph (e) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer, destruction or other disposition of the Property or assets securing such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money if such sale, transfer, destruction or other disposition is not prohibited hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, or (ii) any Guarantee Obligations except to the extent such Guarantee Obligations shall become due and payable by any Loan Party and remain unpaid after any applicable grace period or period permitted following demand for the payment thereof; provided , further , that no Event of Default under this clause (e) shall arise or result from any change of control (or similar event) under any other Indebtedness for Borrowed Money that is triggered due to the Permitted Investors (as defined herein) obtaining the requisite percentage contemplated by such change of control provision, unless both (x) such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money shall become due and payable or shall otherwise be required to be repaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased, whether at the option of any holder thereof or otherwise and (y) at such time, Holdings and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries would not be permitted to repay such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or

 

(f)                                    (i) Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (whether or not then designated as such)) 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 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 Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (whether or not then designated as such)) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (whether or not then designated as such)) any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (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; or (iii) there shall be commenced against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (whether or not then designated as such)) any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against substantially all of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (whether or not then designated as such)) shall consent to or approve of, or acquiesce in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (whether or not then designated as such)) shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or

 

(g)                                   (i) Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall incur any liability in connection with any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan, (ii) a failure to meet the minimum funding standards (as defined in Section 302(a) of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Single Employer Plan or any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Lien shall arise on the assets of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (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

 

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administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan, which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a trustee is reasonably likely to result in the termination of such Single Employer Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any Single Employer Plan shall terminate in a distress termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA or in an involuntary termination by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, (v) Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, or is reasonably likely to, incur any liability as a result of 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 or a Commonly Controlled Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, which event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions, if any, would reasonably be expected to result in a direct obligation of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay money that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

(h)                                  Other than with respect to the Colombia Matter, one or more final judgments or decrees shall be entered against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary (whether or not then designated as such)) pursuant to which Holdings and any such Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole has a liability (not paid or fully covered by third-party insurance or effective indemnity) of $50,000,000 or more (net of any amounts which are covered by insurance or an effective indemnity), and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, dismissed, stayed or bonded within 60 days from the entry thereof; or

 

(i)                                      (i) Any of the Security Documents shall cease, for any reason (other than by reason of the express release thereof in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof) to be in full force and effect or shall be asserted in writing by the Borrower or any Guarantor not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any party thereto, (ii) any security interest purported to be created by any Security Document with respect to any material portion of the Collateral of the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis shall cease to be, or shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected security interest (having the priority required by this Agreement or the relevant Security Document) in the securities, assets or properties covered thereby, except to the extent that (x) any such loss of perfection or priority results from limitations of foreign laws, rules and regulations as they apply to pledges of Capital Stock in Foreign Subsidiaries or the application thereof, or from the failure of the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or otherwise or to file UCC continuation statements, (y) such loss is covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the credit of such insurer or (z) any such loss of validity, perfection or priority is the result of any failure by the Collateral Agent to take any action necessary to secure the validity, perfection or priority of the security interests or (iii) the Guarantee Obligations pursuant to the Security Documents by any Loan Party of any of the Obligations shall cease to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof), or such Guarantee Obligations shall be asserted in writing by any Loan Party not to be in effect or not to be legal, valid and binding obligations; or

 

(j)                                     (i) Holdings shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Capital Stock of the Borrower; or (ii) for any reason whatsoever, any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, and excluding the Permitted Investors) shall become the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date), directly or indirectly, of more than the greater

 

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of (x) 35% of the then outstanding voting securities having ordinary voting power of Holdings and (y) the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities having ordinary voting power of Holdings owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Closing Date) by the Permitted Investors (it being understood that if any such person or group includes one or more Permitted Investors, the outstanding voting securities having ordinary voting power of Holdings directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Investors that are part of such person or group shall not be treated as being owned by such person or group for purposes of determining whether this clause (y) is triggered) (any of the foregoing, a “ Change of Control ”);

 

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 the Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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 Borrower declare the Revolving Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Commitments 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 Borrower, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.  In the case of all 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 Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit.  Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been backstopped or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower 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 Borrower then due and owing 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 Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).  Except as expressly provided above in this Section 8.1 or otherwise in any Loan Document, presentment, demand and protest of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.

 

8.2                                Right to Cure .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 8.1, in the event that Holdings fails to comply with the requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1 at any time when Holdings is required to comply with such financial covenant pursuant to the terms thereof, then (A) after the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Holdings until the expiration of the tenth Business Day subsequent to the date the relevant financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) (the last day of such period being the “ Anticipated Cure Deadline ”), Holdings shall have the right to issue common Capital Stock for cash and contribute the proceeds therefrom in the form of common Capital Stock or in another form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to the Borrower or obtain a contribution to its equity (which shall be in the form of common equity or otherwise in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) (the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash (the “ Cure Amount ”), pursuant to the exercise by Holdings of such Cure Right, the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA as used in the financial

 

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covenant set forth in Section 7.1 shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustments:

 

(i)                   Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarter (and for any subsequent period that includes such fiscal quarter) shall be increased, solely for the purpose of measuring the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1 and not for any other purpose under this Agreement (including but not limited to determining the availability or amount of any covenant baskets or carve-outs (including the determination of Available Amount) or determining the Applicable Commitment Fee Rate or Applicable Margin), by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; provided that no Cure Amount shall reduce Indebtedness on an actual or P p ro F f orma B b asis for any Test Period including the applicable period for purposes of calculating the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1, nor shall any Cure Amount held by the Borrower qualify as cash or Cash Equivalents for the purposes of calculating any net obligations or liabilities under the terms of this Agreement; and

 

(ii)                If, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, Holdings shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1, Holdings shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1 as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1 that had occurred shall be deemed cured for all purposes of this Agreement; and

 

(B) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of written notice, on or prior to the Anticipated Cure Deadline, that Holdings intends to exercise the Cure Right in respect of a fiscal quarter, the Lenders shall not be permitted to accelerate Loans held by them, to terminate the Revolving Commitments held by them or to exercise remedies against the Collateral or any other remedies on the basis of a failure to comply with the requirements of the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1, unless such failure is not cured pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right on or prior to the Anticipated Cure Deadline.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) in each four consecutive fiscal-quarter period there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in respect of which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) there can be no more than five fiscal quarters in respect of which the Cure Right is exercised during the term of the Facilities and (iii) for purposes of this Section 8.2, the Cure Amount utilized shall be no greater than the minimum amount required to remedy the applicable failure to comply with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.1.

 

SECTION 9.                             THE AGENTS

 

9.1                                Appointment .  Each Lender, Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints each Agent as the agent of such Lender under the Loan Documents and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of the applicable Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of the applicable Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, including the authority to enter into any Other Intercreditor Agreement, any Joinder Agreement, Increase Supplement, Lender Joinder Agreement and any Extension Amendment.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Agents shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Agents.

 

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9.2                                Delegation of Duties .  Each Agent may execute any of its duties under the applicable Loan Documents by or through any of its branches, agents or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.  Neither Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in fact selected by it with reasonable care.  Each Agent and any such agent or attorney-in-fact may perform any and all of its duties by or through their respective Related Persons.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such agent or attorney-in-fact and to the Related Persons of each Agent and any such agent or attorney-in-fact, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.

 

9.3                                Exculpatory Provisions .  Neither any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or Affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any 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 under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party a party thereto to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents or the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral.  The Agents shall not 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 any Loan Party, nor shall any Agent be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose it to liability that is not subject to indemnification under Section 10.5 or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law.

 

9.4                                Reliance by the Agents .  The Agents shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, 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 the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agents.  Each Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.  Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under the applicable Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of any Facility) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  The Agents shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under the applicable Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of any Facility), 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.  In determining compliance with any conditions hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, an Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, the Agents may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender, Issuing Lender, or Swingline Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit.

 

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9.5                                Notice of Default .  Neither Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless such Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.”  In the event that an Agent receives such a notice, such Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders.  The Agents shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of any Facility); provided that unless and until such Agent shall have received such directions, such Agent 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.

 

9.6                                Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders .  Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or Affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender.  Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, Property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon 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 analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under the applicable Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, Property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Affiliates.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agents hereunder, the Agents shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, Property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of either Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or Affiliates.

 

9.7                                Indemnification .  The Lenders severally agree to indemnify each Agent, any Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 9.7 (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 such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent, any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent, any Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender 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 that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s, Issuing Lender’s or Swingline Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The agreements in this Section 9.7 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

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9.8                                Agent in Its Individual Capacity .  Each Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were not an Agent.  With respect to its Loans or Swingline Loan made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under the applicable Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.

 

9.9                                Successor Agents .

 

(a)                                  Subject to the appointment of a successor as set forth herein, any Agent may resign upon 30 days’ notice to the Lenders, the Borrower and the other Agent effective upon appointment of a successor Agent.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or Section 8.1(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of such retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such retiring Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans.  If no successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders with such consent of the Borrower and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), appoint a successor Agent, that shall be a bank that has an office in New York, New York with a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000.  After any retiring Agent’s resignation as Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 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.

 

(b)                                  If at any time either the Borrower or the Required Lenders determine that any Person serving as an Agent is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower by notice to the Lenders and such Person or the Required Lenders by notice to the Borrower and such Person may, subject to the appointment of a successor as set forth herein, remove such Person as an Agent.  If such Person is removed as an Agent, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or Section 8.1(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of such retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such retiring Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans.  Such removal will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be effective on the date a replacement Agent is appointed.

 

(c)                                   Any resignation by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9 shall also constitute its resignation as Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender, provided that, to the extent such successor Administrative Agent is not capable of becoming an Issuing Lender such successor shall not so succeed and become vested and another Issuing Lender may be appointed in accordance with clause (c) of the definitions of “Dollar Issuing Lender” and “Multi-Currency Issuing Lender,” (ii) the retiring Issuing Lender and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of its respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor Issuing Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for or to backstop the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the

 

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retiring Issuing Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

9.10                         Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees .  The Agents are hereby irrevocably authorized by each of the Lenders to effect any release or subordination of Liens or Guarantee Obligations contemplated by Section 10.15.

 

9.11                         Agents May File Proofs of Claim .  In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether either Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise,

 

(a)                                  to file a proof of claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Agents (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Agents and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Agents under Sections 2.9, 3.3 and 10.5) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

(b)                                  to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

 

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender to make such payments to the Agents and, if either Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, Issuing Lenders and Swingline Lender, to pay to such Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of such Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to such Agent under Sections 2.9 and 10.5.

 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender to authorize such Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender or in any such proceeding.

 

9.12                         Specified Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations .  Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Security Documents, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, no Person that obtains the benefits of any guarantee by any Guarantor of the Obligations or any Collateral with respect to any Specified Hedge Agreement entered into by it and Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or with respect to any Cash Management Obligations owed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to such Person shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than, if applicable, in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 9 to the contrary, neither Agent shall be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under any Specified Hedge Agreement or with respect to Cash Management

 

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Obligations unless such Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as it may request, from the applicable Person to whom such Obligations are owed.

 

9.13                         Joint Bookrunners and Co-Documentation Agents .  None of the Joint Bookrunners, the Syndication Agent or the Co-Documentation Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in their respective capacities as such.

 

9.14                         Compliance with Certain ERISA Matters Each Term B-4 Lender as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date represents and warrants as of the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date to the Administrative Agent and the Joint Bookrunners and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that such Lender is not and will not be (1) an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, (2) a plan or account subject to Section 4975 of the Code; (3) an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” of any such plans or accounts for purposes of ERISA or the Code; or (4) a “governmental plan” within the meaning of ERISA.

 

(a)            Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and each other Agent and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments;

 

(ii)   the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;

 

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

 

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

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(b)            In addition, unless clause (i) in the immediately preceding paragraph (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in clause (iv) in the immediately preceding paragraph (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and each other Agent and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that:

 

(i)       none of the Administrative Agent or any other Agent or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto);

 

(ii)      the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E);

 

(iii)     the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations);

 

(iv)     the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder; and

 

(v)      no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Administrative Agent any other Agent or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.

 

(c)            The Administrative Agent and each other Agent hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

 

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SECTION 10.                      MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.1                         Amendments and Waivers .

 

(a)                                  Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement (including Sections 2.25, 2.26, 7.11 and 10.16), neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1.  The Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, subject to the acknowledgment of the Administrative Agent, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (i) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding, deleting or otherwise modifying any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights or obligations of the Agents, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender or the Lenders or of the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries hereunder or thereunder or (ii) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent 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 (A) forgive or reduce the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, extend the scheduled date or reduce the amount of any amortization payment in respect of any Term Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest, fee or premium payable hereunder (except (x) in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders) and (y) that any amendment or modification of defined terms used in the financial ratios in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (A)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; (B) amend, modify or waive any provision of paragraph (a) of this Section 10.1 without the written consent of all Lenders; (C) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their obligations under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders (except as expressly permitted hereby (including pursuant to Section 7.4 or 7.5) or by any Security Document); (D) amend, modify or waive any provision of paragraph (a) or (c) of Section 2.18 or Section 6.6 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement without the written consent of all Lenders directly and adversely affected thereby; (E) amend, modify or waive any provision of paragraph (b) of Section 2.18 without the written consent of the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of each Facility directly and adversely affected thereby; (F) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Majority Facility Lenders with respect to any Facility without the written consent of all Lenders under such Facility; (G) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the written consent of the Agents; (H) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the written consent of the Issuing Lenders; (I) with respect to the making of any Revolving Loan or Swingline Loan or the issuance, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit after the Closing Date under a Revolving Facility, waive any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 without the consent of the Majority Facility Lenders with respect to such Revolving Facility (it being understood and agreed that the waiver of any Default or Event of Default effected with the requisite percentage of Lenders under the other provisions of this Section 10.1 shall be effective to waive such Default or Event of Default, despite the provisions of this clause (I) and following such waiver such Default or Event of Default shall be treated as cured for all purposes hereunder, including under Section 5.2 and this clause (I)); (J) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Revolving Lenders without the written consent of all Revolving Lenders; (K) (i) amend or otherwise modify Section 7.1 (or for the purposes of determining compliance with Section 7.1, any defined terms used therein), or

 

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(ii) waive or consent to any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 7.1 or (iii) alter the rights or remedies of the Required Revolving Lenders arising pursuant to Article VIII as a result of a breach of Section 7.1, in each case, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders; provided , however , that the amendments, modifications, waivers and consents described in this clause (K) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Revolving Lenders; or (L) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.6 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender; provided , further , that the consent of the applicable Majority Facility Lenders shall be required with respect to any amendment that by its terms adversely affects the rights of Lenders under such Facility in respect of payments hereunder in a manner different from such amendment that affects other Facilities.  Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally 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, 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 unless limited by the terms of such waiver; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any amendment, modification, waiver or other action which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders or Other Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates)), except that (x) the Commitment of any such Defaulting Lender or any such Other Affiliate may not be increased or extended, the maturity of the Loans of any such Defaulting Lender or any such Other Affiliate may not be extended, the rate of interest on any of such Loans may not be reduced and the principal amount of any of such Loans may not be forgiven, in each case without the consent of such Defaulting Lender or such Other Affiliate and (y) any amendment, modification, waiver or other action that by its terms adversely affects any such Defaulting Lender or such Other Affiliate in its capacity as a Lender in a manner that differs in any material respect from, and is more adverse to such Defaulting Lender or such Other Affiliate than it is to, other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender or such Other Affiliate.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement (it being understood that no Lender shall have any obligation to provide or to commit to provide all or any portion of any such additional credit facility) 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 Term Loans and Revolving Extensions of Credit and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (ii) to include appropriately, after the effectiveness of any such amendment (or amendment and restatement), the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders and Majority Facility Lenders, as applicable.

 

(c)                                   In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Refinancing Term Loans (as defined below), as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to provide for the incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Obligations under this Agreement in the form of a new tranche of Term Loans hereunder (“ Refinancing Term Loans ”), which Refinancing Term Loans will be used to refinance all or any portion of the outstanding Term Loans of any Tranche (“ Refinanced Term Loans ”); provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Refinancing Term Loans shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of such Refinanced Term Loans (plus accrued interest, fees, discounts, premiums and expenses) and (ii) except as otherwise permitted by the definition of the term “Permitted Refinancing Obligations” (including with respect to maturity and amortization), all terms (other than with respect to pricing, fees and optional prepayments, which terms shall be as agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Lenders)

 

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applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans than, those applicable to such Refinanced Term Loans, other than for any covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date.  The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the date on which the Borrower proposes that such Refinancing Term Loans shall be made, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that no such Refinancing Term Loans shall be made, and no amendments relating thereto shall become effective, unless the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered documents of a type comparable to those described under clause (vii) of Section 2.25(b).

 

(d)                                  In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Refinancing Revolving Commitments (as defined below), as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to provide for the incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Obligations under this Agreement in the form of a new tranche of Revolving Commitments hereunder (“ Refinancing Revolving Commitments ”), which Refinancing Revolving Commitments will be used to refinance all or any portion of the Revolving Commitments hereunder (“ Refinanced Revolving Commitments ”); provided that (i) the aggregate amount of such Refinancing Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate amount of such Refinanced Revolving Commitments (plus accrued interest, fees, discounts, premiums and expenses) and (ii) except as otherwise permitted by the definition of the term “Permitted Refinancing Obligations” (including with respect to maturity), all terms (other than with respect to pricing and fees, which terms shall be as agreed by the Borrower and the applicable Lenders) applicable to such Refinancing Revolving Commitments shall be substantially identical to, or less favorable to the Lenders providing such Refinancing Revolving Commitments than, those applicable to such Refinanced Revolving Commitments, other than for any covenants and other terms applicable solely to any period after the Latest Maturity Date.  Any Refinancing Revolving Commitments that have the same terms shall constitute a single Tranche hereunder.  The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the date on which the Borrower proposes that such Refinancing Revolving Commitments shall become effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that no such Refinancing Revolving Commitments, and no amendments relating thereto, shall become effective, unless the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered documents of a type comparable to those described under clause (vii) of Section 2.25(b).

 

(e)                                   Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, if following the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an ambiguity, mistake, omission, defect, or inconsistency, in each case, in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five Business Days following receipt of notice thereof; it being understood that posting such amendment electronically on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website with notice of such posting by the Administrative Agent to the Required Lenders shall be deemed adequate receipt of notice of such amendment.

 

(f)                                    Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with Section 10.16.

 

(g)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with any amendment, modification, waiver or other action requiring the consent or approval of the Required Lenders, Lenders that are Debt Fund Affiliates shall not be permitted, in the aggregate, to account for more than 49% of the amounts actually included in determining whether the threshold in the definition of Required Lenders has

 

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been satisfied.  The voting power of each Lender that is a Debt Fund Affiliate shall be reduced, pro rata , to the extent necessary in order to comply with the immediately preceding sentence.

 

10.2                         Notices; Electronic Communications .

 

(a)                                  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when sent (except in the case of a telecopy notice not given during normal business hours (New York time) for the recipient, which shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient), addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower or the Agents, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such Person or at such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:

 

The Borrower:

Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

c/o Scientific Games Corporation

 

6601 S. Bermuda Road

 

Las Vegas, NV Nevada 89119

 

Attention: Michael Quartieri, EVP & CFO

 

Telecopy: (702) 532-7699

 

Telephone: (702) 532-5936

 

Email: michael.quartieri@scientificgames.com

 

 

 

Attention: David Smail, EVP & CLO

 

Telephone: (702) 532-7010

 

Email: david.smail@scientificgames.com

 

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

 

885 Third Avenue

 

New York, NY 10022 555 11th Street Northwest

 

Suite 1000

 

Washington, DC 20016

 

Attention: Michele O. Penzer Scott Forchheimer

 

Telecopy: ( 212) 751-4864 202) 637-2201

 

Telephone: ( 212) 906-1200 202) 637-3372

 

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Agents and Swingline Lender:

For Loan Borrowing Notices, Continuations, Conversions, and Payments:

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

901 Main Street

 

Dallas, Texas 75202 Building C, 2380 Performance Dr.

 

Richardson, TX 75082

 

Mail Code: TX 1-492-14-11 2-984-03-23

 

Attention: Jacqueline R. Jones Nora J. Taylor

 

Telecopy: 214-290- 9439 9673

 

Telephone: 972-338-3765 469-201-9149

 

Email: jacqueline.r.jones@baml.com nora.j.taylor@baml.com

 

 

 

For Financial Statements, Certificates, Other Information:

 

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

901 Main Street

 

Dallas, Texas 75202

 

Mail Code: TX1-492-14-11

 

Attention: Ronaldo Naval

 

Telecopy: 877-511-6124

 

Telephone: 214-209-1162

 

Email: ronaldo.naval@baml.com

 

 

With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

 

80 Pine Street

 

New York, NY New York 10005

 

Attention: William Miller Oleg Rezzy

 

Telecopy: (212) 738-2169 378-2724

 

Telephone: (212) 702-3836 701-3490

 

Email: wmiller@cahill.com orezzy@cahill.com

 

 

Issuing Lender:

Bank of America, N.A.

 

Mail Code TX1-492-64-01

 

901 Main, 64th Floor

 

Dallas, TX Texas 75202

 

Attention: Diane Dycus

 

Telecopy: 214.290.9468

 

Telephone: 214.209.0935

 

Email: diane.dycus@baml.com

 

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Agents, the Lenders or the Borrower shall not be effective until received.

 

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provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender.  Any Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

(c)                                   The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (i) the Administrative Agent and/or the Lead Arrangers will make available to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Swingline Lender materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “ Borrower Materials ”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”) and (ii) certain of the Lenders (each, a “ Public Lender ”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive information other than information that is publicly available, or not material with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or their respective securities, for purposes of the United States Federal and state securities laws (collectively, “ Public Information ”).  The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that is Public Information and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as containing only Public Information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) ( provided , however , that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Confidential Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.14); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information”; provided that there is no requirement that the Borrower identify any such information as “PUBLIC.”

 

(d)                                  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.”  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Agent Party or any of its Related Persons; provided , however , that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

 

(e)                                   Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to such other Persons.  Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or

 

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telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender.  In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender.  Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States Federal securities laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain information other than Public Information.

 

(f)                                    The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices of borrowing) believed in good faith by the Administrative Agent to be given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof.  All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

10.3                              No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .

 

(a)                                  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Agent or any Lender, 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.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.1 for the benefit of all the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Swingline Lender; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit (i) each Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) each Issuing Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Issuing Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and the Swingline Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Swingline Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (iii) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with 10.7(b) (subject to the terms of Section 10.7(a)), or (iv) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

10.4                              Survival of Representations and Warranties .  All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.

 

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10.5                              Payment of Expenses; Indemnification .  Except with respect to Taxes (other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim), the Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse each Agent for all of its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the syndication of the Facilities (other than fees payable to syndicate members) and the development, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith and any amendment, supplement or modification hereto or thereto, and, as to the Agents only, the administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements and other charges of a single firm of counsel to the Agents (plus one firm of special regulatory counsel and one firm of local counsel per material jurisdiction as may reasonably be necessary in connection with collateral matters) in connection with all of the foregoing, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender and each Agent 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 such other documents referred to in Section 10.5(a) above (including all such costs and expenses incurred in connection with any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or in connection with any workout or restructuring), including the documented fees and disbursements of a single firm of counsel and, if necessary, a single firm of special regulatory counsel and a single firm of local counsel per material jurisdiction as may reasonably be necessary, for the Agents and the Lenders, taken as a whole and, in the event of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Agent or Lender affected by such conflict informs the Borrower and thereafter retains its own counsel, one additional counsel for each Lender or Agent or group of Lenders or Agents subject to such conflict and (c) to pay, indemnify or reimburse each Lender, each Agent, each Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender, each Lead Arranger, each Joint Bookrunner and their respective Affiliates, and their respective partners that are natural persons, members that are natural persons, officers, directors, employees, trustees, advisors, agents and controlling Persons (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) for, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, costs, expenses or disbursements arising out of any actions, judgments or suits of any kind or nature whatsoever, arising out of or in connection with any claim, action or proceeding relating to or otherwise with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents referred to in Section 10.5(a) above and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, 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 Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Properties and the fees and disbursements and other charges of legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against the Borrower hereunder (all the foregoing in this clause (c), collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided that, the Borrower shall not have any obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities have resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Persons as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable decision (or settlement tantamount thereto), (ii) a material breach of the Loan Documents by such Indemnitee or its Related Persons as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable decision (or settlement tantamount thereto) or (iii) disputes solely among Indemnitees or their Related Persons (it being understood that this clause (iii) shall not apply to the indemnification of an Agent or Lead Arranger in a suit involving an Agent or Lead Arranger in its capacity as such that does not involve an act or omission by any Parent Company, Holdings, Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable decision (or settlement tantamount thereto)).  For purposes hereof, a “Related Person” of an Indemnitee means (i) if the Indemnitee is any Agent or any of its Affiliates or their respective partners that are natural persons, members that are natural persons, officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling Persons, any of such Agent and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling Persons; 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Indemnitee is any Lender or any of its Affiliates or their respective partners that are natural persons, members that are natural persons, officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling Persons, any of such Lender and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling Persons.  All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable promptly after receipt of a reasonably detailed invoice therefor.  Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to the Borrower at the address thereof set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.  The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive repayment of the Obligations.

 

10.6                              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 any Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) subject to Sections 2.24 and 2.26(e), no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.6.

 

(b)                                  (i)  Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may, in compliance with applicable law, assign (other than to any Disqualified Institution or a natural person) to one or more assignees (each, an “ Assignee ”), all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being understood that it shall be deemed reasonable for the Borrower to withhold such consent in respect of a prospective Lender if the Borrower reasonably believes such prospective Lender would constitute a Disqualified Institution) of:

 

(A)                                the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment of (x) Term Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, or an Approved Fund (other than a Defaulting Lender), (y) Revolving Loans to a Revolving Lender, an Affiliate of a Revolving Lender, or an Approved Fund of a Revolving Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) or (z) any Loan or Commitment if an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or 8.1(f) has occurred and is continuing, any other Person and provided further, that a consent under this clause (A) shall be deemed given if the Borrower shall not have objected in writing to a proposed assignment within ten Business Days after receipt by it of a written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent; and

 

(B)                                the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

 

(C)                                in the case of an assignment under the Dollar Revolving Facility, each Dollar Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender; and

 

(D)                                in the case of an assignment under the Multi-Currency Revolving Facility, each Multi-Currency Issuing Lender.

 

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(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 (I) the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or (II) if earlier, the “trade date” (if any) specified in such Assignment and Assumption) shall not be less than (x) $5,000,000, in the case of the Revolving Facilities or (y) $1,000,000, in the case of the Term Facility, unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent; provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or 8.1(f) 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;

 

(B)                                the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, via an electronic settlement system acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or, at the Borrower’s request, manually) together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 to be paid by either the applicable assignor or assignee (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent); provided that only one such fee shall be payable in the case of contemporaneous assignments to or by two or more related Approved Funds; and

 

(C)                                the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire and all applicable tax forms.

 

For the purposes of this Section 10.6, “ 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 (I) a Lender, (II) an Affiliate of a Lender, (III) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender or (IV) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that is the investment advisor to a Lender.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be permitted to make assignments under this Agreement to any Disqualified Institutions without the written consent of the Borrower.

 

(iii)                                 Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption or Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, 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 subject to the obligations under and entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 10.5 and 10.14).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 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 10.6 (and will be required to comply therewith), other than any sale to a Disqualified Institution, which shall be null and void.

 

(iv)                               The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of,

 

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and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline 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 (and the entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error for such purposes), notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline 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 Assumption or Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption, as applicable, executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee (except as contemplated by Sections 2.24 and 2.26(e)), the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder) and all applicable tax forms, the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 10.6 (unless waived by the Administrative Agent) and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and promptly record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(c)                                   (i)  Any Lender may, without the consent of any Person, in compliance with applicable law, sell participations (other than to any Disqualified Institution) to one or more banks or other entities (a “ Participant ”), in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this 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 and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline 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 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 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.  Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section 10.6, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.19, 2.20 and 2.21 (if such Participant agrees to have related obligations thereunder) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 10.6.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be permitted to sell participations under this Agreement to any Disqualified Institutions without the written consent of the Borrower.

 

(ii)                                A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.19 or 2.20 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent to such greater amounts.  No Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.20 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.20(d), (e) or (g), as (and to the extent) applicable, as if such Participant were a Lender.

 

(iii)                                 Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a register on which it enters the name and addresses of each Participant, and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “ Participant Register ”);

 

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provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under this Agreement) except to the extent that the relevant parties, acting reasonably and in good faith, determine that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5(b) of the Proposed Treasury Regulations (or any amended or successor version) .  Unless otherwise required by the Internal Revenue Service, any disclosure required by the foregoing sentence shall be made by the relevant Lender directly and solely to the Internal Revenue Service.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (it its capacity as such) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(d)                                  Any Lender may, without the consent of or notice to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, 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 banking authority, and this Section 10.6 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 any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(e)                                   The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring the same (in the case of an assignment, following surrender by the assigning Lender of all Notes representing its assigned interests).

 

(f)                                    The Borrower may prohibit any assignment if it would require the Borrower to make any filing with any Governmental Authority or qualify any Loan or Note under the laws of any jurisdiction and the Borrower shall be entitled to request and receive such information and assurances as it may reasonably request from any Lender or any Assignee to determine whether any such filing or qualification is required or whether any assignment is otherwise in accordance with applicable law.

 

(g)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Lender may assign all or any portion of its Term Loans hereunder to any Other Affiliate (including any Debt Fund Affiliate), but only if:

 

(i)                   no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(ii)                the assigning Lender and Other Affiliate purchasing such Lender’s Term Loans, shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto (an “ Affiliate Lender Assignment and Assumption ”) in lieu of an Assignment and Assumption;

 

(iii)             after giving effect to such assignment, Other Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not, in the aggregate, own or hold Term Loans with an aggregate principal amount in excess of 20% of the principal amount of all Term Loans then outstanding (calculated as of the date of such purchase); and

 

(iv)            such Other Affiliate (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall (A) at the time of such assignment affirm the No Undisclosed Information Representation, (B) at all times thereafter be subject to the voting restrictions specified in Section 10.1 and (C) at the time of any

 

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sale by it of any portion of such Term Loans, Specified Refinancing Term Loans or New Term Loans (other than a sale to another Other Affiliate), affirm the No Undisclosed Information Representation.

 

(h)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any Lender may assign all or any portion of its Term Loans hereunder to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, but only if:

 

(i)                   (A) such assignment is made pursuant to a Dutch Auction open to all Term Lenders on a pro rata basis or (B) such assignment is made as an Open Market Purchase;

 

(ii)                no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

 

(iii)             Holdings or its Subsidiary, as applicable, shall at the time of such assignment affirm the No Undisclosed Information Representation;

 

(iv)            any such Term Loans shall be automatically and permanently cancelled immediately upon acquisition thereof by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; and

 

(v)               Holdings and its Subsidiaries do not use the proceeds of the Revolving Facilities (whether or not the Revolving Facilities have been increased pursuant to Section 2.25 or refinanced pursuant to Section 10.1) to acquire such Term Loans.

 

(i)                                      Except as provided in Sections 10.6(g) and (h), none of the Sponsor, any Other Affiliate, Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may acquire by assignment, participation or otherwise any right to or interest in any of the Commitments or Loans hereunder (and any such attempted acquisition shall be null and void).

 

(j)                                     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) Other Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not have any right to attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Administrative Agent or any other Lender to which representatives of the Borrower are not then present, (ii) Other Affiliates (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) shall not have any right to receive any information or material prepared by the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any communication by or among the Administrative Agent and one or more other Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or their representatives, (iii) no assignments in respect of the Revolving Facilities may be made to the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor and (iv) neither the Sponsor nor any Affiliate of the Sponsor (other than Debt Fund Affiliates) may be entitled to receive advice of counsel to the Agents or other Lenders and none of them shall challenge any assertion of attorney-client privilege by any Agent or other Lender.

 

(k)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the replacement of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.24 or 2.26(e) shall be deemed an assignment pursuant to Section 10.6(b) and shall be valid and in full force and effect for all purposes under this Agreement.

 

(l)                                      Any assignor of a Loan or Commitment or seller of a participation hereunder shall be entitled to rely conclusively on a representation of the assignee Lender or purchaser of such participation in the relevant Assignment and Assumption or participation agreement, as applicable, that such assignee or purchaser is not a Disqualified Institution.  None of the Lead Arrangers, the Joint Bookrunners or the Agents shall have any responsibility or liability for monitoring the list or identities of, or enforcing provisions relating to, Disqualified Institutions.

 

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10.7                              Adjustments; Set off .

 

(a)                                  Except to the extent that this Agreement provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the Lenders under a particular Facility, if any Lender (a “ Benefited Lender ”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by setoff, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8.1(f), or otherwise) 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 Obligations, such Benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of each such other Lender’s Obligations, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefited Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment 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 the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) after the expiration of any cure or grace periods, to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final but excluding trust accounts), 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 Affiliate, branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

 

10.8                              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.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tiff”) transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

10.9                              Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement 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 any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

10.10                       Integration .  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

10.11                       GOVERNING LAW THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS TO THE EXTENT THAT THE SAME ARE NOT MANDATORILY APPLICABLE BY

 

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STATUTE AND THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

10.12                       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 and any Letter of Credit 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) any 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 10.12 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 Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, (ii) any party from bringing any legal action or proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment and (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;

 

(b)                                  consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in the New York Courts and appellate courts from either of them, 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 it at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which 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; 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 10.12 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages ( provided that such waiver shall not limit the indemnification obligations of the Loan Parties to the extent such special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages are included in any third party claim with respect to which the applicable Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under Section 10.5).

 

10.13                       Acknowledgments .  The Borrower 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 the Agents nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan

 

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Documents, and the relationship between the Agents and Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor;

 

(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 Lenders or among the Borrower and the Lenders;

 

(d)                                  no advisory or agency relationship between it and any Agent or Lender (in their capacities as such) is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated hereby,

 

(e)                                   the Agents and the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, have an arms-length business relationship,

 

(f)                                    the Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents,

 

(g)                                   each of the Agents and the Lenders is engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from the interests of the Borrower and none of the Agents or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Borrower by virtue of any advisory or agency relationship, and

 

(h)                                  none of the Agents or the Lenders (in their capacities as such) has advised the Borrower as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction (including the validity, enforceability, perfection or avoidability of any aspect of any of the transactions contemplated hereby under applicable law, including the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any consents needed in connection therewith), and none of the Agents or the Lenders (in their capacities as such) shall have any responsibility or liability to the Borrower with respect thereto and the Borrower has consulted with its own advisors regarding the foregoing to the extent it has deemed appropriate.

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

 

10.14                       Confidentiality .  Each of the Agents and the Lenders agree to treat any and all information, regardless of the medium or form of communication, that is disclosed, provided or furnished, directly or indirectly, by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including any potential amendments, modifications or waivers, or any request therefor), whether furnished before or after the Closing Date (“ Confidential Information ”), as strictly confidential and not to use Confidential Information for any purpose other than evaluating the Transactions, the Bally Transactions, the Amendment No. 2 Transactions or , the Amendment No. 3 Transactions or the Amendment No. 4 Transactions (as applicable) and negotiating, making available, syndicating and administering this Agreement (the “ Agreed Purposes ”).  Without limiting the foregoing, each Agent and each Lender agrees to treat any and all Confidential Information with adequate means to preserve its confidentiality, and each Agent and each Lender agrees not to disclose Confidential Information, at any time, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to any other Person whomsoever, except (1) to its partners that are natural persons, members that are natural persons, directors, officers, employees, counsel, advisors, trustees and Affiliates (collectively, the

 

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Representatives ”), to the extent necessary to permit such Representatives to assist in connection with the Agreed Purposes (it being understood that the Representatives to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential, with the applicable Agent or Lender responsible for the breach of this Section 10.14 by such Representatives as if they were party hereto), (2) to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.6(d) and prospective Lenders and participants in connection with the syndication (including secondary trading) of the Facilities and Commitments and Loans hereunder (excluding any Disqualified Institution), in each case who are informed of the confidential nature of the information and agree to observe and be bound by standard confidentiality terms at least as favorable to the Borrower and its Affiliates as those contained in this Section 10.14, (3) to any party or prospective party (or their advisors) to any swap, derivative or similar transaction under which payments are made by reference to the Borrower and the Obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, in each case who are informed of the confidential nature of the information and agree to observe and be bound by standard confidentiality terms at least as favorable to the Borrower and its Affiliates as those contained in this Section 10.14, (4) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority having or purporting to have jurisdiction over it, (5) in response to any order of any Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, provided , that in the case of clauses (4) and (5), the disclosing Agent or Lender, as applicable, agrees, to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, to notify the Borrower prior to such disclosure and cooperate with the Borrower in obtaining an appropriate protective order, (6) to the extent reasonably required or necessary, in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding relating to the Facilities, (7) information that has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this Section 10.14, (8) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender or in connection with examinations or audits of such Lender, (9) to the extent reasonably required or necessary, in connection with the exercise of any remedy under the Loan Documents, (10) to the extent the Borrower has consented to such disclosure in writing, (11) to any other party to this Agreement, or (12) by the Administrative Agent to the extent reasonably required or necessary to obtain a CUSIP for any Loans or Commitment hereunder, to the CUSIP Service Bureau.  Each Agent and each Lender acknowledges that (i) Confidential Information includes information that is not otherwise publicly available and that such non-public information may constitute confidential business information which is proprietary to the Borrower and/or its Affiliates and (ii) the Borrower has advised the Agents and the Lenders that it is relying on the Confidential Information for its success and would not disclose the Confidential Information to the Agents and the Lenders without the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement.  All information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its Affiliates and their related parties or their respective securities.  Accordingly, each Lender represents to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its administrative questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain material non-public information in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal and state securities laws.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any Assignment and Assumption, the provisions of this Section 10.14 shall survive with respect to each Agent and Lender until the second anniversary of such Agent or Lender ceasing to be an Agent or a Lender, respectively.

 

10.15                       Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations; Subordination of Liens .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Disposition of Property permitted by the Loan Documents or any Loan Party becoming an Excluded Subsidiary, the Collateral Agent shall

 

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(without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any Affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge Agreement or documentation in respect of Cash Management Obligations) execute and deliver all releases reasonably necessary or desirable to evidence the release of Liens created in any Collateral being Disposed of in such Disposition (including any assets of any Loan Party that becomes an Excluded Subsidiary) or of such Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, and to provide notices of the termination of the assignment of any Property for which an assignment had been made pursuant to any of the Loan Documents which is being Disposed of in such Disposition or of such Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, and to release any Guarantee Obligations under any Loan Document of any Person being Disposed of in such Disposition or which becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable.  Any representation, warranty or covenant contained in any Loan Document relating to any such Property so Disposed of (other than Property Disposed of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or of a Loan Party which becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, as applicable, shall no longer be deemed to be repeated once such Property is so Disposed of.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other Loan Document, when all Obligations (other than (x) obligations in respect of any Specified Hedge Agreement or Cash Management Obligations and (y) any contingent or indemnification obligations not then due) have been paid in full, all Commitments have terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding that is not cash collateralized or backstopped or otherwise supported in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender thereof, upon the request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, or any Affiliate of any Lender that is a party to any Specified Hedge Agreement or documentation in respect of Cash Management Obligations) take such actions as shall be required to release its security interest in all Collateral, and to release all Guarantee Obligations under any Loan Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be outstanding Obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements or Cash Management Obligations or contingent or indemnification obligations not then due.  Any such release of Guarantee Obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that such Guarantee Obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the 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, the Borrower or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its Property, or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any Liens permitted by the Loan Documents, the Collateral Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender) take such actions as shall be required to subordinate the Lien on any Collateral to any Lien permitted under Section 7.3.

 

10.16                       Accounting Changes .  In the event that any Accounting Change (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial ratios, covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then following notice either from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which the Administrative Agent shall give at the request of the Required Lenders), the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating Holdings’ financial condition and covenant capacities shall be the same after such Accounting Changes as if such Accounting Changes had not been made.  If any such notices are given then, regardless of whether such notice is given prior to or following such Accounting Change, until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders and have become effective, all financial ratios, covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Accounting Changes had not occurred.  Any amendment contemplated

 

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by the prior sentence shall become effective upon the consent of the Required Lenders, it being understood that a Lender shall be deemed to have consented to and executed such amendment if such Lender has not objected in writing within five Business Days following receipt of notice of execution of the applicable amendment by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, it being understood that the posting of an amendment referred to in the preceding sentence electronically on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant website with notice of such posting by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders shall be deemed adequate receipt of notice of such amendment.  “ Accounting Changes ” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC, in each case, occurring after the Closing Date, including any change to IFRS contemplated by the definition of “GAAP.”  Without limiting the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement, the determination of whether a lease is to be treated as an operating lease or capital lease shall be made without giving effect to any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the implementation of proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) Leases (Topic 840) issued August 17, 2010, or any successor proposal.

 

10.17                       WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

10.18                       USA PATRIOT ACT .  Each Lender hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Publ. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ USA Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Loan Parties, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Parties and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Loan Parties in accordance with the USA Patriot Act, and the Borrower agrees to provide such information from time to time to any Lender or Agent reasonably promptly upon request from such Lender or Agent.

 

10.19                       Effect of Certain Inaccuracies .  In the event that any financial statement delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) or any Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b) is inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin or Applicable Commitment Fee Rate for any period (an “ Applicable Period ”) than the Applicable Margin or Applicable Commitment Fee Rate for such Applicable Period, then (i) promptly following the correction of such financial statement by the Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected financial statement and a corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period, (ii) the Applicable Margin and Applicable Commitment Fee Rate for the Test Period preceding the delivery of such corrected financial statement and Compliance Certificate shall be determined based on the corrected Compliance Certificate for such Applicable Period and (iii) the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest or commitment fees owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin or Applicable Commitment Fee Rate for such Test Period.  This Section 10.19 shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder, including under Section 8.1.

 

10.20                       Interest Rate Limitation .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively, the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the

 

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Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 10.20 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

10.21                       Payments Set Aside .  To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender, Swingline Lender or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Swingline Lender under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

10.22                       Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents .  The words “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other notices of borrowing, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

 

10.23                       Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(a)                                  the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

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(b)                                  the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)             a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)            a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)           the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

10.24                       Flood Matters .  Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that, any increase, extension, or renewal of any of the Loans or Commitments shall be subject to (and conditioned upon) the prior delivery of “life-of-loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determinations with respect to each Mortgaged Property, and, to the extent any Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) to be a special flood hazard area, (i) a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and (ii) evidence of flood insurance as required by Section 6.5 hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC., as Borrower

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION, as Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Issuing Lender, Swingline Lender and a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Scientific Games Announces Successful Completion of Financing Transactions

 

Company Remains Focused on Growing Cash Flow and Deleveraging

 

LAS VEGAS , February 14, 2018 — Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) (“Scientific Games” or “the Company”) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Scientific Games International, Inc. (“SGI”), successfully completed a series of financing transactions, including (i) a private offering of $900 million additional aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% senior secured notes due 2025 (the “New 5.000% Dollar Notes”) at an issue price of 100.0%; (ii) a private offering of €325 million of new 3.375% senior secured notes due 2026 (the “Euro Secured Notes”) at an issue price of 100.0%; (iii) a private offering of €250 million of new 5.500% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “Euro Unsecured Notes,” and, together with the Euro Secured Notes and New 5.000% Dollar Notes, the “New Notes”) at an issue price of 100.0%; (iv) a $900 million upsizing and repricing of its term loan B facility under its credit agreement that reduced the applicable interest rate on the term loans to LIBOR plus 275 basis points, which was a 50-basis point reduction, and (v) an increase in the availability under the revolving credit facility to $620.2 million through October 18, 2018, with a step-down in availability at that time to $445.7 million until the extended maturity date on October 18, 2020.

 

The net proceeds of the financing transactions will be used to redeem all $2,100 million of the Company’s 7.000% senior secured notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”), prepay a portion of the borrowings under its revolving credit facility, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon and pay related premiums, fees and expenses of the transactions. Including the effect of cross-currency interest rate swap arrangements, the net impact of the financing transactions will be to lower the Company’s annual cash interest cost by approximately $69 million at current rates, while extending maturities of $2,100.0 million of its debt from 2022 out to 2024, 2025, and 2026. The New Notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by Scientific Games and certain of its subsidiaries. The New 5.000% Dollar Notes and the Secured Euro Notes are secured by liens on the same collateral that secures indebtedness under Scientific Games’ credit agreement, the 2022 Notes, and the existing 5.000% senior secured notes due 2025 (the “Existing Notes”). The Company also entered into new floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps and will remain focused on growing cash flow and deleveraging.

 

The New 5.000% Dollar Notes were issued under the same indenture pursuant to which SGI previously issued $350 million of the Existing Notes. The New 5.000% Dollar Notes and the Existing Notes are treated as a single series of debt securities for all purposes under that indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase.  The New 5.000% Dollar Notes have terms identical to the Existing Notes, other than issue date and offering price and have the same CUSIP and ISIN numbers as, and trade together with, the Existing Notes, except that the New 5.000% Dollar Notes issued in offshore transactions under Regulation S shall be issued and maintained under a temporary CUSIP number during a 40-day distribution compliance period commencing on the issue date.

 

The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable

 



 

state securities laws. The New Notes are offered only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and to non-U.S. Persons under Regulation S under the Securities Act. The New Notes are not being offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area.

 

This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes, nor will there be any sale of the New Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

 

About Scientific Games

 

Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) is the world leader in offering customers a fully integrated portfolio of technology platforms, robust systems, engaging content and services.  The Company is the global leader in technology-based gaming systems, digital real-money gaming and sports betting platforms, table games, table products and instant games, and a leader in products, services and content for gaming, lottery and social gaming markets. Scientific Games delivers what customers and players value most: trusted security, creative entertaining content, operating efficiencies and innovative technology. For more information, please visit www.scientificgames.com.  The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

 

COMPANY CONTACTS

 

Investor Relations:

 

Mike Quartieri +1 702-532-7658

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Media Relations:

 

Susan Cartwright +1 702-532-7981

Vice President, Corporate Communications

susan.cartwright@scientificgames.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

In this press release, Scientific Games makes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “goal,” or similar terminology. These forward-looking statements include statements related to the terms, timing and completion of the offering of the New Notes; the treatment of the Existing Notes; the intended use of proceeds of the New Notes offering or borrowings under the term loan B facility of our Credit Agreement; the completion of the redemption of the 2022 Notes; the net impact of the financing transactions; and the Company’s focus on growing cash flow and deleveraging. These statements are based upon management’s current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: the inability to consummate the potential refinancing transactions on the terms described herein or at all; the inability to otherwise reduce or refinance our indebtedness; and the risk that we will not use the proceeds in the manner anticipated.

 

Additional information regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including the Company’s current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2017 (including under the headings “Forward Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors”). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date

 



 

they are made and, except for Scientific Games’ ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, Scientific Games undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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